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Mujerón: Conquístate, ámate y enciende tu poder femenino
by Ingrid CoronadoMUJERÓN es el regalo que puedes darte para transformar tu vida, descubrir tu poder personal y construir relaciones sanas y amorosas. ¡El trabajo depende de ti y, para empezar, debes reconocerte como el mujerón que eres!¡Manos a la obra! Ingrid Coronado nos comparte en este hermoso, divertidoy ameno libro sus experiencias desde la juventud en temas del amor, de su búsqueda como persona, sus inseguridades y caídas que la han llevado a descubrirse, a trabajar en ella misma, a aceptarse y a amarse para ser un MUJERÓN.En este trayecto, nos invita:A detectar a hombres ratón, lobo, sanguijuela y a distinguir al señorónA curar las heridas del corazón maltratadoA construirnos como mujerONesA tener citas poderosas como el sexo DévilA encender y trabajar nuestro ÓNA descubrir nuestro ¡Yei!A seguir los INGRIDientes para mantenernos fuertes, saludables y en amorA pactar con nosotras mismas y reconocernuestra grandeza “Este libro nos invita a ser nuestra mejor pareja, a trabajar en nosotras mismas, crecer, nutrir nuestro interior, apasionarnos por lo que hacemos, amar la vida y contagiar el entusiasmo por ella. Convertirse en un MUJERÓN es crear un espacio simbólico para que el amor, la prosperidad y la salud fluyan con mayor facilidad.” Gaby Vargas “En este nuevo registro, usando la gran maravilla de la palabra escrita, [Ingrid] nos implica y convence de que somos capaces de entender que tenemos todas las capacidades y madera para ser un MUJERÓN.” Paulina Vieitez “En cada página, [Ingrid Coronado] imprime con honestidad su auténtico interés por que descubras el MUJERÓN que vive en ti.” Tamara Vargas “Este libro es un regalo para el alma, te hace sentir muy acompañada en el camino.” Rossana Nájera “Ingrid ha llevado las dificultades más allá y las ha convertido en herramientas valiosas para ser, en toda la extensión de la palabra, ¡un MUJERÓN!” Ximena Ugarte “Este libro […] rompe con silencios para ayudar a conectar con los motores de cambio personal: la magia, el poder ilimitado y el amor propio.” Alejandra Rosillo “Lo que más admiro de Ingrid es cómo se ve a sí misma de manera irreverente. Esa capacidad le ha permitido escribir este libro autorrevelándose y autodescubriéndose.” Mónica Schapira
Mulberry: From Botany to Phytochemistry
by Munir Ozturk Volkan Altay Azra N. Kamili Gulab Khan RohelaMulberry (Morus spp.) is widely distributed tree taxon found almost in every continent across the globe. Habitat of this plant species is very much diversified, as it is found across all climatic zones ranging from tropical, sub-tropical, temperate, tundra, semi-arid to desert (arid) conditions. It flourishes on all types of landforms; mountains, valleys, plateaus, forests, grasslands, hills, plains and arid lands. Successful utilization of mulberry leaf for silkworm rearing and production of quality cocoons has been studied at length. Now, mulberry is being recognized as a multipurpose plant by most of the countries across the globe. As mulberry is eco-friendly in nature, the propagation of mulberry needs to be done at large scale to address the ecological issues like conversion of arid lands to cultivable lands, eco-restoration of degraded lands, bioremediation of polluted land sites, conservation of water and soil, cleaning the air pollution in urban areas, utilization of mulberry in producing renewable energy in the form of biodiesel. Similarly, there is the need to produce the identified and highly commercially valued pharmaceutical compounds of mulberry under laboratory conditions through in vitro culture based secondary metabolite production through enhanced expression under the stress conditions or in presence of elicitors. Lately protocols have been developed for genetic transformation of mulberry through agrobacterium mediated and particle bombardment mediated gene transfer techniques. Biotechnology based molecular breeding techniques could also be utilized in raising the improved lines through marker assisted selection, soma clonal variations, mutational breeding, somatic hybridization, genome editing and other genetic engineering approaches. Apart from sericulture; mulberry should also be utilized and exploited in other sectors across the globe for additional revenue generation, for livestock maintenance, for environmental safety and in promoting human health. These diversified aspects of mulberry coupled with its economic importance in revenue generation through sericulture, animal husbandry and industrial products has prompted us to prepare this book. It will present a comprehensive account of mulberry plant under 9 chapter headings: introduction, botanical features, ecological features, ecophysiological aspects, interactions and development, molecular aspects, propagation and production, economic importance, and global perspectives as well as future approaches.
