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Multi-Agent Applications with Evolutionary Computation and Biologically Inspired Technologies: Intelligent Techniques for Ubiquity and Optimization

Intelligent Techniques for Ubiquity and Optimization

"This book compiles numerous ongoing projects and research efforts in the design of agents in light of recent development in neurocognitive science and quantum physics, providing readers with interdisciplinary applications of multi-agents systems, ranging from economics to engineering"--Provided by publisher.

Preface. ABSTRACT From a historical viewpoint, the development of multi-agent
systems demonstrates how computer science has become more social, and how
the social sciences have become more computational. With this development of ...

Linkage in Evolutionary Computation

In recent years, the issue of linkage in GEAs has garnered greater attention and recognition from researchers. Conventional approaches that rely much on ad hoc tweaking of parameters to control the search by balancing the level of exploitation and exploration are grossly inadequate. As shown in the work reported here, such parameters tweaking based approaches have their limits; they can be easily ”fooled” by cases of triviality or peculiarity of the class of problems that the algorithms are designed to handle. Furthermore, these approaches are usually blind to the interactions between the decision variables, thereby disrupting the partial solutions that are being built up along the way.

Ying-ping Chen. Genetic Algorithms for the Airport Gate Assignment: Linkage,
Representation and Uniform Crossover Xiao-Bing Hu1 and Ezequiel Di Paolo2 1
Centre for Computational Neuroscience and Robotics, University of Sussex ...

Evolutionary Computation in Economics and Finance

After a decade's development, evolutionary computation (EC) proves to be a powerful tool kit for economic analysis. While the demand for this equipment is increasing, there is no volume exclusively written for economists. This volume for the first time helps economists to get a quick grasp on how EC may support their research. A comprehensive coverage of the subject is given, that includes the following three areas: game theory, agent-based economic modelling and financial engineering. Twenty leading scholars from each of these areas contribute a chapter to the volume. The reader will find himself treading the path of the history of this research area, from the fledgling stage to the burgeoning era. The results on games, labour markets, pollution control, institution and productivity, financial markets, trading systems design and derivative pricing, are new and interesting for different target groups. The book also includes informations on web sites, conferences, and computer software.

14. Evolutionary. Computation. and. Economic. Models: Sensitivity. and.
Unintended. Consequences. David B. Fogel1, Kumar Chellapilla2, and Peter J.
Angeline3 1 Natural Selection, Inc. d ...

Tichenor Families in America

Descendants of the various Tichenor families of New England, New Jersey, New York, West Virginia and elsewhere. Includes the Ashby, Bennett, Igleheart, Queen, Render and other related families. . Variants of the Tichenor surname include: Titchenal, Titchenell, Teachenor, Teachner, etc.

CCG & NATHANIEL5, d Mar 27, 1821; m Mary Bruen, dau of Joseph and
Elizabeth Bruen. She, b July 18, 1774; ... He sold land V 198 adjacent to them in
1813 to Nathan Tichenor, which was also adjacent to land of Nathan. He was
named Y2 ...

Fiskal- und Geldpolitik der Ukraine: Gründe und Faktoren des Reformstaus

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 1998 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Region: Russland, Länder der ehemal. Sowjetunion, Note: 1,3, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Geschwister Scholl Institut für Politische Wissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Der Systemwechsel in Osteuropa, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In einem Transformationsstaat wie der Ukraine ist die Ausgestaltung des Systems der öffentlichen Finanzwirtschaft von entscheidender Bedeutung für das Gelingen der Transformation. Es beeinflußt wichtige Reformziele, wie die makroökonomische Stabilisierung, die soziale Sicherheit und soll nicht zuletzt den Rahmen für eine marktwirtschaftliche Umstrukturierung geben. Das System der öffentlichen Haushalte muß eng verknüpft sein mit anderen marktorientierten Reformen, z.B. der Liberalisierung der Unternehmen, der Freigabe der Preisbindung oder der Aufgabe von Monopolen. In der Ukraine konnten wir allerdings beobachten, daß das Steuersystem nicht die gewünschten Einnahmen an den Staatshaushalt erbracht hat. Der Staat steckt mittlerweile in einem Schuldenberg und sieht sich vor der fast unlösbaren Aufgabe, die öffentlichen Haushalte ohne eine neuerliche Inflation zu finanzieren. Hinzu kommt noch, daß der IWF einen 1996 gewährten Kredit zur Bekämpfung der Inflation in Höhe von 2,5 Milliarden US$ gestoppt hat2 und die Ukraine die Mittel zur Refinanzierung der Haushalte quasi aus eigener Tasche zaubern muß. Sinn dieser Arbeit ist es, einmal kurz die Fiskal- und Geldpolitik der Ukraine zu durchleuchten, um vielleicht eine Antwort darauf zu bekommen, warum in der Ukraine altbewährte Mittel der staatlichen und monetären Stabilisierung nicht zum Tragen gekommen sind, sondern durch ihre einseitige Wirkung oft nur zur Verschlechterung der Situation beigetragen haben. Dafür ist es sinnvoll, am Anfang das Steuersystem der Ukraine, sowie die zwischenzeitlich getätigten Reformschritte im Steuersystem vorzustellen, um dann die Wechselwirkung mit den ökonomischen und institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen festzustellen.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 1998 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Region: Russland, Länder der ehemal.

