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Journal articles on the topic "Reality of the Lowest Rank"
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Mesran, Mesran, Rusiana Rusiana, and Maringan Sianturi. "Decision Support System for Termination of Employment using Elimination and Choice Translation Reality Method." Jurnal Teknologi dan Sistem Komputer 6, no. 4 (2018): 135–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/jtsiskom.6.4.2018.135-138.
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This study aims to develop a decision support system in determining employees which will be laid off. The data used in the research sourced from PT. Mitra Andal Sejati Medan in 2017. This study used the ELECTRE method to conduct an assessment of company employees. The criteria used in the research were absence (C1), appearance (C2), performance (C3), and sales volume (C4). This ELECTRE system can provide an effective decision for termination of employment based on lowest employee rank.
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PADMANABHAN, T. "FROM GRAVITONS TO GRAVITY: MYTHS AND REALITY." International Journal of Modern Physics D 17, no. 03n04 (2008): 367–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218271808012085.
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There is a general belief, reinforced by statements in standard textbooks, that: (i) one can obtain the full nonlinear Einstein theory of gravity by coupling a massless, spin 2 field hab self-consistently to the total energy–momentum tensor, including its own; (ii) this procedure is unique and leads to Einstein–Hilbert (EH) action; and (iii) it uses only standard concepts in Lorentz-invariant field theory and does not involve any geometrical assumptions. After providing several reasons why such beliefs are suspect — and critically re-examining several previous attempts — we provide a detailed analysis aimed at clarifying the situation. First, we prove that it is impossible to obtain the EH action, starting from the standard action for gravitons in linear theory and iterating repeatedly. This result follows from the fact that EH action has a part (viz. the surface term arising from second derivatives of the metric tensor) which is nonanalytic in the coupling constant, when expanded in terms of the graviton field. Thus, at best, one can only hope to obtain the remaining, quadratic, part of the EH Lagrangian (viz. the Γ2 Lagrangian) if no additional assumptions are made. Second, we use the Taylor series expansion of the action for Einstein's theory, to identify the tensor [Formula: see text], to which the graviton field hab couples to the lowest order (through a term of the form [Formula: see text] in the Lagrangian). We show that the second rank tensor [Formula: see text] is not the conventional energy–momentum tensor Tab of the graviton and provide an explanation for this feature. Third, we construct the full nonlinear Einstein theory with the source being a spin 0 field, a spin 1 field or relativistic particles by explicitly coupling the spin 2 field to this second rank tensor [Formula: see text] order by order and summing up the infinite series. Finally, we construct the theory obtained by self-consistently coupling hab to the conventional energy–momentum tensor Tab order by order and show that this does not lead to Einstein's theory. The implications are discussed.
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Kurniawati, Suci. "Analisis Kebangkrutan dengan Model Altman Z-Score pada Perusahaan Sektor Industri Dasar dan Kimia di Bei Periode 2013-2014." Jurnal STEI Ekonomi 26, no. 01 (2017): 136–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.36406/jemi.v26i01.200.
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The purpose of this study is to analyze the company's financial distress on basis industry and chemical sectors as many as 57 companies using the ALTMAN Z-Score model in 2013-2014. The data which used was secondary data, such as Financial Statements of manufacturing company publication issued by Indonesian Stock Exchange (BEI) and obtained by downloading the website: www.idx.com. This study uses descriptive quantitative method. The finding of Z-Score index in basis industry and chemical sector in 2013 is occupied by PT. Intan Wijaya Internasional Tbk on chemical subsector and 2014 is occupied by PT. Alakasa Industrindo Tbk on metal subsector and others, with the first highest rank and healthy condition, whereas the last and lowest rank on wood and processing sector in 2013-2014 is PT. SLJ Global Tbk, with having financial distress condition. The findings of this study are not consistent or even in accordance with the reality which shows that the Altman method can not be used as a tool to indicate a tendency towards company’s financial distress.
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Kurniawati, Suci. "BANKRUPTCY ANALYSIS USING ALTMAN Z SCORE MODEL IN MANUFACTURING COMPANY AT INDONESIA STOCK EXCHANGE IN 2013-2014." Journal of Auditing, Finance, and Forensic Accounting 5, no. 1 (2017): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.21107/jaffa.v5i1.3300.
