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2. Mathematics Education across Cultures. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (42nd, Mazatlán, Mexico and Online, May 27-June 6, 2021)
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International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, North American Chapter (PME-NA), Sacristán, Ana Isabel, Cortés-Zavala, José Carlos, and Ruiz-Arias, Perla Marysol
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These proceedings are a written record of the research presented at the 42nd annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA) held in Mazatlán, Mexico, virtually beginning May 27, 2021 and in-person June 2-6, 2021. The conference was originally scheduled to take place October 14-18, 2020; it was postponed, due to the COVID pandemic. In accordance with the major goals of PME-NA that include promoting international contacts and stimulating interdisciplinary research, the theme was proposed as "Entre Culturas/Across Cultures". The goal of the theme was an academic exchange that would reflect the ample diversity of ways of teaching and learning of mathematics, and of the tools and communities involved in mathematics education; as well as an exploration of how the differences in cultures imply a need to consider how research results can be taken into account in varying contexts. The papers comprise 80 Research Reports, 190 Brief Reports, 147 Poster Presentations, 10 Working Groups, 2 Research Colloquia, and Plenary and special lectures. The program also includes a special tribute to Eugenio Filloy and a tribute to the PME-NA members who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. [These proceedings were produced with Cinvestav (Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN), México and AMIUTEM (Asociación Mexicana de Investigadores del Uso de Tecnología en Educación Matemática, A.C.), México. Individual papers are indexed in ERIC.]
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- 2020
3. Education's Role in Preparing Globally Competent Citizens. BCES Conference Books, Volume 12
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Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), Popov, Nikolay, Wolhuter, Charl, Ermenc, Klara Skubic, Hilton, Gillian,, Ogunleye, James, Chigisheva, Oksana, Popov, Nikolay, Wolhuter, Charl, Ermenc, Klara Skubic, Hilton, Gillian,, Ogunleye, James, Chigisheva, Oksana, and Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES)
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This volume contains papers submitted to the 12th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), held in Sofia and Nessebar, Bulgaria, in June 2014, and papers submitted to the 2nd International Partner Conference, organized by the International Research Centre 'Scientific Cooperation,' Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The volume also includes papers submitted to the International Symposium on Comparative Sciences, organized by the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society in Sofia, in October 2013. The 12th BCES Conference theme is "Education's Role in Preparing Globally Competent Citizens." The 2nd Partner Conference theme is "Contemporary Science and Education: New Challenges -- New Decisions." The book consists of 103 papers, written by 167 authors and co-authors, and grouped into 7 parts. Parts 1-4 comprise papers submitted to the 12th BCES Conference, and Parts 5-7 comprise papers submitted to the 2nd Partner Conference. The 103 papers are divided into the following parts: (1) Comparative Education & History of Education; (2) Pre-service and In-service Teacher Training & Learning and Teaching Styles; (3) Education Policy, Reforms and School Leadership; (4) Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and Social Inclusion; (5) Educational Development Strategies in Different Countries and Regions of the World: National, Regional and Global Levels; (6) Key Directions and Characteristics of Research Organization in Contemporary World; and (7) International Scientific and Educational Cooperation for the Solution of Contemporary Global Issues: From Global Competition to World Integration.
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- 2014
4. Service delivery systems for assistive technology in Europe: An AAATE/EASTIN position paper.
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Andrich, Renzo, Mathiassen, Niels-Erik, Hoogerwerf, Evert-Jan, and Gelderblom, Gert Jan
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HEALTH policy , *REPORT writing , *HEALTH services accessibility , *EVALUATION of human services programs , *MATHEMATICAL models , *HUMAN services programs , *ASSISTIVE technology , *ASSISTIVE technology centers , *THEORY , *QUALITY assurance , *PEOPLE with disabilities , *PROFESSIONAL associations , *OLDER people , *ADULT education workshops - Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to indicate a framework for exploiting the potential role of assistive technology (AT) in supporting care and participation of people with disabilities and elderly people through appropriate service delivery systems (SDS). The paper is based on the findings of the AAATE/EASTIN workshop "Service Delivery Systems on Assistive Technology in Europe" (held in Copenhagen on May 21-22, 2012, under the patronage of the Danish EU Presidency), on the roadmaps indicated by the previous HEART Study published in 1995 by the European Commission, and on a consensus process within the Board of the AAATE (Association for Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe) and the EASTIN Association (European Assistive Technology Information Network). The first chapter Background) discusses the reasons why a position paper on this issue was deemed useful; it also summarises the key themes of the Copenhagen workshop and recalls the HEART Study. The second chapter (The scope of an AT SDS), discusses the concept of assistive solutions - intended as individualised interventions providing users with appropriate environmental facilitators (AT products, personalised environmental modifications, personal assistance) to overcome disability and enable participation in all aspects of life - and the mission of a SDS - ensuring that all people with disabilities can access appropriate assistive solutions that are able to support autonomy in their life environment. The paper also points out that AT service delivery policies should be well coordinated with accessibility policies i.e. those related to infrastructural interventions ensuring that the mainstream environment, products and services are usable by all people, including those with reduced function or who depend on assistive technology. The third chapter (Basic features of an AT SDS) discusses why public SDS are needed for AT, what the main AT SDS models are, and how a SDS process can be described and monitored in terms of quality. The discussion is organised into answers to eight recurring questions: 1) Are assistive technology products going to disappear in the future, due to the embodiment of accessibility features in mainstream products; 2) Why shouldn't assistive technology products be dealt with as common consumer goods, purchased directly by users without the intermediation of service delivery systems; 3) Are there different approaches for AT service delivery; 4) When can a medical model, or a social model, or a consumer model be considered appropriate; 5) Independently of the model and the Country or Region, is it possible to identify common steps in the service delivery process; 6) How does each step influence the costs and the outcomes of the whole process; 7) How can the SDS process be monitored by quality indicators; and 8) How can information support the service delivery process. The last chapter (Some recommendations) provides a number of useful recommendations for those who are engaged in the design, development and implementation of AT SDS policies. The recommendations are clustered round the six SDS quality indicators suggested by the HEART Study: Accessibility, Competence, Coordination, Efficiency, Flexibility, User Influence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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5. INTRODUCTION.
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Read, Dwight W.
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CYBERNETICS ,SYSTEMS theory ,MATHEMATICAL models ,ANTHROPOLOGISTS ,REPORT writing ,CULTURE - Abstract
Presents an overview of the panel papers on cybernetics and systems research presented at a session on Cultural Systems in Europe. Mathematical approaches applied to central problems addressed by cultural anthropologists; Awards and achievements of the panel papers; Discussion on mathematical methodology in the published work.
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- 2004
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6. Towards an Implementation‐STakeholder Engagement Model (I‐STEM) for improving health and social care services.
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Potthoff, Sebastian, Finch, Tracy, Bührmann, Leah, Etzelmüller, Anne, van Genugten, Claire R., Girling, Melissa, May, Carl R., Perkins, Neil, Vis, Christiaan, and Rapley, Tim
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STAKEHOLDER analysis ,MATHEMATICAL models ,RESEARCH methodology ,INTERNET ,GROUNDED theory ,MEDICAL care ,INTERVIEWING ,QUALITATIVE research ,THEORY ,QUALITY assurance ,RESEARCH funding ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,SOCIAL services ,DATA analysis software ,EMPIRICAL research ,COGNITIVE therapy ,MEDICAL coding - Abstract
Background: The implementation science literature acknowledges a need for engagement of key stakeholders when designing, delivering and evaluating implementation work. To date, the literature reports minimal or focused stakeholder engagement, where stakeholders are engaged in either barrier identification and/or barrier prioritisation. This paper begins to answer calls from the literature for the development of tools and guidance to support comprehensive stakeholder engagement in implementation research and practice. The paper describes the systematic development of the Implementation‐STakeholder Engagement Model (I‐STEM) in the context of an international, large‐scale empirical implementation study (ImpleMentAll) aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of a tailored implementation toolkit. The I‐STEM is a sensitising tool that defines key considerations and activities for undertaking stakeholder engagement activities across an implementation process. Methods: In‐depth, semistructured interviews and observations were conducted with implementers who were tailoring implementation strategies to integrate and embed internet‐based cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) services in 12 routine mental health care organisations in nine countries in Europe and Australia. The analytical process was informed by principles of first‐ and third‐generation Grounded Theory, including constant comparative method. Results: We conducted 55 interviews and observed 19 implementation‐related activities (e.g., team meetings and technical support calls). The final outcome of our analysis is expressed in an initial version of the I‐STEM, consisting of five interrelated concepts: engagement objectives, stakeholder mapping, engagement approaches, engagement qualities and engagement outcomes. Engagement objectives are goals that implementers plan to achieve by working with stakeholders in the implementation process. Stakeholder mapping involves identifying a range of organisations, groups or people who may be instrumental in achieving the engagement objectives. Engagement approaches define the type of work that is undertaken with stakeholders to achieve the engagement objectives. Engagement qualities define the logistics of the engagement approach. Lastly, every engagement activity may result in a range of engagement outcomes. Conclusion: The I‐STEM represents potential avenues for substantial stakeholder engagement activity across key phases of an implementation process. It provides a conceptual model for the planning, delivery, evaluation and reporting of stakeholder engagement activities. The I‐STEM is nonprescriptive and highlights the importance of a flexible, iterative approach to stakeholder engagement. It is developmental and will require application and validation across a range of implementation activities. Patient or Public Contribution: Patient contribution to ImpleMentAll trial was facilitated by GAMIAN‐Europe at all stages—from grant development to dissemination. GAMIAN‐Europe brings together a wide variety of patient representation organisations (local, regional and national) from almost all European countries. GAMIAN‐Europe was involved in pilot testing the ItFits‐toolkit and provided their views on the various aspects, including stakeholder engagement. Patients were also represented in the external advisory board providing support and advice on the design, conduct and interpretation of the wider project, including the development of the ItFits‐toolkit. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03652883. Retrospectively registered on 29 August 2018. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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7. Energy Metering Data Estimation and Validation in Railways.
