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Multicriteria decision aid and artificial intelligence links, theory and applications / by Doumpos, Michael

Table of Contents: “…s Method 7.5 Discussion 7.6 Conclusion References Part Four Multiobjective Optimization 8 Interactive Approaches Applied to Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms 8.1 Introduction 8.1.1 Methods Analyzed in this Chapter 8.2 Basic Concepts and Notation 8.2.1 Multiobjective Optimization Problems 8.2.2 Classical Interactive Methods 8.3 MOEAs Based on Reference Point Methods 8.3.1 A Weighted Distance Metric 8.3.2 Light Beam Search Combined with NSGA-II 8.3.3 Controlling the Accuracy of the Pareto Front Approximation 8.3.4 Light Beam Search Combined with PSO 8.3.5 A Preference Relation Based on a Weighted Distance Metric 8.3.6 The Chebyshev Preference Relation 8.4 MOEAs Based on Value Function Methods 8.4.1 Progressive Approximation of a Value Function 8.4.2 Value Function by Ordinal Regression 8.5 Miscellaneous Methods 8.5.1 Desirability Functions 8.6 Conclusions and Future Work References 9 Generalized DEA and Computational Intelligence in Multiple Criteria Decision Making 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Generalized Data Envelopment Analysis 9.2.1 Basic DEA Models: CCR, BCC and FDH Models 9.2.2 GDEA Model 9.3 Generation of Pareto Optimal Solutions using Generalized DEA and Computational Intelligence 9.3.1 GDEA in Fitness Evaluation 9.3.2 GDEA in Deciding the Parameters of Multi-objective PSO 9.3.3 Expected Improvement for Multi-objective Optimization Using GDEA 9.4 Summary References 10 Fuzzy Multiobjective Optimization 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Solution Concepts for Multiobjective Programming 10.3 Interactive Multiobjective Linear Programming 10.4 Fuzzy Multiobjective Linear Programming 10.5 Interactive Fuzzy Multiobjective Linear Programming 10.6 Interactive Fuzzy Multiobjective Linear Programming with Fuzzy Parameters 10.7 Interactive Fuzzy Stochastic Multiobjective Linear Programming 10.8 Related Works and Applications References Part Five Applications in Management and Engineering 11 MCDA & Agents: Supporting Effective Resource Federation in Virtual Organizations 11.1 Introduction 11.2 The Intuition of Multiple Criteria Decision Aid in Multi-agent Systems 11.3 Resource Federation Applied 11.3.1 Describing the Problem in a Cloud Computing Context 11.3.2 Problem Modeling 11.3.3 Assessing Agents' Value Function for Resource Federation 11.4 An Illustrative Example 11.5 Conclusions References 12 Fuzzy AHP Using Type II Fuzzy Sets: An Application to Warehouse Location Selection 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Multicriteria Selection 12.2.1 The ELECTRE (Élimination Et Choix Traduisant la Realite) Method 12.2.2 PROMETHEE (Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluations) 12.2.3 TOPSIS (Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Situation) 12.2.4 The WSM (Weighted Sum Model) Method 12.2.5 MAUT (Multi-attribute Utility Theory) 12.2.6 AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) 12.3 Literature Review on Fuzzy AHP 12.4 Buckley's Type-1 Fuzzy AHP 12.5 Type-2 Fuzzy Sets 12.6 Type-2 Fuzzy AHP 12.7 An Application: Warehouse Location Selection 12.8 Conclusion References 13 Applying Genetic Algorithms to Optimize Energy Efficiency in Buildings 13.1 Introduction 13.2 State-of-the-Art Review 13.3 An Example Case Study 13.3.1 Basic Principles and Problem Definition 13.3.2 Decision Variables 13.3.3 Decision Criteria 13.3.4 Decision Model 13.4 Development and Application of a Genetic Algorithm for the Example Case Study 13.4.1 Development of the Genetic Algorithm 13.4.2 Application of the Genetic Algorithm, Analysis of Results and Discussion 13.5 Conclusions References 14 Nature-Inspired Intelligence for Pareto Optimality Analysis in Portfolio Optimization 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Literature Review 14.3 Methodological Issues 14.4 Pareto Optimal Sets in Portfolio Optimization 14.4.1 Pareto Efficiency 14.4.2 Mathematical Formulation of the Portfolio Optimization Problem 14.5 Computational Results 14.5.1 Experimental Setup 14.5.2 Efficient Frontier 14.6 Conclusion References Index.…”
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Cellular signaling and innate immune responses to RNA virus infections

