The topic of this paper contributes to understand the process of decision-making under uncertainty and complexity. The researcher’s main concern is to explain how decision-makers within uncertain and complex contexts make a decision. The methodology selected was Grounded Theory Methodology (GTM) which aims to develop a theory grounded in empirical data obtained in the research context.

This document lists a wide variety of articles and books in the area of arithmetic dynamics. It also includes some additional material that was referenced in The Arithmetic of Dynamical Systems (Springer-Verlag GTM 241) and some miscellaneous articles and books that I’ve referenced in my own work. Note that the numbering in this document does not match the numbering of references in GTM 241. Fu...

The Lattice of a Self-Organizing Map can be considered as an ”elastic network” that is fitted into the data space. The network is non-linear but locally the non-linear surface can be approximated by a linear hyperplane. This property could be utilized to visualize the direction of the network at any location of the map, by fitting a surface to the model vectors of the neighbors of a node and vi...

In this paper, we discuss the synchronization and anti-synchronization of two identical chaotic T-systems. The adaptive and nonlinear control schemes are used for the synchronization and anti-synchronization. The stability of these schemes is derived by Lyapunov Stability Theorem. Firstly, the synchronization and anti-synchronization are applied to systems with known parameters, then to systems...

Direct stimulation of single muscle fibers from Xenopus laevis at a frequency of 1 Hz results in a decline of the peak isometric twitch tension after about 200 twitches. Fibers were chemically fixed in glutaraldehyde after a varying number of twitches and at several fatigue levels, and the ultrastructural appearance was compared with that of resting fibers treated by identical fixation methods....

The adult primate visual system comprises a series of hierarchically organized areas. Each cortical area contains a topographic map of visual space, with different areas extracting different kinds of information from the retinal input. Here we asked to what extent the newborn visual system resembles the adult organization. We find that hierarchical, topographic organization is present at birth ...

We introduce topographic versions of two latent class models (LCM) for collaborative filtering. Latent classes are topologically organized on a square grid. Topographic organization of latent classes makes orientation in rating/preference patterns captured by the latent classes easier and more systematic. The variation in film rating patterns is modelled by multinomial and binomial distribution...

Reftable reconstruction of former topography in deformed regions is commonly difficult, due to degradation of former erosional and depositional surfaces. In contrast o most modem landscapes, however, ancient localities can sometimes provide clearer insights on subsurface geometries of deposition, deformation, and erosion and on theft variations through time. In some exceptional circumstances, a...

In this paper, we present the system developed by GTMUVigo team for the Multimedia Person Discovery in Broadcast TV task at MediaEval 2016. The proposed approach consists in a novel strategy for person discovery which is not based on speaker and face diarisation as in previous works. In this system, the task is approached as a person recognition problem: there is an enrolment stage, where the v...

Abstract The current study used remote sensing, GIS, and seismic data to determine the geological morphometric parameters of Wadi Beda Basin area, which is located in northwestern part Gulf Suez Province. geomorphic related with development neotectonics are deduced using Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), DEM-derived catchments, drainage networks research area. most important applied area...