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Alonso, Luis M., Roux, Laurent D., Taunay, Lionel, Watare, Aurelien, Saudemont, Christophe, and Robyns, Benoit
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ELECTRICITY power meters ,RAILROADS ,ROLLING stock ,PHYSICAL measurements ,ENERGY consumption ,EUROPEAN law - Abstract
The opening up of the railway to competition in Europe has been accompanied by many technical challenges never before seen in the railway field. One of these challenges concerns precise energy metering. As European railways have been a monopoly until now, the current systems can only measure the energy consumption of a single operator. In accordance with European law, the installation of an energy meter has been mandatory in new or refurbished rolling stocks since 2014. Nevertheless, these energy meters are still not fully reliable, with misreadings and missing readings being common occurrences. To address the problem of energy metering data reliability, this paper presents a method for validating the reading measurement based on a physical model and validates it in two different case studies. For the issue of energy metering data availability, different estimators are developed, and their performance are shown with the aim of calculating the missing consumptions for both case studies. Finally, the paper suggests how these methods may be implemented in other types of trains. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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8. Modelling the dispersion of particle numbers in five European cities.
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Kukkonen, J., Karl, M., Keuken, M. P., Denier van der Gon, H. A. C., Denby, B. R., Singh, V., Douros, J., Manders, A., Samaras, Z., Moussiopoulos, N., Jonkers, S., Aarnio, M., Karppinen, A., Kangas, L., Lützenkirchen, S., Petäjä, T., Vouitsis, I., and Sokhi, R. S.
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PARTICLES ,DISPERSION (Atmospheric chemistry) ,PARTICULATE matter ,EMISSIONS (Air pollution) ,CITIES & towns ,MATHEMATICAL models - Abstract
We present an overview of the modelling of particle number concentrations (PNC's) in five major European cities, namely Helsinki, Oslo, London, Rotterdam and Athens, in 2008. Novel emission inventories of particle numbers have been compiled both on urban and European scales. We use atmospheric dispersion modelling for PNC's in the five target cities and on a European scale, and evaluate the predicted results against available measured concentrations. The concentrations of PN in the selected cities were mostly influenced by the emissions originated from local vehicular traffic; however, in some of the cities, also harbour and airport activities were significant. The highest values of the predicted PNC's were higher in the megacities, London and Athens, and also in Rotterdam, whereas these were lower in Helsinki and Oslo. It was numerically evaluated that the influence of coagulation and dry deposition on the predicted PNC's was substantial for urban background in Oslo. The predicted and measured annual average PNC's in four cities agreed within approximately ⩽36% (measured as fractional biases), except for one traffic station in London. The indexes of agreement (IA) for the comparisons of hourly measured and predicted time-series in Oslo and Helsinki ranged from 0.75 to 0.79. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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9. Frontiers in air quality modelling.
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Colette, A., Bessagnet, B., Meleux, F., and Rouïl, L.
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ATMOSPHERIC chemistry ,MATHEMATICAL models of air quality ,AIR pollution control ,AIR pollution ,SMOKE plumes ,MATHEMATICAL models - Abstract
The first pan-European kilometre-scale atmospheric chemistry simulation is introduced. The continental-scale air pollution episode of January 2009 is modelled with the CHIMERE offline chemistry-transport model with a massive grid of 2 million horizontal points, performed on 2000 CPU of a high performance computing system hosted by the Research and Technology Computing Center at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CCRT/CEA). Besides the technical challenge, we find that model biases are significantly reduced, especially over urban areas. The high resolution grid also allows revisiting the contribution of individual city plumes to the European burden of pollution, providing new insights for designing air pollution control strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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10. Solving a pickup and delivery routing problem for fourth‐party logistics providers.
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Johannessen, Preben Bucher, Hemmati, Ahmad, and Moshref‐Javadi, Mohammad
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MATHEMATICAL models ,FACTORY location ,COST structure - Abstract
This paper studies a pickup and delivery routing problem for fourth‐party logistics providers. The problem aims to schedule routes of vehicles to pick up orders from suppliers and deliver them to factory locations considering multiple time windows at suppliers and factory locations, a non‐conventional cost structure, and certain factory dock constraints. We formulate the problem as a mathematical model and develop an efficient algorithm based on the adaptive large neighborhood search to solve the problem. The algorithm incorporates several heuristics to efficiently explore the search space for optimal solutions. The algorithm is refined through extensive statistical experiments to optimize the performances of the heuristics and to tune the parameters of the algorithm. The mathematical model and algorithm are evaluated on several problem instances based on a real case study in Europe. The numerical results demonstrate that the solution algorithm consistently obtains near‐optimal solutions to real‐sized problem instances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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11. Real-Time Optimization-Based Reference Calculation Integrated Control for MMCs Considering Converter Limitations.
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Spier, Daniel Westerman, Rodriguez-Bernuz, Joan-Marc, Prieto-Araujo, Eduardo, Lopez-Mestre, Joaquim, Junyent-Ferre, Adria, and Gomis-Bellmunt, Oriol
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INDEPENDENT system operators ,MODULAR construction ,NONLINEAR equations ,ELECTRIC current converters ,NONLINEAR systems ,REACTIVE power control - Abstract
The paper addresses a real-time optimization-based reference calculation integrated with a control structure for Modular Multilevel Converters (MMC) operating under normal and constrained situations (where it has reached current and/or voltage limitations, as it may occur during system faults). Firstly, a nonlinear optimization problem has been developed in which it prioritizes to satisfy the AC grid current set-points imposed by the transmission System Operator (TSO). The constrained nonlinear optimization problem is formulated based on the steady-state model of the MMC, whereby the prioritization is achieved through distinct weights defined in the Objective Function’s (OF) terms. The resultant optimization problem, however, is highly nonlinear requiring high computation burden to be solved in real-time. To cope with this issue, this paper applies a Linear Time-Varying (LTV) approximation, which permits to represent the nonlinear dynamics of the system as constant parameters, while a Linear Time-Invariant (LTI) system is used to formulate the optimization constraints. The converter’s current references are determined in real-time by solving a constrained linearized optimization problem at each control time step, which considers the TSO’s demands, the current MMC operating point and its physical limitations. Theoretical analyses comparing the responses of the linear and nonlinear optimization problems are performed to validate the accuracy of the LTV approximation. Finally, the linearized-optimization problem is integrated with the MMC controllers, evaluated under different AC and DC network conditions and compared with conventional control strategies, where it is shown that the presented method can be potentially employed to obtain the MMC current references for distinct network scenarios. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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12. On Mathematical Modelling of Automated Coverage Optimization in Wireless 5G and beyond Deployments.
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Seda, Pavel, Seda, Milos, and Hosek, Jiri
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5G networks ,MATHEMATICAL models ,COMMUNICATION infrastructure ,MAINTENANCE costs ,MAINTENANCE - Abstract
The need to optimize the deployment and maintenance costs for service delivery in wireless networks is an essential task for each service provider. The goal of this paper was to optimize the number of service centres (gNodeB) to cover selected customer locations based on the given requirements. This optimization need is especially emerging in emerging 5G and beyond cellular systems that are characterized by a large number of simultaneously connected devices, which is typically difficult to handle by the existing wireless systems. Currently, the network infrastructure planning tools used in the industry include Atoll Radio Planning Tool, RadioPlanner and others. These tools do not provide an automatic selection of a deployment position for specific gNodeB nodes in a given area with defined requirements. To design a network with those tools, a great deal of manual tasks that could be reduced by more sophisticated solutions are required. For that reason, our goal here and our main contribution of this paper were the development of new mathematical models that fit the currently emerging scenarios of wireless network deployment and maintenance. Next, we also provide the design and implementation of a verification methodology for these models through provided simulations. For the performance evaluation of the models, we utilize test datasets and discuss a case study scenario from a selected district in Central Europe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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13. A fuzzy set approach to economic crisis, austerity and public health. Part II: How are configurations of crisis and austerity related to changes in population health across Europe?
