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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Quantum effects may be modelled by means of stochastic perturbation of non-linear partial differential (field) equations. Contributions to this field of research are collected in this volume. Finite dimensional stochastically perturbed Hamiltonian systems and infinite dimensional white noise analysis are treated. The main part concerns problems encountered in deterministic equations. Papers treat the existence of solutions for given initial data, the existence of non-linear bound states or solitary waves including a thorough discussion of various approaches to stability, and global properties (e.g. time decay properties) for non-linear wave equations. This volume provides a good survey of present-day research in non-linear problems of quantum theory for researchers and graduate students.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This work contains the proceedings of the 'Mathematics and Culture' conference held in Venice in March 2002. The conference aims to act as a bridge across the various aspects of human knowledge.While keeping mathematics as its core, it is aimed at anyone endowed with cultural curiosity and interests, whether within or (even more so) outside mathematics.This volume therefore covers music, cinema, art, theatre and literature, with topics ranging from Tibet to comics.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -In diesem Buch werden 12 verschiedene Lehrbeispiele und Software-Anwendungen für die Gestaltung von universitären Unterrichtseinheiten zur Illustration biometrischer Themen oder Experimente vorgestellt. Alle beschriebenen Materialien sind für den Nutzer online frei verfügbar. Durch seinen praktischen Ansatz dient das Buch der konkreten Unterrichtsplanung und Durchführung. Alle Beiträge wurden für den Preis des besten universitären Lehrmaterials im Fach Biometrie 2013 eingereicht, welcher von der Arbeitsgruppe 'Lehre und Didaktik der Biometrie' der Deutschen Region der Internationalen Biometrischen Gesellschaft (IBS-DR) ausgeschrieben wurde. Entstanden ist ein einzigartiger Überblick über die Möglichkeiten einer didaktisch hochwertigen Lehre in der Biostatistik. 160 pp. Deutsch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Dynamic complexity results from hidden, unknown factors-or more precisely, interactions between factors-that can unexpectedly impact the performance of systems. When the influences of dynamic complexity are not measured and understood, new never-seen-before behaviors can come as unwelcomed surprises, which disrupt the performance of systems. Left alone, processes that were once prized for their efficiency unexpectedly begin to degrade-costs increase, while volumes and quality decline. Evidence of problems may come too late for effective resolution as technology advancements induce rapid change and compress the time available to react to that change. The results of dynamic complexity are always negative and unmanaged dynamic complexity can bring business or global systems to the point of sudden chaos. The 2009 H1N1 pandemic, 2008 Credit Crunch and 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster are global examples of the dangers of undiagnosed dynamic complexity.With increasing frequency executive leaders today are discovering that their business and IT system performance levels are not meeting expectations. In most cases these performance deficiencies are caused by dynamic complexity, which lies hidden like a cancer until the symptoms reveal themselves-often when it is too late to avoid negative impacts on business outcomes. This book examines the growing business problem of dynamic complexity and presents a path to a practical solution. To achieve better predictability, organizations must be able to expose new, dangerous patterns of behavior in time to take corrective actions and know which actions will yield the optimal results. The book authors promote new methods of risk management that use data collection, analytics, machine learning and automation processes to help organizations more accurately predict the future and take strategic actions to improve performance outcomes. The presented means of achieving this goal are based upon the authors' practical experiences, backed by scientific principles, and results achieved through consulting engagements with over 350 global organizations. 308 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Das vorliegende Buch ist die Frucht einer mehl'jahrigen Zusammenarbeit auf dem Gebiet der praktischen Ernahrung und der DurchfUhrung experimenteller Untersuchungen in engster Fiihlungnahme miteinander. 