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Opportunity 08 independent ideas for America's next president /

Table of Contents: “…Bush III -- Constructing a successful China strategy : promote balance and democratic ideas in Asia / Michael Green -- Tackling trade and climate : leadership on the home front of foreign policy / William Antholis and Strobe Talbott -- Ending oil dependence : protecting national security, the environment, and the economy / David Sandalow -- Waning chances for stability : navigating bad options in Iraq / Carlos Pascual and Kenneth M. …”
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Opportunity 08 independent ideas for America's next president /

Table of Contents: “…Bush III -- Constructing a successful China strategy : promote balance and democratic ideas in Asia / Michael Green -- Tackling trade and climate : leadership on the home front of foreign policy / William Antholis and Strobe Talbott -- Ending oil dependence : protecting national security, the environment, and the economy / David Sandalow -- Waning chances for stability : navigating bad options in Iraq / Carlos Pascual and Kenneth M. …”
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PCs for dummies / by Gookin, Dan

Table of Contents: “…-- Windows And Its Gooey, Glorious Graphical Interface: -- Starting at the desktop -- Working the taskbar -- Accessing the start menu -- Looking at the notifications area -- Summoning the action center -- Settings And Controls: -- Using the settings app -- Visiting the control panel -- Programs On Your PC: -- Software nomenclature -- Run That Program: -- Hunting down programs in Windows -- Starting an app from tablet mode -- Finding a program when you know its name -- Pinning a program -- Install And Remove Programs: -- Obtaining software from the Internet -- Installing a program from external media -- Uninstalling a program -- Fun With Files And Folders: -- Behold The File!…”
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PCs for dummies / by Gookin, Dan

Table of Contents: “…-- Windows And Its Gooey, Glorious Graphical Interface: -- Starting at the desktop -- Working the taskbar -- Accessing the start menu -- Looking at the notifications area -- Summoning the action center -- Settings And Controls: -- Using the settings app -- Visiting the control panel -- Programs On Your PC: -- Software nomenclature -- Run That Program: -- Hunting down programs in Windows -- Starting an app from tablet mode -- Finding a program when you know its name -- Pinning a program -- Install And Remove Programs: -- Obtaining software from the Internet -- Installing a program from external media -- Uninstalling a program -- Fun With Files And Folders: -- Behold The File!…”
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Mass Mobilization in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, 1945–1960 / by Holcombe, Alec

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Money laundering prevention deterring, detecting, and resolving financial fraud / by Turner, Jonathan E., 1969-

Table of Contents: “…-- Evolution of AML Controls -- Adjusting to Rapidly Increasing Scale -- A Highly Flexible Methodology Results in Processes that Are Difficult to Stop -- AML Is a Process, Not a Destination -- All Countries' Regulatory Programs Are Not Equal -- Technology and Offshore Havens Intersect -- The Cost vs. the Benefit -- Consider the Pace of Change and Progress -- Conclusion -- ch. 6 Discovery and Prevention -- Early Warning Is Essential to AML -- Proactive Means Active -- By the Numbers -- Paradigm Shift -- Testing Your Own AML Systems -- Expanding the Business Comparison -- The Regulatory Framework -- High-Risk Areas -- Money Laundering Meets Terror Financing -- Hiding in Plain Sight -- Criminalizing the Concealment Activities -- Creating Financial Fronts -- Keeping the Money Moving -- Keeping the Tax Man Happy -- Conclusion -- ch. 7 Terror Financing -- Terrorists Use Money Laundering Techniques -- Similarities and Distinctions -- Application of the Methodology to Terror Financing -- Global Impact of Financial Crimes -- Alternative Laundering Mechanisms -- Regulatory Responses -- Conclusion -- ch. 8 Identifying Risk Exposures -- AML Exposures: Assessing Financial Institution Risk -- Language, Culture, and Ethnicity -- The Legal Landscape -- Geography: Distance Matters -- The Goal of the Launderer Is to Hide -- The United States Takes a Different Approach -- Laundering Groups Seek to Evade Detection -- A Fractured Enforcement and Regulatory Picture -- The Regulatory Position on Cyber Risks -- Simple Fraud, Still Successful -- Conclusion -- ch. 9 Investigating Money Movement -- Money Laundering Is Now Transnational Organized Crime -- Succeeding in the Investigative Process -- Government Access to Information -- Mining Data for Money Laundering -- Some Products Help the Perpetrators -- Investigating Virtual Payment Technologies -- Looking to the Future Investigative Issues -- Putting an Investigative Plan in Motion -- People Are Essential to Proof -- Finding Money Laundering Abroad -- Money Laundering Exposure during the Financial Industry Consolidation -- Conclusion -- ch. 10 Reporting and Recovery -- Reporting to Law Enforcement -- Honest People Act Differently -- Anticipating Challenges with Cyber Recoveries -- Building Appropriate Controls into Online Payment Systems -- Global Coordination on Future Issues -- Weighing Access vs. …”
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Money laundering prevention deterring, detecting, and resolving financial fraud / by Turner, Jonathan E., 1969-

