alternative methods for portfolio construction

... or for that matter, one “best research design” approach for customer satisfaction measurement In the end, the cost versus the value of the information should dictate CSM form and function for ... accordingly Hybrid methods present some interesting alternatives Some companies use hybrid methods to accommodate different sales channels (in-person, phone and web) Hybrid methods may also be ... COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVE SURVEY METHODS Several survey methods may be used to collect CSM data The most commonly used include mail, electronic, telephone, in-person, or some combination of methods...

Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2013, 12:15

... efforts to bring together existing toxicological 773 information on reproductive toxicology in an electronic format For data that are publicly 774 available (i.e not Confidential Business Information), ... Toxicity DRAFT FOR CONSULTATION 14.07.10 952 953 Identified Areas with no Alternative Methods Available and Related Scientific/ 954 Technical Difficulties 955 6.1 Approaches for alternative Testing ... than the sum of any combination of alternative approaches 1026 Therefore, for reproductive toxicity testing, animal studies will remain the last resort for 1027 foreseeable time This is caused by...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 16:20

... computed for each replicate As a result, for a given situation, each of the four methods generated ten maximum absolute errors Figure summarizes these values for each of the eight situations in the form ... of a large absolute error for some individuals would make such a method unsuitable for genetic evaluation Thus, in order to study the accuracy of the four methods used for genetic evaluation, the ... higher for high heritability (situations and 4) than for low heritability (situations and 3) The approximations obtained for two locus models (situations and 4) were similar to those obtained for...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 13:22

... Section presents the general formulation of the problem in the form of a stochastic integral equation, a formal analytical solution and a closure approximation for zero mean forcing function Section ... 10.Appendix: Mathematical Results and Formulae 10.1 MATHEMATICAL PROPERTIES OF VARIATIONAL BIE 10.1.1 Coupling on a Volume 10.2 PROPER NORM FOR RESIDUAL FORCES 10.3 MATRICES FOR THE REFLECTIONTRANSMISSION ... Abstract Introduction Wave Propagation in a Half-Space 2.1 INCIDENT WAVES BEM Formulation for SH Waves BEM Formulation for P, SV and Rayleigh Waves Observed Amplification in the Mexico City Valley...

Ngày tải lên: 17/08/2013, 11:30

... examined flocculating properties in an effort to develop an effective extraction method for bioflocculants from the microbial cell surface Materials and Methods Activated sludge samples Activated ... measured for min, and the relative A660 against the control test was calculated every minute using the following formula: The relative A660 = A660 of flocculating test A660 of control test For the ... effective extraction method for activated sludge However, cell disruption is not effective for the isolation of bioflocculants Thus, NaOH extraction was the most effective method for the extraction of...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:08

... similar conditions to the ones established for the semi-indirect evaporative recover made of ceramic pipes introduced before This test has been performed for outside air temperature of 40 C, 18 ... adequate comfort level inside, lead to the importance of developing alternative processes to reduce the dependence of this sector on fossil fuels There are many interesting alternatives for heating ... comfort area defined by ASHRAE (Figure 30) As well as the other two cases, cooling is performed as a consequence of an increase in the humidity level, though in this case it is more effective for...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:10

... 264 11 Analytical Methods for Monitoring Biodegradation Processes oriented, and not much attention was paid to the identification of environmental requirements for, and testing of, biodegradable ... appear in an oxidized or reduced form after biodegradation depending on whether the conditions are aerobic or anaerobic, respectively 265 266 11 Analytical Methods for Monitoring Biodegradation ... hydrolysis have been extensively reviewed not only for backbone hydrolysis but also for the hydrolysis of pendant groups [15–17] The necessary elements for a wide range of catalysis, such as acids...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 08:20

... selected portfolios, from the empty portfolio {} to the full portfolio {1, 2,3, 4} , starts by portfolio {1} for B < 12, followed by portfolio {1, 2} for 12 B < 22, and then portfolio {1, 2,3} for ... FindCandidatePortfolios 13 w m j xj Algorithm FindNonDominatedPortfolios( v, w, p*, mCP) Algorithm FindNonDominatedPortfolios searches for portfolios that are non-dominated (the competitor portfolios) ... given portfolio cost range, and allows performing indepth interactive analysis of the robustness of selecting a proposed portfolio Keywords: Portfolio decision analysis, resource allocation, portfolio...

Ngày tải lên: 07/12/2013, 11:41

... Specifications for the Trak-Star Ultrasonic Speed Sensor Page 13 Part I: Sensors for Mobile Robot Positioning Chapter 1: Sensors for Dead Reckoning the kinematic design closely before attempting ... extended axes for all wheels intersect in a common point (adapted from [Byrne et al, 1992]) Page 16 X Part I: Sensors for Mobile Robot Positioning Chapter 1: Sensors for Dead Reckoning For the sake ... potential lowcost alternative to the high-tolerance machining and clean-room assembly required for ring laser gyros The glass fiber in essence forms an internally reflective waveguide for optical energy,...