Muller vs. Oregon: A Brief History with Documents
by Nancy WolochIn 1908 the Supreme Court unanimously upheld an Oregon law that set a ten-hour limit on the workdays of women in factories and laundries. Using lawyers' briefs, arguments over single-sex protective laws, and other major court decisions, Nancy Woloch examines a moment in which constitutional history, women's history, and progressive politics converged.
Multi Criteria Analysis in the Renewable Energy Industry
by José Ramón San Cristóbal MateoDecision makers in the Renewable Energy sector face an increasingly complex social, economic, technological, and environmental scenario in their decision process. Different groups of decision-makers become involved in the process, each group bringing along different criteria therefore, policy formulation for fossil fuel substitution by Renewable Energies must be addressed in a multi-criteria context. Multi Criteria Analysis in the Renewable Energy Industry is a direct response to the increasing interest in the Renewable Energy industry which can be seen as an important remedy to many environmental problems that the world faces today. The multiplicity of criteria and the increasingly complex social, economic, technological, and environmental scenario makes multi-criteria analysis a valuable tool in the decision-making process for fossil fuel substitution. The detailed chapters explore the use of the Multi-criteria decision-making methods and how they provide valuable assistance in reaching equitable and acceptable solutions in the selection of renewable energy projects. Common multi-criteria decision-making methods including Analytical Hierarchy Process, PROMETHEE, ELECTRE, TOPSIS and VIKOR are explored in detail with an application case of each method included at the end of each chapter. As such, Multi Criteria Analysis in the Renewable Energy Industry is an ideal resource for those groups of individuals, institutions and administration such as local authorities, academic institutions, environmental groups, and governments that, through their priorities and evaluation systems, have interests at stake and directly or indirectly influence the decision-making process.
Multi Tenancy for Cloud-Based In-Memory Column Databases: Workload Management and Data Placement
by Jan SchaffnerWith the proliferation of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings, it is becoming increasingly important for individual SaaS providers to operate their services at a low cost. This book investigates SaaS from the perspective of the provider and shows how operational costs can be reduced by using "multi tenancy," a technique for consolidating a large number of customers onto a small number of servers. Specifically, the book addresses multi tenancy on the database level, focusing on in-memory column databases, which are the backbone of many important new enterprise applications. For efficiently implementing multi tenancy in a farm of databases, two fundamental challenges must be addressed, (i) workload modeling and (ii) data placement. The first involves estimating the (shared) resource consumption for multi tenancy on a single in-memory database server. The second consists in assigning tenants to servers in a way that minimizes the number of required servers (and thus costs) based on the assumed workload model. This step also entails replicating tenants for performance and high availability. This book presents novel solutions to both problems.
Multi-Agent Based Beam Search for Real-Time Production Scheduling and Control
by Shiu Hong Choi Shu Gang KangThe Multi-Agent Based Beam Search (MABBS) method systematically integrates four major requirements of manufacturing production - representation capability, solution quality, computation efficiency, and implementation difficulty - within a unified framework to deal with the many challenges of complex real-world production planning and scheduling problems. Multi-agent Based Beam Search for Real-time Production Scheduling and Control introduces this method, together with its software implementation and industrial applications. This book connects academic research with industrial practice, and develops a practical solution to production planning and scheduling problems. To simplify implementation, a reusable software platform is developed to build the MABBS method into a generic computation engine. This engine is integrated with a script language, called the Embedded Extensible Application Script Language (EXASL), to provide a flexible and straightforward approach to representing complex real-world problems. Adopting an in-depth yet engaging and clear approach, and avoiding confusing or complicated mathematics and formulas, this book presents simple heuristics and a user-friendly software platform for system modelling. The supporting industrial case studies provide key information for students, lecturers, and industry practitioners alike. Multi-agent Based Beam Search for Real-time Production Scheduling and Control offers insights into the complex nature of and a practical total solution to production planning and scheduling, and inspires further research and practice in this promising research area.
