Social media response to catastrophic events, such as natural disasters or terrorist attacks, has received a lot of attention. However, social media are also extremely important in the context of planned events, such as fairs, exhibits, festivals, as they play an essential role in communicating them to fans, interest groups, and the general population. These kinds of events are geo-localized wi...

Root cause analysis (RCA) is a recommended practice in retrospectives and cause–effect diagram (CED) is a commonly recommended technique for RCA. Our objective is to evaluate whether CED improves the outcome and perceived utility of RCA. We conducted a controlled experiment with 11 student software project teams by using a single factor paired design resulting in a total of 22 experimental unit...

We present a numerical study of the self-similar solutions of the Localized Induction Approximation of a vortex filament. These self-similar solutions, which constitute a one-parameter family, develop a singularity at finite time. We study a number of boundary conditions that allow us reproduce the mechanism of singularity formation. Some related questions are also considered.

I received an IUSB Faculty Research Grant $2,176 for project " The Robustness of the Three-Way Chart to Non-normality " in April 2004. I purchased a new PC in May for about $1,800, and spent $150 for a one-year local license of MatLab software for the PC. The new PC with fast processor and large memory capability allowed me to run some large calculations for the stated project. Orleans regularl...

A model for the pinching of an inviscid liquid column, originally developed by Lee, is considered. We find that Lee’s model has a singularity in the curvature at a finite thread radius, and therefore does not describe breakup. However, the observed steepening of the profile corresponds to experiments with fluids at low viscosity. The singularity has similarity form, which we compute analyticall...

This paper proposes a new approach to solve the multiple attribute group decision making (MAGDM) problem where attribute values are in the format of uncertain linguistic information and attribute weights are in the format of linguistic information. Firstly, concepts and comparison laws of uncertain 2-tuple are given. Then, an uncertain 2-tuple ordered weighted averaging (UTOWA) operator is used...

Abstract The approach of two spheres along their line of centres is analyzed assuming that each sphere is covered by a porous layer. The slip of the fluid at the surface of the porous layers then permits the spheres to touch without a singularity in the associated force. In a corresponding analysis for flat surfaces, an analytical formula for the force is obtained. This force is also finite for...

A Distributional Analysis of Social Group Inequality in Rural India This paper examines the differences in welfare, as measured by per capita expenditure (PCE), between social groups in rural India across the entire welfare distribution. The paper establishes that the disadvantage suffered by two historically disadvantaged groups – Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) – is underest...

The problem of finding singularities of monotone vectors fields on Hadamard manifolds will be considered and solved by extending the well-known proximal point algorithm. For monotone vector fields the algorithm will generate a well defined sequence, and for monotone vector fields with singularities it will converge to a singularity. It will be also shown how tools of convex analysis on Riemanni...