Cost functions 8 Optimization 8 Computer simulation 6 Mathematical models 6 Algorithms 4 Annealing 4 Bar attendance model (BAM) 4 Costs 4 Game theory 4 Heat treatment 4 Minority game (MG) 4 Perturbation techniques 4 Temperature measurement 4 Thermal perturbation 4 Acoustic characteristic 2 Acoustic conditions 2 Cardiovascular system 2 Cheyne-Stokes Respiration 2 Computational complexity 2 Computer Simulation 2 Correlation methods 2 Cost benefit analysis 2 Cost functional 2 Data recording 2 Data reduction 2 Discriminant analysis 2 Electric load management 2 Electrocardiography 2 Electroencephalography 2 Emergent cooperative behavior 2