Zur Entwicklung der Nachhaltigkeit der schweizerischen Fiskal- und Sozialpolitik

Generationenbilanzen 1995-2001 : Studie im Auftrag des Staatssekretariats für Wirtschaft

The Informed Student Guide to Marketing

The Informed Student Guide to Marketing has been compiled by a team of recognized marketing experts to equip students with everything they need to know about marketing. The guide comprises an A-Z listing of over 400 entries, including coverage of the most recent conceptual developments in this rapidly changing field: Accessible and concise, easy to read style Entries include the most up to date references Useful further reading section at the end, citing major works and journals Relevant to business and management students as well as those following marketing courses Each and every entry has been carefully devised to provide essential and relevant definitions of the core theories, approaches and jargon adopted by those in the profession and its academic studies. The Informed Student to Marketing provides an ideal a first basea for first year undergraduates or those new to marketing studies, and an invaluable reference bible for those already familiar with the subject.

Changing Language Teaching Through Language Testing

A Washback Study

Despite persistent assertions of washback (the influence of testing on teaching and learning) limited research studies have been undertaken on the subject. Even fewer studies have made use of quantitative and qualitative methods to examine washback. This book, at the intersection of language testing and teaching practices/programs, investigates the impact of the introduction of the 1996 Hong Kong Certificate of Education in English, a high-stakes public examination, on classroom teaching and learning in Hong Kong secondary schools. The washback effect was observed initially at the macro level, including different parties within the Hong Kong educational context, and subsequently at the micro level, in terms of the classroom, including aspects of teachers' attitudes, teaching content and classroom interactions. Further, the book offers insights into the concept that a test can be used as a change agent to encourage innovation in the classroom.

This book, at the intersection of language testing and teaching practices/programs, investigates the impact of the introduction of the 1996 Hong Kong Certificate of Education in English, a high-stakes public examination, on classroom ...

Washback in Language Testing

Research Contexts and Methods

Washback refers to the influence of language testing on teaching and learning. This volume, at the important intersection of language testing and teaching practices, presents theoretical, methodological, and practical guidance for current and future washback studies. In the field of language testing, researchers' major interest has traditionally been focused on issues and solving problems inherent in tests in order to increase their reliability and validity. However, the washback effect goes well beyond the test itself to include factors, such as curriculum, teacher and learner behaviors inside and outside the classroom, their perceptions of the test, and how test scores are used. Only recently have researchers started to empirically investigate the phenomenon of washback. This volume of such research serves two essential purposes by: *providing an overview of the complexity of washback and the various contextual factors entangled within testing, teaching, and learning; and *presenting empirical studies from around the world that offer insights into the effects of washback in specific educational contexts and models of research on which future studies can be based. The extensive use of test scores for various educational and social purposes in society nowadays makes the washback effect a high-interest phenomenon in the day-to-day educational activities of teachers, researchers, program coordinators/directors, policymakers, and others in the field of education. Washback in Language Testing: Research Contexts and Methods is a valuable resource for those who are interested in the application of findings to actual teaching and learning situations or conduct washback research in their own contexts, including educational and psychological testing experts, as well as alternative assessment people in all fields, and for policy- and decision-makers in educational and testing organizations.

A literature component: Students were tested on pieces of literature studied
during the 2 school years preceding the test. The rationale for introducing the
new oral matriculation test battery as stated by the Chief Inspector for English, J.
Steiner, ...

Sociolinguistics

The articles collated in this six-volume Major Work trace the emergence of the field of sociolinguistics, starting with key readings which laid the foundation for the discipline, and progressing to literature dealing with key issues which remain important and productive today. The editors' introduction guides the reader through the article selection, and sets out the unique genealogical approach of the volumes which helps to situate sociolinguistics in the history of ideas around the relationships between language, culture and society. Volume One: Genealogy and Foundational texts Volume Two: Inequality Volume Three: Identities Volume Four: Borders Volume Five: Citizenship Volume Six: Political Economy

The articles collated in this six-volume Major Work trace the emergence of the field of sociolinguistics, starting with key readings which laid the foundation for the discipline, and progressing to literature dealing with key issues which ...