Investigations into the evolution of reproductive barriers have traditionally focused on closely related species, and the prevalence of conspecific sperm precedence. The effectiveness of conspecific sperm precedence at limiting gene exchange between species suggests that gametic isolation is an important component of reproductive isolation. However, there is a paucity of tests for evidence of s...

The precedence effect has been viewed in the literature mostly as an independent mechanism of the auditory system with the aim to alleviate interfering effects of reflections. The precedence effect process is mostly thought to be bottom-up, as are the models of it, but some literature also suggests high level influence [1, 3]. Our previous results on precedence with cochlear implant simulations...

We present a fast algorithm for scheduling UET(Unit Execution Time) instructions with deadline constraints in a basic block on RISC machines with multiple processors. Unlike Palem and Simon's algorithm, our algorithm allows latency of lij = 1 which denotes that instruction vj cannot be started before vi. The time complexity of our algorithm is O(ne+ nd), where n is the number of instructions, e...

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Received Revised ABSTRACT We show how to solve boolean combinations of inequations s > t in the Herbrand Universe, assuming that is interpreted as a lexicographic path ordering extending a total precedence. In other words, we prove that the existential fragment of the theory of a lexicographic path ordering which extends a total precedence is decidable.

As shown in 62 pairs of dental opponents from 32 grossly normal human fetuses in the 75-378 mm crown-rump range, mandibular precedence is the rule for 11, 12, C and M1, a trend in agreement with mandibular precedence for deciduous teeth through dm1 and in the gingival emergence of the same permanent teeth during postnatal development.

Using a sample of individuals that consumed both the book and movie versions of some cultural experience goods, we investigate the precedence and the preference for a particular version. The likelihood of consuming a version increases as information about that version increases. The preference and the precedence in consumption are related to genre, age