A comprehensive analysis of the social cost of greenhouse gases, including recent RFF research and EPA estimates, using a stochastic discounting approach. Explore a modular framework for calculating the SCC and RFF Socioeconomic Projections on global CO2 emissions and economic growth. Learn about th

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This detailed report presentation showcases the Organisational Performance for Quarter 2 of FY2023/24 to the Portfolio Committee on Tourism. It covers Environmental Analysis, Summary Report, Corporate Compliance, Bidding Impact, Financial Performance, Human Capital Governance, and more. The report h

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Strong performance indicators were observed in Quarter 1 of FY2023/24, particularly in the tourism sector. Global tourist arrivals and foreign direct spending showed significant growth, with Africa and Europe leading the way. Domestic travel also thrived, surpassing pre-pandemic levels in both trips

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Explore a unique French language learning experience at Université Laval in Quebec City, the oldest French immersion program in Canada. Immerse yourself in the language and culture while enjoying a safe and vibrant city known for its heritage sites and low crime rate. Discover the program details,

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Delve into the intricate world of travel demand modeling systems, where complexity arises from dynamic feedback, stochastic effects, uncertainty, and system structure. Discover the balance needed to minimize complicatedness while maximizing behavioral complexity in regional travel modeling. Uncover

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Explore the innovative methods and practical applications of Stochastic Storm Transposition (SST) in the context of HEC-HMS. Delve into the history, fundamentals, simulation procedures, and benefits of using SST for watershed-averaged precipitation frequency analysis. Learn about the non-parametric

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The 2024 National Dairy Challenge and Academy will take place from April 4-6 at the Visalia Convention Center and Visalia Marriott in California. The event includes a contest for up to 36 teams and an academy for up to 120 students, with various activities planned over the three days. The program ai

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Understanding the dynamics of opinion formation and control in social networks is a critical area of research. This study, supervised by Susana Gomes and Marie-Therese Wolfram, explores the manipulation of collective behavior through various models including ODE, agent-based, and stochastic analysis

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The LNG forecast presentation provides insights into the expected LNG deliveries, LDC LNG demand, and future assumptions in NEPOOL Markets and Reliability Committees. It discusses winter de-rated capacity for gas-fired resources, stochastic forecasts for gas availability, LNG terminal infrastructure

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Learn how to build artificial neural networks from scratch, focusing on multi-level feedforward networks like multi-level perceptrons. Discover how neural networks function, including training large networks in parallel and distributed systems, and grasp concepts such as learning non-linear function

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Queuing Theory is the study of waiting lines and service levels in businesses. It involves analyzing customer arrival patterns, service configurations, and queuing processes such as FIFO vs. LIFO disciplines. Characteristics include the generation of customers, homogeneity of populations, and determ

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Discover essential details about the USAS onboarding process in January 2020, including preparation for new hire arrivals, touch points in the onboarding process, fingerprint requirements, and variations in recruitment processes for different types of hires. Gain insights into the importance of plan

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This compiled information provides insights into federal regulations governing the F-1 International Student Visa in the United States. It covers key agencies like DHS, USCIS, CBP, ICE, SEVP, and SEVIS, explaining terms related to immigration and the SEVIS system. Additionally, it delves into import

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Explore international and regional travel trends such as visitor arrivals, tourism receipts, and top destinations. Understand the significance of tourism growth, both domestic and international, and learn about the world's top tourism destinations and expenditures. Delve into topics like tourism sur

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Understanding international and regional travel patterns and trends is crucial for the future planning and marketing of touristic destinations. This includes analyzing visitor arrivals, tourism receipts, top destinations, and the balance between domestic and international tourism. The World Tourism

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Explore the similarities between Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models and Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) models, their equilibrium concepts, and the use of descriptive equilibria in empirical modeling. Learn how CGE and DSGE models simulate the operation of commodity and factor

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The government's investment in expanding the transportation and infrastructure network aims to reduce the cost of doing business and create new opportunities. The port charter dashboard indicators track key performance areas for efficient cargo clearance, highlighting challenges and proposed solutio

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Travel and tourism have been significant drivers of economic growth in the Caribbean region, contributing to GDP and employment. This presentation highlights key statistics, such as the rise in GDP contribution and employment generated by the tourism sector. It showcases data on incoming tourist num

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In this lecture by Geoffrey Hinton, Nitish Srivastava, and Kevin Swersky, an overview of mini-batch gradient descent is provided. The discussion includes the error surfaces for linear neurons, convergence speed in quadratic bowls, challenges with learning rates, comparison with stochastic gradient d

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The report provides insights on the key performance indicators of the inland container depot port charter dashboard for the week ending March 23, 2022. It highlights the efforts to streamline cargo clearance processes, enhance efficiency, and reduce costs in the transport and infrastructure sector.

