We are convinced that the lack of a proper empirical practice hinders the progress of the research on the automatic design of control software for robot swarms. Most of the notable works in evolutionary swarm robotics share a set of common characteristics: the swarms produced are behaviorally homogeneous, that is, all the robots of the →
In the glib manner of a polished liar, he said that the damaged corpse that he would identified as Pitezel really had been a cadaver that he had acquired and substituted to collect the money. Holmes watched and waited until he was able to come upon Pitezel in a drunken stupor in the middle of →
The reason I believe it is important to briefly go back to Rorty is that his opposition to representationalism has two sides that are not always distinguished, a cognitive/epistemic one and a linguistic one: we can pursue a conception of the mind with no representations mediating between the cognitive agent and the world and still →
Although many surveies have been conducted describing the positive effects of aerophilic exercising as a method of forestalling CVD hazard factors and increasing RMR, there is limited and controversial research sing the effects of opposition preparation as a method of forestalling CVD and increasing RMR. However, due to the deficiency of literature, a hypothesis sing →
In the rest of the current paper we outline some prima facie reasons why a participant's experience of the laboratory and the apparent meaning of the task for them should be taken seriously. Where validity of the mean, in particular, is concerned, we will need several complementary studies of a behavioral phenomenon that make it →
KKK Amotion.jpgTable of Contents In this team research project, we aim to identify the nature and scope of the managerial problem outlined in the case study Kosmic Kiwi Kosmetics and through collection, collation and analysis of both secondary and primary research by team members, to report on team's research findings and application of management concepts →
The concern is to capture at least 20% of the cement market of Bangladesh in next three years.3. Today, cement is one of the most potential sectors to invest in and grow.
The publication of American Apartheid shifted public discourse back to the issue of race and racial segregation as fundamental to the status of black Americans and the origins of the urban underclass. Preliminary data from the 2000 Census documents nationwide growth in the relative size of the Hispanic and Asian populations since 1980 and decrease →
In particular, we focus on experiments where the spatial aspects of the ecological processes are emphasized, since in the last few decades " the importance of being spatial" has been acknowledged widely, both in ecological theory and experiments. By genetic manipulations of the quorum sensing mechanisms and the microfluidic control of the signal level, the →
Further, the musician needs to be able to hear and evaluate their own playing of the instrument adaptively, or if playing in front of an audience may want to respond to the reactions of the audience and change the corresponding manipulation of the instrument accordingly. In our example of the musician, depending on the context →
For example, epidemiological studies examining the effects of disease typically employ brief health histories and screening examinations applicable to large cohorts of people, whereas experimental studies use smaller samples and focus on a limited number of cognitive domains, In contrast, the clinician working in a medical setting evaluates individuals, each of whom present with a →
The third part of the chapter presents a range of comparative forecasts of Chinese and Indian defense and defense procurement spending from the 2009 baseline figures through 2025 with varying assumptions about growth, GDP share of defense, and other factors. 4, detail the basis for our estimates of nominal and real growth in GDP and →
However, because both of these prices are usually impossible to observe, actual measures of NTMs have focused instead on a comparison of the domestic and foreign prices in the presence of the NTM, p 1 and p1. This is a valid measure of an NTM to the extent that the domestic and imported goods that →
Specifically, abnormal functioning of the amygdala, an important limbic structure involved in the facilitation of the HPA axis has been observed in IBS patients and in adults following childhood trauma. Although ELA increases the risk of persistent disorders later in life for both men and women, evidence suggests that females are more susceptible to the →
Fiscal Policy in Kenya: Looking Toward the Medium-to Long-Term By Kamau Thugge, Peter S Heller, and Jane Kiringai[1] Executive Summary Kenya's authorities, in articulating their vision for the next two decades of Kenya's development, understood clearly that fiscal policy would need to play a critical role in influencing the pace at which the economy will →
Soil health or quality is defined as the ability of soil to sustain the life of plants and animals below and above ground while also supporting ecosystem health including air and water. Some PSMs are well known for their poisonous potential to animals, and herbivores respond by reducing their intake of plants containing PSMs as →
The roll out of Six Sigma in the company started in the first quarter of 2001and was targeted to end in the year 2002 also the time they say they will reap the fruits of their efforts. According to the founder, and previous chairman and chief executive officer of Starwood, Barry Sternlicht he launch of →
The idea of the explanatory gap deepened with the help of several thought experiments such as the famous knowledge argument, inverted spectrum scenarios and philosophical zombies, and it finally resulted in the formulation of a distinction between easy problems of consciousness and the hard problem of consciousness. 024 PubMed Abstract CrossRef Full Text Google Scholar →
A review of the psychological and organizational behavior literature points out that intrinsic motivation can be thought of as internal work motivation, the ability to see change as a learning opportunity can be thought of as growth need strength, and having control over the change process can be thought of as an internal locus of →
This paper examines the extent of impact of local government structure in the form of interjurisdictional competition on the economic growth. And this brings out the importance of metropolitan areas in the national economy and also of the need to manage them in the most efficient manner Metro areas generate 84% of the nation's employment →
