Modeling, dynamics, optimization and bioeconomics II : DGS III, Porto, Portugal, February 2014, and Bioeconomy VII, Berkeley, USA, March 2014 -- selected contributions /: DGS III, Porto, Portugal, February 2014, and Bioeconomy VII, Berkeley, USA, March 2014 -- selected contributions. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alberto A. Pinto, David Zilberman, editors.
• Editors: Pinto, Alberto A; Zilberman, David
• Other Names: International Conference on Dynamics, Games and Science, 3rd; Berkeley Bioeconomy Conference
• Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Economics of Natural Resource Utilization -- the Case of Macroalgae; 1 Introduction; 2 Macroalgae Industry; 2.1 Seaweed Chemical Composition; 2.2 Energy; 2.3 Food and Proteins; 2.4 Production Structure of Macroalgae; 3 Case-Studies of Macroalgae Feasibility Analysis; 4 Profitability of Macroalgae Cultivation; 4.1 The Analytical Framework; 4.2 Profitability of Carrageenan Seaweed; 5 Summary and Discussion; References; Maritime Search and Rescue (MSAR) Operations: An Analysis of Optimal Asset Allocation; 1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review. 3 Model Structure4 Further Discussions; 5 Summary and Concluding Remarks; References; Measuring the Regional Productivity in Spanish Hotel Industry; 1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 3 Research Design; 3.1 Study 1. Productivity Change: Methodology and Variables; 3.2 Study 2. The Relationship Between Total Factor Productivity and Regional and Firm Factors ; 4 Sample and Data Descriptions; 5 Results; 5.1 Results of the Study 1; 5.2 Results of the Study 2; 6 Discussion and Conclusions; References. Sugarcane Industry in Brazil: Different Impacts for Distinct Municipalities Development Patterns 1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 3 Methodological Procedures; 3.1 Panel Data Analysis and Quantile Regression; 3.2 Data and Empirical Strategy; 4 Results and Discussions; 5 Final Remarks; References; The Coordination of Agricultural R & D in the U.S. and Germany: Markets Versus Networks; 1 Introduction; 2 The Difficulty of Organizing Knowledge Production; 2.1 The Contradictions of Knowledge and Capitalist Accumulation; 2.2 The Coordination of R & D by the Market. 2.3 The Coordination of R & D by Networks2.4 Observable Implications; 3 Data and Methods; 4 Results; 4.1 The U.S. Case: Coordination of Agricultural R & D by the Market; 4.2 The German Case: Coordination of Agricultural R & D by Networks; 4.3 Innovation Activity in Different Crops; 4.4 Market Concentration; 5 Conclusion; References; Short and Long Run Armington Elasticities for the Mexican Economy; 1 Introduction; 2 Social Accounting Matrix; 3 The Model; 4 Econometric Methodology; 5 Estimation and Evaluation of the Armington Elasticities; 5.1 The Data; 5.2 Stationarity and Cointegration Analysis. 5.3 Estimation of the Armington Elasticities6 Conclusions; References; Mathematical Modelling for Wave Drag Optimization and Design of High-Speed Aircrafts; 1 Wave Drag Definition; 2 Far-Field Theory; 2.1 Formula Transformation; 3 Mathematical Modelling; 3.1 Cross-Sectional Area Calculation; 3.2 Fourier Transformation; 3.3 Point Update; 4 Theory of Lagrange Multipliers; 4.1 Optimization Procedure; 5 Validation of the Solver with F-16 Aircraft Geometry; 6 Results; 6.1 Conceptual Aircraft Design; 6.2 Supersonic Aircraft Geometry with GE F-414; 7 Conclusion and Discussion; References.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 511/.8; Mathematics; Mathematical models -- Congresses; Differential equations -- Congresses; MATHEMATICS -- General; Differential equations; Mathematical models; Mathematics -- Applied; Mathematics -- Mathematical Analysis; Mathematics -- Probability & Statistics -- General; Mathematical modelling; Optimization; Nonlinear science; Probability & statistics; Mathematical optimization; Differentiable dynamical systems; Distribution (Probability theory); Applied mathematics; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319552361; 3319552368
• Related ISBNs: 9783319552354; 331955235X
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 12, 2017).
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