Limited attention has been given to the optimal strategies for retaining racial and ethnic minorities within studies and during the follow-up period. High attrition limits the interpretation of results and reduces the ability to translate findings into successful interventions. This study examined the retention strategies used by researchers when retaining minorities in research studies. From M...

In this paper, we introduce a new interaction net implementation of optimal reduction for pure untyped lambda calculus. Unlike others, our implementation allows to reach normal form regardless of interaction net reduction strategy using the approach of so-called token-passing nets. Another new feature is the read-back mechanism also implemented without leaving the formalism of interaction nets.

We introduce a new interaction net implementation of optimal reduction for the pure untyped lambda calculus. Unlike others, our implementation allows to reach normal form regardless of the interaction net reduction strategy using the approach of so-called token-passing nets and a non-deterministic extension for interaction nets. Another new feature is the read-back mechanism implemented without...

This paper studies the applicability of evolutionary algorithms, particularly, the evolution strategies family in order to estimate a degradation parameter in the shear design of reinforced concrete members. This problem represents a great computational task and is highly relevant in the framework of the structural engineering that for the first time is solved using genetic algorithms.

There is a trend in fashion product industry that firms launch new styles of their products more frequently. To investigate the optimal style launching strategy for a fashion firm, we propose a twoperiod pricing model for a fashion product firm. The firm sells a style of products in the first period as well as that he may utilize three different strategies in the second period, i.e., (i) the N-...

vital decisions made at the strategic level in an organization are not only intricate but also costly to alter. it is therefore important to find a comprehensive approach to deal with such a possibility. one of the major problems of a common balanced scorecard (bsc)-based model in strategic management is lack of a ranking system for strategic objectives in order to enable prioritization of the ...

abstractthe present study was carried out to investigate the effects of listening strategy instruction on students’ listening achievement and strategy use. the participants of the study were 50 english major freshman students of dilla university. these students were placed in experimental and control conditions for the purpose of comparing the mean difference between the two groups. the control...