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Analysis of financial distress is very important, because it enables to assess an indication of the company's financial distress, how the indication of financial distress using Altman z-score in industry manufacturing sector in 2013-2014, and whether the Altman z-score model can be used as a tool in predicting the tendency of financial distress. The purpose of this study is to analyze the financial distress of 125 manufacturing companies with different sectors and subsectors using Altman Z-Score model in 2013 and 2014. The source of data used was secondary data, such as financial statements of manufacturing companies’ publication issued by BEI and obtained from the internet by downloading through the website: www.idx.com. This study employed descriptive quantitative method. The findings of the Z-Score index on manufacturing companies in 2013 were occupied by PT. Intan Wijaya International Tbk. in chemical subsector, and in 2014 Herbal and Pharmaceutical Industry of PT Sido Muncul Tbk. was the first highest rank and healthy condition. Whereas the lowest rank was PT. Asia Pacific Fiber Tbk. in textile and garment sub-sector in 2013 and 2014, having financial distress condition. The findings of this study are not consistent or even in accordance with the reality which shows that the Altman method cannot be used as a tool to indicate a tendency towards company’s financial distress.
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Hakim, Areej Yousef Ahmed. "Quality of Academic Life during COVID-19 Pandemic as Perceived by Taibah University Students." Al Hikmah International Journal of Islamic Studies and Human Sciences 4, no. 4 (2021): 120–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.46722/hkmh.4.4.21g.
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The current study aimed to identify the quality level of academic life during COVID-19 pandemic from students' perception of Taibah University, Yanbu branch. To this end, a descriptive approach was used to answer the following main research question: What is the quality level of academic life during COVID-19 pandemic from students' perception of Taibah University? The study tool consisted of a questionnaire to measure the quality level of the students’ academic life. The tool was ensured for reliability and validity and composed of three sections that contained indicators to measure the quality of academic life; academic practices, academic satisfaction, and academic support. The sample of the study consisted of 187 male and female students. Results showed high perceptions for the respondents in the quality of academic practices section (M=4.15, SD=1.03). The statement No.9 entitles “Rate the precautionary actions provided to you to activate the online education as an alternative to face-to-face education during COVID-19 pandemic” obtained the highest rank (M=4.63). The second section that measured the level of academic satisfaction recorded (M=1.76, SD=1.10), obtaining 58.71%. The statement 6 entitles “I felt my love to home increased during COVID-19 pandemic” obtained the highest rank (M=4.63, SD=.81, 98.93%). The academic support dimension recorded (M=4.33, SD=.93), Indicating that the level of academic support for students during COVID-19 pandemic was excellent (86.65%) as perceived by the study sample. The statement 5 which entitles “Rate the extent to benefit from academic counseling during COVID-19 pandemic” got the highest rank (M=4.67, SD=.72, 93.485). The most challenges encountered the students gradually categorized from the highest to the lowest were the poor Internet network, non-availability of laptop computers, low experience in working with blackboard, and poor technical experience. The study recommended the significance of academic support and suggested doing further studies on and the reality of quality of academic life from faculty members perspectives and the role of precautionary health during COID-19 pandemic to enhance the national loyalty for the university students.
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Kobylińska-Bunsch, Weronika. "Materialność świetlnego zapisu – o rzeczach w dorobku Jerzego Lewczyńskiego." Artium Quaestiones, no. 29 (May 7, 2019): 161–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/aq.2018.29.6.
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The popularity of Jerzy Lewczyński (1924-2014) coincided with the academic interest in the problem of archive, corresponding to Lewczyński’s program of the “archeology of photography,” developed in the 1970s. Lewczyński’s idea consisted in restoring Kantor’s “reality of the lowest rank,” i.e. the rejected microhistories hidden in the anonymous and the forgotten or taken out of an ashtray at the Warsaw Central train station. Today, however, one tends to forget that Lewczyński’s gesture of artistic legitimization did not aim at giving new meanings, but above all at blurring the boundary between everyday items and those which emerged from some kind of “aesthetic situation” (Maria Gołaszewska). This aspect of his art can be seen, e. g, in his visual journal, where the artist included objects of particular importance – next to Xerox copies of his own works or works of other artists, he placed also shopping receipts. Lewczyński equaled the value of cheap receipt paper with the noble velvety quality of bromine. He did not reduce his collected items to their aesthetic function, having rejected the institutionalized idea of the artifact as a work of art to enjoy by the audience. Anticipating the postulates of Bruno Latour, instead of showing objects appropriated by the power of the gaze, he presented actors: things that asked questions on their own.
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Efendi, Moch Yusuf, and Nancy Lien Hsi. "The Comparison of Elementary Curriculum Education between Indonesia and Singapore." JOURNAL OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (JTLEE) 3, no. 1 (2020): 22. http://dx.doi.org/10.33578/jtlee.v3i1.7323.
