Many studies have been carried out to uncover the different uses between the dimensional and discrete models. Some researchers (Eerola & Vuoskoski,2011; Korsmit et al.,2023) have reported that the discrete model is less dependable, with ambiguous emotion excerpts, than the dimensional model, and...
(h) Derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting Derivative financial instruments are contracts whose value is derived from one or more underlying price indices or other variables. They include swaps (interest rate and currency), forward rate agreements, futures, options and combinations of ...
The urban air quality distribution pattern shows two patterns according to the extent of air quality pollutant concentration dispersion and the distribution pattern of the urban agglomerations. As can be seen from Fig.2, in this context, the Central Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration is a high-va...
March 7, 2023 Economic ProductsShow Using SpaceKnow data to track US construction activity (SNN#18) SpaceKnow indices can be used to track US Building Permits, Housing Starts, and non-residential construction spending. Our indices recovered slightly in Q4 2022, suggesting that the outlook for the...
(2002). An overview and evaluation of composite indices of development. Social Indicators Research, 59(2), 115–151. Article Google Scholar Cherchye, L., Moesen, W., Rogge, N., & Van Puyenbroeck, T. (2007). An introduction to “benefit of the doubt” composite indicators. Social ...
The construction marketplace is diverging along residential versus nonresidential lines with the former more buoyant than the latter. Major indicators of U.S. residential real estate, focusing on sales, price levels and number of months’ inventory of supply, for both new and...
Figure 6. First-order (SI) and total-order (ST) Sobol indices of hourly environmental impacts. 4. Discussion During road infrastructure construction processes, traffic network re-organization contributes considerably to the urban environment, but its influences have often been underestimated in the re...
Skewness and kurtosis indices were used to identify the normality of the data. With skewness values ranging between −0.348 to 0.515 and kurtosis values between −1146 to −0.610, the assumption of normality was determined to be fulfilled. According to Byrne [45], if skewness values range ...
Disney Plus, Hulu and ESPN for the same price as Netflix suggests direct attack. Read More Why has it been harder for hedge fund start-ups to raise money in 2019? Aug 2019 Only one new hedge fund has managed to reach $2b this year, $6b shy of last year’s highest total. ...
The technically controlled use of industrial residues in replacement of natural resources for the production of new products with comparable quality presents a great economic and sustainable contribution. In this sense, this work sought to develop self-compacting mortars with partial replacement of sand ...