Selecting an effective project plan is a significant area in the project management. The present paper introduces a technique to identify the project plan efficient frontier for assessing the alternative project plans and selecting the best plan. The efficient frontier includes two criteria: the project cost and the project time. Besides, the paper presents a scheme to incorporate Directed Ac...

In recent years, utilization of feature selection techniques has become an essential requirement for processing and model construction in different scientific areas. In the field of software project effort estimation, the need to apply dimensionality reduction and feature selection methods has become an inevitable demand. The high volumes of data, costs, and time necessary for gathering data , ...

Pain is a major concern in all intensive care units (ICUs). The proper assessment and management of pain is one of the main goals of patient care in ICUs. Improper evaluation of pain and its over or under treatment can cause significant problems in the process of patient management in ICU. Since most ICU patients are unable to communicate correctly with the ICU team and explain their level of p...

In the process of investment decision making, next to financial indicators many other aspects of investment projects are increasingly often considered. This leads to the multi-criteria evaluation of a project. The advantage of multi-criteria methods is the ability to take into account all (not only financial) aspects of the attractiveness of an investment project. The selection of criteria of p...

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary teams are increasingly encouraged in health research, services, education and policy. This paper is the second in a series. The first discussed the definitions, objectives, and evidence of effectiveness of multiple disciplinary teamwork. This paper continues to examine the promotors, barriers, and ways to enhance such...

This paper describes a senior design project involving eight undergraduates split into two teams: (1) a computer vision based navigational control team and (2) a robot vehicle design team. Each team was tasked with a specific goal relative to completing the project. The computer vision team’s goal was to develop an embedded stereoscopic vision system that will observe the scene around the robot...

Abstract The innovative FEL design by the CompactLight Collaboration is briefly presented. major contribution of our team, mainly from Greece cooperating with team ESS-ERIC, emphasised to material selection proper photocathode illuminated relevant laser, magnet and solenoid injector for optimum beam conditions, 3D CAD model baseline facility including machine, tunnel, dump experimental hall. Ad...

Abstract Statisticians often face the choice between using probability models or a paradigm defined by minimising loss function. Both approaches are useful and, if can be re-cast into proper model, there many tools to decide which model is more appropriate for observed data, in sense of explaining data's nature. However, when leads an improper no principled ways guide this choice. We address ta...

This descriptive research project identified characteristics of automated coding systems that have the potential to detect improper coding and to minimize improper or fraudulent coding practices in the setting of automated coding used with the electronic health record (EHR). Recommendations were also developed for software developers and users of coding products to maximize anti-fraud practices.