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We address the problem of scheduling a single batching machine to minimize the maximum lateness with a constraint restricting the batch size. A solution for this NP-hard problem is defined by a selection of jobs for each batch and an ordering of those batches. As an alternative, we choose to represent a solution as a sequence of jobs. This approach is justified by our development of a dynamic p...

A Second Reply to Hunter

In O(3) symmetry electrodynamics the field tensor is governed by a nonAbelian Stokes Theorem, as in any non-Abelian gauge theory. The comments on the B component of this field tensor by Hunter in this Issue address B as if it were a U(1) symmetry field, governed by the ordinary Stokes Theorem, and are therefore sequentially erroneous, because there is a basic misunderstanding of the nature of O...

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The Authors’ Reply

Age and Accent in a Second Language: A Reply

This article responds to the arguments raised against the Critical Period Hypothesis (CPH) by James Emil Flege in 'A Critical Period for Learning to Pronounce Foreign Laniuages ?'published in Applied Linguistics (8/2). An examination of the relevant literature leads to the conclusion that there is sufficient evidence to support the notion of an age-based limitation on eventual proficiency that ...