Computational models provide essential quantitative tools for assessing and predicting the health performance of physical systems. However, high-fidelity are rarely used in real-time operations or large optimization loops, due to their time-intensive nature. A common approach improving computational efficiency prognosis is employ surrogate models. Such can significantly decrease computation tim...

Multivariate surrogate endpoints can improve the efficiency of drug development process, but their evaluation raises many challenges. Recently, so-called individual causal association (ICA) has been introduced for validation purposes in causal-inference paradigm. The ICA is a function partially identifiable correlation matrix (R) and, hence, it cannot be estimated without making untestable assu...

supportive organizational culture for knowledge management can vouch for successful implementation of knowledge management. in the case of lacking this kind of supportive culture, the organizational culture is one of the obstacles which can lead the implementation of knowledge management to full failure and waste of organizational assets. in this research, a framework based on fmcdm was utilize...

dibutyl phthalate (dbp) is a phthalic acid ester and is widely used in polymeric products to make them more flexible. dbp is found in almost every plastic material and is believed to be persistent in the environment. various analytical methods have been used to measure dbp in different matrices. considering the ubiquitous nature of dbp, the most important challenge in dbp analyses is the contam...

The performance of a diffuser in a pump stage depends on its configuration and placement within the stage. The influence of vane shape on the hydrodynamic performance of a diffuser has been studied. The goal of this effort has been to improve the performance of a pump stage by optimizing the shape of the diffuser vanes. The shape of the vanes was defined using Bezier curves and circular arcs. S...

This paper aims at emphasizing the importance of establishing a Project Management (PM) system in Technology Transfer (TT) processes and developing a conceptual framework for it. TT is an important process in Technology Management affairs for all enterprises.  Most of the time, lack of a particular concentration on technical, commercial and legal aspects of TT process, leads to mismanagement of...

Given the importance of care centers in helping with the children’s developmental processes, the management style and model employed therein becomes crucial in terms of its effectiveness. To define a framework for effective management in child care centers, a set of 163 articles/documents was reviewed and 55 of them, meeting the predetermined criteria, were identified. By synthesizing the findi...