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Methodologies for performance enhancement in decentralized supply chains
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11/09/2015, 09:02
... contribute towards performance enhancement by identifying opportunities for further improvement From the management perspective, performance measures provide necessary information for decision makers ... information sharing and constraints in an effective manner The supply chain system with large lead time requires both feedforward and feedback action for better management The combination of information ... from node ‘i’ to upstream ‘g’ ψi,p Performance index of node ‘i’ for product ‘p’ ψN Overall performance index ∆ difference operator φi,p weight parameter for product ‘p’ at node ‘i’ xii Nomenclature...
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Synonyms are different words with identical or very similar meanings
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11/01/2014, 13:38
... were borrowed from Greek, Latin and French and they became synonyms to native words forming the synonymic groups For example: Native English words Borrowed from French Borrowed from Latin English ... borrowing and territorial synonyms For example: British English American English team squad autumn fall lift elevator • Team and squad refer to a set of players of forming one side in a game • Autumn ... render diffentent connotational meanings: • House: place for human habitation • Shack: roughly built hut or cabin • Slum: house unfit, run-out for human habitation • Pad: lodging,flat III.5.Phraseological...
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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: "Word Alignment for Languages with Scarce Resources Using Bilingual Corpora of Other Language Pairs" pptx
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20/02/2014, 12:20
... Probability for Head Words Distortion Probability in Model d CJ ( j | i, l , m) = EJ ( In model 4, there are two parameters for the distortion probability: one for head words and the other for non-head ... 0.1, λd3 for model is set to 0.5, and λd4 for model is set to 0.1 With these parameters, we get the lowest alignment error rate on the held-out data For each method described above, we perform bi-directional ... et al (2005) λ t represents the weights for translation probability λn represents the weights for fertility probability λ d3 and λd4 represent the weights for distortion probability in model and...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Extracting Relations with Integrated Information Using Kernel Methods" pot
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31/03/2014, 03:20
... boosted the performance Setup F shows the performance of adding only dependency kernels to the argument kernel The performance is not as good as setup B, indicating that dependency information alone ... combine information from different syntactic sources performed well on the entity relation detection task Our experiments show that each level of syntactic processing contains useful information for ... noisy This forms the basic idea of our approach Therefore under this scheme we can overcome errors introduced by one processing level; more particularly, we expect accurate low level information...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Creating Multilingual Translation Lexicons with Regional Variations Using Web Corpora" potx
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31/03/2014, 03:20
... higher entropy value for the language model of mainland China while “雷射” had higher entropy value for the language models of Taiwan and Hong Kong Table 1: Inclusion rates for Web query terms ... Translating unknown queries with Web corpora for cross-language information retrieval In Proc of ACM SIGIR-2004 P Fung and L Y Yee 1998 An IR approach for translating new words from nonparallel, ... language, a filtering process is further performed to eliminate the translation variations not of interest Several experiments have been conducted to examine the performance of the proposed approach The...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Phase I clinical trial of the vaccination for the patients with metastatic melanoma using gp100derived epitope peptide " pot
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18/06/2014, 16:20
... Tokunaga K, Gojobori T: Allele and haplotype frequencies for HLA and complement loci in various ethnic groups HLA Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford Scientific Publications 1992, 1:1065-1220, 1992 25 ... very high at the score of 240.0, when the analysis was performed with the computerbased program for molecular analysis section (BIMAS) for HLA peptide binding predictions [26] Thus, gp100in4 might ... pulsed with peptides and used for a stimulator or target in cytotoxicity assay An Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B-lymphoblastoid cell line, EHM (HLA-A03/03), was used for the expansion of CTLs These...
