We are working on the problem of modeling an analyst’s intent in order to improve collaboration among intelligence analysts. Our approach is to infer the analyst’s goals, commitment, and actions to improve the effectiveness of collaboration. This is a crucial problem to ensure successful collaboration because analyst intent provides a deeper understanding of what analysts are trying to achieve ...

We review recent ideas on the evolution of galaxies. Two models are competing to explain the observational features: the monolithic model in which galaxies assemble at high redshift, and evolve with little influence from the environment, and the hierarchical model in which small galaxies progressively assemble to form bigger objects. We describe the basic features of the model of hierarchical f...

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis does not provide an analytical means to determine the importance of the identified factors or the ability to assess decision alternatives according to these factors. Although the analysis successfully pinpoints the factors, individual factors are usually described briefly and very generally. For this reason, SWOT analysis possesse...

Municipalities are in charge of running and managing public transport activities. This study aims to identify the factors affecting seaway passenger transportation via scheduled high-speed sea buses, motorboats, cityline from 11 points Kocaeli Bay. To provide service at a sustainable cost, which is legal obligation Metropolitan Municipalities, framing current system as whole light these another...

Abstract Banks face a number of business risks on daily basis. Today, operational risk is dominant. The aim this paper to develop decision-making system when choosing method management by using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (the AHP method) and Fuzzy Analytic FAHP method). hierarchical process simple efficient in solving problems. final decision depends assessment set alternatives criteria. ...

the findings indicate that among the main factors affecting job stress the psycho-social, physical and environmental factors are prior to the other factors. also amongst the psychosocial factors, lack of career promotion opportunities with 0.222 has the most weight and a lack of accountability of the management about the employees' concerns with 0.036 has the least weight; amongst the phys...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide a model for evaluating, prioritizing and allocating orders suppliers in the supply chain mega-projects. Design/methodology/approach By using an integrated (based on fuzzy analytic network process), are selected appropriate amounts allocated them Initially, hierarchical research method was introduced. Then, results reliability validity analysis mea...