In the framework of elastic shape analysis, a shape is invariant to scaling, translation, rotation and reparameterization. Since this framework does not yield a closed form of geodesic between two shapes, iterative methods have been proposed. In particular, path straightening methods have been proposed and used for computing a geodesic that is invariant to curve scaling and translation. Path st...

As regards decreasing cotton cultivation in Iran during these years, the degree of risk taken by a cotton cultivator in the agricultural part is important. The studies showed that the cotton crop yield during the past years did not have enough growth and the cotton cost product in the period of study cotton production costs, has increased. In this paper, the risk orientation of cotton cultivato...

Data mining technology has emerged as a means for identifying patterns and trends from large quantities of data. Clustering is a primary data description method in data mining which group’s most similar data. The data clustering is an important problem in a wide variety of fields. Including data mining, pattern recognition, and bioinformatics. It aims to organize a collection of data items into...

Euclidean Distance Matrix Analysis (EDMA) of form is a coordinate free approach to the analysis o f form using landmark data. In this paper, the problem of estimation of mean form, variancecovariance matrix, and mean form difference under the Gaussian perturbation model is considered using EDMA. The suggested estimators are based on the method of moments. They are shown to be consistent, that i...

In the context of asset and liability management, we propose a portfolio selection model based on the expected return of the assets and the economic risk capital (ERC) associated to the asset liability portfolio, for short called mean-ERC asset liability portfolio selection. MeanERC efficiency in asset and liability management is closely related and compared to meanvariance efficiency in asset ...

This study aims to validate a model for evaluating learning management systems (LMS) used in e-learning fields. A survey of 163 e-learning experts, regarding 81 validation items developed through literature review, was used to ascertain the importance of the criteria. A concise list of explanatory constructs, including two principle factors, was extracted from the responses of 133 respondents b...