Draft allocation report pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) resource / by the Integrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory Committee

Integrated Fisheries Management (IFM) is an initiative aimed at addressing the issue of how fish resources in Western Australia should be shared between competing users within the broad context of “Ecologically Sustainable Development”, or ESD, so that they can be managed to a sustainable allowable harvest level. The Minister for Fisheries (Minister) established the Integrated Fisheries Management Allocation Advisory Committee (Allocation Committee), under Section 42 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 (FRMA), in 2004 to investigate IFM resource allocation issues and make recommendations to him on optimal resource use

Integrated fisheries management. Draft allocation report. Western rock lobster resource a discussion paper

In this report the Committee had given a number of draft recommendations regarding the allocations of the West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery. This paper allows for the public to view these allocations and put forward their submissions

Integrated fisheries management allocation report western rock lobster resource

This report, prepared by the Integrated Fisheries Allocation Advisory Committee (IFAAC), contains the committee’s advice and recommendations to the Minister for Fisheries on allocations for the western rock lobster resource. The setting of explicit allocations to sectors (Customary, recreational and commercial) is integral to Integrated Fisheries Management (IFM) in Western Australia

Integrated fisheries management draft allocation report Roe\u27s abalone Perth Metropolitan Region.

The IFAAC has prepared this report, which documents the committee’s initial position on allocations for the abalone resource, along with the reasons for its conclusions as a basis for widespread community consultation. This report follows the IFAAC’s preliminary investigation of the abalone resourcesharing issues and consultation with stakeholder

Replica Placement on Bounded Treewidth Graphs

We consider the replica placement problem: given a graph with clients and nodes, place replicas on a minimum set of nodes to serve all the clients; each client is associated with a request and maximum distance that it can travel to get served and there is a maximum limit (capacity) on the amount of request a replica can serve. The problem falls under the general framework of capacitated set covering. It admits an O(\log n)-approximation and it is NP-hard to approximate within a factor of $o(\log n)$. We study the problem in terms of the treewidth $t$ of the graph and present an O(t)-approximation algorithm.Comment: An abridged version of this paper is to appear in the proceedings of WADS'1

Allocation Dynamics

Allocation dynamics is a work for 4 instruments or voices with live computer-generated animation. The animation is projected onto a screen on-stage behind the performers. The sounds of the instruments themselves are represented on-screen as 'embedding plots' in a virtual 3d space - this means that 'pure' sounds give rise to smooth, circular-type shapes, but richer timbres give rise to more chaotic motions that are harder to predict. Essentially the performers themselves directly shape the animation, forming a kind of 'score' for the piece. This makes a feedback loop, where the sound of the instrument makes motion on-screen, and the movement of those shapes influences the way the performer plays. Each player has their own graphic 'figure', fed from the sound of their instrument, that they attempt to watch and 'stabilise' throughout the performance (this is difficult, since sometimes figures become obscured by others). The graphics make looping shapes made up from spheres (at some points becoming squares) that constantly move in in relation to the timbre of the sound played. The animated score flows between relative stasis and noisy dynamism. The choice of ensemble is quite free, comprising four sustaining instruments or voices with a comfortable overlap of pitch range, chosen to give a well-balanced dynamic and a range of timbres capable of homogenous fusion. Allocation Dynamics was first performed at Glasgow's Centre for Contemporary Arts in June 2005, and at the Gasteig centre in Munich in July 2005

Resource allocation

This report discusses the problem of the allocation of resources: how should an organisation (such as MOD) invest bearing in mind the long term delay for the realization of investment strategies, and how might this apply in times of increasing budgetary constraints? After making certain simplifying assumptions, the Study Group constructed a prototype model based on the method of Optimal Control. This allows the decision maker to investigate the impact of particular investment strategies over a period of years, the impact being measured in terms of “quality” or “capability”. Interventions can be designed so that “quality” (Q) is maximized at a particular time, or so that the average quality over a given time interval is maximized. Both of these approaches are explored. This model shows reasonable behaviour when tested over a parameter set. It could be used as part of a systems approach to the defence budget as a whole, but the method itself is scalable to smaller (or larger) resourcing conundrums

The Elderly and Health Care Rationing

[Excerpt] “The allocation of health care resources involves a societal determination of what resources should be devoted to a particular program. The allocation process is typically performed on a ―macro‖ level, with allocation decisions often affecting only statistical lives. In contrast to the identifiable lives often affected by health care rationing, statistical lives affected by allocation decisions are much more readily sacrificed. A common means of deciding health care allocation is through political processes. Government decisions pertaining to health care spending and regulation typically involve allocation determinations. For example, the Medicare and Medicaid programs allocate resources for numerous purposes. Hospitals, too, regularly make allocation decisions in determining the quantity and type of resources to have available. Their actions, in turn, impact directly upon physicians who subsequently also become health care allocators.

Optimal downlink rate allocation in multicell CDMA networks

We study downlink rate allocation for a three cells CDMA system. Based on the discretized cell model, the rate optimization problem that maximizes the total downlink rate allocation is formulated. We propose an approximation procedure for obtaining a rate allocation in three cells case. Via numerical examples, we show that this procedure gives a good approximation of the optimal downlink rate allocation

A transaction-based method for allocation of transmission grid cost and losses

The problem of grid cost and losses allocation may be divided into independent subproblems: allocation of branch flow and losses to transactions, definition of these transactions and cost allocation to transactions. From this final allocation, the charges to participants in transactions may be made straightforwardly. A differential, slack-invariant method for the allocation of flow and losses to transactions that makes use of the AC load flow equation is presented here. The definition of transactions must be addressed using a non-discriminatory rule in pool systems. There are many possible options for this definition, and the choice made has great influence on the results. Cost allocation, on the other hand, may be made in different ways, as well. The paper presents an allocation process that addresses all these issues. Results for the IEEE-RTS96 test system are obtained and discussed.Publicad