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Subgradient and bundle methods for nonsmooth optimization

- Makela, Marko, Karmitsa, Napsu, Bagirov, Adil

Authors: Makela, Marko , Karmitsa, Napsu , Bagirov, Adil
Date: 2013
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Numerical methods for differential equations, optimization, and technological problems p.
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Description: The nonsmooth optimization methods can mainly be divided into two groups: subgradient and bundle methods. Usually, when developing new algorithms and testing them, the comparison is made between similar kinds of methods. The goal of this work is to test and compare different bundle and subgradient methods as well as some hybrids of these two and/or some others. The test set included a large amount of different unconstrained nonsmooth minimization problems, e.g., convex and nonconvex problems, piecewise linear and quadratic problems, and problems with different sizes. Rather than foreground some method over the others, our aim is to get some insight on which method is suitable for certain types of problems.

The challenges of conducting literature reviews in research : attempting to stand on the shoulders of giants

- Terry, Melissa, Terry, Daniel

Authors: Terry, Melissa , Terry, Daniel
Date: 2013
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Conducting Research in a Changing and Challenging World 4 p. 33-44
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Description: Post-graduate research has been paralleled to many familiar, but daunting activities including climbing a mountain, negotiating a maze or even eating an elephant or a whale. The common elements between these metaphors and research, is the difficulty of the task and the reward at its conclusion. This chapter introduces the challenges of conducting a literature review by addressing first, what a literature review actually is and its purpose. Further, the elements of preparation, organisation, persistence, patience, enthusiasm and communication are highlighted as essential elements to its success. In this chapter the common challenges of conducting a successful literature review are also reviewed. These include finding what is important; what is available and where; what the information means; how to keep track of it; and its reliability once gathered. In addition, tips are shared to make the review process more user friendly. As the chapter heading declares, by understanding the literature review and its process, we can truly stand on the shoulders of giants and subsequently enter the realm of published scholars.

Vision for intelligent agent capabilities based on evolutionary systemic rational

- Khatibi, R., Surendran, S., Everard, M., Ware, Andrew, Wilcox, Steven

Authors: Khatibi, R. , Surendran, S. , Everard, M. , Ware, Andrew , Wilcox, Steven
Date: 2013
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Natural Selection: Biological Processes, Theory and Role in Evolution p. 98-143
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Working longer in a changing economy: will ageing populations mean ageing workforces?

- Taylor, Philip, McLoughlin, Christopher

Authors: Taylor, Philip , McLoughlin, Christopher
Date: 2013
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Older Workers in an Ageing Society: Critical Topics in Research and Policy Chapter 15 p. 225-243
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Description: It would seem logical that ageing population would result in ageing work-forces. After a period when the attention of researchers was focused on the trend towards a shortening of working life (for example Kohli et al., 1991), there has been increasing attention in policy circles on examing pathways to work and on prolonging working lives among older workers. Recently, national government policymakers have been keen to promote company best practice examples but this ignores whether some industry sectors are more inclined to countenance older workforces than other. It is this issue that concerns this chapter. It begins by briefly summarizing public policy efforts in response to economic challenges resulting from population ageing, before going on to discuss the repsonse of employers, particularly as they wrestle with an increasingly complex and dynamic operating environment. It concludes by asking questions about the future place of older workers in the labour markets of the industrialized nations, and how they experience efforts to make them work longer.

Young people speaking back from the margins

- Smyth, John

Authors: Smyth, John
Date: 2013
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Youth, education, and marginality : Local and global expressions (SickKids community and mental health series) Chapter 2 p. 43-58
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Description: The line I want to take in this chapter is that the way we position young people has a profound bearing on how we deal with them, both in terms of policy and practicality. In taking this line, I want to draw upon some of the issues that have emerged from my own research with young people in Australia over the past two decades or so. The young people I have worked with are predominantly from backgrounds where they, their families, and their communities have been put at a disadvantage through the effects of social, economic, and political forces and by the flow-on effects of globalization that have effectively devastated their communities and lives. Their diminished educational opportunities and subsequent life chances have been dramatic, even to the point of being catastrophic. Having said that, these young people are not hapless victims nor are they passive recipients of deficit categories such as 'at-riskness,' which are placed upon them by the media, politicians, agencies, and some academics. Rather they are active agents exercising choices and making decisions about their lives in situations that amount to 'speaking back.'

A strategic perspective on management intelligent systems

- Sun, Zhaohao, Firmin, Sally

Authors: Sun, Zhaohao , Firmin, Sally
Date: 2012
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Management Intelligent Systems : First International Symposium p. 3-14
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Description: Management intelligent systems (MIS) is a new paradigm integrating management with intelligent systems. What are the core components of MIS? What are intelligent systems for management? How can management integrate with intelligent systems? All these questions remain open in an MIS context. This article addresses these issues by examining MIS from a strategic perspective. More specifically, this article first examines management in information systems, management for intelligent systems and intelligent systems for management. Then this article provides a strategic model for MIS encompassing core components of MIS, through integrating main management functions with intelligent systems taking into account decision making of managers in organizations. The approach proposed in this article will facilitate the research and development of MIS, management and intelligent systems and information systems. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.

A Visualisation tool for experiential learning in Environmental Science: Using football fields, agricultural fields and waterways to illustrate the implication of different water allocation decisions

- Wallis, Anne, Graymore, Michelle, Matthews, Ty, Byrne, Susan

Authors: Wallis, Anne , Graymore, Michelle , Matthews, Ty , Byrne, Susan
Date: 2012
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Biology Education for Social and Sustainable Development Chapter 8 p. 73-86
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Description: Environmental education challenges educators to provide students with activities that cover complex societal issues, enhance critical thinking and to promote interdisciplinary and holistic learning. A further challenge is to convey this information so that it provides a solid foundation for participatory decision making. For example, effective management of water resources requires consideration of the social, economic and environmental consequences of various water allocation decisions together with an understanding of the possible conflicts that arise from these decisions, particular under scenarios of limited water supply. Well designed visualisation tools can enhance teaching and understanding of difficult concepts. For example, they can be designed to allow students to participate in hypothetical decision making and to visualise the potential implications of their decisions under a range of scenarios. A review of the published literature revealed that several visualisation tools have been developed for use in science education, but few provide the option for students to participate in integrated environmental decision making. This paper presents a visualisation tool, called WINDSCREEN, that has been introduced into environmental science classes to enhance student learning. The tool focuses on water resources and requires students to think about how they would allocate available water supplies for social, economic and environmental uses. An overview of the challenges associated with water allocation decisions, together with the role that visualisation tools can play in environmental education are also discussed.

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