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Multicriteria Methodology for Decision Aiding (Hardcover, 1996 ed.): B. Roy Multicriteria Methodology for Decision Aiding (Hardcover, 1996 ed.)
B. Roy
R5,608 Discovery Miles 56 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the first comprehensive book to present, in English, the multicriteria methodology for decision aiding. In the foreword the distinctive features and main ideas of the European School of MCDA are outlined. The twelve chapters are essentially expository in nature, but scholarly in treatment. Some questions, which are too often neglected in the literature on decision theory, such as how is a decision made, who are the actors, what is a decision aiding model, how to define the set of alternatives, are discussed. Examples are used throughout the book to illustrate the various concepts. Ways to model the consequences of each alternative and building criteria taking into account the inevitable imprecisions, uncertainties and indeterminations are described and illustrated. The three classical operational approaches of MCDA: synthesis in one criterion (including MAUT), synthesis by outranking relations, interactive local judgements, are studied. This methodology tries to be a theoretical or intellectual framework directed towards formulating recommendations for action. The book is addressed to graduate students, postgraduates and researchers in management sciences, or operations research or decision analysis, as well as all scientists who use models and methods for guiding decisions. In addition all those who, in business and administration, wish to take part in decision-making through scientific reasoning will be interested.

Redefining the Role of the Community Interpreter - The Concept of Role-Space (Paperback): Peter Llewellyn-Jones, Robert G. Lee Redefining the Role of the Community Interpreter - The Concept of Role-Space (Paperback)
Peter Llewellyn-Jones, Robert G. Lee; Foreword by Cynthia B. Roy
R895 Discovery Miles 8 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Combinatorial Programming: Methods and Applications - Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute held at the Palais des... Combinatorial Programming: Methods and Applications - Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute held at the Palais des Congres, Versailles, France, 2-13 September, 1974 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1975)
B. Roy
R1,516 Discovery Miles 15 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Combinatorial Programming" are two words whose juxtaposition still strike us as unusual, nevertheless their association in recent years adequately reflects the preoccupations underlying differing work fields, and their importance will increase both from methodology and application view points. To those who like definitions and consider the function of this book to furnish one for combinatorial programming, I will simply say that it is precise ly this which is exclusively treated here and which in the eyes of the autors is the heart of this branch of applied mathematics. Such was the initial intention of those who in the spring of 1973 gathered tog ther in Paris to state the work of the Advanced Study Institute from which this book arises. As young as combinatorial programming is, it was easy to see that a two week school was insufficient to cover the subject in an exhaustive manner. Finally the decision had to be taken to reduce to book form, and to organise within this particular means of expression, the essential syntheses and communications. Unfortunately the discussions, the round tables, and the majority of the case studies could not be included in this book which is more of a hand-book on the subject. XIV PREFACE The choice and orientation of the surveys has been guided by two criteria: the importance of already accomplished work, and the originality of the survey to be undertaken."

Science from Fisher Information - A Unification (Hardcover, Revised edition): B. Roy Frieden Science from Fisher Information - A Unification (Hardcover, Revised edition)
B. Roy Frieden
R5,169 Discovery Miles 51 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book develops and applies an analytical approach to deriving the probability laws of science in general. It is called 'extreme physical information' or EPI. EPI is an expression of the imperfection of observation: Owing to random interaction of a subject with its observer and other possible disturbances, its measurement contains less Fisher information than does the subject per se. Moreover, the information loss is an extreme value. An EPI output may alternatively be viewed as the payoff of a zero-sum game of information acquisition between the observer and a 'demon' in subject space. EPI derives, Escher-like, the very probability law that gave rise to the measurement. In applications, EPI is used to derive both existing and new analytical relations governing probability laws of physics, genetics, cancer growth, ecology and economics. This unified approach will be fascinating to students and those who seek a new mathematical tool of research.

Interpreting as a Discourse Process (Hardcover, Reissue): Cynthia B. Roy Interpreting as a Discourse Process (Hardcover, Reissue)
Cynthia B. Roy
R1,674 Discovery Miles 16 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book studies interpreting between languages as a discourse process and as about managing ccommunication between two people who do not speak a common language. Roy examines the turn exchanges of a face-to-face interpreted event in order to offer a definition of interpreted events, describe the process of taking turns with an interpreter, and account for the role of the interpreter in terms of the performance in interaction.