Multi-Akteurs-Netzwerke: Kooperation als Chance für die Umsetzung der Agenda 2030 (FOM-Edition)
by Magdalène Lévy-Tödter Nicolai Scherle Klaus Fischer Estelle HerlynUm das 2020er-Jahrzehnt – das zur Decade of Action für die Umsetzung der Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) deklariert wurde – möglichst erfolgreich im Sinne der Agenda 2030 zu gestalten, ist ein wesentlich stärkeres, vor allem konzertiertes globales Zusammenwirken verschiedener Akteure aus Politik, Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Zivilgesellschaft notwendig.Dieses Buch setzt sich systematisch mit verschiedenen Kooperationsformen und Erfolgsfaktoren in Multi-Akteurs-Netzwerken und deren Chancen und Grenzen bezüglich der Umsetzung der 17 Sustainable Development Goals auseinander. Es bietet zunächst einen Überblick über Bedeutung und Voraussetzung von Kooperation im Verlauf der Entwicklung der Menschheit und erläutert die Rolle unterschiedlicher staatlicher und nicht-staatlicher Akteure in Bezug auf eine nachhaltige Entwicklung. Erfolgskritische Faktoren für die Konzeptionierung, Planung, Umsetzung und Evaluation von Multi-Akteurs-Partnerschaften werden ergründet. In diesem Kontext bringt der Sammelband Expertinnen und Experten aus Wissenschaft, Politik, Wirtschaft und weitere Akteursgruppen mit ihren jeweiligen Perspektiven zusammen, um entsprechende Perspektivenwechsel zu ermöglichen, Synergieeffekte zu generieren und Lösungsansätze aufzuzeigen, die auf Kooperation basieren.Dieser Sammelband richtet sich an Akteure aus Wirtschaft, Forschung, Politik und Gesellschaft. Sie alle werden gebraucht, wenn wirkungsvolle Partnerschaften entstehen sollen, die dazu beitragen können, dass die dringend benötigten Fortschritte im Bereich der Agenda 2030 gelingen. Studierenden soll dieses Buch die unbedingte Notwendigkeit von Kooperationen für die Umsetzung der Agenda 2030 nahebringen.
Multi-Channel Retailing: Prinzip, Konzepte und Erfolgsfaktoren (essentials)
by Sebastian RittingerGetrieben durch das rasante Wachstum des Einzelhandels über das Internet (E-Commerce), hat sich das Multi-Channel Retailing fest im Handel etabliert. Unter Multi-Channel Retailing versteht man ein spezifisches Distributionskonzept von Handelsunternehmen, das sich durch den parallelen Einsatz von mehreren Vertriebskanälen auszeichnet. Sebastian Rittinger beschreibt in kompakter Form die zentralen Begriffe und grundlegenden Erscheinungsformen des Multi-Channel Retailing. Aufbauend auf einer Diskussion zentraler Erkenntnisse der Konsumentenverhaltensforschung im Multi-Channel-Kontext werden mit dem Cross-Channel Management sowie dem Retail Branding anschließend die beiden zentralen Erfolgsfaktoren für Multi-Channel Retailer der Zukunft vorgestellt.
Multi-Channel im stationären Einzelhandel: Ein Überblick (essentials)
by Reingard JägerIn diesem essential liefert Reingard Jäger einen Überblick darüber, wie sich die Handelslandschaft des klassischen stationären Einzelhandels durch neue technologische Möglichkeiten in den letzten Jahrzenten verändert hat. Sie zeigt, welche Auswirkungen die neuen technologischen Möglichkeiten und damit verbundenen Multi-Channel-Strategien auf einzelne Unternehmensbereiche besitzen, wie sie genutzt und damit einhergehende Herausforderungen gemeistert werden können.Die Bedrohung des klassischen stationären Einzelhandels durch die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten des Onlineshoppings, aber auch die damit verbundenen Potenziale durch die neuen Verbindungen zum Kunden werden diskutiert. Die Autorin übersetzt die wichtigsten Fachbegriffe und erläutert sie im Kontext. Ein besonderes Anliegen der Veröffentlichung ist es, auch kleinen und mittelständischen Händlern die Bereiche aufzuzeigen, welche ihnen das Internet bietet, um auf das veränderte Konsumentenverhalten reagieren und wettbewerbsfähig gegenüber den Einzelhandelskonzernen und dem Onlinehandel bleiben zu können.
Multi-Channel-Marketing: Grundlagen – Instrumente – Prozesse
by Bernd W. WirtzSteigende Kundenansprüche und Innovationen im Internetvertrieb erfordern ein zielgerichtetes Management sowie eine flexible Ausgestaltung multipler Absatzkanäle. Durch Multi-Channel-Marketing lassen sich dabei herausragende Wettbewerbsvorteile erzielen. Dieses Buch gibt einen umfassenden und systematischen Überblick über die Grundlagen sowie das Management von Multi-Channel-Marketing. Die 3. Auflage versteht Multi-Channel-Marketing als ein integratives Marketingsystem.
