The operational performance of container ports has received more and more attentions in both academic and practitioner circles, the performance evaluation and process improvement of container ports have also been the focus of several studies. In this paper, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), an effective tool for relative efficiency assessment, is utilized for measuring the performances and bench...

Empirical tests of resource-intensification models argue for diminishing foraging efficiency among hunter–gatherers in California over the past 2000 years (Basgall, 1987, Research in Economic Anthropology 9, 21–52; Broughton, 1994a, Journal of Archaeological Science 21, 501–514; 1994b, Journal of Anthropological Anthropology 13, 371–401). The evidence for this long-term trajectory consists of d...

in the present study an attempt has been made to use a non-parametric method data envelopment analysis (dea) for assessing source-wise and operation-wise the technical efficiency (te) and return-to-scale (rts) for paddy production in four zones of the state of punjab, india. the results were then compared to corresponding ones already obtained from a parametric method (cobb-douglas production f...

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu (TÜBİTAK) tarafından oluşturulan “Üniversitelerin Alan Bazlı Yetkinlik Analizi” çalışması esas alınarak, Ankara Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi için anabilim dalı öğretim üyesi yetkinlik analizlerinin yapılması amaçlanmıştır.Yöntem: Çalışma kapsamında, yayın, atıf projelere ilişkin veriler 2018-2020 dönemi baz alınmıştır. ...

Training clinical users to effectively and efficiently use and integrate the EMR into their workflow is one of the most important aspects of a successful implementation. Appropriate training and use facilitates achieving the benefits of quality, safety and efficiency in providing care. In their absence, these benefits are likely to suffer. Here we discuss the challenges, learning and innovative...

In this research, a Surrogate-Based Optimization (SBO) method is coupled with reanalysis techniques to improve the computational efficiency during optimization even further. The reanalysis techniques are used to speed up a reduction and a substructuring method, Craig-Bampton, which is utilized at the analysis step of the proposed SBO strategy. This strategy is suitable for solving problems wher...

OBJECTIVE This article describes the use of a personal digital assistant (PDA) as a projection device for PowerPoint presentations. CONCLUSION Advances in hardware and software have made PDA devices capable of storing, accessing, retrieving, and sharing data, and their use is becoming increasingly evident in the health care arena. In this article, I describe a use for the PDA that will furthe...

The problem of object recognition in images is a hard problem frequently found in industrial and academic application. This work presents the application of an extension of the Compact Genetic Algorithm (emCGA) to three problems of object recognition in real images. Results are compared with an exhaustive search algorithm and another CGA. Results suggested the efficiency of emCGA for this probl...