We introduce two criteria for judging “goodness” of the result when combining preference relations in information systems: completeness and consistency. Completeness requires that the result must be the union of all preference relations, while consistency requires that the result must be an acyclic relation. In other words, completeness requires that the result contain all pairs appearing in th...

Ordinal regression methods of Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding (MCDA) take into account one, several, or all value functions compatible with the indirect preference information provided by the Decision Maker (DM). When dealing with multiple criteria ranking problems, typically, this information is a series of holistic and certain judgments having the form of pairwise comparisons of some refere...

Symmetry and contour take part in shaping visual preference. However, less is known about their combined contribution to We examined the hedonic tone preference triggered by interaction of symmetry contour. Symmetric/curved, symmetric/sharp-angled, asymmetric/curved, asymmetric/sharp-angled stimuli were presented an implicit explicit task. The task consisted affective stimulus–response compatib...

This study was undertaken to determine the learning style preferences of first and 2nd year BDS students by administering VARK questionnaire. Stepping stone method was used to identify sensory modality preference of each student. 51% students preferred single mode of learning style (27% kinesthetic, 15% aural, 6% read/write and 3% visual mode of learning style). 49% students preferred multiple ...

One of the key factors in managing a rangeland is to determine the relative preference of its major plant species by thegrazing livestock. Preference value of each plant species is affected by plant type, companion plants, availability byanimals, phenological stage, climate condition, and the livestock species. We investigated the grazing behaviour of anative goat (Garizi) in the steppe rangela...