The intent of this research is to generate a set of non-dominated policies from which one of two agents (the leader) can select a most preferred policy to control a dynamic system that is also affected by the control decisions of the other agent (the follower). The problem is described by an infinite horizon, partially observed Markov game (POMG). The actions of the agents are selected simultan...

In the plane Z × Z a cell is a unit square, and a polyomino is a finite connected union of cells having no cut point. Polyominoes are defined up to translations. A column (row) of a polyomino is the intersection between the polyomino and an infinite strip of cells whose centers lie on a vertical (horizontal) line. The enumeration problem for general polyominoes is difficult to solve and still o...

Several methods for constructing left determined model structures are expounded. The starting point is Olschok’s work on locally presentable categories. We give sufficient conditions to obtain left determined model structures on a full reflective subcategory, on a full coreflective subcategory and on a comma category. An application is given by constructing a left determined model structure on ...

The current approach to reducing impact forces during component placement in micro-assembly is to couple the gripper with 5 Degrees Of Freedom (DOF) to the drive unit of the placement device, wherein the mass of the gripper has been reduced maximally. At the end of the placement motion the drive unit will move relatively to the gripper, as linear as possible given the limitations of the constru...

Public Policy in reference of setting aside arbitral award respect domestic and international commercial is sine quo non the furtherance national judicial interpretation as well legal framework. It involves variety interpretations order to uniform context public policy where explicatively determined scope for strengthening enforcement such award.

the present paper examines the mitigating effect of monetary and fiscal policies on the “growth laffer curve” (glc) using a panel data of 38 high income countries over the period 2003-2012. adopting generalised method of moments (gmm) estimators, the paper finds evidence substantiating the presence of an inverted-u glc. moreover, the evidence suggests that the glc shifts downward by employing e...

Carey and Friel suggest that we turn to knowledge developed in the field of public administration, especially new public governance, to better understand the process of implementing health in all policies (HiAP). In this commentary, I claim that theories from the policy studies bring a broader view of the policy process, complementary to that of new public governance. Drawing on the policy stud...

One policy making issue that needs to be addressed more effectively through an intergovernmental and participatory approach is entrepreneurship policy. Entrepreneurship is an area where interdependencies are very high, and the establishment of collaborative relationships such as networks is vital. Therefore, a network approach in the entrepreneurial policy-making process, which leads to the inv...

This article is fruit of a survey of sources on the history of the Ministry of Health that are part of the Fiocruz collection held at Casa de Oswaldo Cruz's Department of Arquives and Documentation. The study spans the fifty years preceding Brazilian Law 1.920 (July 25, 1953), which placed health and education in separate ministries. It was during this period that the foundations which were to ...