... than necessary) on the owner and users ofthe UV system There are several ways to conduct a validationof reactor performance depending on whether the challenge organism has the same or different ... Both of these can only be calculated when the particulars ofthe specific site are known Thevalidation results, de-rated for microbiological variability, can then be equated to performance in the ... portability ofthevalidation results from one specific site to another, and c) provides for the a logical manner in which to apply the site-specific safety factors, once they become known, to the...
... meteorological stations ofthe National Observatory of Athens (NOA) [8] and ofthe Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) [9] The results for the two decades are compared and the existing differences ... in the range of to 9% in Thessaloniki, depending on the base temperature, with the highest changes observed at the lowest base temperatures The increase ofthe yearly values of CDD was in the ... mentioned that these design data from the meteorological stations of NOA and AUTh are not included neither in the climate dataof ASHRAE [2] nor ofthe Hellenic Regulation on Energy Efficiency of Buildings...
... to the frontier ofthe business, the more complete a picture you have ofthe topic of interest, and you have it earlier in the cycle Data Here, Data There, Data, Data Everywhere: The Veracity of ... Flash 6X9 / Harness the Power of Big Data: The IBM Big Data Platform / Zikopoulos / 817-5 10 Harness the Power of Big Data: The IBM Big Data Platform kind ofdata complements thedata that we use ... Harness the Power of Big Data: The IBM Big Data Platform / Zikopoulos / 817-5 Harness the Power of Big Data 00-FM.indd 04/10/12 12:19 PM Flash 6X9 / Harness the Power of Big Data: The IBM Big Data...
... for the classification for the land cover types for which the combination is the most discriminative Due to the constraints ofthe spatial resolution of ASTER data in terms of parcel size in the ... diversity of land use practice with a land cover of small size, the discrimination capacity ofthedata is essential ASTER data with a spatial resolution even of 15m are still limited for the detailed ... extract A series of scenes of ASTER of 2002 are used for this analysis This is done in the framework ofthe collaboration between the Centre for Remote Sensing and Geomatics (VTGEO), the Forest Protection...
... sampled data within theerror bars We note that the slope information of all possible dynamic patterns does not change regardless ofthe chosen sampled data within theerror bars since theerror ... particular, if fij > then we interpret that the node j activates the node i by increasing the net rate of xi and if fij < then the node j inhibits the node i We note that the dynamics ofthe system in ... regardless ofthe chosen sampled data within theerror bars since theerror bars not overlap in this case Each interval of (I), (II), and (III) illustrates a conceptual simplification ofthe temporal...
... rank of 101 Thus, the lower the rank, the better the performance ofthe system While there are obviously many more ways of assembling a test set and scoring the several systems, we found these ... ensembles taking the (harmonic) mean ofthe natural logarithm ofthe ranks, since we found these to perform better than those working with the original ranks.2 Table compares the results ofthe most ... will study only the first two of these approaches, as the different metrics of our models cannot simply be combined In the case ofthe harmonic mean, we actually take the logarithm of rank+1, in...
... times as dense as solid lead The core extends one-quarter ofthe way from the centre ofthe globe to the outer surface; about THEDATA BOOK OF ASTRONOMY 13 THE SUN 37% ofthe original hydrogen has ... right angle The cause of these anomalies is unclear ORIGIN OFTHE SOLAR SYSTEM In investigating the origin ofthe planetary system we have one important piece of information: the age ofthe Earth ... matter The Sun contains more than 99% ofthe mass ofthe system, and Jupiter is more massive than all the other planets combined The centre of gravity ofthe Solar System lies just outside the surface...
... a pain score range of 0–28 Further development ofthe PPSM Exploration ofthe PPSM as a uni-dimensional measure of patient satisfaction may be useful The current version ofthe measure includes ... analysis and interpretation ofdata and drafting the manuscript BM participated in the acquisition ofdata and the revision ofthe manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Appendices ... have a minimum score of 12 or greater in the LB participated in the study design, the analysis and interpretation ofdata and revision ofthe manuscript AG participated in the study design, analysis...
