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Using Monte Carlo Tree Search For Replanning In A Multistage Simultaneous Game, Daniel Beard, Philip Hingston, Martin Masek

Research outputs 2012

In this study, we introduce MC-TSAR, a Monte Carlo Tree Search algorithm for strategy selection in simultaneous multistage games. We evaluate the algorithm using a battle planning scenario in which replanning is possible. We show that the algorithm can be used to select a strategy that approximates a Nash equilibrium strategy, taking into account the possibility of switching strategies part way through the execution of the scenario in the light of new information on the progress of the battle.

Comparative Genomics Of Brachyspira Pilosicoli Strains: Genome Rearrangements, Reductions And Correlation Of Genetic Compliment With Phenotypic Diversity, Luke Mappley, Michael Black, Manal Abuoun, Alistair C. Darby, Martin J. Woodward, Julian Parkhill, A. Keith Turner, Matthew I. Bellgard, Tom La, Nyree D. Phillips, Roberto M. La Ragione, David J. Hampson

Research outputs 2012

Background: The anaerobic spirochaete Brachyspira pilosicoli causes enteric disease in avian, porcine and human hosts, amongst others. To date, the only available genome sequence of B. pilosicoli is that of strain 95/1000, a porcine isolate. In the first intra-species genome comparison within the Brachyspira genus, we report the whole genome sequence of B. pilosicoli B2904, an avian isolate, the incomplete genome sequence of B. pilosicoli WesB, a human isolate, and the comparisons with B. pilosicoli 95/1000. We also draw on incomplete genome sequences from three other Brachyspira species. Finally we report the first application of the high-throughput Biolog phenotype screening …

Multiple Γ-Secretase Product Peptides Are Coordinately Increased In Concentration In The Cerebrospinal Fluid Of A Subpopulation Of Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease Subjects, Saori Hata, Miyako Taniguchi, Yi Piao, Takeshi Ikeuchi, Anne Fagan, David Holtzman, Randall Bateman, Hamid Sohrabi, Ralph Martins, Sam Gandy, Katsuya Urakami, Toshiharu Suzuki

Research outputs 2012

Background: Alcadeinα (Alcα) is a neuronal membrane protein that colocalizes with the Alzheimer's amyloid-β precursor protein (APP). Successive cleavage of APP by β- and γ-secretases generates the aggregatable amyloid-β peptide (Aβ), while cleavage of APP or Alcα by α- and γ-secretases generates non-aggregatable p3 or p3-Alcα peptides. Aβ and p3-Alcα can be recovered from human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). We have previously reported alternative processing of APP and Alcα in the CSF of some patients with sporadic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD (SAD). Results: Using the sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) system that detects total p3-Alcα, we determined levels of …

A Randomised Trial Of Robotic And Open Prostatectomy In Men With Localised Prostate Cancer, Robert Gardiner, J Yaxley, G Coughlin, N Dunglison, S Occhipinti, S Younie, R Carter, S Williams, R J Medcraft, Bennett Nigel, M F Lavin, Suzanne Chambers

Research outputs 2012

Background: Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer in the Western world however there is ongoing debate about the optimal treatment strategy for localised disease. While surgery remains the most commonly received treatment for localised disease in Australia more recently a robotic approach has emerged as an alternative to open and laparoscopic surgery. However, high level data is not yet available to support this as a superior approach or to guide treatment decision making between the alternatives. This paper presents the design of a randomised trial of Robotic and Open Prostatectomy for men newly diagnosed with localised prostate cancer …

Cca3101/4101 Environmental Humanities: The History Of A Unit Through An Ecopedagogical Lens, John Ryan

