Let A = {a1, a2, . . . , as} and {b1, b2, . . . , bt} be two sets of objects with s + r = n, the generalized assignment problem assigns each element ai ∈ A to at least αi and at most α ′ i elements in B, and each element bj ∈ B to at least βj and at most β ′ j elements in A for all 1 ≤ i ≤ s and 1 ≤ j ≤ t. In this paper, we present an O(n) time and O(n) space algorithm for this problem using th...

We consider a slight modification to the monocyte and T-lymphocyte boundary conditions of Little et al. (1) and derive alternative parameter estimates. No changes to the results and conclusions of the paper of Little et al. (1) are implied. Introduction and Results We shall consider a slight modification of the boundary monocyte and T-lymphocyte flux given by equations (17) and (18) in Little e...

In [1], a deterministic counting rate condition is shown to be necessary and sufficient for a counting process induced on a Markov step process Z to be multivariate Poisson. We show here that the result continues to hold without Z being a Markov step process. MARKOV STEP PROCESS It was assumed in [1] that a Markov step process Z induces a multivariate counting process N = tN«, N 2 , ••• , N c )...

We present a relatively general model of repeated games first, which will be later specialized for each different repeated game with different monitoring structure. Stage game is a standard strategic (normal) form game G = {N,A, g} , where N = {1, 2, ..., n} be the set of players, Ai is player i’s finite or compact action set ¡ A = Q i∈N Ai ¢ , and g : A→ <n is the payoff functions of n players...

In many practical situations, we need to decide whether a given solution is good enough, based on the degree ai to which different criteria are satisfied. In this paper, we show that natural requirements lead to the weighted average decision, according to which a solution is acceptable if ∑ wi ·ai ≥ t for some weights wi and threshold t. c ⃝2012 World Academic Press, UK. All rights reserved.

This paper discusses the relationship between Arti cial Intelligence AI and Psychology As an AI practicioner I ll let psychologists eval uate the impact of AI or more generally computational models of intelligence perception and agency on their discipline I ll focus on the impact of psychology on AI today specially in how psychology could help AI more than it is currently doing I will emphasize...

Background and Aim: Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) can be associated with pain in other areas such as the neck. Multiple causes have been suggested for TMDs; parafunctional habits such as bruxism and clenching are among the most commonly suggested etiologies. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of the amendment of oral parafunctional habits in the improvement of TMDs and neck pain. M...

In his reply to my comment, McCue repeats the same error he made in his original paper. To quickly restate the central issue, let β and β be distributed truncated normal on the unit square and let T = βX + β(1−X) for a some constant X ∈ (0, 1). The question is: what is the distribution of β given T? King (1997) claims that β|T is univariate truncated normal on the interval (max(0, (T +X − 1)/X)...