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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"consensus methods"”.
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Conservation by Consensus: Reducing Uncertainty from Methodological Choices in Conservation-based Models
… In the second section of this thesis, the use of consensus methods is developed as a potential tool for reducing uncertainty with methodological choices in conservation-based models. Two separate applications of consensus methods are highlighted, including how consensus methods can reduce …
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Machine learning methods for discriminating natural targets in seabed imagery
… feature-based machine learning processes and methods for discriminating qualitative natural targets in seabed imagery. The applications considered, typically involve time-consuming manual processing stages in an industrial setting. An aim of the research is to facilitate a means of assisting …
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Panbiogeography: a cladistic approach
… for implementing Nelson and Platnick's (1981) methods for constructing area cladograms. These algorithms have been incorporated into a computer program. (2) Zandee and Roos' (1987) methods based on "component-compatibility" are shown to be flawed. (3) Recent criticisms of Nelson and Platnick's …
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Communication-Aware, Scalable Gaussian Processes for Decentralized Exploration
… are decentralized with the use of iterative and consensus methods. In addition, we propose a covariance-based nearest neighbor selection strategy that enables a subset of agents to perform predictions. Empirical evaluations illustrate the efficiency of the proposed methods
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Assessing effects of symmetry on motif finding
… seeks to model and compare the ability of three methods of a motif-finding program, consensus, taking into account orientation to accurately predict variable symmetric/asymmetric true binding site models. The three consensus methods included the c0 method which ignores the complement of a …
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Efficient algorithms for phylogenetic post-analysis
… in a set of) trees, bootstrapping, and building consensus trees. For instance, it is often the case that reconstruction finds multiple plausible trees. One basic way of addressing this situation is to take distances between pairs of trees, in order to gain an understanding of the extent to which …
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Inference of Gene Regulatory Networks with integration of prior knowledge
… of gene interactions and limitations of existing methods. Traditionally, prior knowledge in GRN inference simplifies the problem by reducing the search space, but its full potential is unrealized. This research aims to develop a method that uses prior knowledge to guide the GRN inference process, …
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A molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Arundinoideae (Poaceae)
… using both data combination and tree consensus methods to assess support of the phylogenetic relationships. Despite this, the resolution of the relationships among the Arundineae, Danthonieae, Aristideae and Chloridoideae was not resolved with any finality, although a (Arundineae …
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A Realist Exploration of Social Prescribing Evaluation
… projects. Project 1 is a participatory mixed methods evaluation of a community-based Falls Awareness programme. This involved a small-scale evaluation, which identified methodological issues and informed development of projects 2 and 3. Projects 2 and 3 sit within the ACCORD study, which aims …
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The robust beauty of APA presidential elections: an empty-handed hunt for the social choice conundrum
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Overcoming Challenges in Randomised Controlled Trials and Systematic Reviews in Periodontal Research
… outcome measures and indices; and (6) lack of consensus within the profession about what would constitute a ‘clinically meaningful’ or ‘patient significant’ improvements.<br/><br/>Challenges (1) to (4) are being addressed by a number of initiatives like CONsolidated Standards Of Reporting …
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Overcoming Avoidable Research Waste in Carious Lesion Management Research
… in this stage were taken forward to the two-step consensus process. Two consensus methods were combined to fulfil the COMET initiative’s stages: 4(ii) Filling gaps in knowledge and 4(iii) Eliciting views about important outcomes in a consensus process and 4(iv) Holding a face to face meeting to …