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Báo cáo hóa học: "Distortion outage minimization in Nakagami fading using limited feedback" docx
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20/06/2014, 22:20
... seen for other values of N, m and R, albeit with different thresholds for Pav above, for which the EPPC-based approximations perform close to the SLAbased algorithm The outage performance for ... performs nearoptimally depend on the specific values of N, m and R Page 11 of 16 For example, when N = 2, m = 0.5, the threshold values for low Pav are -41.0 dBW, -38.7 dBW and -32.7 dBW for ... outage performance of the single cluster limited-feedback problem is obtained using the solutions to the KKT conditions for Problem (4) for bit feedback and the EPPR approximation for 2, or bits...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Durability test with fuel starvation using a Pt/CNF catalyst in PEMFC" ppt
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20/06/2014, 23:20
... solution The suspension was filtered and dried at 60°C for h in a vacuum oven The heat treatment was performed in argon atmosphere at 350°C for h Manufacturing of the membrane electrode assembly ... is known to cause carbon corrosion at the anode Therefore, Figure 5c shows the performance of the MEA with Pt/CNF at only the anode The performance of the MEA-2 was reduced by approximately 58 ... evaluated for durability against fuel starvation After 200 cycles of reverse voltage drops, the performance of MEA-1 with Pt/C using both electrodes decreased by 59%, whereas the performance of...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Micro-nano hybrid structures with manipulated wettability using a two-step silicon etching on a large area" ppt
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21/06/2014, 04:20
... process) for micropattern formation and electroless silicon wet etching for synthesizing nanowires MNHS that lead to geometrically rough and superhydrophilic advantages for boiling application form ... etching: silicon deep trench reactive ion etching (DRIE) for microstructure fabrication and electroless silicon etching for nanowire formation These processes are feasible and robust In particular, ... sonicator For fabricating SiNWs by electroless etching, the wafer was immersed in an aqueous solution of 0.02 M AgNO and M HF for 70 at room temperature When diluted AgNO3 and HF solution are used for...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Intermatrix synthesis: easy technique permitting preparation of polymer-stabilized nanoparticles with desired composition and structure" ppt
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21/06/2014, 04:20
... using 0.1 M aqueous solutions for CuSO4 and Pb (NO ) for the first loading, and 0.014 and 0.0024 M solutions for Pt(NH3)4](NO3)2 and Ru(NH3)5](NO3)2 for the second one For the reduction/precipitation ... from a 10% w/w solution of polymer in dimethylformamide (DMF) using a RK Paint Applicator (K Print Coat Instruments, Ltd Litlington, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom) The IMS was applied to SPEEK ... microscope (SEM) (Jeol JSM-6300, Jeol Ltd coupled with EDX (LINK ISIS-200, Oxford Instruments, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom or Hitachi S-570, Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) To carry out the...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Research Article Characterization of a Reconfigurable Free-Space Optical Channel for Embedded Computer Applications with Experimental Validation Using Rapid Prototyping Technology" pptx
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22/06/2014, 22:20
... on and off states of the LC are represented by the scalars and 0, respectively In this demonstrator, three LCs have been used, therefore a vector of three elements determines their states The ... re < rcrosstalk ), it is clear that the system BER performance is directly controlled by the OMA Therefore, in order to optimize BER performance, the OMA should be as large as possible From the ... , and therefore the system is still under conditions for applying (3) Because of the high value of P0max , the maximum number of stages, N, has not improved and is still four Therefore in order...
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Instant Wireshark Starter A quick and easy guide to getting started with network analysis using Wireshark
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27/07/2014, 22:50
... collapsed This information can be helpful in network forensics Packet bytes panel The packet bytes panel represents the information of the packet details panel in a dump or actual format It shows ... learnt about performing a live capture Let us click on the Stop live capture menu icon and begin our experimentation with captured packets Searching for packets Searching for specific information can ... Graph launches a dialog box which asks for some initial information before generating the graph 39 www.it-ebooks.info Instant Wireshark Starter We can specify information such as choosing packets,...
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Báo cáo vật lý: "Synthesis of Degradable Bio-Composites Based on Recycle Polypropylene Filled with Bamboo Powder Using a Reactive Process" pptx
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07/08/2014, 14:20
... stirrer, thermometer and condenser for reactive process The mixture was stirred for one hour and followed by AA and BP addition The mixture was then refluxed at 135oC for h until the solution homogenous ... cm–1 (-HC=CH2 for acrylic double bond), 2978 and 987 cm–1 indicate > CH- (methine) group of AA The FTIR spectrum of pure DVB shows the absorption at 1631 and 1400 cm–1 ( >C=CH2 for DVB double ... displayed the highest water absorption as presented in Figure Biodegradation process was performed for four months in the garbage dump land To understand the effect of biodegradation, the loosing...
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Báo cáo y học: "Measurement of global functional performance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using rheumatology function tests." ppsx
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09/08/2014, 01:23
... Bayesian information criteria form was y = age + sex + physical disability scale, where y = dependent variable For current working, currently disabled and death by years, the model was logistic; for ... follow-upa,b P for comparison with global functional performance Global functional performance -0.72 Referent Tender joint count 0.40 ≤0.001 Swollen joint count 0.19 ≤0.001 Deformed-joint count ... the global functional performance scale The factor scoring coefficients used to derive the scale are shown in the following formula, in which GFP = global functional performance, GS = grip strength,...
