Advances in machine learning technologies recent years have facilitated developments autonomous robotic systems. Designing these systems typically requires manually specified models of the system and world when using classical control-based strategies, or time consuming computationally expensive data-driven training learning-based strategies. Combination control strategies may mitigate both req...

This study aimed at analysing traditionally taught children’s acquisition and use of shortcut strategies in the number domain 20–100. One-hundred-ninety-five second, third, and fourth graders of different mathematical achievement levels participated in the study. They were administered two tasks, both consisting of a series of two-digit additions and subtractions that maximally elicit the use o...

The present article describes the history of risk management, how it was born and how it has evolved, with a specific focus on healthcare. Risk management was a strategy initially used primarily in the economic and business sector. We analysed how the continuous increase of medical malpractice lawsuits involving demands for compensation led to the adoption of risk management strategies in healt...

FRAMEWORK FOR PATIENT AND FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT Th e following presents a framework for ways to think about including patients and families on quality improvement teams. Overall, as you read through the roles, the level of involvement of patients and families increases with subsequent increases noted in their responsibilities and the means in which they are prepared, compens...

Medical expenditures in workers' compensation programs have been subjected to few cost containment strategies. As workers' compensation costs have escalated, however, increasing attention is being given to the role of medical fee schedules in containing the prices of medical services. To this end, we develop a model for estimating the potential cost savings from implementing medical fee schedul...

Introduction MR molecular imaging of low doses of tracer material often requires long scan times and makes motion compensation strategies desirable. 3D radial imaging with golden section profile interleaving allows auto-navigated motion compensation [1,2]. Here, it is applied to simultaneous F/H imaging of the aorta of atherosclerotic rabbits after systemic administration of F-based angiogenesi...

Abstract—this paper describes control of 3-phase shunt active filter by using PI, fuzzy and ANFIS controls to improve the power quality and reactive power compensation and harmonic current compensation due to nonlinear loads. The controller is capable of controlling the DC capacitor voltage capable of reference source current. Hysteresis control is used to control the current in PWM inverter. T...

Using a compensation database covering over 50,000 U. S. White Collar employees in 1986 and 1992 this study investigates the relationship between the cash compensation of individuals and the knowledge building strategies of the firms for which they work. Based on the notion that important strategic knowledge inside the firm resides in the memories of the individuals and groups within the firm w...

We explain why family-centered noneconomic goals and bounded rationality decrease the willingness and ability of smalland medium-sized family firms to hire and provide competitive compensation to nonfamily managers even in a labor market composed of stewards rather than agents. Family-centered noneconomic goals attenuate the ability to attract high-quality, nonfamily managers by promoting infer...

The purpose of this study was to examine the role technological intensity in the choice of compensation policies, and the influence of such policies on market performance and turnover in high and low technological intensity firms. Using a survey of 252 Canadian firms, we show technology intensity has significant influence on compensation policies. A second survey of 128 Canadian organizations s...