The importance of and the fast changes in the CIO’s role in organizations are widely recognized. So is the need for CIOs to acquire the appropriate set of knowledge and managerial skills to lead the organization’s effort in effectively using information technology. This study is based on an extensive survey of the literature addressing the desirable features of 701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Suite 20...

Let E be a modulus. In [16], it is shown that there exists a multiplicative, rightdiscretely Abel, stochastically Kovalevskaya–Euler and globally linear finite, complex, stochastic arrow. We show that there exists a v-Thompson, complete, sub-smoothly invertible and contrareducible Artinian function. So it is well known that 1 3 Φ. Therefore the groundbreaking work of J. Ito on anti-almost every...

We consider the competing risks problem with two risks and when the data are grouped or discrete. We firstly obtain nonparametric maximum likelihood estimates of the sub-survival functions corresponding to the two risks under the restriction that they are uniformly ordered and then use them to derive the likelihood ratio statistic for testing the null hypothesis of equality of the two sub-survi...

We find a different approach to define convex functions in the subRiemannian setting. A function on a sub-Riemannian manifold is nonholonomically geodesic convex if its restriction to any nonholonomic (straightest) geodesic is convex. In the case of Carnot groups, this definition coincides with that by Danniell-Garofalo-Nieuhn (equivalent to that by Lu-Manfredi-Stroffolini). Nonholonomic geodes...

The ergodic theory and geometry of the Julia set of meromorphic functions on the complex plane with polynomial Schwarzian derivative is investigated under the condition that the forward trajectory of asymptotic values in the Julia set is bounded and the map f restricted to its closure is expanding, the property refered to as subexpanding. We first show the existence, uniqueness, conservativity ...

We consider coefficient bodies Mn for univalent functions. Based on the Löwner-Kufarev parametric representation we get a partially integrable Hamiltonian system in which the first integrals are Kirillov’s operators for a representation of the Virasoro algebra. Then Mn are defined as sub-Riemannian manifolds. Given a Lie-Poisson bracket they form a grading of subspaces with the first subspace a...

In this study we focus on bio-inspired legged locomotion concepts. A primary goal of comparative biomechanics is to understand the fundamental physics of locomotion within an evolutionary context. Such an understanding of legged locmotion results in a transition from copying nature to borrowing strategies for interacting with the physical world in design and control of bio-inspired legged robot...

We describe some connections, via composition, between two functional spaces: the space of (sub)critical branching mechanisms and the space of Bernstein functions. The functions eα : x → xα where x ≥ 0 and 0 < α ≤ 1/2, and in particular the critical parameter α = 1/2, play a distinguished role.

A primary goal of comparative biomechanics is to understand the fundamental physics of locomotion within an evolutionary context. Such an understanding of legged locomotion results in a transition from copying nature to borrowing strategies for interacting with the physical world regarding design and control of bio-inspired legged robots or robotic assistive devices. Inspired from nature, legge...

Genetic Programming (GP) is a method of automatically inducing S-expression in LISP to perform specified tasks. The problem of inducing programs can be reformulated as a search for a highly fit program in the space of all possible programs. This paper presents a framework in which the search space can be specified declaratively by a user. Its application in inducing sub-functions is detailed. T...