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Indonesia and Singapore, despite having very different approaches to basic education, both perform highly in standardized testing and are respected internationally for their education systems. However, there are many obstacles that should be solved and evaluated so as to provide a solid foundation for students to pursue higher education. Based on this reality, a curriculum comparison needs to be done with countries that already have the best quality education system in this regard Singapore. The objective of the paper is to obtain a summary of the comparison of the curriculum development between Indonesia and Singapore. Indonesia has made several changes in its educational curriculum. The method used is to use a comparative method with a literature review. Indonesia always in low position in international assessment although many things are done to improve the rank of Indonesia. PISA 2015 results positioned Indonesian students in the lowest order. On the contrary, many countries in Southeast Asia are in the top position, such as Singapore which has the best position in Southeast Asia and even on the world level, Singapore is in the top position compared to Indonesia lower than PISA 2015 result shows that the dominance of countries in East Asia. From this study, there are several findings can be adopted in the curriculum of primary schools in Indonesia such as: 1) The application of a uniform curriculum in each school, 2) The function of teachers in preparing their students graduation and 3) The use of instructional media and emphasis on mastery of learning materials. The advantages of this study are: 1) The school can apply the curriculum from the government without ignoring local wisdom, 2) The teachers are able to prepare the students` preparation earlier, and 3) The teachers can prepare them self to be skill full in operating Information Communication and Technology (ICT) devices.
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Rodrigo-Comino, J., A. Keshavarzi, A. Bagherzadeh, and E. C. Brevik. "The use of multivariate statistical analysis and soil quality indices as tools to be included in regional management plans. A case study from the Mashhad Plain, Iran." Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica 45, no. 2 (2019): 687. http://dx.doi.org/10.18172/cig.3640.
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Several methods have been used to model reality and explain soil pedogenesis and evolution. However, there is a lack of information about which soil properties truly condition soil quality indicators and indices particularly at the pedon scale and at different soil depths to be used in land management planning. Thus, the main goals of this research were: i) to assess differences in soil properties (particle size, saturation point, bulk density, soil organic carbon, pH and electrical conductivity) at different soil depths (0-30 and 30-60 cm); ii) to check their statistical correlation with soil quality indicators (CEC, total N, Olsen-P, available K, exchangeable Na, calcium carbonate equivalent, Fe, Mn, Zn, and Cu); and, iii) to elaborate a soil quality index and maps for each soil layer. To achieve this, forty-eight soil samples were analysed in the laboratory and subjected to statistical analyses by ANOVA, Spearman Rank coefficients and Principal Component Analyses. Finally, a soil quality index was developed based on indicators of sensitivity. The study was conducted in a semiarid catchment in northeast Iran with irrigated farming and well-documented land degradation issues. We found that: i) organic carbon and bulk density were not similar in the topsoil and subsoil; ii) calcium carbonate and sand content conditioned organic carbon content and bulk density; iii) organic carbon showed the highest correlations with soil quality indicators; iv) particle size conditioned cation-exchange capacity; and, v) heavy metals such as Mn and Cu were highly correlated with organic carbon due to non-suitable agricultural practices. Based on the communality analysis to map of soil quality, CEC, Mn, Zn, and Cu had the highest weights (≥0.11) at both depths, coinciding with the same level of relevance in the multivariate analysis. Exchangeable Na, CaCO3, and Fe had the lowest weights (≤0.1) and N, P, and K had intermediate weights (0.1- 0.11). In general, the map of the soil quality index shows a lower soil quality in the subsoil increment than in the topsoil.
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Santiyasa, I. Wayan, and Luh Eka Kusumayanti. "Implementation of ANN-CFB Methods in Measuring Community Satisfaction Level of Denpasar City on the Aspect of Government Services." Advances in Tropical Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences 3, no. 2 (2019): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.24843/atbes.2019.v03.i02.p03.
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The concept of a smart city is indeed presented as an answer for efficient management of resources. Support for applications that are constantly evolving and the creation of a creative ecosystem in the field of technology, is a good first step towards a smart city. But in reality smart city is not only related to technology. This concept is a combination of new technology and intelligent thinking about the use of technology. As a city full of allure, Denpasar City along with its development and population growth, began to emerge various problems such as decreasing the quality of public services, congestion on the road, accumulation of garbage and other social problems. To solve these problems, Denpasar needs a smart, creative and innovative solution run by the ranks of government officials, from leaders to the lowest levels, and supported by the full commitment of all its citizens. Various efforts have been made by the Denpasar City government to facilitate services to the community, ranging from building a system to facilitate services to the community such as the health service system, population service system, government service system (e-Gove), and the public complaints system. To find out whether the efforts made by the government are related to the services provided to the community by implementing a smart city system. In this study various measurements of satisfaction levels were carried out to obtain significant conclusions. Of the five aspects studied, namely aspects of government services, aspects of government transparency, aspects of health services, aspects of population service, aspects of transportation services and aspects of water supply and electricity services, in general the people of Denpasar expressed satisfaction with a level of satisfaction of 76,312 and the level of satisfaction with aspects of health services have the highest level of satisfaction that is equal to 88,574.
