Military Academy

About: Military Academy is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 2478 authors who have published 3003 publications receiving 33188 citations.

The Effects of entrepreneurs’ characteristics on internationalisation of gazelle firms: a case of Lithuania

Abstract: In recent years so-called Gazelle firms or high growth firms (H.G.F.s) have been the interest of policymakers, however little is known about entrepreneur-level determinants affecting internationali...

IP Addressing: Problem-Based Learning Approach on Computer Networks

Abstract: The case study presented in this paper describes the pedagogical aspects and experience gathered while using an e-learning tool named IPA-PBL. Its main purpose is to provide additional motivation for adopting theoretical principles and procedures in a computer networks course. In the proposed model, the sequencing of activities of the learning process is grouped into three phases based on educational goals. In this way, the same tool is used on several courses with different curricula. In IPA-PBL, problem-based learning (PBL) is applied as a pedagogical strategy, as well as a set of concrete methods implemented in the software. Together with the pedagogical model, specific domain ontology is designed. In this way, the learner's knowledge can be analyzed in order to collect data necessary for the dynamic adaptation of system behavior. The results collected while using IPA-PBL are compared to those obtained without using the system. Statistical analysis, together with pertaining considerations and conclusions, are also presented in the paper.

The Plaintiff Bias in Mock Civil Jury Decision Making: Consensus Requirements, Information Format and Amount of Consensus

Abstract: The effect of the normatively based plaintiff bias (favoritism toward an individual suing a corporation) on decision making was assessed for six-person mock juries that made decisions, or merely discussed the case, or for individual jurors. Decision makers also received information in either tables or graphs but there was no effect of this manipulation. It was predicted that groups would award more money than individual decision makers, and that the effect of the plaintiff bias on individual opinions would be strongest when groups discussed but did not decide. Group decisions were higher than individual decisions, and examination of the amount and perception of consensus achieved in groups indicated that the bias affected opinions when groups discussed, but not when groups decided. These results demonstrate the effects of the norm on intermember social influence and opinion change absent similar effects arising from the process of group decision making. The results are integrated with existing research on...

Examining the diversity property of semantic similarity based crossover

Abstract: Population diversity has long been seen as a crucial factor for the efficiency of Evolutionary Algorithms in general, and Genetic Programming (GP) in particular. This paper experimentally investigates the diversity property of a recently proposed crossover, Semantic Similarity based Crossover (SSC). The results show that while SSC helps to improve locality, it leads to the loss of diversity of the population. This could be the reason that sometimes SSC fails in achieving superior performance when compared to standard subtree crossover. Consequently, we introduce an approach to maintain the population diversity by combining SSC with a multi-population approach. The experimental results show that this combination maintains better population diversity, leading to further improvement in GP performance. Further SSC parameters tuning to promote diversity gains even better results.