The rule/plan motor cognition (RPMC) paradigm elicits visually indistinguishable motor outputs, resulting from either plan- or rule-based action-selection, using a combination of essentially interchangeable stimuli. Previous implementations of the RPMC paradigm have used pantomimed movements to compare plan- vs. rule-based action-selection. In the present work we attempt to determine the genera...

This paper describes an automated method for creating accurate 2D floor plan models of building interiors. Our approach takes as input a 3D point cloud, which is obtained from laser scanners positioned at multiple locations in the facility. We use a histogram of height data to detect floor and ceiling data. We then project the remaining points onto a 2D ground plane and create a histogram of po...

An important drawback to the popular Belief, Desire, and Intentions (BDI) paradigm is that such systems include no element of learning from experience. In particular, the so-called context conditions of plans, on which the whole model relies for plan selection, are restricted to be boolean formulas that are to be specified at design/implementation time. To address these limitations, we propose ...

Here, we propose a fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) method to evaluate the alternatives of enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The fuzzy AHP approach allows the users get values more accurately to model the vagueness which changes according subjective ideas in the decision-making environment for ERP system selection problem. Therefore, fuzzy AHP method is used to obtain firm decis...

Cost estimation process becomes a crucial factor in any software development project. An effective software estimate provides the information needed to design a workable software development plan. An effective software estimate provides important information for making project decisions, projecting performance and defining objectives and plans. Without the proper guidance in a project, the resu...

Selection of the best compromise irrigation plan is examined in the multi objective context. The study deals with three con ̄icting objectives: net bene®ts, agricultural production and labour employment. Three-stage procedure is adopted combining multi objective optimisation, cluster analysis and multicriterion decision-making (MCDM) methods. Two MCDM methods, namely, PROMETHEE-2 and a newly dev...

Bishop(2) establishes that in practical applications of data mining, the choice of preprocessing of the available data will be one of the most significant factors in determining the performance of the final system. Data mining situations are often caracterized with the availability of a large number of raw input input variables, sometimes in the tens of thousands range, and comparably few train...

the science and technology health plan has defined the outline of health research to the national vision of iran by 2025. the aim of this study was to focus on the process of needs assessment of health research projects also health research priority setting in iran.the project management life cycle has four phases: initiation, planning, execution and closure. based on abovementioned points we c...