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Introducing xtsfkk, a new Stata command for fitting panel stochastic frontier models with endogeneity, offering better control for endogenous variables in the frontier and/or the inefficiency term in longitudinal settings compared to standard estimators. Learn about the significance of stochastic fr

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Discrete Optimization is a field of applied mathematics that uses techniques from combinatorics, graph theory, linear programming, and algorithms to solve optimization problems over discrete structures. This involves creating mathematical models, defining objective functions, decision variables, and

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This study delves into the generalization of Empirical Risk Minimization (ERM) in stochastic convex optimization, focusing on minimizing true objective functions while considering generalization errors. It explores the application of ERM in machine learning and statistics, particularly in supervised

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Exploring high probability generalization bounds for uniformly stable algorithms, the relationship between dataset, loss function, and estimation error, and the implications of low sensitivity on generalization. Known bounds and new theoretical perspectives are discussed, along with approaches like

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Optimization is essential in neural networks to find the minimum value of a function. Techniques like local search, gradient descent, and stochastic gradient descent are used to minimize non-linear objectives with multiple local minima. Challenges such as overfitting and getting stuck in local minim

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This lecture by Dr. Zaid Shaker Naji delves into the biological effects of radiation, including deterministic and stochastic effects. It covers mechanisms of damage at the cellular level, such as direct and indirect damage, and discusses somatic and genetic damages that can arise following exposure.

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Renewal theory is a branch of probability theory that extends Poisson processes for various inter-arrival times. A renewal process models randomly occurring events over time, such as customer arrivals at a service station or natural phenomena like earthquakes. This article delves into the concept of

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Dark Sky Friendly Durham is a self-assessment charter mark that recognizes businesses supporting star-gazing tourism in Durham. The charter provides essential criteria such as providing guests with star-gazing information and refreshments. It also lists desirable criteria like providing viewing equi

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The etiology of aging in both biological and inanimate systems explores the concept that aging may not be driven by genetic programming but rather result from stochastic processes. The loss of molecular structure is a key feature of age-related changes. The Second Law of Thermodynamics is suggested

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Explore key statistics and trends in the Turkish tourism industry, including facility numbers, room and bed capacity, types of facilities, tourist arrivals from 1982-2015, inbound tourist numbers of major cities, and more. Discover Turkey's position as a top tourist destination and its efforts in pr

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Discover the leading adventure charter airline in the US, Relecloud Airlines. Offering luxurious private jets with the best safety record, Relecloud is the perfect solution for corporate travel and small group trips. Explore thrilling destinations worldwide, from the Caribbean to the Amazon. With on

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This contribution presents preliminary THz channel modeling results for future wireless data center scenarios. Ray tracing simulations are conducted for various channel types, utilizing RMS delay spread and RMS angular spread to measure multipath richness. A stochastic channel model is developed and

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SCRUM2 project aims to enhance CMEMS through regional/coastal ocean-biogeochemical uncertainty modelling, ensemble consistency verification, probabilistic forecasting, and data assimilation. The research team plans to contribute significant advancements in ensemble techniques and reliability assessm

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Exploring efficiency methodologies in analyzing prisons service quality, this study focuses on parametric and non-parametric approaches such as Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA). It delves into benchmarking techniques, productivity analysis, and the implications

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The presentation showcases the past performance and future projections of the tourism sector in India, focusing on aspects such as GDP contribution, foreign exchange earnings, international and domestic tourist visits. It highlights the steady growth pre-pandemic, projections for 2024, 2030, and 204

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The report provides updates and insights into Ireland's response to the arrival of displaced individuals from Ukraine following the Russian invasion. It includes statistics on accommodation, social welfare benefits, medical care, education, and employment. Various government committees are involved

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Explore the simplest model of population growth and the assumptions it relies on. Delve into the challenges of real-world scenarios, such as stochastic effects caused by demographic and environmental variations in birth and death rates. Learn how these factors impact predictions and models.

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Explore the concept of matrix factorization for recovering latent factors in a matrix, specifically focusing on user ratings of movies. This technique involves decomposing a matrix into multiple matrices to extract hidden patterns and relationships. The process is crucial for tasks like image denois

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The PageRank algorithm plays a crucial role in determining the importance of web pages based on link structures. Jeffrey D. Ullman from Stanford University explains the concept of PageRank using random surfer model and recursive equations, emphasizing the principal eigenvector of the transition matr

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In Herefordshire, a new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, has emerged, prompting government interventions such as compulsory face coverings in certain settings and increased testing requirements for international arrivals. Vaccination progress shows encouraging numbers for first and second doses, but there

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