This chapter deals with the Title of the study, the Need of the study i.e.for what purpose the study is actually carried out, the Scope of the study, the Objectives of the study, the Various sources of data collection, the Study instruments used for conducting survey like Questionnaire, Interviewetc, the way the data is analyzed, →
These practices have worked well in the UK.(Web: bized.co.uk, Business Strategy 2005) Tesco has favoured large hypermarkets for its international stores, since in most countries it is easier to get planning permission for these than it is in the UK. The hypermarkets have an emphasis on non-food items: 55% of the sales area in a →
47% of the participants think that it is a good scheme28% of participants believe that it is better than nothing, 20% of the participants thinks that it is helpful and 5% of the participants are not sure about the scheme. Is club card loyal to the customers? In this figure, most the participants believe that →
A) business buyer B) buying center C) buying system D) business-to-business market E) supplier-development center Answer: B Diff: 1 Page Ref: 172 Skill: Concept Objective: 6-2 22) A ________ consists of the actual users of products, those who control buying information, those who influence the decisions, those who do the actual buying, and those who →
Whenever a donor or follower has the choice to donate to a certain cause it becomes necessary that the cause stands out and capture the donor's or follower's imagination, otherwise due to the amount of causes presented by charities it will diminish the impact of any cause. In the area of presentations it has been →
It includes all the components and processes by which food is produced , stored and distributed, delivered to end-consumers and consumed (including further processing and storage) as well as all the processes that deal with waste along the ' food chain' The report covers an overview of the Indian food processing industry.→
2 Binding Concept Assuming that the kinetics of association and dissociation of the drug-protein complex is rapid, equilibrium between the unbound drug , the drug-protein complex and the protein is quickly reached.[4, 12] The association and dissociation of drug-protein complexes can be illustrated using the →
CONFLICT PROCESS Stage 1: Potential Opposition or Incompatibility: * The first step in the conflict process is the presence of certain conditions that create opportunities for conflict to arise.* They need not lead directly to conflict, but one of them is necessary for conflict to arise.* These are the SOURCES of conflict. At →
The objective of such brand communication is to expose the audience to a brand, whereby the effect can be maximized in terms of increased awareness and higher recall, so that the customer will buy the brand which has maximum recall; and to satisfy the customer to optimum level. This research paper looks at the rationality →
The Foreign relations of the Philippines are administered by the President of the Philippines and the nation's Department of Foreign Affairs. Brazil On June 2009, The Philippines and Brazil made their pledges as they signed mutual cooperation agreements in the fields of bio-energy and agriculture.[6] The two countries committed themselves to take the necessary →
In order to encourage postgraduate students endowed with outstanding research potentials to undertake full-time research leading to a PhD of the University of Ibadan, the Postgraduate School has established two schemes, namely: The University of Ibadan Postgraduate School Scholarship Scheme The University of Ibadan Postgraduate School Teaching and Research Assistantship Scheme →
OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF THE STUDY Objectives 1) To study the on premise trade (which includes Hotels, clubs and restaurants) of domestic vodka covering Smirnoff, Fuel, Fling, White Mischief, Romanov and Magic Moments.a) To conduct a comparative study of the different vodka available and identifying the reason for the non availability of Fuel vodka.) To →
While some pranksters created virus-like programs for large computer systems, it was really the introduction of the personal computer that brought computer viruses to the public's attention. A doctoral student named Fred Cohen was the first to describe self-replicating programs designed to modify computers as viruses. Unlike the Melissa virus, this threat →
Furthermore, the incidence of poverty in Pakistan is discussed through a case study where we discussed the various characteristics of poverty groups in Pakistan based on ethnicity of minorities and indigenous population, gender and rural-urban levels of poverty. 04 | 305 | 11 | Total | | 5451 | 1372 | Using the variable of →
The causes of this problem vary a lot and it means depletion of the natural resources and disturbances in the natural cycle of things on the face of earth. The waste can be in the form of liquid waste, which pollute the rivers and cause harm to the ecosystem present in the rivers.
In the High Court, it had been held that Joyce, the drummer in the band, was entitled to a quarter share of the profits since under s 24 of the Partnership Act 1890, partners are entitled to an equal share of the profits of the partnership, in the absence of any contrary agreement.
Advertising and Public Relations, to the above topic (the use of public relations and advertising as a tool for the rebranding and re-establishing of failing products in Nigeria). It is pertinent to give a brief look at the roles and functions advertising and Public relations is supposed to play generally and then →
20473 THE EXPERIENCE OF BULLYING AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS CHRISTINA ATHANASIADES AND VASSILIKI DELIYANNI-KOUIMTZIS School of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki The present study was designed to qualitatively investigate secondary students' interpretations and experiences of bullying in Greek schools, with a focus on gender similarities and differences. Results indicate the need for further →
Finally in the last paragraph of this chapter the set up of the survey. Background of the survey Harmonizing to the literature studied of Braithwaite , Hasseldine et Al., James and Nobes , Slemrod , Pronk , the Island of Curacao 's revenue enhancement systems, where →