Incremental heuristic search methods can often replan paths much faster than incremental or heuristic search methods individually, yet are simple to use. So far, they have only been used in mobile robotics to move a robot to given goal coordinates in unknown terrain. As far as we know, incremental heuristic search methods have not yet been applied to the problem of mapping unknown terrain. In t...

We introduce a model called Host-Pathogen game for studying biological competitions. Notably, we focus on the invasive dynamics of external agents, like bacteria, within a host organism. The former are mapped to a population of defectors, that aim to spread in the extracellular medium of the latter. In turn, the host organism is composed of cells mapped to a population of cooperators, that aim ...

In this paper, I have described Genetic Algorithm for combinatorial data leading to establishment of mathematical modeling for Information Theory. The paper describes GA (Genetic Algorithm) in light of information theory and then derives Mathematical Framework covering but not limited to Big Data. This framework is a boon to any domain that has to harness data explosion like neurobiology, stati...

1 Chris Laing, Southampton Institute, Technology Faculty, Southampton, SO14 0YN, UK, [email protected] 2 Kuo-Ming Chao, Coventry University, School of MIS, Coventry, CV1 5FB, UK, [email protected] Alan Robinson, Southampton Institute, Technology Faculty, Southampton, SO14 0YN, UK, [email protected] P-C Sun, Information Management Department, Aletheia University, Taipei...

This research cross-employs the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and three major labor theories comprised of Maslow’s theory, Alderfer’s theory and Herzberg’s theory with Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) consisting of Factor Analysis (FA), Analytical Network Process (“ANP”), Fuzzy Analytical Network Process (FANP) and Grey Relation Analysis (GRA) to evaluate the four types of innovative in...

Adoption of efficient strategies and tactics in performing tasks can have a profound impact on performance. The present research aimed to incorporate strategies and tactics into traditional models of skill acquisition, focusing on abilityperformance relationships and the learning curve. The study involved 116 participants completing a series of ability tests (general, perceptual speed and psych...

Organizational ability for continuous self-induced innovation, learning and development has emerged as a popular topic in recent management science literature. Nevertheless, there is no widely shared view on how organizational renewal should be defined and what it consists of. Consequently, this paper aims to produce an integrative definition of organizational renewal ability and to examine its...