This supplementary material contains: i) the proofs of Proposition 1, Proposition 2 and Proposition 3, ii) details on the Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm used to sample from the joint posterior distribution of the parameters, for both the conditional partially PH model and the shared frailty PH model, iii) complementary results from both the simulation study and the analysis of the insurance...

In a recent paper [1] we introduced the Fuzzy Bayesian Learning (FBL) paradigm where expert opinions can be encoded in the form of fuzzy rule bases and the hyper-parameters of the fuzzy sets can be learned from data using a Bayesian approach. The present paper extends this work for selecting the most appropriate rule base among a set of competing alternatives, which best explains the data, by c...

Value proposition is a key concept in the research on service and in the practice of service management. Value propositions are described as tools to communicate and motivate a joint value creation opportunity among involved organizations and stakeholders. The future orientation and intangibility of service places value proposition as the key element of competitive service business. However, th...

The most famous epistemic paradox is Fitch’s paradox. In it, Frederic Fitch offered a counterexample to the Principle of Knowability (PK), namely, that any true proposition can be known. His example is the proposition that some proposition is true but not known. This proposition is not paradoxical or contradictory in itself, but contradicts (PK), which many have found appealing. What is really ...

In this paper, we present a compiler extension for applications targeting high performance embedded systems. It analyzes the graph of a dataflow application in order to adapt its parallelism degree. Our approach consists in the detection and the substitution of built-in patterns in the dataflow. Modifications applied on the graph do not alter the semantic of the application. A parallelism reduc...

9' be favourable compared with that of natural fats, and would almost certainly approach that of fatty acids from petroleum which presumably do not offer an attractive commercial proposition, since no company has yet undertaken the process. I would suggest that synthetic detergents will command a share of the detergent market which will depend on their efficiency and price. To that extent they ...

This conceptual paper extends the traditional view of disruptive change, which considers the effects of rivalry between an incumbent and new entrant firm, by examining the impact of disruption upon the ‘innovation ecosystem’ in its entirety – the group of organisations that collaborate in creating a holistic value proposition for the end-user. Following Adner’s “ecosystem-as-structure” perspect...

Clustering trajectory data attracted considerable attention in the last few years. Most of prior work assumed that moving objects can move freely in an euclidean space and did not consider the eventual presence of an underlying road network and its influence on evaluating the similarity between trajectories. In this paper, we present an approach to clustering such network-constrained trajectory...

Introduction: Radiation therapy planning (RTP) is one of the clinical applications in which both CT scan and MRI are used. MR and CT images are applied to determine the target volume and calculation of dose distribution, respectively. In addition, using two imaging modalities increases the department workload and cost. In this study, an algorithm was presented to create synthet...

In this article, we discuss problems with probability theory in representing uncertainties encountered in the "real world" and show how belief functions can overcome these difficulties. Also, we discuss an expected utility approach of decision making under ambiguity using the belief function framework. In particular, we develop a proposition for decision making under ambiguity using the expecte...