Research outputs 2012

In 2011 the author taught, for the first time, the well-established unit CCA3101/4101 Environmental Humanities in the School of Communications and Arts at ECU (Edith Cowan University) in Western Australia. The unit has a 20-year history through associate professor Rod Giblett and parallels the development of the environmental humanities as a field in Australia, advanced since the 1990s by environmental scholars Deborah Bird Rose, Val Plumwood, Libby Robin, and Rod Giblett. The interdisciplinary field represents growing scholarly interest in the ecological aspects of humanities disciplinesincluding literature, visual arts, theology, philosophy, and cultural studies—and the development of humanities-based approaches for addressing …

Theory, Figures Of Merit, And Design Recipe Of The Plasmonic Structure Composed Of A Nano-Slit Aperture Surrounded By Surface Corrugations, Guangyuan Li, Feng Xiao, Kun Li, Kamal Alameh, Anshi Xu

Research outputs 2012

We theoretically investigate a widely-used plasmonic structure composed of a nano-slit aperture surrounded by surface corrugations. A systematical semi-analytical theory in form of two nested coupled-mode models is developed to provide intuitive physical pictures. Based on the theory, figures of merit (FoMs) of the structures designed for normal and for oblique incidence/beaming are defined for the first time to incorporate the interlinks among key structural parameters, making global optimization simple and efficient. Both the theory and the FoMs are quantitatively validated with exhaustive calculations and shown to be highly accurate on performance prediction and structural optimization. With the theory and …

Modular Dynamic Rbf Neural Network For Face Recognition, Sue Inn Ch'ng, Kah Phooi Seng, Li-Minn Ang

Research outputs 2012

Over the years, we have seen an increase in the use of RBF neural networks for the task of face recognition. However, the use of second order algorithms as the learning algorithm for all the adjustable parameters in such networks are rare due to the high computational complexity of the calculation of the Jacobian and Hessian matrix. Hence, in this paper, we propose a modular structural training architecture to adapt the Levenberg-Marquardt based RBF neural network for the application of face recognition. In addition to the proposal of the modular structural training architecture, we have also investigated the use of …

The New Nucleoporin: Regulator Of Transcriptional Repression And Beyond, Nayan J. Sarma, Kristine Willis

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

The Bp Blowout And The Social And Environmental Erosion Of The Louisiana Coast, Daniel A. Farber

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

Volume 37, No. 1

The Weldon Times

A student-run newspaper published at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University.

Editor in Chief: Max Rothschild

Layout Editor: Kate Rothschild

Editors: Suzanne Kittle, Phil Moreria

Volume 37, No. 2

The Weldon Times

A student-run newspaper published at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University.

Editor in Chief: Max Rothschild

Layout Editor: Kate Rothschild

Editors: Suzanne Kittle, Phil Moreria, Alex Gorlewski

Research And Development Of A Weighted Most Recent Common Ancester Algorithm For Metagenomic Taxonomic Assignment, Hellen Butungi

All Master’s Theses

The new generation of metagenomics has gained tremendous popularity in recent years. This has been majorly due to rapid advances in DNA sequencing technology, which has produced large amounts of sequence data in relatively shorter times, compared to conventional DNA sequencing methods. There is a need to taxonomically characterise these data by assigning individual sequence reads to their constituent taxa. However, there is lack of up-to-date and customized software tools to accomplish this task, and for taxonomic characterisation, an automated taxonomic classification scheme is necessary. The overall objective of this study was to improve the accuracy of the most recent …

Aku Newsletter : Winter 2012, Volume 13, Issue 1, Aga Khan University

The Aga Khan University Newsletters

No abstract provided.

2012 - 106th Annual Summit, "Intimacy", Abilene Christian University, Abilene Christian University

Lectureship and Summit Programs

No abstract provided.

Análisis De La Identidad Nacional Y Emigración De Hondureños Hacia Los Estados Unidos En El Regreso De Una Wetback De Denia Nelson, Horus L. Corea Arteaga

Research Papers

This research examines the identity struggle that the Honduran immigrant Alejandra Paniagua, a character from El regreso de una wetback, and many Hondurans deal with when trying to make a life in the U.S.. It also analyzes topics such as national identity, ethnic loyalty, the fiction-reality lifestyle in the United States, and many more aspects proposed in the book by Denia Nelson. The writer exposes how poverty, mainly, forces Latin Americans to travel abroad in order to find a job that can provide their families the income they need to survive.

