European Journal of Operational Research 154 (2004) 345–362 www.elsevier.com/locate/dsw Returns to scale in different DEA models Rajiv D. Banker a‚ William W. Cooper b‚ Lawrence M. Seiford c‚ Robert M. Thrall d‚ Joe Zhu e‚* c School of Management‚ The University of Texas at Dallas‚ Richardson‚ TX 75083-0658‚ USA Graduate School of Business‚ The University of Texas at Austin‚ Austin‚ TX 78712-1174‚ USA Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering‚ University of Michigan‚ Ann Arbor‚ MI
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The Introduction part of the book Born for Liberty by Sara M. Evans is the written path of being informed of the History of Women in America. As it is mentioned in the first few pages of this book‚ there is a lack of information that we need to fill in ourselves. We have all heard from many historians specially‚ that our World cannot take the right direction if it finds its past obscured and hard to be seen! I believe a lot of things are connected to each other‚ and history is one of the most relevant
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LOOXVWUDWLYH DSSOLFDWLRQ WR (DVWHUQ (XURSHDQ ‚QWHJUDWLRQ ZLWK WKH (8 7RNH :DUG 3HWHUVHQ 6HSWHPEHU $EVWUDFW This paper gives an introduction to Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling‚ and presents an application of the technique to the analysis of the Europe Agreements between the EU and Hungary‚ Poland and the former Czechoslovakia. The main purpose of the paper is to illustrate the method‚ rather than present a state-of-the-art analysis. The CGE-approach makes it possible to pursue
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as the Almagest‚ which he based a model of the Universe which influenced Western and Arabic societies for the next 1‚500 years. The Ptolemaic system is a geocentric cosmology assuming that the Earth is stationary and the centre of the universe. Ptolemy’s model showed that planets revolved around a point and that point revolved around another point which was earth. In order to explain the motion of the planets‚ Ptolemy combined eccentricity with an epicyclic model where he assumed the planets moved
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Staff Model vs. Group Model Gloria Brandon Essentials of Managed Care National American University Abstract There are two types of Health Maintenance Organizations‚ you have the Staff Model and Group Model HMOs. With staff model it owns its own facilities and employs physicians‚ group model contracts with private health care providers to provide service to plan members and benefits are payable based on services and charges authorized by an HMO-affiliated doctor or representative. Staff
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Given : Approximation of FOPTD Model (a)Two Points Method [See Appendix-A for MATLAB Code] Figure (1): Process reaction curve using Matlab At 28.4%‚ t1 = 2.48s At 63.2%‚ t2 = 4.18s T = 1.5(t2 – t1) = 1.5(4.18-2.48)=2.55s L = 0.5(3t1-t2)=0.5(3*2.48-4.18)=1.63s Gain K=1 Approximated TF is : Gs=1e-1.63s2.55s+1 Verification of Two Point Method in Time domain and Frequency domain [See Appendix-A for MATLAB Code] Figure (2): Verification of Two Point Method in Time
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Leadership Models in Health care Melissa D. Green‚ MHA University of Phoenix Leadership Models in Health care Leadership has developed over time into a variety of different models. Four of these models are transactional leadership‚ transformational leadership‚ charismatic leadership‚ and situational leadership. This paper will describe in detail the characteristics of these four leadership models‚ focusing on their similarities and differences. These models also can be used to
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Guide for Position Paper Writing Position Paper Submission Guidelines A Position Paper is a brief summarize of a country’s policy and interests concerning the topics on the Agenda. It should contain a clear statement of the country’s position on the topic and clear reasoning‚ also suggesting an action plan concerning the issues under consideration. It not a speech neither a statement‚ so there is no need for a salutation in the beginning. The Position Paper should be a product of the delegate’s
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Mental Models It is important to have a constant understanding of oneself as a person‚ beliefs‚ and values and how those factors may affect decisions made professionally‚ especially in leadership positions. The better understanding we have of ourselves and others the more capable we are of identifying opportunities for growth‚ individually and as a whole. This paper will discuss the current stage of moral and professional development‚ personal mental model‚ whether that mental model will hold true
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UNDERSTANDING THE OSI MODEL AND THE RELATIONSHIP WITH TCP/IP Table Of Contents Letter of Transmittal Abstract Table of Contents Written Presentation References Abstract The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model is a reference tool for understanding data communications between any two networked systems. It divides the communications processes into seven layers. Each layer both performs specific functions to support the layers above it and offers services to the layers below it. The
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