Interval fuzzy preference relations can be useful to express decision makers' preferences in group decision-making problems. Usually, we apply a selection process and a consensus process to solve a group decision situation. In this paper, we present a consensus model for group decisionmaking problems with interval fuzzy preference relations. This model is based on two consensus criteria, a cons...

In this paper, we discuss the view that planning software development — and particularly software reuse — should be based not on standardized criteria, but on those criteria that are particularly relevant to the environment for which the planning is done. We also describe how this tailoring of the decisionmaking process is performed in PuLSE-Eco, an approach for scoping software product lines d...

Digital entertainment industry uses multi-agents techniques based on several different approaches to establish autonomous characters that behave the most believable way as possible. This article presents a preliminary version of an agent architecture based on psychological and neurobiological theories. We expect that this architecture could facilitate implementation of synthetic believable char...

The focus of the paper is to investigate the design of current merchant reputation systems on shopping agent websites. The study explores their roles and impacts in customer decisionmaking process, identifies their rating methodology and rating reliability. The findings will help industrial practitioners for their design of merchant reputation systems, and will benefit online shoppers and e-mer...

This paper investigates in how to utilize ICT and Web 2.0 technologies and e-democracy software for policy decisionmaking. It introduces a cutting edge decision-making system that integrates the practice of e-petitions, e-consultation, e-rulemaking, e-voting, and proxy voting. The paper demonstrates how under precondition of direct democracy through the use this system the collective intelligen...

Reactive nitrogen loss from agricultural fertilizer use remains a crucial environmental problem in the United States, contributing to ecosystem degradation and global climate change. This intractable problem requires a coupled human and natural systems approach that combines biophysical, sociological, and economic knowledge into an integrative analysis. Much is known about the biogeochemistry o...

This volume examines issues related to decisionmaking in criminal justice. We began with the idea of producing a volume that would examine “changes in decisionmaking and discretion in the criminal justice system.” However, we quickly recognized that such a focus suggests a far too narrow, traditional view of decisionmaking, in which criminal justice officials make choices about processing indiv...

Friction ridge impression examinations are conducted by examiners using the Analysis, Comparison, Evaluation, and Verification (ACE-V) methodology, which includes both qualitative and quantitative aspects. ACE is not generally applied as a strictly linear process because it may include a return to any previous phase. Application of ACE includes observations, measurements, assessments, decisionm...

Childrenwithtotalbodyinvolvementcerebralpalsypresent a challenging problem for the orthopaedic surgeon.Treatment must be undertaken in conjunction withotherhealthcareprofessionalsin amultidisciplinary setting, andis aimedat improving the quality of life of the patient and their family.This article provides an overview of the natural history of the disease, and of the treatment involved in non-o...