An information retrieval performance measure that is interpreted as the percent of perfect performance (PPP) can be used to study the effects of the inclusion of specific document features or feature classes or techniques in an information retrieval system. Using this, one can measure the relative quality of a new ranking algorithm, the result of incorporating specific types of metadata or folk...

This paper analyzes a four-arm randomized evaluation of multi-faceted economic inclusion intervention delivered by the Government Niger to female beneficiaries national cash transfer program. All three treatment arms include core package group savings promotion, coaching, and entrepreneurship training, in addition regular transfers from The first variant also includes lump-sum grant is similar ...

All environments inhabited by humans contain microbes. The detection and elimination of harmful fungi and bacteria in closed system environments such as spacecraft is of vital importance. Biological waste products of microbes can cause “sick building syndrome,” structural damage, and pose a fire hazard. Traditional means of detecting and quantifying these microbes, GC/MS and HPLC, are too bulky...

OBJECTIVES This study examined mortality and medical comorbidity among patients with serious mental illness in Ohio. METHODS Data for 20,018 patients admitted to an Ohio public mental health hospital between 1998 and 2002 were matched against state death records, and 608 deaths were identified. Leading causes of death and medical comorbidities, years of potential life lost (YPLL), and standar...

BACKGROUND Low blood donor rates among African American persons are recognized; however, few strategies exist to increase these numbers. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS A 1-year, prospective, ecologic study performed before and after an educational intervention designed to test the hypothesis that increased education about the importance of blood donation for children with sickle cell disease (SCD) ...

Yanzhi Zhang ([email protected]) Jiali Dai ([email protected]) Keely M. McNamara ([email protected]) Bing Bai ([email protected]) Mumu Shi ([email protected]) Monica S.M. Chan ([email protected]) Ming Liu ([email protected]) Hironobu Sasano ([email protected]) Xiuli Wang ([email protected]) Xiaolei Li ([email protected]) Lijuan Liu ([email protected]) Ying...