Table of Contents: “…Biron -- Biological impact of type I interferon induction pathways beyond their antivirus activity / Bahram Razani ... [et al.] -- Human genetic factors involved in viral pathogenesis / Lennart Svensson and Elin Kindberg -- RNA virus families : distinguishing characteristics, differences, and similarities / Peter W. …”
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Spasticity diagnosis and management /

Table of Contents: “…Fuller -- Diagnostic evaluation of adult patients with spasticity / Geoffrey Sheean -- Overview of genetic causes of spasticity in adults and children / Donald McCorquordale III and Stephan Züchner -- Spasticity affecting those with neuromuscular diseases : pathology, epidemiology, and treatment / Rachel M. …”
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The archaeology of hybrid material culture /

Table of Contents: “…McAnany -- Hybrid cultures ... and hybrid peoples: bioarchaeology of genetic change, religious architecture, and burial ritual in the colonial Andes / Haagen D. …”
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Algae and sustainable technologies : bio-energy, nanotechnology and green chemistry /

Table of Contents: “…Algae as a sustainable resource for green economy and deteriorating environment / Atul Kumar Upadhyay -- Energy reserve in microalgae : biomass production and genetic engineering / Atul Kumar Upadhyay, D.P. Singh -- Biotechnological application of algae in pharmaceuticals industries with special reference to omega-3 fatty acid and human health / R. …”
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Hypopigmentation /

Table of Contents: “…Chokoeva, and Torello Lotti -- Hermansky Pudlak syndrome, Chediak-Chigasi syndrome, and Griscelli syndrome / Vesna Pljakoska, Silvija Duma, and Andrej Petrov -- Piebaldism / Jovan Lalosevic and Milos Nikolic -- Waardenburg syndrome / Carmen Maria Salavastru, Stefana Cretu, and George Sorin Tiplica -- Alezzandrini syndrome, Margolis syndrome, Cross syndrome, and other rare genetic disorders / Athanasios I. Pavlidis and Andreas D. …”
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Etiology and Morphogenesis of Congenital Heart Disease From Gene Function and Cellular Interaction to Morphology /

Table of Contents: “…Current Molecular Mechanism in Cardiovascular Development -- Combinatorial functions of transcription factors and epigenetic factors in heart development and disease -- Pcgf5 contributes to PRC1 (Polycomb repressive complex 1) in developing cardiac cells -- non-coding RNAs in cardiovascular disease -- Part X. iPS Cells and Regeneration in Congenital Heart Diseases -- Human pluripotent stem cells to model congenital heart disease -- Engineered cardiac tissues generated from immature cardiac and stem-cell derived cells: Multiple approaches and outcomes -- Dissecting the left heart hypoplasia by pluripotent stem cells -- Lentiviral gene transfer to iPS cells; toward the cardiomyocyte differentiation of Pompe disease-specific iPS cells -- Molecular analysis of long-term cultured cardiac stem cells for cardiac regeneration -- Epicardial contribution in neonatal heart regeneration -- Part XI. Current Genetics in Congenital Heart Diseases -- Genetic discovery for congenital heart defects -- Evidence that deletion of ETS-1, a gene in the Jacobsen syndrome (11q-) cardiac critical region, causes congenital heart defects through impaired cardiac neural crest cell function -- Notch signaling in aortic valve development and disease -- To detect and explore mechanism of CITED2 mutation and methylation in children with congenital heart disease.…”
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Modern epidemiology / by Rothman, Kenneth J.

Table of Contents: “…Robert Horsburgh, Jr., and Barbara E. Mahon -- Genetic and molecular epidemiology / Muin J. Khoury, Robert Millikan, and Marta Gwinn -- Nutritional epidemiology / Walter C. …”
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Modern epidemiology / by Rothman, Kenneth J.

