In this letter we propose a piece-wise linear (PL) classifier for use as the decision stage in a two-modal verification system, comprised of a face and a speech expert. The classifier utilizes a fixed decision boundary that has been specifically designed to account for the effects of noisy audio conditions. Experimental results on the VidTIMIT database show that in clean conditions, the propose...

When leaders don't fire underperforming executives, they send a bad message to the whole organization. A case in point is the U.S. Army. "To study the change in the army across the two decades between World War II and Vietnam," Ricks writes, "is to learn how a culture of high standards and accountability can deteriorate." In this essay, adapted from his new book, The Generals: American Military...

PROBLEM In today's economic environment, enterprises may not be able to fund every new project aimed at promoting health and safety in the workplace. Company level economic evaluation of interventions can provide guidance in sound business decision-making. The Economic Evaluation of Occupational Health and Safety Interventions at the Company Level Meeting brought together members of the global ...

This chapter analyzes and discusses one of the most important uses of information in the biological world: decision-making. I will first present a fundamental principle introduced by Darwin, the idea of an “economy of nature,” by which decision-making can be understood. Following this principle, I then argue that biological decision-making should be construed as goal-oriented, value-based infor...

this article deals with the relationship existing between the emotional aspect and decision-making processes. more specifically, it examines the links between emotional intelligence, decision biases and effectiveness of the governance mechanisms. the primary purposes of this article are to: consider emotional intelligence like new research ideas that make important contributions to society; off...