Monte Carlo Go is a promising method to improve the performance of computer Go programs. This approach determines the next move to play based on many Monte Carlo samples. This paper examines the relative advantages of additional samples and enhancements for Monte Carlo Go. By parallelizing Monte Carlo Go, we could increase sample sizes by two orders of magnitude. Experimental results obtained i...

Abstract Bank Resolution is considered a cornerstone of the post-crisis financial regulation; however, it also widely ineffective and inefficient in handling bank failures. This article analyses preventive potential resolution framework, specifically focusing on minimum requirement for own funds eligible liabilities (MREL). We argue that MREL has double nature. On one hand, should ensure feasib...

This essay works toward an integration of psychoanalysis and rhetorical theory in response to the poststructural critique of mediation. I argue that the concept of communication, usually understood as the mediation or reconciliation of Self and Other, is based on what Lacan termed the “fundamental fantasy.” Distinct from the conscious fantasies usually analyzed by rhetorical critics, the fundam...