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Consistency And Generalization In Incrementally Trained Connectionist Networks, Tony R. Martinez May 1990

Consistency And Generalization In Incrementally Trained Connectionist Networks, Tony R. Martinez

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This paper discusses aspects of consistency and generalization in connectionist networks which learn through incremental training by examples or rules. Differences between training set learning and incremental rule or example learning are presented. Generalization, the ability to output reasonable mappings when presented with novel input patterns, is discussed in light of the above learning methods. In particular, the contrast between humming distance generalization and generalizing by high order combinations of critical variables is overviewed. Examples of detailed rules for an incremental learning model are presented for both consistency and generalization constraints.

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Economic Performance, Voting, And Political Support: A Unified Approach, Henry W. Chappell Jr. May 1990

Economic Performance, Voting, And Political Support: A Unified Approach, Henry W. Chappell Jr.

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A presidential vote function and a presidential approval ratings function are jointly estimated for U.S. post-war observations. The estimation technique treats the two equations as seemingly unrelated regressions with unequal numbers of observations. Cross-equation restrictions implying that voters and poll respondents use identical standards in judging the economic performance of incumbents are imposed and tested. Estimates show that both votes and approval ratings are influenced by GNP growth and inflation. The results suggest that poll respondents are more inflation averse than voters; however, tests of this hypothesis are not conclusive.

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A Scale Of Linear Spaces Related To The Lp Scale, S J. Dilworth Apr 1990

A Scale Of Linear Spaces Related To The Lp Scale, S J. Dilworth

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Environmental Water Rights: An Evolving Concept Of Public Property, Lynda L. Butler Apr 1990

Environmental Water Rights: An Evolving Concept Of Public Property, Lynda L. Butler

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Cooperative Failure: An Analysis Of Intergovernmental Relationships And The Problem Of Air Quality Non-Attainment, Ronald H. Rosenberg Apr 1990

Cooperative Failure: An Analysis Of Intergovernmental Relationships And The Problem Of Air Quality Non-Attainment, Ronald H. Rosenberg

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Project Clear's Paper Choice: A Hypertext System For Giving Advice About Legal Research, I. Trotter Hardy Apr 1990

Project Clear's Paper Choice: A Hypertext System For Giving Advice About Legal Research, I. Trotter Hardy

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Project CLEAR-Computers in Legal Education: Assistance with Research-applies computer techniques to teaching and advising students about legal research. "Hypertext" is a software technique appropriate both for creating information structures that users can browse through, and for creating question-and-answer decision trees that provide specific advice to users. These two hypertext techniques have been put together in Project CLEAR's Paper Choice, a computer program that provides knowledge and gives advice to law students about legal research.

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Public Organizational Existence: A Critique Of Individualism In Democratic Administration, Charles R. Davis Mar 1990

Public Organizational Existence: A Critique Of Individualism In Democratic Administration, Charles R. Davis

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Attention To Social Comparison Information: An Individual Difference Factor Affecting Consumer Conformity, William O. Bearden, Randall L. Rose Mar 1990

Attention To Social Comparison Information: An Individual Difference Factor Affecting Consumer Conformity, William O. Bearden, Randall L. Rose

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Interpersonal influence in consumer behavior is moderated by the extent of consumer sensitivity to social comparison information concerning product purchase and usage behavior (cf. Calder and Burnkrant 1977). Two survey studies indicate that Lennox and Wolfe's (1984) attention-to-social-comparison-information (AT-SCI) scale has adequate convergent and discriminant validity and moderates the relative influence of normative consequences on behavioral intentions, as predicted. A quasi-experiment and an experiment in which control subjects under no social pressure are compared with high and low ATSCI subjects under pressure reveal that high ATSCI subjects are more likely to comply with normative pressures.

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First Gps Baseline Results From The North Andes, James N. Kellogg, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, Timothy H. Dixon, Ruth E. Neilan, Clemente Ropain U., Sergio Camargo M., Benjamin Fernandez Ch., James L. Stowell, Anibal Salazar, Jaime Mora V., Luis Espin, Vernon Perdue, Leonard Leos Mar 1990

First Gps Baseline Results From The North Andes, James N. Kellogg, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, Timothy H. Dixon, Ruth E. Neilan, Clemente Ropain U., Sergio Camargo M., Benjamin Fernandez Ch., James L. Stowell, Anibal Salazar, Jaime Mora V., Luis Espin, Vernon Perdue, Leonard Leos

