To predict the profitability of a customer, today’s firms have to practice Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) computation. Different approaches are proposed in the last ten years to analyze the complex customer phenomenon. One of them is Markov Decision Process (MDP) model. The class of Markov Models is an effective and a flexibility decision model. Whereas the use of MDP model is limited by its ass...

This paper investigates the relationship between metropolitan area growth, inequality, and segregation by income across neighborhoods. I propose a simple model based on the notion that rising income inequality creates housing market pressure leading to residential segregation by income. However, because different income groups live in different types of houses, the housing stock must change if ...

Middle convolutions introduced by Katz [Kz] and extensions and restrictions introduced by Yokoyama [Yo] give interesting operations on Fuchsian systems on the Riemann sphere. They are invertible and under them the solutions of the systems are transformed by integral transformations and the correspondence of their monodromy groups is concretely described (cf. [Ko4], [Ha], [HY], [DR2], [HF], [O2]...

Children with Smith-Magenis Syndrome (SMS) exhibit deficits in adaptive behavior but systematic studies using objective measures are lacking. This descriptive study assessed adaptive functioning in 19 children with SMS using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS). Maladaptive behavior was examined through parent questionnaires and the Childhood Autism Rating Scale. Cognitive functioning w...

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The accuracy of the National Research Council 2.1 m cesium beam frequency standard has been re-evaluated using the two NRC hydrogen masers as stable comparison standards. At the time of re-evaluation, the various uncertainties gave rise to an error limit of :!:3.8 x 10-12, with a most probable value of :!:1.5 x 10-12 if they were assumed to be random. Mter application of all corrections, the ag...

Monitoring task performance is crucial in team work in order to ensure equal participation of all team members. However, it may be difficult to implement due to team dynamism. One of the approaches that can be adopted when monitoring group work relies on measuring efficiency of each task performed by the team members. Thus, this paper aims to demonstrate application of Value Stream Mapping (VSM...