in this study, under the constraint of resource-saving and environment-friendliness objective, based on multi-agent genetic algorithm, multi-objective spatial optimization (moso) model for land use allocation was developed from the view of simulating the biological autonomous adaptability to environment and the competitive-cooperative relationship. the model was applied to solve the practical m...

Based on the dual structure of culture algorithm, a multi-population cooperative cultural algorithm is proposed by embedding the competition cooperative genetic algorithm into the population space of culture algorithm. In each sub-population, genetic algorithm is adopted. And its population size is adjusted in terms of population density so as to enhance the diversity. In belief space, each kin...

In the paradigm of cultural computing, different cultures need different approaches to address the cultural determinants that strongly influences our way of thinking, feeling and worldview in general. For the western culture, our answer to this need is an artistic and interactive installation (ALICE) based on the narrative ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’. To address the western culture chara...

The cultural diversity of users of technology challenges our methods for usability evaluation. In this paper we report on a multi-site, cross-cultural grounded theory field study of think aloud testing in seven companies in three countries (Denmark, China and India). The theoretical model that emerges from the data suggests that the production of a usability problem list is multi-causal and sub...

Abstract. Cultural heritage preservation is becoming increasingly important in today's culture and advancements technology are enabling more effective of both tangible intangible cultural heritage. This paper proposes the development a system for documenting using multiple calibrated synchronized LiDAR cameras immersive dynamic surveying complex scenes. The prototype will be assembled low-cost ...

The family is culturally the best place for the elderly at their post retirement life in India. They prefer their living arrangement with children and grandchildren which is significant for happiness. But globalization and urbanization have brought changes in this cultural system with an effect of socio-economy and political condition. The elderly population ceases to be functional, they are co...

In this paper, we present the first proposal to use a cultural algorithm to solve multiobjective optimization problems. Our proposal uses evolutionary programming, Pareto ranking and elitism (i.e., an external population). The approach proposed is validated using several examples taken from the specialized literature. Our results are compared with respect to the NSGA-II, which is an algorithm r...

Partial classification popularly known as nugget discovery comes under descriptive knowledge discovery. It involves mining rules for a target class of interest. Classification “If-Then” rules are the most sought out by decision makers since they are the most comprehensible form of knowledge mined by data mining techniques. The rules have certain properties namely the rule metrics which are used...

ture and social structure—going all the way back to the classic statements by Marx and Engels (1939) and Durkheim ([1933] 1997:215, 276)—aim at explaining the connection between these two domains by highlighting the ways in which patterns of social relations affect the composition and structure of cultural systems (Bearman 1993; Douglas 1978; Martin 2002). Some of the more ambitious projects, s...

We live in a culture that, for many historical and economic reasons, pathologizes many of the normal processes and responses of human growth and development— especially for women. The cultural reasons for this are deeply embedded in a 6,000 year-old process of systematic overrun of indigenous peoples by a culture based on exploitative, empire-building patriarchal values. Daniel Quinn, in his aw...