1m Verlaufe unserer Beschiiftigung mit Ernahrungsfragen haben wir es oft als einen groBen Mangel empfunden, daB im deutschen Sprachgebiet kein Buch existierte, das unter aus giebigster Vermittlung des vorliegenden experimentellen Materials und der Er fahrungen, verbunden mit einer brauchbaren Belegung durch Literaturzitate, es dem Leser ermoglicht, eine eigene Stellungnahme zu den Problem en der Er nahrung zu beziehen. So kam die Aufforderung des Verlages unseren eigenen Wiinschen entgegen. In unserem Buche haben wir auf allgemeine Redewendungen verzichtet, haben unsere persanliche Meinung als solche gekennzeichnet und uns im iibrigen bemiiht, alles Gesagte durch MaB und Zahl zu' belegen. GroBe Sorgfalt haben ~ir darauf verwendet, ein weit in del' Literatur verstreutes Zahlenm!1terial zu S!1m meln und es dem Leser durch unsere Tabellen leicht zuganglich zu machen. Weiterhin haben wir groBen Wert auf Belegung aller Daten mit Literaturhin weisen gelegt, wobei wir insbesondere die neuere und neueste Literatur beriick sichtigt haben und beziiglich del' alteren auf gute zusammenfassende Darstel lungen verweisen. Dem Leser ist es dadurch leicht gemacht, durch eigenes Studiulll der Quellen seine Kenntnisse zu vertiefen, wo wir im Interesse einer knappen Darstellung die Probleme nur kurz behandeln konnten. Unser Buch ist daher mehr als ein Lehrbuch und wird vermutlich vielen, die sich mit theoretischen oder praktischen Dingen der Ernahrung beschiiftigen, als Nachschlagewerk von Nutzen sein. 300 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Das vorliegende Buch ist die Frucht einer mehl'jahrigen Zusammenarbeit auf dem Gebiet der praktischen Ernahrung und der DurchfUhrung experimenteller Untersuchungen in engster Fiihlungnahme miteinander. 1m Verlaufe unserer Beschiiftigung mit Ernahrungsfragen haben wir es oft als einen groBen Mangel empfunden, daB im deutschen Sprachgebiet kein Buch existierte, das unter aus giebigster Vermittlung des vorliegenden experimentellen Materials und der Er fahrungen, verbunden mit einer brauchbaren Belegung durch Literaturzitate, es dem Leser ermoglicht, eine eigene Stellungnahme zu den Problem en der Er nahrung zu beziehen. So kam die Aufforderung des Verlages unseren eigenen Wiinschen entgegen. In unserem Buche haben wir auf allgemeine Redewendungen verzichtet, haben unsere persanliche Meinung als solche gekennzeichnet und uns im iibrigen bemiiht, alles Gesagte durch MaB und Zahl zu' belegen. GroBe Sorgfalt haben ~ir darauf verwendet, ein weit in del' Literatur verstreutes Zahlenm!1terial zu S!1m meln und es dem Leser durch unsere Tabellen leicht zuganglich zu machen. Weiterhin haben wir groBen Wert auf Belegung aller Daten mit Literaturhin weisen gelegt, wobei wir insbesondere die neuere und neueste Literatur beriick sichtigt haben und beziiglich del' alteren auf gute zusammenfassende Darstel lungen verweisen. Dem Leser ist es dadurch leicht gemacht, durch eigenes Studiulll der Quellen seine Kenntnisse zu vertiefen, wo wir im Interesse einer knappen Darstellung die Probleme nur kurz behandeln konnten. Unser Buch ist daher mehr als ein Lehrbuch und wird vermutlich vielen, die sich mit theoretischen oder praktischen Dingen der Ernahrung beschiiftigen, als Nachschlagewerk von Nutzen sein.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Am Anfang aller Strafgesetze stehen Systeme der Strafe. Diese schwerste aller Unrechtsfolgen stuft sich von der Todesstrafe bis zur Geldstrafe abo Wenn vor 21 Jahren in Deutschland MaBregeln der Sicherung und 'Besserung' eingefiihrt wurden, so liegt in der fiber schrift eine Irrefiihrung. Die Bestimmungen kamen mit dem Gewohn heitsverbrechergesetz von 1933, und neben der Sicherung kann nur gelegentlich von Heilung die Rede sein. Die wichtigste der MaBnahmen, die Sicherungsverwahrung, hat nach steilem Anstieg unter der Diktatur einen Tiefstand erreicht, der keine groBe Vitalitat verrat. Sie wird nach der Strafe vollstreckt und hier nicht crortert. Unter den modernell Strafarten, die besprochen werden, liegt das Schwergewicht auf der Freiheitsstrafe. Sie ist und bleibt das wichtigste Instrument, mit dem wir die Gesellschaft verteidigen. Ich habe versucht, reich von der deskriptiven Methode Pds. rei zu machen, der ich noch in der Ausgabe von 1932 anhing. Mit allen Kraften war ich bemiiht, in die psychologischen und soziologischen Hintergriinde der Gefangenschaft einzudringen. Wenig lag mir daran, die Vorschriften wiederzugeben, die den Vollzug regel~ sollen. Das Gesetz ist nur die Oberflache, und unter ihr geht das Leben in seltsamen verzerrten Gestalten weiter. Ich habe beide feindlichen Lager reden lassen, die Wachter und jene, die bewacht werden. In Anklage und Abwehr muB ihr Urteil sich widersprechen. 