Kybernetes: Volume 7 Issue 3

THE THIRD CYBERNETICS AND TEMPORAL LOGIC

E. TASCHDJIAN

This paper aims to link up the concepts of system bifurcation and system catastrophe with temporal logic in order to show the applicability of dialectical reasoning to metamorphic…

FUZZY RELATIONS IN A CONTROL SETTING

M. BRAAE, D.A. RUTHERFORD

This brief paper considers the various possible mathematical operations on fuzzy sets that are required to implement a set of control rules as a fuzzy logic control element. The…

WAVE MORPHOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF ECG—VCG's USING A LINEAR REGRESSION TECHNIQUE

CLAUS‐E. LIEDTKE, NAIP TUNA

After a brief introduction to statistical decision theory, the paper describes the approximation of the probability p(x, 0 of a measurement vector x and a diagnostic category i by…

SOME RESULTS ON THE BIAS AND MEAN SQUARED ERROR IN THE METHOD OF FREQUENCY MOMENTS

J.J. HIGGINS, D.M. TICHENOR

Let f (x) be a probability density function. The problem of estimating the functional ∫f2(x) dx by the Method of Frequency Moments is considered. An expression for the asymptotic…

STOCHASTIC ECOLOGY MODELS FOR TWO INTERACTING POPULATIONS

TRUETT L. SMITH, CHRIS P. TSOKOS

The interaction of two species can be considered to be either mutually competitive, the “co‐predator” case, or dominated by one species, the “predator‐prey” model. The study of…

ADAPTIVE SEARCH USING A REPRODUCTIVE META‐PLAN

R.E. MERCER, J.R. SAMPSON

A reproductive plan is a type of adaptive procedure devised by Holland which embodies many principles found in the adaptation of natural systems through evolution. This study…

A GOAL PROGRAMMING MODEL FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM OF GREECE

J.C. PAPAGEORGIOU

There are several factors which account for the inefficiencies observed in the educational system of a less developed country. Some of these factors, with particular reference to…