Random Integrated Subdata Ensemble Method for Key Variable Selection in Rare Event Setting
Journal of Forecasting, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We propose a general variable selection procedure to identify key input variables by applying elastic net regression to representative subdata in place of the full sample to select variables. We combine the lists of selected variables from each subdata through ensemble techniques, using the frequency of selecting the variable across different ...
Ching‐Chi Yang +3 more
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Migration from Zambia : ensuring temporariness through cooperation [PDF]
The paper analyzes migration from Zambia in order to understand how migration policy can support development in the least developed countries. Overall emigration from Zambia is not high by regional standards, but the pattern of migration is skewed toward
Amin, Mohammad, Mattoo, Aaditya
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Efficacy and effectiveness of the combination of sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine and a 3-day course of artesunate for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in a refugee settlement in Zambia. [PDF]
, 2005 In the Maheba Refugee Settlement, in the clinics supported by Medecins Sans Frontieres, all children aged up to 5 years with a confirmed diagnosis of uncomplicated falciparum malaria are treated with the combination of sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP) and ...
Bloland PB +9 more
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Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Perspectives
Health Care Science, EarlyView.Current research of artificial intelligence (AI) in ophthalmology. ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing ophthalmology by providing innovative solutions for disease screening, diagnosis, personalized treatment, and the delivery of global healthcare services.
She Chongyang, Tao Yong
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Historical and Ethnographical Publications in the Vernaculars of Colonial Zambia: Missionary Contribution to the 'Creation of Tribalism' [PDF]
, 2003 This essay examines the chronology and attributes of literate ethno-history in Northern Rhodesia. While the earliest published authors were invariably members of missionary societies whose evangelical policies were predisposed towards the ...
Macola, Giacomo
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The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rising numbers of refugees, prolonged displacement and reduced funding have led to challenges in terms of how to address their healthcare needs, with different approaches taken, ranging from parallel mechanisms to arrangements that are integrated (to different extents) within the national health system. Increasingly, global frameworks call for
Maria Paola Bertone +13 more
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Inclusiveness of Urban Land Administration in the City of Lusaka, Zambia
Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series, 2019 Many cities in developing countries are experiencing urbanization characterised by the continu-ous proliferation of informal settlements. In the City of Lusaka over 70 percent of residents live in informal settlements.
Lupale Mubanga, Hampwaye Godfrey
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Consumption Behaviour in Zambia: The Link to Poverty Alleviation? [PDF]
In order to be able to suggest viable solutions to the overwhelming problem of poverty on the African continent, it is first necessary to know exactly what is causing that poverty.
Kirsten Ludi
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Embracing Complexity in HRM Research: A Call for System and Process Perspectives
Human Resource Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Human resource management (HRM) is inherently complex. It involves systems of principles, practices, and activities operating at individual, group, organizational, and macro levels, which are interlinked through complex processes. Yet, empirical research has not kept pace with this conceptual richness.
Rebecca Hewett, Madleen Meier‐Barthold
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Input Credit Provision for Cotton Production: Learning from African Neighbors and Meeting Zambia’s Challenges [PDF]
1. Smallholder farmers in Africa require reliable access to purchased production inputs and credit to take advantage of export opportunities from production of cotton. 2. Unregulated and poorly coordinated markets for cotton, production inputs and credit
Kabwe, Stephen, Tschirley, David L.
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