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Saltkjel, Therese, Holm Ingelsrud, Mari, Dahl, Espen, and Halvorsen, Knut
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MATHEMATICAL models ,ECONOMICS ,PUBLIC health ,HEALTH status indicators ,THEORY ,SOCIAL support - Abstract
Aims: Based on the ideal type classification of European countries done in Part I of this paper, Part II explores whether the real ‘danger’ to public health is the interplay between austerity and crisis, rather than recession itself. Methods: We constructed two fuzzy sets of changes in population health based on a pooled file of European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) data (2008 and 2013) including 29 European countries. The linear probability analyses of ‘limiting long-standing illness’ and ‘less than good’ health were restricted to the age group 20–64 years. We performed fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) and studied whether configurations of ‘severe crisis’ and ‘austerity’ were linked to changes in population health. Results: Overall, the results of this fsQCA do not support the ‘crisis–austerity’ thesis. Results on ‘less than good’ health were highly inconsistent, while results on ‘limiting long-standing illness’, contrary to the thesis, showed a two-path model. Countries with either no severe crisis or no austerity were subsets of the set of countries that experienced deteriorated health. Results also show that several countries combined both paths. Conclusions: This fuzzy set analysis does not support Stuckler and Basu’s ‘crisis–austerity’ thesis, as those European countries that experienced recession and austerity were not consistently the countries with deteriorating health. There may be multiple reasons for this result, including analytical approach and operationalization of key concepts, but also resilient forces such as family support. We suggest more research on the topic based on more recent data and possibly other, or more, dimensions of austerity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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14. INTRODUCTION: THE INTERLOCKING NETWORK MODEL FOR STUDYING URBAN NETWORKS: OUTLINE, POTENTIAL, CRITIQUES, AND WAYS FORWARD.
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Derudder, Ben and Parnreiter, Christof
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URBAN geography ,GLOBALIZATION ,URBANIZATION ,METROPOLITAN areas ,URBAN economics ,MATHEMATICAL models - Abstract
The paper begins with an introduction into the interlocking network model (INM) initially specified by Peter Taylor in the context of the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) research network. For that purpose, the intellectual background, purpose, key principles and subsequent applications of the INM are presented. Since the overall purpose of the Special Issue is to take research inspired by the INM further, this paper gives, second, an overview of some of the main critiques raised against the INM. Third, the relevance of the different papers of the Special Issue is framed within these critiques. The papers in the Special Issue can be divided in two groups: while the first set discusses the measurement framework, the second focuses on the conceptual remit of the INM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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15. A fuzzy set approach to economic crisis, austerity and public health. Part I. European countries’ conformity to ideal types during the economic downturn.
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Saltkjel, Therese, Ingelsrud, Mari Holm, Dahl, Espen, and Halvorsen, Knut
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PUBLIC welfare ,MATHEMATICAL models ,ECONOMICS ,PUBLIC health ,THEORY - Abstract
Aims: This is the first part of a two-part paper that takes an explorative approach to assess crisis and austerity in European countries during the Great Recession. The ultimate aim of this two-part paper is to explore the “crisis–austerity” thesis by Stuckler and Basu and assess whether it is the interplay between austerity and crisis, rather than the current economic crisis per se, that can led to deterioration in population health. In Part I of this paper we offer one way of operationalizing crisis severity and austerity. We examine countries as specific configurations of crisis and policy responses and classify European countries into “ideal types.” Methods: Cases included were 29 countries participating in the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) surveys. Based on fuzzy set methodology, we constructed two fuzzy sets, “austerity” and “severe crisis.” Austerity was measured by changes in welfare generosity; severe crisis was measured by changes in gross domestic product (GDP) per capita growth. Results: In the initial phase of the Great Recession, most countries faced severe crisis combined with no austerity. From 2010–2011 onward, there was a divide between countries. Some countries consistently showed signs of austerity policies (with or without severe crisis); others consistently did not. Conclusions: The fuzzy set ideal-type analysis shows that the European countries position themselves, by and large, in configurations of crisis and austerity in meaningful ways that allow us to explore the “crisis–austerity” thesis by Stuckler and Basu. This exploration is the undertaking of Part II of this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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16. PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION IN THE SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN EQUITY MARKETS.
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Zaimovic, Azra, Arnaut-Berilo, Almira, and Mustafic, Arnela
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PORTFOLIO diversification ,PORTFOLIO management (Investments) ,STOCK exchanges ,MATHEMATICAL optimization ,MATHEMATICAL models - Abstract
Diversification potential enables investors to manage their risk and decrease risk exposure. Good diversification policy is a safety net that prevents a portfolio from losing its value. A well-diversified portfolio consists of different categories of property with low correlations, while highly correlated markets have the feature of low possibilities for diversification. The biggest riddle in the world of investments is to find the optimal portfolio within a set of available assets with limited capital. There are numerous studies and mathematical models that deal with portfolio investment strategies. These strategies take advantage of diversification by spreading risk over several financial assets. Modern portfolio theory seeks to find the optimal model with the best results. This paper tries to identify relationships between returns of companies traded in South-East European equity markets. A Markowitz mean-variance (MV) portfolio optimization method is used to identify possibilities for diversification among these markets and world leading capital markets. This research also offers insight into to the level of integration of South-East European equity markets. Principal component analysis (PCA) is used to determine components that describe the strong patterns and co-movements of the dataset. Finally, we combined MV efficient frontier and equity, which represent PCA components, to draw conclusions. Our findings show that PC analysis substantially simplifies asset selection process in portfolio management. The results of the paper have practical applications for portfolio investors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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17. Unsettling colonial mentalities in family therapy: Entering negotiated spaces.
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FAMILY psychotherapy ,RACISM ,PRACTICAL politics ,CLIENT relations ,MATHEMATICAL models ,EMIGRATION & immigration ,CULTURAL pluralism ,RACE ,FAMILIES ,RESPONSIBILITY ,THEORY ,WHITE people ,INDIGENOUS peoples ,SOCIAL integration ,GOAL (Psychology) ,TRUST ,POWER (Social sciences) - Abstract
This article discusses the settler colonial roots of family therapy, positing that much of what is considered the standard or ideal family form comes from colonialism. Utilising settler colonial theory as a guide, I identify how the colonial nations, built through the violent exclusion of Indigenous and exogenous peoples, utilised the family to further their goals. Rather than suggest settler colonialism was an historic event, I consider how it continues today, privileging white families of European descent. To move the conversation forward on how white therapists from majoritised cultures can engage with racialised clients, I describe the negotiated spaces as a meeting ground where therapists and clients navigate differing worldviews. In these negotiations, our clients trust us, and to be accountable to this trust, we can unsettle the influence of settler colonialism. To conclude this paper, I discuss four possible pathways to begin the complicated process of unsettling. Practitioner PointsSettler colonialism contributed to the standardisation of the nuclear family, informing the foundations of family therapy.Establishing a 'negotiated space' in therapy can encourage ethical engagement between therapist and client as they navigate differences in culture, knowledge and meaning.To ethically be in the negotiated spaces, therapists from majoritised cultures can 'unsettle' settler colonialism's influence.Learning personal and disciplinary relationships to settler colonialism, developing cultural humility and attending to power is the first step in unsettling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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18. Elements of intensive care bereavement follow‐up services: A European survey.
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Egerod, Ingrid, Kaldan, Gudrun, Albarran, John, Coombs, Maureen, Mitchell, Marion, and Latour, Jos M.
