Security Strategies and Equilibria in Multiobjective Matrix Games

Multiobjective matrix games have been traditionally analyzed from two different points of view: equiibrium concepts and security strategies. This paper is based upon the idea that both players try to reach equilibrium points playing pairs of security strategies, as it happens in scalar matrix games. We show conditions guaranteeing the existence of equilibria in security strategies, named security equilibriasecurity equilibria, security strategies, border strategies, multiobjective matrix games, pareto, multicriteria games

The frame problem and the physical and emotional basis of human cognition

This essay focuses on the intriguing relationship between mathematics and physical phenomena, arguing that the brain uses a single spatiotemporal- causal objective framework in order to characterize and manipulate basic external data and internal physical and emotional reactive information, into more complex thought and knowledge. It is proposed that multiple hierarchical permutations of this single format eventually give rise to increasingly precise visceral meaning. The main thesis overcomes the epistemological complexities of the Frame Problem by asserting that the primal frame of reference – within which chaotic conscious thought ultimately emerges – is essentially a synchronous representation of the four macro properties of existence plus the genetically derived causal objective, and the embodied physical and emotional reactions that even the lowliest cognitive organisms are born with, and which they automatically express as they struggle to exist within an ever-changing and often hostile environment. -/-

Software Assisted Molecular Elucidation Based on TIMSFT- ICR MS/MS Analysis of Complex Mixtures

The determination of the chemical structure of a molecule within a complex mixture is a challenging analytical problem. In the present work, we describe a workflow based on the analytical characterization of complex mixtures using complementary Trapped Ion Mobility Separation and ultra-high resolution FT-ICR mass separation (TIMS-FT-ICR MS/MS) for the analysis of complex mixtures (e.g., crude oils and dissolved organic matter). In particular, we take advantage of the high mobility resolution and high mass accuracy of TIMS-FT-ICR MS/MS to generate candidate structures using a custom developed theoretical workflow for Software Assisted Molecular Elucidation (SAME) based on the ion-neutral collision cross section (CCS), chemical formula and fragmentation pattern. A significant challenge in candidate assignment is that the number of potential structures for a given chemical formula increases exponentially with the number of atoms in the molecule of interest. If unguided, the number of potential structures can quickly escalate and becomes computationally impossible. In this work, several strategies are discussed to minimize the computational time and to generate a database for targeted molecular structure assignment

Relationship Amongst Technology Use, Work Overload, and Psychological Detachment from Work

Permanent connection to the work world as a result of new technologies raises the possibility of workday extensions and excessive workloads. The present study addresses the relationship between technology and psychological detachment from work resulting from work overload. Participants were 313 professionals from the health sector who responded to three instruments used in similar studies. Through PLS-SEM, regression and dependence analyses were developed, and through the bootstrapping method, significance of factor loadings, path coefficients and variances were examined. Results of the study corroborate a negative effect of technology use on psychological detachment from work and a positive correlation between technology and work overload. Additionally, there is a significant indirect effect of technology on psychological detachment from work as a result of work overload. Findings extend the literature related to the stressor-detachment model, and support the idea that workers who are often connected to their jobs by technological tools are less likely to reach adequate psychological detachment levels. Implications for the academic community and practitioners are discusse

Transnational Discourses on Gender Variance

Transgender people are multidimensional and deserve to have a constructed narrative that reflects their inherent humanity. As the current gender order becomes more entrenched in the mass media, the identities of trans identified people will be distanced further from the norm. Some smaller transnational discourses are appearing and, should they reach American viewers, have the potential to open up a critical dialogue on the values espoused in modern mass media. The scholarship on these issues, especially Judith Butler (1997), challenges the public to reexamine the construction of gender and realize that real people live in a world of fluidity where identity is truly what one makes of it