Treatment of Uncertainties: Output Updating in Complex Thermal-Hydraulics (TH) Computational Codes

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Pourgol-Mohamad ◽  
Ali Mosleh ◽  
Mohammad Modarres
Keyword(s):  
Uncertainty Analysis ◽  
Statistical Approach ◽  
Comprehensive Treatment ◽  
Paired Data ◽  
Sources Of Uncertainty ◽  
Uncertainty Sources ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Integrated Methodology ◽  
New Information ◽  
Different Types

Uncertainty analysis methodology in complex system models requires a comprehensive treatment of many different types and sources of uncertainty sources. Proposed methodology as part of a broader research by the authors for an integrated methodology for uncertainty analysis of TH computational codes, allows updating of uncertainties upon availability of new information about inputs, models or output. This methodology is a statistical approach for output-based updating, with non-paired data. The proposed method employs a Gibbs MCMC sampler to estimate output distribution. Winbugs code was developed to implement the Bayesian solution proposed in this paper. The methodology is applied to the data from 200% cold leg LBLOCA test of LOFT facility [4].

Small rodent communities (Muridae) in Gabonese savannas: species diversity and biogeographical affinities

Mammalia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-François Mboumba ◽  
Maxime R. Hervé ◽  
Véronique Guyot ◽  
Frederic Ysnel
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Small Rodent ◽  
Small Rodents ◽  
South West ◽  
New Information ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Mus Minutoides ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Coastal Basin

Abstract The study contributes to the knowledge of species composition and biogeographical affinities of savannas rodent in Gabon. Unlike small rodents in Gabonese forests, there is little data on the diversity of small rodents in Gabonese savannas. The diversity and distribution of rodent murid communities was studied in four different types of savanna in Gabon: Coastal Basin (South-West), Lopé/Okanda (in the Center), Batéké Plateaux (Southeastern) and Ngougnié/ N’yanga (in the South). A total of 428 individuals representing six species were captured over 11,920 trap nights. Trap success was highly variable (2.2–6.9 %). The most abundant species were Mus minutoides (69%) followed by Lemniscomys striatus (21.5%). Indices of species richness varied from 2 to 5 and diversity (Shannon and Weaver) was low in the four savannas with the highest value at Ngougnié/N’yanga (H′ = 1.2). Species distributions show that Gabonese savanna small rodents conform to four distribution types, with one species known from Zambesian savannas exhibiting austral affinities (Pelomys campanae: occurs in three southern savannas). This new information provides important insight into the biogeography of small rodents at a local and regional level. Moreover, the correspondence analysis highlighted an influence of local ecological factors on population abundance.

Uncertainty Analysis Within the EU HEIMTSA (Health and Environment Integrated Methodology and Toolbox for Scenario Assessment) Project

Epidemiology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. S176-S177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive Sabel ◽  
Gavin Shaddick ◽  
Marta Blangiardo ◽  
Ruth Salway ◽  
Alex Zenie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Uncertainty Analysis ◽  
Integrated Methodology ◽  
Scenario Assessment ◽  
The Eu

scholarly journals Discourse Intonation and Information Structure: An Empirical Study of Existential There Constructions in Non-native Spontaneous Speech

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-153
Author(s):  
Judit Nagy
Keyword(s):  
Language Learners ◽  
Information Structure ◽  
Sentence Type ◽  
Spontaneous Speech ◽  
New Information ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Discourse Intonation ◽  
Problematic Area ◽  
Accented English ◽  
The Given