Desarrollo Y Uso Del Voseo En Centroamérica, Nicole Goestenkors

Research Papers

This paper investigates the origins and uses of the pronoun 'vos' and its forms in Central America. I analyze the history of the voseo from Latin to Old Spanish to modern Spanish. The second section outlines the verbal forms of the voseo and their uses. The last section is a regional breakdown of how vos is used compared to other pronouns in the different countries of Central America.

A Suggested Methodology For The Application Of Parent Training In Teaching Verbal Behavior To Children With Autism, Amanda L. Moretto

Research Papers

One diagnostic criterion of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a dysfunction of or lack of communication. Many individuals with autism struggle to communicate effectively and require extensive training to use verbal behavior. Parent training has been shown to be successful in teaching a variety of skills to children with autism; this paper compiles various aspects of parent training and teaching verbal behavior to children with autism in order to form a methodology of teaching parents to help their children communicate effectively.

Sorpresa Y Misterio, Historia Y Ficción En Monja Y Casada, Virgen Y Mártir De Vicente Riva Palacio.., Maiella Itze Hernandez Perez

Research Papers

El presente trabajo pretende estudiar la novela Monja y Casada, Virgen y Mártir de Vicente Riva Palacio, destacando temas como la Inquisición, la magia, la curandería, el mestizaje, la iglesia, la historia y la ficción, así como la posible influencia que recibió de Fernando de Rojas. Además estudia la relación de Monja y Casada, Virgen y Mártir con la cinematografía y las telenovelas actuales.

Unf Journal Winter 2012, University Of North Florida

UNF Journal

A university periodical for alumni and friends of the University of North Florida.

Africa And The International Criminal Court: Collision Course Or Cooperation?, Charles Chernor Jalloh

Faculty Publications

The relationship between Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC) was cordial for many years. However, since the decisions of the United Nations Security Council to invoke its special powers to impose the Court on Sudan and Libya, African States acting through their regional body - the African Union - have adopted numerous resolutions claiming that the ICC maybe impeding, rather than assisting, their efforts to restore peace in several ongoing conflicts and transitional situations on the continent. In this invited lecture, given as the first RJR Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture at North Carolina Central University School of Law in …

The Elusive "Marketplace" In Post-Bilski Jurisprudence, Andrew Chin

Campbell Law Review

The Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Bilski v. Kappos appears to have provided inadequate guidance to the courts and the Patent Office regarding the scope of the abstract-ideas exclusion from patentable subject matter. Federal Circuit Chief Judge Randall R. Rader, however, appears to have found in that decision a clear vindication of his own view that the machine-or-transformation test is incorrectly grounded in “the age of iron and steel at a time of subatomic particles and terabytes,” and thus fails, for example, to accommodate advances in “software [that] transform[] our lives without physical anchors.” Chief Judge Rader has subsequently authored …

Chinese Patents As Copyrights, Benjamin Piwei Liu

Campbell Law Review

Although harmonization efforts such as the Agreement on Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and the Patent Corporation Treaty regime have brought national patent systems closer, differences among them remain a continuing challenge to innovators in an interconnected global marketplace. The recent development of the Chinese patent system is of particular interest because China is the factory of the world, the most populous market, the home of the patent office that handles the most patent application filings, and the number one source of imports that violate intellectual property rights (IPR). Its patent system affects every company whose supply …

A Coupled Experimental And Computational Approach To Quantify Deleterious Hemodynamics, Vascular Alterations, And Mechanisms Of Long-Term Morbidity In Response To Aortic Coarctati, Arjun Menon, David C. Wendell, Hongfeng Wang, Thomas J. Eddinger, Jeffrey M. Toth, Ronak Jashwant Dholakia, Paul M. Larsen, Eric S. Jensen, John F. Ladisa

Biomedical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

Introduction

Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is associated with morbidity despite treatment. Although mechanisms remain elusive, abnormal hemodynamics and vascular biomechanics are implicated. We present a novel approach that facilitates quantification of coarctation-induced mechanical alterations and their impact on vascular structure and function, without genetic or confounding factors.

