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TK-MARS: An Efficient Approach for Deterministic and Stochastic Black-Box Optimization
(2018-08-23)
Surrogate optimization approaches for black-box functions focus on approximating the underlying function, using metamodeling techniques, in order to optimize computationally expensive simulation models. Historically, ...
Adjusting for Time Varying Confounding in Adaptive Interdisciplinary Pain Management Program
(2018-09-10)
Interdisciplinary pain management combines multiple disciplines of professionals to understand the biological and psychosocial factors causing a patient's pain and to determine the best treatments among many to administer. ...
A PARAMETRIC PROCESS-BASED COST ESTIMATION FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT CONCEPTUAL PRODUCT FAMILY DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
(2018-12-13)
In today’s globally competitive environment, production costs estimation is a challenging task. This competitive market has brought specific strategies in the manufacturing sector, such as introducing more new products ...
DATA SCIENCE APPLICATIONS IN HEALTH AN SOCIAL CARE
(2018-12-04)
Health and social care are areas of concern worldwide nowadays. Chronic diseases such as cancer and social problems such as tobacco consumption are leading risks of deaths in many countries, and preventive efforts are ...
DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM TO SUPPORT INTERVENTION IN NEWBORN HEALTHCARE
(2017-11-27)
One of the most vulnerable populations in healthcare is the newborn infant. As hospitalization for childbirth is the largest cause for entry into a healthcare facility, the population of newborns each year is extensive as ...
Probability of Success in Program Management
(2017-11-16)
The field of Program Management is subject to high program failures. The Project Management Institute (PMI) states that 74% of programs are executed unsuccessfully (Mulcahy, Rita). The high rate of program failures is ...
Some New Results for Equilibria of N-Person Games
(2017-11-28)
In this dissertation, we present four journal articles in the area of game theory. In the first article, we define a generalized equilibrium for n−person normal form games. We prove that the Nash equilibrium and the mixed ...
Predicting a Quarterback's Fantasy Football Point Output For Daily Fantasy Sports Using Statistical Models
(2017-04-24)
In the new age of daily fantasy sports (DFS), fantasy football has become an enormous revenue generator for DFS sites, such as DraftKings and FanDuel. Both companies are valued over \$1 billion. However, previous analysis ...
EVALUATING INCREASING HOSPITAL CLOSURE RATES IN U.S: A MODEL FRAMEWORK AND A LEAN SIX SIGMA DEPLOYMENT APPROACH FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES TO PREVENT FURTHER CLOSURES IN RURAL AND DISADVANAGED LOCATIONS
(2016-12-08)
Hospital Closures occur from time to time. Several rural hospitals were closed in the U.S recently in an unprecedented manner and hundreds of others are at the risk of closing. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care ...
A design and analysis of computer experiments approach for green building
(2016-12-07)
The coming shortage of energy sources and critical environmental impacts are two major factors that have forced a change in product design processes. The shortage of energy sources is related to the limitation on non-renewable ...