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Showing 1 to 20 of 175 for “"agent-based model"”.
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An Agent-Based Model of the International Nuclear System
… actors. I investigate this phenomenon using an Agent Based Model to represent the interactions among seven states and the four calculation-based attributes: cooperation, acquisition, proliferation, and use. Each state is affected differently by the actions of others and defined by a slightly …
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The regulation of financial derivates: an agent-based model approach
… is addressed through a simulation approach based on an agent-based modeling of the financial derivatives industry. The results of the simulation show that the introduction of a CCP improves the resilience of the simulated financial derivatives industry, although it does not completely shield …
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Agent-based model of the market penetration of a new product
This dissertation presents an agent-based model that is used to investigate the market penetration of a new product within a competitive market. The market consists of consumers that belong to social network that serves as a substrate over which consumers exchange positive and negative …
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An Agent-based Model for Airline Evolution, Competition, and Airport Congestion
… schedules. The passengers choose their flight based on preferred departure times, offered ticket prices, and willingness of airlines to minimize delay and cost. Hence, all subsystems of air transportation system are inter-connected to each other, meaning, strategy of each subsystem directly …
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An Agent-Based Model to Study the Spread and Control of Epidemics
… the threat of biological warfare. Mathematical modeling provides an avenue by which to predict and ultimately prevent widespread outbreaks. A wide variety of modeling tools have been used in the study of the spread of diseases, including Ordinary Differential Equations, Partial Differential …
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From the ground up : an agent-based model of regional structural change
… dynamics of the farm sector. By utilizing agent-based methods, competition that exists between farm households in land markets is modelled in a dynamic framework. By modeling land markets in this manner, structural adjustments that occur due to the re-allocation of land among farm household …
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NEUROEVOLUTION AND AN APPLICATION OF AN AGENT BASED MODEL FOR FINANCIAL MARKET
… algorithm that produces a variation of trader agents ensuring that the trading strategies they use are different. We discuss that because the selection of the correct strategy is difficult, a variety of agents can be used simultaneously in order to reduce risk. We simulate trader agents on real …
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Investigation of Learning by Proximity Using An Agent-based Model and Simulation
… collaboration. Simulation analyses using an agent-based model was utilized to explore collaboration as a mechanism for knowledge transfer. Large cognitive distances showed significant increases in collaboration times and a decrease in overall organizational performance. Agents with no prior …
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An Agent-Based Model of Cryoprotectant Equilibration in Secondary Stage Preantral Ovarian Follicles
… in this tissue. It is likely that cryoprotective agent (CPA) equilibration is the cryopreservation step during which TZP damage occurs. Constructing a biologically relevant model of CPA equilibration and the associated damage may allow for improved protocols as measured by increased post-thaw …
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Parameter search in an agent-based model of pedestrian movement in retail environments
Parameter search in an agent-based model of pedestrian movement in retail environments is part of a research effort by data-driven architecture in the Cognitive Machine Group at the MIT Media Lab. The approach pursued in this thesis is agent-based modeling, with an ultimate goal to use generative …
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An upgradeable agent-based model to explore non-linearity and intangibles in peacekeeping operations
… procedures and equipment with combat operations, agent-based models have been developed, used and exploited for many years. Modeling and simulation of PKO, however, is still in a very early stage. This thesis develops an agent-based model to analyze PKO. Unlike many other multi-agent systems …
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Managerial factors affecting aircraft maintenance : an agent based model and optimization with simulated annealing
A single objective agent based model of managerial factors affecting aircraft maintenance was build based on a case study done regarding safety climate's effect on maintenance efficacy in the Korean Air Force. In particular the model measures the effect of managerial context and command on agents' …
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An Experimentally-validated Agent-based Model to Study the Emergent Behavior of Bacterial Communities
… on their immediate environment. Computational models that accurately and robustly describe bacterial population behavior and response to environmental stimuli are crucial to both understanding the dynamics of microbial communities and efficiently utilizing engineered microbes in practice. Many …
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An agent-based model of the IL-1 stimulated nuclear factor-kappa B signalling pathway
… diseases. We believe that computational modelling and simulation of the NF-κB signalling pathway will complement wet-lab experimental approaches, and will facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of this example of a complex biological system. In this study, we have developed an …
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An agent-based model of the emergency medical services system in Nelson Mandela Bay municipality
… of Health (ECDoH) with a set of evidence-based recommendations for reducing response times, and improving the efficiency of staff and vehicle allocations. These recommendations are sen sitive to the resource-limited nature of the setting, and prioritises interventions that do not require …
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An agent-based model to simulate virus-based biocontrol for the soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines
… for non-target effects seen in other non-virus-based biocontrol cases. Though these properties of viruses have been demonstrated in insect pests with favorable results, viruses have not been investigated for nematode biocontrol. This is because infectious virus in nematodes had gone unnoticed …
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A complex, high-performance agent-based model used to explore tuberculosis and COVID-19 case-finding interventions
… on TB incidence and mortality. We developed an agent-based model (ABM) called ABM Spaces and used it to ask: (i) What is the impact of four different TB case-finding interventions on TB detection rates, incidence and mortality? (ii) What is the impact of test frequency and test sensitivity on …
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Incorporating human behaviour in an agent based model of technology adoption in the transition to a smart grid
… study are then used to inform the design of an Agent Based Model of technology adoption within the smart grid context. The decision making of householders is modelled using an algorithm based on Social Cognitive Theory. The model is used to simulate different conditions and generate adoption …
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