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Hierarchical optimal designs and modeling for engineering: A case‐study in the rail sector

open access: yesApplied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry, Volume 38, Issue 6, Page 1061-1078, November/December 2022., 2022
Abstract Complex engineering and technological processes typically generate data with a non‐trivial hierarchical structure. To this end, in this article we propose a full procedure for optimizing such processes through optimal experimental designs and modeling. In order to study a hierarchical structure, several types of experimental factors may arise,
Rossella Berni   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How to add a quiz to your Moodle course - PDF [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
How to add a quiz to your Moodle ...
Abigail Ball
core  

Impacts of inter-satellite links on the ECOM model performance for BDS-3 MEO satellites

open access: yesSatellite Navigation
Inter-satellite link (ISL) plays an essential role in current and future Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). In this study, we investigate the impact of ISL observations on precise orbit determination for BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS ...
Chao Yang   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Web-Based Student Processes at Community Colleges: Removing Barriers to Access [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Colleges and universities are making extensive use of the Internet for collecting admission and financial aid applications. Benefits from online application services are enjoyed by both the educational institution and the prospec¬tive student who applies
Bruyere, Susanne M   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Navigational Effects of Click Biases and Link Insertion on the Web [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2016
Websites have an inherent interest in steering user navigation in order to, for example, increase sales of specific products or categories, or to guide users towards specific information. In general, website administrators can use the following two strategies to influence their visitors' navigation behavior.
arxiv  

Efficient Personalized Web Mining: Utilizing The Most Utilized Data

open access: yes, 2011
Looking into the growth of information in the web it is a very tedious process of getting the exact information the user is looking for. Many search engines generate user profile related data listing. This paper involves one such process where the rating
Grace, L. K. Joshila   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Applying the Skip Navigation Links in the Context of the Websites’ Accessibility of Central Public Administration Bodies in the Nitra Region

open access: yesSocietas et Iurisprudentia, 2014
The study focuses in its main aim on seeking yet undetected or undefined deficits in relation to applying the skip navigation mechanism on the websites of the central public administration bodies in the Nitra Region in the context of improving the websites accessibility and it consists of two separate parts. The first part presents a basic introduction
openaire   +7 more sources

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