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Herman, Allen, Mikhael Muzychuk, and Bangteng Xu. "Noncommutative reality-based algebras of rank 6." Communications in Algebra 46, no. 1 (2017): 90–113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00927872.2017.1355372.
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Leach, Martin. ""Even the thing I am ..." : Tadeusz Kantor and the poetics of being." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/7332.
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This thesis explores ways in which the reality of Kantor’s existence at a key moment in occupied Kraków may be read as directly informing the genesis and development of his artistic strategies. It argues for a particular ontological understanding of human being that resonates strongly with that implied by Kantor in his work and writings. Most approaches to Kantor have either operated from within a native perspective that assumes familiarity with Polish culture and its influences, or, from an Anglo-American theatre-history perspective that has tended to focus on his larger-scale performance work. This has meant that contextual factors informing Kantor’s work as a whole, including his happenings, paintings, and writings, as well as his theatrical works, have remained under-explored. The thesis takes a Heideggerian-hermeneutic approach that foregrounds biographical, cultural and aesthetic contexts specific to Kantor, but seemingly alien to Anglo-American experience. Kantor’s work is approached from Heideggerian and post-Heideggerian perspectives that read the work as a world-forming response to these contexts. Read in this way, key writings, art and performance works by Kantor are revealed to be explorations of existence and human being. Traditional ontological distinctions between process and product, painting and performance, are problematised through the critique of representation that these works and working practices propose. Kantor is revealed as a metaphysical artist whose work stands as a testament to a Heideggerian view of human being as a ‘positive negative’: a ‘placeholder of nothing’, but a ‘nothing’ that yet ‘is’ …
Books on the topic "Reality of the Lowest Rank"
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Tuymans, Luc. The reality of the lowest rank: Een visie op Centraal-Europa. Lannoo, 2010.
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Frisse, Mark E., and Karl E. Misulis, eds. Essentials of Clinical Informatics. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190855574.001.0001.
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The American healthcare system is increasingly dependent on clinical informatics professionals to ensure that information technology contributes fully to measurably improve patient outcomes, enhance individual and organizational efficiency, and lower overall healthcare costs. Although the United States is the most expensive (per capita) healthcare system in the world, it ranks among the lowest in patient access and health outcomes. In the future, an aging population, complex comorbidities, family financial distress, changing cultural expectations, and unsustainable healthcare prices will necessitate a radically broader view of clinical care. Our technologies need to be optimally employed to promote health and support healthcare in a financially sustainable way. Clinical informatics is tasked with improving health outcomes while reducing costs. To realize these aims, clinical informatics must understand relationships among clinical care, workflows, technology, management, and public policy. This book provides an introduction to critical skills required of effective clinical informatics professionals.
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Porter, Cecelia Hopkins. Duchess Sophie-Elisabeth. University of Illinois Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/illinois/9780252037016.003.0002.
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This chapter discusses the Duchess Sophie-Elisabeth's many accomplishments, as well as the cultural legacies that surrounded her and nourished her talents. Born a princess at the court of Güstrow, an active north German cultural center, Duchess Sophie-Elisabeth of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (August 20, 1613–July 12, 1676) made a distinctive mark on the course of German baroque music. Her noble rank and multifaceted talents gave her access to leading avenues of German cultural life, above all in music, along with a number of the most distinguished composers and performers of the seventeenth century. An ambitious and effective impresario, an ardent arts patron, and a serious, if not exceptional, composer, she triumphed over many adversities, administering and supporting the musical life at her husband's court of Wolfenbüttel with a strong sense of reality and initiative.
Book chapters on the topic "Reality of the Lowest Rank"
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Glaberman, Martin. ""Workers have to deal with their own reality and that transforms them"." In The New Rank and File, edited by Staughton Lynd and Alice Lynd. Cornell University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/9781501728341-022.
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Beckmann, Martin J. "Stationary State Equations for Personnel Flows in Hierarchical Organizations with Entry at Lowest Rank and Promotion from within." In Contributions to Econometrics and Statistics Today. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1985. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70189-4_5.
