This work presents mathematical models and optimization methods for computer-aided design of mechanical transmission systems. The problem of decision making in transmission design is formulated as a multicriteria optimization problem. To solve it, we propose an iterative man-machine procedure. The procedure is based on multilevel decomposition scheme and involves methods of quadratic, dynamic a...

conclusions small dose of clopidogrel (75 mg) may lead to rare, life-threatening dah, so physicians should be aware of the possibility of dah after neurointervention in patients who have respiratory distress, worsening alveolar infiltrates accompanied by hemoptysis. introduction diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (dah) is a very rare complication but acute and life-threatening event. clopidogrel has g...

interventional techniques aim to find safer and better ways to treat vascular diseases even in many instances, the interventional radiology solutions has been considered the only treatment option for the patients. interventional radiologists are specialists who perform minimally invasive procedures instead of surgery or other treatments. these procedures apply various imaging and catheterizatio...

We present a decision-making procedure, for a problem where no solution is known a priori. The decision-making procedure is a human powered genetic algorithm that uses human beings to produce variations and evaluate the partial solution proposed. Following [1] we then select the pareto front of the proposed partial solutions, eliminating the dominated ones. We then feed the results back to the ...

The transfer of radiocesium during all phases of kefalograviera cheese making was monitored, and the corresponding transfer coefficients were determined. To reduce the radiocesium concentration of the final product, modifications of the standard cheese making procedure, as single and double curd washing, were investigated. The transfer coefficients from milk to cheese were determined as .33 and...

In the last decade policy makers have increasingly recognized the need to include people's perceptions in methods for describing landscape quality. At the same time, a third wave of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has become available that make it technically possible to model landscape quality in a realistic manner. However, as there is often a mismatch between science and policy, it rema...

In binary-utility games, an agent can have only two possible utility values for final states, 1 (win) and 0 (lose). An adversarial binary-utility game is one where for each final state there must be at least one winning and one losing agent. We define an unbiased rational agent as one that seeks to maximize its utility value, but is equally likely to choose between states with the same utility ...

We test for behavioral differences between groups and individuals in giftexchange experiments. Related studies establish group behavior as typically closer to the game-theoretic equilibrium. We show that this result may depend crucially on the decision making procedure within groups. A novel decision making protocol opens up the black box of group decision making and allows to track important f...

Collisions with dangerous roadside obstacles and rollovers are responsible for many injuries and deaths in highways worldwide. International crash data indicate that roadside characteristics contribute to more than half of all run-off-road injury crashes (RORIC) involving serious injury or death. Furthermore, roadside geometric characteristics are believed to be the leading cause of rollover in...

A new procedural workflow for the making of digital motion pictures is under development by the industry organization “AMPAS (the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)”. The workflow targets the facilitation of digital cinema production comprising a wide range of procedures. FUJIFILM contributed in the solution of one of the major technical issues: reference rendering transform. This tra...