... interpreting the findings from studies ofthe relationship between quality of life data and survival duration Quality of life data might be markers ofthe socio-economic status of cancer patients ... measured by the EORTC QLQ-C30, there was a 6% increase in the likelihood of an earlier death [76] This study was the first external validation (on an independent dataset of patients) of a previously ... (BPI), and the Symptom Distress Scale (SDS) Therefore the information given in the tables was simply to reflect the variance that existed in the instruments used and neither to convey their psychometric...
... definition there were 21 outlying observations In the bottom graph, the outliers have been removed The bar graph on the right-hand side of Figure portrays the spread estimates ofthe stride period data, ... diplegia In each graph, the dashed line is the normal probability distribution estimated for thedataThe solid line is the gamma distribution fit to thedata II errors Similarly, the upper critical ... a stem plot of selected Fourier coefficients ofthe Fourier transform ofthe standardized difference Note the concentration of energy in the low frequencies and the distribution of coefficients...
... positioned between the two extreme cases The complements ofthe vertical and the horizontal axes would then represent the diagonal elements ofthe contingency table Thus, the complement ofthe vertical ... on the performance ofthe loan The higher the behavioural score, the higher the risk of a small business defaulting Loan amount determines the ex post risk characteristics ofthe owner and the ... represents the two series, i is the months-on-books index and the W a are the maturation curves obtained by modelling the full data set Then, either ofthe GN or DM tests can be used to see whether the...
... increased adoption of broadband access Simply put: the faster pages load, the more people spend time online, the more they do, and the more they view The number of broadband households in the US will ... Web than they with any other medium s The Web is the medium of choice for affluent investors s The Web is emerging as the “prime-time” medium for reaching business professionals during the workday ... website eStat Database: The most comprehensive database of e-business statistics, with more than 250,000 data points and over 17,000 charts and tables – with hundreds more added per week The search,...
... assessing the adequacy ofthe control systems designed, in place and operated in these areas for the purpose of minimising the risk of any breach ofdata protection regulations Risks associated with the ... aware ofthe contents ofthe document as the responsibility rests with them to ensure that the guidelines contained in it are followed The guidelines should also be brought to the attention of all ... http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Topics/PPSN/Pages/rou.aspx 18 Any databases or applications in use by Departments which contain personal data must be registered with the Office oftheData Protection Commissioner Paper Records TheData Protection...
... protecting thedata (e.g on confirmed receipt ofthe data) ; · The method of secure disposal ofthe transfer media and the timeline for disposal; · The method for highlighting breaches in the transfer ... each organisation responsible for the data; · The frequency ofthe proposed transfers; · An explanation ofthe requirement for the information /data transfer; · The transfer method that will be ... Secure email, etc.); · The encryption method that will be used; · The acknowledgement procedures on receipt ofthe data; · The length of time the information will be retained by the third party; ·...
... probably the majority of genomics data is coming from the US at Page of present - but where it’s not prepared to meet the cost of archiving thedata Should we store short reads at all? DL: As the ... storing the raw data for the sake of it, however, is probably not worth it Higher-level data can sometimes be more useful MG: I strongly feel that thedata should be archived A lot ofthe genomics ... guidelines/requirements ofthe derived data, which will become the primary object of study, exchange, and archiving PF: As with any archiving project, one needs to con sider the cost of storage relative to the...
... yk Then, the vector y of smoothed activity fitted values ˆ is ˆ yk = ˆ ak = −1 yk (6) The raw data does not need to be normalized since all analyzes are done on the functional form ofthedata ... assumptions while the disadvantage is that we cannot test for the significance of an individual covariate among many The p value ofthe test can then be calculated by counting the proportion of permutation ... with Model 1, Table The null hypothesis is that the circadian actigraphy patterns are the same in the two apnea groups Ofthe 235 subjects in this analysis, 118 have apnea less than the median apnea...
... disturbing bias by the authors ofthe SG report Another example ofthe same bias is the way in which a study by Perkins et al [20] is presented in the SG report The authors ofthe report refer ... opiates and to other drugs such as alcohol and barbiturates In the case of nicotine, however, the evidence for the SG’s model of addiction is much weaker than the authors ofthe report portray ... suppressed by nicotine The partial reduction in withdrawal achieved by NRT could well be the result ofthe inadequacy ofthe placebo controls used in the majority, if not all, of these studies Several...