Abstract This study analyses 300 cases of fraudulent activities against Dutch businesses, 100 from each of the following three categories: CEO-fraud, fraudulent contract, and ghost invoice.We examine crime scripts, key characteristics of targeted businesses, and the relationship between input criminal effort and output financial benefit.Results ind
In passive radio frequency identification (RFID) systems, the capture effect may occur that the reader is possible to successfully decode the strongest signal when multiple tags reply simultaneously.In this situation, the weaker signals will be covered resulting in a tag hidden problem which greatly affects the system performance.To solve the probl
There is a long running debate on the significance of ethnic DUAL IONIC HAIRDRYER residential segregation levels in Britain.These phenomena have been related to the extent of community cohesion in British cities, and particularly to the riots of 2001 in the north of England.Further light is cast on these issues by examining ethnic segregation by ag
Objective To determine discontinuation rates, patterns of use and predictors of discontinuation of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) among patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) in the first year of therapy.Design Population-based cohort study.Setting UK primary care.Population 11 481 patients with NVAF and a first
Sensors are a key component in industrial automation systems.A fault or malfunction in sensors may degrade control Cream Mask system performance.An engineering system model is usually disturbed by input uncertainties, which brings a challenge for monitoring, diagnosis, and control.In this study, a novel estimation technique, called adaptive unknown