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A Q‐Learning Algorithm to Solve the Two‐Player Zero‐Sum Game Problem for Nonlinear Systems
International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 566-581, March 2025.A Q‐learning algorithm to solve the two‐player zero‐sum game problem for nonlinear systems. ABSTRACT This paper deals with the two‐player zero‐sum game problem, which is a bounded L2$$ {L}_2 $$‐gain robust control problem. Finding an analytical solution to the complex Hamilton‐Jacobi‐Issacs (HJI) equation is a challenging task.
Afreen Islam +2 more
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Systems, Networks, and Policy [PDF]
, 2017 AbstractSystems theory is fundamental to understanding the dynamics of the complex social systems of concern to policy makers. A system is defined as: (1) an assembly of components, connected together in an organised way; (2) the components are affected by being in the system and the behaviour of the systems is changed if they leave it; (3) the ...
Johnson, Jeffrey +2 more
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND POLICY NETWORKS IN THE UK: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY
RUDN Journal of Political Science, 2018 In the United Kingdom, local government includes authorities and subordinate agencies that are established according to the law, under the direction of a locally elected council to provide services for their local neighborhoods and represent their ...
Mahmoud Khalifa
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Moving on – European organic farming movements between political action and self-reflection [PDF]
, 2009 Organic farming movements in Europe are widely recognised as a positive force by market actors and civil society, as well as relevant actors in policy networks.
Moschitz, Heidrun
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NGO strategy, policy networks, and climate policymaking process in China
Frontiers in Political ScienceThis article examines the relationship between grassroots non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the authoritarian state of China in terms of mobilizingpolicy changes in response to the climate crisis.
Hao Zhang
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REDD+ policy making in Nepal: toward state-centric, polycentric, or market-oriented governance?
Ecology and Society, 2014 Over the past 40 years, Nepal has become renowned for its community-based forestry policies, initiatives, and institutions, characterized by local autonomy in decisions about forest management and use and a gradual shift toward more inclusive national ...
Bryan R. Bushley
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Event-focused network analysis: a case study of anti-corruption networks
Policy & Society, 2020 Research on diffusion and transfer increasingly relies on the concept of policy networks, but often in inductive, descriptive, and anecdotal ways. This article proposes a more robust method for the comparative analysis of policy networks, a method we ...
Leslie A. Pal, Jennifer Spence
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Lessons for REDD+ from Cameroon's past forestry law reform: a political economy analysis
Ecology and Society, 2014 Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and enhancing forest carbon stocks (REDD+) is gaining traction in Cameroon. However, given the deep-rooted trans-sectoral drivers of forest loss, enforcing REDD+ policies will require major ...
Guy Patrice Dkamela +4 more
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Viewpoint – IWRM and I – A reflexive travelogue of the Flows and Practices research team
Water Alternatives, 2016 This viewpoint article critically discusses how IWRM travelled to each of the researchers of the Flows and Practices team, through which networks they personally engaged with IWRM, what opportunities the IWRM saga offered these researchers and how they ...
Alex Bolding , Rossella Alba
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