Table of Contents: “…Robert Horsburgh, Jr., and Barbara E. Mahon -- Genetic and molecular epidemiology / Muin J. Khoury, Robert Millikan, and Marta Gwinn -- Nutritional epidemiology / Walter C. …”
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Medicinal plant biotechnology

Table of Contents: “…Georgiev, Jutta Ludwig-Müller and Thomas Bley -- Genetic transformation of Catharanthus roseus (L.) …”
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Contemporary issues in California archaeology

Table of Contents: “…Kennett -- A land of diversity: genetic insights into ancestral origins / John R. …”
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Microbial mitigation of stress response of food legumes

Table of Contents: “…3: Ecosystem Services of the Crop Wild Relatives, in Particular, Food Legume Landraces-Rhizobia Association in Northern Africa and the Adaptation of Their Genetic Material to Agronomic and Environmental Objectives -- 4: Role of Leguminous Microbiome in Plant Growth Promotion and Plant Protection -- 5: Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria Modulate Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Legumes -- 6: Symbiosis with Fungal Endophytes Conferring Stress Tolerance in Legumes -- 7: Multi-trait Trichoderma for Improving Plant Health of Grain Legumes…”
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International law and international relations

Table of Contents: “…Mitchell -- The regime complex for plant genetic resources (2004) / Kal Raustiala and David G. …”
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Handbook of algal technologies and phytochemicals /

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 23: Functional Omics and Big Data Analysis in Microalgae: The Repertoire of Molecular Tools in Algal Technologies -- Chapter 24: Bioactive Metabolites: Genetic Regulation and Potential Market Implications -- Chapter 25: Leveraging Genome Sequencing Strategies for Basic and Applied Algal Research, Exemplified by Case Studies -- Index -- Volume 02 -- Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Editors -- Contributors -- SECTION I: Phycoremediation Applications…”
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Handbook of neurophotonics /

Table of Contents: “…Keller -- Two-Photon Microscopy in the Mammalian Brain / Hod Dana and Shy Shoham -- Light Field Microscopy for in vivo Ca2 imaging / Tobias Nöbauer and Alipasha Vaziri -- Genetically Encoded Activity Indicators / Chenchen Song and Thomas Knöpfel -- Functional Optoacoustic Imaging / Daniel Razansky -- Imaging Deep in the Brain with Wavefront Engineering / Roarke Horstmeyer, Maximillian Hoffmann, Haowen Ruan, Benjamin Judkewtiz, Changhuei Yang -- Nanoscopic Imaging to Understand Synaptic Function / Daniel Choquet and Anne-Sophie Hafner -- Chemical Clearing of Brains / Klaus Becker, Christian Hahn, Nina Jährling, Marko Pende, Inna Sabdyusheva-Litschauer, Saiedeh Saghafi, Martina Wanis, Hans-Ulrich Dodt -- Advanced Light-Sheet Microscopy to Explore Brain Structure on Organ-wide Scale / Ludovico Silvestri and Francesco S. …”
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Sustainable agriculture : advances in technological interventions /

Table of Contents: “…Genetic Improvement of Major Cereals in Prospect to Bihar State / P. …”
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Laboratory techniques in plant bacteriology / by Borkar, S. G. (Suresh Govindrao), 1956-

