This short document promotes local businesses in Cambridge including Easy Chairs Antiques, Urban Thriftology clothing store, and photographer Elizabeth Clark. It encourages supporting independent shops and artists in the community.
This document contains personal and employment details of Shweta Priyadarshani. It summarizes her work experience of over 2 years with Cognizant Technology Solutions and Geometric Ltd, where she worked on projects in banking, financial services and PLM domains. It also lists her technical skills in Java, C/C++, web technologies and databases. Her educational qualifications include a B.Tech in Civil Engineering from Nirma Institute of Technology.
Este documento trata sobre tres temas clave de la conducta social humana, la redacción de textos y la comprensión lectora. Explica que la conducta social se refiere al comportamiento dirigido hacia la sociedad y está determinado por factores culturales y emocionales. También describe que la redacción de textos permite la expresión personal y la elaboración de trabajos, mientras que la comprensión lectora implica entender lo que el autor quiere expresar a través de un texto bien redactado.
Assessment in Space Designed for Experimentation: The University of Washingto...Lauren Ray
The Research Commons at the University of Washington Libraries aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration through its space and services. Assessment of the space and programs shows they are well-used and appreciated by students. Surveys and interviews reveal students' needs for reservable graduate spaces, citation help, and networking opportunities. This assessment allows the Commons to iterate services, justify funding, and better understand how to support interdisciplinary work, though more can still be learned. Assessment positions the library to act innovatively like a startup and continually improve in meeting users' evolving needs.
The document discusses the importance of operating cash flow (CFO/OCF) in evaluating companies for investment. It provides four case studies of companies that were analyzed based on the mismatch between their net income and cash flow from operations, and were correctly predicted to experience declines in their stock prices. The document emphasizes that cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income and that positive operating cash flow is important even if a company is showing net income, since the cash may not have been received if sales are on credit. It concludes with a quiz asking the reader to name the four companies discussed and provide other examples of companies with a significant mismatch between CFO and net income.
This document discusses the complexities of valuing variable annuity products with guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (GMWBs). It covers:
1) The valuation framework involves projecting the investment account value and guaranteed withdrawal base over time under various assumptions to determine the fair market value of withdrawal benefit liabilities.
2) Computing reserves for a block of variable annuity policies is challenging due to the large number of potential cash flow scenarios that must be modeled.
3) An analytic approach is proposed to expedite reserve calculations by using regression to estimate cash flow results for most scenarios based on modeling a subset, reducing computation time by over 20 times.
In this presentation, I have discussed Time Technoplast with an objective to understand the company, its business and financial health. Please read the disclaimer before you proceed further. Please share your feedback. I look forward to receiving your response.
This document contains personal and employment details of Shweta Priyadarshani. It summarizes her work experience of over 2 years with Cognizant Technology Solutions and Geometric Ltd, where she worked on projects in banking, financial services and PLM domains. It also lists her technical skills in Java, C/C++, web technologies and databases. Her educational qualifications include a B.Tech in Civil Engineering from Nirma Institute of Technology.
Este documento trata sobre tres temas clave de la conducta social humana, la redacción de textos y la comprensión lectora. Explica que la conducta social se refiere al comportamiento dirigido hacia la sociedad y está determinado por factores culturales y emocionales. También describe que la redacción de textos permite la expresión personal y la elaboración de trabajos, mientras que la comprensión lectora implica entender lo que el autor quiere expresar a través de un texto bien redactado.
Assessment in Space Designed for Experimentation: The University of Washingto...Lauren Ray
The Research Commons at the University of Washington Libraries aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration through its space and services. Assessment of the space and programs shows they are well-used and appreciated by students. Surveys and interviews reveal students' needs for reservable graduate spaces, citation help, and networking opportunities. This assessment allows the Commons to iterate services, justify funding, and better understand how to support interdisciplinary work, though more can still be learned. Assessment positions the library to act innovatively like a startup and continually improve in meeting users' evolving needs.
The document discusses the importance of operating cash flow (CFO/OCF) in evaluating companies for investment. It provides four case studies of companies that were analyzed based on the mismatch between their net income and cash flow from operations, and were correctly predicted to experience declines in their stock prices. The document emphasizes that cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income and that positive operating cash flow is important even if a company is showing net income, since the cash may not have been received if sales are on credit. It concludes with a quiz asking the reader to name the four companies discussed and provide other examples of companies with a significant mismatch between CFO and net income.
This document discusses the complexities of valuing variable annuity products with guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (GMWBs). It covers:
1) The valuation framework involves projecting the investment account value and guaranteed withdrawal base over time under various assumptions to determine the fair market value of withdrawal benefit liabilities.
2) Computing reserves for a block of variable annuity policies is challenging due to the large number of potential cash flow scenarios that must be modeled.
3) An analytic approach is proposed to expedite reserve calculations by using regression to estimate cash flow results for most scenarios based on modeling a subset, reducing computation time by over 20 times.
In this presentation, I have discussed Time Technoplast with an objective to understand the company, its business and financial health. Please read the disclaimer before you proceed further. Please share your feedback. I look forward to receiving your response.
Effect of Procedure Question Group Attributes on Performance of Batch ValidationPerficient
The document discusses ways to increase the performance of batch validation procedures generated in Oracle Clinical. It reviews the structure of generated procedures, which typically involve nested loops to fetch patient and data capture form information. To improve performance, it recommends reducing the number of database fetches, such as by correlating inner cursors to outer cursors to fetch only relevant data. It also suggests reducing unnecessary executions of detail checks by adding qualifying expressions. Understanding how different parameters affect the generated PL/SQL code allows optimizing procedures for best performance.
