Resource pooling in the presence of failures: Efficiency versus risk

Incorporating location, routing, and inventory decisions in a bi-objective supply chain design problem with risk-pooling

This paper considers a single-sourcing network design problem for a three-level supply chain. For the first time, a novel mathematical model is presented considering risk-pooling, the inventory existence at distribution centers (DCs) under demand uncertainty, the existence of several alternatives to transport the product between facilities, and routing of vehicles from distribution centers to c...

A Convolutional Neural Network based on Adaptive Pooling for Classification of Noisy Images

Convolutional neural network is one of the effective methods for classifying images that performs learning using convolutional, pooling and fully-connected layers. All kinds of noise disrupt the operation of this network. Noise images reduce classification accuracy and increase convolutional neural network training time. Noise is an unwanted signal that destroys the original signal. Noise chang...

Policy Options to Reduce Fragmentation in the Pooling of Health Insurance Funds in Iran

There are fragmentations in Iran’s health insurance system. Multiple health insurance funds exist, without adequate provisions for transfer or redistribution of cross subsidy among them. Multiple risk pools, including several private secondary insurance schemes, have resulted in a tiered health insurance system with inequitable benefit packages for different segments of the population. Also fra...

Financing for Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: Risk Pooling & Risk-Sharing Arrangements; Essential Strategy for Overcoming Poverty Costs

Early detection of MS in fMRI images using deep learning techniques

Introduction & Objective:MS is a disease of the central nervous system in which the body makes a defensive attack on its tissues. The disease can affect the brain and spinal cord, causing a wide range of potential symptoms, including balance, movement and vision problems. MRI and fMRI images are a very important tool in the diagnosis and treatment of MS. The aim of this study was to provide...