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2007
15 years 17 days ago
Targeted strategies for tuberculosis in areas of high HIV prevalence: a simulation study
We describe the analysis of a discrete event simulation model of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV disease, parameterized to describe the dual epidemics in Harare, Zimbabwe. The HIV epide...
Georgina R. Mellor, Christine S. M. Currie, Elizab...
WSC
2007
15 years 17 days ago
A confidence interval for tail conditional expectation via two-level simulation
We develop and evaluate a two-level simulation procedure that produces a confidence interval for tail conditional expectation, otherwise known as conditional tail expectation. Th...
Hai Lan, Barry L. Nelson, Jeremy Staum
WSC
2007
15 years 17 days ago
An object-oriented framework for simulating full truckload transportation networks
In this paper, we discuss the design and use of an objectoriented framework for simulating full truckload (FTL) networks. We present a context for how the framework can be used th...
Manuel D. Rossetti, Shikha Nangia
WSC
2007
15 years 17 days ago
Non-Gaussian asset allocation in the federal thrift savings plan
Historical data suggest that returns of stocks and indices are not distributed independent and identically Normal, as is commonly assumed. Instead, returns of financial assets are...
Scott T. Nestler
WSC
2007
15 years 17 days ago
Agent-based modeling and simulation of wildland fire suppression
Simulation of wildland fire suppression is useful to evaluate deployment plans of firefighting resources and to experiment different fire suppression strategies and tactics. Previ...
Xiaolin Hu, Yi Sun