Model-based diagnostic reasoning often leads to a large number of diagnostic hypotheses. The set of diagnoses can be reduced by taking into account extra observations (passive diagnosis), measuring additional variables (probing) or executing additional tests (sequential testing/test sequencing). In this paper we combine the above approaches, as well as from Automated Test Pattern Generation (AT...

This article is a report on the 5th international workshop devoted to the Fractal component model that took place the 4th of July 2006 in Nantes, France, as an ECOOP workshop. Prior to that, the article provides some background on the Fractal project and previous Fractal workshops for readers who are not familiar with Fractal.

The Ardabil geothermal area is located in the northwest of Iran, which hosts several hot springs. It is situated mostly around the Sabalan Mountain. The Sabalan geothermal area is now under investigation for the geothermal electric power generation. It is characterized by its high thermal gradient and high heat flow. In this study, our aim is to determine the fractal parameter and top and botto...

We present an extensive study of interfaces defined in the Z4 spin lattice representation of the Ashkin-Teller (AT) model. In particular, we numerically compute the fractal dimensions of boundary and bulk interfaces at the Fateev-Zamolodchikov point. This point is a special point on the self-dual critical line of the AT model and it is described in the continuum limit by the Z4 parafermionic th...

In this paper, a fractal photonic crystal fiber (F-PCF) based on the 1st iteration of Koch fractal configuration for optical communication systems is presented. Complex structure of fractal shape is build up through replication of a base shape. Nowadays, fractal shapes are used widely in antenna topics and its usage in PCF has not been investigated yet. The purpose of this research is to compar...

A series of three experiments was conducted with the aim of determining the processing nature of the fractal rotation stimulus introduced by C. P. Benton, J. M. O'Brien, and W. Curran (2007). This stimulus has been proposed to be invisible to first-order sensitive mechanisms considering it is drift-balanced. Rather, motion perception would require the analysis of spatial structure (orientation)...

The aim of this study is separation of Fe2O3, TiO2 and V2O5 anomalies in Esfordi 1:100,000 sheet which is located in Bafq district, Central Iran. The analyzed elements of stream sediment samples taken in the area can be classified into 5 groups (factors) by factor analysis. The Concentration–Number (C-N) fractal model was used for delineation of the Fe2O3, TiO2 and V2O5 thresholds. According to...

The nucleotide sequences complexity in chromosome 3 of Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is studied. The complexity of these sequences is compared with some random sequences. Moreover, by using some parameters related to complexity such as fractal dimension and frequency, indicator matrix is given a first classification of sequences of C. elegans. In particular, the sequences with highest and...

The following full text is a preprint version which may differ from the publisher's version. Abstract: We study the critical probability p c (M) in two-dimensional M-adic fractal percolation. To find lower bounds, we compare fractal perco-lation with site percolation. Fundamentally new is the construction of an computable increasing sequence that converges to p c (M). We prove that p c (2) > 0....