chapter 13  competitor research and analysis

... PerlModule Benchmark::Handler SetHandler perl-script PerlHandler Benchmark::Handler The first directive preloads and compiles the Benchmark::Handler module The ... where apreq stands for Apache::Request::param( ), r_args stands for Apache::args( ) or $r->args( ), and cgi_pm stands for CGI::param( ) You can see that Apache::Request::param and Apache::args ... handlers and run them without modifying the configuration Now let’s run some benchmarks and compare We want to see the overhead that Apache::Registry adds compared to a custom handler and whether...

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... (the cuticle proper), and a lower layer formed of cutin and wax blended with the cell wall substances pectin, cellulose, and other carbohydrates (the cuticular layer) Recent research suggests that, ... Reduce Transpiration and Pathogen Invasion Cutin, suberin, and their associated waxes form barriers between the plant and its environment that function to keep water in and pathogens out The ... tobacco, and other species, certain monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes are produced and emitted only after insect feeding has already begun These substances repel ovipositing herbivores and attract...

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... Logo, P.B and E H Bikie, 2003, “Women and Land in Cameroon: Questioning Women’s Land Status and Claims for Change”, in L.M Wanyeki (ed), Women and Land in Africa: Culture, Religion and Realizing ... labour, kinship and gender relations as they intersect in various ways and structure land tenure relations Land-labour relations Land and labour regimes have been analysed independently and each found ... ethnicity, kinship and inter-generational relations, as well as the relations between migrants and locals, and between chiefs/land owners and land users, structure access to natural resources and livelihood...

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... velocities of 1.0, 1.5, and 2.5 km/s (Z1.0 in Abrahamson and Silva (2008) and Chiou and Youngs (2008), Z1.5 in Choi et al (2005) and Day et al (2008), and Z2.5 in Campbell and Bozorgnia (2008), ... velocities of 1.0, 1.5, and 2.5 km/s (Z1.0 in Abrahamson and Silva (2008) and Chiou and Youngs (2008), Z1.5 in Choi et al (2005) and Day et al (2008), and Z2.5 in Campbell and Bozorgnia (2008), ... amplify and extend durations of strong ground motions (Frankel and Vidale, 1992; Frankel, 1993; Olsen and Archuleta, 1996; Wald and Graves; 1998; Frankel and Stephenson, 2000; Koketsu and Kikuchi,...

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... series and a noise-like wave field produced from random heterogeneity One may regard the scattered waves generated from heterogeneous media as a random noise in 190 Seismic Waves, Research and Analysis ... velocity and density of the lowvelocity zone are assumed We assume sets of dX and dY for each crack density: dX=5.88a and dY=2.38a (Fig 10a), and dX=7.84a and dY=1.7a (Fig 10b) for νa2=0.075, and ... Seismic Waves, Research and Analysis shooting and recording of the seismic wave field at the basic signal-sampling interval In practice, however, seismic data are often irregularly and/ or sparsely...

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... concept which only considers the passband and stopband Threshold values in time and frequency domain are then set as the filter values between passband and stopband It allows a straight filtering ... transmitted from Seismic Waves, Research and Analysis SYO to the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) by an Intersat telecommunication system (Aoyama and Kanao, 2010; Iwano and Kanao, 2009) Figure ... Greenland ice sheet, a broadband, real-time seismic network needed to be installed throughout onshore Greenland and around its perimeter (the Greenland Ice Sheet Monitoring Network; GLISN; Anderson...

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... velocities of 1.0, 1.5, and 2.5 km/s (Z1.0 in Abrahamson and Silva (2008) and Chiou and Youngs (2008), Z1.5 in Choi et al (2005) and Day et al (2008), and Z2.5 in Campbell and Bozorgnia (2008), ... velocities of 1.0, 1.5, and 2.5 km/s (Z1.0 in Abrahamson and Silva (2008) and Chiou and Youngs (2008), Z1.5 in Choi et al (2005) and Day et al (2008), and Z2.5 in Campbell and Bozorgnia (2008), ... amplify and extend durations of strong ground motions (Frankel and Vidale, 1992; Frankel, 1993; Olsen and Archuleta, 1996; Wald and Graves; 1998; Frankel and Stephenson, 2000; Koketsu and Kikuchi,...

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... current stream supports reading, seeking, and/ or CanSeek writing Close() Closes the current stream and releases any resources (such as sockets and file handles) associated with the current stream ... The Abstract System Class Working with StreamWriters and StreamReaders Working with StringWriters and StringReaders Working with BinaryWriters and BinaryReaders Programmatically “Watching” Files ... libraries devoted to file-based (and memory-based) input and output (I/O) services System.IO defines a set of classes, interfaces, enumerations, structures, and delegates, most of which are contained...

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... Concepts and Skills • • • • • • Know how to calculate expected returns Understand the impact of diversification Understand the systematic risk principle Understand the security market line Understand ... Expected Returns and Variances • Portfolios • Announcements, Surprises, and Expected Returns • Risk: Systematic and Unsystematic • Diversification and Portfolio Risk • Systematic Risk and Beta • The ... 3(15) + 5(10) + 2(2) = 9.9% • RT = 3(25) + 5(20) + 2(1) = 17.7% 13-5 Variance and Standard Deviation • Variance and standard deviation measure the volatility of returns • Using unequal probabilities...

