One of the main features of adaptive systems is an oscillatory convergence that exacerbates with the speed of adaptation. Over the past two decades several attempts have been made to provide adaptive solutions with guaranteed transient properties. In this work it is shown that Closed-loop Reference Models (CRMs) can result in improved transient performance over their open-loop counterparts in m...

A new method was developed for total arsenic determination in seafood products such as oysters, mussels, tuna fish, and algae. Matrix decomposition and oxidation to arsenate of all the arsenic compounds in the product were completed in 25 min by using a 3-step program of focused microwaves (40-120 W) with nitric and sulfuric acids. Quantitation was performed by hydride generation-atomic fluores...

Adopting a focus on CRM has been an industry standard for nearly two decades. While evidence suggests that a majority of the attempts to implement CRM systems fail, no single reason for the failures has been identified. Assuming that CRM implementation is an extension of a customeroriented business strategy and assuming successful integration with Enterprise Information Systems such as Enterpri...

In this study, considering different views about CRM and by gaining insight from the resourcebased view (RBV) of the firm and the processoriented approach, we propose a process-oriented framework to investigate the relationship among CRM resources, CRM processes, customer retention programs of CRM, and finally customer retention as the firm performance. The study finds the mediating effect of C...

Customer relationship management (CRM) has become one of the leading business strategies in the new economy. The effectiveness of CRM can be measured as a satisfaction level achieved by CRM activities. CRM has emerged as a major business strategy for e-business, but little research has been done in evaluating the effectiveness of CRM because of its complexity. In this paper, on the basis of bui...

Findings from a data mapping and extraction exercise undertaken as part of the STAR project are described and related to recent work in the area. The exercise was undertaken in conjunction with English Heritage and encompassed five differently structured relational databases containing various results of archaeological excavations. The aim of the exercise was to demonstrate the potential benefi...

CRM is about introducing the right product to the right customer at the right time through the right channel to satisfy the customer’s evolving demands. Ideally, it should follow the development of each individual customer and develop integrated multi-segment, multi-stage, and multi-channel CRM decisions in order to maximize the total customer lifetime profit. However, most existing CRM practic...

Abstract The “purity” of an organic compound typically refers, in practice, to assignment the mass fraction content primary component present material. value calibrator material is ultimate source metrological traceability any quantitative measurement that a given matrix. may consist Certified Reference Material (CRM) whose purity has been assigned by CRM producer or laboratory choose value-ass...

Background and Purpose:  Due to the important role of imaging in the diagnosis and treatment plan in orthodontics, CBCT (Cone Beam Computed Tomography) images because of their three-dimensional nature, can minimize the disadvantages of two-dimensional images such as magnification, distortion, or superimposition. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of conventional cephalograms...