Ngày tải lên: 12/12/2013, 21:16

... Specifications for the Trak-Star Ultrasonic Speed Sensor Page 13 Part I: Sensors for Mobile Robot Positioning Chapter 1: Sensors for Dead Reckoning the kinematic design closely before attempting ... extended axes for all wheels intersect in a common point (adapted from [Byrne et al, 1992]) Page 16 X Part I: Sensors for Mobile Robot Positioning Chapter 1: Sensors for Dead Reckoning For the sake ... potential lowcost alternative to the high-tolerance machining and clean-room assembly required for ring laser gyros The glass fiber in essence forms an internally reflective waveguide for optical energy,...

Ngày tải lên: 16/12/2013, 14:15

... potential low-cost alternative to the high-tolerance machining and clean-room assembly required for ring-laser gyros The glass fiber in essence forms an internally reflective waveguide for optical energy, ... factor linearity that far surpasses the best mechanical gyros Dithered biasing, unfortunately, is too slow for high-performance systems (i.e., flight control), resulting in oscillatory instabilities ... replacements for mechanical gyros for over three decades With little or no moving parts, such devices are virtually maintenance free and display no gravitational sensitivities, eliminating the need for...

Ngày tải lên: 22/12/2013, 20:16

... is installed on your platform) If you would like to check the video clips, click here for a list and instructions: If you would like to contribute your own material for next year's edition of ... Detection and Warning System 127 PART II SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE ROBOT POSITIONING Chapter Odometry and Other Dead-Reckoning Methods 130 5.1 Systematic and Non-Systematic ... perhaps with better performance, has been tested only under a limited set of laboratory conditions For these reasons we generally refrain from comparing or even judging the performance of different...

Ngày tải lên: 22/12/2013, 20:16

... obtained The PVC can therefore be a very promising method for applications using BLDCM Flux trajectory 0.03 C Performance comparison 0.02 In order to compare the performance of the conventional ... frame For the purpose of comparison, a typical Vector Control scheme for synchronous motors (sine type machines) is depicted in Fig 1, followed by a typical Phase Current Control scheme for brushless ... required for the case of PMSM drives (Fig 1) It can be noted that except for the current reference generation part, the system is nearly the same as of the conventional control system for BLDC...

Ngày tải lên: 03/01/2014, 19:46

... Specifications for the Trak-Star Ultrasonic Speed Sensor Page 13 Part I: Sensors for Mobile Robot Positioning Chapter 1: Sensors for Dead Reckoning the kinematic design closely before attempting ... extended axes for all wheels intersect in a common point (adapted from [Byrne et al, 1992]) Page 16 X Part I: Sensors for Mobile Robot Positioning Chapter 1: Sensors for Dead Reckoning For the sake ... potential lowcost alternative to the high-tolerance machining and clean-room assembly required for ring laser gyros The glass fiber in essence forms an internally reflective waveguide for optical energy,...

Ngày tải lên: 19/01/2014, 19:20

... complete and put ξ1 := Fully parallel methods for linear PDAEs In this section we study the numerical solution of the following initial boundary value problems (IBVPs) for linear PDAEs: Aut + B∆u = f ... is assumed to be sufficiently smooth We propose two parallel methods for solving the IBVP (5)-(7) where the parallelism will be performed across both the problem and the method According to Proposition ... relation between the total (CPU) time spent on the performance of a program, the speedup and the efficiency of this performance The speedup of the performance is defined as S = Ts /Tp, where Ts (Tp)...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 03:20

... is installed on your platform) If you would like to check the video clips, click here for a list and instructions: If you would like to contribute your own material for next year's edition of ... Detection and Warning System 127 PART II SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE ROBOT POSITIONING Chapter Odometry and Other Dead-Reckoning Methods 130 5.1 Systematic and Non-Systematic ... perhaps with better performance, has been tested only under a limited set of laboratory conditions For these reasons we generally refrain from comparing or even judging the performance of different...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 09:20

... in detail the design of efficient explicit methods for non-stiff xiv NUMERICAL METHODS FOR ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS problems For implicit methods for stiff problems, inexpensive implementation ... Runge–Kutta methods as general linear methods 503 Linear multistep methods as general linear methods 504 Some known unconventional methods 505 Some recently discovered general linear methods ... 372 General Linear Methods 373 50 51 52 Representing Methods in General Linear Form 500 Multivalue–multistage methods 501 Transformations of methods ...

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Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 00:20

... Practices for Sampling Water,” American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia Methods 330.4 (Titrimetric, DPD-FAS) and 330.5 (Spectrophotometric, DPD) for Chlorine, Total Residual,” Methods ... for each parameter using the four results 8.2.5 For each parameter compare s and with the corresponding acceptance criteria for precision and accuracy, respectively, found in Table If s and for ... held at 100°C for four minutes, then programmed at 8°C/min to a final hold at 280°C Table 3—QC Acceptance Criteria—Method 610 Parameter Test conc (µg/L) Limit for s Range for Range for (µg/L) (µg/L)...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 03:20

... concentration for each compound and internal standard, and calculate response factors (RF) for each compound using Equation Equation where: As = Response for the parameter to be measured Ais = Response for ... or falls outside the range for accuracy, the system performance is unacceptable for that parameter Locate and correct the source of the problem and repeat the test for each compound of interest ... American Laboratory, 15, 58-63 (1983) Methods 330.4 (Titrimetric, DPD-FAS) and 330.5 (Spectrophotometric, DPD) for Chlorine, Total Residual,” Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes,...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 03:20