Simplified approaches for portfolio decision analysis by Kantu, Dieudonne Kabongo

“…The decision support system implements exact methods, namely the linear-additive portfolio value model and the robust portfolio model, as well as two portfolio heuristics found to perform well in simulations.…”
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Exploring algorithmic bias in cybersecurity : the social implications of AI-driven threat detection and risk scoring by Moabi, Boitshwarelo Precious

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Integrated life-cycle cost & risk optimization framework for coastal protection structures by El Hakea, Ayman Hassan Abdel-Wahab

“…The trends obtained from this forward Markovian deterioration modeling are approximated by mathematical functions using best-fit regression. …”
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Analysis of households? modern energy deprivations beyond connections and access in the Northwest zone of Nigeria by Aboagye, Solomon

“…Chapter 3 assesses the attribute dimension of cooking-health nexus. Utilizing the probit and Heckman models respectively to the cough and health expenditure per capita specifications it is observed that when attributes such as exposure and safety of primary cookstove are improved, they tend to be important catalyst to reducing both cough incidence and total health expenditure per capita of the household. …”
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Water erosion risk assessment in South Africa : towards a methodological framework

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An exploratory study into the perception of crime prevention police officers regarding policing accountability in Gauteng

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Dynamics of climate variability over the all-year rainfall region of South Africa

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Seismic performance evaluation of an axially loaded reinforced concrete footing using pseudo-dynamic experimentation

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The Influence of pile batter angle, soil unit weight and soil moisture content on the ultimate axial tensile load capacity of micropiles by Du Toit, Francois

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Transitioning out of the professional player pathway: A grounded theory on the process in South African Men’s tennis by Skinstad, Deborah Anne, Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. Dept. of Sport Science.

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Translational profiling of adipocytes within adipose depots and intermuscular adipose tissues by Hassan, Sara Serag

“…We also applied the TRAP model for characterizing the transcriptomic make up of inter/intra-muscular adipose tissue (iMAT). …”
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The role of the American corporate media in U.S. policy: framing Hezbollah by Long, Benjamin

“…The PM is utilized in this thesis, testing the corporate media's role in sustaining and maintaining U.S. policy toward the Shi'a organization, Hezbollah. …”
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Transcriptomics of iron limitation in Phaeocystis antarctica by Issak, Mariam Reyad Rizkallah

“…Thus, P. antarctica fits as an ideal model organism in understanding phytoplankton adaptation to iron limitation and functional changes following iron addition. …”
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Assessment of support systems and their impact on students’ skill acquisition in textiles education in selected Senior High Schools in Kumasi Metropolis by Adu-Poku, Achiaa

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Investigating the genetic basis of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in adult South African patients by Spracklen, Timothy Francis

“…Although high cure rates can be achieved when cisplatin is incorporated in chemotherapy regimens, the therapeutic utility of the drug may be limited by the development of dose-limiting adverse reactions in patients. …”
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Effective selection of countries in sub-Saharan Africa for independent wind power producers using a multiple criteria decision analysis by Gildenhuys, Enelge

“…There are many MCDA methods available and the most often used include the analytical hierarchy process (AHP), multi-attribute utility theory (MAUT), preference ranking organization method for enrichment evaluation (PROMETHEE), elimination and choice translating reality (ELECTRE) and technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS). …”
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Modified polyethylene glycol hydrogels for growth factor delivery and controlled tissue invasion by Gustafsson, Carla Astrid

“…Importantly, the rate of tissue invasion in vivo was also shown to be positively correlated with the PEG-Ac concentration. The increased utility of these hydrogels to act as delivery vehicles for therapeutic agents, through covalent coupling of heparin, is promising for their use as regenerative medicine scaffolds. …”
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Cape Town crisis: An analysis on drought response measures, the motives behind them, and their implications for equitable water access by Koehler, Lara-Marie

“…The results reveal that a significant number of policy decisions were based on the emergence of a duality of crisis: (1) a drought that mandated reducing demand and augmenting supply and (2) a financial model in need of stabilizing in order for the department to be able to do so. …”
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State Estimation in Active Distribution Systems: Comparison Between Weighted Least Squares and Extended Kalman Filter Algorithms by Watitwa, Jeff Kimasere

“…DSSE is the process of obtaining the nodal voltage magnitude and its respective phasor angle in real-time by utilizing available recorded measurements and the parameters from the network topology. …”
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The cost to employers of limiting the catchment size from which they employ their staff. Viola Proctor. by Proctor, Viola

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