The results of play on 60 different computer simulated reel slots challenge the widely held theory that frequent slot players are able to detect changes in a slot machine's house advantage as slight as 1 to 2%. These findings affect the formulation of critical and capital-intensive customer retention strategies and brand positioning campaigns within the gaming industry. An overwhelming majority...

i ABSTRACT This thesis provides a cost to benefit analysis of the proposed next generation of distribution systems-the Future Renewable Electric Energy Distribution Management (FREEDM) system. With the increasing penetration of renewable energy sources onto the grid, it becomes necessary to have an infrastructure that allows for easy integration of these resources coupled with features like enh...

In this paper, we revisit global as well as local schedulability analysis of synchronization protocols based on the stack resource protocol (SRP) and overrun without payback for hierarchical scheduling frameworks based on fixed-priority pre-emptive scheduling (FPPS). We show that both the existing global and local schedulability analysis are pessimistic, present improved analysis, and illustrat...

BACKGROUND The economic benefits of healthcare research require study so that appropriate resources can be allocated to this research, particularly in developing countries. As a first step, we performed a systematic review to identify the methods used to assess the economic impact of healthcare research, and the outcomes. METHOD An electronic search was conducted in relevant databases using a...

HIGHLIGHTS Smart allocation of loads in residence generates savings on the energy bill. The optimized management distributed resources can reduce Wind generation be inviable some specific areas. Optimal impacts economic viability by reducing a residential microgrid payback time.

‘Non-excludability’ of skills is suspected to give rise to poaching externalities and cause under-investment in training. To substantiate this hypothesis, the paper at hand investigates the relationship between labor turnover and firms’ dedication to continuing vocational training (CVT) exploiting novel survey data on firms in Germany (BIBB-FluCT data, N = 1.238). Regression analyses of these d...

Regrettably, revenge is in the spotlight. Just to mention three recent examples, the news1 (15th November 2015) defined the bombs dropped by France on Islamic State Jihadi training camp after the Paris shootings as “revenge.” Only 2 days after, president Putin literally claimed on TV that “revenge is unavoidable”2 (17th November 2015) toward the Syrian rebels responsible for the Russian jet dow...

Anonymous originates from the 4chan. org message board, an ‘anything goes’ website that allows users to post images and comments without registering. They can use names (any names) or they can post without identifying themselves, in which case the posting is labelled ‘Anonymous’. The site became a rallying point for a series of (mostly juvenile) pranks and campaigns. Before the Wikileaks-relate...