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Tama-Sweet, Isho - 2009

ix, 69 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.

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Insider trading at the turn of the century: two essays

Boehmer, Ekkehart (contributor) - 2008

Insider trading may convey information to the market and promote accuratepricing of stocks. In this dissertation, I investigate insider trading at the turn of thecentury.In the first essay, I investigate insider trading activity in technology stocks duringthe high price - high volatility period...

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Diekmann, Katharina - 2012

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Intelligent prognostics of machinery health utilising suspended condition monitoring data

Heng, Aiwina Soong Yin - 2009

conditional reliability from available condition histories instead of from reliability data. The estimated survival probability …

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Simulation and Optimization of Wind Farm Operations under Stochastic Conditions

Ding, Yu (contributor) - 2010

This dissertation develops a new methodology and associated solution tools toachieve optimal operations and maintenance strategies for wind turbines, helpingreduce operational costs and enhance the marketability of wind generation. Theintegrated framework proposed includes two optimization...

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Accrual Noise Ratio as a Measure of Accrual Reliability

Njoroge, Kenneth - 2009

grounded measure of accrual reliability, and test the measure's construct validity. The model allows accrual reliability to … vary across firms, which is particularly important because many reliability determinants vary in cross-section. Unlike … metrics that measure relative perceived reliability, ANR measures accrual reliability independent of the perceptions of …

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Sensor-based prognostics and structured maintenancepolicies for components with complex degradation

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We propose a mathematical framework that integrates low-level sensory signals from monitoring engineering systems and their components with high-level decision models for maintenance optimization. Our objective is to derive optimal adaptive maintenance strategies that capitalize on condition...

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An Innovative Methodology for Allocating Reliability and Cost in a Lunar Exploration Architecture

Young, David Anthony - 2007

processes utilized to meet this vision employ performance based trade studies to determine the lowest cost, highest reliability … allows the decision maker to evaluate the highest reliability, lowest cost lunar architectures without being distracted by … the performance details of the architecture. To achieve this methodology of bringing optimal cost and reliability …

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Reliability of growing stock volume estimation of mature stands during standwise forest inventory

Krygeris, Erikas - 2009

the reliability of inventory mature stands during standwise inventory. Methods. Comparative analysis and sampling methods …

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