In reinforcement learning (RL), rewards have been considered the most important feedback in understanding the environment. However, recently there have been interesting forays into other modes such as using sporadic supervisory inputs. This brings into the learning process richer information about the world of interest. In this paper, we model these supervisory inputs as specific types of instr...

This paper gives a framework of supervisory control of boiler drum level system. The design and implementation of this process is done by the LabVIEW software. The data of the process variables Level from the boiler system need to be logged in a database for further analysis and supervisory control. A LabVIEW based data logging and supervisory control program simulates the process and the gener...

Ab.macl The dimension of tbe guard lOne along with its bounds for the Generalised Learning Algorithm (P"thak and Pal. 1986) is determined 1'01' optimum learning. The dimension is found to be dynamic dependlllg on the input sequence and tbe current estimates of classification parameters. Incorporation of tbis higher-order knowledge in a supervisory program improves the system performance. The pe...

We hypothesize that in modern societies the striving for high positions in the hierarchy of organizations is equivalent to the striving for status and power in historical and traditional societies. Analyzing a sample of 4,491 US men and 5,326 US women, we find that holding a supervisory position or being in charge of hiring and firing is positively associated with offspring count in men but not...

One-third Codetermination at Company Supervisory Boards and Firm Performance in German Manufacturing Industries: First Direct Evidence from a New Type of Enterprise Data This paper contributes to the empirical literature on the co-determination – firm performance nexus by using a new type of data that combines information on the co-determination status of enterprises from a commercial data base...

Interviews with a sample (N = 5) of substance abuse counselors were conducted concerning perceptions of their relationship with their clinical supervisors. The interview protocol was developed from four existing supervision relationship inventories, with an additional group of questions concerning satisfaction with supervision. Significant themes were determined from the examination of intervie...