Table of Contents: “…chapter 1 Laboratory Ethics in Plant Bacteriology Laboratory: Instruments and General Guidelines -- chapter 2 Confirmation of Bacterial Pathogen in Diseased Samples -- chapter 3 Histopathology of Bacterial Infection -- chapter 4 Sterilization -- chapter 5 Medium for Isolation of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria -- chapter 6 Isolation of Bacterial Plant Pathogens -- chapter 7 Purification of Plant Pathogenic Bacterial Cultures -- chapter 8 Rapid Assessment of Plant Pathogenic Nature of Bacterial Isolates -- chapter 9 Determination of Pathogenicity of the Isolated Bacterial Culture on Natural Host Plants -- chapter 10 Isolation and Enumeration of Microorganisms Associated with Bacterial Plant Pathogen from Soil, Rhizosphere, and Phylloplane -- chapter 11 Preparation of Pure Cultures of Microorganisms -- chapter 12 Maintenance and Preservation of Bacterial Pure Cultures -- chapter 13 Staining of Bacterial Cultures for Morphological Studies -- chapter 14 Bacterial Mobility -- chapter 15 Describing Bacterial Colony Morphology -- chapter 16 Physiological Characterization of Bacteria (Effect of Environmental Conditions on Growth of Bacteria) -- chapter 17 Biochemical Tests Used in Identification of Bacteria -- chapter 18 Characterization of Phytopathogenic Bacteria up to Genus -- chapter 19 Differentiation of Bacterial Genus into Group -- chapter 20 Differentiation of Bacterial Group into Species -- chapter 21 Identification of Races of Bacterial Plant Pathogen -- chapter 22 Studies on Bacterial Cell Wall-Related Biological Compounds -- chapter 23 Isolation of Bacterial Metabolites -- chapter 24 Role of Bacterial Component in Induction of Disease Reaction or Pathogenesis -- chapter 25 Enumeration of Bacterial Population -- chapter 26 Determination of Ice-Nucleation in Plant Pathogenic Bacteria -- chapter 27 Transmission of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria through Vector -- chapter 28 Determination of Perpetuation of Bacterial Plant Pathogen -- chapter 29 Determination of Plant Resistance -- chapter 30 Identification of Bacteria by Using the Immunodiagnostic Technique -- chapter 31 Identification of Bacteria by Using Molecular Techniques -- chapter 32 Bacteriophages of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria -- chapter 33 Determination of Bacterial Sensitivity to Antibiotics and Pesticide -- chapter 34 Determination of Mutation in Bacterial Plant Pathogen -- chapter 35 Transfer of Genetic Factor in Plant Pathogenic Bacteria -- chapter 36 Population Studies of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria on/in Host Plant -- chapter 37 Preservation of Bacterial Disease Samples -- chapter 38 Measurement of Plant Bacterial Disease -- chapter 39 Isolation of Antibacterial Compound -- chapter 40 Isolation of Antibacterial Microbes -- chapter 41 Preparation of Bactericidal Formulations.…”
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Microbes concepts and applications / by Bisen, Prakash S.

Table of Contents: “…Microbes in Agriculture 6.1 Prologue 6.2 The soil plant micro organism 6.3 Root microbial interaction 6.4 Pathogenic microbes in agriculture 6.5 Microbes as a tool of genetic engineering 6.6 Future challenges: Functional genomic approach for improvement of crops Chapter 7. …”
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Phytochemicals in goji berries : applications in functional foods /

Table of Contents: “…Traditional goji berry-based functional food in Chinese history / Xingqian Ye, Jinhu Tian, Yuxue Zheng, Weixuan Sun, Wenhan Yang -- Phytochemical, biological and technological aspects of phenolic bioactives in goji berries / Aníbal de Freitas Santos Júnior, Milleno Dantas Mota, Caroline de Aragão Tannus, Fernanda de Souza Dias, Débora de Andrade Santana, Hesrom Fernandes Serra Moura, Hemerson Iury Ferreira Magalhães -- Antioxidant compounds and health-promoting properties in goji (Lycium barbarum): influence of genetic, environmental, and agronomic factors on phytochemical and healthy properties of fresh and dried fruits / Dario Donno, Maria Gabriella Mellano, Marta De Biaggi, Isidoro Riondato, Giovanni Gamba, Gabriele Loris Beccaro -- Medical effects of goji berries (Lycium barbarum) : development of supplementary products for health benefits / Jianping Chen, Karl W.K. …”
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Sustainable bioresource management : climate change mitigation and natural resource conservation /

Table of Contents: “…Morales Ovando, Mario Ramírez-Lepe, and Jaime Alioscha Cuervo-Parra -- Assessment of plant genetic resources of chili germplasm / Anupam Das, Subrata Kundu, and Biswajit Ghosh -- Ex situ conservation of chili (Capsicum spp.) / Tarun Halder and Biswajit Ghosh -- Conservation practices may yield sustainable resource / S.M. …”
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