Spasmodic (spastic) dysphonia (SD) is considered by some to be a neurologic syndrome and by others a symptom complex of multiple etiologies, neurologic and psychogenic. A case of a 26-year-old female psychiatric nurse with psychogenic SD (PSD) is presented. The dysphonia was alleviated within one session of voice therapy. Psychogenic etiology was established by the author, based on three diagno...

This paper investigates optimal portfolio strategies in a market with partial information on the drift. The drift is modelled as a function of a continuous-time Markov chain with finitely many states which is not directly observable. Information on the drift is obtained from the observation of stock prices. Moreover, expert opinions in the form of signals at random discrete time points are incl...

With the rapid and continual flow of information in today’s battle spaces, the volume, tempo, and uncertainty of incoming information in the command and control (C2) environment can overwhelm decision makers, particularly those in complex mission planning teams. This paper will discuss a decision support design intervention that aids in the formulation of recommended courses of action for a com...

internationalization is a matter of committed decision-making that starts with export marketing, in which an organization tries to diagnose and use opportunities in target markets based on realistic evaluation of internal strengths and weaknesses with analysis of macro and microenvironments in order to gain presence in other countries. a developed model for export and international marketing of...

Innovations in transportation can contribute to reaching relevant societal objectives (e.g. reduce emissions, congestion levels and/or risks). To determine which innovations stimulate (and not) it is important for policy makers assess their effects on beforehand. Expert judgement an often-used method this purpose. Although expert opinions provide useful input decision-making, these are potentia...