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Thompson Sampling for Stochastic Control: The Continuous Parameter Case by Banjevic, Dragan, Kim, Michael Jong

“…Recently, Thompson sampling has been shown to achieve good theoretical performance guarantees for stochastic control problems with parameter uncertainty when…”
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Enhancing access to care in northern rural communities via telehealth by Jong, Michael, Mendez, Ivar, Jong, Robert

“…The cost of providing health care in northern Canada is higher than the rest of Canada. Telehealth has the potential to reduce health care expenditures. Yet…”
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A dynamic dendritic connectivity assessment tool for the planning and design of barrier mitigation strategies in river networks by King, Myron, van Zyll de Jong, Michael, Cowx, Ian G.

“…Context Increasing fragmentation of rivers caused by barriers continues to impact watersheds, especially disruption of fish migration patterns and loss of…”
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Bayesian dithering for learning: Asymptotically optimal policies in dynamic pricing by Huh, Woonghee Tim, Kim, Michael Jong, Lin, Meichun

“…We consider a dynamic pricing and learning problem where a seller prices multiple products and learns from sales data about unknown demand. We study the…”
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The ecological success of river restoration in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: lessons learned by Skinner, Skylar, Addai, Anastasia, Decker, Stephen, van Zyll de Jong, Michael

“…Despite millions of dollars being spent annually to restore degraded river ecosystems, there exist relatively few assessments of the ecological effectiveness…”
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Robust Multiarmed Bandit Problems by Kim, Michael Jong, Lim, Andrew E.B.

“…The multiarmed bandit problem is a popular framework for studying the exploration versus exploitation trade-off. Recent applications include dynamic assortment…”
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Robust empirical optimization is almost the same as mean–variance optimization by Gotoh, Jun-ya, Kim, Michael Jong, Lim, Andrew E.B.

“…We formulate a distributionally robust optimization problem where the deviation of the alternative distribution is controlled by a ϕ-divergence penalty in the…”
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A highly adaptable catalyst/substrate system for the synthesis of substituted chromenes by Aponick, Aaron, Biannic, Berenger, Jong, Michael R

“…The gold(I)-catalyzed endo-cyclization of o-(1-hydroxyallyl)phenols to form chromenes is reported. The title compounds are prepared in high yield from readily…”
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Optimal Bayesian fault prediction scheme for a partially observable system subject to random failure by Kim, Michael Jong, Jiang, Rui, Makis, Viliam, Lee, Chi-Guhn

“…► We propose a new Bayesian fault prediction scheme for partially observable systems. ► Parameter estimates are found and an optimal Bayesian control chart is…”
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Tracking progress in suicide prevention in Indigenous communities: a challenge for public health surveillance in Canada by Pollock, Nathaniel J, Healey, Gwen K, Jong, Michael, Valcour, James E, Mulay, Shree

“…Indigenous peoples in Canada experience disproportionate rates of suicide compared to non-Indigenous populations. Indigenous communities and organizations have…”
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Long-term response of salmonid populations to habitat restoration in a boreal forest stream by van Zyll de Jong, Michael, Cowx, Ian G.

“…Assessing the sustainability of restoration measures for salmonid populations and their habitat is limited due to a lack of long-term evaluations. In this…”
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From unjust uneconomic growth to sustainable fisheries in Newfoundland: The true costs of closing the inshore fishery for groundfish by Sabau, Gabriela, van Zyll de Jong, Michael

“…Neoliberal economic and social policies during the last 65 years have placed a premium on continuous economic growth. Concern among ecological economists and…”
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The use of remote presence for health care delivery in a northern Inuit community: a feasibility study by Mendez, Ivar, Jong, Michael, Keays-White, Debra, Turner, Gail

“…To evaluate the feasibility of remote presence for improving the health of residents in a remote northern Inuit community. A pilot study assessed patient's,…”
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A scoping review of Indigenous suicide prevention in circumpolar regions by Redvers, Jennifer, Bjerregaard, Peter, Eriksen, Heidi, Fanian, Sahar, Healey, Gwen, Hiratsuka, Vanessa, Jong, Michael, Larsen, Christina Viskum Lytken, Linton, Janice, Pollock, Nathaniel, Silviken, Anne, Stoor, Petter, Chatwood, Susan

“…Suicide is a serious public health challenge in circumpolar regions, especially among Indigenous youth. Indigenous communities, government agencies and health…”
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An information ecology approach to science–policy integration in adaptive management of social-ecological systems by Eddy, Brian G., Hearn, Brian, Luther, Joan E., van Zyll de Jong, Michael, Bowers, Wade, Parsons, Reg, Piercey, Douglas, Strickland, Guy, Wheeler, Barry

“…Adaptive management of social-ecological systems requires integration and collaboration among scientists, policy makers, practitioners, and stakeholders across…”
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Does rural generalist focused medical school and family medicine training make a difference?: Memorial University of Newfoundland outcomes by Rourke, James, Asghari, Shabnam, Hurley, Oliver, Ravalia, Mohamed, Jong, Michael, Graham, Wendy, Parsons, Wanda, Duggan, Norah, O'Keefe, Danielle, Moffatt, Scott, Stringer, Katherine, Sturge Sparkes, Carolyn, Hippe, Janelle, Harris Walsh, Kristin, McKay, Donald, Samarasena, Asoka

“…Introduction: Rural recruitment and retention of physicians is a global issue. The Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, was…”
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Assessment of Emergency Medicine Resident Performance in an Adult Simulation Using a Multisource Feedback Approach by Jong, Michael, Elliott, Nicole, Nguyen, Michael, Goyke, Terrence, Johnson, Steven, Cook, Matthew, Lindauer, Lisa, Best, Katie, Gernerd, Douglas, Morolla, Louis, Matuzsan, Zachary, Kane, Bryan

“…The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) specifically notes multisource feedback (MSF) as a recommended means of resident assessment in…”
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Assessment of Emergency Medicine Resident Performance in a Pediatric In Situ Simulation Using Multi-Source Feedback by Nguyen, Michael C, Elliott, Nicole C, Begany, Diane P, Best, Katie M, Cook, Matthew D, Jong, Michael R, Matuzsan, Zachary M, Morolla, Louis A, Partington, Suzanne S, Kane, Bryan G

“…Introduction Multi-source feedback (MSF) is an evaluation method mandated by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The Queen’s…”
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From pipelines to pathways: The Memorial experience in educating doctors for rural generalist practice by Rourke, James, Asghari, Shabnam, Hurley, Oliver, Ravalia, Mohamed, Jong, Michael, Parsons, Wanda, Duggan, Norah, Stringer, Katherine, O'Keefe, Danielle, Moffatt, Scott, Graham, Wendy, Sturge Sparkes, Carolyn, Hippe, Janelle, Harris Walsh, Kristin, McKay, Donald, Samarasena, Asoka

“…"Context: This report describes the community context, concept and mission of The Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland (Memorial),…”
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Identification of crab proteins that elicit IgE reactivity in snow crab–processing workers by Gill, Beth V., MD, Rice, Timothy R, Cartier, André, MD, Gautrin, Denise, MD, Neis, Barbara, PhD, Horth-Susin, Lise, RRT, Jong, Michael, MD, Swanson, Mark, PhD, Lehrer, Samuel B., PhD

“…Background The expanding snow crab–processing industry has resulted in increased numbers of workers at risk of occupational allergy. Objective Our study is to…”
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