Patricia Leslie: 17 books

Book cover of Chemical Optimization Algorithm for Fuzzy Controller Design
by Leslie Astudillo, Patricia Melin, Oscar Castillo
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014

In this book, a novel optimization method inspired by a paradigm from nature is introduced. The chemical reactions are used as a paradigm to propose an optimization method that simulates these natural processes. The proposed algorithm is described in detail and then a set of typical complex benchmark...
Book cover of A Twenty-First Century Approach to Community Change

A Twenty-First Century Approach to Community Change

Partnering to Improve Life Outcomes for Youth and Families in Under-Served Neighborhoods

by Larry M. Gant, Leslie Hollingsworth, Patricia L. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2017

Urban renewal has been the dominant approach to revitalizing industrialized communities that fall into decline. A national, community-based organization, the Skillman Foundation sought to engage in a joint effort with the University of Michigan's School of Social Work to bring six neighborhoods in...
Book cover of Crime, Second Chances, and Human Services

Crime, Second Chances, and Human Services

Creating a Pathway to Ordinary Life for the Convicted

by Fonkem Achankeng I, Derek Dich, Michelle Devine Giese
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2019

This book promotes the notion of second chances and the importance of human services within the communities most affected by crime and the criminal justice system. Recognition of the fallibility of humans and the necessity of redemption is the first step to change our attitude toward guilt and punishment....
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