Impact of the Credit Rating Agencies on the Financial Crisis 2007–2009 [PDF]
The paper presents some ethical aspects of the credit rating agencies (CRAs) market in the light of the latest economic crisis of 2008. A historical background is also shown and how the CRA market emerged.
Marciniak, Piotr
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Framework of property rating practice for financing neighbourhood facilities provision in Nigeria [PDF]
This study proposed a framework of property rating practice for financing neighbourhood facilities provision in Bauchi metropolis of Nigeria. The deplorable condition of neighbourhood facilities in the study area persists, while the existing ...
Al-Gheethi, Adel +4 more
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Conditioning diffusion processes with killing rates
Abstract When the unconditioned process is a diffusion submitted to a space-dependent killing rate k (
Mazzolo, Alain, Monthus, Cécile
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The unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders compared with diagnosis-specific protocols for anxiety disorders a randomized clinical trial [PDF]
IMPORTANCE: Transdiagnostic interventions have been developed to address barriers to the dissemination of evidence-based psychological treatments, but only a few preliminary studies have compared these approaches with existing evidence-based ...
Ametaj, Amantia +13 more
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Pavlovian conditioning and cumulative reinforcement rate. [PDF]
In 5 experiments using delay conditioning of magazine approach with rats, reinforcement rate was varied either by manipulating the mean interval between onset of the conditioned stimulus (CS) and unconditioned stimulus (US) or by manipulating the proportion of CS presentations that ended with the US (trial-based reinforcement rate).
Harris, Justin +2 more
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ROCs in Eyewitness Identification:Instructions versus Confidence Ratings [PDF]
From the perspective of signal-detection theory, different lineup instructions may induce different levels of response bias (Clark, 2005). If so, then collecting correct and false identification rates across different instructional conditions will trace ...
Carlson, Curt A. +8 more
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The application of deep learning (DL) algorithms has become of great interest in recent years due to their superior performance in structural damage identification, including the detection of corrosion.
Zahra Ameli +2 more
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CONDITION RATING SYSTEM FOR THAILAND'S CONCRETE BRIDGES [PDF]
The Bridge Management System is designed to maximise use of available data and determine the optimal strategy to perform necessary improvements to bridges in the most cost-effective manner.
Bonaventure H.W. Hadikusumo +1 more
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Effects of Rating Scale Direction under the Condition of Different Reading Direction
Because response scales serve as orientation for respondents when mapping their answers to response categories, it can be expected that the decremental (from positive to negative) or incremental (from negative to positive) order of a response scale ...
Daagmar Krebs, Yaacov G. Bachner
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Applying Fuzzy Decision-Making and Markov Chain Modelling for Detecting Life Cycle of RC Bridges [PDF]
Bridge inspection become essential for ensuring structural safety and longevity. Recently, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become significant in improving bridge assessment by supporting different approaches that enhance maintenance planning and ...
Ahmed Abdelallim +3 more
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