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Data mining and predictive analytics applications for the delivery of healthcare services: a systematic literature review
(Springer US, 2016-11)With the widespread use of healthcare information systems commonly known as electronic health records, there is significant scope for improving the way healthcare is delivered by resorting to the power of big data. This ... -
A Data Mining Framework for the Analysis of Patient Arrivals into Healthcare Centers
(ACM, 2017-12)We present a data mining framework that can be applied for analyzing patient arrivals into healthcare centers. The sequentially applied methods are association mining, text cloud analysis, Pareto analysis, cross-tabular ... -
A Deep-Learning Framework for the Detection of Oil Spills from SAR Data
(Sensors, 2021-03)Oil leaks onto water surfaces from big tankers, ships, and pipeline cracks cause considerable damage and harm to the marine environment. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images provide an approximate representation for target ... -
Designing machine operating strategy with simulated annealing and Monte Carlo simulation
(ELSEVIER, 2006-02)This paper describes a simulation-based parameter design (PD) approach for optimizing machine operating strategy under stochastic running conditions. The approach presents a Taguchi-based definition to the PD problem in ... -
Designing memorable guest experiences: Development of constructs and value generating factors in luxury hotels
(Emerald, 2019-06)Purpose Managing the customer experience is critical for hospitality businesses because business viability can depend on the delivery of valued guest experiences. The industry lacks research that can assist in developing ... -
Determinants of innovation decisions among Emirati female-owned small and medium enterprises
(Emerald lnsight, 2019-11)This study uses a two-phased approach. In the first phase, empirical research on 50 Emirati female entrepreneurs is conducted to discover the extent of innovation in their ventures. In the second phase, the study uses an ... -
Developing a graphical user interface for discrete event simulation
(IEEE, 2002-08)A key concern for the area of discrete event simulation modelling is to encourage its adoption and use by non-specialists. To achieve this it is important that we focus on developing techniques and tools that can be used ... -
Developing customer-focused public sector reward schemes: Evidence from the Botswana government's performance-based reward system (PBRS)
(Emerald, 2013-01)Governmental agencies are interested in improving the quality of their service delivery. One tool that has been used to manage their performance is performance based reward schemes (PBRS). The aim of this paper is to examine ... -
Developing Leadership Skills Using Peer Evaluation: A Study Using a Web-Based Instrument
(Academic Conferences and publishing limited, 2017-12)Student levels of objectivity and maturity are often tested when involved in evaluating their own work or the work of their peers during project- based activities. Equally faculty have difficulty in assessing students and ... -
Development of an Integrated Framework to Investigate Enterprise Information Systems Adoption: Managers’ Insights
(Atlantis Press, 2014-09)This study attempts to isolate the factors contributing to successful adoption of EIS by gathering the perspectives of senior professionals working with such systems. This paper uniquely uses dimensional analysis to find ... -
The differences in agent effects on sustainable supply chain management: an activity theory construction
(Emerald lnsight, 2019-06)This paper responds to calls from the literature for research identifying the difference between the effect of internal agents and external agents, such as customers, suppliers and government on sustainable supply chain ... -
Digital Identity and Reputation in a Virtual Practice Network-Insights Using Linguistic Features
(IGI Global, 2018-10)Many studies have focused on the motivation of knowledge contributions in virtual communities. However, one of the most fundamental ways in which people present their knowledge contributions is through the use of language, ... -
Dimensions of the perceived value of malls: Muslim shoppers’ perspective
(.emerald, 2017-04)The purpose of this paper is to identify customers’ perceived value constructs of shopping malls from the perspective of Muslim shoppers and to develop items for measuring these constructs, empirically validate the scale, ... -
Diving into detailed experiences: Muslim employees on Islamic work ethic, organizational (in) justice, and other motivational factors
(Abu Dhabi University, 2021-03)This study explores how Muslim public sector employees in Al Ain, a more traditional region in the United Arab Emirates, experience Islamic work ethic and how they feel that Islamic work ethic mingles with other ... -
Diving into detailed experiences: Muslim employees on Islamic work ethic, organisational (in) justice, and other motivational factors
(Inderscience Publishers (IEL), 2022)This study explores how Muslim public sector employees in Al Ain, a relatively traditional region within the United Arab Emirates, experience Islamic work ethic and how they feel that AWE mingles with other motivational ... -
Do they look after their own? Informal support for South Asian carers
(Wiley Online Library, 2004-08-19)Policy on care in the community was founded on the premise that the care of frail elderly people with disabilities would be a joint responsibility for health and social care professionals, and family carers, supported by ... -
The Drivers of Program Selection in Hospitality Management at Victoria University
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2013-05)As competition in the education sector continues to increase there is an ongoing need for empirical studies into the drivers of student program selection. This paper presents the findings of a study into the reasons why ... -
Drivers of Retail Supply Chain Efficiency: Moderating Effect of Lean Strategy
(Core, 2016-03)— The retail chain store business is an infant stage of growth and development in Bangladesh and so are the supply chain management practices in this sector. The main objective of this study is to identify the key drivers ... -
Driving Organizational Innovation Through Transformational Leadership
(Abu Dhabi University, 2013)Purpose of the study- This research aims to provide a deeper understanding of the extent that transformational leadership can affect the organization to be innovative. To understand this relationship, three propositions ... -
An economic order quantity (EOQ) for items with imperfect quality and inspection errors
(2011-09)An approach similar to Salameh and Jaber (2000) has been used in this paper to produce an optimal production/order quantity that takes care of imperfect processes. An imperfect inspection process (Raouf et al., 1983) is ...