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Machine Learning Applications on Box-Office Revenue Forecasting: The Taiwanese Film Market Case Study
The Random Forest algorithm (RFA) is used to predict the approximate final box-office revenue of a movie in the Taiwanese film market. The results show that the RFA has stable capabilities to predict the final...
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A Hierarchical Panel Data Model for the Estimation of Stochastic Metafrontiers: Computational Issues and an Empirical Application
In the metafrontier literature, firms are put into groups, generally defined by technology or geography. Each group has its own technological frontier, and the metafrontier is the upper bound of these group fr...
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A hierarchical panel data stochastic frontier model for the estimation of stochastic metafrontiers
This paper proposes a stochastic frontier model with three composed errors, and therefore six error components. As in the metafrontier literature, firms belong to groups with a group-specific frontier. A firm ...
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Gender effect on the oncologic outcomes of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma in Taiwan
Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is a relatively uncommon malignancy in Western countries, affecting more men than women. By contrast, UTUC is relatively common in Taiwan and diagnosed more ofte...
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The role of intravesical prostatic protrusion in the evaluation of overactive bladder in male patients with LUTS
To evaluate the association of intravesical prostatic protrusion (IPP) and overactive bladder (OAB) in male patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). IPP has been suggested to correlate with storage s...
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Long-term functional change of cryoinjury-induced detrusor underactivity and effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in a rat model
To investigate the long-term functional change of cryoinjury-induced detrusor underactivity (DU) and the therapeutic potential of repeated low-energy shock wave therapy (LESW).
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Efficacy and persistence of low-dose mirabegron (25 mg) in patients with overactive bladder: analysis in a real-world urological practice
Mirabegron is a relatively new drug to treat overactive bladder (OAB). The therapeutic doses are between 25 and 100 mg in clinical trials. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and persistence of low-dose mirabegr...
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Stochastic Frontier Models
The stochastic frontier model was first proposed in the context of production function estimation to account for the effect of technical inefficiency. The inefficiency causes actual output to fall below the po...
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Nonparametric estimation of the determinants of inefficiency
We consider the benchmark stochastic frontier model where inefficiency is directly influenced by observable determinants. In this setting, we estimate the stochastic frontier and the conditional mean of ineffi...
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Nocturia indicates a poor health status and increases mortality in male patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
To investigate the association between nocturia and erectile dysfunction, androgen deficiency, overactive bladder and systemic diseases in men with type 2 diabetic mellitus.
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Evaluation of immunomagnetic separation for the improvement of Salmonella detection in aquatic environment
This study compares various immunomagnetic separation (IMS) protocols. The average recovery efficiency of IMS for different Salmonella concentrations (between 102 and 105 CFU/ml) was 53.5 ± 12.9 % (n = 24). When ...
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Estimation of Technical Inefficiency in Production Frontier Models Using Cross-Sectional Data
In this paper, we discuss the specification and estimation of technical efficiency in a variety of stochastic frontier production models. The focus is on cross-sectional models. We start from the basic neoclas...
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Subjective Knowledge Foundation of the Cross-Taiwan Straits International Peace Discourse
To analyze the short-term prospects for political relations between China and Taiwan, I will review the subjective factors and dimensions affecting those relations and the ways in which the two sides are prese...
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Semantic real-world image classification for image retrieval with fuzzy-ART neural network
Image retrieval based on semantic learning has attracted considerable attention in recent years. Analyzing the contents of an image and retrieving corresponding semantics are important in semantic-based image ...
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A Bayesian estimator for stochastic frontier models with errors in variables
A Bayesian estimator is proposed for a stochastic frontier model with errors in variables. The model assumes a truncated-normal distribution for the inefficiency and accommodates exogenous determinants of inef...
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Development of cellular therapy for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is highly prevalent and associated with a reduced quality of life. An intact rhabdosphincter at the mid-urethra is mandatory to maintain urinary continence. Adult stem cell in...
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Neurotoxin Use for Voiding Dysfunction
Botulinum neurotoxin injection into the urethral sphincter has been shown to be effective in the treatment of neurogenic and non-neurogenic detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia. In this article, we review the ration...
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Study of Spectroscopy and Microstructure in Nanocrystalline Cr-Doped Fibers Grown by the Drawing-Tower Technique
The spectroscopy and microstructure of Cr-doped fibers (CDFs) fabricated by the drawing-tower technique are investigated. The spontaneous emission spectrum exhibited broadband emission of 1.2 μm to 1.55 μm. High-...
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Reference Work Entry At a glance
Stochastic Frontier Models
The stochastic frontier model was first proposed by Aigner, Lovell and Schmidt (1977) and Meeusen and van den Broeck (1977) in the context of production function estimation. The model extends the classical pro...
