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The Efficiency Cost of the Kafala in Dubai: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis [PDF]

The Kafala (or sponsorship) system is the key instrument behind the economic development of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and most Middle East economies. The system governs both labor migration and foreign investment by assigning a native-UAE sponsor to
Raimundo Soto, Rosalía Vásquez
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Prospecting of Architectural Features Using LiDAR‐UAV Technology, Deep Neural Networks and Visualization Techniques: A Case Study in Kuélap and Cambolín (NW Peru)

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT High‐resolution and accurate synoptic images of terrestrial topography, even in densely forested areas, have proven valuable for archaeology by enabling the identification and characterization of relief patterns associated with ancient human activities. This study presents a novel approach that integrates digital terrain models (DTMs) obtained
Jhon A. Zabaleta‐Santisteban, Rolando Salas López, Angel J. Medina‐Medina, Katerin M. Tuesta‐Trauco, Abner S. Rivera‐Fernandez, Nerci M. Noriega‐Salazar, José A. Sánchez‐Vega, Teodoro B. Silva‐Melendez, Marlen A. Grandez‐Alberca, Jhonsy O. Silva‐López, Nilton B. Rojas‐Briceño, Manuel Oliva‐Cruz, Alexander Cotrina‐Sanchez, Elgar Barboza   +13 more
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Economic Efficiency of Small-Holder Cocoyam Farmers in Anambra State, Nigeria: A Translog Stochastic Frontier Cost Function Approach [PDF]

This study employed a translog stochastic frontier cost function to measure the level of economic efficiency and it’s determinants in small-holder cocoyam production in Anambra state, Nigeria.
Onyenweaku, C.E, Asumugha, G.N, Okoye, B.C   +2 more
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Performance of multimodal large language models on image‐based surgical anatomy, anatomical pathology, and radiology questions

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Multimodal large language models (LLMs) are now deeply integrated into medical education and widely used by medical students, yet it remains unclear whether current models possess the accuracy and reliability needed to support image‐based learning.
Ming Lu, Josiah Cheng, Vinod Gopalan
wiley   +1 more source

Risk‐aware safe reinforcement learning for control of stochastic linear systems

Asian Journal of Control, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents a risk‐aware safe reinforcement learning (RL) control design for stochastic discrete‐time linear systems. Rather than using a safety certifier to myopically intervene with the RL controller, a risk‐informed safe controller is also learned besides the RL controller, and the RL and safe controllers are combined together ...
Babak Esmaeili, Nariman Niknejad, Hamidreza Modares   +2 more
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Stochastic frontier model approach for measuring stock market efficiency with different distributions. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2012
Hasan MZ, Kamil AA, Mustafa A, Baten MA.
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Beyond the Outburst: Charting a New Frontier for Understanding and Treating Irritability in Autistic Adults

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Irritability is a prevalent and impairing feature associated with autism, yet remains poorly understood, particularly in adults. Drawing heavily on insights translated from pediatric and transdiagnostic literatures, we propose that irritability in autistic individuals often reflects a psychophysiological stress or threat response, rooted in a ...
Hsiang‐Yuan Lin, Arthur N. Westover, Amy S. F. Lutz, Manish K. Jha   +3 more
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Comparative efficiency of Asian surgical systems in COVID-19 response: a multi-level longitudinal benchmarking study. [PDF]

BMJ Public Health
Lam SSW, Kumar A, Ge Y, Chan SL, Pourghaderi AR, Zaw MWW, Khan AZ, Roslani ACC, Selvakumaran C, Jarmin R, Ngoc DH, Sari DK, Dey D, Nguyen Thi-Ngoc D, Dao DT, Nguyen Vu Minh D, Raduan F, Son GV, Le H, Lubis IND, Khalid K, Nawawi K, Kit KJ, Meetei LT, Fatima M, Fahdy M, Ichwan M, Sinam N, Nepram SS, Kania N, Goswami N, Borah NC, Nurikhwan PW, Phang MY, Sarkar P, Bui DT, Do Pham Nguyet T, Nguyen VT, Tran QV, Chen Z, Rao V, Chow PKH, Tan HK.   +42 more
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Wheat Productivity, Efficiency, and Sustainability: A Stochastic Production Frontier Analysis [PDF]

This paper uses the farm-level survey data to estimate the stochastic frontier production function incorporating inefficiency effects. Sufficient evidence of positive relationship between wheat productivity and higher and balanced use of fertiliser ...
Iqbal, Muhammad, Chaudhry, Ghulam Mustafa, Ahmad, Munir   +2 more
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A curated review of ESA publications for teaching ecology

The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Abstract Since the early 1990s, the Ecological Society of America's journals have published hundreds of articles of direct relevance to those who teach ecology—especially at the undergraduate level. In an effort to draw attention to that literature, we conducted an analysis to identify well‐cited articles, as well as those that may be underrecognized ...
Kenneth M. Klemow, Rosemarie Desmarais
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