Advances in computational intelligence [[electronic resource] ] : theory & applications / / Fei-Yue Wang, Derong Liu

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784998903321
• Autore: Wang Fei-Yue
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Toh Tuck Link, Singapore ; ; New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2006
• ISBN: 1-281-37912-3; 9786611379124; 981-277-392-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (478 p.)
• Collana: Series in intelligent control and intelligent automation ; ; v. 5
• Altri autori (Persone): LiuDerong
• Disciplina: 006.3
• Soggetti: Artificial intelligence; Computational intelligence
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents ; Preface ; List of Contributors ; 1 A Quest for Granular Computing and Logic Processing ; 1.1 Introduction ; 1.2 Granular Computing ; 1.3 Granular Computing and Logic: Synergistic Links ; 1.4 Main Categories of Fuzzy Logic Processing Units; 1.5 A General Topology of the Network 1.6 Interpretation Issues of Logic Networks ; 1.7 Conclusions ; Bibliography ; 2 Abstraction and Linguistic Analysis of Conventional Numerical Dynamic Systems ; 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 Type-I Linguistic Dynamic Systems; 2.3 Type-II Linguistic Dynamic Systems 2.4 Linguistic Control Design for Goal States Specified in Words ; 2.5 Conclusions ; Bibliography ; 3 Slicing: A Distributed Learning Approach ; 3.1 Introduction ; 3.2 Slicing ; 3.3 Variance Reduction in Slicing ; 3.4 Experiments; 3.5 Analysis 3.6 Discussion ; 3.7 Conclusions ; Bibliography ; 4 Marginal Learning Algorithms in Statistical Machine Learning ; 4.1 Introduction ; 4.2 Classification Problems and Margin ; ; 4.3 Maximal Margin Algorithm in SVM; 4.4 Unbalanced Classification Problems and Weighted Maximal Margin Algorithms 4.5 The n-Unsupervised Learning Problems and Margin ; 4.6 Some Marginal Algorithms for One-Class Problems ; 4.7 Some New Algorithms of Clustering Problems ; 4.8 New Marginal Algorithms for PCA; 4.9 Conclusions
• Sommario/riassunto: Computational Intelligence (CI) is a recently emerging area in fundamental and applied research, exploiting a number of advanced information processing technologies that mainly embody neural networks, fuzzy logic and evolutionary computation. With a major concern to exploiting the tolerance for imperfection, uncertainty, and partial truth to achieve tractability, robustness and low solution cost, it becomes evident that composing methods of CI should be working concurrently rather than separately. It is this conviction that research on the synergism of CI paradigms has experienced significant

Food marketing to children and youth : threat or opportunity? / / Committee on Food Marketing and the Diets of Children and Youth, Food and Nutrition Board, Board on Children, Youth, and Families ; J. Michael McGinnis, Jennifer Appleton Gootman, Vivica I. Kraak, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910964820303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2006
• ISBN: 9786610447305; 9781280447303; 1280447303; 9780309552295; 030955229X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xx, 516 p
• Altri autori (Persone): McGinnisJ. Michael; GootmanJennifer Appleton; KraakVivica I
• Disciplina: 618.92/39
• Soggetti: Children - Nutrition; Youth - Nutrition; Food industry and trade; Target marketing; Health promotion; Nutrition policy; Child consumers; Food; Advertising; Publicity; Children; Food habits; Adolescent; Child; Diet; Feeding Behavior; Public Policy; Health Promotion; Nutrition Policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Setting the Stage -- 2 Health, Diet, and Eating Patterns of Children and Youth -- 3 Factors Shaping Food and Beverage Consumption of Children and Youth -- 4 Food and Beverage Marketing to Children and Youth -- 5 Influence of Marketing on the Diets and Diet-Related Health of Children and Youth -- 6 Public Policy Issues in Food and Beverage Marketing to Children and Youth -- 7 Findings, Recommendations, Next Steps -- Appendixes -- A Acronyms -- B Glossary -- C Literature Review -- D Chapter 2 Appendix -- E Chapter 4 Appendix -- F-1 Evidence Table Codebook -- F-2 Summary Evidence Table -- G Children and Youth Marketing and Advertising Regulations and Guidelines in Selected Countries -- H Workshop Program -- I Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Creating an environment in which children in the United States grow up healthy should be a high priority for the nation. Yet the prevailing pattern of food and beverage marketing to children in America represents, at best, a missed opportunity, and at worst, a direct threat to the health prospects of the next generation. Children (TM)s dietary and related health patterns are shaped by the interplay of many factors "their biologic affinities, their culture and values, their economic status, their physical and social environments, and their commercial media environments "all of which, apart from their genetic predispositions, have undergone significant transformations during the past three decades. Among these environments, none have more rapidly assumed central socializing roles among children and youth than the media. With the growth in the variety and the penetration of the media have come a parallel growth with their use for marketing, including the marketing of food and beverage products. What impact has food and beverage marketing had on the dietary patterns and health status of American children? The answer to this question has the potential to shape a generation and is the focus of Food Marketing to Children and Youth . This book will be of interest to parents, federal and state government ; agencies, educators and schools, health care professionals, industry companies, industry trade groups, media, and those involved in community and consumer advocacy.