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the convergence. The proposed algorithm is tested on a set of benchmark functions and compared with differential evolution … function evaluation, standard deviation and convergence rate. Results are validated through non-parametric statistical analysis. …
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This article presents an investigation into what norms are negotiated in a CALL classrooms by non-native speakers of English who are Internet novices. There is an on-going debate regarding the status of non-native speaker norms. Although there is more and more recognition that they are valid...
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This article illuminates the transmedia storytelling techniques in The Walking Dead comic book and video game. Telltale Games' The Walking Dead localizes itself within the comic book world of The Walking Dead by acting as a transmedia storytelling device and using intertextuality comics to...
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, in turn, is largely dependent on the evolving theoretical approaches known as systems biology and convergence that lead … systems biology and multi-scale modeling, the evolving efforts to promote convergence and the implications for personalized …
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functions and two performance metrics. The convergence and diversity of C-MOCS and C-MOPSO are analysed and compared to the well …
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, the authors introduce a new quality measure called the convergence index. The convergence index is a linear combination of … is perhaps more intuitive to use than other quality measures. The convergence index in the context of clustering problems … demonstrated is that the convergence index captures the notion that a SOM has learned the multivariate distribution of a training …
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This paper examines a convergence process of organizing ideas that are generated during collaborative idea generation … convergence activity into smaller, discrete tasks that can be completed individually, and in parallel, by the participants. The …
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This study focuses on consumers' behaviour towards Fruits and Vegetables (FVs) under economic crisis. The implementation of both factor analysis and logistic regression reveals discrete consumer groups, affected and not affected by the ongoing economic crisis. Interviewees were selected...
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This article provides a factual perspective on the immediate responses of the port industry to the 2008 economic downturn. Specifically, it investigates the port authorities' performance located in Greece in relation to the current economic crisis. Firstly, it translates the general theories on...
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The aim of this study is to identify the factors influencing consumers' purchasing behaviour for food, in times of crisis. Intercept survey was conducted in a random selected sample consisted of 553 consumers between January and May 2016 in the Prefecture of Thessaloniki. Multivariate data...
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