Abstract The management of given and new information is one of the key components of accomplishing coherence in oral discourse, which is claimed to be a problematic area for language learners (Celce-Murcia, Dörnyei, and Thurrell 1995: 14). Research on discourse intonation proposes that instead of the given/new dichotomy, givenness should be viewed as a continuum, with different types of accessibility (Baumann & Grice 2006). Moreover, Prince (1992) previously categorized information structure into Hearer-old/Hearer-new and Discourse-old/Discourse-new information. There is consensus on the fact that focus or prominence associated with new information is marked with nuclear pitch accent, and its main acoustic cue, fundamental frequency (f0) (Ward & Birner 2001: 120). Non-native intonation has been reported to display numerous differences in f0 range and patterns compared to native speech (Wennerstrom 1994; Baker 2010). This study is an attempt to address the issue of marking information structure in existential there sentences by means of f0 in non-native spontaneous speech. Data originates from task-based interactions in the Wildcat Corpus of Native- and Foreign-Accented English (Van Engen et al. 2010). This paper examines two issues: (1) information structure in relation to the notions of givenness and different types of accessibility (Baumann & Grice 2006) and to Prince’s (1992) multidimensional taxonomy and (2) the use of f0 peaks to mark the prominence of new information. Several differences were measured among native speakers regarding the use of f0, sentence type, and complexity.

Cooperative quizzes in the anatomy and physiology laboratory: a description and evaluation.

1996 ◽  
Vol 271 (6) ◽  
pp. S48 ◽  
Author(s):  
M S Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Instructional Strategy ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
New Information ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Common Strategy ◽  
Physiology Laboratory ◽  
Types Of Instruction ◽  
Common Laboratory

Physiology educators read journals, such as this one, to gather ideas about curriculum and instruction. Most articles focus on curriculum (i.e., what is taught), but this paper will focus on instruction (i.e., how curriculum is implemented). Just as there are different types of curricula, there are different types of instruction. The most common strategy is lecture. Lectures are extremely efficient for delivering large amounts of information in a short period of time. A common laboratory strategy is discovery or inquiry-based learning (i.e., giving students tools, cognitive and physical, to deduce new information via investigations). A third instructional strategy is the use of cooperative learning. Proper conditions are required for each instructional strategy, and problems arise when the wrong combinations are put together. This paper will describe how a cooperative learning environment can be created in the anatomy and physiology laboratory through the use of cooperative quizzes. It will include a brief introduction to the pedagogical theory behind cooperative learning and an evaluation of the effectiveness of quizzes compared with more traditional methods.

scholarly journals Statistics for N = 1

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. e38066
Author(s):  
Jimmie Leppink
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Approach ◽  
Small Samples ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Interval Estimates ◽  
Linear Relations ◽  
Large Samples ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Research In Education ◽  
Study Designs ◽  
Larger Sample

Research in education is often associated with comparing group averages and linear relations in sufficiently large samples and evidence-based practice is about using the outcomes of that research in the practice of education. However, there are questions that are important for the practice of education that cannot really be addressed by comparisons of group averages and linear relations, no matter how large the samples. Besides, different types of constraints including logistic, financial, and ethical ones may make larger-sample research unfeasible or at least questionable. What has remained less known in many fields is that there are study designs and statistical methods for research involving small samples or even individuals that allow us to address questions of importance for the practice of education. This article discusses one type of such situations and provides a simple coherent statistical approach that provides point and interval estimates of differences of interest regardless of the type of the outcome variable and that is of use in other types of studies involving large samples, small samples, and single individuals.

scholarly journals Technological video survaillance as protective tool of smart electricity meters from unauthorized access

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-13
Author(s):  
Oxana Garifullaevna Koispaeva ◽  
Sergey Vladimirovich Golovko ◽  
Maksim Almansurovich Nadeev
Keyword(s):  
Video Surveillance ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Video Stream ◽  
Recording System ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Electrical Networks ◽  
New Information ◽  
Different Types