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Lawlor, Clark. "Romantic Consumption: The Paradox of Fashionable Breath." In The Life of Breath in Literature, Culture and Medicine. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74443-4_14.
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AbstractThe tragic disease of consumption/tuberculosis is, perhaps notoriously, a central disease of literary and artistic international Romanticism, as well as having a profound influence in wider society. Lawlor’s essay analyses the role that breath played in this phenomenon: how could breath and breathlessness possibly contribute to the valorisation of such a horrible illness? Using literary and medical works, this analysis demonstrates that the ‘reality’ (albeit variable) of consumptive breath was often overridden, overwritten, or reframed, by cultural discourses which included religious and classical concepts of breath, new and old medical models, gender and social rank.
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Fishman, Nina. "Rank and File Movements: Communist Myth and Practical Reality." In The British Communist Party and the Trade Unions. Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315240961_6.
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Deng, Zhaoxian, and Zhiqiang Zeng. "Multi-View Subspace Clustering by Combining ℓ2,p-Norm and Multi-Rank Minimization of Tensors." In Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications. IOS Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/faia220020.
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In this article, based on the self-represented multi-view subspace clustering framework, we propose a new clustering model. Based on the assumption that different features can be linearly represented by data mapped to different subspaces, multiview subspace learning methods take advantage of the complementary and consensus informations between various kind of views of the data can boost the clustering performance. We search for the tensor with the lowest rank and then extract the frontal slice of it to establish a well-structured affinity matrix. Based on the tensor singular value decomposition (t-SVD), our low-rank constraint can be achieved. We impose the ℓ2,p-norm to flexibly control the sparsity of the error matrix, making it more robust to noise, which will enhance the robustness of our clustering model. With combining ℓ2,p-norm and tensor multi-rank minimization, the proposed Multi-view Subspace Clustering(MVSC) model can effectively perform clustering with multiple data resources. We test our model on one real-world spoon dataset and several publicly availabe datasets. Extensive evaluation methods have proved that our model is effective and efficient.
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Dinçer, Hasan, Serhat Yüksel, and Fatih Pınarbaşı. "Technology Acceptance Model-Based Website Evaluation of Service Industry." In Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Models for Website Evaluation. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8238-0.ch001.
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The aim of this chapter is to evaluate the website of Turkish companies in service industry which are listed in İstanbul Stock Exchange. Within this framework, two different dimensions are identified by considering technology acceptance model. On the other side, six different criteria are also defined based on SERVQUAL method. Fuzzy DEMATEL method is used to weight dimensions and criteria. Moreover, fuzzy VIKOR and fuzzy TOPSIS approaches are considered to rank the service companies according to the website overall performance. The findings show that being user friendly is the most significant criterion with respect to the website effectiveness. Another important result is that banks are on the first rank for this aspect whereas telecommunication companies have the lowest performance. Therefore, it is recommended that telecommunication companies should firstly focus on improving the factors that make the use of website very easily for the investors. This situation attracts the attention of these investors and it has a positive influence on the financial performance of these companies.
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Kalantar, Bahareh, Husam A.H. Al-najjar, Hossein Mojaddadi Rizeei, et al. "Urban Planning Using a Geospatial Approach: A Case Study of Libya." In Sustainability in Urban Planning and Design. IntechOpen, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.86355.
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Large scale developmental projects firstly require the selection of one or more cities to be developed. In Libya, the selection process is done by selected organizations, which is highly influenced by human judgement that can be inconsiderate of socioeconomic and environmental factors. In this study, we propose an automated selection process, which takes into consideration only the important factors for city (cities) selection. Specifically, a geospatial decision-making tool, free of human bias, is proposed based on the fuzzy overlay (FO) and technique for order performance by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) techniques for development projects in Libya. In this work, a dataset of 17 evaluation criteria (GIS factors) across five urban conditioning factors were prepared. The dataset served as input to the FO model to calculate weights (importance) for each criterion. A support vector machine (SVM) classifier was then trained to refine weights from the FO model. TOPSIS was then applied on the refined results to rank the cities for development. Experimental results indicate promising overall accuracy and kappa statistics. Our findings also show that highest and lowest success rates are 0.94 and 0.79, respectively, while highest and lowest prediction rates are 0.884 and 0.673, respectively.
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Murat, Dilek, and Simla Güzel. "Institutional, Economic, and Social Impacts of Globalization and Liberalization." In Handbook of Research on Institutional, Economic, and Social Impacts of Globalization and Liberalization. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4459-4.ch010.
