At this period in the evolution of dispute resolution, mediation is in a unique time zone, similar to what Dickens described in a Tale of Two Cities, as the best and worst of times, the seasons of Light and Darkness. It is the best of times, the season of Light and a time of joy in honoring human connections, as mediation is widely embraced in the public and private sectors. From government age...

We characterise multi-candidate pure-strategy equilibria in the Hotelling-Downs spatial election model for the class of best-worst voting rules, in which each voter is endowed with both a positive and a negative vote, i.e., each voter can vote in favour of one candidate and against another one. The weights attached to positive and negative votes in calculating a candidate's net score may be dif...

We study the approximation of d-dimensional integrals. We present sufficient conditions for fast quasi-Monte Carlo convergence. They apply to isotropic and non-isotropic problems and, in particular, to a number of problems in computational finance. We show that the convergence rate of quasi-Monte Carlo is of order n−1+p{logn} −1/2 with p ≥ 0. This is a worst case result. Compared to the expecte...

Wireless networks are designed to operate independently. With the many existing inconveniences of 3G networks, operators are persuaded to switch to heterogeneous access networks. This will mainly reduce the costs that operators should pay in order to move to 4G; and thus make use of the existing networks infrastructures, to come up with heterogeneous environment where multiple wireless technolo...

With the deepening of digital transformation and upgrading power grid enterprises, system evaluation method enterprises based on experts’ subjective experience has been unable to meet management needs modern enterprises. In this paper, a fuzzy information axiom for dynamic design quality in electric is proposed. Firstly, enterprise comprehensive index set up from three aspects, which are achiev...

Dewasa ini seiring dengan persaingan pasar dagang global yang ketat menyebabkan sebuah perusahaan harus memiliki competitive advantage guna mendapatkan laba secara optimal. Namun, pada praktiknya tak mudah bagi suatu untuk dapat menjalankan bisnis ideal dikarenakan ada hambatan berupa risiko timbul dari tiap aktivitas dalam rantai pasok perusahaan. Risiko muncul berbagai aspek dan berdampak fat...

Teknolojinin gelişimi ile birlikte sadece bilgisayarlar ve akıllı telefonlar değil, kullandığımız kıyafet aksesuarlar da cihaza dönüşebilmektedir. Kullanıcı veri alışverişi daha küçük cihazlarla, kullanıcının vücuduna monte durumunda gerçekleşmesi birçok açıdan kolaylık sağlamaktadır. Bu nedenle giyilebilir teknlojik ürünlerin tasarımında dikkat edilmesi gereken faktörler önem arz etmektedir. ç...

Abstract In this paper a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method is developed to rank set of insurance companies. The proposed based on combining two MCDM methods: Extended Best–Worst (EBW) and Multiple Reference Point (MRP) methods. We formulate the problem finding priority vector from interval pairwise comparisons applying an EBW which allows decision maker (DM) use values in order descr...

The number of studies on Autonomous Vehicle (AV) ethics discussing decision-making algorithms has increased rapidly, especially since 2017. Many these handle AV through the eye trolley problem regarding various moral values, regulations, and matters law. However, literature this field lacks an approach to weighting prioritizing necessary parameters that need be considered while making a decisio...