The paper presents a mechanism Ash Catchers and an implemented tool for multi-agent based cargo auctions.The auction automates negotiations between a particular client and multiple logistics companies.The user can define his priorities in terms of six different criteria and find the most appropriate offer as a result of an auction.The developed mar
This Crop Jumper study examines the effectiveness of Japanese banking recapitalization policies.Based on the careful reading of individual business revitalization plans submitted by several banks requesting government funds, we identified four primary goals of the capital injection plan: to increase the bank capital ratios; increase lending to avoi
Kīlauea volcano, located in the southeast of Hawai’i, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.Multi-source InSAR measurements acquired from ascending and descending high-resolution COSMO-SkyMed SAR imagery are used to monitor Kīlauea volcano’s deformations.In order to obtain identical observations from multi-source SAR data, the InSA
Industrial machines with sharp moving blades are extremely dangerous to workers.These machines often Parts rotate for some time (called the run-down time) before completely stopping due to little or no brakes.In the case where brakes are used, they are mechanical in nature and are associated with problems of wear out and frequent maintenance among
Summary: Background & Aims: The transition from middle age to old age (from adults aged 50–55 years to older seniors aged 75–80 years) represents a critical period in terms of changes Rug in body composition, i.e., increase in body fat percentage and decrease in fat-free body mass, which occur even at long-term stable weight.These changes a