A model of partnership formation based on two traits, called beauty and character, is presented. There are two classes of individual and partners must be of different classes. Individuals prefer prospective partners with a high beauty measure and of a similar character. This problem may be interpreted as e.g. a job search problem in which the classes are employer and employee, or a mate choice ...

This paper proposes a multiple dependent (or deferred) state sampling plan by variables for the inspection of normally distributed quality characteristics. The decision upon the acceptance of the lot is based on the states of the preceding lots (dependent state plan) or on the states of the forthcoming lots (deferred state plan). The lot acceptance probability is derived and the two-point appro...

Organizations seek ways how to support teams in their communication but face challenges how to make communication processes measurable and visible. Past communication research came up with numerous interaction coding systems enabling the analysis of communication. However, today we see only few applications in research and practice due to the labor-intensive effort connected to coding and analy...

This paper deals with various aspects of ship evacuation: Guidelines, Simulation, Validation, and Acceptance Criteria. The paper is structured along those aspects. The first chapter deals with general aspects of ship evacuation, like environmental influences, ship motion, the special procedures on board ships, etc. The second chapter covers the guidelines applicable to evacuation analyses for p...

A variation of the superimposed coding version of the signature file method is introduced. The processing of a user query is similar to that of the conventional method with one difference: the output is provided in a ordered (ranked) way. The latter is based on a credibility value reflecting the probability of each candidate block to pass the validation test rather than being a false drop. The ...

BACKGROUND Guidelines from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program stipulate that multicomponent self-management interventions for asthma should include a written action plan (WAP). However the specific, independent effect of WAPs in improving outcomes remains unclear. OBJECTIVE To measure the association between WAP use during the previous year and improved asthma outcomes. ME...

The concept of acceptance has recently received growing attention within tinnitus research due to the fact that tinnitus acceptance is one of the major targets of psychotherapeutic treatments. Accordingly, acceptance-based treatments will most likely be increasingly offered to tinnitus patients and assessments of acceptance-related behaviours will thus be needed. The current study investigated ...

In teaching and learning of English as a foreign language, the Internet serves as a source of authentic listening material, enabling learners to practice English in real contexts. An adaptive computer-assisted language learning and teaching system can pick up news clips as authentic materials from the Internet according to learner listening proficiency if it is equipped with a listenability mea...

The purpose of this study is to explore the emerging applications of E-Government, both in the United States and in the International Community. Information technology allows governments to service citizens in a more timely, effective, and cost-efficient method. E-Government implementation may meet initial citizen resistance, require cultural sensitivity, and change the way citizens and governm...

Editor—Clearly the editorial by Murray et al on junior doctors’ shifts has struck a chord with many, as on-call rotas are something close to many doctors hearts. 2 To most it seems the grass is not greener on the other side. Having worked most rotas, be it a traditional one in four, with full weekends, to partial, hybrid, and full shift patterns, I am in a reasonable position to comment on what...