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Have Welfare-To-Work Programs Improved Over Time In Putting Welfare Recipients To Work? [PDF]

open access: yes
Data from 76 experimental welfare-to-work programs conducted in the United States between 1983 and 1998 are used to investigate whether the impacts of such programs on employment had been improving over time and whether specific program features ...
David H. Greenberg, Philip K. Robins
core  

Hybrid meta-heuristics for combinatorial optimization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Combinatorial optimization problems arise, in many forms, in vari- ous aspects of everyday life. Nowadays, a lot of services are driven by optimization algorithms, enabling us to make the best use of the available resources while guaranteeing a level of ...
Urli, Tommaso
core  

Do Sustainable Agricultural Practices Boost Production and Technical Efficiency? A Case Study of Coffee Smallholders in Peru

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder agriculture remains a cornerstone for economic development and poverty reduction in Latin America. Their transition to sustainable agricultural production is critical in the face of the environmental challenges posed by conventional farming practices and is a key pathway to achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development ...
Gabriela Carbajo‐Alvarez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plug-and-Play Performance Estimation for LLM Services without Relying on Labeled Data [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
Large Language Model (LLM) services exhibit impressive capability on unlearned tasks leveraging only a few examples by in-context learning (ICL). However, the success of ICL varies depending on the task and context, leading to heterogeneous service quality.
arxiv  

META-pipe - Pipeline Annotation, Analysis and Visualization of Marine Metagenomic Sequence Data [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2016
The marine environment is one of the most important sources for microbial biodiversity on the planet. These microbes are drivers for many biogeochemical processes, and their enormous genetic potential is still not fully explored or exploited. Marine metagenomics (DNA shotgun sequencing), not only offers opportunities for studying structure and function
arxiv  

Using ontology and semantic web services to support modeling in systems biology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This thesis addresses the problem of collaboration among experimental biologists and modelers in the study of systems biology by using ontology and Semantic Web Services techniques.
Sun, Z.
core  

A Comparative Analysis and Scoping Review of Soft–Rigid and Industrial Parallel Rigid Grippers

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
In this article, the potential of soft–rigid grippers to meet industrial demands, focusing on their adaptability and efficiency in various applications, is investigated. It explores innovative solutions to overcome current challenges such as limited gripping strength, durability, and precise control, aiming to enhance the performance and versatility of
Lutong Li   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementation and effectiveness of advance care planning in hospitalized older adults with chronic heart failure: a mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine
ObjectivesThis study aims to integrate the data on the effects of a pre-established medical care program on hospitalized older adults with chronic heart failure (CHF).MethodA comprehensive systematic review incorporating mixed research methodologies was ...
Li Chen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

DIGIMON: Diagnosis and Mitigation of Sampling Skew for Reinforcement Learning based Meta-Planner in Robot Navigation [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
Robot navigation is increasingly crucial across applications like delivery services and warehouse management. The integration of Reinforcement Learning (RL) with classical planning has given rise to meta-planners that combine the adaptability of RL with the explainable decision-making of classical planners.
arxiv  

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