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The present study aimed to rank the financial development levels of European Union (EU) nations and Turkey based on selected financial and economic indicators. Thus, the most recent annual data for these countries (2017) were analyzed with grey relational analysis (GRA). In the analysis, the decision criteria for 24 EU member nations and Turkey were determined as public debt, public expenditure, unemployment rate, Gini coefficient, and GDP growth. The grey coefficient scores obtained in the analysis revealed the financial performance ranking for the analyzed nations. Based on the entropy weighting method (EM) ranking, the top three countries with highest scores were Ireland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia, while the countries with the lowest scores were Spain, Italy, and Greece.
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Fiore, Alessio. "Inside the Lordship." In The Seigneurial Transformation. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198825746.003.0004.
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Chapter 4 considers the social makeup of rural village society. It looks into the formation of a class of milites (knights), or second-rank nobility, whose status was enhanced through land and privileges conceded to them by territorial lords in return for service. It also analyses the changing content and role of individuals described as boni homines and visconti. The ability to fight on horseback became the chief distinguishing factor between this group and rustici. The latter group does not disappear or become uniformly subject to lords however. Small proprietors continued to exist, and in some areas, such as Tuscany, to flourish. However, it can be seen a tendency for the lowest level of rural tenant to become merged with servi in the sources; in other words they are declining in status to being merely chattels that can be bought and sold with land.
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Connell, Andrew. "THE WOMAN, THE POLITICIAN, AND THE WILL: CHARLOTTE SMITH’S LITERARY ASSAULTS ON JOHN ROBINSON, “THE LOWEST RANK OF HUMAN DEGRADATION”." In 1650-1850. Rutgers University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36019/9781684483242-005.
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Li, Jun-Shan, Jiao Zhang, Zhong-Shan Sui, and Xiao-Jian Wang. "Restoration Method Based on Low-Rank Decomposition for Video under Turbulence." In 2015 International Conference on Virtual Reality and Visualization (ICVRV). IEEE, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icvrv.2015.33.
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Lengani, D., D. Simoni, V. Yepmo, M. Ubaldi, P. Zunino, and F. Bertini. "Low Rank Education of Cascade Loss Sensitivity to Unsteady Parameters by Proper Orthogonal Decomposition." In ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2020-15156.
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Abstract In the present work, Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) has been applied to a large dataset describing the profile losses of Low Pressure Turbine (LPT) cascades, thus allowing: i) the identification of the most influencing parameters that affect the loss generation; ii) the identification of the minimum number of requested conditions useful to educate a model with a reduced number of data. The dataset is constituted by the total pressure loss coefficient distributions in the pitchwise direction. The experiments have been conducted varying the flow Reynolds number, the reduced frequency and the flow coefficient. Two cascades are considered: the first for tuning the procedure and identifying the number of really requested tests, and the second for the verification of the proposed model. They are characterized by the same axial chord but different pitch-to-chord ratio and different flow angles, hence two Zweifel numbers. The POD mode distributions indicate the spatial region where losses occur, the POD eigenvectors provide how such losses vary for the different design conditions and the POD eigenvalues provide the rank of the approximation. Since the POD space shows an optimal basis describing the overall process with a low rank representation (LRR), a smooth kernel is educated by means of Least-Squares method (LSM) on the POD eigenvectors. Particularly, only a subset of data (equal to the rank of the problem) has been used to generate the POD modes and related coefficients. Thanks to the LRR of the problem in the POD space, predictors are low order polynomials of the independent variables (Re, f+ and ϕ). It will be shown that the smooth kernel adequately estimates the loss distribution in points that do not participate to the education. Additionally, keeping the same steps for the education of the kernel on another cascade, loss distribution and magnitude are still well captured. Thus, analysis show that the rank of the problem is much lower than the tested conditions, and consequently a reduced number of tests are really necessary. This could be useful to reduce the number of hi-fidelity simulations or detailed experiments in the future, thus further contributing to optimize LPT blades.
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Tyacke, James, and Paul Tucker. "Future Use of Large Eddy Simulation in Aeroengines." In ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2014-25434.