The article touches upon the problems of interference in the electricity metering system and different types of electricity loss underestimation. It has been stated that in modern conditions the only effective way to identify and prevent violations is to install a remote electricity meter at the borderline of balance and operational responsibilities. РиМ 384.02 smart electricity meter is considered as an example. A picture of the device is presented and its main positive characteristics are listed. It has been proposed to introduce the twenty-four-hour video surveillance and video recording system into an expensive smart electricity meter in order to maintain the integrity and operability of the device. Video stream processing by means of machine vision and machine learning has been proposed. The economic feasibility of digitalization of the technological video surveillance system is being substantiated. The need of optimization of the electrical networks, the improvement of electricity metering system and of introducing the new information technologies in energy sales has been substantiated

scholarly journals Assessing the Scope and Feasibility of First-Year Students’ Research Paper Topics

2017 ◽  
Vol 77 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Rinto ◽  
Melissa Bowles-Terry ◽  
Ariel J. Santos
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Literacy Instruction ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
First Year ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
New Information

This study applied a content analysis methodology in two ways to evaluate first-year students’ research topics: a rubric to examine proposed topics in terms of scope, development, and the “researchability” of the topic, as well as textual analysis, using ATLAS.ti, to provide an overview of the types of subjects students select for a persuasive research essay. Results indicated that students struggle with defining an appropriate and feasible focus for their topics and that they often select topics related to education, health, and the environment. These findings were used to implement a new information literacy instruction model that better supports student topic development.

Going beyond motion events typology: The case of Basque as a verb-framed language

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Iraide Ibarretxe-Antuñano
Keyword(s):  
Motion Verbs ◽  
High Tolerance ◽  
Motion Events ◽  
Lexical Resources ◽  
Language Typology ◽  
Written Narratives ◽  
Motion Event ◽  
New Information ◽  
Different Types

AbstractThe concept of motion is present in all the world’s languages. However, the ways in which speakers of different languages codify motion do not seem to be so universal. Languages offer different types of structures to express motion, and speakers pay attention to different elements within the motion event. The goal of this paper is to examine in great detail how motion events are described and expressed in Basque oral and written narratives. This study focuses on three main areas: motion verbs, elaboration of Manner and elaboration of Path. Although Basque can be classified in Talmy’s terms as a verb-framed language, it is argued that it is not a prototypical example of this group with respect to the lexicalisation of Path. Unlike other verb-framed languages, the description of Path in Basque motion events is very frequent and detailed, not only in situations when it adds new information, but also in pleonastic cases. This characteristic seems to be related to Basque’s rich lexical resources for motion and space, as well as to its high tolerance for verb omission. On the basis of these data, the scope of Talmy’s binary typology is questioned. It is suggested that the verb- and satellite-framed language typology should be revised in order to account for these intra-typological differences.

scholarly journals Fairy Tales versus Facts: Genre Matters to the Developing Brain

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 4877-4888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine S Aboud ◽  
Stephen K Bailey ◽  
Stephanie N Del Tufo ◽  
Laura A Barquero ◽  
Laurie E Cutting
Keyword(s):  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Developing Brain ◽  
Narrative Comprehension ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Discourse Comprehension ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
New Information ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Frontoparietal Control Network

Abstract Neurobiological studies of discourse comprehension have almost exclusively focused on narrative comprehension. However, successful engagement in modern society, particularly in educational settings, also requires comprehension with an aim to learn new information (i.e., “expository comprehension”). Despite its prevalence, no studies to date have neurobiologically characterized expository comprehension as compared with narrative. In the current study, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging in typically developing children to test whether different genres require specialized brain networks. In addition to expected activations in language and comprehension areas in the default mode network (DMN), expository comprehension required significantly greater activation in the frontoparietal control network (FPN) than narrative comprehension, and relied significantly less on posterior regions in the DMN. Functional connectivity analysis revealed that, compared with narrative, the FPN robustly correlated with the DMN, and this inter-network communication was higher with increased reading expertise. These findings suggest that, relative to narrative comprehension, expository comprehension shows (1) a unique configuration of the DMN, potentially to support non-social comprehension processes, and (2) increased utilization of top-down regions to help support goal-directed comprehension processes in the DMN. More generally, our findings reveal that different types of discourse-level comprehension place diverse neural demands on the developing brain.

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