... such as these ignore the cost term ofthe maximization problem and thus assume a uniform cost of annotating each item In this case, the ordering of annotated data A will depend entirely on the algorithm’s ... an important component of a cost model of payment by the hour Since each of these functions depends on factors having a significant effect on the perceived performance ofthe various AL algorithms, ... sentence, l is the number of tokens in the sentence, and c is the number of words in the sentence needing correction For this model, the Relative Standard Error (RSE) is 89.5, and the adjusted...
... corresponding to the constrains The KKT conditions allow us to obtain the sphere center in the feature space, a = li=1 αi ϕ(xi ), and then, the distance ofthe image of a given point x to the center ... obtained as a figure of merit for the segmentation method, given by the number of Gaussian components in GMM, by the number of neurons in the hidden layer in MLP, and by the percentage of support vectors ... #sv is the number of support vectors (αi > 0) and l is the number of training samples The tuning set for adjusting the decision threshold consisted ofthe skin samples and the same amount of nonskin...
... comparing the figure of eight tape methodof measurement against the “gold” standard methodof water displacement The secondary aim was to establish whether the figure of eight tape methodof measurement ... towards the basilica vein The lymphatic vessels draining the antero – lateral aspect ofthe arm drain across the upper part ofthe arm and into the apical lymph nodes in the axilla The lymph from the ... arm, the right side ofthe chest (including the right lung and the right side ofthe heart) and a small part ofthe liver This right lymphatic duct then drains the lymph into the right venous angle...
... from the table, a considerable number of teachers (66,6%) paid the most attention to teach the meaning ofthe words to their students, it means that they suppose the meaning ofthe word is the ... assigned as the control group and the other as the experimental group The experimental group received the translation method as the treatment; and the control group received the non-translation method ... English The findings ofthe study show that elementary level ESL learners recall the meaning ofthe words learnt effectively by using the translation methodThe study also reveals that the effects of...
... At the end ofthe first academic year, and concurrent with the end ofthe second GPA achievement, a second proficiency measure was made in the form ofthe mid-program TOEFL administration At the ... models The major advantage of a longitudinal study of individual change is seen in the potential for examining concurrent changes In the context ofthe 326 THE IMPACT OF ASSESSMENT ON PROFICIENCY ... documents over the first eight years ofthe program provided archival evidence ofthe syllabus content and assessment practices in each ofthe sixteen courses in the core EAP curriculum As part of each...
... CONSTRUCT -METHOD DISTINCTION 12 One premise of Hypothesis is that numerical reasoning test performance is a function ofthemethod effect of reading requirements, due to themethodof testing ... from the nature of word problems in the test content of typical numerical reasoning tests When the construct validity of a numerical reasoning test is contaminated by themethod effect of reading ... with the specific psychological processes required to produce the accuracy of understanding the word problem On the basis ofthe yielded result by the present study that verbal ability (method...
... of inlet water and hydroxides iron on the surface of zeolite With regards to the removal rate ofthe pollutants in Table 2, the differences among the MSL systems were small considering with the ... concentration of treated water, however, fluctuated rather than that of BOD, except that of MSL and which were loaded river water at the minimum rate of m3 m-2 day-1 Pattern of fluctuation of T-P concentration ... ascorbic acid method In addition to above regular sampling for the determination ofthe seasonal fluctuation of river water and treated water, we determined the daily fluctuation of them by those...
... ofthe UV-absorbing peak indicated it was composed mainly of nucleic acid In the profile ofthe NaOH-extracted polymer (B), the elution volume (80 ml) of saccharide corresponded to that ofthe ... included a larger amount of saccharides (24.6%) compared to the other methods The SDS-extracted polymer included a small amount of material other than protein Furthermore, the steaming- and washing-extracted ... large amounts of phosphorus (of 3.2% and 3.6%, respectively) Table shows molar ratios ofthe constituent neutral sugars ofthe polymers Although the molar ratio varied by polymer, the main constituent...
... Group ofthe University of Valladolid History of evaporative cooling Many examples ofthe application ofthe phenomenon of evaporative cooling can be found, such as the metabolic regulation ofthe ... temperature through the evaporation of sweat from the skin, the use of cooling towers or evaporative condensers, the cooling of pools by the evaporation ofthe water, etc Furthermore, it was the most widespread ... distributions [7] As the main resistance to heat-transfer can be found in the air on the dry face ofthe system, the advantage ofthe higher thermal conductance of metals than that of plastics is negligible...
... to the experiment, a stable water level in the reservoir was kept by the overhead tank Once the bottom ofthe capillary tube contacted with water in the reservoir, the dynamic movement ofthe ... K is the permeability, L is the length ofthe capillary tube, Pc is the macroscopic capillary pressure, φ is the porosity, µ1 and µ are the viscosity of water and air, and ρ1 and ρ are the density ... With the background above, the purpose ofthe present work was to present a novel laboratory method determining the hydraulic permeability of sand layer based on the capillary rise (CR) theory...