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Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has become a critical tool in the design of aeroengines. Increasing demand for higher efficiency, performance and reduced emissions of noise and pollutants has focused attention on secondary flows, small scale internal flows and flow interactions. In conjunction with low order correlations and experimental data, RANS (Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes) modelling has been used effectively for some time, particularly at high Reynolds numbers and at design conditions. However, the range of flows throughout an engine is vast, with most, in reality being inherently unsteady. There are many cases where RANS can perform poorly, particularly in zones characterised by strong streamline curvature, separation, transition, relaminarisation and heat transfer. The reliable use of RANS has also been limited by its strong dependence on turbulence model choice and related ad-hoc corrections. For complex flows, Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) methods provide reliable solutions, largely independent of turbulence model choice and at a relatively low cost for particular flows. LES can now be used to provide in depth knowledge of flow physics, for example in areas such as transition and real wall roughness effects. This can be used to inform RANS and lower order modelling. For some flows, LES can now even be used for design. Existing literature is used to show the potential of LES for a range of flows in different zones of the engine. Based on flow taxonomy, best practices including meshing requirements and turbulent inflow conditions are introduced, leading to the proposal of a tentative expert system for industrial use. In this way, LES becomes a well controlled tool, suitable for design use and reduces the burden on the end user. Further attention is also given to how LES can be used currently and in the future.
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Chen, Bin, and John Moreland. "Human Brain Diffusion Tensor Imaging Visualization With Virtual Reality." In ASME 2010 World Conference on Innovative Virtual Reality. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/winvr2010-3761.
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Magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is sensitive to the anisotropic diffusion of water exerted by its macromolecular environment and has been shown useful in characterizing structures of ordered tissues such as the brain white matter, myocardium, and cartilage. The water diffusivity inside of biological tissues is characterized by the diffusion tensor, a rank-2 symmetrical 3×3 matrix, which consists of six independent variables. The diffusion tensor contains much information of diffusion anisotropy. However, it is difficult to perceive the characteristics of diffusion tensors by looking at the tensor elements even with the aid of traditional three dimensional visualization techniques. There is a need to fully explore the important characteristics of diffusion tensors in a straightforward and quantitative way. In this study, a virtual reality (VR) based MR DTI visualization with high resolution anatomical image segmentation and registration, ROI definition and neuronal white matter fiber tractography visualization and fMRI activation map integration is proposed. The VR application will utilize brain image visualization techniques including surface, volume, streamline and streamtube rendering, and use head tracking and wand for navigation and interaction, the application will allow the user to switch between different modalities and visualization techniques, as well making point and choose queries. The main purpose of the application is for basic research and clinical applications with quantitative and accurate measurements to depict the diffusivity or the degree of anisotropy derived from the diffusion tensor.
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Gnecco, Bruno Barberi. "Corollarium Technologies." In Anais Estendidos do Simpósio de Realidade Virtual e Aumentada. Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5753/svr_estendido.2020.12967.
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Corollarium is a company that specializes in web and mobile development, image processing, virtual and augmented reality. Its expertise encompasses the full development process - from design to production to installation, aiming to offer customized solutions of the highest quality and lowest maintenance. This paper goes briefly over what we have been researching and creating over the last years.
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Alakbari, Fahd Saeed, Mysara Eissa Mohyaldinn, Mohammed Abdalla Ayoub, Ali Samer Muhsan, and Ibnelwaleed Ali Hussein. "Development of Oil Formation Volume Factor Model using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems ANFIS." In SPE/IATMI Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/205817-ms.
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Abstract The oil formation volume factor is one of the main reservoir fluid properties that plays a crucial role in designing successful field development planning and oil and gas production optimization. The oil formation volume factor can be acquired from pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) laboratory experiments; nonetheless, these experiments' results are time-consuming and costly. Therefore, many studies used alternative methods, namely empirical correlations (using regression techniques) and machine learning to determine the formation volume factor. Unfortunately, the previous correlations and machine learning methods have some limitations, such as the lack of accuracy. Furthermore, most earlier models have not studied the relationships between the inputs and outputs to show the proper physical behaviors. Consequently, this study comes to develop a model to predict the oil formation volume factor at the bubble point (Bo) using an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS). The ANFIS model was built based on 924 data sets collected from published sources. The ANFIS model and previous 28 models were validated and compared using the trend analysis and statistical error analysis, namely average absolute percent relative error (AAPRE) and correlation coefficient (R). The trend analysis study has shown that the ANFIS model and some previous models follow the correct trend analysis. The ANFIS model is the first rank model and has the lowest AAPRE of 0.71 and the highest (R) of 0.9973. The ANFIS model also has the lowest average percent relative error (APRE), root mean square error (RMSE), and standard deviation (SD) of -0.09, 1.01, 0.0075, respectively.
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Porcino, Thiago, Daniela Trevisan, and Esteban Clua. "Cybersickness Analysis Using Symbolic Machine Learning Algorithms." In Anais Estendidos do Simpósio de Realidade Virtual e Aumentada. Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5753/svr_estendido.2021.17647.