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BEREAVEMENT ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,CONTENT analysis ,INTENSIVE care nursing ,INTENSIVE care units ,LABOR supply ,MATHEMATICAL models ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,THEORY ,QUANTITATIVE research ,SOCIAL support ,CROSS-sectional method ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Background: Despite technological innovations and continuous improvement in evidence‐based treatments, mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU) remains high. Consequently, a large group of family members may be in need of, and could benefit from, bereavement follow‐up support. Aims and Objectives: To explore the elements, organization, and evaluation of ICU bereavement services in European countries. Specific objectives were to investigate: (a) the model of bereavement follow‐up services (elements of support), (b) the workforce model (organization of staff), and (c) the evaluation model (evaluation strategies). Design: This was a cross‐sectional survey of conference delegates. Methods: A paper‐and‐pen questionnaire, including a cover letter assuring the respondents of anonymity and confidentiality, was distributed to 250 delegates during the opening ceremony of the 2017 European federation of Critical Care Nurses associations Congress in Belfast. The questionnaire was developed from a previously validated tool describing bereavement care practices in ICUs, including questions about the content and organization of bereavement follow‐up services. Frequencies were calculated using yes/no questions, and content analysis was applied in additional free‐text comments. Results: We received 85 responses from publicly employed nurses, mainly in mixed adult ICUs. Respondents were 48 (56.5%) bedside nurses, and the remaining respondents represented clinical nurse specialists, researchers, managers, or academic nurses. Bereavement follow up had existed for about 1 to 15 years. Important follow‐up elements were: viewing the deceased in the unit, 77 (90.6%); providing follow‐up information, 67 (79.8%); sending a letter of sympathy, 17 (20%); and calling the family to arrange a meeting, 27 (31%). Conclusions: Bereavement follow up is common but variable in European ICUs. We recommend the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence‐based, but culture‐specific, bereavement follow‐up guidelines for European ICUs. Relevance to Clinical Practice: More critical care nurses are realizing the need for bereavement follow‐up guidelines. This paper provides an overview of common elements that might be considered. WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THIS TOPICMany families experience the death of a loved one in intensive care unit (ICU).Bereavement services are offered at some ICUs.WHAT THIS PAPER ADDSBereavement services are not systematically offered in European ICUs.Culture‐specific guidelines are needed for bereavement follow up in ICUs.Common elements of bereavement services have been identified, for example, viewing the deceased in the unit, providing follow‐up information, sending a letter of sympathy, and calling the family to arrange a meeting.Consequences of bereavement in ICU have been discussed, for example, prolonged or complicated grief and lack of closure in the bereaved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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19. An Exact Bond Option Formula.
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JAMSHIDIAN, FARSHID
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OPTIONS (Finance) ,BONDS (Finance) ,INTEREST rates ,INVESTMENTS ,GAUSSIAN processes ,MATHEMATICAL models ,LOGNORMAL distribution ,MATHEMATICAL decomposition ,DEVIATION (Statistics) - Abstract
This paper derives a closed-form solution for European options on pure discount bonds, assuming a mean-reverting Gaussian interest rate model as in Vasicek [8]. The formula is extended to European options on discount bond portfolios. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1989
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20. Using risk factor statistics in decision-making: prospects and challenges.
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Søbjerg, Lene Mosegaard, Taylor, Brian J., Przeperski, Jaroslaw, Horvat, Saša, Nouman, Hani, and Harvey, Denise
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STATISTICS ,PROFESSIONAL practice ,JUDGMENT (Psychology) ,ETHICS ,LEGISLATION ,PROFESSIONS ,MATHEMATICAL models ,COGNITION ,RISK assessment ,KNOWLEDGE base ,ABILITY ,TRAINING ,EXPERIENCE ,DECISION making ,SOCIAL worker attitudes ,THEORY ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,MANAGEMENT ,TECHNOLOGY ,SOCIAL services ,SOCIAL work education ,CORPORATE culture ,SOCIAL case work ,PROBABILITY theory - Abstract
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21. The Variable Geometry of Security Cooperation: A Policy Framework for European Integration.
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Mason, Warren L. and Penksa, Susan E.
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COOPERATION , *CIVIL society , *GEOMETRY , *MATHEMATICAL models , *POLICY sciences - Abstract
The development in Europe of a vast array of new structures of cooperation -- both public and private -- has left analysts reaching for conceptual tools with which to frame these phenomena. The rapid emergence of new policy regimes within the European Union has been complemented by the appearance of parallel structures in civil society to create a multi-layered, interdependent mosaic of structural cooperation that invites fresh efforts of conceptual understanding. The authors develop a variable geometry model that builds on analyses offered by both practitioners and academics to help explain diverse forms of cooperation. First, we briefly outline variable geometry approaches to policy making within the process of European integration. Second, we examine the changes in Europe’s security envrionment that have prompted a greater reliance upon variable geometry strategies, most notably in ESDP initiatives. Finally, the paper surveys the new structures of cooperation emerging to serve the ESDP as well as the norms and methods that sustain those structures. Besides the documentary record, the research upon which the analysis is based includes recent interviews with EU, NATO and national officials as well as with corporate representatives in the area of high technology research and production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
22. Welfare regime, welfare pillar and southern Europe.
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Minas, Christos, Jacobson, David, Antoniou, Efi, and McMullan, Caroline
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PUBLIC welfare ,CHI-squared test ,CLUSTER analysis (Statistics) ,FAMILIES ,MATHEMATICAL models ,PRACTICAL politics ,PROBABILITY theory ,STATISTICS ,U-statistics ,THEORY ,DATA analysis - Abstract
This paper uses a variety of methods of statistical cluster analysis to examine how EU countries (other than the new East European members) are grouped. Using the four dimensions, family, market vs state, religion and clientelism, the results of the analysis are that Southern European/Mediterranean (SE/M) countries form a distinct cluster that, both in its existence and in its difference from the conservative cluster, contradicts the notion of ‘three worlds of welfare capitalism’. In addition Ireland, though not geographically contiguous, falls into the SE/M grouping. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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23. Modeling Gas Markets with Endogenous Long-Term Contracts.
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Abada, Ibrahim, Ehrenmann, Andreas, and Smeers, Yves
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CONTRACTS ,GAS industry ,NATURAL gas prices ,ECONOMIC equilibrium ,MATHEMATICAL models ,RISK sharing - Abstract
Since its initial development, long-term contracts have been associated with the gas industry in all regions of the world. This was also the case in Europe where natural gas trade was, for a long time, dominated by bilateral long-term agreements between producers and midstreamers. These contracts fixed a minimum volume to be exchanged (take or pay) and indexed the gas price using a price formula that usually referred to oil product prices. These arrangements allowed market risk sharing between the producer (who takes the price risk) and the midstreamer (who takes the volume risk). They also offered risk hedging since oil is considered as a trusted commodity by investors. The fall of the European natural gas demand, combined with the increase of the oil price, favored the emergence of a gas volume bubble that caused significant losses for most of the European midstreamers bound by long-term agreements. As a result, the downstream part of the industry brought forward the idea of indexing contracts on gas spot prices. In this paper, we present an equilibrium model that endogenously captures the contracting behavior of both producer and midstreamer, who strive to hedge their profit-related risk. Players can choose between gas forward and oil-indexed contracts. Using the model, we show that (i) contracting can reduce the trade risk for both producer and midstreamer; (ii) oil-indexed contracts should be signed only when oil and gas spot prices are well correlated, otherwise, these contracts hold less interest for risk mitigation; (iii) contracts are best suited when the upstream cost structure is mainly driven by capital costs; and (iv) a high level of risk aversion from the midstreamer might deprive upstream investments and downstream consumer surplus. The online appendix is available at . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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24. First-author conditions: evidence from finance journal coauthorship.
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Brown, ChristopherL., Chan, KamC., and Chen, CarlR.
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FINANCE periodicals ,MATHEMATICAL models ,SOCIOCULTURAL factors ,NEGOTIATION - Abstract
We study the trend and the author name-ordering rule in finance publication using the publication records of 21 core finance journals during the period from 1990 to 2004. We empirically model the underlying factors that affect the alphabetical ordering rule among multi-authored finance articles. We find that the choice of alphabetical ordering is based on the quality of the article, institutional heterogeneity, team size and cultural factors. The central argument rests upon the need to signal and the importance of signalling within the context of bargaining behaviour among coauthors. The probability of choosing alphabetical name ordering rule is associated with high article quality, higher ranked institutions, smaller research team and the presence of European authors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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25. HEDGING EUROPEAN DERIVATIVES WITH THE POLYNOMIAL VARIANCE SWAP UNDER UNCERTAIN VOLATILITY ENVIRONMENTS.
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TAKAHASHI, AKIHIKO, TSUZUKI, YUKIHIRO, and YAMAZAKI, AKIRA
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HEDGING (Finance) ,DERIVATIVE securities ,VARIANCES ,MARKET volatility ,ASSETS (Accounting) ,MATHEMATICAL models ,FINANCIAL markets - Abstract
This paper proposes a new hedging scheme of European derivatives under uncertain volatility environments, in which a weighted variance swap called the polynomial variance swap is added to the Black-Scholes delta hedging for managing exposure to volatility risk. In general, under these environments one cannot hedge the derivatives completely by using dynamic trading of only an underlying asset owing to volatility risk. Then, for hedging uncertain volatility risk, we design the polynomial variance, which can be dependent on the level of the underlying asset price. It is shown that the polynomial variance swap is not perfect, but more efficient as a hedging tool for the volatility exposure than the standard variance swap. In addition, our hedging scheme has a preferable property that any information on the volatility process of the underlying asset price is unnecessary. To demonstrate robustness of our scheme, we implement Monte Carlo simulation tests with three different settings, and compare the hedging performance of our scheme with that of standard dynamic hedging schemes such as the minimum-variance hedging. As a result, it is found that our scheme outperforms the others in all test cases. Moreover, it is noteworthy that the scheme proposed in this paper continues to be robust against model risks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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26. Predictability of the Seismic Energy Flux: Southern Europe and the Mediterranean.
