Kybernetes: Volume 34 Issue 6
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The international journal of cybernetics, systems and management sciencesTable of contents
Distributed computing initiatives
Brian H. RudallThis paper provides reviews of distributed computing initiatives and developments in systems and cybernetics. They include: brain fingerprinting, complex and systems research…
Philosophy of information and messages in DNA
Alex M. AndrewA recent discussion on the CybCom discussion list is reviewed, making a comparison of views of information due to Bateson and Shannon. The discussion extends to theories involving…
Process metaphor and knowledge management
James RoweThis paper attempts to develop a metaphor to explain knowledge and perhaps the basic construct of knowledge management, in a way that might add to the practical understanding of…
An intelligent video categorization engine
G.Y. Hong, B. Fong, A.C.M. FongWe describe an intelligent video categorization engine (IVCE) that uses the learning capability of artificial neural networks (ANNs) to classify suitably preprocessed video…
Dynamic analysis of a production‐inventory model
Joakim WiknerA production‐inventory system based on a model proposed by Axsäter is examined with the purpose of understanding the dynamic properties of the model.
Appropriation of funds for anti‐ballistic missile defense: a dynamic model
Doru TsaganeaThe results of the November 2004 US elections suggest that the initial missile defense capabilities fielded in 2004 will be developed and expanded during the next 4 years. This…
Systemic mechanism of organizing and assembling information
Vladimir S. LernerThe goal is to find a systemic information assembling mechanism, which would describe not only a human being's way of organizing the accepted information but also the general…
Describing social systems using social free energy and social entropy
Josip Stepanić, Gabrijela Sabol, Mislav Stjepan ŽebecConstant question in determination of a social system state is how to obtain a sufficient quantity of information with a small enough, manageable indicator set.
Emergent rough set data analysis
Yasser Hassan, Eiichiro TazakiThe rough set concept is a new mathematical approach to imprecision, vagueness and uncertainty. This paper introduces the emergent computational paradigm and discusses its…
Uniformity tests under quantile categorization
M.A. Marhuenda, Y. Marhuenda, D. MoralesIn statistical inference, goodness of fit techniques are frequently used to decide if an observed sample X1=x1, … ,Xn=xn can be considered as independent realizations from a…
