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	Decision Sciences Institute
		The conference theme is “Improving Competitiveness through Information and Decision Sciences.” We invite basic, applied, theory, and case study research in the field of decision making, as well as proposals for panel discussions, symposia, workshops, and tutorials dealing with research or pedagogical issues.
		The Nominating Committees for the regional subdivisions also have compiled the names of nominees who are running this year for the office of vice presidents elected by the regional subdivisions.
		Chetan S. Sankar is the editor of the Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education and Krishna S. Dhir is the editor of the Decision Line news publication.
	www.decisionsciences.org (172 words)

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		Since it is the essence of the right to make an independent decision that the affected person has a right to know and to follow the ways and circumstances in which his personal data is used, the preliminary conditions for exercising this right must be established first.
		Since the right to make an independent decision may be restricted in a constitutional manner only when such restriction is unavoidable, the protection of privacy rights satisfies the Constitution only if the affected person is able to prohibit the release of his data by the state census bureau.
		Beginning on the date when this Decision is published no one has the authority to demand from another person, or to render the exercise of a right or the provision of a service contingent on the disclosure of the personal number.
	www.privacy.org /pi/countries/hungary/hungarian_const_court_decision_id_numbers.txt (7203 words)

	Decision theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Decision theory is an interdisciplinary area of study, related to and of interest to practitioners in all branches of science, engineering and in all human social activities.
		This area is concerned with the decision whether to have, say, one ton of guns and three tons of butter, or two tons of guns and one ton of butter.
		This is the classic subject of study of microeconomics and is rarely considered under the heading of decision theory, but such choices are often in fact part of the issues that are considered within decision theory.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Decision_theory (1609 words)

	DECISION THEORY (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Decision theory is a body of knowledge and related analytical techniques of different degrees of formality designed to help a decision maker choose among a set of alternatives in light of their possible consequences.
		Decision theory for risk conditions is based on the concept of utility (see utility, sense 2).
		The decision maker's preferences for the mutually exclusive consequences of an alternative are described by a utility function that permits calculation of the EXPECTED UTILITY for each alternative.
	pespmc1.vub.ac.be /ASC/DECISI_THEOR.html (401 words)

	Decision Trees
		Also see their Decision Trees Applet: "Learning is the ability to improve one's behaviour based on experience and represents an important element of computational intelligence.
		Although rules and decision trees may seem similar at first, they are in fact quite different both in terms of the information they discover from databases and in terms of their behavior on new data items.
		Decision trees are attractive because they show clearly how to reach a decision, and because they are easy to construct automatically from labeled instances.
	www.aaai.org /AITopics/html/trees.html (1078 words)

	Decision - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A decision is a final product of the specific mental/cognitive process of an individual or a group of persons/organizations which is called decision making, therefore it is a subjective concept.
		More precisely speaking, a mental object D is a decision if it was obtained by a conscious choice of only one opinion or one action (from a known set called alternatives), and it is designated for an application.
		Specially important decisions are those which have normative long-term or order/task character, and intend to influence different human communities, for example, political decisions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Decision (398 words)

	Decision On Ramush Haradinaj’s Modified Provisional Release
		Between the Re-assessment Decision and the Stay, the Accused issued a press release and had one conversation with Ibrahim Rugova, the late President of Kosovo and a member of the Accused’s political party; the contents were inoffensive.
		Most of the conditions were standard conditions of the type that feature in many other provisional release decisions: for example, the Accused had to remain within a fixed geographical area, he could not discuss his case with anyone, and he could not hold government position.
		It argues that a decision on the Accused’s requests to appear in public or participate in political activities is a judicial function, not an administrative one.
	www.un.org /icty/haradinaj/appeal/decision-e/060310/060310.htm (11060 words)

	WTO \| intellectual property (TRIPS) - Implementation of paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and ...
		This Decision was adopted by the General Council in the light of a
		This Decision is without prejudice to the rights, obligations and flexibilities that Members have under the provisions of the TRIPS Agreement other than paragraphs (f) and (h) of Article 31, including those reaffirmed by the Declaration, and to their interpretation.
		This Decision, including the waivers granted in it, shall terminate for each Member on the date on which an amendment to the TRIPS Agreement replacing its provisions takes effect for that Member.
	www.wto.org /english/tratop_e/trips_e/implem_para6_e.htm (1697 words)

	Decision making - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Decision making is the cognitive process leading to the selection of a course of action among alternatives.
		Structured rational decision making is an important part of all science-based professions, where specialists apply their knowledge in a given area to making informed decisions.
		Decisions are frequently taken by groups, rather than individuals, and the official buyer often does not have authority to take the decision.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Decision_making (2598 words)