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Malyshev, A. I.
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FLUX (Energy) ,NONLINEAR differential equations ,EARTHQUAKE prediction ,EARTHQUAKE aftershocks ,GEOLOGICAL surveys ,MATHEMATICAL models - Abstract
The paper assessed the predictability of the seismic energy rate and large earthquakes in southern Europe and the Mediterranean according to the data from the United States Geological Survey catalog for 1900–2016. A nonlinear second-order differential equation is used as a mathematical model, and optimization and predictability estimation algorithms are this author's. The estimates show a high predictability of energy rate trends. For 84 out of 217 large earthquakes in the region, we have found foreshock predictability, and aftershock predictability for 200 earthquakes. The predictability of large earthquakes begins to be seen at small (1.5–7.5 km) radii of hypocenter samples, increases rapidly at medium (15 and 30 km) radii, then more smoothly increases at a radius of 60 km and decreases slightly at a radius of 150 km. The predicted distance in time averages tens of days for foreshock predictability and thousands of days for aftershocks. The results demonstrate good prospects for the approximation–extrapolation approach to the prediction of both earthquakes themselves and the subsequent aftershock decay of seismic activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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27. Developments in online surface and internal quality forecasting of continuously cast semis.
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Normanton, A.S., Barber, B., Bell, A., Spaccarotella, A., Holappa, L., Laine, J., Peters, H., Link, N., Ors, F., Lopez, A., and Laraudogoitia, J.J.
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CONTINUOUS casting ,MATHEMATICAL models ,SURFACES (Technology) ,STEEL industry ,PRODUCT quality - Abstract
The present paper describes work carried out on a collaborative European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) project, completed in 2000, which aimed to develop a quality prediction forecasting method for both the internal and the surface quality of the as-cast semi. The techniques used included mathematical models, artificial neural networks (ANNs) such as multilayer perceptron (MLP) nets and self-organising maps (SOMs) and other databased methods using 'fuzzy logic' and statistical techniques. Plant data were obtained for both carbon steel and stainless steel slab casting and also for billet casting, and were provided to the various partners to evaluate the above techniques. The various analyses are described in the present paper. The general conclusions are that training the MLP net was difficult owing to the lack of poor quality casting data and the SOM was satisfactory for monitoring general process behaviour rather than identifying the location of individual defects. A quality prediction system derived from combinations of these techniques was trialled successfully on plant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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28. Modelling customer satisfaction and loyalty on aggregate levels: Experience from the ECSI pilot study.
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Cassel, Claes and Eklöf, J A.
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MATHEMATICAL models ,CUSTOMER satisfaction - Abstract
Aggregate Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) measures are becoming more and more common as indicators of business performance in different industries, and are used for a multitude of purposes. However, any comparison of such figures from one domain to another calls for tightly harmonized and co-ordinated methodological frameworks. In this paper we study the prerequisites for developing a common model structure useful for devising aggregate CSI results throughout Europe, and comparing also with similar efforts in other parts of the world. Our study is based on an evaluation of the stability and robustness of empirical results from the European Customer Satisfaction Index (ECSI) pilot survey round. In spite of the fact that European customers, product supplies and cultural environments are different, it is found possible to specify a common structural model to be used in such diverse industries as telecoms, banking and supermarkets, throughout 11 European countries. This model is not optimal in the majority of cases (in terms of explanatory power), but neither in any case is it very far away from fulfilling high quality criteria. Thus, it fulfils the pre-specified requirements in terms of robustness, and is proposed to be used as the standard in future Pan-European activities of this character. In the second part of the paper the prerequisites for finding adequate manifest (measurable) variables for the structural latent variable model are very briefly considered. A comprehensive factor analysis study of all ECSI pilot corporate models (about 150) is scrutinized. The results of this study are rather comforting in terms of generating adequate factors (similar to the ones predefined as latent variables) and using a common (master) measurement instrument (questionnaire). However, for a few latents (especially perceived value) certain problems of measurement are identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2001
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29. DISTRIBUTIONAL INCENTIVES IN AN EQUILIBRIUM MODEL OF DOMESTIC SOVEREIGN DEFAULT.
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D'Erasmo, Pablo and Mendoza, Enrique G.
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LABOR incentives ,MATHEMATICAL models ,ECONOMIC equilibrium ,GOVERNMENT securities default ,FINANCIAL crises ,PUBLIC debts ,RISK aversion - Abstract
Europe's debt crisis resembles historical episodes of outright default on domestic public debt about which little research exists. This paper proposes a theory of domestic sovereign default based on distributional incentives affecting the welfare of risk-averse debt and nondebtholders. A utilitarian government cannot sustain debt if default is costless. If default is costly, debt with default risk is sustainable, and debt falls as the concentration of debt ownership rises. A government favoring bond holders can also sustain debt, with debt rising as ownership becomes more concentrated. These results are robust to adding foreign investors, redistributive taxes, or a second asset. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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30. Comment.
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Hagedorn, Marcus
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LABOR market ,REGIONAL disparities in the labor market ,BUSINESS cycles ,CROSS-cultural differences ,ELASTICITY (Economics) ,CORPORATE profits ,MATHEMATICAL models - Abstract
The author discusses the paper by Justiniano and Michelacci on the labor market as the driving force of business cycles and the cross-country difference in labor markets. He states that real business cycle models had been used by Justiniano and Michelacci matched with frictions to describe substantial differences in labor market dynamics between the U.S. and Europe. He says that the differences in labor market are caused by the differences in the elasticity of profits.
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- 2011
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31. An intellectual capital maturity model (ICMM) to improve strategic management in European universities.
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Guthrie, Professor James, Dumay, Associate Professor John, Secundo, Giustina, Elena- Perez, Susana, Martinaitis, Žilvinas, and Leitner, Karl-Heinz
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INTELLECTUAL capital ,STRATEGIC planning ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,PUBLIC sector ,MATHEMATICAL models ,MATURITY (Finance) - Abstract
Purpose - The public sector is one of the least addressed areas of intellectual capital (IC) research. Universities are an interesting area of investigation because they are considered critical players in the knowledge-based society. The purpose of this paper is to develop a more general, flexible and comprehensive "IC Maturity Model" for Universities (ICMM), a framework for defining and implementing IC measurement and management approaches, as part of the whole strategic management of universities. Thus, the ICMM proposes a staged framework to initiate a step-by-step change within a university based upon its current level of IC management maturity. The different steps of maturity might be an answer to cope with the huge diversity of European universities, some of which have strong managerial orientation, while others follow collegial forms of governance. Design/methodology/approach - The research approach is based on what has been called the "third stage" of IC research (Dumay and Garanina, 2013), focused on the practices of IC approaches rather than on its theoretical conceptualisation. The ICMM has been developed under the "Quality Assurance in Higher Education through Habilitation and Auditing" project framework, initiated by the Executive Agency for Higher Education and Research Funding of Romania (EUFISCDI). Three Mutual Learning Workshops (MLWs) were organised as a mean to bring together 15 international experts and practitioners to share their views and experience on IC reporting and setting up task forces. Findings - An ICMM, which is a flexible model of implementing IC approaches within public universities, is developed. The ICMM provides a theoretical continuum along which the process of maturity can be developed incrementally from one level to the next, moving from IC data collection, awareness of IC, adjustment of IC specific indicators, measurement of IC, reporting of IC, interpretation and decision making, strategy and planning. Research limitations/implications - Future research needs to conduct empirical studies in universities to generalise the effectiveness of the ICMM model and guidelines for implementation. Practical implications - The ICMM provides a staged framework to initiate a step-by-step change within a university based upon its current level of IC management maturity and its IC value creation dynamics. It allows universities to follow different paths, not necessarily a linear sequence. Originality/value - Although several methods for IC measurement and management exist, most of these cannot accommodate the trade-off between the comparability aims and the efforts to capture the institution's uniqueness when designing an IC model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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32. Contrasting First- and Second-Order Electoral Behaviour: Determinants of Individual Party Choice in European and German Federal Elections.
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Giebler, Heiko and Wagner, Aiko
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POLITICAL parties ,MATHEMATICAL models ,ELECTIONS - Abstract
In contrast to national elections, both parties and voters are assumed to think that ‘less is at stake’ in European elections: Campaigns are less intense, turnout is lower, and citizens are more inclined to ‘vote with their hearts’. The latter should be reflected in differing rationales of voting – party choice should not be based on identical determinants in national and European elections. However, this hypothesis has not been sufficiently tested and most of the research is based on the analysis of aggregated data while causal explanations are located on the micro level. This paper compares vote functions of individuals in regard to the 2009 European Parliament election as well as the 2009 German Federal election. Using data from the German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES), comparison of explanatory models shows that party choice on both levels is neither fundamentally different nor does it fit into the pattern of second-order electoral behaviour. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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33. Epistemic communities and experts in health policy-making.
