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1997

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Full-Text Articles in Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Windows 3.X Vs. Windows 95: Get Your Ring-Side Seat, Sonya Shepherd Nov 1997

Windows 3.X Vs. Windows 95: Get Your Ring-Side Seat, Sonya Shepherd

Sonya S. Gaither

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Combining Multi-Attribute Utility And Geographic Information For Boundary Decisions: An Application To Park Planning, Jeffrey Keisler, Ronald Sundell Nov 1997

Combining Multi-Attribute Utility And Geographic Information For Boundary Decisions: An Application To Park Planning, Jeffrey Keisler, Ronald Sundell

Jeffrey Keisler

The quality and value of an area depend primarily on what is found within
its designated boundaries. To determine the value of such areas in terms of boundaries,
we have developed a methodology for integrating multi-attribute utility functions with
spatial analysis so that desirable, or appropriate, boundaries can be determined on the
basis of the goals and objectives for the park. The key to successful evaluation is the
development of measures for what decision makers value, rather than merely using
what is easily measured. In a detailed example for planning of national parks, the
fundamental objectives are conservation and societal …

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The Role Of The Library In The Computerized Campus, Ryan Johnson, Sonya Shepherd, A. Mccrory Sep 1997

The Role Of The Library In The Computerized Campus, Ryan Johnson, Sonya Shepherd, A. Mccrory

Sonya S. Gaither

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Conjugate Schema In Genetic Search, Sanza Kazadi Jul 1997

Conjugate Schema In Genetic Search, Sanza Kazadi

Sanza Kazadi

Functional optimization is profoundly affected by the use of specific encodings. In one encoding, a particular problem may be simple to undertake, while in another encoding, the problem may be intractible. Genetic algorithms solve optimization problems by making use of schema. By locating schema in a solution vector, the paradigm can settle on a solution that makes use of several schema and combines them via crossover.

We propose a generalization of this idea, conjugate schema. Conjugate schema are disjoint subsets of the basis over which the fitness function can be written as a sum of smaller dimensional functions. We find …

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Turing Universality Of Neural Nets (Revisited), J. Pedro Neto, Hava Siegelmann, J. Félix Costa, C. P. Suárez Araujo Jan 1997

Turing Universality Of Neural Nets (Revisited), J. Pedro Neto, Hava Siegelmann, J. Félix Costa, C. P. Suárez Araujo

Hava Siegelmann

We show how to use recursive function theory to prove Turing universality of finite analog recurrent neural nets, with a piecewise linear sigmoid function as activation function. We emphasize the modular construction of nets within nets, a relevant issue from the software engineering point of view.

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Software Reuse: Architecture, Process And Organization For Business Success, Ivar Jacobson, Martin Griss, Patrik Jonsson Dec 1996

Software Reuse: Architecture, Process And Organization For Business Success, Ivar Jacobson, Martin Griss, Patrik Jonsson

Martin L Griss

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Constraint Satisfaction Methods For Generating Valid Cuts, John Hooker Dec 1996

Constraint Satisfaction Methods For Generating Valid Cuts, John Hooker

John Hooker

No abstract provided.

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Computer System For Simulating Physical Processes Using Multiple Integer State Vectors Us:5594671, Hudong Chen, Peter Churchill, Robert Iannucci, Kim Molvig, Gregory Papadopoulos, Stephen Remondi, Christopher Teixeira, Kenneth Traub Dec 1996

Computer System For Simulating Physical Processes Using Multiple Integer State Vectors Us:5594671, Hudong Chen, Peter Churchill, Robert Iannucci, Kim Molvig, Gregory Papadopoulos, Stephen Remondi, Christopher Teixeira, Kenneth Traub

Robert A Iannucci

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An Analysis Of Surface Area Estimates Of Binary Volumes Under Three Tilings, Erik G. Learned-Miller Dec 1996

An Analysis Of Surface Area Estimates Of Binary Volumes Under Three Tilings, Erik G. Learned-Miller

Erik G Learned-Miller

In this paper, we first review local counting methods for perimeter estimation of piecewise smooth binary figures on square, hexagonal, and triangular grids. We verify that better perimeter estimates, using local counting algorithms, can be obtained using hexagonal or triangular grids. We then compare surface area estimates using local counting techniques for binary three-dimensional volumes under the three semi-regular polyhedral tilings: the cubic, truncated octahedral, and rhombic dodecahedral tilings. It is shown that for surfaces of random orientation with a uniform distribution, the expected error of surface area estimates is smaller for the truncated octahedral and rhombic dodecahedral tilings than …

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Aphasic Sentence Comprehension As A Resource Deficit: A Computational Approach, Henk J. Haarmann, Marcel Adam Just, Patricia A. Carpenter Dec 1996

Aphasic Sentence Comprehension As A Resource Deficit: A Computational Approach, Henk J. Haarmann, Marcel Adam Just, Patricia A. Carpenter

Marcel Adam Just

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