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Báo cáo y học: " Diagnosis of systemic toxoplasmosis with HIV infection using DNA extracted from paraffinembedded tissue for polymerase chain reaction: a case report" pptx
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11/08/2014, 03:21
... However, the PCR assay targeting mycobacterium tuberculosis was negative Therefore, bone marrow aspiration biopsy was performed for histopathological examination to elucidate the causative agent of generalized ... microcalcification by Von Kossa’s stain Therefore, the PCR assay with toxoplasma-specific primer was performed using nucleic acid extracted from the formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue ... nested PCR for T gondii were 0.5 pmol/L primer, 2.5 mM MgCl2 , 0.2 mM dNTP, and 0.02 U/L Taq DNA polymerase First PCR was performed in thermal cycler starting with a pre-incubation at 94°C for three...
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Báo cáo y học: "Diagnosis of systemic toxoplasmosis with HIV infection using DNA extracted from paraffinembedded tissue for polymerase chain reaction: a case report" ppt
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11/08/2014, 07:20
... However, the PCR assay targeting mycobacterium tuberculosis was negative Therefore, bone marrow aspiration biopsy was performed for histopathological examination to elucidate the causative agent of generalized ... microcalcification by Von Kossa’s stain Therefore, the PCR assay with toxoplasma-specific primer was performed using nucleic acid extracted from the formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue ... nested PCR for T gondii were 0.5 pmol/L primer, 2.5 mM MgCl2 , 0.2 mM dNTP, and 0.02 U/L Taq DNA polymerase First PCR was performed in thermal cycler starting with a pre-incubation at 94°C for three...
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Báo cáo y học: "Assessment of immune response to repeat stimulation with BCG vaccine using in vitro PBMC model" pdf
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11/08/2014, 08:21
... anti-mouse IgG, HRP conjugate (1:10,000) for 45 minutes For color development substrate Tetramethyl benzidine in hydrogen peroxide (TMB/H2O2) was added and incubated for 10 The reaction was stopped by ... investigated, and currently, many molecules are in process for the development of improved vaccine for tuberculosis [14,15] Despite these efforts, not a single vaccine has been developed in the last ... non-specific immune response Secondly, the risk of development of TB cannot be studied with the developed in vitro model and therefore the study requires the development of an animal model The other limitation...
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Báo cáo y học: "Combined left hepatectomy with fenestration and using a harmonic scalpel, fibrin glue and closed suction drainage to prevent bile leakage and ascites in the management of symptomatic polycystic liver disease: a case report" pps
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11/08/2014, 14:20
... fibrin glue in surgery for PLD In our clinic, this cutting device is mainly used in laparoscopic surgery for dissection of tissue, but we consider it an appropriate instrument for liver dissection ... ultrasound Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief ... Surgical management differs from that for patients with simple cysts or cystadenomas because multiple cysts continue to grow and appear de novo after treatment [5] Therefore, the therapeutic aim is to...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Molecular characterisation of the early response in pigs to experimental infection with Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae using cDNA microarrays" doc
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12/08/2014, 18:21
... environment (version 2.3.0 for Windows) using the package Linear Models for Microarray Analysis (Limma, version 2.4.11, [15]) which is part of the Bioconductor project [16] The log2transformed ratios of ... genes were analysed for significantly overrepresented GO terms, but the number of representative genes for each significantly overrepresented GO term was below the threshold for acceptance Discussion ... Smith C, Smyth G, Tierney L, Yang JY, Zhang J: Bioconductor: open software development for computational biology and bioinformatics Genome Biol 2004, 5:R80 Benjamini Y, Hochberg Y: Controlling the...
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Báo cáo sinh học: "Full conjugate analysis of normal multiple traits with missing records using a generalized inverted Wishart distribution" pps
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14/08/2014, 13:22
... 0 (8) We now discuss the prior density for R0 Had it been the data complete (no missing records for all animals and for all traits), the prior density for R0 would have been IW (R∗ , ν), the ... combining the classic DA algorithm for normal multiple traits of Van Tassell and Van Vleck [17] and Sorensen [15], for β, a and G0 , with the conjugate specification (9) for R0 proposed by Dominici et ... “completed” matrices of hyperparameters for each pattern We denote this matrix for pattern g as R∗ , g ∗g ∗g ∗g being composed by submatrices Roo , Rom and Rmm for the observed, observed by missing...
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