... no longer the state ofthe system but the events occurring within the system Themethod involves separating the qumtitativt evaluation ofthe graph from the substation's psrfi;rmanic of iis functions ... properties allowing the repair model to be simplified, e g if the transition rates ofthe repair processes are independent ofthe size ofthe area affected b) the diwrbance the size ofthe model can ... describes the occurrence of disruptive events involving the same type of component In this way, the size ofthe process of occurrence of disruptive events can be reduced although information on their...
... a number of factors, including the location ofthe service and its overall aims In principle ,the main activities ofthe service will be based around education and improving standards of sexual ... areas The number of sessions should be sufficient to ensure that the GPwSI is able to meet the competencies ofthe service requirements, the skill being assessed and the level of expertise required ... supervisor/s to confirm the satisfactory fulfilment ofthe required training experience and the acquisition ofthe competencies enumerated in this document and others thought necessary by the employing...
... intensification of them, are unavoidable.57 At the end of his treatment ofthe “Law ofthe Tendency ofthe Rate of Profit to Fall” in Part Three of Volume Three of Capital Marx links the rupture ofthe contractcredit ... at the two poles ofthe process of sale The money functions, now first as a measure of value in the determination ofthe price ofthe commodity sold; the price fixed by the contract measures the ... labour .; the antithetical phases ofthe metamorphoses ofthe commodity are the developed forms of motion of this immanent contradiction These forms therefore imply the possibility of crisis,...
... center sponsored by the Office ofthe Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department ofthe Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence ... characteristic ofthe AEAN methodology: The evaluation of a ratio of two present values, with the numerator representing the future benefit payments and the denominator representing the future salaries on the ... vested with full benefits Themethod developed over the course of this study, on the other hand, allocates the costs of postretirement benefits in proportion to the likelihood of military personnel...
... capture the value of these Among the stated preference methods the choice experiment method was deemed preferable to the contingent valuation method, since the former enables estimation ofthe various ... aggregating the average WTP over the population ofthe municipality and comparing this figure to the operating and upgrading costs ofthe STP The result of this revealed that the annual taxes the residents ... reduce the amount of untreated raw sewage deposited in the Ganga The most noteworthy of these is the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) Initiated in 1984 by the Indian Government, and supported by the Netherlands,...
... consisting ofthe statement of a plan or of a goal, the subdialogue would be "inserted" in the task structure at the location ofthe plan described Another obvious clue is the presence of reliable ... model of what the novice user knows about the task The verbal interaction between the user and the adviser is not just one of execution of plans and recognition of plans but rather one of situated ... structure: 1) the structure ofthe sequence of utterances, 2) the structure ofthe intentions conveyed, and 3) the attentional state Distinguishing these three structures gives a better account of discourse...
... because the facts themselves are of importance to his interests or to his occupations The business ofthe magistrate, ofthe military commander, ofthe navigator, ofthe physician, ofthe agriculturist, ... at the mouth ofthe Dart But it is no part ofthe signification ofthe word John, that the father ofthe person so called bore the same name; nor even ofthe word Dartmouth, to be situated at the ... in the form ofthe expression The father of Socrates”is an example ofthe one kind (since Socrates could not have had two fathers); the author ofthe Iliad,” the murderer of Henri Quatre,” of...
... regarding the extent to which this horizontal method has been followed and the reasons for deviations from this method in the case of particular products The harmonization of test methods cannot ... examine the plates (9.4.3) for the presence of typical colonies of Salmonella and atypical colonies that may be Salmonella (see Note) Mark their position on the bottom ofthe dish Typical colonies of ... encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions ofthe normative documents indicated below For undated references, the latest edition ofthe normative document referred...
... costs of 38 the year, two methods will be used to calculate the unit product’s costs as well as the profit ofthe company as a whole From these results, impacts of two methods which is lead to the ... method can the best way to maximize profits ofthe companies without pressure of selling products They need another way to differentiate their business with other Therefore, besides of applying ... with the conflicts ofinterests between them and their companies Other managers think that if they use another type of costing methods to reduce and allocate costs more efficiency will improve their...
... process ofthe managers This will be the answer to the question: “whether the cost accounting method can have any 41 significant impacts on the decisions of managers, and what is the importance of ... on the income statement so the cost of good sold of variable costing method is going to be lower than the cost of good sold under absorption costing method Under variable costing method, the ... most ofthe analysis is based on the studies of other researchers so it can be debatable and difficult for users to apply in the reality 28 The major limitation of this study is the use of secondary...