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Protocol boosters

This paper describes a new methodology for protocol design, using incremental construction of the protocol from elements called “protocol boosters” on an as-needed basis. Protocol boosters allow: (1) dynamic protocol customization to heterogeneous environments, and (2) rapid protocol evolution. Unlike alternative adaptation approaches, such as link layer, conversion, and termination protocols, ...

Potential Boosters?

Wrapping Boosters against Noise

Wrappers have recently been used to obtain parameter optimizations for learning algorithms. In this paper we investigate the use of a wrapper for estimating the correct number of boosting ensembles in the presence of class noise. Contrary to the naive approach that would be quadratic in the number of boosting iterations, the incremental algorithm described is linear. Additionally, directly usin...

Between Bosses and Boosters:

The study of leadership has become a serious industry in America in the past decade. It shows activities on commercial and academic levels resulting in the publication of hundreds of how-to-become-a-leader guides per year and more than 1,000 degree programs. A four-volume Encyclopedia of Leadership seeks to mark the transition of the study of leadership from a specialist hobby to a mature acade...

Risk Mysterianism and Cognitive Boosters

The philosopher George Santayana (1920) famously stated that "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." This suggests that history exhibits a contingent cyclicality, and its moral is that we must learn from our mistakes if "progress" is to be made (Santayana, 1920, pp.284-285). But there are some sorts of mistakes from which we cannot possibly learn; mistakes that preclude...