evolving models have found applications in many real world systems. in this paper, potentials of the evolving linear models (elms) in tracking control design for nonlinear variable structure systems are introduced. at first, an elm is introduced as a dynamic single input, single output (siso) linear model whose parameters as well as dynamic orders of input and output signals can change through ...

multi agent markov decision processes (mmdps), as the generalization of markov decision processes to the multi agent case, have long been used for modeling multi agent system and are used as a suitable framework for multi agent reinforcement learning. in this paper, a generalized learning automata based algorithm for finding optimal policies in mmdp is proposed. in the proposed algorithm, mmdp ...

fuzzy rule-based classification system (frbcs) is a popular machine learning technique for classification purposes. one of the major issues when applying it on imbalanced data sets is its biased to the majority class, such that, it performs poorly in respect to the minority class. however many cases the minority classes are more important than the majority ones. in this paper, we have extended ...

a long-term rotation experiment was established in 2001 to compare conservation or reduced tillage systems (shallow rototiller and chisel tillage) with conventional tillage system using mouldboard plough in a semi-arid region with mediterranean climate. field experiments were conducted to determine weed density and profitability of cropping systems in a crop rotation of winter wheat (triticum a...

factor  is introduced for direct head loss calculation and sizing in dual-diameter laterals of sprinkler and trickle irrigation systems when the hazen-williams equation is to be applied. application of this factor prevents trial and error and uses fewer head-loss equations in calculating the total friction loss and designing dual-diameter laterals. the proposed factor is a function of total num...

the main purpose of this study was to investigate the major barriers to application of good agricultural practices (gaps) technologies in sustainability of livestock by ranchers of meshkinshahr. a sample of 120 farmers was selected by using proportional random sampling method. data were collected by means of a questionnaire. validity of questionnaire was determined through agricultural jihad ex...

in this paper, the optimal adaptive leader-follower consensus of linear continuous time multi-agent systems is considered. the error dynamics of each player depends on its neighbors’ information. detailed analysis of online optimal leader-follower consensus under known and unknown dynamics is presented. the introduced reinforcement learning-based algorithms learn online the approximate solution...

gamma-scintigraphy is applied extensively in the development and evaluation of pharmaceutical delivery systems, particularly for monitoring formulations in the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts. the radiolabelling is generally achieved by the incorporation of an appropriate radionuclide such as technetium-99m or indium-111 into the formulation or by addition of a non-radioactive isotope s...

we consider the coupled system$f(x,y)=g(x,y)=0$,where$$f(x, y)=bs 0 {m_1}   a_k(y)x^{m_1-k}mbox{ and } g(x, y)=bs 0 {m_2} b_k(y)x^{m_2-k}$$with entire functions $a_k(y), b_k(y)$.we    derive a priory estimates  for the sums of the rootsof the considered system andfor the counting function of  roots.

while the growth of mis investment and its influence is making mis evaluation ever more indispensable, little attention has been paid to assessing and communicating system effectiveness. this paper attempts to empirically assess the effectiveness of integrated human resource information system in iranian oil industry. as suggested by recent research, the widely accepted is success model is ba...