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Löblová, Olga
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COMMUNITY health services ,INFORMATION services ,INTERNATIONAL agencies ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,THEORY of knowledge ,MATHEMATICAL models ,HEALTH policy ,POLICY sciences ,PUBLIC health ,QUALITY assurance ,RECOGNITION (Psychology) ,SOCIAL sciences ,THEORY - Abstract
The role of evidence and expertise in policy-making has been of interest to public health professionals and political scientists alike. The public health community often sees its efforts as part of a linear knowledge transfer process and tends to blame itself for inadequate communication or translation of its arguments to policy-makers' language when its efforts fail. Political science, especially theories of the policy process, offer alternative perspectives to explain the success or failure of experts' preferred policy goals. This paper focuses on the concept of epistemic communities (groups of experts with a common policy goal derived from their shared knowledge) in policy-making, drawing on examples from the field of health technology assessment in Europe. By combining the parsimony and the central focus on experts of the linear knowledge transfer model with the recognition of complexity of political science, the epistemic communities concept provides a useful structure for the public health community to analyze its efforts to influence policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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34. Comment on ALTERNATIVE MONIES AND THE DEMAND FOR MEDIA OF EXCHANGE.
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Kane, Edward J.
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STORED-value cards ,BANKING industry ,HOUSEHOLDS ,MATHEMATICAL models ,SMART cards - Abstract
The author comments on the paper "Alternative Monies and the Demand for Media of Exchange," by Anthony M. Santomero and John J. Seater, published in the November 2, 1996 issue of "The Journal of Money, Credit and Banking." He states that the researchers created a mathematical model with a narrow microbanking focus that examined the willingness of consumers to substitute electronic money for traditional paper-based money, and asks how the model can be used to illuminate the problem of persuading households to utilize electronic banking to a greater degree. He mentions that while Europe has adopted a smart card system quicker than the U.S., banks in the U.S. are significantly ahead in networking communications across offices, in using decision software, and in branch automation.
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- 1996
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35. Spreading Waves in a Farmers and Hunter-Gatherers Model of the Neolithic Transition in Europe.
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Kabir, M. H., Mimura, M., and Tsai, J. C.
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HUNTER-gatherer societies ,NEOLITHIC Period ,RADIOCARBON dating ,AGRICULTURE ,MATHEMATICAL models - Abstract
The Neolithic transition began the spread of early agriculture throughout Europe through interactions between farmers and hunter-gatherers about 10,000 years ago. Archeological evidence produced by radiocarbon dating indicates that the expanding velocity of farming is roughly constant all over Europe. Theoretical understanding of such evidence has been performed from mathematical modeling viewpoint. However, the expanding velocity determined by existing modeling approaches is faster than the observed velocity. For understanding this difference, we propose a three-component reaction-diffusion system which consists of two different types of farmers (sedentary and migratory) and hunter-gatherers from the viewpoint of the influence of farming technology. Our purpose is to study the relation between the expanding velocity of farmers and the farming technology parameter (say, γ
). In this paper, we mainly focus on the one-dimensional traveling wave solution with minimal velocity and show that the minimal velocity decreases, as γ increases. This can be compatible with the observed velocity when farming technology is developed. Our results suggest that the reason for the slowdown of the Neolithic transition might be related to the increase in the development of farming technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] - Published
- 2018
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36. Ageing under unequal circumstances: a cross-sectional analysis of the gender and socioeconomic patterning of functional limitations among the Southern European elderly.
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Serrano-Alarcón, Manuel and Perelman, Julian
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AGE distribution ,GERIATRIC assessment ,AGING ,EMPLOYMENT ,HOSPITAL care ,MARITAL status ,MATHEMATICAL models ,HEALTH policy ,MEDICAL referrals ,POVERTY ,PROBABILITY theory ,RETIREMENT ,SEX distribution ,SURVEYS ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,THEORY ,ACTIVITIES of daily living ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,CROSS-sectional method ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Background: In a context of population ageing, it is a priority for planning and prevention to understand the socioeconomic (SE) patterning of functional limitations and its consequences on healthcare needs. This paper aims at measuring the gender and SE inequalities in functional limitations and their age of onset among the Southern European elderly; then, we evaluate how functional status is linked to formal and informal care use. Methods: We used Portuguese, Italian and Spanish data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) of 2011 (n = 9233). We constructed a summary functional limitation score as the sum of two variables: i) Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and ii) Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL). We modelled the functional limitation as a function of age, gender, education, subjective poverty, employment and marital status using multinomial logit models. We then estimated how functional limitation affected informal and formal care demand using negative binomial and logistic models. Results: Women were 2.3 percentage points (pp) more likely to experience severe functional limitation than men, and overcame a 10% probability threshold of suffering from severe limitation around 5 years earlier. Subjective poverty was associated with a 3.1 pp. higher probability of severe functional limitation. Having a university degree reduced the probability of severe functional limitation by 3.5 pp. as compared to none educational level. Discrepancies were wider for the oldest old: women aged 65-79 years old were 3.3 pp. more likely to suffer severe limitations, the excess risk increasing to 15.5 pp. among those older than 80. Similarly, educational inequalities in functional limitation were wider at older ages. Being severely limited was related with a 32.1 pp. higher probability of receiving any informal care, as compared to those moderately limited. Finally, those severely limited had on average 3.2 hospitalization days and 4.6 doctor consultations more, per year, than those without limitations. Conclusion: Functional limitations are unequally distributed, hitting women and the worse-off earlier and more severely, with consequences on care needs. Considering the burden on healthcare systems and families, public health policies should seek to reduce current inequalities in functional limitations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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37. Optimizing suicide and trespass prevention on railways: a problem-solving model from the RESTRAIL project.
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Havârneanu, Grigore M., Burkhardt, Jean-Marie, and Silla, Anne
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RAILROAD accidents ,SUICIDE prevention ,SUICIDE victims ,RAILROAD safety measures ,PREVENTION ,MATHEMATICAL models ,PROBLEM solving ,RAILROADS ,SAFETY ,THEORY - Abstract
Suicides and trespassing accidents result in more than 3800 fatalities in Europe, representing 88% of all fatalities occurring within the EU railway system. This paper presents a problem-solving model, which consists of a multistep approach structuring the analysis of a suicide or trespass-related problem on the railways. First, we present the method used to design, evaluate and improve the problem-solving model. Then we describe the model in detail: it comprises six steps with several subsequent actions, and each action is approached through a checklist of prompting questions and possible answers. At the end, we discuss the added value of this model for decision makers and its usability in the selection of optimal prevention measures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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38. Variation of subclinical psychosis across 16 sites in Europe and Brazil: findings from the multi-national EU-GEI study.
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D'Andrea, Giuseppe, Quattrone, Diego, Malone, Kathryn, Tripoli, Giada, Trotta, Giulia, Spinazzola, Edoardo, Gayer-Anderson, Charlotte, Jongsma, Hannah E, Sideli, Lucia, Stilo, Simona A, La Cascia, Caterina, Ferraro, Laura, Lasalvia, Antonio, Tosato, Sarah, Tortelli, Andrea, Velthorst, Eva, de Haan, Lieuwe, Llorca, Pierre-Michel, Rossi Menezes, Paulo, and Santos, Jose Luis
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SCHIZOTYPAL personality disorder ,ECOLOGY ,RESEARCH funding ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,SEX distribution ,NOMADS ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,AGE distribution ,RESEARCH ,MATHEMATICAL models ,PSYCHOSES ,THEORY ,COMPARATIVE studies ,CANNABIS (Genus) ,SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors ,PHENOTYPES ,DISEASE incidence ,ADVERSE childhood experiences ,EMPLOYMENT - Abstract
Background: Incidence of first-episode psychosis (FEP) varies substantially across geographic regions. Phenotypes of subclinical psychosis (SP), such as psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) and schizotypy, present several similarities with psychosis. We aimed to examine whether SP measures varied across different sites and whether this variation was comparable with FEP incidence within the same areas. We further examined contribution of environmental and genetic factors to SP. Methods: We used data from 1497 controls recruited in 16 different sites across 6 countries. Factor scores for several psychopathological dimensions of schizotypy and PLEs were obtained using multidimensional item response theory models. Variation of these scores was assessed using multi-level regression analysis to estimate individual and between-sites variance adjusting for age, sex, education, migrant, employment and relational status, childhood adversity, and cannabis use. In the final model we added local FEP incidence as a second-level variable. Association with genetic liability was examined separately. Results: Schizotypy showed a large between-sites variation with up to 15% of variance attributable to site-level characteristics. Adding local FEP incidence to the model considerably reduced the between-sites unexplained schizotypy variance. PLEs did not show as much variation. Overall, SP was associated with younger age, migrant, unmarried, unemployed and less educated individuals, cannabis use, and childhood adversity. Both phenotypes were associated with genetic liability to schizophrenia. Conclusions: Schizotypy showed substantial between-sites variation, being more represented in areas where FEP incidence is higher. This supports the hypothesis that shared contextual factors shape the between-sites variation of psychosis across the spectrum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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39. Cultural Competence Interventions in European Healthcare: A Scoping Review.