Table of Contents: “…-- Evolution of AML Controls -- Adjusting to Rapidly Increasing Scale -- A Highly Flexible Methodology Results in Processes that Are Difficult to Stop -- AML Is a Process, Not a Destination -- All Countries' Regulatory Programs Are Not Equal -- Technology and Offshore Havens Intersect -- The Cost vs. the Benefit -- Consider the Pace of Change and Progress -- Conclusion -- ch. 6 Discovery and Prevention -- Early Warning Is Essential to AML -- Proactive Means Active -- By the Numbers -- Paradigm Shift -- Testing Your Own AML Systems -- Expanding the Business Comparison -- The Regulatory Framework -- High-Risk Areas -- Money Laundering Meets Terror Financing -- Hiding in Plain Sight -- Criminalizing the Concealment Activities -- Creating Financial Fronts -- Keeping the Money Moving -- Keeping the Tax Man Happy -- Conclusion -- ch. 7 Terror Financing -- Terrorists Use Money Laundering Techniques -- Similarities and Distinctions -- Application of the Methodology to Terror Financing -- Global Impact of Financial Crimes -- Alternative Laundering Mechanisms -- Regulatory Responses -- Conclusion -- ch. 8 Identifying Risk Exposures -- AML Exposures: Assessing Financial Institution Risk -- Language, Culture, and Ethnicity -- The Legal Landscape -- Geography: Distance Matters -- The Goal of the Launderer Is to Hide -- The United States Takes a Different Approach -- Laundering Groups Seek to Evade Detection -- A Fractured Enforcement and Regulatory Picture -- The Regulatory Position on Cyber Risks -- Simple Fraud, Still Successful -- Conclusion -- ch. 9 Investigating Money Movement -- Money Laundering Is Now Transnational Organized Crime -- Succeeding in the Investigative Process -- Government Access to Information -- Mining Data for Money Laundering -- Some Products Help the Perpetrators -- Investigating Virtual Payment Technologies -- Looking to the Future Investigative Issues -- Putting an Investigative Plan in Motion -- People Are Essential to Proof -- Finding Money Laundering Abroad -- Money Laundering Exposure during the Financial Industry Consolidation -- Conclusion -- ch. 10 Reporting and Recovery -- Reporting to Law Enforcement -- Honest People Act Differently -- Anticipating Challenges with Cyber Recoveries -- Building Appropriate Controls into Online Payment Systems -- Global Coordination on Future Issues -- Weighing Access vs. …”
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Photography in the Middle: Dispatches on Media Ecologies and Aesthetics / by Coley, Rob, Lockwood, Dean

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Photography in the Middle: Dispatches on Media Ecologies and Aesthetics / by Coley, Rob, Lockwood, Dean

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The Emerald international handbook of technology-facilitated violence and abuse / by Bailey, Jane, Flynn, Asher, Henry, Nicola

Table of Contents: “…Intimate image dissemination and consent in a digital age : perspectives from the front line / Olga Marques -- section 4. Dating apps. …”
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The Emerald international handbook of technology-facilitated violence and abuse / by Bailey, Jane, Flynn, Asher, Henry, Nicola

Table of Contents: “…Intimate image dissemination and consent in a digital age : perspectives from the front line / Olga Marques -- section 4. Dating apps. …”
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Guide to state-of-the-art electron devices

