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Farm-level Economic Evaluation of Net Feed Efficiency in Australia’s Southern Beef Cattle Production System: A Multi-period Linear Programming Approach
Selection of beef cattle for increased net feed efficiency is a current major focus for research. At present the trait seems to be more apparent in Australia’s southern beef production system which is dominated by mixed farming enterprises. Farm-level evaluation of net feed efficiency should take account of the farming system for which it is proposed along with the dynamic nature of genetic selection. Gross margin, linear programming and multi-period linear programming approaches to evaluation of the trait at the farm-level using a representative farm are compared. Implications of the trait for researchers and beef producers are identifiedfarm-level evaluation, genetic traits, linear programming, Farm Management,
Learning to teach database design by trial and error
Proceedings of: 4th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS 2002), Ciudad Real, Spain, April 3-6, 2002The definition of effective pedagogical strategies for coaching and tutoring students according to their needs in each moment is a high handicap in ITS design. In this paper we propose the use of a Reinforcement Learning (RL) model, that allows the system to learn how to teach to each student individually, only based on the acquired experience with other learners with similar characteristics, like a human tutor does. This technique avoids to define the teaching strategies by learning action policies that define what, when and how to teach. The model is applied to a database design ITS system, used as an example to illustrate all the concepts managed in the model
An Aggregated Information Technology Checklist for Operational Risk Management
This study addresses the issue of the Information Technology (IT) Governance frameworks and standards that respond to different levels of operational risks, especially those caused by the information systems and technology infrastructure. A requirement analysis regarding Basel II is conducted, a gap analysis between the Information Control Models (ICMs) is performed, and the aggregated IT checklist for Operational Risk Management (ORM) is proposed by mapping the control objectives in ICMs to the operational risk categories described in Basel II as loss event types. The validity and reliability of the study is based on the focus group assessment of the mappingsBasel II, Operational Risk Management, Information Control Model, Information Technology Governance.
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Towards an aspect weaving BPEL engine
This position paper proposes the use of dynamic aspects and
the visitor design pattern to obtain a highly configurable and
extensible BPEL engine. Using these two techniques, the
core of this infrastructural software can be customised to
meet new requirements and add features such as debugging,
execution monitoring, or changing to another Web Service
selection policy. Additionally, it can easily be extended to
cope with customer-specific BPEL extensions. We propose
the use of dynamic aspects not only on the engine itself
but also on the workflow in order to tackle the problems of
Web Service hot deployment and hot fixes to long running
processes. In this way, composing aWeb Service "on-the-fly"
means weaving its choreography interface into the workflow
Perspectives Fall 2004
Fall 2004 employee newsletter published quarterly for employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida. Includes Brand Matters, Fall 2004
'No research is insignificant': implementing a Students-as-Researchers Festival
There are increasing demands for Higher Education (HE) students to play a role in research-active communities and, similarly, for College Based Higher Education (CBHE) lecturers to develop their research practices. A cross-consortium Student Research Festival was designed to create a collaborative 'community of discovery' (Coffield and Williamson, 2011) and enable final year students to disseminate their research studies to a wider audience. The Festival drew on current HE pedagogies to build an open communicative space in which the three dimensions of practice architecture (Kemmis et.al., 2014) were embodied. The Festival was evaluated through a Collaborative Action Research project in order to establish how the sharing of research contributed to the participants' identity as researchers. Data were analysed using the a priori categories afforded by the practice architecture framework. Valuable insights emerged into the students' conception of research, as detached from the 'real' world and belonging to the privileged few. These views were challenged by the experience of the Festival, which narrowed the gap between student and researcher and unsettled existing roles. Recommendations include widening the scope of the Festival to include other stakeholders and embedding further research building opportunities in the undergraduate curriculum
2017 Commencement for Jefferson College of Health Professions, Jefferson College of Pharmacy, and Jefferson College of Nursing
Jefferson College of Health Professions and Jefferson College of Pharmacy Monday, May 22, 10:00 a.m.
Processional Trumpet Voluntary, John Stanley The Jefferson Processional, Burle Marx The Reverend R. Bruce Todd, Organist
Opening Proclamation Richard W. Hevner, Chair, Board of Trustees Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health
Presentation of Colors
U.S. Armed Forces Career Center, Philadelphia
The National Anthem
Convocation and Remarks
Stephen K. Klasko, MD, MBA, President and CEO Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health
Mark L. Tykocinski, MD, Provost and Executive Vice President, Thomas Jefferson University Dean, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Conferring of Honorary Degree
Patrick T. Harker, PhD by President Klasko
Conferring of Degrees in Course
President Klasko
Jefferson College of Health Professions
Debra S. Zelnick, OTD, Interim Dean Jefferson College of Health Professions
Jefferson College of Pharmacy
Rebecca S. Finley, PharmD Dean Jefferson College of Pharmacy
Recessional
Pomp and Circumstance, Elgar (Reverend Todd
2017 Commencement for Jefferson College of Health Professions, Jefferson College of Pharmacy, and Jefferson College of Nursing
Jefferson College of Nursing
Monday, May 22, 2:30 p.m.
Processional Trumpet Voluntary, John Stanley The Jefferson Processional, Burle Marx The Reverend R. Bruce Todd, Organist
Opening Proclamation Richard W. Hevner, Chair, Board of Trustees Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health
Presentation of Colors
U.S. Armed Forces Career Center, Philadelphia
The National Anthem
Convocation and Remarks
Stephen K. Klasko, MD, MBA, President and CEO Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health
Mark L. Tykocinski, MD, Provost and Executive Vice President, Thomas Jefferson University Dean, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Conferring of Honorary Degree
Eileen T. Breslin, PhD, RN, FAAN by President Klasko
Conferring of Degrees in Course
President Klasko
Jefferson College of Nursing
Ann Phalen, PhD, Interim Dean Jefferson College of Nursing
Recessional
Pomp and Circumstance, Elgar (Reverend Todd
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