Estimating Nonresponse Bias in Mail Surveys [PDF]
, 1977 Valid predictions for the direction of nonresponse bias were obtained from subjective estimates and extrapolations in an analysis of mail survey data from published studies.
J. Scott Armstrong +2 more
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Milestones in Autonomous Driving and Intelligent Vehicles: Survey of Surveys [PDF]
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, 2023 Interest in autonomous driving (AD) and intelligent vehicles (IVs) is growing at a rapid pace due to the convenience, safety, and economic benefits. Although a number of surveys have reviewed research achievements in this field, they are still limited in
Long Chen +15 more
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Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2022 Context.In the present-day panorama of large spectroscopic surveys, the amount, diversity, and complexity of the available data continuously increase. The overarching goal of studying the formation and evolution of our Galaxy is hampered by the heterogeneity of instruments, selection functions, analysis methods, and measured quantities.Aims.We present ...
M. Tsantaki +10 more
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Prospective application of Lidar Scanning during ambient air contamination control at offshore oil fields [PDF]
Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2021 Organization and development conditions of ambient air contamination control stations available at onshore and offshore oil fields differ significantly.
Vladislav Sadomskiy, Vladislav Ulanov
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Choice preference and willingness to pay for COVID-19 vaccination in Namibia
Vaccine: X, 2023 Background: Namibia has not been spared from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and as intervention the Namibian government has rolled out vaccination programmes.
Abisai Konstantinus, Iyaloo Konstantinus
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Longitudinal association of sarcopenia and mild cognitive impairment among older Mexican adults
Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2021 Background Recent evidence from cross‐sectional and longitudinal studies supports the hypothesis that sarcopenia is associated with worsening cognitive function.
Aarón Salinas‐Rodríguez +3 more
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MILLIMETRE MOON MEASUREMENT: 50 YEARS OF LUNAR LASER RANGING SINCE APOLLO 11! [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2020 Since the dawn of time the Moon has held fascination for the earliest humans who saw it as a natural navigational beacon, a heavenly body to be revered and a poetic inspiration.
J. F. Brock
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Toward an atlas of Salish Sea biodiversity: the flora and fauna of Galiano Island, British Columbia, Canada. Part I. Marine zoology [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2022 Based on records dating from 1859 to 2021, we provide an overview of the marine animal diversity reported for Galiano Island, British Columbia, Canada. More than 650 taxa are represented by 20,000 species occurrence records in this curated dataset, which
Andrew Simon +16 more
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Is there an association between inflammatory markers and lower physical performance in older adults?
BMC Geriatrics, 2022 Background Maintenance of physical performance is essential for achievement of healthy aging. A few studies have explored the association between inflammatory markers and physical performance in older adults with inconclusive results.
Betty Manrique-Espinoza +4 more
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AUTOMATIC DETECTION AND DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT OF MINOR CONCRETE CRACKS WITH CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK [PDF]
ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2022 The increasing number of aging infrastructures has drawn attention among the industry as the results caused by critical infrastructure failure could be destructive.
Y. Guo +5 more
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