In referendum elections, voters are often required to register simultaneous votes on multiple proposals. The separability problem occurs when a voter’s preferred outcome on one proposal depends on the outcomes of other proposals. This type of interdependence can lead to unsatisfactory or even...

This book reviews the development of physics-based modeling and sensor-based data fusion for optimizing medical decision making in connection with spatiotemporal cardiovascular disease processes. To improve cardiac care services and patients’ quality of life, it is very important to detect...

Describes the techniques of customer surveys, derived forecasts, causal models, time series analysis, Delphi forecasting, scenario analysis, content analysis, impact analysis, groupware, and micro world/computer simulations.