424 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Diabetes in Medizin- und Kulturgeschichte behandelt die Geschichte der wissenschaftlichen Erforschung dieses Leidens von der Antike bis zur Entdeckung des Insulins (1921) unter gleichzeitiger Berücksichtigung der Geschichte des Patienten und kulturhistorischer Hintergründe. Die abgedruckten medizinhistorischen Studien erörtern sowohl allgemeine Zusammenhänge wie spezifische Details und besondere Forschungsleistungen der Vergangenheit. In der Bibliographie der Quellen werden die wesentlichen historischen Beiträge der Diabetesforschung und Diabetestherapie mit den Autoren und der Angabe der Druckorte zusammengestellt. Die Bibliographie der Sekundärliteratur vereinigt internationale Studien seit dem vergangenen Jahrhundert bis in die jüngste Gegenwart über die Geschichte der Theorien des Diabetes und der therapeutischen Ansätze. Abbildungen und literarische Texte dokumentieren kulturhistorische Zusammenhänge. Ein Personen- und Sachregister erleichtert die Benutzung dieses Bandes, der insgesamt Mediziner, Medizinhistoriker, Medizinstudenten, Allgemeinhistoriker wie auch Diabetespatienten anregen möchte. 556 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Beyond Human is an informative and accessible guide for all those interested in the developing sciences of genetic engineering, bio printing and human cloning. Illustrating the ideas with reference to well-known science fiction films and novels, the author provides a unique insight into and understanding of how genetic manipulation, cloning, and other novel bio-technologies will one day allow us to redesign our species. It also addresses the legitimate concerns about 'playing God', while at the same time embracing the positive aspects of the scientific trajectory that will lead to our transhuman future. 168 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Das Handbuch beschäftigt sich mit allen relevanten Rechtsfragen der deutschen Hochschul- und Forschungslandschaft. Band 1 befaßt sich mit der gesamten Bandbreite an rechtlichen Fragestellungen der Hochschulen. Hierzu zählen insbesondere die rechtliche Einordnung der Hochschulen in das deutsche und europäische Rechtssystem, ihre Aufgabenstellungen, die Hochschulverwaltung in allen ihren Ausformungen sowie die Rechtsstellung ihrer Mitglieder. Band 2 richtet sein Augenmerk dagegen auf die außeruniversitäre Forschung. Neben deren rechtlichen Grundlagen werden ausführlich die wichtigsten deutschen Forschungs-, Wissenschafts- und Koordinationseinrichtungen vorgestellt und die rechtlichen Probleme der Forschungsverwaltung erörtert. Zudem wird ein internationaler Überblick gegeben.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Das Handbuch beschäftigt sich mit allen relevanten Rechtsfragen der deutschen Hochschul- und Forschungslandschaft. Band 1 befaßt sich mit der gesamten Bandbreite an rechtlichen Fragestellungen der Hochschulen. Hierzu zählen insbesondere die rechtliche Einordnung der Hochschulen in das deutsche und europäische Rechtssystem, ihre Aufgabenstellungen, die Hochschulverwaltung in allen ihren Ausformungen sowie die Rechtsstellung ihrer Mitglieder. Band 2 richtet sein Augenmerk dagegen auf die außeruniversitäre Forschung. Neben deren rechtlichen Grundlagen werden ausführlich die wichtigsten deutschen Forschungs-, Wissenschafts- und Koordinationseinrichtungen vorgestellt und die rechtlichen Probleme der Forschungsverwaltung erörtert. Zudem wird ein internationaler Überblick gegeben. 1840 pp. Deutsch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Supernovae, their bearing on cosmology and their connection to gamma-ray bursts are now at the center of astrophysical research programs. This volume deals with astronomical observations of supernovae and their relation to nuclear and particle astrophysics. All known aspects of supernovae explosions are investigated in articles specifically written for researchers and advanced graduate students. It also includes recent numerical 'experiments' related to the question of hydrodynamical instability in two and three dimensions and to problems concerning the complexity of radiation transport in the models. Other contributions discuss the possible energy sources needed to drive these powerful stellar explosions. 436 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimization, Evo COP 2014, held in Granada, Spain, in April 2014, co-located with the Evo\*2014 events Euro GP, Evo BIO, Evo MUSART and Evo Applications.The 20 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 42 submissions. The papers cover the following topics: swarm intelligence algorithms, fitness landscapes and adaptive algorithms, real world and routing problems and cooperative and metaheuristic search. 