Purpose Autonomous obstacle avoidance is important in unmanned surface vehicle (USV) navigation. Although the result of obstacle detection is often inaccurate because of the inherent errors of LIDAR, conventional methods typically emphasize on a single obstacle-avoidance algorithm and neglect...

Standard goodness-of-fit tests for a parametric regression model against a series of nonparametric alternatives are based on residuals arising from a fitted model. When a parametric regression model is compared with a nonparametric model, goodness-of-fit testing can be naturally approached by...

Purpose A large number of questions are posted on community question answering (CQA) websites every day. Providing a set of core questions will ease the question overload problem. These core questions should cover the main content of the original question set. There should be low redundancy...

Purpose In community question answering (CQA), people who answer questions assume readers have mastered the content in the answers. Nevertheless, some readers cannot understand all content. Thus, there is a need for further explanation of the concepts that appear in the answers. Moreover, the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship among negative media coverage, law environment and tunneling of controlling shareholders. Design/methodology/approach – Under the Chinese especial institutional background, this paper empirically test the relationship among...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue that simplifications of portfolio selection may no longer be necessary, based on computational advancements of portfolio theory and powerful computers. Design/methodology/approach – First, the paper reviews the two branches of portfolio...

FRONT COVER -- ADVANCES IN GLOBAL LEADERSHIP -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION - PASSION, COMPASSION AND COMPLEXITY IN GLOBAL LEADERSHIP RESEARCH AND PRACTICE -- GLOBAL MANAGEMENT -- LEADING INNOVATION AND CHANGE -- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT --...