Kybernetes: Volume 37 Issue 9/10

A new grey decision dynamic model based on cybernetics knowledge for complex system optimization analyzing and its practical application

The purpose of this paper is to seek an approach to study decision making and optimization analyzing of enterprises with multi‐factors.

Construction and analysis of contract feasible set under quantity‐discount contract

The purpose of this paper is to look at how, in order to fit the practical environment, the scopes of the order‐quantity of a quantity discount contract are enlarged.

Research on the inventory scheduling model based on agent‐oriented Petri net in supply chain

The purpose of this paper is to create the inventory scheduling model for supply chain system.

Modeling of RBAC‐based access control of virtual enterprise

The purpose of this paper is to create a model of role‐based access control (RBAC) based access control for virtual enterprise (VE).

Research on the grey relational evaluation method of core competencies of virtual enterprise members

The purpose of this paper is to create a model of role‐based access control (RBAC) for virtual enterprise (VE).

A class of strong deviation theorems for continuous random variables sequence

The purpose of this paper is to obtain some strong deviation theorems for arbitrary continuous random variable sequences under suitable restrict Chung‐Teicher type conditions.

An improved limited and variable precision rough set model for rule acquisition based on pansystems methodology

The purpose of this paper is to acquire doubly variable precision‐based knowledge rules from incomplete decision tables (IDTs) in the framework of pansystems methodology. It…

Study on investment scale control of urban construction process by the method of grey systems

The purpose of this paper is to study the theory of urban investment. Urban construction investment should be optimized. The situation of the investment funds operation should be…

Some limit theorems of runs to the continuous‐valued sequence

The purpose of this paper is to give some limit theorems on ε‐neighborhood and ε‐increasing runs of continuous‐valued dependent random sequence. In the main result no assumptions…

Design, modeling and simulation of a novel directional MAC protocol for ad hoc networks

The purpose of this paper is to focus on alleviating the problems of both hidden and exposed terminal, which remain unsolved in many directional MAC protocols.

Construction of evaluation index system of national energy security based on CAS theory and PSR model

The purpose of this paper is to provide a new mentality of constructing the evaluation index system on national energy security, in favor of analyzing its influencing factors and…

Theoretical analysis on coordinated development of urban transport system

The purpose of this paper is to expound the concept of the coordinated development of the transport system, and provide a quantitative method to support decision making in urban…

Studies on traffic effects of high‐speed ring road in city center

To establish a stimulating traffic model of ring road systems and study the traffic effects of ring road in the center of a large city, including the influence in vehicle's travel…

Possibility and evidence theory‐based design optimization: an overview

To survey the approaches to design optimization based on possibility theory and evidence theory comparatively, as well as their prominent characteristics mainly for epistemic…

Compensation analysis with additive DEA model

To develop a method of compensation analysis based on the additive data envelopment analysis model.

Research on internal credit ratings for listed companies

The purpose of this paper is to simulate internal credit ratings based on stock market data and gain the credit information about listed companies.

Six‐stage design framework

The aim is to map function into structure step‐by‐step.

Automated management and evaluation system for community health service

The aim is to focus on an automated management and evaluation system to control the operation of community health service (CHS) efficiently.

Constructing automated installation application system of community health service based on FoxPro8.0

To present the mechanism, on which the first module was successfully designed – the automated installation application system, in the grand automated management and evaluation for…

Multi‐objective chaotic optimization algorithm and its application in optimal water resources deployment

To solve the water resources deployment problem which is a multi‐objective nonlinear problem with the characteristic of space‐time variability, involving many factors, such as…

Application of the catastrophe theory in ascertainment of vertical bearing capacity of single pile

Catastrophe theory can directly deal with discontinuity without any connection with the special inner mechanism, which makes it suitable for system research, whose inner action is…

The synergetic model of the controlling tactics to network financial information security

To take relative actions to cope with the threat which network finance information security now encounters by constructing controlling tactical and synergetic model.

Theoretical model and application of multilevel modeling in the research of social system

To identify the typical multilevel issues in social science, as well as illustrate the theoretical basis, hierarchical models and empirical exemplars of multilevel paradigm.

Certain martingale methods of parameter estimation in dynamic system

To find martingale theory and methods of parameter vector estimation of multidimensional linear control system in dynamic system.

A new technique of non‐linear statistic prediction and its application in atmospheric systems

To forecast the path of tropic cyclones by using a non‐linear statistical forecasting technique – the method of successive analogy.

Human influenza: a virus classification using a probabilistic neural network

The traditional method to distinguish the serotype of influenza A virus was based on the antigen reaction of HA and NA with their antibodies. The antibody of specific subtype…

Multiplicative perturbations of incomplete second order abstract differential equations

To study the multiplicative perturbation of local C‐regularized cosine functions associated with the following incomplete second order abstract differential equations in a Banach…

Granularity research based on panweighted field of pansystems

In order to study granularity, this paper aims to discuss how to construct granules from the view of panweighted field of pansystem.

Discrete variable structure control and its application to ship autopilot

In order to improve performance robustness of control systems, the discrete variable structure control (VSC) design for uncertain systems and its application to a ship autopilot…

Application model of pseudo‐random correlation method in electrical prospecting

The aim is to apply pseudo‐random correlation method to detect very weak electrical signals because of various natural and artificial electron‐magnetic interferences in electrical…

Innovative systems for research and development

This paper aims to review current advances in the production of systems which will enhance research and development potential.

Spam and JavaScript, future of the web

The aim is to review developments on the internet, especially those of general cybernetic interest.

Archives, mathematics encyclopaedia, dancing robots, ASC

The aim is to review developments on the internet, especially those of general cybernetic interest.

Hybrid classification algorithms based on boosting and support vector machines

To create new hybrid algorithms that combine boosting and support vector machines to outperform other known algorithms in selected contexts of binary classification problems.

Scalability of the genetic hybrid algorithm on a parallel supercomputer

To demonstrate the scalability of the genetic hybrid algorithm (GHA) in monitoring a local neural network algorithm for difficult non‐linear/chaotic time series problems.

A requisitely holistic approach to marketing in terms of social well‐being

The paper aims to answer the following questions. Is marketing requisitely holistic? Marketing serves managers, governors, owners and employees as well as customers, suppliers and…

Challenges in the adoption of visualization system: a survey

The need for maximum cognition from massive amounts of data is becoming explosive. Different visualization mechanisms are being introduced to achieve this aim. This paper aims to…

Dialectal system approach supporting environmental innovation for sustainable development

Research deals with aspects of systemic thinking that explain environmental innovation in organizations, especially in the construction sector. The paper aims to address the…

Towards the development of knee prostheses: review of current researches

The aim is to set a state‐of‐the‐art in scientific research towards the development of knee prostheses for transfemoral amputees, by reviewing the literature in the field and by…

Visual Languages and Applications

Pervasive Information Systems

The Art of Multiprocessor Programming

Solve Numerical Problems in Parallel Computing: Parallel Iterative Algorithms

Optimising Methods in Finance

Computer Science Reconsidered: The Invocation Model of Process Expression

Realising System Thinking: Knowledge and Action in Management Science

Announcements

Invitation to participate Symposium on “Computer Human Interaction for Management of Information Technology”

World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics (WOSC)

ICDCS 2009 - 29th International Conference

Preface

Évelyne Andreewsky (1933-2007)

OOPSLA 2008 Define the future of software – Nashville, TN, USA

23rd IEEE International Parallel & Distributed Processing Symposium

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