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The CASA UNO GPS (Global Positioning System) experiment (January-February 1988) has provided the first epoch baseline measurements for the study of plate motions and crustal deformation in and around the North Andes. Two dimensional horizontal baseline repeatabilities are as good as 5 parts in 108 for short baselines (100-1000km), and better than3 parts in 108 for long baselines (>1000km). Vertical repeatabilities are typically 4 -6 cm, with a weak dependence on baseline length. The expected rate of plate convergence across the Colombia Trench is 6-8 cm/yr, which should be detectable by the repeat experiment planned for 1991. …

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Photoluminescence Studies In Znxcd1-Xte Single Crystals, David D. Allred, Jesus González-Hernández, Elías López-Cruz, Worth P. Allred Mar 1990

Photoluminescence Studies In Znxcd1-Xte Single Crystals, David D. Allred, Jesus González-Hernández, Elías López-Cruz, Worth P. Allred

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The crystalline quality of ZnxCd1-xTe single crystals prepared by a modified Bridgman method with 0≤x≤0.05 has been analyzed using photoluminescence. The spectrum of a typical sample is dominated by lines originating from the recombination of free and bound excitons. Lines due to free excitons in their ground and first excited states are observed in both the pure CdTe and the mixed crystals. Excitons bound to Dc vacancies are observed in the pure CdTe crystal but not in the mixed crystal. Weaker and broader features appearing at energies below the exciton emission range were associated with transitions involving free-to-bound and bound-to-bound …

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Landscape Development And Coastal Wetland Losses In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, R. Eugene Turner Feb 1990

Landscape Development And Coastal Wetland Losses In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, R. Eugene Turner

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The causes of the extensive (0.86%/yr; 288,414 ha/yr) and well documented dramatic and accelerating rate of coastal wetland loss in the northern Gulf of Mexico were investigated by an interdisciplinary university research team to discern the role of outer continental shelf development. The landscape changes and potential causal agents are emphasized herein. Natural driving factors include sea level rise and geological com- paction, which appear to remain constant this century, and sediment supply from the Mississippi River which has declined by 50%,since the 1950s. Man-made influences include hydrologic changes from river diversions, flood protection levees, an extensive canal and spoil …

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Authority And Political Culture In Shicism, Ed. Said Amir Arjomand, Shahrough Akhavi Feb 1990

Authority And Political Culture In Shicism, Ed. Said Amir Arjomand, Shahrough Akhavi

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'The Savior Of The World' (John 4:42), Craig R. Koester Jan 1990

'The Savior Of The World' (John 4:42), Craig R. Koester

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Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman in John 4 draws on themes of Roman imperialism and Samaria’s colonial history. The Samaritan townspeople call Jesus “the Savior of the world” (4:42), a title used for Roman emperors from Julius Caesar to Hadrian. They go out to meet Jesus and welcome him to their town, a practice used to welcome emperors and other dignitaries. Using a title of empire-wide significance emphasizes that Jesus now transcends older national divisions. The Samaritan woman speaks as an individual and representative of her people. Her personal history with five husbands parallels her national history of colonization …

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Inhomogeneous Broadening In Spectral Bands Of Carbonmonoxymyoglobin: The Connection Between Spectral And Functional Heterogeneity, Todd B. Sauke, P. Ormos, A. Ansari, D. Braunstein, B. R. Cowen, H. Fraunfelder, M. K. Hong, I. E. T. Iben, P. J. Steinbach, R. D. Young Jan 1990

Inhomogeneous Broadening In Spectral Bands Of Carbonmonoxymyoglobin: The Connection Between Spectral And Functional Heterogeneity, Todd B. Sauke, P. Ormos, A. Ansari, D. Braunstein, B. R. Cowen, H. Fraunfelder, M. K. Hong, I. E. T. Iben, P. J. Steinbach, R. D. Young

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The rebinding kinetics of CO to myoglobin after flash photolysis is nonexponential in time below approximately 180 K; the kinetics is governed by a distribution of enthalpic barriers. This distribution results from inhomogeneities in the protein conformation, referred to as conformational substates. Hole-burning experiments on the Soret and IR CO-stretch bands test the assumption that an inhomogeneous distribution of conformational substates results in inhomogeneously broadened spectra. CO was slowly photolyzed at different wavelengths in the Soret band at 10 K. Both the Soret band and the CO-stretch band A1, centered at 1,945 cm-1, shift during photolysis, demonstrating that different wavelengths …

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Reference Service Effectiveness, Jo Bell Whitlatch Jan 1990

Reference Service Effectiveness, Jo Bell Whitlatch

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Utility Function And Fiscal Illusion From Grants, Yeung-Nan Shieh, J. P. O'Brien Jan 1990

