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The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in the use of Bayesian methods in marketing due, in part, to computational and modelling breakthroughs, making its implementation ideal for many marketing problems. Bayesian analyses can now be conducted over a wide range of marketing problems, from new product introduction to pricing, and with a wide variety of different data sources. Bayesian Statistics and Marketing describes the basic advantages of the Bayesian approach, detailing the nature of the computational revolution. Examples contained include household and consumer panel data on product purchases and survey data, demand models based on micro-economic theory and random effect models used to pool data among respondents. The book also discusses the theory and practical use of MCMC methods.
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Modelling and simulations for tourism and hospitality : an introduction
\"This book offers an essential introduction to the use of various modelling tools and simulation techniques in the domains of tourism and hospitality. It aims to encourage students, researchers and practitioners in tourism and hospitality to enhance and enrich their toolbox in order to achieve a better and more profound knowledge of their field\"-- Provided by publisher.
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In Vivo, Non-Invasive Characterization of Human Bone by Hybrid Broadband (600-1200 nm) Diffuse Optical and Correlation Spectroscopies
Non-invasive in vivo diffuse optical characterization of human bone opens a new possibility of diagnosing bone related pathologies. We present an in vivo characterization performed on seventeen healthy subjects at six different superficial bone locations: radius distal, radius proximal, ulna distal, ulna proximal, trochanter and calcaneus. A tailored diffuse optical protocol for high penetration depth combined with the rather superficial nature of considered tissues ensured the effective probing of the bone tissue. Measurements were performed using a broadband system for Time-Resolved Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy (TRS) to assess mean absorption and reduced scattering spectra in the 600-1200 nm range and Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy (DCS) to monitor microvascular blood flow. Significant variations among tissue constituents were found between different locations; with radius distal rich of collagen, suggesting it as a prominent location for bone related measurements, and calcaneus bone having highest blood flow among the body locations being considered. By using TRS and DCS together, we are able to probe the perfusion and oxygen consumption of the tissue without any contrast agents. Therefore, we predict that these methods will be able to evaluate the impairment of the oxygen metabolism of the bone at the point-of-care.
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Weakly Modular Graphs and Nonpositive Curvature
This article investigates structural, geometrical, and topological characterizations and properties of weakly modular graphs and of
cell complexes derived from them. The unifying themes of our investigation are various “nonpositive curvature\" and “local-to-global”
properties and characterizations of weakly modular graphs and their subclasses. Weakly modular graphs have been introduced as a
far-reaching common generalization of median graphs (and more generally, of modular and orientable modular graphs), Helly graphs,
bridged graphs, and dual polar graphs occurring under different disguises (
We give a local-to-global characterization of weakly modular graphs and their subclasses in terms of simple
connectedness of associated triangle-square complexes and specific local combinatorial conditions. In particular, we revisit
characterizations of dual polar graphs by Cameron and by Brouwer-Cohen. We also show that (disk-)Helly graphs are precisely the
clique-Helly graphs with simply connected clique complexes. With
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Geometric Invariants and Evolution of RM Hasimoto Surfaces in Minkowski 3-Space Esub.1sup.3
Research on surfaces generated by curves plays a central role in linking differential geometry with physical applications, especially following Hasimoto’s transformation and the development of Hasimoto-inspired surface models. In this work, we introduce a new class of such surfaces, referred to as RM Hasimoto surfaces, constructed by employing the rotation-minimizing (RM) Darboux frame along both timelike and spacelike curves in Minkowski 3-space E[sub.1] [sup.3] . In contrast to the classical Hasimoto surfaces defined via the Frenet or standard Darboux frames, the RM approach eliminates torsional difficulties and reduces redundant rotational effects. This leads to more straightforward expressions for the first and second fundamental forms, as well as for the Gaussian and mean curvatures, and facilitates a clear classification of key parameter curves. Furthermore, we establish the associated evolution equations, analyze the resulting geometric invariants, and present explicit examples based on timelike and spacelike generating curves. The findings show that adopting the RM Darboux frame provides greater transparency in Lorentzian surface geometry, yielding sharper characterizations and offering new perspectives on relativistic vortex filaments, magnetic field structures, and soliton behavior. Thus, the RM framework opens a promising direction for both theoretical studies and practical applications of surface geometry in Minkowski space.
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A Branch-and-Cut Algorithm for the Multidepot Rural Postman Problem
This paper considers the Multidepot Rural Postman Problem, an extension of the classical Rural Postman Problem in which there are several depots instead of only one. The aim is to construct a minimum cost set of routes traversing each required edge of the graph, where each route starts and ends at the same depot. The paper makes the following scientific contributions: (i) It presents optimality conditions and a worst case analysis for the problem; (ii) It proposes a compact integer linear programming formulation containing only binary variables, as well as a polyhedral analysis; (iii) It develops a branch-and-cut algorithm that includes several new exact and heuristic separation procedures. Instances involving up to four depots, 744 vertices, and 1,315 edges are solved to optimality. These instances contain up to 140 required components and 1,000 required edges.
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