Theoretical Modeling and Optimization of GaAsPN/GaAs Tandem Dual-Junction Solar Cells
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Using COVID-19 mortality to select among hospital plant capacity models: An exploratory empirical application to Hubei p...
Published in Technological Forecasting and Social Change
This contribution defines short- and long-run output- and input-oriented plant capacity measures and evaluates them relative to convex and nonconvex technologies. By applying these different plant capacity concepts, the authors seek to measure the use of existing capacities, as well as the evolution and build-up of extra hospital capacity in the Ch...
Benchmarking the performance of US Municipalities
Published in Empirical Economics
This paper examines the performance of US municipal governments over 1997–2012, and hence prior to, during and following the financial crisis of 2007–2008. Fully nonparametric methods are employed to estimate technical efficiencies of cities utilizing recently developed statistical results. The results strongly suggest non-convexity of the local go...
Compatibility of entomopathogenic fungi and botanicals against sucking pests of okra: an ecofriendly approach
Published in Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
BackgroundOkra, Abelmoschus esculentus (Linn.) Moench, is one of the most important traditional vegetables in India. The crop is attacked severely by sucking pests, viz., jassid, Amrasca biguttula biguttula Ishida, and whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Genn., throughout its growth period. To control these sucking pests, different entomopathogenic fungi (EPF...
Impact of concurrency on the performance of a whole exome sequencing pipeline
Published in BMC Bioinformatics
BackgroundCurrent high-throughput technologies—i.e. whole genome sequencing, RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, etc.—generate huge amounts of data and their usage gets more widespread with each passing year. Complex analysis pipelines involving several computationally-intensive steps have to be applied on an increasing number of samples. Workflow management system...
Operators matter - An assessment of the expectations, perceptions, and performance of dentists, postgraduate students, a...
Published in Journal of dentistry
to assess the expectations, perceptions and performance of different operators with varying backgrounds and training in the use of full-arch intraoral scanning (IOS). Dentists (DENT), postgraduate dental students (DPG), and student prosthetists (PROS) were invited to join an IOS training workshop. Participants completed a satisfactory scan of a man...
StructuralComponents 8: Facilitating early structural integration in conceptual building design with a force flow design...
The objective of this project is to devise and develop a design tool that lets the user explore different force flows during conceptual design, with the goal to inform different geometries, thereby realizing an integrated design process. Key characteristics that this tool must incorporate to be successful are defined as feedback (the ability to pro...
Describing practices of priority setting and resource allocation in publicly funded health care systems of high-income c...
Published in BMC Health Services Research
BackgroundHealthcare spending has grown over the last decades in all developed countries. Making hard choices for investments in a rational, evidence-informed, systematic, transparent and legitimate manner constitutes an important objective. Yet, most scientific work in this area has focused on developing/improving prescriptive approaches for decis...
An experimental investigation on the effects of dust accumulation on a photovoltaic panel efficiency utilized near agric...
Published in Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering
Renewable energies can be considered as an appropriate alternative to fossil fuels and solar energy usually utilized via photovoltaic systems and is a popular field of interest due to its wide availability and ease of uses. However, the efficiency of a photovoltaic panel depends on many environmental parameters. In this study, an experimental inves...
Harmonization of medical products regulation: a key factor for improving regulatory capacity in the East African Communi...
Published in BMC Public Health
BackgroundLimited capacity to regulate medical products is associated with circulation of products which do not meet standards of quality, safety and efficacy with negative public health and economic outcomes. This study focused on assessing the effect of the East African Community (EAC) medicines regulatory harmonization initiative on the capacity...
