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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"screening model"”.
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Improvement of the dielectric screening model in the Bethe-Salpeter equation approach: From static screening approximation to dynamical screening model
The student, Xiao Zhang, accepted the attached license on 2019-11-14 at 15:16.
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Screening model optimization for Panay River Basin planning in the Philippines
… facilities, and an irrigation facility. Screening model optimization produced results to provide insight for future water resources management in the basin. The modeling was completed in GAMS (General Algebraic Modeling System).
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A screening model to explore planning decisions in automotive manufacturing systems under demand uncertainty
… systems for uncertainty. It couples a screening model to identify promising candidate solutions with an evaluation model to more extensively quantify the performance of identified solutions. The screening model adaptively explores a large decision space that is otherwise computationally …
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Identifying students at risk for academic failure: the application of a prereferral screening model including responsiveness to intervention
… the best services to our children, appropriate screening, assessments, and intervention services need to be implemented within the school setting. The current study evaluated the relationship of a screening procedure (Screening to Enhance Educational Performance, STEEP; Witt, 1996) using …
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Breast Cancer Referral And Screening Rates In A Federally Qualified Health Center: Implementing The Point Of Care Integrated Breast Cancer Screening Model
<p>Breast Cancer Referral and Screening Rates in a Federally Qualified Health</p> <p>Center: Implementing the Point of Care Integrated Breast Cancer Screening Model</p> <p>In this paper we discuss the implementation of the point of care integrated breast</p> <p>cancer screening model (PCISM) to …
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High Speed Rail in Greece : methods for evaluating economic impacts
… will be proposed. Last, we create a screening model for High Speed Rail. This model aims to be used from countries similar to Greece, in order to realize whether it is worth it to start thinking of constructing such a network or not. HSR possibilities in Greece and Portugal are …
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Studies on Hydrogen-Pinch Analysis and Application of COSMO-SAC to Electrolytes
… and (2) application of COSMO-SAC (conductor-like screening model – segment activity coefficient) to electrolytes. Part (1) presents an automated spreadsheet method that can quickly help minimize fresh hydrogen consumption and maximize hydrogen recovery and reuse in petroleum refineries and …
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Clinical utility of 3D power doppler ultrasound and maternal biomarkers in the prediction of pre-eclampsia in high-risk pregnancies
… Evolving evidence suggests that an integrated screening tool combining medical history, ultrasound parameters and serum biomarkers may be of use in defining the patient-specific risk for pre-eclampsia.<br/><br/>Against this background, this thesis examines the ability of baseline maternal …
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Modeling the impact of petroleum mixtures released from railroad tank car accidents on groundwater contamination and cleanup times
… a number of thermodynamic and empirical models estimating mixture properties required to predict the migration and entrapment in the subsurface of nonaqueous phase liquids released due to railroad tank car accidents. The properties include density, viscosity, surface and interfacial …
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Identifying Optimal Sites for Aquaculture in Southern Ontario Aggregate Pit Lakes: A Sustainable Post-Mining Land-Use Alternative
… decision-making processes, we developed a pre-screening model that assigns compatibility scores to each site. Our pre-screening model leverages a multi-criteria decision analysis methodology using 6 proxy indicators such as lake surface area, thermal profile and local community vulnerability …
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The use of parental input in prekindergarten screening
… variables obtained from an ecological preschool screening model and criterion variables designed to assess performance in kindergarten. A second purpose of this research was to determine the unique contribution of parental input within the ecological preschool screening model. Fall screening …
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Theory of d₀ perovskites and their heterostructures
… a symmetry constrained [k arrow] · [p arrow] model is developed for an arbitrary pseudocubic bulk perovskite. This [k arrow] · [p arrow] model is applied to studies of bulk STO under external strain and to the Shubnikov - de Haas effect in lightly doped STO to high magnetic fields. Then a …
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ANTIDEPRESSANT EFFECTS OF THE NTS1 AGONIST PD149163 IN THE FORCED SWIM TEST
… The forced swim test is a commonly used screening model for putative antidepressant medications. Drugs that have antidepressant effects in humans reliably decrease the time animals spend in an immobile posture in the forced swim test without increasing general locomotor activity as …
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An analysis of the cellular and humoral immune responses of Galleria mellonella larvae
… For this reason insects have served as useful screening tools in academic and industry research for the assessment of pathogenicity of microorganisms or the antimicrobial efficacy of drugs. Due to the low cost, fast turnover of results and lack of ethical constrictions the insect screening …
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Measuring the capacity of a port system : a case study on a Southeast Asian port
… strategies under uncertainty. A simulation screening model is developed to forecast expected profitability under uncertainty for potential investment strategies, including strategies with flexible options, and to determine the optimal strategy. The thesis concludes with the presentation of a …
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Predicting Phase Equilibria Using COSMO-Based Thermodynamic Models and the VT-2004 Sigma-Profile
Solvation-thermodynamics models based on computational quantum mechanics, such as the conductor-like screening model (COSMO), provide a good alternative to traditional group-contribution methods for predicting thermodynamic phase behavior. Two COSMO-based thermodynamic models are COSMO-RS (real …
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Image Reconstruction for X-ray Computed Tomography in Security Screening Applications
… have increasingly widespread use in security screening applications. For example, most major airports now utilize X-ray CT</p> <p>systems for efficient screening of baggage and cargo. While decades of research has benefited CT for medical diagnostics, a number of practical differences in the …
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Application of Multidisciplinary Design Optimisation Frameworks for Engine Mapping and Calibration
… for the engine mapping process including Screening, Model Building, and Model Validation sequences. Applying the DoE strategy for the GDI engine case study, the number of required engine test points was reduced by 30 – 50 %. - The MDO optimisation frameworks offer an effective approach for …
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Real options "in" projects and systems design : identification of options and solutions for path dependency
… analysis. Options identification includes a screening and a simulation model. Options analysis develops a stochastic mixed-integer programming model to value options. This approach decreases the complexity and size of the models at each stage and thus permits efficient computation even though …
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Managing environmental risks with flexibility : case of phosphate fertilizer industry in Morocco
… potential results under uncertainties. We use a screening model to reproduce enterprise cash-flows and evaluate its net present value under thousands of scenarios (Monte Carlo simulation). This high-level evaluation enables us to test different strategies and compare the distribution of potential …
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