Effectively implementing high-performance analytics software solutions in the insurance industry Executive Summary At the Strata Conference on October 25, 2012, the research and planning division of a large insurance corporation (hereafter " insurer ") presented various methods that they used to model 150 million observations of insurance data. A summary of their presentation is available at: ...

Based on the well known theory of infinite periodic structures, analytical theory of EBG (electromagnetic band gap) cells suppressing 6 higher (spurious) stop-bands is developed. Using such cells in a cascade the straight-forward procedure for design of the corresponding EBG band-stop filter is proposed, with possibility to control the width and the depth of the stopband. The analytical theory ...

The analytical solutions for the temperature variation of two streams in parallel flow, counter flow and cross-flow heat exchangers and related entropy generation due to heat exchange between the streams are presented. The analysis of limiting cases for the relative entropy generation is performed, and corresponding analytical expressions are given. The obtained results may be included in a mor...

The paper presents basic information on the preparation of environmental samples for trace analysis. Sample preparation is of utmost importance for the quality of analytical results and their usefulness for decision making in the area of environmental protection and management. The type and number of operations required for a given procedure is determined by the available information about the ...

An information system has been designed for monitoring the quality of multiassortmental manufacturings of phosphorus – containing products substances. The information system is based on the international CALS standard (ISO-10303 STEP). It contains the following information for the main elements of analytical monitoring: a list of elements to be monitored (substance classifier), details of the a...

During the evaluation of the continuous measurement signal of analytical instruments by a digital computer, the signal is sampled periodically, and the analytical information [1] is computed from this sequence of discrete values representing the signal by the procedure called data reduction [2]. For example, retention data, peak heights and/or peak areas are produced from the raw discretized si...

We present analytical approximations for the real Kelvin function berx and the imaginary Kelvin function beix, using the two–point quasifractional approximation procedure. We have applied these approximations to the calculation of the current distribution within a cylindrical conductor. Our approximations are simple and accurate. The infinite number of roots is also obtained with the approximat...

A new transdermal delivery system that controls cellulitis is evaluated using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with photodiode array detection. An extraction procedure and the validation of the analytical method to assay the active excipients from the Centella asiatica plant (asiaticoside, madacessic acid, and asiatic acid) are described. Excellent results ae obtain...

A microsampling cup procedure is described for rapid, precise determination of copper in plasma. Conventional Delves-cup atomic absorption spectrometry does not yield usable copper signals with blood plasma samples. Analytical sensitivity was improved 11-fold by use of cups fitted with an axial hole, a triangular cup-holding loop, and a smaller-bore absorption tube. The modified procedure yield...

In this paper, an ultrasound±acetic acid procedure for the simultaneous extraction and hydrolysis of carbohydrates in marine sediments prior to their colorimetric determination is described. The main advantage of the proposed procedure is the improved analytical accuracy achieved. Extraction and hydrolysis are quantitative since the oxidative reactions which cause the underestimation of the tot...