This open access book is the first published guide about how to analyse data produced by the EQ-5D, one of the most widely used Patient Reported Outcomes questionnaires world wide. The authors provide practical, clear and comprehensive guidance in five concise chapters. Followin…
Risk management in banking operations is a popular topic among researchers in the fields of management and banking. Due to developments in technology, research on financial technology has also become a hot topic. Banks and financial technology companies (fintechs) need to learn …
Since the topic of improving data quality has not been addressed for the U.S. defense cost estimating discipline beyond changes in public policy, the goal of the study was to close this gap and provide empirical evidence that supports expanding options to improve software cost e…
Across postsecondary education in the United States, women continue to be underrepresented in executive-level leadership roles, in contrast to the fact that women earn the majority of degrees at all levels. This underrepresentation is notable in the context of Christian higher e…
Sports analytics applies mathematical and statistical concepts to making relevant and efficient choices for proper club management in finances and performance in the field. This study models a technique to evaluate player performance based on games they have been involved with p…
Background: Referred odontogenic pain (RP) is a phenomenon that is seen regularly in dentistry and it is not extensively understood. It can make formulating a proper diagnosis difficult and its presence can lead to inappropriate treatment.
Refracturing of existing horizontal multistage wells has increased over the past decade in the oil industry. This work aims to investigate all the refracturing operations in the most active shale plays in the united states (Bakken, Niobrara, Marcellus, Permian, Eagle Ford, Barne…
History provides context for the present. In the same way, past user interactions provide context for present explorations. This thesis investigates ways to reify user interaction history to address emerging challenges in the design and programming of human-data interfaces.
This thesis reports on a study undertaken in two Church of England primary schools, which engaged priests and headteachers in the practice of paired theological reflection. It employed an experiential methodology with two distinct strands; a research method based on the ‘Doing T…
The highly redshifted, sky-averaged spectrum from neutral hydrogen’s 21-cm line is a promising probe of the history of the Universe after the release of the cosmic microwave background and prior to the reionization of the Universe by the first generations of compact sources. It …
The city of Birmingham and its schools have experienced a tumultuous history – from a school system born out of deep-rooted segregation and racist policy, to one disrupted and transformed by the relentless and heroic efforts of Civil Rights leaders. Ensuing decades within the sc…
Inpatient falls are a serious cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries among patients of all ages leading to disability and stillness. The post-fall treatment comes with rising medical costs and a stressful recovery phase. The present assessment tools align with analyzing causes of…
Network Proxies and Virtual Private Networks (VPN) are tools that are used every day to facilitate various business functions. However, they have gained popularity amongst unintended userbases as tools that can be used to hide mask identities while using websites and web-service…
Ridesharing is a shared vehicle service with the potential to meet the growing travel demand due to population increase, economic growth, and shortage in transportation infrastructure capacity. Compared to the current system of predominantly using personal vehicles, ridesharing …
The advances in information and communication technology (ICT), particularly in the last few years, have influenced teaching and learning activities across educational institutions. There has also been an increase in research studies that explore how students and teachers intera…
Döviz kuru oynaklığının uluslararası ticaretle olan ilişkisi 1973 yılında Bretton Woods Sisteminin çökmesinden beri ekonomistler için önemli bir soru olmuştur. Bu konuda yapılmış olan birçok çalışma olmasına rağmen, döviz kuru oynaklığının ihracat veya ithalata olan etkisi üzeri…
The volume of information generated by healthcare providers is growing at a relatively high speed. This tremendous growth has created a gap between knowledge and clinical practice that experts say could be narrowed with the proper use of healthcare data to guide clinical decisio…
Applying data mining techniques on medical databases which contain un-structured and semi-structured data is a challenging task. It is not only due to the complexity of such databases but also due to the characteristics of the medical domain. This thesis describes how multiple l…
The goal of this dissertation is to present a thorough analysis of the current relation between television and politics in Italy, with a special emphasis on the circulation of political communication through entertainment genres. Specifically talk shows, parody news and reality …