In the application domain of stock portfolio management, software agents that evaluate the risks associated with the individual companies of a portfolio should be able to read electronic news articles that are written to give investors an indication of the nancial outlook of a company. There is a positive correlation between news reports on a company's nancial outlook and the company's attracti...

In this paper, we present Warren, a multi-agent system for intelligent portfolio management, which is motivated by the great benefits of working in teams within the domain of Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI) and TextMiner which takes advantage of information retrieval techniques to complement quantitative financial information. In the portfolio management domain, software agents that e...

The decision to adopt ecodesign process in companies raises some difficulties highlighted by many authors. Actually, ecodesign integration strategies, notably the SME’s, are mostly intuitive and unconscious. Consequently, it appears important to investigate mechanisms that can assist to monitor environment into product’s design. Particularly, this research will be focused on studying some model...

the p53 gene has spent 30 years oscillat­ ing chaotically between classification as an oncogene and as a tumour sup­ pressor. the uncertainty about its role is not owing to the incidental cloning of a mutant p53, but has been influenced by the various paradigms that have been popular during that time. the identification of both oncogenes and, shortly thereafter, tumour suppressor genes were bre...

Under increased scrutiny from top management and shareholders, marketing managers feel the need to measure and communicate the firm value of their actions. In particular, how do customer value creation (through product innovation) and customer value communication (through marketing investments) affect stock returns? This paper examines conceptually and empirically how product innovations and ma...

From the early 1960's through the mid-1980's, the outlook for growth in the computer manufacturing industry was, for most of the period, unusually optimistic . Even the 1981-82 recession seemed to have little effect on the industry's growth . In 1985, however, the outlook for the industry clouded considerably . Business demand for computers fell, as well as the demand for home computers . Some ...

A little over a year ago I gave the summary talk at SUSY-95 in Paris. It was quite a dreadful experience. I came to the Conference with nothing in my hands, sat through all the talks but one, preparing my transparencies at night, skipping all social events. Very tired, I ended trying to summarize every talk, even the one which, not only I had missed, but also, as I learned later, had been cance...

Abstract Strategy definition is an elementary key of success and should be present in any industry, but extra attention paid to the automotive field. Thus, strategy cascade organization needed drive right direction, desired direction ensuring commitment, involvement employees. This paperwork presents a case study from applying Operational Balanced Scorecard methodology, under Company Deployment...

This review outlines experimental advances that have been made in laser control of physicochemical processes, with an emphasis on the 2004–2006 period. After a brief introduction, an overview of the technology available for delivering ultrashort shaped femtosecond pulses is presented. Special attention is given to recent progress on laser control of chemical reactions and the application of thi...

renewable energy is derived from the natural processes that are replenished constantly. in its various forms, it derives directly from the sun, or from the deep heat generated from the earth. it isdefined as the electricity and heat being generated from solar, wind, ocean, hydropower, biomass, geothermal resources, biofuels, and the obtained hydrogen from the renewable resources. the renewable ...