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Use of Neural Networks for modeling and predicting boiler's operating performance

Kljajić, Miroslav; Gvozdenac, Dušan; Vukmirović, Srdjan - In: Energy 45 (2012) 1, pp. 304-311

of influencing factors. The paper presents a method for modeling, assessing, and predicting the efficiency of boilers …

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Forecasting natural gas consumption

Soldo, Božidar - In: Applied Energy 92 (2012) C, pp. 26-37

Publishing papers in the area of forecasting natural gas consumption has begun in the middle of last century and led to a tremendous surge in research activities in the past decade. This paper presents a state-of-the-art survey of forecasting natural gas consumption. Purpose of this paper is to...

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Predicting takeover success using machine learning techniques

Zhang, Mei; Johnson, Gregory; Wang, Jia - In: Journal of business & economics research 10 (2012) 10, pp. 547-551

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15.021J / 11.433J Real Estate Economics, Spring 2004

Wheaton, William C. - 2004

This course, offered by the MIT Center for Real Estate, focuses on developing an understanding of the macroeconomic factors that shape and influence markets for real property. We will develop the theory of land markets and locational choice. The material covered includes studies of changing...

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The Importance and Place of Neuroticism in Predicting Burnout in Employment Service Case Managers

Goddard, Richard; Patton, Wendy A.; Creed, Peter - 2004

This study investigated the ability of neuroticism to explain variance in burnout scores obtained from a sample of Australian case managers who work with individuals experiencing unemployment. Using a longitudinal survey methodology, 70 case managers completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI;...

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Predicting blood donation behaviour: further application of the theory of planned behaviour

Holdershaw, Judith; Gendall, Philip; Wright, Malcolm - In: Journal of Social Marketing 1 (2011) 2, pp. 120-132

– The TPB is much less effective in predicting blood donation behaviour than it is in predicting intentions to donate blood …

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Call Centers with Delay Information: Models and Insights

Jouini, Oualid; Ak, Zeynep; scedil; in; Dallery, Yves - In: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 13 (2011) 4, pp. 534-548

In this paper, we analyze a call center with impatient customers. We study how informing customers about their anticipated delays affects performance. Customers react by balking upon hearing the delay announcement and may subsequently renege, particularly if the realized waiting time exceeds the...

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Prediction of Success in Post-Communist Societies: Evidence from Latvia and Estonia

Titma, Mikk; Trapido, Denis - In: Society and Economy 24 (2002) December, pp. 297-331

young adults in Estonia and Latvia. We looked especially at individual and structural factors predicting success and failure …

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PREDICTING FUTURE EARNINGS GROWTH: A TEST OF THE DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO IN THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET

Flint, Anthony; Tan, Andrew; Tian, Gary - In: The International Journal of Business and Finance Research 4 (2010) 2, pp. 43-58

This paper examines the use of the payout ratio as a predictor of a firmâ€™s future earnings growth. Recent evidence rejects the hypothesis that firm which retain a large portion of their earnings have strong future earnings growth. Higher dividend payout ratios instead correspond to higher...

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Functional Regression: A New Model for Predicting Market Penetration of New Products

Sood, Ashish; James, Gareth M.; Tellis, Gerard J. - In: Marketing Science 28 (2009) 1, pp. 36-51

The Bass model has been a standard for analyzing and predicting the market penetration of new products. We demonstrate … Augmented Meta-Bass model for predicting eight aspects of market penetration. Results (a) validate the logic of FDA in …) product-specific effects are more important than country-specific effects when predicting penetration of an evolving new …

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