Science from Fisher Information - A Unification (Paperback, Revised edition): B. Roy Frieden Science from Fisher Information - A Unification (Paperback, Revised edition)
B. Roy Frieden
R2,680 Discovery Miles 26 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book develops and applies an analytical approach to deriving the probability laws of science in general. It is called 'extreme physical information' or EPI. EPI is an expression of the imperfection of observation: Owing to random interaction of a subject with its observer and other possible disturbances, its measurement contains less Fisher information than does the subject per se. Moreover, the information loss is an extreme value. An EPI output may alternatively be viewed as the payoff of a zero-sum game of information acquisition between the observer and a 'demon' in subject space. EPI derives, Escher-like, the very probability law that gave rise to the measurement. In applications, EPI is used to derive both existing and new analytical relations governing probability laws of physics, genetics, cancer growth, ecology and economics. This unified approach will be fascinating to students and those who seek a new mathematical tool of research.

Unbridled Steele (Paperback): Nicole B Roy Unbridled Steele (Paperback)
Nicole B Roy
R365 R304 Discovery Miles 3 040 Save R61 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Succubus Tale - Deadly Connections: Acts III & IV (Paperback): B Roy Mertes, Whispers Creek A Succubus Tale - Deadly Connections: Acts III & IV (Paperback)
B Roy Mertes, Whispers Creek
R175 Discovery Miles 1 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Live From Your Heart and Mind - The Secret to the Simplicity of Connecting your Heart and Mind on the Road to Happiness and... Live From Your Heart and Mind - The Secret to the Simplicity of Connecting your Heart and Mind on the Road to Happiness and Success (Paperback)
Catherine B Roy
R385 Discovery Miles 3 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
These: Les Droits de l'Usufruitier (French, Paperback): B. Roy These: Les Droits de l'Usufruitier (French, Paperback)
B. Roy
R595 Discovery Miles 5 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Innovative Practices for Teaching Sign Language Interpreters (Hardcover): Cynthia B. Roy Innovative Practices for Teaching Sign Language Interpreters (Hardcover)
Cynthia B. Roy
R1,235 Discovery Miles 12 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Researchers now understand interpreting as an active process between two languages and cultures, with social interaction, sociolinguistics, and discourse analysis as more appropriate theoretical frameworks. Roy's penetrating new book acts upon these new insights by presenting six dynamic teaching practices to help interpreters achieve the highest level of skill. Elizabeth Winston and Christine Monikowski begin by explaining discourse mapping to enable students to develop a mental picture of a message's meaning and the relationships of context, form, and content. Kyra Pollitt discusses critical discourse analysis, to reveal some of the cultural influences that shape a speaker's language use. Melanie Metzger describes preparing role-plays so that students learn to effectively switch back and forth between languages, manage features such as overlap, and make relevant contributions to interaction, such as indicating the source of an utterance. Jeffrey Davis illustrates the translation skills that form the basis for teaching consecutive and simultaneous interpreting to help students understand the intended meaning of the source message, and also the manner in which listeners understand it. Rico Peterson demonstrates the use of recall protocols, which can be used to teach metacognitive skills and to assess the student's sign language comprehension. Finally, Janice Humphrey details the use of graduation portfolios, a valuable assessment tool used by the faculty to determine a student's level of competency. These imaginative techniques in Innovative Practices promise gains in sign language interpreting that will benefit teachers, students, and clients alike.

Discourse in Signed Languages (Hardcover): Cynthia B. Roy Discourse in Signed Languages (Hardcover)
Cynthia B. Roy
R1,835 Discovery Miles 18 350 Out of stock

In this volume, editor Cynthia B. Roy presents a stellar cast of cognitive linguists, sociolinguists, and discourse analysts to discover and demonstrate how sign language users make sense of what is going on within their social and cultural contexts in face-to-face interactions. In the first chapter, Paul Dudis presents an innovative perspective on depiction in discourse. Mary Thumann follows with her observations on constructed dialogue and constructed action. Jack Hoza delineates the discourse and politeness functions of hey and well in ASL as examples of discourse markers in the third chapter.

Laurie Swabey investigates reference in ASL discourse in the fourth chapter. In Chapter 5, Christopher Stone offers insights on register related to genre in British Sign Language discourse, and Daniel Roush addresses in Chapter 6 the "conduit" metaphor in English and ASL. Jeffrey Davis completes this collection by mapping out the nature of discourse in Plains Indian Sign Language, a previously unstudied language. The major thread that ties together the work of these varying linguists is their common focus on the forms and functions of sign languages used by people in actual situations. They each provide new keys to answering how thoughts expressed in one setting with one term or one utterance may mean something totally different when expressed in a different setting with different participants and different purposes.

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