How close to nature is close-to-nature pine silviculture?

Close to close packing ∗

For various lattice gas models with nearest neighbour exclusion (and, in one case, second-nearest neighbour exclusion as well), we obtain lower bounds on m, the average number of particles on the non-excluded lattice sites closest ∗We dedicate this work to the memory of Ann Stell, beloved friend of OP and beloved wife of GS.

Close - to - Death Experience after Trauma

تجربه نزدیک به مرگ، یکسری وقایع واضحی است که توسط افراد معدودی بعد از دوره ای از مرگ بالینی گزارش می گردد (بعضی از افراد این تجربیات را به دنبال جراحی، تولد بچه و خودکشی عنوان می نمایند. برخی از مؤلفین برآورد کرده اند که تقریبا ۴۰ درصد افرادی که بطور موفق احیاء شده اند و یا در موقعیتهای تهدید کننده زندگی قرار گرفته اند، تجربه نزدیک مرگ داشته اند. قربانیان اغلب بعضی از وقایع را در طول احیاء بیاد...

Balanced Stable Marriage: How Close is Close Enough?

The Balanced Stable Marriage problem is a central optimization version of the classic Stable Marriage problem. Here, the output cannot be an arbitrary stable matching, but one that balances between the dissatisfaction of the two parties, men and women. We study Balanced Stable Marriage from the viewpoint of Parameterized Complexity. Our “above guarantee parameterizations” are arguably the most ...

Close-to-Nature Forest Management: The Danish Approach to Sustainable Forestry

Digital Signatures: How Close Is Europe to Truly Interoperable Solutions?

Digital signatures have been a hot topic in the e-government era as a key enabler for e-services provided to business and citizens, and secure exchange of e-documents. When this exchange crosses the borders of closed systems or EU’s Member States several interoperability issues arise. In EU many schemes and solutions have been proposed to overcome some problems, yet there is still more to be do...