This study examined a wide range of variables relating to the practice patterns of 692 Ontario chiropractors (approximately 30% of all registrants in the province) who subscribed to the Ontario Chiropractic Association's Patient Management Program. It analyzed the 2000-2001 data of these chiropractors and provided important information on such factors as practitioner and patient demographics, p...

200 words) Our research focuses on understanding and analyzing prediction markets using multi-agent system and game theory-based tools. Our research attempts to address some of the shortcomings in the state-of-the-art techniques used in prediction markets. First, we develop a multi-agent system that relaxes some of the limiting assumptions made by the existing models on the behavior of the mark...

Modelling and forecasting Stock market is a challenging task for economists and engineers since it has a dynamic structure and nonlinear characteristic. This nonlinearity affects the efficiency of the price characteristics. Using an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is a proper way to model this nonlinearity and it has been used successfully in one-step-ahead and multi-step-ahead prediction of di...

This project evaluates an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Kannakuruchi Town Panchayat, Salem by using Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix (RIAM) tool. EIA analysis has four sequential phases such as identification, analysing, prediction and policy making. Identification involves characterizing the existing physical, social, economic, and ecological environment due to rapid urbanization and...

OBJECTIVE To provide an overview of the research steps that need to follow the development of diagnostic or prognostic prediction rules. These steps include validity assessment, updating (if necessary), and impact assessment of clinical prediction rules. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING Narrative review covering methodological and empirical prediction studies from primary and secondary care. RESULT...

Abstract Today, the hardening Yoshida-Uemori model is implemented in most used FEA stamping codes (Autoform®, Pamstamp®, LS-Dyna®…) with occasionally some variations. This forming material card requested regularly by car manufacturers. The a combined coupled elastic evolution modulus which depends on equivalent plastic strain. According to experimental tests conducted and their identification p...