The Delphi method is a pragmatic research method created in the 1950s by researchers at the RAND Corporation for use in policy making, organizational decision making, and to inform direct practices. While the Delphi method ...

For univariate i.i.d. samples, analyses are usually performed on observations themselves, or on the ranks of the observations when they are ordered. This is true in both the parametric and non-parametric setting. However, ...

Antibiotics are the primary, and arguably only, form of antimicrobial therapy against a pathogenic bacterial infection. With well over 250 million prescriptions written each year, it is clear that the health and well being ...

This dissertation used the FAO AquaCrop model to evaluate the impact of climate change on major cereal yields and adaptation options in three agro-ecological zones of the Niger River Basin. The crops analysed include maize, ...

Geomechanical properties are important for reservoir characterization, drilling operationsand optimal stimulation design in the oil and gas industry. The conventional techniques to obtain rock mechanical data involve core ...

The ability to integrate, adapt and strive in the community has become a focal point in research with individuals who have an intellectual disability. However, research regarding teaching social skills to adults who are ...