Editorial: Connexions, relations, discordance, and distorsions.

An axiomatic analysis of concordance-discordance relations

Outranking methods propose an original way to build a preference relation between alternatives evaluated on several attributes that has a definite ordinal flavor. Indeed, most of them appeal the concordance / non-discordance principle that leads to declaring that an alternative is “superior” to another, if the coalition of attributes supporting this proposition is “sufficiently important” (conc...

Éditorial: Distorsions et contrôles

Il est possible, il suffit de le constater, qu'un ancien bagnard devienne Préfet de police, c'était sous le troisième empire, il est vrai, mais plus récemment nous avons pu constater qu'on pouvait faire un excellent garde des sceaux d'un personnage à l'odeur étrange à renifler. Les Partis eux-mêmes, gardiens de la salubrité publique, plongent leurs racines financières dans un étrange fumier. No...

The probability of neural connexions

J In some areas of a nervous system there is no obvious plan of connexions. I f it is assumed, first, that in these areas fibre growth is random, and secondly, that connexions are formed if axon and dendrite approach within a critical distance, there are certain mathematical consequences. If fibre density is defined and measured in a particular way it is possible to derive a formula for the ave...

turkish-israeli relations and their implication on iranian national security

this dissertation has six chapter and tree appendices. chapter 1 introduces the thesis proposal including description of problem, key questions, hypothesis, backgrounds and review of literature, research objectives, methodology and theoretical concepts (key terms) taken the literature and facilitate an understanding of national security, national interest and turkish- israeli relations concepts...

Arterioventricular relations and their classification. Two specimens of arterioventricular discordance and review of published reports.