An Evaluation of Simulations in Developmental Disabilities (SIDD): Instructional Software that Provides Practice in Behavioral Assessment and Treatment Decisions

ABSTRACT

Simulations in Developmental Disabilities (SIDD) is a multimedia computer program designed to provide undergraduate psychology students with practice in making assessment and treatment decisions. Eighteen undergraduate psychology students participated in an experiment to test the instructional effectiveness of SIDD. Post-test scores were significantly higher in the experimental group who received training with SIDD than in a control group who did not receive training. The students also rated the software positively. Future strategies to further evaluate the software are discussed.     

An Easily Implemented Generalised Inverse Gaussian Generator

Using the ‘ratio’ method an easily implemented algorithm is derived for the generalised inverse Gaussian distribution. Computer timings and efficiency calculations show that the procedure is fast over a wide range of distribution parameter values.     

缝洞型油藏储集体分类建模方法研究

为了表征缝洞型碳酸盐岩油藏储集体类型多样、尺度差异大、空间分布规律复杂的特征，采用"分级分类、岩溶相控、多类型融合"的方法，分别对不同类型缝洞储集体的规模大小、外部几何形态及内部属性特征进行建模，建立了基于岩溶成因的融合原则，实现了不同类型缝洞储集体的融合，并通过新钻井验证了模型可靠性。结果表明，该方法适用于此类强非均质性油藏的地质建模，能够有效表征不同类型储集体及属性参数的空间分布特征。基于模型，细化了XX单元的储量构成，其中，溶洞储量占63.1%，溶蚀孔洞储量占34.5%，大尺度裂缝储量占2.4%。该模型在油藏数值模拟中取得了较好的拟合效果和模拟结果。     

基于系统动力学模型的发动机再制造经济性研究

从生产和物流成本出发,对发动机再制造经济性进行分析。基于系统动力学建立发动机再制造全过程关键因素及成本分析模型,研究了不同批量、不同库存策略、不同管理方法下的再制造成本,最后通过系统动力学软件Vensim对成本模型进行模拟仿真,并得出结论:随着产能的扩大,为降低回收成本,应在原有网络的基础上进一步扩大回收网络;因缺货带来的影响非常明显,应采取面向订单生产模式的库存策略以减少缺货成本。     

Improving traceability in continuous processes using flow simulations

Traceability is normally difficult to achieve in continuous processes, since there are no natural batch structures. In this article, we demonstrate flow-based simulation using process data to improve traceability in a continuous pelletising process. Using the simulation model, the engineers could test the impacts of process disturbances, identify cause and effect relations and aid control in case of process disturbances. In a field trial where the chemistry of an additive was varied during production of a special product, the simulation forecasts predicted the level of the chemical content after the plant within the errors that the engineers found acceptable.     

Simulation of the p-generalized Gaussian distribution

In this paper, we introduce the p-generalized polar methods for the simulation of the p-generalized Gaussian distribution. On the basis of geometric measure representations, the well-known Box–Muller method and the Marsaglia–Bray rejecting polar method for the simulation of the Gaussian distribution are generalized to simulate the p-generalized Gaussian distribution, which fits much more flexibly to data than the Gaussian distribution and has already been applied in various fields of modern sciences. To prove the correctness of the p-generalized polar methods, we give stochastic representations, and to demonstrate their adequacy, we perform a comparison of six simulation techniques w.r.t. the goodness of fit and the complexity. The competing methods include adapted general methods and another special method. Furthermore, we prove stochastic representations for all the adapted methods.     

Simulation of Balakrishnan skew-normal order statistics

ABSTRACT

The novel Balakrishnan skew-normal distribution introduced in 2008 has received considerable interest. Here, we derive stochastic representations for simulating order statistics of the novel Balakrishnan skew-normal distribution. The resulting algorithms are more efficient than the ordinary sorting algorithm.     

大型医院血液库存系统订货点决策的仿真研究

血液是一种典型的易变质物品。本文以国内某大型医院的血液库存系统为对象,依照其运作流程,基于该系统运行的历史数据建立了一个离散事件系统仿真模型对这一系统进行研究,得到了该系统的最优订货点。本文的研究有助于血液库存管理措施的制定与改进,对其它易变质物品库存系统的管理也有一定的借鉴作用。     

internet网上旱地农业土壤灌溉和需水管理决策支持系统

本文通过对因特网旱地农业土壤灌溉和需水管理决策支持的设计和分析的介绍,较具体地阐明了internet技术在旱地农业土壤灌溉研究的应用,讲述了系统所提供的各种功能,深入浅出地阐明了该系统提供的决策分析模型。说明该系统是旱地水资源可持续利用的重要辅助决策工具。