Grid integration of distributed renewable energy sources: a network planning perspective by Ramdhin, Avinash

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The cost of equity capital in a regulatory environment: an international comparison by Graham, Kyle Stephen

“…A review of academic literature indicates that the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) understates the returns of low beta stocks, such as utilities. …”
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Mitigation of intrarenal pressure in retrograde intrarenal surgery with a novel isoprenaline eluting guidewire by John, Jeff

“…The porcine model has frequently been utilized by researchers and urological surgeons for medical advancements. …”
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Joint call admission control incorporating pricing for congestion control to enhance QoS and ensure revenue for network operators in next generation wireless networks by Kabahuma, Sarah

“…Simulation results show that higher user utility and improved QoS performance are obtained with the hybrid pricing model. …”
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Ambiguity, ambiguity aversion and the coverage of uncertain risks : the case of the insurer by Chelwa, Grieve

“…Using the Smooth Ambiguity Model proposed by Klibanoff, Marinacci and Mukerji (2005), we show that ambiguity aversion results in a reduction in the proportion of insurance coverage offered by an insurer. …”
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An Artificial Intelligence Tool for the Selection of Delay Analysis Technique in Construction by Farouk, Mostafa

“…Some research was conducted to gather experts’ opinions on the best technique to be used; however, little research was done to quantify the reasons behind the selection and transform it into a numerical model. This research is an attempt to support different parties in selecting the most appropriate DAT for a claim by building an artificial neural network (ANN) model that utilizes data collected through experts’ judgements on various factors that influence the selection of DATs. …”
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Human centric situational awareness by Abdel Samie, Mohamed

“…This research aims at building a situational awareness model that utilizes multimodal sensor data provided through the various sensing capabilities available on a wide range of current handheld smart phones. …”
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Palestinian Muslims converting to Christianity : effective evangelistic methods in the West Bank

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A Proper Orthogonal Decomposition-based inverse material parameter optimization method with applications to cardiac mechanics by Moodley, Kamlin

“…Complex mathematical models of "living cells" are being arranged into representative tissue assemblies and utilized to produce models of integrated tissue and organ function. …”
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Time-cost-quality trade-off analysis for construction projects by ElBassuony, Mahmoud

“…For the aforementioned purpose, three various Microsoft Excel based TCQT models have been developed as follows: • First, a simplified model is developed with the objective of optimizing the total duration, cost, and quality of simple construction projects utilizing the GA-based Excel add in Evolver. • Second, a stochastic model is developed with the objective of optimizing the total duration, cost, and quality of construction projects applying the PERT approach in order to consider uncertainty associated with the performance of execution options and the whole project. • Third, an advanced multi objective optimization model is developed utilizing a self-developed optimization tool having the following capabilities: 1. …”
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Mesoscale wind atlas of South Africa by Hagemann, Kilian

“…This thesis explores the utility of the MM5 regional climate model iii product big a detailed wind climatology for South Africa in the context of wind power applications. …”
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Voltage calculation on low voltage feeders with distributed generation by Namanya, Emmanuel

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Determining water quality : development of a cell culture cytotoxicity assay

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Virtuality's Influence on the Process of Performing Information Systems Development: A case of a software organization by Mangiza, Phillip

“…A modified Systems Development as Performing (sd-as-p) conceptual model was utilized as a guide for this study's data collection process. …”
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A few-shot learning approach for a multilingual agro-information question answering system

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Measurement of impact breakage properties of ore particles using a series of devices by Bbosa, Lawrence Sidney

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Marine protected areas in the management of artisanal fisheries by Sultan, Mohammed Akthar Riad

“…The second connectivity study modelled fishers’ spatial behaviour, using a random utility framework and random parameters logit estimation. …”
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Pricing options in a fuzzy environment by Ramsden, Bevan

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