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De-María, Berta, Topa, Gabriela, and López-González, M. Angeles
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RESEARCH funding ,CULTURAL competence ,MEDICAL care ,EQUALITY ,POPULATION geography ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,MEDLINE ,LITERATURE reviews ,MATHEMATICAL models ,HEALTH equity ,MINORITIES ,THEORY ,CULTURAL pluralism ,PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems - Abstract
Europe is undergoing rapid social change and is distinguished by its cultural superdiversity. Healthcare is facing an increasing need for professionals to adapt to this environment. Thus, the promotion of cultural competence in healthcare has become a priority. However, the training being developed and their suitability for the European context are not well known. The aim of this qualitative study has been to map the scientific literature in order to comprehend the current state of research on this topic. For this purpose, we conducted a systematic scoping review of the empirical publications focused on cultural competence interventions for healthcare professionals in European countries. The search was conducted in eight thematic (PsycINFO, MedLine, and PubPsych) and multidisciplinary databases (Academic Search Ultimate, E-Journals, Scopus, ProQuest, and Web of Science) to identify relevant publications up to 2023. Results were presented qualitatively. Out of the initial 6506 records screened, a total of 63 publications were included. Although the interventions were implemented in 23 different European countries, cultural competence interventions have not been widely adopted in Europe. Significant heterogeneity was observed in the conception and operacionalización of cultural competence models and in the implementation of the interventions. The interventions have mostly aimed at improving healthcare for minority population groups and have focused on the racial and ethnic dimensions of the individual. Future research is needed to contribute to the conceptual development of cultural competence to design programs tailored to European superdiversity. This scoping review has been registered in OSF and is available for consultation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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40. Effective health systems facing pandemic crisis: lessons from COVID-19 in Europe for next emergencies.
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Coccia, Mario and Benati, Igor
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HEALTH systems agencies ,HOSPITAL utilization ,NURSES ,PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience ,MEDICAL technology ,HOSPITAL building design & construction ,CRONBACH'S alpha ,DISEASE management ,HEALTH policy ,INVESTMENTS ,CRISIS intervention (Mental health services) ,PANDEMIC preparedness ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,HOSPITALS ,INFORMATION technology ,HOSPITAL emergency services ,EXPERIENCE ,RESEARCH methodology ,MATHEMATICAL models ,THEORY ,PHYSICIANS ,PUBLIC health ,COVID-19 pandemic ,COVID-19 ,MEDICAL care costs ,REGRESSION analysis ,PREVENTIVE health services - Abstract
Purpose: The investigation goal is the analysis of the relation between healthcare expenditures and other resources, and COVID-19 fatality rates among European countries to design effective health policies for crisis management. Design/methodology/approach: Research methodology is based on descriptive statistics and various parametric methods, also including a linear model of regression to analyze basic relationships of variables under study. Findings: Results show that a lower COVID-19 fatality rate is associated with higher levels of health expenditure (% GDP), of healthcare expenditure per capita, health expenditure in preventive care (% GDP), hospitals per million inhabitants, physicians, nurses, hospital beds and curative acute care beds per 1,000 inhabitants. Regression analysis shows that a 1% increase in healthcare expenditures per capita of countries, it reduces the level of COVID-19 fatality rate by 0.74%. In fact, many countries in Eastern Europe with low healthcare expenditures per capita in 2019 (e.g., Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Latvia, Slovakia, Lithuania, etc.), they have experienced high COVID-19 fatality rates. Instead, a lot of countries in Western Europe, with high healthcare expenditures per capita, such as Germany, Denmark, Austria, and the Netherlands, they had resilient health systems to face pandemic crisis and lower COVID-19 fatality rates. Practical implications: These findings suggest strategies of systematic and continuous investments in healthcare, medical technologies, and ICT infrastructures to support effective health policy of crisis management in countries to face future pandemic crisis and other emergencies in society. Originality/value: The explanation of critical role of high health expenditure (% GDP) and healthcare expenditure per capita to support robust health systems that bolster the resilience in nations to face health emergencies and worldwide crises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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41. Detailed and Averaged Models for a 401-Level MMC–HVDC System.
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Peralta, Jaime, Saad, Hani, Dennetiere, Sébastien, Mahseredjian, Jean, and Nguefeu, Samuel
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VOLTAGE-frequency converters ,HIGH-voltage direct current converters ,MATHEMATICAL models ,ELECTRIC power systems ,ELECTROMAGNETISM ,ELECTRIC potential ,ENERGY conversion - Abstract
Voltage-source-converter (VSC) technologies present a bright opportunity in a variety of fields within the power system industry. New modular multilevel converters (MMCs) are expected to supersede two- and three-level VSC-based technologies for HVDC applications due to their recognized advantages in terms of scalability, performance, and efficiency. The computational burden introduced by detailed modeling of MMC-HVDC systems in electromagnetic-transients (EMT)-type programs complicates the study of transients especially when these systems are integrated into a large network. This paper presents a novel average-value model (AVM) for efficient and accurate representation of a detailed MMC–HVDC system. It also develops a detailed 401-level MMC-HVDC model for validating the AVM and studies the performance of both models when integrated into a large 400-kV transmission system in Europe. The results show that the AVM is significantly more efficient while maintaining its accuracy for the dynamic response of the overall system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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42. The structure of the crust in TESZ area by kriging interpolation.
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Majdański, Mariusz
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PLATE tectonics ,SEISMIC prospecting ,GEODYNAMICS ,INTERPOLATION ,PRECAMBRIAN ,MATHEMATICAL models - Abstract
A precise 3D model of the crust is necessary to start any tectonic or geodynamic interpretation. It is also essential for seismic interpretations of structures lying below as well as for correct analysis of shallow structures using reflection seismics. During the last decades, a number of wide-angle refraction experiments were performed on the territory of central and eastern Europe (POLONAISE'97, CELEBRATION 2000, SUDETES 2003), resulting in many high quality 2D models. It is an interesting and complicated transition zone between Precambrian and Palaeozoic Platforms. This paper presents 3D model of the velocity distribution in the crust and upper mantle interpolated from 2D models of the structure along 33 profiles. The obtained model extends to a depth of 50 km and accurately describes the main features of the crustal structures of Poland and surrounding areas. Different interpolation techniques (Kriging, linear) are compared to assure maximum precision. The final model with estimated uncertainty is an interesting reference of the area for other studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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43. Simultaneous Clearing of Energy and Reserves in Multi-Area Markets Under Mixed Pricing Rules.
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Vlachos, Andreas G. and Biskas, Pandelis N.
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MARKET power ,ELECTRIC utility costs ,LINEAR complementarity problem ,SUPPLY & demand ,MATHEMATICAL models ,ELECTRIC utility laws - Abstract
The integration of the spot electricity markets in Europe shall lead to multi-area power exchanges that will substitute the local markets. In such scheme, market prices are affected by physical (e.g., network) constraints, yet they should sometimes follow regulatory policy rules, which do not necessarily reflect or depend on physical characteristics. In some cases, complex pricing rules should be implemented, which impose price discrimination for supply and demand entities within the same area. The methodology presented in this paper enables the balancing of supply and demand in a multi-area market considering energy and reserve bids, under complex pricing rules, which mix energy and reserve prices. A demand bid corresponds to the whole cost a demand entity is willing to pay for its participation in the energy market, including the cost for the procurement of the necessary reserves. The approach attains price integration of energy and reserves markets, simultaneous settlement of energy and reserves, and significant decrease of the payments through the uplift accounts. The main principle is the formulation of a mixed complementarity problem for the system equilibrium conditions, in which supply and demand are associated to explicitly or implicitly defined prices, which may be different even in the same zone. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2011
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44. Future wave climate over the west-European shelf seas.
