The fastest known algorithm for calculating the hypervolume of a set of solutions to a multiobjective optimisation problem is the HSO algorithm (Hypervolume by Slicing Objectives). However, the performance of HSO for a given front varies a lot depending on the order in which it processes the objectives in that front. We present and evaluate two alternative heuristics that each attempt to identi...

The group began by reviewing the high-level objectives for ecosystem-based management in the eastern Bering Sea (and North Pacific) as defined by several management agencies for these regions, and summarized by Belgrano et al. (this report): • Protect ecosystem structure, functioning, and key processes (including diversity and habitats); • Account for food web interactions; • Manage regionally;...

In this paper, design for change is explored as a means of contributing to socio-economic equity while minimising environmental damage. To create a material culture capable of accommodating technological progress and aesthetic development while also adhering to the principles of sustainability, it becomes important to recognise the potential role of design for change. This theme is explored her...

BACKGROUND Evidence to inform communication between emergency department clinicians and public health agencies is limited. In the context of diverse, emerging public health incidents, communication is urgent, as emergency department clinicians must implement recommendations to protect themselves and the public. The objectives of this study were to: explore current practices, barriers and facili...

We probably all agree that these are worthy objectives and worthy beneficiaries. However, working at this level of high-flying, feel-good generality does not sharpen our understanding of what contribution land reform can actually make towards either improving or transforming the (different) positions of these somewhat different social categories of people, nor what scale of land reform the stat...

This paper reviews the results of a study into combining evidence from multiple streams of surveillance data in order to improve timeliness and specificity of detection of bio-events. In the experiments we used three streams of real foodand agriculture-safety related data that is being routinely collected at slaughter houses across the nation, and which carry mutually complementary information ...

The paper presents the design approach, the objectives, the development, the advantages, and some application results of the traffic-responsive urban control (TUC) strategy. Based on a store-and-forward modelling of the urban network traffic and using the linear-quadratic regulator theory, the design of TUC leads to a multivariable regulator for traffic-responsive co-ordinated networkwide signa...