	Decision Making Graphic Organizer Printouts - EnchantedLearning.com
		Graphic organizers can be very useful in making a decision because they force the student to think about what the problem is, what the possible alternatives are, and what the consequences (positive and negative) of each alternative could be.
		This chart prompts the student to state a decision that needs to be made, list three possible alternatives, and the pros and cons of each alternative.
		This chart prompts the student to state a decision that needs to be made, list four possible alternatives, and the pros and cons of each alternative.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /graphicorganizers/decision (404 words)

	Department of Computer Science: Iowa State University
		This document contains a selection of pages from Judge Larson's historic decision which concludes that John Vincent Atanasoff is the legal inventor of the electronic digital computer.
		The case soon took on an interesting twist as John Vincent Atanasoff's research was brought into the picture which revealed that Mauchly borrowed ideas from him.
		The document scanned is a photocopy of the original decision written by Judge Earl Richard Larson presiding over the United States District Court, District of Minnesota, Fourth Division.
	www.cs.iastate.edu /jva/court-papers (130 words)

	CNN.com - Lawmakers blast Pledge ruling - June 27, 2002
		Outraged lawmakers on both sides of the aisle blasted the ruling as "outrageous," "nuts," and "stupid." The U.S. Senate was so outraged by the decision that it passed a resolution 99-0 "expressing support for the Pledge of Allegiance" and asking Senate counsel to "seek to intervene in the case." (Full story)
		In this case, the appeals court said, the lower court's decision to throw out the case found that "the ceremonial reference to God in the pledge does not convey endorsement of particular religious beliefs" -- a precedent the appeals court said is not supported by the recent Supreme Court decisions.
		"This decision is so much out of the mainstream of thinking of Americans and the culture and values that we hold in America, that any Congressman that voted to take it out would be putting his tenure in Congress in jeopardy at the next election," Grassley said.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/LAW/06/26/pledge.allegiance (1114 words)

	Decision (1954)
		Our decision, therefore, cannot turn on merely a comparison of these tangible factors in the Negro and white schools involved in each of the cases.
		Because these are class actions, because of the wide applicability of this decision, and because of the great variety of local conditions, the formulation of decrees in these cases presents problems of considerable complexity.
		On reargument, the consideration of appropriate relief was necessarily subordinated to the primary question -- the constitutionality of segregation in public education.
	www.nps.gov /brvb/pages/decision54.htm (1921 words)

	LLRX.com - The Children's Internet Protection Act: The Recent District Court Decision in Context, for Librarians and ...
		Please note that page numbers referenced in this article refer to the decision as published in pdf format (not the html format) and may not correspond to the official citation.
		The special three-judge federal district court decision held that the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is unconstitutional with respect to libraries because filter programs “erroneously block a huge amount of speech that is protected by the First Amendment.” (93) The court found extensive evidence that the four leading filter programs over-block thousands of web pages.
		The decision goes into great detail on the inherent flaws in the technology for this task.
	www.llrx.com /features/cipa.htm (2232 words)

	High Court Rules Against P2P
		The decision follows years of legal skirmishing between the often conflicting interests of technology and the entertainment industry.
		In the Betamax decision, the Supreme Court decided the use of new technology to infringe copyrights did not justify an outright ban on that technology as long as the technology had other, non-infringing uses.
		Although the lower court decisions established widespread copyright violations on the P2P networks, both a district court and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled that the P2P technology has legal uses.
	www.internetnews.com /bus-news/article.php/3515776 (1079 words)

	Mind Tools - Decision Theory and Decision Trees
		Decision trees are excellent tools for making financial or number based decisions where a lot of complex information needs to be taken into account.
		This decision is represented by a small square towards the left of a large piece of paper.
		When you have calculated the benefit of each decision, select the decision which has the largest benefit, and take that as the decision made and the value of that node.
	www.psychwww.com /mtsite/dectree.html (1048 words)

	Decision on Interlocutary Appeal
		In this decision, the Appeals Chamber will address the factors that need to be considered before the issuance of a subpoena to war correspondents.
		For its part, the Trial Chamber in the Impugned Decision justified the issuing of the Subpoena on the ground that the evidence sought was “pertinent” to the Prosecution’s case.
		In any event, determining whether the Appellant’s testimony on either score may have direct and important value to a core issue in the case requires a factual determination that is properly left to the Trial Chamber.
	www.un.org /icty/brdjanin/appeal/decision-e/randall021211.htm (5717 words)

	October 10, 1997, Hour 2: Decision Making
		In an experiment studying a group of people with damage to that specific area in the brain, a team of psychologists based at the University of Iowa discovered that the ventromedial prefrontal cortex may aid decision making by providing access to a storehouse of emotionally-tinged memories.
		People with damage to the prefrontal ventromedial cortex (damage that can occur through car accidents, falls, or other blows to the front of the head) were less likely to pick up on the rigged decks.
		From this, the researchers concluded that emotions and decision making are somehow linked - and that this part of the brain is somehow responsible.
	www.sciencefriday.com /pages/1997/Oct/hour2_101097.html (527 words)

