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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"time-series analyses"”.
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Quantitative cue-signal-response analysis of EGF-induced cell migration
… cell paths using turn angle distribution and time series analyses. Increased local cell speed correlated with increased likelihood of local directional persistence, a result independent of biochemical modulation of overall cell motility. Time-based directional autocorrelations were observed …
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Mothers' personal distress and child dysregulation: joint contributions to change in maternal support in an emotionally challenging situation
… it may have cascading or cumulative effects over time during an emotionally challenging situation. Findings also highlight the importance of investigating real-time variations in parenting behavior."
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Matters of Measurement: Investigating the Universal Welfare State
… scope of welfare outcomes using cross-national time-series analyses, it uncovers the pivotal role that measurement plays in understanding universalism's effects. This research unveils substantial variations in outcomes based on the universalism measures used, thus highlighting how our perception …
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Offshore renminbi forward market development and its implication for the currency internationalization process
… and non-deliverable forwards by conducting time-series analyses. Moreover, interest rate parity theory is utilized to price the theoretical offshore deliverable forwards. Substantial deviations are observed and documented between the theoretical and actual offshore deliverable forward rates. …
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Detecting Transient Changes in Gait Using Fractal Scaling of Gait Variability in Conjunction with Gaussian Continuous Wavelet Transform
… which are effective in the clinical setting. Time-series analysis is used to analyze spatiotemporal variables in various populations. More recently, investigators have focused on gait complexity and the structure of spatiotemporal variations during walking and running. This study evaluated the …
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Economic Analyses of Crime in England and Wales
… of crime in England and Wales. We firstly apply time series analyses to look for cointegrating relationships between property crimes and unemployment as well as law enforcement instruments. We extend our study by employing panel data and corresponding techniques to control for area-specific fixed …
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Detection and characterization of forest disturbances in California
… needs. Many studies have made use of time series analyses of Landsat imagery to study forest disturbance events at a variety of scales, but few have endeavored to attribute specific causal information to the disturbances detected, particularly at a subannual temporal scale. The purpose …
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Prediction of Social Events Using a Classifier System
… the classifier system, as a tool for time-series analyses in the social sciences. This technique is intriguing because of its similarity to some processes of evolution and the optimization of living organisms; there is increased interest in such models because of their robust …
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The Vulnerability of Northern High-Latitude Ecosystems to Climate and Disturbance-Induced Change
… landscapes by combining field measurements, time series analyses, climate reanalysis data, and remote sensing into an integrated modeling framework. The primary goal is to improve understanding of how and why globally significant permafrost landscapes are changing by means of: (1) …
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Betriebswirtschaftliche Ansätze zur Reduktion negativer Auswirkungen von Anreizsystemen auf Consensus-Mechanismen im Interbankenmarkt unter Berücksichtigung der Bereiche Markt, Effizienz, Regulatorik und Strategie
… function. Theoretical results are supported by a time series analyses. Consequently, the thesis transforms theoretical questions into a best practice project approach, incorporating the business perspective from various departments of the participating banks and viewing the Consensus Service as an …
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Holocene sedimentary and aquatic biogeochemical responses reflected in Ordy Pond, Oahʻu, Hawai'i, and, contemporary modeling of submarine groundwater discharge in Kahana Bay, Oahʻu, Hawaiʻi
… modern water column and particulate production time-series analyses, and sediment core study. Air temperature changes appeared to control the seasonal water chemistry. When the pond was thermally stratified in the spring/summer, epilimnion primary productivity increased dramatically as indicated …
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Interest rate ceiling and financial sustainability of microfinance institutions in Zambia
… institutions in Zambia. The study used time series data from consolidated quarterly financial statements from March 2006 to September 2016 and employed Autoregressive Distributed Lags (ARDL) approach to analyse the effect of Yield on Gross Portfolio, Cost of Funds, Operating Expenses and …
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Supporting the operational performance management of public service systems during slow-onset disasters
… a long-term disaster. The study proposes a time series approach for predicting demand volatility patterns to manage service productivity. This chapter explores the longitudinal impacts of long-term disasters for better service performance management since the timely and accurate prediction …
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THE IMPACT OF COST-SHARING CHANGES ON PRESCRIPTION ANTIBIOTIC FILL RATES IN CHILDREN WITH OTITIS MEDIA
… in either group, and • stratification of the time series on selected variables would not reveal a statistically significant impact when comparing pre- and post-intervention periods in either population. The study was population-based and quasi-experimental, multiple time series by design. Data …
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The quarter of an hour rule: a simplified cognitive-behavioural intervention for insomnia improves sleep
… Visual inspection of the data and interrupted time series analyses evidenced SOL, wake after sleep onset (WASO) and sleep efficiency (S.E.) improvements in two out of three participants. Their Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score at the end of the intervention was reduced by 50% compared …
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Violence Interruption And The Epidemiological Approach: A Systematic Review Of Cure Violence
… lasted around 25 months and used interrupted time-series analyses. Almost all programs evaluated contained a program partner in the target area, an oversight entity, an implementing partner, and external funding. Like the epidemiological models of disease prevention, the evidence from the …
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The use of defensive intervals in corporate failure prediction and auditors' going concern evaluations
… established. These results were corroborated by time-series analyses. A literature review of bankruptcy studies indicates the important role that liquidity variables play in discriminating between failed and nonfailed firms. In view of the alleged superiority of the defensive intervals, it was …
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Disentangling how climate change and forest management alter fuels and fire regimes in Sierra Nevada forests
… of my dissertation, I demonstrated how multiple time series characteristics vary among downscaled Global Climate Model (GCM) projections for four watersheds in the Sierra Nevada Ecoregion, and how each GCM's time series characteristics vary between watershed and regional scales. Then, using these …
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Climate-driven growth of croplands and grasslands: analysis and modeling at regional scale
… productivity, scientists are investing time and e ort in assessing how environmental changes are influencing - and are going to influence in the near future - the vegetation distribution and dynamics. Temperature, precipitation and atmospheric CO2 are the key determinants of the …
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Changes to marketing in response to sugary beverage taxation: the Soft Drinks Industry Levy in the United Kingdom
… how marketing might change following the SDIL. Analyses unearthed the breadth and variety of anticipated changes that marketing might encompass, the decision-making contributing to a companies’ selection of these changes, and factors within and external to a company that might lead to …
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