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Foreword Preface Contributors and Acknowledgements Historic Timeline Part I - Basic Electron Devices 1 Bipolar Transistors 1.1 Motivation 1.2 The pn Junction and Its Electronic Applications 1.3 The Bipolar Junction Transistor and Its Electronic Applications 1.4 Optimization of Bipolar Transistors 1.5 SiGe Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors References 2 MOS Devices 2.1 Introduction 2.2 MOSFET Basics 2.3 The Evolution of MOSFET 2.4 Concluding Remarks References 3 Memory Devices 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Volatile Memories 3.3 Non-Volatile Memories 3.4 Future Perspectives of MOS Memories 3.5 Closing Remarks References 4 Passive Components 4.1 Discrete and integrated passive components 4.2 Application in Analog ICs and DRAM 4.3 The planar Spiral Inductor - A Case Study 4.4 Parasitics in Integrated Circuits References 5 Emerging Research Devices 5.1 Non-Charge Based Switching 5.2 Carbon as a Replacement for Silicon and the Rise of Moletronics 5.3 Conclusions References Part II - Aspects of Device and IC Manufacturing 6 Electronics Materials 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Silicon Device Technology 6.3 Compound Semiconductor Devices 6.4 Electronic Displays 6.5 Conclusions References 7 Compact Modeling 7.1 The Role of Compact Models 7.2 Bipolar Transistor Compact Modeling 7.3 MOS Transistor Compact Modeling 7.4 Compact Modeling of Passive Components 7.5 Benchmarking and Implementation References 8 Technology Computer Aided Design 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Drift-Diffusion Model 8.3 Microscopic Transport Models 8.4 Quantum Transport Models 8.5 Process and Equipment Simulation References 9 Device Reliability Physics 9.1 Introduction and Background 9.2 Device Reliability Issues 9.3 Interconnect Degradation Mechanisms 9.4 Circuit-Level Reliability Issues 9.5 Microscopic Approaches to Assuring Reliability of ICs References 10 Semiconductor Manufacturing 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Substrates 10.3 Lithography and Etching 10.4 Front-End Processing 10.5 Back-End Processing 10.6 Process Control 10.7 Assembly and Test 10.8 Future Directions References Part III - Applications based on Electron Devices 11 VLSI Logic Technology and Circuits 11.1 Introduction 11.2 MOSFET Scaling Trends 11.3 Low-Power and High-Speed Logic Design 11.4 Scaling-Driven technology Enhancements 11.5 Ultra-Low Voltage Transistors 11.6 Interconnects 11.7 Memory Design 11.8 System Integration References 12 VLSI Mixed-Signal Technology And Circuits 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Analog/Mixed-Signal Technologies in Scaled CMOS 12.3 Data Converter ICs 12.4 Mixed-Signal Circuits in Low-Power Display Applications 12.5 Image Sensor Technology and Circuits References 13 Memory Technologies 13.1 Semiconductor Memory History 13.2 State of Mainstream Semiconductor Memory Today 13.3 Emerging Memory Technologies 13.4 Conclusions References 14 RF&Microwave Semiconductor Technologies 14.1 III-V Based: GaAs and InP 14.2 Si and SiGe 14.3 Wide Bandgap Devices (Group III-Nitrides, SiC and Diamond) References 15 Power Devices and ICs 15.1 Overview of Power Devices & ICs 15.2 Two-Carrier and High-Power Devices 15.3 Power MOSFET Devices 15.4 High-Voltage and Power ICs 15.5 Wide Bandgap Power Devices References 16 Photovoltaic Device Applications 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Silicon Photovoltaics 16.3 Polycrystalline Thin-Film Photovoltaics 16.4 III-V Compound Photovoltaics 16.5 Future Concepts in Photovoltaics References 17 Large Area Electronics 17.1 Thin-Film Solar Cells 17.2 Large-Area Imaging 17.3 Flat-Panel Displays References 18 Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) 18.1 Introduction 18.2 The 1960's - First Micromachined Structures Envisioned 18.3 The 1970's - Integrated Sensors Started 18.4 The 1980's - Surface Micromachining Emerged 18.5 The 1990's - MEMS Impacted Various Fields 18.6 The 2000's - Diversified Sophisticated Systems Enabled By MEMS 18.7 Future Outlook References 19 Vacuum Device Applications 19.1 Traveling-Wave Devices 19.2 Klystrons 19.3 Inductive Output Tubes 19.4 Crossed-Field Devices 19.5 Gyro-Devices References 20 Optoelectronic Device Applications 20.1 Introduction 20.2 Light Emission in Semiconductors 20.3 Photodetectors 20.4 Integrated Optoelectronics 20.5 Optical Interconnects 20.6 Concluding Remarks References 21 Devices for the Post Silicon CMOS Era 21.1 Introduction 21.2 Devices for the 8-nm Node With Conventional Materials 21.3 New Channel Materials and Devices 21.4 Concluding Remarks References Index.…”
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Guide to state-of-the-art electron devices

