With nonrigid parts, it is most convenient for designers to specify the desired shape in the design condition; that is, the shape is specified with all loads present that[...]

Global warming and climate change keep causing a catastrophic impact on the natural, social, economic, and political environment in many parts of the world. The urgency f[...]

Employee overqualification is becoming increasingly relevant in a post-pandemic world. While there have been theoretical advancements in the overqualification literature,[...]

With the introduction of job embeddedness theory, research focus shifted away from the precursors of why people leave and turned attention toward why people stay. Distin[...]

Recurrent events are commonly encountered in medical and epidemiological studies. It is often of interest what and how risk factors influence the occurrence of events. Wh[...]

Employee overqualification is becoming increasingly relevant in a post-pandemic world. While there have been theoretical advancements in the overqualification literature,[...]

Aggregate production planning generally deals with configuration of an aggregate plan in advance of 6 to 18 periods (e.g. months) to give the organizations an idea about [...]

In this dissertation, we investigate the generalized semiparametric varying-coefficient models for longitudinal data that can flexibly model three types of covariate effe[...]

In this dissertation, we aim to improve efficiency of estimation in longitudinal data under generalized semi-parametric varying-coefficient models.First, we investigate a[...]

In today's ever-changing markets, maintaining an effective and adaptable supply chain is essential for any organisation, especially in view of the current business enviro[...]