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Zacharioudaki, Anna, Pan, Shunqi, Simmonds, Dave, Magar, Vanesa, and Reeve, Dominic
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CLIMATE change ,WAVES (Physics) ,CONTINENTAL shelf ,GLOBAL warming ,STATISTICS ,MATHEMATICAL models ,SENSITIVITY analysis - Abstract
In this paper, we investigate changes in the wave climate of the west-European shelf seas under global warming scenarios. In particular, climate change wind fields corresponding to the present (control) time-slice 1961-2000 and the future (scenario) time-slice 2061-2100 are used to drive a wave generation model to produce equivalent control and scenario wave climate. Yearly and seasonal statistics of the scenario wave climates are compared individually to the corresponding control wave climate to identify relative changes of statistical significance between present and future extreme and prevailing wave heights. Using global, regional and linked global-regional wind forcing over a set of nested computational domains, this paper further demonstrates the sensitivity of the results to the resolution and coverage of the forcing. It suggests that the use of combined forcing from linked global and regional climate models of typical resolution and coverage is a good option for the investigation of relative wave changes in the region of interest of this study. Coarse resolution global forcing alone leads to very similar results over regions that are highly exposed to the Atlantic Ocean. In contrast, fine resolution regional forcing alone is shown to be insufficient for exploring wave climate changes over the western European waters because of its limited coverage. Results obtained with the combined global-regional wind forcing showed some consistency between scenarios. In general, it was shown that mean and extreme wave heights will increase in the future only in winter and only in the southwest of UK and west of France, north of about 44-45° N. Otherwise, wave heights are projected to decrease, especially in summer. Nevertheless, this decrease is dominated by local wind waves whilst swell is found to increase. Only in spring do both swell and local wind waves decrease in average height. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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45. A new relational method for smoothing and projecting age specific fertility rates: TOPALS.
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de Beer, Joop
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STATISTICAL smoothing ,AGE factors in human reproduction ,FERTILITY ,SPLINE theory ,MATHEMATICAL models - Abstract
Age-specific fertility rates can be smoothed using parametric models or splines. Alternatively a relational model can be used which relates the age profile to be fitted or projected to a standard age schedule. This paper introduces TOPALS (tool for projecting age patterns using linear splines), a new relational method that is less dependent on the choice of the standard age schedule than previous methods. TOPALS models the relationship between the age-specific fertility rates to be fitted and the standard age schedule by a linear spline. This paper uses TOPALS for smoothing fertility age profiles for 30 European countries. The use of TOPALS to create scenarios of the future level and age pattern of fertility is illustrated by applying the method to project future fertility rates for six European countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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46. Innovation and competitive advantages from the integration of strategic aspects with social and environmental management in European firms.
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Wagner, Marcus
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BUSINESS enterprises ,REGRESSION analysis ,MATHEMATICAL models ,INTERNATIONAL economic integration ,SOCIOECONOMICS ,ENVIRONMENTAL management ,ENVIRONMENTAL engineering ,BUSINESS intelligence - Abstract
This paper analyses the nature and details of the association that the integration of social and environmental considerations with corporate strategy has for different competitive advantages and innovation activities at the firm level. Its objective is to answer the question as to whether a positive link exists between integration and the effects of environmental and social performance on these different dimensions of economic performance. The question of the specific form of this relationship is also raised. These questions are analysed using cluster analysis and regression models. Results are presented for four different dimensions of competitive advantage, and for two types of innovation activity. These raise the possibility that the process of integration is more important for bringing about a positive link than a resulting integration type. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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47. Innovative and collaborative industrial mathematics in Europe.
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Hjorth, Poul G.
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APPLIED mathematics ,INDUSTRIAL applications ,MATHEMATICAL optimization ,MATHEMATICAL models - Abstract
This paper presents a brief review of how industrial mathematics, inspired by the Oxford Study Group activity, organized itself in Europe, gave rise to the European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry, the series of European Study Groups with Industry, and to new modes of productive contacts between industry and applied mathematicians in academia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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48. Efficient pan-European river flood hazard modelling through a combination of statistical and physical models.
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Paprotny, Dominik, Morales-Nápoles, Oswaldo, and Jonkman, Sebastiaan N.
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FLOOD damage ,RIVERS ,RIVER ecology ,MATHEMATICAL models - Abstract
Flood hazard is being analysed with ever-more complex models on national, continental and global scales. In this paper we investigate an alternative, simplified approach, which combines statistical and physical models in order to carry out flood mapping for Europe. Estimates of extreme river discharges made using a Bayesian Network-based model from a previous study are employed instead of rainfall-runoff models. Those data provide flood scenarios for simulation of water flow in European rivers with a catchment area above 100 km
2 . The simulations are performed using a one-dimensional steady-state hydraulic model and the results are post-processed using geographical information system (GIS) software in order to derive flood zones. This approach is validated by comparison with Joint Research Centre's (JRC) pan-European map and five local flood studies from different countries. Overall, both our and JRC's maps have similar performance in recreating flood zones of local maps. The simplified approach achieved similar level of accuracy, while substantially reducing the computational time. The paper also presents the summarized results from the flood hazard maps, including future projections. We find that relatively small changes in flood hazard are observed (increase of flood zones area by 2–4 %). However, when current flood protection standards are taken into account, there is a sharp increase in flood-prone area in the future (28–38 % for a 1000 year return period). This is because in many parts of Europe river discharge with the same return period is projected to increase in the future, thus making the protection standards insufficient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2017
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49. Red Soma&Psy: 3 models of integration in mental health care. Conceptualization and practical experiences.
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Nebot, Francesc Arrufat, Rojas-Urrego, Alejandro, and Molina, Lluís San
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MENTAL health services ,MEDICAL practice ,MENTAL health policy ,COMMUNITY policing ,MATHEMATICAL models - Abstract
Integral attention in practice: In this paper three models of successful integration of mental health and experiences in the form of case studies, three relevant institutions will be presented in the field of mental health and integrated within the Soma & Psy network: the Hospital Consortium of Vic, the Fondation de Nant (Suïssa) and the Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Deu. Today, mental health is an emerging social need. Mental disorders are a wide range of situations of varying importance and gravity affecting every year almost 20% of the population. In this regard, WHO brand as an objective in its Action Plan on Mental that 80% of countries have developed or updated their mental health policies in accordance with international and regional human rights instruments Health 2020. A model of care for mental health problems, implies the existence of a number of community, hospital, health and social services that are managed holistically based on a specific territory or betting the three institutions. However, the application of a particular model is not always easy and you have to deal with resistance and many obstacles. Each of the institutions will present greater challenges and difficulties which have been found to implement a model of integration in mental health. Description of the paper: The Consortium of Vic Hositalari detail the geographical context of the region Osona, the story of Vic Health Consortium, as well as inclusion in the Comprehensive System Salut d'Osona. Also, the problem of a fragmented mental health care will be addressed and how it has been overcome with an assistance model quality health standards, health and mental health partner who attends a reference population of 160,000 people. From the Fondation de Nant, founded in 1943, the service young, adults and the elderly, as well as its commitment to proximity, accessibility and stigmatizing offered will be addressed. The focus is marked by a humanistic spirit to their beneficiaries and their collaborators. In the Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Deu is remarkable the evolution of the organization, founded in 1854, and addressing the synergies that have been created in recent years between physical health and mental health to provide the health center of a health model comprehensive and open to the community. The health park serves a reference population of over five million people. Results: The greatest impacts and outcomes of the three institutions will be presented in the form of case studies. The Vic Hospital Consortium will present the impact of the Integrat System Salut Osona focused on the needs of the patient as well as the changes that have occurred in Osona from the implementation of the Strategic Plan de Salut Mental in Osona. From the Fondation de Nant the result of networking and the impact of a conceptual model of integration based on proximity, accessibility and stigmatizing will be displayed. From the experience of six years of the inclusion of four-bed child and adolescent psychiatry in a pediatric service and rich experience of liaison with the same service they will be evoked the teachings of this form of integration and whys accent since the notion of link with broader than those traditionally invoked meanings. From the Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Deu major transformations in recent decades entity will be addressed in line with changes in mental health policies in Europe, specifically in Spain and Catalunya. Also, if the start of the guards at the general hospital psychiatry with other medical specialties will be detailed. Previously these guards were realized in the acute inpatient unit. Featured: The field of mental health should be an example of care model: integrated, territorially-based, community-oriented, managed by various by establishing partnerships between various actors in a territory. Conclusion: A comprehensive health model is complex, but only through mainstreaming, shared practices, territorially and focused on the patient can move toward better mental health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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50. Stochastic Volatility With an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Process: An Extension.
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Schöbel, Rainer and Jianwei Zhu
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MARKET volatility ,MATHEMATICAL models ,STOCHASTIC processes ,RATE of return on stocks ,OPTIONS (Finance) - Abstract
In this paper, we reexamine and extend the stochastic volatility model of Stein and Stein (S&S) (1991) where volatility follows a mean-reverting Omstein--Uhlenbeck process. Using Fourier inversion techniques we are able to allow for correlation between instantaneous volatilities and the underlying stock returns. A closed-form pricing solution for European options is derived and some numerical examples are given. In addition, we discuss the boundary behaviour of the instantaneous volatility at v(t) = 0 and show that S&S do not work with an absolute value process of volatility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1999
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