This paper analyzes the application of global sensitivity analysis (GSA) to the improvement of processes using various case studies. First, a brief description of the methods applied is given, and several case studies are examined to show how GSA can be applied to the study to improve the processes. The case studies include the identification of processes; comparisons of the Sobol, E-FAST and M...

Nanotechnology is an emerging science involving manipulation of matter at the nanometer scale. Due to concerns over nanomaterial risks, there has been a dramatic increase in focused safety research. The present review provides a summary of these published findings, identifying areas of agreement and discordance with regard to: (1) the potential for nanomaterial exposure, (2) the relative hazard...

This essay assesses the two most significant changes in psychology over the past century: the attempt to localize psychological phenomena in restricted brain sites and the search for genetic contributions to behavior and psychopathology. Although there are advantages to these new developments, they are accompanied by some questionable assumptions. Because the investigators in these domains ofte...

This paper explores how digitization and the associated use of customer data have affected the evolution of consumer privacy concerns. We measure privacy concerns by reluctance to disclose income in an online marketing research survey. Using over three million responses over eight years, our data show: (1) Refusals to reveal information have risen over time, (2) Older people are less likely to ...

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VITAMIN K (“KOAGULATION”) ANTAGONISTS HAVE been the sole oral anticoagulants available for 60 years, ever since Link identified the components in spoiled sweet clover responsible for bleeding in cattle. Originally developed as a rat poison, vitamin K antagonists such as warfarin are used successfully for the prevention of venous and arterial thromboembolism for a wide range of clinical indicati...

DIABETES, INSULIN, AND CANCER—At a symposium discussing controversies pertaining to relationships between diabetes and cancer, Jeffrey A. Johnson (Edmonton, Canada) reviewed epidemiologic data, beginning with a meta-analysis showing that diabetes is associated with increased rates of cancers of the pancreas, colon and rectum, bladder, liver, and breast; endometrial cancer; and non-Hodgkin’s lym...

VoIP is a relatively new technology. Current research suggests that firms are using VoIP technology to cut costs, to improve productivity, and the firm’s strategic position. The literature is rich with “how to” articles and a discussion of possible benefits, costs, and implementation barriers. But, very few academic studies exist. The purpose of this study is to identify and present the issues ...

This document describes the results of the two-day workshop on Advanced Separation of Concerns at ECOOP 2001. The workshop combined presentations with tigthly focused work in small groups on these predefined topics: requirements and challenges for ASoC technologies, conventional solutions for ASoC problems, feature interaction, design support forASoC and design decisions for ASoC models.