Statement of the Problem. This study identified characteristics of Saudian diplomats useful in assignment to appropriate levels in the Foreign Ministry. At present, the Ministry uses a general assignment policy for employees. However, an objective policy specifically oriented to…
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Markov Decision Process (MDP) is a discrete-time state-transition system suited to progressive decision making for models with uncertain elements. The impact of it has been significant in the fields of operations management in recent times. This thesis aims to find an optimal po…
The main aim of this thesis is to generate different simulation modeling scenarios for performing inspection operations on different Federal Aviation Administration facilities. Different combinations of aircraft and routes are initiated to design different scenarios for performi…
The purpose of this study was to compare four projection models with respect to precision of projecting enrollment and teaching staff demand at the preparatory school level in Libya. These models included the Asian, the Markov-chain, the simple-linear regression, and the Libyan.…
For the linear statistical models there are several methods available to estimate the variance components. The study of these methods when the data is unbalanced is not an easy task, because these methods yield estimators with intractable expressions for their variances, biases …
Spline smoothing is a popular technique for creating maps of a spatial phenomenon. Most smoothers use the Euclidean metric to measure the distance between data. This approach is flawed since the distances between points in the domain as experienced by the objects within the doma…
The present work reviews the concept of values in the theory of games with particular reference to political games. A model based on the Shapley value concept is developed and applied to simulated and practical voting situations. In particular it is shown how numerical expressio…
This thesis constructs a detailed anatomy of poverty in Metropolitan Manila,Philippines, by critically examining and comparing a) the government's officialstatistics, b) alternatives to the official statistics offered by NGOs and academicresearchers, and c) the results of an ori…
This thesis seeks to better understand the nature of, and relationships between knowledge, data and information. The context selected for this work was clinical practice in the UK National Health Service (NHS) beginning with the generation and use of clinical knowledge. The thes…
The presented thesis investigates the identification of burst locations in water distribution systems (WDS) by analysis of field and simulation experimental data. This required the development of a new hybrid method of burst detection and sizing, and also a burst location identi…
Natural fibres are increasingly being considered as the reinforcement for polymer matrix composites as they are perceived to be sustainable being a renewable resource. However, they suffer from higher variability in mechanical properties and concerns about their long-term durabi…
Over the past decades technological developments have both changed and increased human in influence on the marine environment. We now have greater potential than ever before to introduce disturbance and deplete marine resources. Two of the issues currently under public scrutiny …
The research is concerned with the development and implementation of statistical techniques by using approximations to marginal likelihood of ranks.
Development has been studied as a project pursued by imperialist nations to strengthen the social and economic order of empire and to curb communism. It was deployed just as frequently, however, in sovereign spaces. This project examines the efforts of the Italian intellectuals …
This thesis presents three statistical projects on clinical trial design, climate projections and air pollution assessment. The first project is related to clinical trial phase I/II design. The objective in phase I/II is to find the optimal dose for treating patients. However, t…
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…
Advances in technology and science have spurred an increasing accumulation of complex data sources, leading modern researchers into a diverse present- day data revolution. The new tenor of data collection has created a two-part problem: historical models are often not malleable …
This study sought to achieve an understanding of the historical background of poverty in South Africa in order to establish the context wherein the strategies that have been put in place to deal with this issue occur. These strategies, then, needed to be defined and their effect…
Extreme heat is one of the most important pathways illustrating the connection between climate and human health, including in temperate areas such as the Pacific Northwest. Moreover, climate change is expected to exacerbate this important public health issue. This research has t…