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Risk Assessment and Management (Industrial Ecology and Environmental Management #1)
by Jingzheng RenThis book provides in-depth guidance on how to use multi-criteria decision analysis methods for risk assessment and risk management. The frontiers of engineering operations management methods for identifying the risks, investigating their roles, analyzing the complex cause-effect relationships, and proposing countermeasures for risk mitigation are presented in this book. There is a total of ten chapters, mainly including the indicators and organizational models for risk assessment, the integrated Bayesian Best-Worst method and classifiable TOPSIS model for risk assessment, new risk prioritization model, fuzzy risk assessment under uncertainties, assessment of COVID-19 transmission risk based on fuzzy inference system, risk assessment and mitigation based on simulation output analysis, energy supply risk analysis, risk assessment and management in cash-in-transit vehicle routing problems, and sustainability risks of resource-exhausted cities. The most significant feature of this book is that it provides various systematic multi-criteria decision analysis methods for risk assessment and management, and illustrates the application of these methods in different fields. This book is beneficial to policymakers, decision-makers, experts, researchers and students related to risk assessment and management.
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: Case Studies in Engineering and the Environment (Environmental Assessment and Management)
by Jeffrey M. Keisler Igor Linkov Benjamin D. Trump Emily Moberg Boris YatsaloDecision analysis has become widely recognized as an important process for translating science into management actions. With climate change and other systemic threats as driving forces in creating environmental and engineering problems, there is a great need for understanding decision making frameworks through a case-study based approach. Management of environmental and engineering projects is often complicated and multidisciplinary in scope and nature, thus issues that arise can be difficult to solve analytically. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: Case Studies in Engineering and the Environment provides detailed description of MCDA methods and tools and illustrates their applications through case studies focused on sustainability and system engineering applications. New in the Second Edition: Addresses current and emerging environmental and engineering problems Includes seven new case studies to illustrate different management situations applicable at the international level Builds on real case studies from recent and relevant environmental and engineering management experience Describes advanced MCDA techniques and extensions used by practitioners Provides corresponding decision models implemented using the DECERNS software package Gives a more holistic approach to teaching MCDA methodology with a focus on sustainable solutions and adoption of new technologies, including nanotechnology and synthetic biology Given the novelty and inherent applicability of this decision-making framework to the environmental and engineering fields, a greater number of teaching tools for this topic need to be made available. This book provides those teaching tools, covering the breadth of the applications of MCDA methodologies with clear explanations of the MCDA process. The case studies are implemented in the DECERNS software package, allowing readers to experiment and explore and to understand the full process by which environmental managers assess these problems. This book is a great resource for professionals and students seeking to learn decision analysis techniques and apply similar frameworks to environmental and engineering projects
Multi-Criteria Decision Making (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control #336)
by Jitesh J. ThakkarThe book covers the domain of multi-criteria decision making, a topic which has gained significant attention of researchers and practitioners spanning a variety of disciplines for enhancing their decision making in real life situation. The topics in this volume help readers understand the techniques in the model building and analysis stage. The chapters cover a variety of techniques and their applications for interesting problems. This book will be of interest to readers in diverse disciplines such as engineering, business, management, humanities, psychology and law. ^
Multi-Criteria Methodology for the Dynamic Development of Tourist Areas: A Guide to Sustainable Tourism Strategies (Multiple Criteria Decision Making)
by Constantin Zopounidis George FakotakisThis book explores how multi-criteria analysis (MCA) methodologies can enhance sustainable tourism management in protected areas, with Samaria National Park in Crete as a primary case study. Topics include the global impact of tourism, the role of national parks in conservation, and how nature-based tourism (NBT) supports local economies. Through the Multi-Criteria Satisfaction Analysis (MUSA) method, it examines visitor satisfaction over time, including shifts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides actionable strategies for balancing visitor needs with environmental conservation. Ideal for tourism professionals, environmental policymakers, and researchers in sustainable development, this book bridges theory and practical applications for lasting success in tourism and conservation.
