There are a number of stimuli behind energy efficiency, not least the Kyoto Protocol. The domestic sector has been highlighted as a key potential area. Improving energy efficiency in this sector also assists alleviating fuel poverty, for research is now demonstrating the strong relationship between poor domestic thermal efficiency, high fuel poverty and poor health and comfort status. Previous ...

We propose a new MCDM method based on fuzzy pair-wise comparisons and a feedback between the criteria. The evaluation of the weights of criteria, the variants as well as the feedback between the criteria is based on the data given in pair-wise comparison matrices. Extended arithmetic operations with fuzzy numbers are used as well as ordering fuzzy relations to compare fuzzy outcomes. An illustr...

The paper reports laboratory experiments with a two route choice scenario. In each session 18 subjects had to choose between a main road M and a side road S. The capacity of M was larger. Feedback was given in treatment I only on the subjects’ own travel time and in treatment II on travel time for M and S. The main results are as follows: • Mean numbers on M and S are near to pure equilibrium. ...

Pearl millet is a predominant food and fodder crop in West Africa. This study was carried out to test the newly developed open-pollinated varieties (OPVs) for field performance stability grain yield, iron (Fe), zinc (Zn) contents across 10 locations Africa (i.e., Niger, Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana). The material consisted of 30 OPVs, which 8 are Fe/Zn biofortified. experiment co...

Abstract Firms rely on brand names to market goods consumers, and consumers locate that satisfy their preferences. If multiple firms are using the same or similar names, may be confused about which product buy, not obtain benefits of investments in quality. Recently, both scholars a number industries have expressed concern name congestion—too many clustering around too few terms. This paper app...