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Virtual reality (VR) and head-mounted displays are constantly gaining popularity in various fields such as education, military, entertainment, and health. Although such technologies provide a high sense of immersion, they can also trigger symptoms of discomfort. This condition is called cybersickness (CS) and is quite popular in recent VR publications. This work proposes a novel experimental analysis using symbolic machine learning to rank potential causes of CS in VR games. We estimate CS causes and rank them according to their impact on the classical machine learning classification task. Experiments are performed using two VR games and 6 experimental protocols along with 37 valid samples from a total of 88 volunteers.
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Willette, Peter J., G. Scott Samuelsen, and Brendan Shaffer. "Systematic Selection and Siting of Vehicle Fueling Infrastructure to Synergistically Meet Future Demands for Alternative Fuels." In ASME 2014 8th International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the ASME 2014 12th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/es2014-6452.
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In order to meet the increasing demand for low carbon and renewable transportation fuels, a methodology for systematically establishing build-out scenarios is desirable. In an effort to minimize initial investment costs associated with the development of fueling infrastructure, the Analytical Hierarch Process (AHP) has been developed and applied, as an illustration, to the case of hydrogen fueling infrastructure deployment in the State of California. In this study, five parameters are selected in order to rank hydrogen transportation fuel generation locations within the State. The weighting parameters include: 1) Proximity to Power Generation Facilities, 2) Lowest Land Cost, 3) Least Populous, 4) Proximity to Existing Energy Infrastructure, and 5) Water Infrastructure Proximity. These parameters are selected to maximize land availability and minimize cost. In order to utilize meaningful weighting factors within the AHP, expert inputs were gathered and employed in the exercising of the models suite of weighting parameters. The analysis uses statewide geographic information obtained from the California Energy Commission and identifies both key energy infrastructure expansion locations and critical criteria that make the largest impact in the location of selected sites.
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Chau, I., S. E. Salcudean, and D. K. Pai. "HFSM-Based Software Implementation of Haptic Interactions." In ASME 2000 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2000-2433.
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Abstract We present a novel method to encapsulate and formalize haptic interaction in a compact systematic format using hierarchical finite state machines (HFSMs). HFSMs capture both reality-based and synthesized haptic interactions. The lowest level states in the hierarchy are impedances implemented by the haptic device. Transitions between states are governed by inequalities defining geometric and dynamic constraints. This model is compatible with other haptic rendering techniques and can be used as a low level application programming interface. We will describe the format and implementation and illustrate the approach with an example. Experimental results with a three-degree-of-freedom planar haptic interface are also presented.
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Stefanova, Milena, Margherita Pillan, and Alberto Gallace. "Influence of Realistic Virtual Environments and Humanlike Avatars on Patients With Social Phobia." In ASME 2021 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2021-70265.
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Abstract The practice of treating phobias with Virtual Reality-based therapies is a well-established field. Understanding the level of realism required by the therapy to be most effective is an essential matter of study. This research aims to explore the effects of visual realism on the emotional response in subjects with social phobia when exposed to VR-based applications. Social phobias are triggered by the presence of other people, which translated into virtual environments, refers to avatars. Our hypothesis is that patients with social phobia experience different emotional response to humanlike avatars compared to people without social phobia. To try the hypothesis, a prototype-based survey is conducted. Three types of avatars are implemented with different levels of human likeness: low, medium, and high. The analysis of the collected data suggests that for people with social phobias the anxiety is lowest for avatars with high levels of human likeness. This result is in direct contrast with the uncanny valley effect theory. The research explores how we should design virtual environments to make them more effective in the treatment of phobias. Moreover, the research produces new knowledge about the perception of humanlike avatars in virtual reality.
Reports on the topic "Reality of the Lowest Rank"
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Hossain, Niamat Ullah Ibne, Farjana Nur, Raed Jaradat, et al. Metrics for assessing overall performance of inland waterway ports : a Bayesian Network based approach. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/40545.
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Because ports are considered to be the heart of the maritime transportation system, thereby assessing port performance is necessary for a nation’s development and economic success. This study proposes a novel metric, namely, “port performance index (PPI)”, to determine the overall performance and utilization of inland waterway ports based on six criteria, port facility, port availability, port economics, port service, port connectivity, and port environment. Unlike existing literature, which mainly ranks ports based on quantitative factors, this study utilizes a Bayesian Network (BN) model that focuses on both quantitative and qualitative factors to rank a port. The assessment of inland waterway port performance is further analyzed based on different advanced techniques such as sensitivity analysis and belief propagation. Insights drawn from the study show that all the six criteria are necessary to predict PPI. The study also showed that port service has the highest impact while port economics has the lowest impact among the six criteria on PPI for inland waterway ports.