BERTH ALLOCATION AT PASSENGER TERMINALS USING AUCTIONS

Berth Allocation at Passenger Terminals Using Auctions

In this paper, we compare a multi-round, second-price, sealed-bid bundle auction and a single-item, sequential, second-price, sealed-bid auction for berth slot leasing for vessels (roll-on/roll-off passenger vessels and/or cruise ships) at a public marine terminal.The bundle auction mechanism is designed to maximize port operator profits USB Flash

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Osteoporosis: Current review

Although hormone therapy using estrogens plus progestogens (EPT) is effective for the management of menopausal symptoms (e.g., vasomotor symptoms and vulvar/vaginal atrophy) and prevention/treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis, EPT is associated with safety and tolerability concerns.A new alternative to EPT is the tissue selective estrogen compl

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