The document discusses the trend toward automating phase I clinical trials. Historically, phase I trials have been largely paper-based, which has led to challenges around volunteer recruitment, complex workflows, scheduling studies, ensuring sample integrity, and accurately capturing data. However, there is a growing trend toward automating phase I trials using solutions like Oracle's LabPas in order to address these challenges, improve efficiency, and help phase I clinics and sponsors better manage costs, quality, and speed of data delivery. The document outlines key benefits and features of LabPas for automating phase I trials.
Leveraging IBM Bluemix for Conversation and Personality InsightsHandly Cameron
An overview of the IBM Bluemix service and how to get started leveraging the Watson APIs for Conversations and Personality Insights. Presented to the Atlanta Collaboration Users Group (ATLUG) for their virtual meeting on August 11, 2016.
Logistic regression with low event rate (rare events)Tejamoy Ghosh
The document discusses issues with using logistic regression for datasets with rare events and low event rates, providing alternatives like exact logistic regression and penalized likelihood estimation. It provides examples of scenarios with rare events, explains why traditional logistic regression is biased for these cases, and gives steps to implement exact logistic regression in SAS and penalized likelihood regression in R to address the issues.
Here are the key points about RAM calculation:
- RAM size is specified in number of words
- Each word has a fixed number of bits (typically 8, 16, 32, 64 bits)
- To calculate total RAM size in bits:
- Number of words x Bits per word
- For example, a 2K RAM with 8-bit words would have:
- 2,000 words
- 8 bits per word
- So total size is 2,000 x 8 = 16,000 bits = 2KB
- The number of address lines needed is equal to the base 2 logarithm of the number of words
- For a 2K RAM, log2(2,000) = 11 address
1) Chinese consumers are increasingly seeking out cultural experiences and are willing to spend more on activities like the arts, gourmet food, and travel as a way to enrich their lives and display their "cultured lifestyle" on social media.
2) Brands that communicate their cultural values are more appealing to consumers who have a strong need for cultural elements in their entertainment and leisure.
3) While high-brow cultural spending was once confined to large cities, expenditures on cultural and artistic activities are also rising in lower-tier cities, showing this is a nationwide trend towards spending on arts and culture.
Primum non nocere - Ethical Obligations in Internet OperationsJan Schaumann
The document discusses ethical obligations in internet operations and data stewardship. It notes that companies are stewards of users' data and are obligated to act in the public interest. Various codes of ethics from different organizations emphasize prioritizing public safety, health and welfare.
Effect of Procedure Question Group Attributes on Performance of Batch ValidationPerficient
The document discusses ways to increase the performance of batch validation procedures generated in Oracle Clinical. It reviews the structure of generated procedures, which typically involve nested loops to fetch patient and data capture form information. To improve performance, it recommends reducing the number of database fetches, such as by correlating inner cursors to outer cursors to fetch only relevant data. It also suggests reducing unnecessary executions of detail checks by adding qualifying expressions. Understanding how different parameters affect the generated PL/SQL code allows optimizing procedures for best performance.
The document discusses the trend toward automating phase I clinical trials. Historically, phase I trials have been largely paper-based, which has led to challenges around volunteer recruitment, complex workflows, scheduling studies, ensuring sample integrity, and accurately capturing data. However, there is a growing trend toward automating phase I trials using solutions like Oracle's LabPas in order to address these challenges, improve efficiency, and help phase I clinics and sponsors better manage costs, quality, and speed of data delivery. The document outlines key benefits and features of LabPas for automating phase I trials.
Leveraging IBM Bluemix for Conversation and Personality InsightsHandly Cameron
An overview of the IBM Bluemix service and how to get started leveraging the Watson APIs for Conversations and Personality Insights. Presented to the Atlanta Collaboration Users Group (ATLUG) for their virtual meeting on August 11, 2016.
Logistic regression with low event rate (rare events)Tejamoy Ghosh
The document discusses issues with using logistic regression for datasets with rare events and low event rates, providing alternatives like exact logistic regression and penalized likelihood estimation. It provides examples of scenarios with rare events, explains why traditional logistic regression is biased for these cases, and gives steps to implement exact logistic regression in SAS and penalized likelihood regression in R to address the issues.
Here are the key points about RAM calculation:
- RAM size is specified in number of words
- Each word has a fixed number of bits (typically 8, 16, 32, 64 bits)
- To calculate total RAM size in bits:
- Number of words x Bits per word
- For example, a 2K RAM with 8-bit words would have:
- 2,000 words
- 8 bits per word
- So total size is 2,000 x 8 = 16,000 bits = 2KB
- The number of address lines needed is equal to the base 2 logarithm of the number of words
- For a 2K RAM, log2(2,000) = 11 address
1) Chinese consumers are increasingly seeking out cultural experiences and are willing to spend more on activities like the arts, gourmet food, and travel as a way to enrich their lives and display their "cultured lifestyle" on social media.
2) Brands that communicate their cultural values are more appealing to consumers who have a strong need for cultural elements in their entertainment and leisure.
3) While high-brow cultural spending was once confined to large cities, expenditures on cultural and artistic activities are also rising in lower-tier cities, showing this is a nationwide trend towards spending on arts and culture.
Primum non nocere - Ethical Obligations in Internet OperationsJan Schaumann
The document discusses ethical obligations in internet operations and data stewardship. It notes that companies are stewards of users' data and are obligated to act in the public interest. Various codes of ethics from different organizations emphasize prioritizing public safety, health and welfare.