the purpose of this study was to compare various direct techniques of measuring attitudes toward risk. the equally likely certainty equivalent with a purely hypothetical risky prospect (elce-ph), the equally likely certainty equivalent with a hypothetical but realistic risky prospect (elce-r) and probability of winning demanded (pwd) models were used to elicit the risk attitude of a sample ...

Phylogeography is a relatively new discipline that deals with the spatial arrangements of genetic lineages, especially within and among closely related species. The word phylogeography was coined in 1987 (Avise et al., 1987). About a decade earlier, scientists had begun using mitochondrial (mt) DNA to address precisely how conspecific individuals are genealogically linked through shared ancesto...

In this report, we consider prediction of an agent’s preferences over risky monetary outcomes using Prospect Theory. We suppose that for a given agent we have data on previous prospects that the agent has accepted or declined. Based on this information, we would like to predict whether the agent will accept some new prospect X∗. This amounts to learning a value function v and probability weight...

This article reports a study that tests whether the internal consistency of the standard gamble can be improved upon by incorporating loss weighting and probability transformation parameters in the standard gamble valuation procedure. Five alternatives to the standard EU formulation are considered: (1) probability transformation within an EU framework; and, within a prospect theory framework, (...

Abstract The latest research progress of graphene/MnO 2 composites in supercapacitors is reviewed. theoretical specific capacitance MnO as high 1370 F/g, but the actual far less than value due to limitation layer thickness. combination graphene and anchoring nanostructures between nanosheets can effectively inhibit stacking enhance interfacial charge transfer. With help synergistic effect two, ...

In science, we look for the big picture, but in autobiography, it is details that care more about. Inevitably, my piece embodies this contradiction. The linguistic parts aim to bring out unifying themes behind what may like a hopelessly all-over-the-place curriculum vitae of research and teaching. autobiographical are mostly vignettes formative years, places where I have lived, events made an i...