Hospitals in the United States find it difficult to meet patient demand in a timely manner. They look for solutions that would better allow them to manage patient flow, and at the same time avoid allocating more resources than necessary. This research has two main objectives. Th…
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While much of the contemporary quantitative research in intra-state conflicts focuses on explaining the causes of these conflicts using large-N studies, these models have limited forecasting power, i.e., they cannot be used in making predictions about whether or not an intra-sta…
Among cerebral disorders, brain aneurysm (BA) is distinguished by tragic and serious neurological complications. The ballooning of brain arteries is a common pathology at all ages and associated with high mortality and morbidity rates. Recent BA related studies in medical and en…
A new localized smoothing filter based on the least squares is proposed in this study. It has been found the use of an appropriate smoothing method is critical to the success of numerical prediction of separating flow problems with nonlinear turbulence models. The new smoothing …
It is crucial that modern industrial plants maintain a safe environment in which processes can run efficiently. To achieve this, processes are being monitored via sensors and associated alarms. Data obtained through the monitoring system is displayed to human operators who must …
Construction disputes are recognised as unpleasant for diverting valuable and limited project resources from the overall aim of project management. A model predicting the occurrence of construction disputes is desirable in this case. Prediction dictates sufficient understanding …
Low back pain is one of the most common health problems globally, having significant impact on individuals, community, and health care system. Lumbar Spine Surgery (LSS) is usually considered a treatment of low back pain when conservative management fails. Studies are lacking to…
Examined within the I3 ("I-cubed") theoretical framework (Finkel et al., 2012), neuropsychological measures of executive function were tested as predictors of violence in veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan within 6 months post-deployment. Substantial deficits in executive function…
There is growing evidence that outbreaks of several water-related diseases are potentially predictable by using satellite derived macro-scale environmental variables. This research addresses cholera, which one of the most prevalent water-related infections in the tropical region…
Building an accurate and reliable model for prediction for different application domains, is one of the most significant challenges in knowledge discovery and data mining. This thesis focuses on building and enhancing a generic predictive model for estimating a future value by e…
This study aims at developing and integrating a clinical decision support tool that involves accessing electronic health record data, preprocessing datasets from the electronic health record, and applying machine learning algorithms to the data to predict the possibility of a pa…
Depression increases the risk of suicide death and non-fatal suicide attempt. Between 2 - 6% of persons with depression will die by suicide and 25 - 31% of persons with depression will make a non-fatal suicide attempt during their lifetime. Despite the strong association between…
To guarantee sufficient electricity supply for its highest demands, many regional organizations surcharge their customers during coincident peaks (CPs), a time of highest demand across the system or region of interest. Therefore, the accurate prediction of these coincident peaks…