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Classification of pathological stages of prostate cancer using penalized splines
(2010-10-29)
We propose a penalized splines (P-splines) based method to predict the pathological stage of localized prostate cancer. A combination
of prostate-specific antigen, Gleason histological score, and clinical stage from a ...
Harnessing customer's transaction data for efficient operation: a case of debt collections in the consumer finance industry
(2010-10-18)
With the burgeoning financial services
industry in India, service providers
increasingly face the risk of their loans
becoming bad and consequently
leading to a charge-off loss as indicated
by the accumulation of ...
Health insurance and third party administrators: issues and challenges
(2010-10-25)
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority in India has paved the way for
insurance intermediaries such as third party administrators (TPAs) to play a pivotal role in
setting up managed healthcare systems. TPAs ...
Dynamic pricing using e-coupons
(2010-10-27)
Coupons have been used extensively in the brick and mortar
industries like airlines, hotels along with the retail stores, etc. as a means to
dynamic pricing by price discrimination. This is often done using discounts ...
Cluster analysis of Himachal tomato
(2010-10-21)
A crate of Himachal tomato was obtained from Azad Mandi, Delhi. It
contained 252 fruits. Each fruit was weighed and its axial dimension
measured. Data of all 252 fruits was then subjected to cluster analysis, using
weight ...
India's wheat economy : will demand to be a constraint on supply
(2010-10-25)
This study examines the characteristics of India's expanding wheat economy, addressing
questions on the nature of production and consumption, demand and wheat markets, and the
prospects of production growth. The analysis ...
Towards reform of land acquisition framework in India
(2010-11-08)
Current land prices are highly distorted owing largely to regulatory constraints and the
process of compulsory acquisition. This paper brings out the core elements of the reform –
the need to define “public purpose” ex ...
Economic reforms and trade performance: private corporate sector in India
(2010-10-18)
Since 1991-92, India has undertaken widespread policy reforms in order to integrate its
economy with the rest of the world. In this fact-finding study, the balance-sheet data
of 557 private sector companies are considered ...
Fertilizer subsidy in India: who are the beneficiaries
(2010-03-20)
There is a general view in academic and policy circles
that fertiliser subsidies are concentrated geographically
on a relatively small number of crops and producers. In
many cases they do not reach the targeted group(s). ...
Case analysis on makemytrip.com
(2010-01-15)
The case presents a situation where MMT has developed a plan for launching its
business in India. It is analysed using some of the concepts that would help in
determining whether the plan is based on consumer insights. ...