Utility Function And Fiscal Illusion From Grants, Yeung-Nan Shieh, J. P. O'Brien

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A Course In Laboratory And Stockroom Management, John T. Moore Jan 1990

A Course In Laboratory And Stockroom Management, John T. Moore

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Thinning And Harvesting Regimesf Or Yellow-Poplar, Gary D. Kronrad, C. Franklin, D. Hazel, R. Rucker Jan 1990

Thinning And Harvesting Regimesf Or Yellow-Poplar, Gary D. Kronrad, C. Franklin, D. Hazel, R. Rucker

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Grade I yellow-popular logos were recently selling for $150/mbf, three times the price for grade 2 logs in North Carolina. A computerized stand development model was used to examine the profitability of thinning and holding yellow poplar stands for increased diameter and grade. Analyses were done over wide ranges in stand age, site quality, and stocking, at 5% and 10% discount rates. At a 5% discount rate, the maximum net present stumpage value was obtained by thinning in most regimes. Lower stand age, higher initial stocking, and higher site indices favored thin-clearcut regimes over regimes with no initial thinning. At …

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Trends Of Hardwood Lumber Use In Making Household Furniture., Steven H. Bullard Jan 1990

Trends Of Hardwood Lumber Use In Making Household Furniture., Steven H. Bullard

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Hardwood lumber has long been a "mainstay" raw material for U.S. furniture makers. Its importance relative to other raw materials, however, has changed significantly during the past 40 to 50 years.

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Governmental Drug Testing: Critique And Analysis Of Fourth Amendment Jurisprudence, Phoebe Weaver Williams Jan 1990

Governmental Drug Testing: Critique And Analysis Of Fourth Amendment Jurisprudence, Phoebe Weaver Williams

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Family Support Of The Disabled: A Legislative Proposal To Create Incentives To Support Disabled Family Members, Judith G. Mcmullen Jan 1990

Family Support Of The Disabled: A Legislative Proposal To Create Incentives To Support Disabled Family Members, Judith G. Mcmullen

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Discharge As Denouement: Appreciating The Storytelling Of Appellate Opinions, David Ray Papke Jan 1990

Discharge As Denouement: Appreciating The Storytelling Of Appellate Opinions, David Ray Papke

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Emergency In The Constitutional Law Of The United States, William B. Fisch Jan 1990

Emergency In The Constitutional Law Of The United States, William B. Fisch

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In the following report I shall concentrate on the law as pronounced by the United States Supreme Court, which has, within the sphere of judicial competence, the last say on the interpretation of the Constitution. The volume of significant litigation on the subject which stops below the Supreme Court has been relatively light, and the constitutional law declared by the lower courts has played a less significant role than is the case in many other issues. Indeed, as we shall see, the Supreme Court itself has had less to say on the topic than might be hoped for. I shall …

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Separation Of Powers, The Political Branches, And The Limits Of Judicial Review, Jonathan L. Entin Jan 1990

Separation Of Powers, The Political Branches, And The Limits Of Judicial Review, Jonathan L. Entin

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Antimicrobial Susceptibilities Of Staphylococcal Species Isolated From Mammary Glands Of Unbred And Primigravid Dairy Heifers, P. Trinidad, S. C. Nickerson, D. G. Luther Jan 1990

Antimicrobial Susceptibilities Of Staphylococcal Species Isolated From Mammary Glands Of Unbred And Primigravid Dairy Heifers, P. Trinidad, S. C. Nickerson, D. G. Luther

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Staphylococcal isolates from teat canal keratin and mammary secretion samples of unbred and primigravid Jersey heifers were tested in vitro for susceptibility to 12 antimicrobial agents. More than 92% of the 311 isolates were susceptible to all antimicrobial agents tested. Staphylococci other than Staphylococcus aureus demonstrated an overall susceptibility of 98.3% to all antibiotics, and Staphylococcus aureus demonstrated a 97% susceptibility. Across all staphylococcal species, susceptibility of isolates from secretion samples was 98.1%, and susceptibility of isolates from teat canal keratin samples was 93.1%. Differences in susceptibilities were observed among herds. © 1990, American Dairy Science Association. All rights reserved.

