Multivariate controller performance assessment (MVPA) has been developed over the last several years, but its application in advanced model predictive control (MPC) has been very limited mainly due to issues associated with comparability of variance control objective and that of MPC. MPC has been proven as one of the most effective advanced process control (APC) strategies to deal with multivar...

The paper presents a methodology for the quantitative assessment of sustainability applied to the design of chemical plants. Specifically, we focus on the economic and environmental sustainability. The methodology implemented for the economic assessment is the predictive conceptual design (PCD) that uses as indicator the cumulated dynamic economic potential over a long-term horizon. PCD account...

BACKGROUND In middle income countries the number of trained health technology assessment specialists is limited and the public budget for health technology assessment is considerably lower compared to developed countries. These countries therefore must develop their own solutions to improve the quality and efficiency of health technology assessment implementation in reimbursement decisions. Our...

Flooding is a natural hazard. In this regard, the topic of floodprone area management being actively explored. The study issue combination two aspects - environmental and economic. economic assessment consequences flooding single cost model based on an criterion. Characteristics such as depth, duration rate have greatest influence severity subsequent damage. Standard damage tables are usually s...