Software Protection Methods: What is the Ideal Solution?

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rish Handa
Keyword(s):  
Ideal Solution ◽  
Software Protection ◽  
The Ideal

scholarly journals Malmquist Productivity Index by Extended VIKOR Method Using Interval Numbers

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Fallah ◽  
Amir Mohajeri ◽  
Esmaeil Najafi
Keyword(s):  
Multicriteria Decision Making ◽  
Malmquist Productivity Index ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Ideal Solution ◽  
Vikor Method ◽  
Decision Matrix ◽  
Interval Numbers ◽  
Productivity Rate ◽  
The Given ◽  
The Ideal

The VIKOR method was developed for multicriteria optimization of complex systems. It determines the compromise ranking list and the compromise solution obtained with the given weights. This method focuses on ranking and selecting from a set of alternatives in the presence of conflicting criteria. Here, the VIKOR method is used for two timestandt+1. In order to calculate the progress or regression via Malmquist productivity index, the positive and negative ideals at timestandt+1are calculated first. Then we introduce the multi-criteria ranking index based on the particular measure of “closeness” to the ideal solution and calculate the separation of each alternative from the ideal solution at timestandt+1. Then we use the Malmquist productivity index to calculate the progress or regression of all alternatives. In this paper, productivity of alternatives available in decision matrix with interval numbers and their improvement or deterioration is researched. To achieve this practical goal, use of extended VIKOR is made to calculate Malmquist productivity index for multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) problem with interval numbers, and by applying Malmquist productivity index, productivity rate of growth for alternatives is calculated. Finally, a numerical example illustrates and clarifies the main results developed in this paper.

Fuzzy multicriteria decision-making-based optimal Zn–Al alloy selection in corrosive environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 111 (11) ◽  
pp. 953-963
Author(s):  
Ankur V. Bansod ◽  
Awanikumar P. Patil ◽  
Kanak Kalita ◽  
B. D. Deshmukh ◽  
Nilay Khobragade
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Multicriteria Decision Making ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Ideal Solution ◽  
Corrosive Environment ◽  
Multicriteria Decision ◽  
Al Content ◽  
The Ideal

Abstract Suitable material selection with emphasis on a specific property or application is an indispensable part of engineering sciences. It is a complex process that involves multiple criteria and often multiple decision makers. The tendency of decision makers to specify their preference in terms of imprecise qualitative statements like ‘good’, ‘bad’ etc. poses a further challenge. Thus, in this research, a comprehensive multicriteria decision-making study was conducted to select the optimal Zn-Al alloy based on performance in a corrosive environment. Four variants of technique for order of preference by similarity to the ideal solution were used to perform the multicriteria decision-making analysis. Group decision and imprecise decision making is handled by incorporating the fuzzy theory concept in a technique for order of preference by similarity to the ideal solution. The effect of addition of aluminium to zinc was studied by examination of microstructure, hardness, and corrosion behaviour. The result indicates that an increase in Al content increases the formation of dendrites. The dendrites were rich in the α phase, which results in an increase in hardness. An increase in Al content in Zn (Zn-22Al and Zn-55Al) results in the uniform distribution of the a phase in the microstructure and reduction of non-equilibrium phases. The potentiodynamic polarisation test revealed that an increase in Al in the alloy decreases the corrosion current density. The weight loss test carried out to validate the potentiodynamic test findings exhibited higher weight loss in pure Zn and lowest in Zn-55Al. Similar results were observed in the salt spray test. The multicriteria decision-making analysis revealed that Zn-55Al is the most suitable alloy in a corrosive environment among the tested alloys.

Measuring higher education performance in Brazil: government indicators of performance vs ideal solution efficiency measures

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter F. Wanke ◽  
Jorge J.J. Antunes ◽  
Vitor Y. Miano ◽  
Cassio L.P. do Couto ◽  
Franklin G. Mixon
Keyword(s):  
Covariance Matrix ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Ideal Solution ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Federal Institute ◽  
Efficiency Measures ◽  
Solution Efficiency ◽  
Education Performance ◽  
The Ideal

PurposeThis study extends the educational institutions' performance and efficiency literature by examining Brazil's Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (FIEST), which consists of educational units throughout the country that span several levels of education.Design/methodology/approachThe authors build and analyze a covariance matrix consisting of both a group of efficiency measures and a group of performance indicators used by Brazil's Ministry of Education (BME). The values in the covariance matrix are maximized through application of the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to the Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), in which the weights of each variable are optimized in order to capture the direction of the relationship between the two sets of efficiency measures.FindingsAlthough the authors find that the collective efficiency of the educational units analyzed did not change during the period of study, the analysis reveals that government indicators of performance do not exhibit a strong relationship to the ideal solution efficiency measures used in this study.Originality/valueThis study extends the educational institution efficiency literature by examining Brazil's FIEST, which consists of 40 educational units throughout the country that spans several levels of education, from upper high school vocational courses to higher degrees.

