pistachio nuts are the major non-oil export agricultural commodity in iran. the existence of empty shells among the shells with kernels reduces the quality of the nuts and, consequently, their market value. in pistachio processing plants, empty shells are generally separated from shells with kernels by the flotation method. but this method is not precise and may encourage the growth of fungi in...

The straight razor is hardcore. It is cut-throat sharp, dangerous, and yet has always maintained its notoriety of providing the benchmark kind of shave to which every other razor is compared. Some joke that straight razor shaving is an esoteric art practiced only by mentally unstable people with a death wish, and a new brand on the market expands on this idea. This article takes a look at an in...

mon name “razor clam”. They gain that moniker due to their overall shape of being long and thin, in the nature of an old-time straight razor. Many species of razor clams are favorably recognized for their taste and texture and have been commercially harvested throughout the world. More recently, interest has been rising about developing methods to farm razor clams. It is important to understand...

mon name “razor clam”. They gain that moniker due to their overall shape of being long and thin, in the nature of an old-time straight razor. Many species of razor clams are favorably recognized for their taste and texture and have been commercially harvested throughout the world. More recently, interest has been rising about developing methods to farm razor clams. It is important to understand...

This paper discusses some of the problematic aspects of the Bayesian first-principles “proof” of Occam’s razor which involves Occam factors. Although it is true that the posterior for a model is reduced due to Occam factors if that model is capable of expressing many functions, the phenomenon need not have anything to do with Occam’s razor. This paper shows this by i) performing reductio ad abs...

Occam's razor has been the subject of much controversy. This paper argues that this is partly because it has been interpreted in two quite different ways, the rst of which (simplicity is a goal in itself) is essentially correct, while the second (simplicity leads to greater accuracy) is not. The paper reviews the large variety of theoretical arguments and empirical evidence for and against the ...

Occam’s razor has been the subject of much controversy. This paper argues that this is partly because it has been interpreted in two quite different ways, the first of which (simplicity is a goal in itself) is essentially correct, while the second (simplicity leads to greater accuracy) is not. The paper reviews the large variety of theoretical arguments and empirical evidence for and against th...