256 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19 International Conference on Formal Grammar 2014, collocated with the European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information in August 2014. The 10 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited contributions were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 19 submissions. Traditionally linguistics has been studied from the point of view of the arts, humanities and letters, but in order to make concrete ideas which might otherwise be fanciful the study of grammar has been increasingly subject to the rigours of computer science and mathematization i.e. articulation in the language of science. 212 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 17th International Workshop on Job Scheduling Strategies for Parallel Processing, JSSPP 2013, held Boston, MA, USA, in May 2013. The 10 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 20 submissions. The papers cover the following topics parallel scheduling for commercial environments, scientific computing, supercomputing and cluster platforms. 208 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Genetic Programming, Euro GP 2014, held in Grenada, Spain, in April 2014 co-located with the Evo\*2014 events, Evo BIO, Evo COP, Evo MUSART and Evo Applications.The 15 revised full papers presented together with 5 poster papers were carefully reviewed and selected form 40 submissions. The wide range of topics in this volume reflects the current state of research in the field. Thus, we see topics as diverse as search-based software engineering, image analysis, dynamical systems, evolutionary robotics and operational research to the foundations of search as characterized through semantic variation operators. 260 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book contains the thoroughly refereed and revised best papers from the 9th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies, WEBIST 2013, held in Aachen, Germany, in May 2013, organized by the Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication (INSTICC), and co-organized by the RWTH Aachen University.The 15 papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 143 submissions. The papers were selected from those with the best reviews also taking into account the quality of their presentation at the conference. The papers are grouped into parts on Internet technology, Web interfaces and applications, society, e-business and e-government, Web intelligence, and mobile information systems. 276 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -With the availability of high speed computers and advances in computational techniques, the application of mathematical modeling to biological systems is expanding. This comprehensive and richly illustrated volume provides up-to-date, wide-ranging material on the mathematical modeling of kidney physiology, including clinical data analysis and practice exercises. Basic concepts and modeling techniques introduced in this volume can be applied to other areas (or organs) of physiology.The models presented describe the main homeostatic functions performed by the kidney, including blood filtration, excretion of water and salt, maintenance of electrolyte balance and regulation of blood pressure. Each chapter includes an introduction to the basic relevant physiology, a derivation of the essential conservation equations and then a discussion of a series of mathematical models, with increasing level of complexity.This volume will be of interest to biological and mathematical scientists, as well as physiologists and nephrologists, who would like an introduction to mathematical techniques that can be applied to renal transport and function. The material is written for students who have had college-level calculus, but can be used in modeling courses in applied mathematics at all levels through early graduate courses. 232 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Quantum effects may be modelled by means of stochastic perturbation of non-linear partial differential (field) equations. Contributions to this field of research are collected in this volume. Finite dimensional stochastically perturbed Hamiltonian systems and infinite dimensional white noise analysis are treated. The main part concerns problems encountered in deterministic equations. Papers treat the existence of solutions for given initial data, the existence of non-linear bound states or solitary waves including a thorough discussion of various approaches to stability, and global properties (e.g. time decay properties) for non-linear wave equations. This volume provides a good survey of present-day research in non-linear problems of quantum theory for researchers and graduate students. 