This chapter presents a cognitive computational view of decision making as the search for, and accumulation of, evidence for options under consideration. It is based on existing models that have been successful in traditional decision tasks involving preferential choice. The model assumes shifting attention over time that determines momentary inputs to an evolving preference state. In this chap...

this study recommends a gis-based (geographic information systems) and multi-criteria evaluation for site selection of gas power plant in natanz city of iran. the multi-criteria decision framework integrates legal requirements and physical constraints related to environmental and economic concerns. it also builds a hierarchy model for gas power plant suitability. the methodologies used for site...

in this paper, a new numerical method for solving time-fractional diffusion equations is introduced. for this purpose, finite difference scheme for discretization in time and chebyshev collocation method is applied. also, to simplify application of the method, the matrix form of the suggested method is obtained. illustrative examples show that the proposed method is very efficient and accurate.

Most conflicts in collaborative design are categorized as the problem of fuzzy multiple attributive group decision-making (FMAGDM). Both fuzzy assessments and the aggregation of multiple experts' opinions should be considered in the conflict resolution process. This paper presents a new approach for the problem, where cooperation degree (CD) and reliability degree (RD) are introduced for aggreg...

modeling areas exposed to oil pollution in the coastal city of bandar abbas using electre-i and ahp models 1-introduction persian gulf coasts, is considered if the beach oil - gas, fisheries, trading and residential. during the persian gulf coast of the role of communication and sea transportation due to the national and international trade, legal and illegal, from oil and gas activities and fi...

This paper proposes a method for ranking decision making units (DMUs) using some of the multiple criteria decision making / multiple attribute decision making          (MCDM /MADM) techniques, namely, interval analytic hierarchy process (IAHP)          and the technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution (TOPSIS).          Since the efficiency score of unity is assigned to ...

Charles Dodgson (1866) introduced a method to calculate matrices determinant, in asimple way. The method was highly attractive, however, if the sub-matrix or the mainmatrix determination is divided by zero, it would not provide the correct answer. Thispaper explains the Dodgson method's structure and provides a solution for the problemof "dividing by zero" called "virtua...

The Analytic Hierarchy Process AHP is a theory of measurement. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Saaty, T.L. Decision.The Analytic Hierarchy Process AHP is due to Saaty 1980 and is often referred to, eponymously, as the Saaty method. It is popular and widely used.The Saatys method dealt with consistency of the pairwise comparison matrix. A consistent matrix mean e.g. if the dec...