In contrast to the traditional modeling of voter choice based on proximity, under directional models, selection of candidates is based on the direction and/or intensity of change from a status quo or neutral point. Voter choice can also be modeled as representing both approaches, e.g., as a directional model with proximity restraint, or alternatively, in terms of proximity to discounted positio...

Abstract This paper is about rational sociality. Retaining rational choice as its basic framework, it aims to enrich it by taking seriously a well-established cultural, social and psychological phenomenon: that some inter-personal relationships have intrinsic value. These are termed primary. Because of the risk of adverse instrumental outcomes, agents offer primary relationships on certain term...

Leveraging historical data from the movie industry, this study built a predictive model for movie success, deviating from past studies by predicting profit (as opposed to revenue) at early stages of production (as opposed to just prior to release) to increase investor certainty. Our work derived several groups of novel features for each movie, based on the cast and collaboration network (who’),...

In this study some differences in brand value in online channels are examined and compared with physical channels. The arguments presented lead to two hypotheses about brand loyalty in these environments. The first is that brand loyalty will be greater in online channels and the other that this difference is greater in product categories in which sensory factors predominate (those perceived by ...

Affective reasoning has been the subject of increasing attention in recent years. Because negative affective states such as frustration and anxiety can impede progress toward learning goals, intelligent tutoring systems should be able to detect when a student is anxious or frustrated. Being able to detect negative affective states early, i.e., before they lead students to abandon learning tasks...

In enterprise modeling focus has been on capturing the right level of information and how the models represent this information. This paper purposes a project, which aims to look at the stakeholder and their participation in the modeling process. The paper proposes a solution for how the stakeholders can be included in the process by drawing inspiration from knowledge of visual conceptual model...

crop yields are dependent on a number of factors such as soil type, weather conditions and farming practices. crop yield estimates in different soil types are required to meet the needs of farmers, land appraisers, and governmental agencies in iran as around the world. this study was conducted to model the wheat-grain yields [triticum aestivum l.]  by soil properties in khoy area, the north-wes...

In this paper, the general case of an anisotropic thermo-electro elastic body subjected to static biasing fields is considered. The biasing fields may be introduced by heat flux, body forces, external surface tractions, and electric fields. By introducing proper thermodynamic functions and employing variational principle for a thermo-electro elastic body, the nonlinear constitutive relations an...