148 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This work contains the proceedings of the 'Mathematics and Culture' conference held in Venice in March 2002. The conference aims to act as a bridge across the various aspects of human knowledge.While keeping mathematics as its core, it is aimed at anyone endowed with cultural curiosity and interests, whether within or (even more so) outside mathematics.This volume therefore covers music, cinema, art, theatre and literature, with topics ranging from Tibet to comics. 288 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -As banks, financial services, insurances, and economic research units worldwide strive to add knowledge based capabilities to their analyses and services, or to create new ones, this volume aims to provide them with concrete tools, methods and application possibilities. The tutorial component of the book relies on case study illustrations, and on source code in some of the major artificial intelligence languages. The applications related component includes an extensive survey of real projects, and a number of thorough generic methods and tools for auditing, technical analysis, information screens and natural-language front-ends. The research related component highlights novel methods and software for economic reasoning under uncertainty and for fusion of qualitative/quantitative model-based economic reasoning. 384 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book grew out of the belief that, although the potential of CIM is widely recognised, there is little understanding and great nervousness concerning the practical matter of its implementation. Are you confident that your company will find the right answers to these questions: - In which areas can CIM most significantly influence the competitive position of your company - What information is it essential to include within a CIM plan - How can each phase of your CIM plan be cost justified, and how should it be audited for success - How should you set priorities for implementing the various phases of a CIM plan - What is the significance of networking to CIM Every company investing in CIM faces these questions but too frequently they are left unanswered. Our experience is that the implementation of CIM is primarily a management challenge not a technical one. The greatest challenge is how to make the organisational changes needed to obtain the benefits from CIM. This book is a valuable guide to anyone planning to invest in CIM. 116 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book presents a thorough economic analysis of both the determinants and the consequences of international differences in schooling quality. It is shown that cross-country differences in quality-adjusted human capital can account for a substantial part of the international variation in economic development. However, large increases in per-student spending over recent decades were not matched by increases in student achievement in most countries. In a simple principal-agent model, the book stresses the importance of institutional features of the schooling system such as central examinations, school autonomy, and private-sector competition. Microeconometric estimations based on data for more than a quarter of a million students reveal that international differences in these institutions, rather than differences in resources, can explain the large international differences in schooling quality. 252 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In classical analysis, there is a vast difference between the class of problems that may be handled by means of the methods of calculus and the class of problems requiring combinatorial techniques. With the advent of the digital computer, the distinction begins to blur, and with the increasing emphasis on problems involving optimization over structures, tIlE' distinction vanishes. What is necessary for the analytic and computational treatment of significant questions arising in modern control theory, mathematical economics, scheduling theory, operations research, bioengineering, and so forth is a new and more flexible mathematical theory which subsumes both the cla8sical continuous and discrete t 19orithms. The work by HAMMER (IVANESCU) and RUDEANU on Boolean methods represents an important step in this dnectlOn, and it is thus a great pleasure to welcome it into print. It will certainly stimulate a great deal of additional research in both theory and application. RICHARD BELLMAN University of Southern California FOf(,WOl' 348 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Stakeholder Management - today's buzzword - is difficult to translate into practice even for the experienced manager. Following 'How to achieve excellence in Stakeholder Management', which included case studies from reputable companies, the present volume goes beyond explaining theoretical constructs. Success stories from a wide range of sectors and regions are analyzed in depth in order to illustrate how Stakeholder Management can be tailored to each unique situation. The reader will get concrete answers and ideas about planning and implementing successful stakeholder management in the area of customer retention, employee commitment and internal service quality. These business cases are complemented by articles on the Balanced Scorecard as well as the link between customer satisfaction and business success. 