简介:Asthepaceofurbanizationisaccelerating,increasingamountoffloodplainhasbeenprojectedasthefuturecities.Subsequently,urbanfloodingisbeingstudiedbyglobalemergencymanagementexportsduetoitsincreasinglysignificantimpactonus.Someexistingresearchonfloodingemergencymanagementbasedonthecase-basedreasoning(CBR)methodhavemadetremendousprogress,buttheurbanfloodingcasewithitsstratifieddatacharacteristicsisrequiredanewmethodologywhichisdifferentfromtheonesappliedtoflashfloods.So,basedonthecase-basedreasoning(CBR)method,thispaperproposedaCPIE-CBRmodelwithfourlayers,classificationfiltration,punctiformsimilarity,intervalsimilarityandentropyweightmethod,tocalculatethecasesimilarityamongtheurbanfloodingcasewithstratifieddatacharacteristics.ThenwecarryoutthenumericalsimulationwiththerealdataaboutChinaandconductsomecomparisonwithoriginalwayssothatweobservethevalidityandefficiencyofourmodelintheend.
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简介:Thispaperconsidersaworst-caseinvestmentoptimizationproblemwithdelayforafundmanagerwhoisinacrash-threatenedfinancialmarket.Drivenbyexistingofcapitalinflow/outflowrelatedtohistoryperformance,weinvestigatetheoptimalinvestmentstrategiesundertheworst-casescenarioandthestochasticcontrolframeworkwithdelay.Thefinancialmarketisassumedtobeeitherinanormalstate(crash-free)orinacrashstate.InthenormalstatethepricesofriskyassetsbehaveasgeometricBrownianmotion,andinthecrashstatethepricesofriskyassetssuddenlydropbyacertainrelativeamount,whichinducestoadroppingofthetotalwealthrelativetothatofcrash-freestate.Weobtaintheordinarydifferentialequationssatisfiedbytheoptimalinvestmentstrategiesandtheoptimalvaluefunctionsunderthepowerandexponentialutilities,respectively.Finally,anumericalsimulationisprovidedtoillustratethesensitivityoftheoptimalstrategieswithrespectivetothemodelparameters.
简介:Waardenburgsyndromeisararediseasecharacterizedbysensorineuraldeafnessinassociationwithpigmentarydefects.Dependingonadditionalsymptoms,WShavebeenclassifiedintofourtypes.Waardenburgsyndrometype4,alsocalledasWaardenburgShahSyndromeisaveryrarecongenitaldisorderwithastoundingvariableclinicalexpression,characterizedbypigmentaryabnormalitiesofthehair(Awhiteforelockofhair,prematuregraying)andpigmentarychangesoftheirissuchasheterochromiaorhomochromiairides,sensorineuraldeafnessandHirschsprungdisease.ThreegeneshavebeenbestowedsofarinconsociationwithEDNRB,EDN3,andSOX10genes.ThepatternofinheritanceismultifariouswiththeSOX10mutationaffiliationwithautosomaldominantinheritancewhereastheEDNRBandEDN3genesarepasseddowninanautosomallyrecessivepattern.
简介:ThisresearchexaminesEnglishteachingandlearningatMadrasasinBangladesh.ThisstudyemploysaqualitativeapproachandattemptstoidentifytheproblemsintheprogramsthatdebarfromachievingexpectedEnglishlearningoutcome.Weconductedasemi-structuredinterviewwithinterviewees,includingrelevantMadrasateachers,trainers,traineeteachers,Educationofficers,andEnglishresourcepersonsatNationalAcademyforEducationalManagement(NAEM),DhakaTeachers’TrainingCollege(TTC),andBangladeshMadrasaTeachers’TrainingInstitute(BMTTI)locatedinDhaka.WefoundthatteachertrainingforEnglishlanguagelearningisurgentlyrequired.CurriculumandsyllabusinEnglishneedtobemadethefocusonfourskills—reading,writing,speaking,andlistening.Leadingedgetechnologyisidentifiedasanindispensableitemforlearners.TherecruitingsystemofEnglishteachersneedstobereformed.ThebestpracticewouldbetaggedittoBangladeshPublicServiceCommission(BPSC),soastogeteffectiveandqualifiedteachers.Thisstudyidentifiedthesupervisoryandadministrativedeficiencies.Toimprovemonitoring,supervisionprocesses,student-friendlyMadrasaadministration,andMadrasamanagingcommitteeisaninstrumental.
简介:Chronicinflammatorydemyelinatingpolyneuropathy(CIDP)isaprogressiveautoimmunedisorderthattargetsperipheralnerves.Itcommonlypresentswithmotor-predominantdysfunctionandenlargementofcranialnerves.Withregardstohearingloss,afewcasesofsensorineurallosshavebeendescribed.WepresentanovelcaseofconductivehearinglosscausedbyamassonthetympanicsegmentofthefacialnerveinthesettingofCIDP.
