Ever since the first fishermen ventured into the sea, tides have been the subject of intense human observation. As a result computational models and ‘tide predicting machines’, mechanical computers for predicting tides have been developed over 100 years ago. In this work we propose a statistical model for short-term prediction of sea levels at high tide in the tide influenced part of the Weser ...

In this paper, we develop an analytical approach to planning air traffic flow management (TFM) strategies under uncertain weather. To do that, we model the dynamics of an air traffic flow under uncertain weather as a discrete jump-linear system, which enacts the tracking of transient traffic congestion statistics. We then conduct a sensitivity analysis of traffic congestion to disturbances intr...

Correspondence to Dr Niveen ME Abu-Rmeileh; [email protected] ABSTRACT Objectives: To analyse coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality and risk factor trends in the West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory between 1998 and 2009. Design: Modelling study using CHD IMPACT model. Setting: The West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory. Participants: Data on populations, mortality, patient groups a...

OBJECTIVES To analyse coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality and risk factor trends in the West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory between 1998 and 2009. DESIGN Modelling study using CHD IMPACT model. SETTING The West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory. PARTICIPANTS Data on populations, mortality, patient groups and numbers, treatments and cardiovascular risk factor trends were obtain...

A risk inventory provides an integrated view on risk management artifacts, e.g., risks, risk controls, and performance indicators. In this paper, we show how adapting the enterprise architecture management processes (EAM) may provide a foundation for an integrated IT risk inventory. Based on a design research approach, we develop a systematic approach for integrating the disciplines of risk man...

the present research is seeking to assess the technical efficiency of bank sepah branches (in tehran province) and to identify the factors which exert influence on it. data over the period 2005-2007 relating to 52 different branches of tehran province sepah bank. in order to do this, the estimated stochastic cost function with the use of maximum likelihood (ml) method has been exercised in this...

The European banking industry joined forces to achieve a fully integrated market for retail payment services in the euro area: the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). Against this background, the present paper examines the fundamental relationship between retail payment business and overall bank performance. Using data from across 27 European markets over the period 2000–2007, we analyse whether ...

Coupled two-dimensional (2D) morphodynamic and bank erosion models are gaining attentions in recent years. It has been shown that such models have advantages over the one-dimensional (1D) modeling approaches. In this paper, a previous 2D bank erosion model with the moving mesh method is extended to include the fixed mesh approach. Further, two practical streams with differing complexity are sim...