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Color preference of cartographic symbol design related to the urban landscape characteristics of São Paulo western region for 1:10,000 topographic maps
(Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), 2021-09-13)
O objetivo desta pesquisa é avaliar a preferência de símbolos cartográficos de edificações em mapas topográficos na escala 1: 10.000, para definir símbolos que podem representar parte da paisagem urbana localizada no oeste ...
Implementation with renegotiation when preferences and feasible sets are state dependent
(SPRINGER, 2011-02)
In this paper, we present a model of implementation where infeasible allocations
are converted into feasible ones through a process of renegotiation that is represented
by a reversion function. We describe the maximal ...
Household Preference Heterogeneity for Organic and Fairtrade Yellow Chilli in Lima, Peru [Resumen]
(German Institute for Agriculture in the Tropics and SubtropicsDE, 2011)
Certifying agricultural goods as organic and Fairtrade opens up two niche markets with potential
benefits for both the environment and farmers in developing countries. Those certifications are expanding among farmers with ...
Combining heristic and utility function for fair train crew rostering
(2015-01-01)
In this paper we address the problem of defining a work assignment for train drivers within a monthly planning horizon with even distribution of satisfaction based on a real-would problem. We propose an utility function, ...
Valuing reductions in environmental pollution in a residential location context
(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2002)
A stated preference ranking experiment is designed to estimate the willingness-to-pay (WTP) for reducing the amount of atmospheric pollution in a group-based residential location context. Important issues are the proper ...
Modeling discrete choices in the presence of inertia and serial correlation
(INFORMS, 2007)
The concept of habit or inertia in the context of (reluctance to) change in travel behavior has an important bearing on transport policy (e.g., how to break car use habits) and has remained an unresolved issue in demand ...
Strategic economic growth with decreasing rates of time preference in a two-agent economy
(Asociación Argentina de Mecánica Computacional, 2007-10)
This paper presents a two-agent economy, in which each agent has a consumption-dependent time preference. The optimal dynamic paths of accumulation will tend to one of many possible steady states, depending on the location ...
Density of sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) in domestic and wild animal shelters in an area of visceral leishmaniasis in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
(Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1999-08)
The objective of the present study was to determine the association of sand flies with the presence of
domestic and wild animals in the peridomiciliary area. The sand flies were collected using direct aspi-
ration and ...
Female preferences based on male nutritional chemical traits
(Springer, 2010-05-01)
Selection favors females that attend to reliable information about male genetic quality and fitness. Male nutritional condition can be a significant sign of mate quality since poor nutrition can be related to reduced sperm ...