Browsing by Subject "competition"

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Competition and Isolation Mechanishms in the Gambusia Affinis X. G. Heterochir Hybrid Swarm
(Texas Memorial Museum, The University of Texas at Austin, 1971-06) Hubbs, Clark
Development of 3D Printable Part Library for Easy to Manufacture Components for Educational and Competitive Robotics
(University of Texas at Austin, 2023) Dwivedi, Indira; Dwivedi, Rajeev; Dwivedi, Bharat; Rebbapragada, Arun; Rebbapragada, Arka
Educational and competitive robotics enable hands on learning and experimentation. Despite cost effective and ease of access of open source micro-controllers, drives and sensors, the structural components and brackets continue to be very expensive. Motivated by the Robotics for Everyone initiative, we are developing many easy-to-manufacture parts that will allow learners to easily 3D print parts for (1) Structural assembly of robot chassis (2) Sensor mounting (3) Electronic control mounting (4) Power supply (5) Various power drives. The ecosystem of the robotic components is developed around extrusion structures and tubular elements and 3D printing is used for building the parts for testing and qualifying. Fixtures for mounting cameras for advanced machine learning and computer vision experiments are provided.
Effects of spatial network structure on competitive coexistence in a metacommunity
(2009-05) Hannay, Kevin M.; Tim Keitt
Species dispersal patterns are often assumed to take place on a uniform environment and do not allow species to move through a habitat without effecting the dynamics locally. We examine the effects of migration network topology on a the outcome of competitive interactions between two competing species which may disperse non-uniformly and are allowed to jump between habitats without effecting the populations between. We develop a perturbation model for a fully- connected migration network and apply this approximate model to networks with highly clustered subsets. We show that highly clustered networks allow for the coexistence of competitors and that these coexistence states disappear quickly when the highly clustered networks are randomly rewired. Moreover, we examine the effect of migration network topology on the colonization of habitat by an invasive species and show the relation between this problem and our previous results.
Electricity Markets $64,000 Question
(2016-07-01) Spence, David B
incorporating Health Care Quality into Health Antitrust Law
(2008-04) Schneider, Helen; Schneider, Helen
Antitrust authorities treat price as a proxy for hospital quality since health care quality is difficult to observe. As the ability to measure quality improved, more research became necessary to investigate the relationship between hospital market power and patient outcomes. This paper examines the impact of hospital competition on the quality of care as measured by the risk-adjusted mortality rates with the hospital as the unit of analysis. The study separately examines the effect of competition on non-profit hospitals. Methods: We use California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) data from 1997 through 2002. Empirical model is a cross-sectional study of 373 hospitals. Regression analysis is used to estimate the relationship between Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) risk-adjusted mortality rates and hospital competition. Results: Regression results show lower risk-adjusted mortality rates in the presence of a more competitive environment. This result holds for all alternative hospital market definitions. Nonprofit hospitals do not have better patient outcomes than investor-owned hospitals. However, they tend to provide better quality in less competitive environments. CABG volume did not have a significant effect on patient outcomes. Conclusion: Quality should be incorporated into the antitrust analysis. When mergers lead to higher prices and lower quality, thus lower social welfare, the antitrust challenge of hospital mergers is warranted. The impact of lower hospital competition on quality of care delivered by non-profit hospitals is ambiguous.
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“Remember the past to carry on for our future”: Reflecting on the 28th Annual Austin Powwow
(ORANGE Magazine, 2019-11-08) Ponder, Sarah