Multi-Criteria and Multi-Dimensional Analysis in Decisions: Decision Making with Preference Vector Methods (PVM) and Vector Measure Construction Methods (VMCM) (Vector Optimization)
by Kesra NermendA new era is emerging in which a group of quantitative methods featuring characteristics of multidimensional comparative analysis (MCA) and multi-criteria decision-making analysis (MCDA) can be used to automate objective decision-making processes. This book introduces the character of the criteria (desirable, non-desirable, motivating, demotivating, and neutral) to MCDA and MCA methods. It presents the author’s own developed methods, the preference vector method (PVM), for solving multi-criteria problems in decision making; and, vector measure construction method (VMCM), which is dedicated to solving typical problems in the field of multidimensional comparative analysis. All methods are explained step by step with relevant examples, primarily in the fields of economics and management.
Multi-Cultural Artisanal Entrepreneurship: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Trends (Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies)
by Pawan Kumar Kulvinder Kaur Rajesh VermaIn recent years, the realm of entrepreneurship has witnessed the emergence of a distinctive domain: multi-cultural artisanal entrepreneurship. This research book dives into this novel area, unravelling the challenges, exploring the opportunities, and identifying future trends within this dynamic field. The main themes include cultural diversity, language barriers, global resource accessibility, market expansion, leveraging cultural differences, sustainability, technological impact, and cross-cultural collaboration. With an emphasis on the challenges faced by multi-cultural artisanal entrepreneurs, including issues related to cultural dynamics, language barriers, and access to resources across the globe, this research volume investigates the opportunities available to artisanal entrepreneurs. These include access to new markets, increased demand for unique products, as well as the ability to leverage cultural dynamics for competitive advantage. Finally, the book examines future trends in multi-cultural artisanal entrepreneurship, including the impact of emerging technologies and leveraging the potential of cross-cultural collaboration.Readers, particularly researchers, academics, and students in the field of entrepreneurship, will gain a nuanced understanding of multi-cultural artisanal entrepreneurship, positioning them to navigate the complexities of this field and contribute to its sustainable growth. The findings of this research will also be beneficial for academicians, small business owners, policy makers and organisations at large.
Multi-Family Millions: How Anyone Can Reposition Apartments for Big Profits
by David LindahlMulti-Family Millions offers expert advice for investors who want to make the transition from single-family homes to more profitable multi-family units. <P><P>Successful real estate investor David Lindahl shows you how to find troubled properties that are ripe for quick profits, how to fix or flip those properties, and how to re-sell at maximum value. With a proven step-by-step system for managing each stage of the process, this book shows you how to get started in moneymaking multi-family units?even while you work your day job.
Multi-Label Dimensionality Reduction (Chapman & Hall/CRC Machine Learning & Pattern Recognition)
by Liang Sun Shuiwang Ji Jieping YeSimilar to other data mining and machine learning tasks, multi-label learning suffers from dimensionality. An effective way to mitigate this problem is through dimensionality reduction, which extracts a small number of features by removing irrelevant, redundant, and noisy information. The data mining and machine learning literature currently lacks
Multi-Objective Optimization using Artificial Intelligence Techniques (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
by Jin Song Dong Seyedali MirjaliliThis book focuses on the most well-regarded and recent nature-inspired algorithms capable of solving optimization problems with multiple objectives. Firstly, it provides preliminaries and essential definitions in multi-objective problems and different paradigms to solve them. It then presents an in-depth explanations of the theory, literature review, and applications of several widely-used algorithms, such as Multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimizer, Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm and Multi-objective GreyWolf Optimizer Due to the simplicity of the techniques and flexibility, readers from any field of study can employ them for solving multi-objective optimization problem. The book provides the source codes for all the proposed algorithms on a dedicated webpage.
Multi-Owned Property in the Asia-Pacific Region: Rights, Restrictions And Responsibilities
by Erika Altmann Michelle GabrielThis book provides critical insight into the experience of multi-owned property, and showcases different cultural responses across the Asia-Pacific region. Escalating demand for properties within global cities has created exuberance around apartment living; however less well understood are the restrictions on individual rights and responsibilities associated with collective living. In contrast to the highly populated and traditional communal housing arrangements of past Asian economies, we see an increasing focus on neo-liberalist, market-based policies associated with the rise of an Asian middle class shaping structural change from communal to individualistic. This edited collection unpacks the rights, restrictions and responsibilities of multi-owned property ownership across the Asia-Pacific region; examining the experiences of developers, strata-managers, owners and residents. In doing so, they highlight how the rights of one party affects the restrictions and responsibilities of others within different policy frameworks. This work will reach an interdisciplinary audience including scholars and practitioners of sociology, public policy, urban studies and planning, economics, property management and architecture.