	D0203055 Opinion rejecting an earlier date than Sept. 20, 2001, for the suspension of direct access, and implementing ...
		In 1995, this Commission issued a comprehensive decision for electric restructuring, which included the adoption and implementation of a direct access program.
		At the prehearing conference on December 12, 2001, the matter of implementation of the order suspending direct access was submitted, subject to supplemental comments to be filed on January 4, 2002.
		Comments were filed on the Draft Decision of ALJ Barnett and Alternate Draft Decision of Commissioner Brown on February 14, 2002.
	www.cpuc.ca.gov /PUBLISHED/FINAL_DECISION/14209.htm (1525 words)

	The Osteen Decision
		In the ETS Risk Assessment, EPA evaluated the respiratory health effects of breathing secondhand smoke (environmental tobacco smoke or ETS) and classified ETS as a Group A carcinogen, a designation meaning there is sufficient evidence co conclude ETS causes cancer in humans.
		Decisions as to study inclusion should be made prior to analysis, based on clearly stated criteria.
		EPA first asserts Plaintiffs' proposed supplementation is untimely because the events relevant to the new allegations occurred prior to Plaintiffs' agreeing to the joint motion to establish a briefing schedule for summary judgment.
	www.forces.org /evidence/epafraud/files/osteen.htm (16318 words)

	Decision Tree Analysis - Decision Trees from Mind Tools
		Decision Trees are excellent tools for helping you to choose between several courses of action.
		As you complete a set of calculations on a node (decision square or uncertainty circle), all you need to do is to record the result.
		When you have calculated these decision benefits, choose the option that has the largest benefit, and take that as the decision made.
	www.mindtools.com /dectree.html (1862 words)

	Decision Sciences Institute
		Decision Sciences (USPS 884860, ISSN 00117315) is a quarterly, professional journal that uses the latest computer technology, mathematical and statistical techniques, and behavioral science.
		Decision Sciences is included in Current Contents, published by the Institute for Scientic Information, and from Bell and Howell Information and Learning.
		Decision Sciences publishes scholarly research about decision making within the boundaries of an organization, as well as decisions involving inter-firm coordination.
	www.decisionsciences.org /dsj (163 words)

	Decision Theory
		For example, if the decision is to carry an umbrella or not, the return (get wet or not) depends on what action nature takes.
		After this decision is made, a state of nature occurs.
		The decision will depend on the decision maker's belief concerning what nature will do, that is, which state of nature will occur.
	mat.gsia.cmu.edu /QUANT/notes/node73.html (331 words)

	CNN.com - Bush decision draws little direct fire - August 10, 2001
		WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush's decision Thursday to allow federal funding of embryonic stem cell research that doesn't involve destroying new embryos has initially drawn some degree of support from people on both sides of the issue.
		"We are delighted that President Bush's decision prevents the federal government from becoming a party to any further killing of human embryos for medical experimentation," said Laura Echevarria, the committee's media director, in a statement.
		"The president's decision reflects a careful balance between ethical concerns and medical potential, and allows research to go forward under the carefully controlled conditions that are appropriate to the current state of medical knowledge," said John Wiley.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/ALLPOLITICS/08/09/stem.cell.politics/index.html (909 words)

	ATOMIC BOMB: DECISION (Hiroshima-Nagasaki)
		Documents on the decision to use the atomic bomb are reproduced here in full-text form.
		Other aspects of the decision are shown from accounts by the participants.
		Legal context to the decision, from a variety of international treaties and the 1996 World Court opinion.
	www.dannen.com /decision/index.html (946 words)

	Business Intelligence, CRM and E business worldwide consultant group - Business & Decision
		Business and Decision is a leading international consulting and data management company specializing in Business Intelligence, Customer Relationship Management and E-Business.
		Business and Decision delivers profitable results by unlocking significant data that lies within operational systems, and by applying its own proven methodologies for solving technical and business problems.
		Clients' objectives are fully understood and, boasting business, analytical and technical skills, Business and Decision can fulfill these objectives quickly and effectively.
	www.businessdecision.com (238 words)

	Banxia Software - Decision Support Software for Professionals
		Whether you are in retail, franchising, banking, or other business, Frontier Analyst® helps you achieve your goals.
		When you need to gain an in-depth understanding of complex problems, Decision Explorer® helps you make a comprehensive 'qualitative' model.
		You build a 'map' which can then be explored and analysed to help develop strategy, decision making and business problems.
	www.banxia.com (447 words)

	SJDM web site
		The Society for Judgment and Decision Making is an interdisciplinary academic organization dedicated to the study of normative, descriptive, and prescriptive theories of decision.
		SPSP JDM Pre-conference - The 3rd Annual Judgment and Decision Making Pre-Conference at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) will be held February 7, 2008 in Albuquerque, NM.
		Behavioral Decision Research in Management - The 2008 BDRM conference will be held at the Rady School of Business at UC San Diego.
	www.sjdm.org (227 words)

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