Sophomore Recital: David Merz

Kemp Recital HallApril 5, 2014Saturday Evening7:30 p.m

Two Scales, One Methodology - Expenditure Based Equivalence Scales for the United States and Germany

Choosing an appropriate equivalence scale is a prerequisite for comparisons of economic wellbeing income distribution, inequality or poverty. This is true for country specific work or for cross-national comparisons. Researchers generally either use a country specific equivalence scale (social assistance, expert based, or poverty scales), or adopt a single scale for all comparison across countries. Here we follow a different approach. We use microdata to estimate equivalence scales based on a revealed preference consumption approach for West Germany and the United States. We review several approaches and rely on a complete demand system approach, which provides constant utility based equivalence scales using an extended linear expenditure system (ELES). The multiple equation expenditure system takes into account a full market basket with all its interdependencies and relative prices. Our consumption-based equivalence results are compared to alternative consumption based measures, expert based measures, and subjective based measures in use in both countries and to other scales used for cross-national comparisons.alternative equivalence scale, Germany, USA, distribution of income, inequality, poverty

Knowing When to Fold\u27em: A Monte Carlo Exploration of Card Shuffling and How Poker Players Can Gain an Advantage

This work demonstrates that the card shuffling procedure commonly performed in casino poker rooms is insufficient for randomizing a deck of cards. We explore this in the context of Texas Hold’em, which has established itself as the most popular form of poker worldwide over the past few decades. We show the degree to which the resulting distribution of the orderings of all 52 cards in the deck after shuffling is not uniform. Rather, any given card may be substantially more (or less) likely to show up as an important card in the subsequent hand. Additionally, we find that the shuffling procedure does not sufficiently separate cards from their starting point; that is, cards are more likely to stay close together after shuffling than they should by chance. Thus, in this work, we demonstrate that Texas Hold’em players can gain an advantage over their opponents by recognizing these deficiencies in the shuffling procedure

Creating Online Brand Value through Online Discussion Site

This paper discusses the implications of the new evolving Service-Dominant (S-D) logic in marketing on brand value creation. Furthermore, it introduces the concept of online brand value and examines whether online discussion sites constitute a means for firms to co-create, together with a firm\u27s customers, online brand value. Moreover, a conceptual framework of online discussion sites is proposed. Finally, the results of an exploratory empirical analysis of two discussion sites are presented. The findings provide initial support for the hypothesis that online discussion sites can be used to create online brand value. Moreover, the findings suggest that firm-generated discussion sites are better suited for online brand value co-creation activities than third-party generated discussion sites

Anomaly Detection in Li-ion cell Contacting – Innovative Anomaly Detection in Laser Welding: A Pipeline Based on Radiation Emission Analysis and Machine Learning.; [Anomalieerkennung bei der Li-Ionen-Zellkontaktierung]

Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die KI-basierte Anomalieerkennung beim Kontaktierprozess von Li-Ionen-Batterieelektroden. Zur Datenge- nerierung wurden Schweißproben mit zwei gezielt eingebrachten De- fekten hergestellt. Auf Basis der aufgezeichneten Strahlungsemissio- nen können die Fehlertypen aus den Zeitreihendaten durch Merkmals- extraktion und Clusterbildung voneinander unterschieden und gegen- über den defektfreien Referenzproben erfolgreich abgegrenzt werden

Design Guidelines For Digital Kanban Systems With High Service Level

One success factor of Kanban is its elegant simplicity for physical inventory control. However, especially in multi-variant productions inventory levels are digitally tracked. To maintain the high service levels of the Kanban systems, the digital representation in the ERP must reliably reflect the physical inventory levels and deviations should be detectable. The design of such a digitally tracked Kanban systems requires a booking logic and a method for deviation detection. Especially in multi-stage systems with several inventory levels, the design of a simple and robust Kanban logic is challenging. Thus, the paper first gives an overview of existing inventory booking strategies. Based on the strategies the effects of inventory deviations on logistical performance in classic Kanban and digitally controlled Kanban systems are discussed. Design guidelines summarize the analysis. Subsequently, three different design alternatives of a classical, digital and high resolution Kanban system are developed. These guidelines and design alternatives should enable practitioners to setup reliable Kanban systems including their digital representation

Ten technology resources for a children's librarian

"9410 Emerging Technologies in Libraries, Fall 2017."A modern children's librarian requires more resources than simply the books in his or her collection. While the resources in this document are not comprehensive, they provide a starting point for exploration. These resources were chosen with the intent to enhance library services for children.Introduction -- Blue-Bot -- Nebraska Library Commission -- Makedo -- Be Internet Awesome -- Project Torino -- Google Cardboard -- TinkerCAD -- New Matter MOD-t 3D Printer -- Kahoot! -- Beanstack -- References.Includes bibliographical references

Protecting Subjects\u27 Interests in Genetics Research

Biomedical researchers often assume that sponsors, subjects, families, and disease-associated advocacy groups contribute to research solely because of altruism. This view fails to capture the diverse interests of many participants in the emerging research enterprise. In the past two decades, patient groups have become increasingly active in the promotion and facilitation of genetics research. Simultaneously, a significant shift of academic biomedical science toward commercialization has occurred, spurred by U.S. federal policy changes