We discuss a one-parameter family of generalized cross entropy between two distributions with the power index, called the projective power entropy. The cross entropy is essentially reduced to the Tsallis entropy if two distributions are taken to be equal. Statistical and probabilistic properties associated with the projective power entropy are extensively investigated including a characterizati...

Selection systems and the corresponding replicator equations model the evolution of replicators with a high level of abstraction. In this paper, we apply novel methods of analysis of selection systems to the replicator equations. To be suitable for the suggested algorithm, the interaction matrix of the replicator equation should be transformed; in particular, the standard singular value decompo...

Two screening studies in Georgia tested new herbicides as potential eradicators of kudzu (Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi). One study was conducted on a Coastal.Plain and the other on a Piedmont site. Tordon 101 was applied as the standard. Those herbicide& which are currently labeled for forest land site preparation and which gave control comparable to Tordon 101 (a-0.05) were Tordon K at 4 qt/A...

Deep neural networks have achieved remarkable accuracy in many artificial intelligence applications, e.g. computer vision, at the cost of a large number of parameters and high computational complexity. Weight pruning can compress DNN models by removing redundant parameters in the networks, but it brings sparsity in the weight matrix, and therefore makes the computation inefficient on GPUs. Alth...

This case study focused on the steps taken by a Canadian city bordering the United States to manage the commercial sex component of an adult entertainment package that draws many American visitors. It explored how the city dealt with the potential of community stigmatization resulting from its growing reputation as a place for easily accessible sex trade. The distinctive Canadian laws related t...

Article history: Received 20 May 2009 Received in revised form 2 July 2009 Accepted 7 July 2009 Available online 15 July 2009 Communicated by A.R. Bishop PACS: 02.50.-r 05.90.+m 89.70.+c