Methods

Rabbits underwent thoracic CoA at 10 weeks of age (~ 9 human years) to induce a 20 mm Hg blood pressure (BP) gradient using permanent or dissolvable suture thereby replicating untreated and corrected CoA. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was performed using imaging and BP data at 32 weeks to quantify velocity, …

Traditional And Nontraditional Dean's Multi Level Multi Dimensional Complexity Leadership, Nicholas Spezza

Student Scholarship

The higher education leadership literature has little to say about nontraditional candidates (executives who have never held a full time faculty post) and their ability to perform in senior leadership roles in higher education administration. We conducted a qualitative research design to capture the lived experiences of participants in higher education administration. We interviewed 21 deans in higher educational institutions. Our findings show that deans operate within what we label as a Multi Level Multi Dimensional System (MLMDS). We view this MLMDS through the lens and disciplines emerging from Complexity Leadership Theory (CLT). We also find the higher education environment …

Model Practice Building: Case Examples, Center For Public Health Systems Science, Stephanie Andersen, Rachel Barth, Laura Brossart

Center for Public Health Systems Science

This case study from the Missouri Foundation for Health Healthy and Active Communities Initiative (H&AC) provides examples of Model Practice Building strategies. Five MPB grantees were identified as Model Practices and are included as case examples in this report. The Model Practices and lessons learned were used by MFH to guide future funding decisions.

Millennial Integration: Challenges Millennials Face In The Workplace And What They Can Do About Them, Chip Espinoza

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

There is a monumental changing of the guard that is currently taking place in organizations due to demographic metabolism. One of the largest birth cohorts or generations in history (Baby Boomer) is beginning to retire while their predecessor (Builder) is almost completely out of the workforce. Gen X is hitting stride and on the cusp of inheriting the proverbial organizational mantle. The three aforementioned age cohorts have learned to play in the organizational sandbox together. However, a new age cohort (Millennial, a.k.a. Gen Y), equal or greater in size to the Baby Boomer cohort started entering the playground approximately ten …

Toward A Positive Theory Of Disclosure Regulation: In Search Of Institutional Foundations, Jeremy Bertomeu, Edwige Cheynel

Olin Business School Faculty Research

This article develops a theory of standard-setting in which accounting standards emerge endogenously from an institutional bargaining process. It provides a unified framework with investment and voluntary disclosure to examine the lin ks between regulatory institu- tions and accounting choice. Disclosure rules tend to be mor e comprehensive when con- trolled by a self-regulated professional organization tha n when they are under the direct oversight of elected politicians. These institutions may n ot implement standards desirable to diversified investors and, when voluntary disclosures ar e possible, allowing choice be- tween competing standards increases market value over a sin gle uniform …

Homeless Mothers As Parent Leaders, Dorothy Ann Milligan

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

Presents a qualitative study examining the general conditions that lead to single mother homelessness and the impact of being homeless on their ability to parent effectively, based on interviews with mothers who are clients of First Place, a Seattle, Washington, social service agency. The purpose of the study is to identify different paths of life stabilizing strategies and parenting of women who have been in touch with the same agency. The research attempts to determine how the mothers achieved stability amid daily stress through examination of how the stories reflect decisions, initiatives, and commitments that helped them reach a level …

Wglt Program Guide, January-February, 2012, Illinois State University

WGLT Program Guides

This guide details programming for WGLT, a public radio station owned by Illinois State University.

Africa In The Time Of Cholera: A History Of Pandemics From 1817 To The Present [Book Review], Iruka N. Okeke

Biology Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.