简介:TheaimofthisstudyistoreviewtheexistenceevidenceofInformalCross-BorderTrade’s(ICBT)impacttotheTanzaniaeconomyandsuggeststrategicpolicyrecommendationstoGovernment,RegionalEconomicCommunities,andDevelopmentPartnersonthebestapproachinaddressingtheissueofICBTinTanzaniawithitsfour-selectedborderregionandneighboringcountrieswithinEastAfricanCommunity(EAC).Theobjectivehasbeenattainedbyidentifyingfactorscontributingtotheexistence&riseofICBTandbydoinganalysisonthegeneralcharacteristicsofICBTanditstrendinselectedborderregionswheretheissueofICBTiscrucial.Finally,thisarticlesuggestspolicymeasuresthataimatreducingincreasenumberoftradebarriers,i.e.,Non-TariffsBarriers(NTBs)henceincreasethegrowthofformaltradesectorandwidenmoretradeopportunitiesintheregionandattheglobalmarket.
简介:ThispaperpresentsanopportunityforenergymanagementwithanintegratedphotovoltaicandwindfarmfortheenergyandeconomicaspectsofthecommercialarealocatedinPutrajaya.Theenergyeconomyaccessionconformingtothewindspeed,temperature,solarirradiation,andenergyconsumptiononadailybasisistakenintoconsideration.Designanalysisisdonethroughtheindustrystandardnumericaltool.Fromtheresultanalysis,therecommendedratioofrenewableshareminimizingstresstotheelectricgridisproposed.Accordingtothesolutionsobtainedfromthenumericaldesigntool,photovoltaicisrecommendedtobemoreenergyefficientandeconomicallyviableincomparisonofthefullycrowdedwindfarm.Fromtheproposedsolutions,thephotovoltaicisabletoprovide51%oftheenergyconsumedanditcostsRM0.365perkW/h.
简介:ConsideringtheimportantchangesintheSwissenergysector,especiallyinrenewableenergy(RE)technologies,newrevenuepossibilitiesforsmallandmediumsizedenterprises(SMEs)emerge.However,theadaptionofRE-technologiesforSwissenterprisesreliesontangiblefinancialreturns,basedoncomplexcalculations.Thisarticleanalysesbusinessopportunities(BOs)ofeightSwissSMEsconsideringthenetpresentvalueofRE-investmentsinanuncertaineconomicenvironment.WeidentifytwoprofitableBOsforSwissSMEsandthreewhicharenotprofitable.Further,thearticledemonstratesthattheprofitabilityofsuchinvestmentsremainsmostlypositiveevenundereconomicuncertainties.SurprisinglytheprofitabilitydoesnotchangesignificantlyiftheSMEreceivesasubsidyornot.ThesupportinstrumentoftheSwissGovernmenthasnotaponderousimpactonthedecisiontoinvestinRE-technologiesornot.Therefore,thearticleemphasizestheimportanceofincludingSMEintheSwissattempttodecentralizetheenergymarket.
简介:Attentiontotechnologicalinnovationisfocusedonthebeliefthataestheticinnovationcanbeeitherfacilitatedorinhibitedwithinthisopeninnovationsettingwherelimitedprotectionanddynamicknowledgeflowsoccurringacrossorganizations.TheclothingindustryinItalywaschosenasatargetcontext,becausemanyinnovativepioneeringmediumsizedenterprises(MSEs)wereoperatingintheindustryandwedecidedtoadoptaresearchmethodologybasedontheuseofaqualitativeanalysisofbusinesscases.ThedatawerecollectedinthreeregionsofItaly:EmiliaRomagna,Marche,Umbriavisitinginvestigatedcompaniesoversixyears(2010-2017).Fromapartofthenecessityofdeeporganizationalengagementwithintegratedstakeholders,theresultsimplythatfirmschooseamultiplestakeholdersintegrationstrategywithparticularattentiontosupplysiderelationshipsinthesensethattheyvaryintheiropennesstowardsup-streamsupplychain.
简介:Thisstudyupdatesthesourceofinnovationtheoriesbyinvestigatingtherelationshipbetweendemand-andsupply-driveninnovationthroughastudyofafreshChinesecaseofAlipaycreditrentingplatform.Basedontheprimarydatacollectedviainterviewandfocusgroupdiscussion,aswellasthesecondarydatafromthecompany’swebsiteandmediareport,threemainfindingswereobtained.Firstofall,fromthiscase,weidentifyanunseparatedrelationshipbetweendemand-andsupply-driveninnovationandproblemsarosewhenonesideisisolatedandnotgivenfullattention.Thisaddsnewinsightstotheresearchonthesourceofinnovation.Secondly,weproposethatblueoceanstrategicalframeworkcanhelpconnectthedemandsidewiththesupplysidesandfacilitatetheinnovation.Thisprovidessomemanagerialguidelinestodealwiththechallengesasobservedinthiscase.Lastly,thispaperanalyzesthisnewrentingmodel(Alipaycreditrentingplatform)frombothlessorsandlessees’perspectives,representingthefirststudytoinvestigatethecreditrentingmarketsystematically.