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Software Startup ESSENCE : How Should Software Startups Work?

2020

Software startups need to work in a systematic fashion just like mature organizations. However, existing software engineering methods and practices are not aimed at software startups. They do not account for the business aspect of startups and may not be well suited for software startups in general. The Lean Startup Methodology on the other hand contains some useful practices for software startups but is nonetheless impractical, offering little in the way of telling you what to do. Software startups are thus required to tailor their own method. Currently, many software startups simply work ad hoc or use various Agile methods and practices. In terms of Agile methods and practices, little con…

Exploring Bioequivalence of Dexketoprofen Trometamol Drug Products with the Gastrointestinal Simulator (GIS) and Precipitation Pathways Analyses

2019

The present work aimed to explain the differences in oral performance in fasted humans who were categorized into groups based on the three different drug product formulations of dexketoprofen trometamol (DKT) salt&mdash

Book Review: Statistical Inference as Severe Testing

2019

A Case For a Study Quality Appraisal in Survey Studies in Psychology

2019

The lack of replication of key effects in psychology has highlighted some fundamental problems with reporting of research findings and methods used (Asendorpf et al., 2013; Open Science Collaboration, 2015). Problems with replication have been attributed to sources of bias such as questionable research practices like HARK-ing (Kerr, 1998) or p-hacking (Simmons et al., 2011). Another potential source of bias is lack of precision in the conduct and methods used in psychological research, which likely introduces systematic error into data collected with the potential to affect results. A related issue is lack of accuracy in reporting study methods and findings. There is, therefore, increased r…

Bayesian semiparametric long memory models for discretized event data

2020

We introduce a new class of semiparametric latent variable models for long memory discretized event data. The proposed methodology is motivated by a study of bird vocalizations in the Amazon rain forest; the timings of vocalizations exhibit self-similarity and long range dependence. This rules out Poisson process based models where the rate function itself is not long range dependent. The proposed class of FRActional Probit (FRAP) models is based on thresholding, a latent process. This latent process is modeled by a smooth Gaussian process and a fractional Brownian motion by assuming an additive structure. We develop a Bayesian approach to inference using Markov chain Monte Carlo and show g…

Management Maps of Chilean Listed Companies. Quantitative Analysis

2017

Este artículo evalúa las clases de gestión adoptadas por las empresas localizadas en la región de Las Condes (Chile) a través de la metodología contable de los gráficos radiales. Esta metodología aplicada sobre dos empresas que utilizan dos diferentes clases de gestión, justifica las relaciones que existen entre los indicadores radiales y financieros. Los resultados contrastados con los precios de las acciones de las empresas analizadas en el mercado secundario confirman la validez de las relaciones anteriores. El análisis realizado ha permitido obtener generalizaciones sobre las distintas clases de gestión en la comuna de Las Condes, de acuerdo con el sentido multidimensional de los gráfic…

The Accounting Maps of Management of Chilean Listed Companies: Qualitative Analysis

2017

El artículo analiza las clases de gestión realizadas por las empresas cotizadas chilenas localizadas en los espacios administrativos de Chile. La orientación del análisis realizado considera que el factor cultural de la región donde están localizadas las empresas chilenas condiciona la clase de gestión desarrollada por dichas empresas. El desarrollo de esta hipótesis se realiza aplicando la metodología contable de los gráficos radiales. Las tensiones existentes entre los periodos medios de maduración representados en un gráfico radial asumen la existencia de un factor cultural en las transacciones realizadas por las empresas en una región y supone que la toma de decisión en un área tiene ef…

Calculating the implied correlation matrix for a Path Analysis model

2014

To overcome the limitations of two existing methods for calculating a Path Analysis implied correlation matrix, this paper presents an alternative method for calculating this matrix. This new method is based on a recurrence principle which is easy and quick to implement. This method is also operational regardless of the number of variables. The consequences of this result with the estimation or testing stages will be illustrated on the basis of examples.

The advantages of applying the concept of rhetorical style in language-oriented Journalism Studies

2016

This article begins with a delineation of the context of contemporary professional joumalism, particularly its markel-driven, technologically advanced and discursively diverse character. Journalism studies scholars trace media evolution with the aid of content analyses. On the other hand, linguists, including stylisticians, try to capture recent changes in media language with the use of qualitative methods, e.g., with categories derived from discourse analysis, which enable them to see how hegemonie discourses are (re)constructed in journalistic texts. This article elaborates on the category of rhetorical style and shows its applicability to the studies of various media “rhetorics.” Followi…

Rethinking exchange and prices

2017

Our monetary economies of production are not based upon relative exchanges described by the standard theory. Money is neither a commodity nor a positive asset; it cannot be exchanged against physical goods and services. It follows that payments do not consist of mutual transfers of commodities. In fact, each producer working for the needs for the community produces wealth for himself. Further, transactions on any markets are absolute exchanges. One of the consequences of this is that market prices do not measure wealth; rather, they are coefficients of redistribution of products.