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The Lemon Test: Should It Be Retained, Reformulated Or Rejected?, Carl H. Esbeck Jan 1990

The Lemon Test: Should It Be Retained, Reformulated Or Rejected?, Carl H. Esbeck

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This essay addresses the Supreme Court's three-part establishment clause test originally set down in Lemon v. Kurtzman. Part I concerns the manner in which the Lemon test has substantially evolved. Part II explores what the evolved test has to offer by way of solving the seemingly conflicting duties not to inhibit free speech and political rights, while at the same time refraining from passing laws "respecting an establishment of religion." Finally, Part III addresses some of the proposals to supplant Lemon altogether.

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After We're Gone: A Commentary, Michael A. Middleton Jan 1990

After We're Gone: A Commentary, Michael A. Middleton

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Professor Bell has placed before us a basic question that must be dealt with by all who wish to resolve the difficulties inherent in governing a free society. That question is one with which the framers of our Constitution grappled and that baffles us still. How does a society effectively govern itself and at the same time guarantee equal liberty for all? More specifically, in the racial context presented by The Chronicle of the Space Traders, when may government act for the benefit of society in a manner that is detrimental to some of its citizens because of their race?

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Insulin Responsiveness In Skeletal Muscle Is Determined By Glucose Transporter (Glut4) Protein Level, M. Kern, J. A. Wells, J. M. Stephens, C. W. Elton, J. E. Friedman, E. B. Tapscott, P. H. Pekala, G. L. Dohm Jan 1990

Insulin Responsiveness In Skeletal Muscle Is Determined By Glucose Transporter (Glut4) Protein Level, M. Kern, J. A. Wells, J. M. Stephens, C. W. Elton, J. E. Friedman, E. B. Tapscott, P. H. Pekala, G. L. Dohm

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Glucose transport in skeletal muscle is mediated by two distinct transporter isoforms, designated muscle/adipose glucose transporter (Glut4) and erythrocyte/HepG2/brain glucose transporter (Glut1), which differ in both abundance and membrane distribution. The present study was designed to investigate whether differences in insulin responsiveness of red and white muscle might be due to differential expression of the glucose transporter isoforms. Glucose transport, as well as Glut1 and Glut4 protein and mRNA levels, were determined in red and white portions of the quadriceps and gastrocnemius muscles of male Sprague-Dawley rats (body wt. approx. 250 g). Maximal glucose transport (in response to 100 nM-insulin) …

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Intrinsic Tryptophan Fluorescence Measurements Suggest That Polylactosaminyl Glycosylation Affects The Protein Conformation Of The Gelatin‐Binding Domain From Human Placental Fibronectin, Betty C.R. Zhu, Roger A. Laine, Mary D. Barkley Jan 1990

Intrinsic Tryptophan Fluorescence Measurements Suggest That Polylactosaminyl Glycosylation Affects The Protein Conformation Of The Gelatin‐Binding Domain From Human Placental Fibronectin, Betty C.R. Zhu, Roger A. Laine, Mary D. Barkley

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Glycosylation can affect the physical and biochemical properties of the polypeptide chain in glycoproteins. Asparagine‐N‐linked polylactosaminyl glycosylation of the chymotryptic 44‐kDa gelatin‐binding domain from human placental fibronectin confers protease resistance [Zhu, B. C. R., Fisher, S. F., Panda, H., Calaycay, J., Shively, J. E. & Laine, R. A. (1984) J. Biol. Chem. 259, 3962–3970] and weakens the binding to gelatin [Zhu, B. C. R. & Laine, R. A. (1985) J. Biol. Chem. 260, 4041–4045]. Intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence of the gelatinbinding domain was used to probe glycosylation‐dependent protein conformation changes. In gelatin‐binding fragments containing incrementally smaller polylactosamine oligosaccharides, the fluorescence intensity …

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Lévy Laplacian Of Generalized Functions On A Nuclear Space, Hui Hsiung Kuo, Nobuaki Obata, Kimiaki Saitô Jan 1990

Lévy Laplacian Of Generalized Functions On A Nuclear Space, Hui Hsiung Kuo, Nobuaki Obata, Kimiaki Saitô

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The Lévy Laplacian ΔF(ξ) = limN→∞N-1∑n = 1N 〈F″(ξ),en⊗ en〉 is shown to be equal to (i) ∝TF″s″(ξ;t)dt, where Fs″ is the singular part of F″, and (ii) 2limρ{variant}→0ρ{variant}-2(MF(ξ,ρ{variant})-F(ξ)), where MF is the spherical mean of F. It is proved that regular polynomials are Δ-harmonic and possess the mean value property. A relation between the Lévy Laplacian Δ and the Gross Laplacian ΔGF(ξ) = ∑n = 1∞=〈F″(ξ),en⊗ en〉 is obtained. An application to white noise calculus is discussed. © 1990.

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