Calculation of Excess Stability Functions of Four Binary Alloys

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-200
Keyword(s):  
Thermodynamic Properties ◽  
Concentration Fluctuation ◽  
Ideal Solution ◽  
Nearest Neighbour ◽  
Stability Function ◽  
Stability Functions ◽  
Atomic Correlation ◽  
Neighbour Shell ◽  
The Ideal ◽  
Excess Stability

Abstract: The thermodynamic model based on cluster of two atoms is considered with the view to obtaining Scc(0) and the excess stability function of Scc(0). Concentration-concentration fluctuation; Scc(0) of four binary molten alloys was calculated. The thermodynamic properties of these alloys are evaluated based on cluster of two atoms (A & B) or (B & A). Each system has the view of obtaining concentration-concentration fluctuation; Scc(0) enumerating the low-order atomic correlation in the nearest neighbour shell of liquid binary alloys.The highlights of excess stability functions(ES) of Scc(0) of these alloys were reported. The values of Scc(0) for all these alloys are higher than the ideal solution values. The values of Scc(0) for Bi-Cd alloy is close to the ideal Scc (0). The indication of the excess stability of Scc(0) for some alloys is in support of homocoordination. The Scc(0) and excess stability function of Scc (0) for the four alloys are presented. Keywords: Concentration-concentration fluctuation, Excess stability function, Ordering energy.

Forging Exemption: Fleury from Abbo to William

2021 ◽  
pp. 153-192
Author(s):  
Levi Roach
Keyword(s):  
Ideal Solution ◽  
Delicate Balance ◽  
The Ideal

This chapter examines how Abbo, the well-connected abbot of Fleury (Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire) in the Orléanais, sought out papal protection in the mid-990s. As the terms of the bull he solicited from Gregory V reveal, he was out to remove the monastery almost entirely from established networks of patronage and association. Saint-Benoît would henceforth be an exempt house, answering only to Rome and the pope. This was a dramatic decision, and it was not one Abbo took lightly. It was occasioned by his difficulties with the local bishop of Orléans, Arnulf. Arnulf was also a close associate of the king, Hugh Capet, and as such posed a double threat. Just as Anno had found immunity the best means of fending off the local count of Worms, so papal exemption offered Abbo the ideal solution to his problems with Arnulf. Indeed, it was to evade interference from the bishop of Orléans that the monks of Fleury would resort to forgery in later years. The result was a set of false papal privileges, intended to remove Saint-Benoît from the control of the local diocesan bishop. To understand how and why, the chapter turns from national to local affairs, appreciating the delicate balance of secular and ecclesiastical power within the Orléanais.

Education of Future Human Factors Professionals

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 418-421
Author(s):  
Esa Rantanen ◽  
Deborah Boehm-Davis ◽  
Linda Ng Boyle ◽  
Daniel Hannon ◽  
John D. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ideal Solution ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
The Future ◽  
Undergraduate Programs ◽  
Industry Needs ◽  
Survey Courses ◽  
The Ideal

The labor market as a whole and specifically those areas where human factors/ergonomics (HF/E) professionals are employed are in constant flux. Academic institutions, on the other hand, tend to be more stable with changes in programs happening much more slowly. There is some evidence that the education of new HF/E professionals falls short of meeting the knowledge and skills that human factors professionals face when they enter the workplace. This panel is convened to discuss and debate two questions: (1) What would the “ideal” education look like for the future HF/E professional, and (2) what would be the best way to deliver this ideal education. Moreover, we hope that this panel will bring together educators and employers of future HF/E professionals and foster a lively and productive exchange of ideas on how to best supply the future workforce with the evolving industry needs. It should be noted, however, that these are very difficult questions and that the panel is by no means unanimous about answers to them. Whether the ideal solution might involve undergraduate programs dedicated to human factors, survey courses offered to many different majors, or revision of existing graduate programs in response to knowledge and skills expectations in the industry is open to debate. It is just such a debate we hope to engage in within this panel, and with the members of our audience at the 2016 HFES Annual Meeting.

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