Multi-Polar Capitalism: The End of the Dollar Standard
by Robert GuttmannHistory teaches us important lessons, provided we can discern its patterns. Multi-Polar Capitalism applies this insight to the crucial, yet often underappreciated issue of international monetary relations. When international monetary systems get first put into place successfully, such as the “classic” gold standard in 1879, Bretton Woods in 1945, or the dollar standard in 1982, they structure relations between the system’s centre and the rest of the world so that others can catch up to the leader. But this growth-promoting constellation, a vector for accelerating globalization, runs its course eventually amidst mounting overproduction conditions in key sectors and spreading financial instability. Such periods of global crisis, from the Great Depression of the 1930s to stagflation in the 1970s and creeping deflation during much of the 2010s, force restructuring and policy reforms until conditions are ripe for a renewed phase of sustained expansion.We are facing such a turning point now. As we are moving from a US-dominated world economy towards a multi-polar configuration, we will also see the longstanding dollar standard give way to a multi-currency system. Three currency blocs rooted in the dollar, euro, and yuan will be dominated respectively by the United States, the European Union, and China, each a power centre representing a distinct variant of capitalism. Their complex mix of competition and cooperation necessitates new “rules of the game” promoting the shared pursuit of global public goods, in particular the impending zero-carbon transition, lest we allow fragmentation and conflict shape this next chapter of our history.Multi-Polar Capitalism adds to a century of research and debate on long waves, those roughly half-century cycles first identified by the great Soviet economist Nikolai Kondratiev in the early 1920s, by highlighting the role of the international monetary system in this distinct boom-and-bust pattern.
Multi-Regional Input–Output Analysis of the Japanese Economy
by Mitsuo YamadaThis book presents multi-regional input-output tables from the prefectural level as well as non-survey methods for creating the tables that divide a prefecture into sub-regions—into municipalities, for instance. In this book, the reader will find a survey of Japan's multilayered input–output tables and the research employing them, with an explanation of how to compile and apply a multi-regional input–output table for the country’s economy. Also included is research on currently important topics in municipal economies, carried out by municipality-based input–output analysis. Many input–output tables already have been compiled for each of the 47 prefectures of Japan as well as for major municipalities such as ordinance-designated cities, i.e., with populations greater than 500,000. The input–output table, or “benchmark table”, for the entire country, which is jointly compiled by 10 ministries and agencies including the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, provides the essential information for the compilation of regional input-output tables. In recent years, there has been a great deal of interest in the estimation of municipality-based input–output tables to help provide perspective for regional economic revitalization and evidence-based policymaking. This book, with its information on how to create and apply multiregional input–output tables, is useful for graduate students, researchers, and local government officials who are concerned with this field.
Multi-Sided Platforms: Foundations and Strategy
by Andrei HagiuThis note offers an analysis of four fundamental strategic decisions and associated tradeoffs that set MSPs apart from other types of businesses (e.g. product firms) and that every MSP entrepreneur and investor should carefully consider. In the last section I also discuss an important boundary condition: when is the MSP business model dominated by related - but distinct - business models?
Multi-Winner Voting with Approval Preferences (SpringerBriefs in Intelligent Systems)
by Martin Lackner Piotr SkowronFrom fundamental concepts and results to recent advances in computational social choice, this open access book provides a thorough and in-depth look at multi-winner voting based on approval preferences. The main focus is on axiomatic analysis, algorithmic results and several applications that are relevant in artificial intelligence, computer science and elections of any kind.What is the best way to select a set of candidates for a shortlist, for an executive committee, or for product recommendations? Multi-winner voting is the process of selecting a fixed-size set of candidates based on the preferences expressed by the voters. A wide variety of decision processes in settings ranging from politics (parliamentary elections) to the design of modern computer applications (collaborative filtering, dynamic Q&A platforms, diversity in search results, etc.) share the problem of identifying a representative subset of alternatives. The study of multi-winner voting provides the principled analysis of this task.Approval-based committee voting rules (in short: ABC rules) are multi-winner voting rules particularly suitable for practical use. Their usability is founded on the straightforward form in which the voters can express preferences: voters simply have to differentiate between approved and disapproved candidates. Proposals for ABC rules are numerous, some dating back to the late 19th century while others have been introduced only very recently. This book explains and discusses these rules, highlighting their individual strengths and weaknesses. With the help of this book, the reader will be able to choose a suitable ABC voting rule in a principled fashion, participate in, and be up to date with the ongoing research on this topic.