The k-nearest neighbour (KNN) technique is a simple yet effective method for classification. In this paper, we propose an efficient weighted nearest neighbour classification algorithm, called PINE, using vertical data representation. A metric called HOBBit is used as the distance metric. The PINE algorithm applies a Gaussian podium function to set weights to different neighbours. We compare PIN...

The feeding mechanism of Mellita quinquiesperforata (Leske) has been examined in detail. This sand dollar is a deposit feeder, ingesting particles mostly in the range of 100-250 µm. The particles are picked out of the substrate individually by specialized long barrel-tipped podia, which form a narrow palisade surrounding the geniculate spine fields on the oral surface. Selected food items are p...

materials and methods in this experimental study, nmri male mice were placed in groups receiving atropine (0.1 and 1 mg/kg), recipient of mgo-n (1, 2.5, and 5 mg/kg) and groups receiving atropine in effective dose and different doses of mgo-n were used. saline was used as a vehicle for drugs in the control groups. memory was evaluated with a step-down apparatus to determine the coming down late...

Abstract We can all agree that institutions matter, though as to which matter most, and how much any of them the is, paraphrasing Douglass North's words at Nobel podium, unresolved after seven decades immense effort. suggest obstacle progress is paradigm New Institutional Economics itself. In this paper, we propose a new theory is: grounded in coevolving sources economic growth rather than rule...

BACKGROUND—Cognitive decline among seniors is a pressing health care issue. Specific exercise training may combat cognitive decline. We compared the effect of once-weekly and twice-weekly resistance training with twice-weekly balance and tone exercise training on the performance of executive cognitive functions in senior women. METHODS—In this single-blinded randomised trial, 155 community-dwel...