An individual s decision to place a close family member in a nursing home is both difficult and crucial. To assist consumers with such a decision, several initiatives have led to the creation of public websites designed to communicate quality indicators for nursing homes. However, a majority of...

Computer-based models and Decision Support Systems have become standard tools for water quality management, and many are used by policy planners. Most models are developed in a research environment, have stringent input data requirements, and are becoming increasingly complex. In the early...

A Stackelberg Game-Theoretic Model of Fee-and-Rebate Pricing in a Load-Reduction Emergency Demand Response Program -- Planning to Incorporate Energy Conservation Practices, Renewable Energy Production Systems, and Eco-friendly Building Design Practices to Support Sustainability in US Public...

A Stackelberg Game-Theoretic Model of Fee-and-Rebate Pricing in Load-Reduction Emergency Demand Response Program -- The forecasting of Turkey’s primary energy resources by LR Fuzzy numbered-Multivariate Autoregressive Model -- IoT Integration with Smart Grid Using Decentralization Technology...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the analogy of the human immune system with the economic auction theory. Design/methodology/approach – The paper develops an analogy of bio‐immune system with competitive bidding in auction, then develops a model of the situation and...