Dynamic Programming by Dimitri P. Bertsekas Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chapter 4 Noncontractive Models UPDATED July 17, 2017 This is an updated version of Chapter 4 of the author’s research monograph “Abstract Dynamic Programming,” Athena Scientific, 2013. It replaces Sections 4.4-4.7 of the original with new material. The chapter will be periodically updated, and represents “work in...

Yuri L. Zuev,1 Eliot D. Specht,1 Claudia Cantoni,1 David K. Christen,1 James R. Thompson,1,2 Rongying Jin,1 Athena S. Sefat,1 David G. Mandrus,1 Michael A. McGuire,1 and Brian C. Sales1 1Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA 2Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1200, USA Received 1 May 200...

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Various attempts have been made to improve Epstein Barr Virus serodiagnosis by developing convenient methods. The present study evaluated the performance of multiplexed bead assays and immunoblot based assays on automated platforms by comparing them with immunofluorescence based assays for the determination of EBV immune status. A total of 45 serum samples were included in the study. Serum samp...

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MICROSCOPIC IMAGER. Geoffrey A. Landis 1 , Kenneth Herkenhoff 2 , Ronald Greeley 3 , Shane Thompson 4 , Patrick Whelley 3 and the MER Athena Science Team, 1 NASA John Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, m/s 302-1, Cleveland OH 44135, [email protected], 2 U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, [email protected], 3 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, greeley@asu....

In TeleSurve (Telematics based Virtual Service Enterprise, a project supported by the European Commission 1998-1999 under Esprit 25537) an Electronic Commerce framework for the Virtual Service Enterprise was developed and demonstrated. Partners were empirica GmbH (D), Pallas Athena BV (NL), Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (GB), PC Security Ltd (GB, now Netlexis Ltd) as technical solution provide...

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