We present a new method for partial order planning in the STRIPS/SNLP style. Our contribution centers on how we drop the closed world assumption while adding a useful class of universally quantiied propositions to the representation of states and actions. These quan-tiied expressions allow expression of partially closed worlds , such as \block A has no other block on it", or \F is the only Tex ...

This study explored the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and family planning among adolescent girls and young women in formal unions in the Philippines. Analyzing a sample (n =1,566) from the 2013 Philippines Demographic and Health Survey, logistic regression models were separately run for current contraception use and unmet need for family planning on recent physical violen...

SETTING A caesarean section (C-section) is a life-saving emergency intervention. Avoiding pregnancies for at least 24 months after a C-section is important to prevent uterine rupture and maternal death. OBJECTIVES Two years following an emergency C-section, in rural Burundi, we assessed complications and maternal death during the post-natal period, uptake and compliance with family planning, ...

Many practical planning problems necessitate the generation of a plan under incomplete information about the state of the world. In this paper we propose the notion of AssumptionBased Planning. Unlike conformant planning, which attempts to find a plan under all possible completions of the initial state, an assumption-based plan supports the assertion of additional assumptions about the state of...

Many practical planning problems necessitate the generation of a plan under incomplete information about the state of the world. In this paper we propose the notion of AssumptionBased Planning. Unlike conformant planning, which attempts to find a plan under all possible completions of the initial state, an assumption-based plan supports the assertion of additional assumptions about the state of...

The use of primary eeects of operators is an eeective approach to improving the eeciency of planning. The characterization of \good" primary eeects, however, has remained at an informal level and there have been no algorithms for selecting primary eeects of operators. We formalize the use of primary eeects in planning and present a criterion for selecting useful primary eeects, which guarantees...