Multi criteria decision making (MCDM) methods like analytic hierarchy process, ELECTRE and multi-attribute utility theory are critically studied. They have irregularities in terms of the reliability of ranking of the ...

Although noise levels in urban areas frequently surpass the designated norms the consequences on health are only beginning to be examined. A stated preference experiment is used to estimate the willingness-to-pay for ...

Early Miocene sloths are represented by a diversity of forms ranging from 38 to 95 kg. Their forelimb bones differ in shape from those of their closest living relatives (less than 10 kg), Bradypus and Choloepus. Such ...

This paper uses a standard job-search model to provide a new explanation for the empirically documented positive correlation between patience and average income: more patient workers, by rejecting less favorable wage offers, ...

Support vector machines (SVMs) have been successfully used to identify individuals' preferences in conjoint analysis. One of the challenges of using SVMs in this context is to properly control for preference heterogeneity ...

Nowadays, the representation and the treatment of color images are still open problems. Mathematical morphology is the natural area for a rigorous formulation of many problems in image analysis. Moreover, it comprises ...

Mathematical modeling is a feature of great utility and application in several contexts where focus is the optimization of resources. One of these contexts consists of feeding practiced by university students who commonly ...

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 ...

Selective grazing by domestic livestock is a major control of plant community structure and dynamics in drylands. However, grazing impact predictions supporting management decisions are frequently based on average biomass ...