A theory of decision making is proposed that supplies an axiomatic basis for the concept of “satisficing” postulated by Herbert Simon. After a detailed review of classical results that characterize several varieties of preference-maximizing choice behavior, the axiomatization proceeds by weakening the inter-menu contraction consistency condition involved in these characterizations. This exercis...

The proximal point methods have been widely used in the last decades to approximate the solutions of nonlinear equations associated with monotone operators. Inspired by the iterative procedure defined by B. Martinet (1970), R.T. Rockafellar introduced in 1976 the so-called proximal point algorithm (PPA) for a general maximal monotone operator. The sequence generated by this iterative method is ...

The purpose of this paper is to prove end-point theorems for multivalued mappings satisfying comparatively a more general contractive condition in ordered complete metric spaces. Afterwards, we extend the results of previous sections and prove common end-point results for a pair of T-weakly isotone increasing multivalued mappings in the underlying spaces. Finally, we present common end point fo...

Benthic foraminiferal assemblages from Maastrichtian strata, Gansserina gansseri-Abathamphalus mayaroensis Planktonic Foraminiferal Zone, of the AbTalkh Formation at Aitamir section (west of the Kopeh-Dagh basin) were investigated in order to evaluate the palaeoenvironmental changes (organic matter flux and bottom-water oxygenation). Maastrichtian faunal assemblages are well preserved and diver...

Compared to pure isometric contractions, isometric muscle force at a given length is larger when the eccentric contraction is conducted before the isometric contraction. This phenomenon is widely known as residual force enhancement, and has been confirmed consistently in isolated muscle experiments. The purpose of this study was to confirm whether residual force enhancement also occurs in human...

the effect of some ecological factors on the survival of trichophyton violaceum t.mentagrophytes and m. gypseum was studied. three types of sterile soil, weakly alkaline (ph =7.9).neutral (ph=7.1) and acid (ph =5.6), and two conditions of wet and dry environments at different temperatures (-8, +8, + 1s, +3o, i~445 were examined. after 4, 10,15,30,60, and 90 days the survival of these fungi were...