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Alternative Metrics

CoRR, 2019
The main scope of this chapter is metrics defined for coding and decoding purposes, mainly for block codes.
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Alternative metrics to measure EMS system performance

Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2017
In the development of strategy for the response to emergent incidents, emergency medical services (EMS) organizations must properly manage their resources while also adhering to response time mandates established by contractual agreements. Performance of an EMS system is typically measured by focusing on the response time of its first responders ...
Capar, Ibrahim, Melouk, Sharif H., Keskin, Burcu B.   +2 more
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Transaction Entropy: An Alternative Metric of Market Performance

Entropy, 2023
Market uncertainty has a significant impact on market performance. Previous studies have dedicated much effort towards investigations into market uncertainty related to information asymmetry and risk. However, they have neglected the uncertainty inherent in market transactions, which is also an important aspect of market performance, besides the ...
Hua Zhong, Xiaohao Liang, Yougui Wang
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An alternative variational principle for variable metric updating [PDF]

Mathematical Programming, 1984
We describe a variational principle based upon minimizing the extent to which the inverse Hessian approximation, say H, violates the quasi-Newton relation, on the step immediately prior to the step used to construct H. Its application to the case when line searches are exact suggests use of the BFGS update.
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An Environmental Scan of Bibliometrics and Research Impact Open Instructional Trends at Canadian Academic Research Libraries

Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship
While bibliometrics have been used for years in academia, recent conversations into their responsible use have driven a need for greater understanding of bibliometrics and research impact within the academic community.
Megan Palmer, Laura Bredahl, Kari Weaver
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Alternative climate metrics to the Global Warming Potential are more suitable for assessing aviation non-CO2 effects

Communications Earth & Environment
A growing body of research has highlighted the major contribution of aviation non-CO2 emissions and effects to anthropogenic climate change. Regulation of these emissions, for example in the EU Emissions Trading System, requires the use of a climate ...
Liam Megill, K. Deck, V. Grewe
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumors in Children and Adolescents—The European Standard Clinical Practice Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As part of the European Cooperative Study Group for Paediatric Rare Tumours initiative, we developed standard clinical practice guidelines for ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, based on comprehensive national and international cohort analyses, literature review, and a final expert consensus conference.
Dominik T. Schneider, Kris‐Ann Schultz, Nora Schnitzler, Michael Abele, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Ines B. Brecht, Maja Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Michaela Kuhlen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Yves Reguerre, Calogero Virgone, Daniel Orbach   +15 more
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Relation Between Gender and Risk in Tourism: A Data-Driven Exploration of Destination Choice

Tourism and Hospitality
This study explores how gender influences risk perception and tourist destination choice by examining the academic literature from the Web of Science and Scopus databases spanning 1995 to 2022.
Maria Armiñana-Maristany, Enric Camón Luis, Esther Martínez-García   +2 more
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Evidence‐Informed Multidisciplinary Consensus Guidance for the Psychosocial Care of Adolescents With High‐Risk Cancer: Recommendations From the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with high‐risk cancer face complex developmental, psychosocial, and ethical challenges that extend beyond disease‐directed treatment. Although international recommendations exist for communication, psychosocial care, pediatric palliative care, survivorship, and shared decision‐making, these have largely evolved within ...
Johanna M. C. Blom, Dorella Scarponi, Giulia Zucchetti, Teresa Perillo, Maria Montanaro, Elisa Marconi, Chiara Rutigliano, Paolo Colavero, Paola Quarello, Marina Bertolotti, Monica Cellini, Carlo Clerici, Maurizio Mascarin, Francesca Bomben, Andrea Ferrari, the expert workgroup   +15 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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