We investigate the control problem of the optimal choice of idle server (if any) for arriving customer in order to minimize the mean system time (waiting time + service time). The considered MAP/MAP/N queue consists of a common infinite buffer and multiple identical servers with MAP service processes whose phases (internal states) are known. Customers arrive according to a MAP (whose phase is a...

In this paper, we focus on protein contact map prediction. We describe a method where contact maps are predicted using decision tree-based model. The algorithm includes the subsequence information between the couple of analyzed amino acids. In order to evaluate the method generalization capabilities, we carry out an experiment using 173 non-homologous proteins of known structures. Our results i...

OBJECTIVES To establish consensus on the most important clinical decisions paramedics make during high-acuity emergency calls and to visualize these decisions on a process map of an emergency call. A secondary objective was to measure agreement among paramedics and medical director panel members. METHODS A multiround online survey of Canadian paramedics and medical directors. In round 1, part...

In the context of decision making under uncertainty, I formalize the concept of analogy: an Analogy between two decision problems is a mapping that transforms one problem into the other while preserving the problem’s structure. After identifying the basic structure of a decision problem, I introduce the concepts of Analogical Reasoning Operator and of Analogical Reasoning Preference. The former...

In the context of sustainable urban development, the application of selected indicators integrated with scenario simulation and analysis can contribute to evidence-based decision making. This paper discusses the application of land use modelling and opportunity mapping approaches to evaluate regional development scenarios for the Greater Dublin Region in the period to 2026 evolving from researc...

Northern areas of Pakistan have blessed with extremely beautiful natural landscapes, waterfalls, glaciated mountains, biodiversity rich valleys and forests and have extraordinary potential for ecotourism. Study is designed to propose potential sites for ecotourism in Kohistan, which is a least developed but biodiversity rich area of Pakistan.  Poor planning and mismanagement of tourism practice...

This paper is presenting a short overview of a human factors project aiming to improve decision-making in navigation by removing the need to conduct mental rotations. This is done by presenting the map in an egocentric view, here called a 3D map. Laboratory experiments have shown clear advantages for the 3D map compared with traditional exocentric map displays. Finally a short description of on...

owing to the vital effects of future land use changes, it is necessary to predict land use growth pattern before any decision making by the authorities and decision makers. purpose of this research is to model land use change of kohmare scorch plain of shiraz province using ordinary least squares regression (ols) for pre-processing variables and modeling using neural networks. to perform this m...

Sophisticated digital map is an essential resource for intelligent vehicles to localize and retrieve environment information. However, the open map resource do not contain enough information for decision making during autonomous driving. Although comprehensive commercial map can provide precise map knowledge, the data format is not in a machine-readable format. Therefore, we retrieve useful kno...