184 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This monograph summarizes what we know about summarizing, and offers a detailed analysis of professional summarizing. A computer simulation of the cognitive processes in expert summarizers is offered on the accompanying CD-ROM 'SimSum', Simulation of Summarizing, for Macintosh and Windows 392 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -DLP denotes a dynamic-linear modeling and optimization approach to computational decision support for resource planning problems that arise, typically, within the natural resource sciences and the disciplines of operations research and operational engineering. The text examines the techniques of dynamic programming (DP) and linear programming (LP). DLP also connotes a broad modeling/algorithmic concept that has numerous areas of application. Two motivating examples provide a linking thread through the main chapters. The appendix provides a demonstration program, executable on a PC, for hands-on experience with the DLP approach. 228 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book collects the work of Zhao Baoxu, a prominent scholar of political science, international political scientist and educator. It features more than 14 papers that fully explore the political thoughts of Professor Zhao, who was deeply rooted in his concern for China, its people and the world.Going through the vicissitudes in both the 20th and the 21st centuries, Mr. Zhao witnessed and experienced the twists and turns in the birth and development of political science in China. He also participated and promoted the restoration and advancement of contemporary political science in China. Roaming widely in the studies on social science, philosophy, politics, culture and international relations, he spared no effort to explore the political nature and development trend of human society and the path to rejuvenate China and lead the nation towards a high level of civilization. In addition, he ardently appealed for world peace and common development.Inside this book, readers will discover rich and profound political thoughts, intellectual treasures in the area of social culture and political science in China. Professor Zhao's work offers scholars a unique insight into understanding and grasping the history and development of socialism with Chinese characteristics. 136 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The positive reciprocal pairwise comparison matrix (PCM) is one of the key components which is used to quantify the qualitative and/or intangible attributes into measurable quantities. This book examines six understudied issues of PCM, i.e. consistency test, inconsistent data identification and adjustment, data collection, missing or uncertain data estimation, and sensitivity analysis of rank reversal. The maximum eigenvalue threshold method is proposed as the new consistency index for the AHP/ANP. An induced bias matrix model (IBMM) is proposed to identify and adjust the inconsistent data, and estimate the missing or uncertain data. Two applications of IBMM including risk assessment and decision analysis, task scheduling and resource allocation in cloud computing environment, are introduced to illustrate the proposed IBMM. 148 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book is intended to present the milestones in the progression of uncertain Data envelopment analysis (DEA). Chapter 1 gives some basic introduction to uncertain theories, including probability theory, credibility theory, uncertainty theory and chance theory. Chapter 2 presents a comprehensive review and discussion of basic DEA models. The stochastic DEA is introduced in Chapter 3, in which the inputs and outputs are assumed to be random variables. To obtain the probability distribution of a random variable, a lot of samples are needed to apply the statistics inference approach. Chapter 4 and 5 provide two uncertain DEA methods to evaluate the DMUs with limited or insufficient statistical data, named fuzzy DEA and uncertain DEA. In order to evaluate the DMUs in which uncertainty and randomness appear simultaneously, the hybrid DEA based on chance theory is presented in Chapter 6. 164 pp. Englisch. …