Background Introduction Cryptocurrencies are a digital form of exchange that use encryption to secure the processes involved in conducting transactions. They are a subset of digital currencies having no physical representation. Unlike other forms of currency that are backed by a central bank, cryptocurrencies operate as a a completely decentralized system meaning there is no governing body verifying transactions. Cryptocurrencies consist of more than just Bitcoin. It 's structure is followed by…
Imagine a mother sitting with her children describing how she met their father. What would she tell them? Is it the perfect love story or were there a couple bumps along the way to happiness? Meeting that special someone can be quite difficult. Where will it happen? When will it happen? How would someone know when they have found “the one”? With the influx of technology, the dating game has changed. Nowadays, everyone is using online dating websites or apps like Tinder, eHarmony, or okCupid.…
Although conceptual and procedural knowledge cannot always be separated, it is useful to distinguish between the two types of knowledge to better understand knowledge development. First consider conceptual knowledge. A concept is ‘an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances’ (Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 2012). Knowledge of concepts is often referred to as conceptual knowledge (e.g. Byrnes & Wasik, 1991; Canobi, 2009; Rittle-Johnson, Siegler, & Alibali, 2001).…
This method also is called quadratic exponential (QE method), which is be considered as one of the best algorithms for simulating from the Heston model. However, this method relies on huge time steps(Tse & Wan 2013). To solve this problem, Tse and Wan present a model with Inverse Gaussian approximation and IPZ scheme, which can reduce the number of time steps…
as possible. Groupon targets those who were heavily affected by the recession of 2011 so those are are thrifty and looking for cheap prices. But in addition, they appeal to those who are not only thrifty but adventurous which is evident by the algorithm that Groupon uses to put the deals. “Groupon deal-of-the-day email messages, for example, often present consumers with an opportunity to do something they wouldn't ordinarily do—take sky-diving lessons or subscribe to the ballet” (McGraw-Hill).…
Spare part quantities are critical to ensuring specific operations can endure unscheduled failures. Maintenance career fields appreciate adequacies quantities of spare parts on hand, however, they also can attest to when quantities of spare parts become piles of excess junk. A determining factor whether or not a part necessarily belongs on hand as a spare comes down to its relative importance as well as likelihood of failure. To add to the necessity factory, safety also comes into play, which…
either. There are two types of Page Ranking. Tool bar page rank ( commonly known heard and seen on your browser(firefox) guess estimate) Actual Page Rank (never known- as we never know the real algorithm search engines use to rank websites)[9] Hence we always have a rough idea of the page ranking algorithms used by Search Engines. Your website gets a page…
Influencer marketing continues to open new revenue opportunities for brands and businesses. A powerful influencer marketing campaign can increase the reach of your products and services and build an instant bridge of tryst between your audience and business. More importantly, it is a digital marketing strategy with an enticing ROI. In fact, influencer marketing has a $7.65 ROI for every dollar invested. Not a bad value for your marketing budget. This digital marketing avenue has become less of…
In her article, “Science Isn’t Broken,” Christie Aschwanden- a science and health journalist and recipient of a Santa Fe Institute Journalism Fellowship in Complexity Science- discusses the consequences resulting from the recent lack of peer-review, the portrayal of the scientific community due to these effects, and the true nature of research. According to Aschwanden (2015), one of the prominent contributors to the public’s lack of confidence in science is statistical manipulation and biases.…
smart enough to beat even the world’s best in the most strategic games are two prime examples of modern technology’s rebuttal to Polanyi’s Paradox illustrated by Moshe Vardi in “The Moral Imperative of Artificial Intelligence.” Google’s AlphaGo uses algorithms for intuition instead of raw hard-coded if-then statements or brute force in the Japanese board game, Go. Automotive manufacturers like Tesla, lead by Elon Musk, also have a rebuttal to Polanyi’s Paradox: the self-driving car. These cars…