1. Markets and Firms: A Search Approach to Spot-Trading and Vertical Integration Open Access Author: Kim, Byoung-Ki Title: Markets and Firms: A Search Approach to Spot-Trading and Vertical Integration Graduate Program: Economics Keywords: searchmarket exchange vs. integrationhomogeneous firmsco-existence of independent and integrated firmsproperty rightsjumps of asset values before and after integration File: Download etd.pdf Committee Members: Derek Laing, Committee Chair/Co-ChairN Edward Coulson, Committee MemberNezih Guner, Committee MemberKeith John Crocker, Committee Member
2. The Geographical Analog Engine: Hybrid Numeric and Semantic Similarity Measures for U.S. Cities Open Access Author: Banchuen, Tawan Title: The Geographical Analog Engine: Hybrid Numeric and Semantic Similarity Measures for U.S. Cities Graduate Program: Geography Keywords: analoganalogysearchEuclideansemanticsimilarity File: Download TawanDist.pdf Committee Members: C Gregory Knight, Committee Chair/Co-ChairMark N Gahegan, Committee Chair/Co-ChairRobert George Crane, Committee MemberDennis W Thomson, Committee Member
3. MINING FEEDBACK IN RANKING AND RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS Open Access Author: Zhuang, Ziming Title: MINING FEEDBACK IN RANKING AND RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS Graduate Program: Information Sciences and Technology Keywords: recommendation systemdata miningsearchrankinginformation retrieval File: Download ZZhuang-PhD-Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: C. Lee Giles, Committee Chair/Co-ChairPrasenjit Mitra, Committee Chair/Co-ChairDongwon Lee, Committee MemberWang-Chien Lee, Committee Member