Traditional Healers and Mental Health in Nepal: A Scoping Review. [PDF]
, 2019 Despite extensive ethnographic and qualitative research on traditional healers in Nepal, the role of traditional healers in relation to mental health has not been synthesized.
Franz, Lauren +6 more
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On the use of a Modified Latin Hypercube Sampling (MLHS) approach in the estimation of a Mixed Logit model for vehicle choice [PDF]
, 2006 Quasi-random number sequences have been used extensively for many years in the simulation of integrals that do not have a closed-form expression, such as Mixed Logit and Multinomial Probit choice probabilities.
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Measurement properties of quality of life measurement instruments for infants, children and adolescents with eczema: protocol for a systematic review [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Eczema is a common chronic or chronically relapsing skin disease that has a substantial impact on quality of life (QoL). By means of a consensus-based process, the Harmonising Outcome Measures in Eczema (HOME) initiative has identified QoL as
AD Furlan +23 more
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Extreme flood-driven fluvial bank erosion and sediment loads: direct process measurements using integrated Mobile Laser Scanning (MLS) and hydro-acoustic techniques: Direct measurement of flood-driven erosion using MLS and MBES [PDF]
, 2016 Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This methods paper details the first attempt at monitoring bank erosion, flow and suspended sediment at a site during flooding on the Mekong River induced by the passage of tropical cyclones.
Aalto, Rolf +7 more
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Procedia Engineering, 2014 AbstractThe paper presents an advanced methodology for calculating deflections of reinforced concrete beams with allowance for discrete cracking. The theoretical approach is based on the basic principles of nonlinear deformation model and also takes into account nonlinear concrete and reinforcement behaviour.
Panfilov, Denis A. +1 more
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Asset pricing and investor risk in subordinated asset securitisation [PDF]
, 2005 As a sign of ambivalence in the regulatory definition of capital adequacy for credit risk and the quest for more efficient refinancing sources collateral loan obligations (CLOs) have become a prominent securitisation mechanism. This paper presents a loss-
Jobst, Andreas A.
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Generic machine learning inference on heterogenous treatment effects in randomized experiments [PDF]
, 2017 We propose strategies to estimate and make inference on key features of heterogeneous effects in randomized experiments. These key features include best linear predictors of the effects using machine learning proxies, average effects sorted by impact ...
Chernozhukov, Victor +3 more
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Bedding control on landslides: A methodological approach for computer-aided mapping analysis [PDF]
, 2011 Litho-structural control on the spatial and temporal evolution of landslides is one of the major typical aspects on slopes constituted of structurally complex sequences. Mainly focused on instabilities of the earth flow type, a semi-quantitative analysis
Donnarumma, A. +3 more
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Applied SciencesThe underground interchange structure is a crucial component of urban underground construction facilities. Its seismic performance in soft ground under the influence of traveling-wave effects has not yet been studied. If not addressed in a timely manner,
Zhiwei Wang +7 more
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Health Services and Delivery Research, 2014 Background: There is growing interest in theory-driven, qualitative and mixed-method approaches to systematic review, such as realist and meta-narrative review.
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