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... Game Example: Buyer and seller negotiating the price of a good or service or a joint venture by two firms (i.e Microsoft and Apple) Binding contracts are possible Slide Gaming and Strategic Decisions ... possible Slide Gaming and Strategic Decisions  Noncooperative versus Cooperative Games  “The strategy design is based on understanding your opponent’s point of view, and (assuming you opponent ... Gaming and Strategic Decisions  Dominant Strategies  The Nash Equilibrium Revisited  Repeated Games Chapter 13 Slide Topics to be Discussed  Sequential Games  Threats, Commitments, and Credibility...

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... 13.1 and 13.2 The median management and incentive fees for a sample of 974 CTAs over 250 MANAGED FUTURES INVESTING, FEES, AND REGULATION TABLE 13.1 Summary Statistics for CTA Management and Incentive ... consistent standard errors Table 13.4 presents OLS estimates of regression TABLE 13.4 Estimation of the Relationship between Compensation Parameters and CTA Mean Annual Compounded Returns and Standard ... (0.003) Standard Deviation *Significant at the percent level under H0 = 254 MANAGED FUTURES INVESTING, FEES, AND REGULATION coefficients from equations 13.3 and 13.4, along with white standard...

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... i , and not just one of many candidates It will be useful to let X H RK denote the possible values for x i and Y denote the possible values of yi ; X and Y are called the supports of the random ... regression analysis. ) Then, the yi cannot be identically distributed, and this fact complicates the asymptotic analysis More importantly, Maximum Likelihood Methods 387 treating the x i as nonrandom ... is complicated, and estimation is very computationally intensive (for recent discussions, see Keane, 1993, and Hajivassilou and Ruud, 1994) We will cover a special case, the random e¤ects probit...

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... Definition of the standard H2 problem [DOY 89] Any closed loop control can be formulated in the standard form of Figure 13.1 408 Analysis and Control of Linear Systems Figure 13.1 Standard feedback ... H standard discrete problem for which K dH2 (z) would be the solution B0 and ET represent respectively the order blocker and the sampling operator in accordance with Chapter 424 Analysis and ... effects and the analysis of the controlled system; – to express the control law based on intermediate variables having an identified physical direction and thus to privilege the state approach and...

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... and land-use systems The recommendations also include research and analysis strategies that emphasize the importance of GIS, qualitative and quantitative data, computer models, and multiple and ... sword” (Landis and Cervero 1999) On one hand, people value good accessibility to jobs and services because of highways and transit In order to obtain good accessibility, households and employers ... and TIP (or STIP)?” In 2000, FHWA and FTA revised planning regulations (23 CFR 450 and 49 CFR 619) and environmental regulations (23 CFR 771 and 49 CFR 62) to propose appropriate procedural and...

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... Diffusivity and Air-Filled Porosity in Minimally Disturbed Soil Cores Soil texture Silt loam Range Sandy loams and silt loams Range Clay loam Sand, silt, clay loams Silt loam, clay loam Loam Sandy clay ... Range Clay loam Sand, silt, clay loams Silt loam, clay loam Loam Sandy clay loam Sandy loams Sand Sand, loamy sand, sandy loam Soil origin/ management /depth Compacted layer cm deep at the surface ... Compaction experiment Compaction and tillage experiments Arable and woodland topsoils Forest Forest and arable Soil moisture content Range of eA Relationship between DS /D0 and eA Source Field content...

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... opposite sense to ψ14, ψ13 and ψ12 This establishes points A′2, A′3 and A′4, but here A′3 and A′4 coincide because of symmetry of A3 and A4 about A0B0 Draw lines A1A′2 and A1A′4, and the perpendicular ... way For example, in Fig two angular motions, φ12 and φ13, must be synchronized with two others, ψ12 and ψ13, about the given pivot points A0 and B0 and the given crank length A0A This means that ... will coordinate angular motions φ12 and φ13 with ψ12 and ψ13 The procedure is: Fig Four-bar linkage synchronizes two angular movements, φ12 and φ13, with ψ12, and ψ14 Obtain point A′2 by revolving...

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... handout I will never cower before any earthly master nor bend to any threat It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and ... confidence, and then stand back and watch your spouse soar! Napoleon Hill devotes an entire chapter of his classic book, Think and Grow Rich (New York: Fawcett Crest, 1960) to the subject of love and ... socket, it was not red and therefore did not appear to be hot Not thinking, I grasped the lighter with my left hand and gently placed it against the palm of my right hand I was immediately impressed...

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... function g ( ) Cumulants have been defined and discussed briefly in Chapter Shalvi and Weinstein [398] have derived necessary and sufficient conditions and a set of cumulant-based criteria for blind ... level [430] Recall first than in standard linear ICA and BSS, the indeterminacies are the scaling and the order of the estimated independent components or sources (and their sign, which can be included ... converges globally, and can be applied equally well to both subgaussian and supergaussian source signals s(t) Assume that the source (input) signal s(t) is complex-valued and symmetric, satisfying...

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