Multi agent strategies in mixed cooperative-competitive environments can be hard to craft by hand because each needs coordinate with its teammates while competing opponents. Learning based algorithms are appealing but they require a competitive opponent train against, which is often not available. Many scenarios heterogeneous behavior for the team’s success and this increases complexity of lear...

This study explores the importance of pricing strategies in creating competitive advantage for businesses. It discusses how effective can significantly contribute to success a business capturing sales and profits within their target market. The research highlights that are often overlooked, contributing high probability new products failing reach volume profit goals. emphasizes greater diverse ...

One of the major goals of the Sustainable Agriculture Farming initiatives at UC Davis is to provide information about the feasibility of adopting conservation tillage and cover cropping at the farm level. The project includes two tillage schemes: standard tillage (ST) and conservation tillage (CT), and three farming methods: conventional, organic, and winter legume cover crop. All three product...

Global biodiversity continues along a trajectory of decline despite enormous conservation efforts (Rands et al., 2010). This is also true in China, one of the most biodiversity-rich countries in the world (Liu and Raven, 2010; Ministry of Environmental Protection of China, 2010a). To fundamentally change this trajectory, it is essential to understand complex interactions among various forces af...