This paper assumes the cell formation problem as a distributed decision network. It proposes an approach based on application and extension of information theory concepts, in order to analyze informational complexity in an agent- based system, due to interdependence between agents. Based on this approach, new quantitative concepts and definitions are proposed in order to measure the amount of t...

This study accounts for the acquisition of the consonant clusters of English syllable structures both in onset and coda positions by Persian EFL learners. Persian syllable structure is "CV(CC)", composed of one consonant at the initial position and two optional consonants at the final position; whereas English syllable structure is "(CCC)V(CCCC)". Therefore, Persian EFL learners need to resolve...

yarn tenacity is one of the most important properties in yarn production. this paper addresses modeling of yarn tenacity as well as optimally determining the amounts of the effective inputs to produce yarn with desired tenacity. the artificial neural network is used as a suitable structure for tenacity modeling of cotton yarn with 30 ne. as the first step for modeling, the empirical data is col...

media is the tool of production and dictation of meanings and thoughts. through the media, the political ideology is nurtured, conveyed and fixed in the personal and collective unconscious of the people. the middle east region, especially its arabic part, has an ideological structure. this ideological structure is based on using the mass media as a tool for production, reproduction and idea dic...

we use a multi-resolution analysis based on a wavelet transform to upscale a 3d fractured reservoir. this paper describes a 3d, single-phase, and black-oil geological model (gm) that is used to simulate naturally-fractured reservoirs. the absolute permeability and porosity of gm is upscaled by all the possible combinations of haar, bior1.3, and db4 wavelets in three levels of coarsening. the ap...

Despite the existence of speech errors, verbal communication is successful because speakers can detect (and correct) their errors. The standard theory of speech-error detection, the perceptual-loop account, posits that the comprehension system monitors production output for errors. Such a comprehension-based monitor, however, cannot explain the double dissociation between comprehension and erro...

Until now, the predominant use cases of industrial robots have been routine handling tasks in the automotive industry. In biotechnology and tissue engineering, in contrast, only very few tasks have been automated with robots. New developments in robot platform and robot sensor technology, however, make it possible to automate plants that largely depend on human interaction with the production p...