Geotextiles have been commonly used in geotechnical and environmental engineering projects to prevent erosion of soils in contact with the filter without impeding the flow of seeping water through the soil. Several empirical criteria incorporating varying factors of safety have been proposed for selection of geotextile filters. A probabilistic numerical filter model, named RETAIN, using image-b...

Despite its ambiguities, the concept of resilience is of critical importance to researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers in dealing with dynamic socio-ecological systems. In this paper, we critically examine the three empirical approaches of (i) panarchy; (ii) ecological information-based network analysis; and (iii) statistical evidence of resilience to three criteria determined for achiev...

This paper presents an integrated ANP and DEMATEL technique applied to identify and prioritize Six Sigma projects for healthcare companies. identify the most representative Six Sigma projects and their priority. First, the Six Sigma evaluation structure is determined; then DEMATEL (Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory) is applied to calculate interrelations among healthcare criteria....

Invasive fungal infections are frequent and severe complications in leukaemic patients with prolonged neutropaenia. Empirical antifungal therapy has become the standard of care in patients with persistent fever despite treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics. For decades amphotericin B deoxycholate has been the sole option for empirical antifungal therapy. Recently, several new antifungal age...

Actual relationships of human size to strength have remained undetermined despite decades of research by many investigators because the determination necessitates valid theoretical formulation and selection through three essential criteria of a proper sample of subjects for empirical testing. The formula is: Vol.(Wt.) strength e k Rt. Champion weightlifters satisfy all criteria, and, by minor a...

The candidate selection process involves thoughtful empirical decisions which determine the best fit from a pool of contesting candidates. A wide range of criteria is used to assess the candidates. This paper utilizes an improved PROMETHEE II (Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation) methodology which efficiently establishes its applicability and potentiality to solve s...

PURPOSE Numerous studies evaluate the use of social media as an open-learning resource in education, but there is a little published knowledge of empirical evidence that such open-learning resources produce educative outcomes, particularly with regard to student performance. This study undertook a systematic review of the published literature in medical education to determine the state of the e...

In order to plan testing activities, testers face the challenge of determining a strategy, including a test coverage criterion, that offers an acceptable compromise between the available resources and test goals. Known theoretical properties of coverage criteria do not always help and thus empirical data are needed. In this paper, we present the results of an experimental evaluation of several ...

Software architectures are intended to describe essential high level structural and behavioral characteristics of the system. Architecture Description Languages (ADLs) describe these characteristics in ways that can be analyzed and manipulated algorithmically. This provides a unique opportunity for deriving tests at the system level. This paper defines formal testing criteria based on architect...

The literature on expatriate selection tends to present lists of criteria, with the implicit assumption that the process is formal and rational. The limited empirical work there is in this area suggests that these criteria have little impact on selection in practice. This paper argues that a deeper understanding of selection systems is needed and presents research showing the outcomes of differ...