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Scaling Work - Research Computing Services
the work (as well as 5 GB of RAM for a run time limit of 12 hrs). If your code is written as above, using LSB_MAX_NUM_PROCESSORS , then your code will detect that 4 cores have been allocated. (Please note the second, long command may wrap... View Details
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My focus is empirical financial accounting research, with particular interests in governance, valuation, M&A, and short-sellers. All three of my papers to date fall under the broad heading of “alternative governance mechanisms”—studies of how accounting information is... View Details
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
other multinationals immediately detected new operational and commercial approaches across their international branches and standardized and distributed them to subsidiaries. This proactive behavior toward information was not limited to... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
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Breaking News
cautions that it’s definitely a lower-bound estimate: First, the count includes only the instances that have been documented by a regulator who visited a facility, detected a problem, then imposed a fine—the very tip of the misconduct... View Details
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My focus is empirical financial accounting research, with particular interests in governance, valuation, M&A, and short-sellers. All three of my papers to date fall under the broad heading of “alternative governance mechanisms”—studies of how accounting information is... View Details
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Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
filters included glare-free desk lamps, airplane windows, optical devices, educational kits for demonstrating the principles of light polarization, Polariscopes to detect strains or stresses in glass and other transparent materials, and... View Details
- 10 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink
televisions is becoming increasingly unproductive. Return on invested capital at Best Buy has declined from 23.68 percent to 15.01 percent since 2007, and domestic sales per square foot (including online sales) have also declined in the same period, from $909 to $853.... View Details
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Harvard Business School
company's devices enable agents from the Department of Homeland Security, United States Customs and Border Protection, and about sixty foreign governments to detect even the most cleverly concealed drugs, cash, and guns. Harris notes, “I... View Details
- 15 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 15
Firm Competitiveness and Detection of Bribery By: Serafeim, George Abstract—Using survey data from firms around the world I analyze how detection of bribery has impacted a firm's competitiveness over the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
Edward Bausch
In 1882, Bausch, working at his father’s Bausch and Lomb Optical factory, secured his first patent on a Trichnoscope, a microscope designed for use in detecting contaminated meat. He also supplied the lens for the first Kodak camera in... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45998 Firm Competitiveness and Detection of Bribery By: Serafeim, George Abstract—Using survey data collected from senior corporate executives around the world I analyze how View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Mar 2017
- News
Making Rapid Progress in the Fight Against Cancer
detect cancer earlier. We know that for the majority of people who develop cancer, the earlier we can detect it, the greater the chances of successful treatment. “I don’t think we will ever eradicate cancer.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Cardiac Kid
has more than 1,000 workers and expects revenues of about $280 million this year. “The company was founded basically to prevent heart attacks,” Huennekens told the San Diego Union-Tribune (January 25, 2010). To that end, Volcano makes systems to View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Your Keyboard Is Listening
allow for continuous verification of a computer’s user, eliminating the need for passwords. He was making just that pitch in a meeting in 2013 when someone offhandedly said, “Hey, I bet this could also be used to detect Alzheimer’s.”... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 21 Aug 2008
- News
Stylin’ at Gallatin
(double-glazed, insulated) windows wired into the heating and cooling system that detect when windows are open and adjust the room’s temperature accordingly. “It’s not in-your-face green,” says Terri Evans, communications manager for... View Details
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Data Tips & Toolkits - Research Computing Services
such as bert-base-multilingual-uncased that leverage BERT, RoBerta, and DistillBERT, and are available on HuggingFace . Packages Capturing How Text is Communicated Spelling and grammar error detection Detect... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
AI Enhances Diagnostic Care
performing pattern recognition, and planning and executing a course of action. At Misr Radiology Center (MRC) in Cairo, Egypt, where Doha Tantawy (MBA 2019) serves as chief operating officer (COO), AI has been fully integrated into all of the company’s new diagnostic... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives
facilities detect and control outbreaks of health care–associated infections. Lee notes that services like epiXact are not DZD’s primary objective, but they are critical to “developing customer instincts and building commercial muscle”... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
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Matt Segneri
got a new prime suspect. And I'm staying in hot pursuit. One thing's for certain: though I haven't cracked the case, I'm thrilled to be working it. There's so much good detective work left to do — in the world and the world within. View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
High Yields
from inspecting bridges to tracking energy usage. But the biggest vertical of all—one expected to account for 80 percent of the commercial market—is in agriculture. Using a Hawk Aerial drone and some high-tech spectral analysis, farmers can View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs