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OrganizationWeb Portal 2024CSIS
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization …
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization founded in 1962, and dedicated to providing strategic insights and policy solutions to help decision makers. CSIS is an international policy institution focused on defense and security; regional study; and transnational challenges ranging from energy and trade to global development and economic integration. CSIS is regularly called upon by Congress, the executive branch, and the media to explain the day’s…
Operations Research | Business/Industry | Priority Setting/Ethics | Technology Assessment | Policy/Regulation | Global Governance | Economics/Finance | Energy/Engineering | Military/Defense | Science/Technology | Global | North America -
OrganizationWeb Portal 2024Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER)
ICER is a non-profit organization that evaluates evidence on a range of topics including the value …
ICER is a non-profit organization that evaluates evidence on a range of topics including the value of medical tests, treatments and delivery system innovations and moves that evidence into action to improve the health care system. To accomplish this goal ICER performs analyses on effectiveness and costs, supports specific programs, and develops reports using innovative methods that make it easier to translate evidence into decisions that can align efforts to use evidence to drive improvements in both…
Preferences/Values | Business/Industry | Priority Setting/Ethics | Evidence Synthesis | Value of Information | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Technology Assessment | Infectious Diseases | Chronic Disease/Risk | Mental Health | Health Systems | Economics/Finance | Government/Law | Health/Medicine | Science/Technology | North America | Europe -
OrganizationWeb Portal 2024Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) founded in 1952 to convey mathematical knowledge …
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) founded in 1952 to convey mathematical knowledge to other professionals who could implement mathematical theory for practical, industrial, or scientific use. SIAM's mission is to build cooperation between mathematics and the worlds of science and technology through publications, research, and community. SIAM is an international community with over 14,000 individual members and almost 500 academic, manufacturing, research and development, service and consulting organizations, government, and military organizations…
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OrganizationWeb Portal 2024INFORMS
INFORMS is the leading international association for Operations Research & Analytics professionals. INFORMS publishes 16 …
INFORMS is the leading international association for Operations Research & Analytics professionals. INFORMS publishes 16 journals on topics ranging from decision analysis to management and marketing sciences and the INFORMS Resource Center offers information about O.R. and Analytics educational programs and material for students, faculty and others and offers a video library with on-demand access to key presentations from INFORMS meetings and conferences. They also offer a publication library bringing together recent publications across all of their…
Operations Research | Business/Industry | Climate/Environment | Energy/Engineering | Government/Law | Health/Medicine | Science/Technology | Global -
OrganizationWeb Portal 2024IFORS
The International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) began in 1955, is composed of 50 …
The International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) began in 1955, is composed of 50 national societies, and promotes the development of operational research (OR) worldwide, both in methodology and practice. Activities include publications, conferences, website and newsletter, special programs for developing countries, an educational resource wiki containing lectures, books, videos and slideshows, and a distinguished lecture series. IFORS publishes two journals: International Transactions in Operational Research (ITOR), and International Abstracts in Operations Research (IAOR). ITOR…
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Tutorial/PrimerWeb Portal, Teaching Resource 2018OR-Notes
OR-Notes are a series of introductory notes on topics that fall under the broad heading …
OR-Notes are a series of introductory notes on topics that fall under the broad heading of the field of operations research (OR). They were developed and used by J E Beasley in an introductory OR course at Imperial College. He has made them available for use by any students and teachers interested in OR subject provided he is acknowledged and identified as their author. J E Beasley completed his PhD in Management Science at Imperial…
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Lesson/ModuleWeb Portal, Teaching Resource 2016Educational Module: Shale Gas Development
This module has been developed around the topic of the extraction of natural gas from …
This module has been developed around the topic of the extraction of natural gas from shale. This practice, commonly referred to as fracking, involves several practices that have complex and uncertain consequences. In the module, three scientific concepts are explored in order to elucidate how science is applied toward addressing real-world problems. The scientific concepts are: (1) correlation is not the same as causation, (2) hazard is not the same as risk, and (3) risk…
Probability/Bayes | Business/Industry | Risk Analysis | Environmental Health | Policy/Regulation | Climate/Environment | Energy/Engineering | Government/Law | Science/Technology | Global | North America | College | Graduate | Doctoral | Critical Thinking/Analysis | Decision Making/Leadership