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Foreword Preface Contributors and Acknowledgements Historic Timeline Part I - Basic Electron Devices 1 Bipolar Transistors 1.1 Motivation 1.2 The pn Junction and Its Electronic Applications 1.3 The Bipolar Junction Transistor and Its Electronic Applications 1.4 Optimization of Bipolar Transistors 1.5 SiGe Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors References 2 MOS Devices 2.1 Introduction 2.2 MOSFET Basics 2.3 The Evolution of MOSFET 2.4 Concluding Remarks References 3 Memory Devices 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Volatile Memories 3.3 Non-Volatile Memories 3.4 Future Perspectives of MOS Memories 3.5 Closing Remarks References 4 Passive Components 4.1 Discrete and integrated passive components 4.2 Application in Analog ICs and DRAM 4.3 The planar Spiral Inductor - A Case Study 4.4 Parasitics in Integrated Circuits References 5 Emerging Research Devices 5.1 Non-Charge Based Switching 5.2 Carbon as a Replacement for Silicon and the Rise of Moletronics 5.3 Conclusions References Part II - Aspects of Device and IC Manufacturing 6 Electronics Materials 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Silicon Device Technology 6.3 Compound Semiconductor Devices 6.4 Electronic Displays 6.5 Conclusions References 7 Compact Modeling 7.1 The Role of Compact Models 7.2 Bipolar Transistor Compact Modeling 7.3 MOS Transistor Compact Modeling 7.4 Compact Modeling of Passive Components 7.5 Benchmarking and Implementation References 8 Technology Computer Aided Design 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Drift-Diffusion Model 8.3 Microscopic Transport Models 8.4 Quantum Transport Models 8.5 Process and Equipment Simulation References 9 Device Reliability Physics 9.1 Introduction and Background 9.2 Device Reliability Issues 9.3 Interconnect Degradation Mechanisms 9.4 Circuit-Level Reliability Issues 9.5 Microscopic Approaches to Assuring Reliability of ICs References 10 Semiconductor Manufacturing 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Substrates 10.3 Lithography and Etching 10.4 Front-End Processing 10.5 Back-End Processing 10.6 Process Control 10.7 Assembly and Test 10.8 Future Directions References Part III - Applications based on Electron Devices 11 VLSI Logic Technology and Circuits 11.1 Introduction 11.2 MOSFET Scaling Trends 11.3 Low-Power and High-Speed Logic Design 11.4 Scaling-Driven technology Enhancements 11.5 Ultra-Low Voltage Transistors 11.6 Interconnects 11.7 Memory Design 11.8 System Integration References 12 VLSI Mixed-Signal Technology And Circuits 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Analog/Mixed-Signal Technologies in Scaled CMOS 12.3 Data Converter ICs 12.4 Mixed-Signal Circuits in Low-Power Display Applications 12.5 Image Sensor Technology and Circuits References 13 Memory Technologies 13.1 Semiconductor Memory History 13.2 State of Mainstream Semiconductor Memory Today 13.3 Emerging Memory Technologies 13.4 Conclusions References 14 RF&Microwave Semiconductor Technologies 14.1 III-V Based: GaAs and InP 14.2 Si and SiGe 14.3 Wide Bandgap Devices (Group III-Nitrides, SiC and Diamond) References 15 Power Devices and ICs 15.1 Overview of Power Devices & ICs 15.2 Two-Carrier and High-Power Devices 15.3 Power MOSFET Devices 15.4 High-Voltage and Power ICs 15.5 Wide Bandgap Power Devices References 16 Photovoltaic Device Applications 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Silicon Photovoltaics 16.3 Polycrystalline Thin-Film Photovoltaics 16.4 III-V Compound Photovoltaics 16.5 Future Concepts in Photovoltaics References 17 Large Area Electronics 17.1 Thin-Film Solar Cells 17.2 Large-Area Imaging 17.3 Flat-Panel Displays References 18 Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) 18.1 Introduction 18.2 The 1960's - First Micromachined Structures Envisioned 18.3 The 1970's - Integrated Sensors Started 18.4 The 1980's - Surface Micromachining Emerged 18.5 The 1990's - MEMS Impacted Various Fields 18.6 The 2000's - Diversified Sophisticated Systems Enabled By MEMS 18.7 Future Outlook References 19 Vacuum Device Applications 19.1 Traveling-Wave Devices 19.2 Klystrons 19.3 Inductive Output Tubes 19.4 Crossed-Field Devices 19.5 Gyro-Devices References 20 Optoelectronic Device Applications 20.1 Introduction 20.2 Light Emission in Semiconductors 20.3 Photodetectors 20.4 Integrated Optoelectronics 20.5 Optical Interconnects 20.6 Concluding Remarks References 21 Devices for the Post Silicon CMOS Era 21.1 Introduction 21.2 Devices for the 8-nm Node With Conventional Materials 21.3 New Channel Materials and Devices 21.4 Concluding Remarks References Index.…”
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Semiconductor laser engineering, reliability and diagnostics a practical approach to high power and single mode devices / by Epperlein, Peter W.

Table of Contents: “…Single Spatial Mode and Kink Control 2.2.1. Key Aspects 2.3.1. Introduction 2.3.2. …”
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Semiconductor laser engineering, reliability and diagnostics a practical approach to high power and single mode devices / by Epperlein, Peter W.

Table of Contents: “…Single Spatial Mode and Kink Control 2.2.1. Key Aspects 2.3.1. Introduction 2.3.2. …”
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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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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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