This paper shows that the optimal policy and value functions of a Markov Decision Process (MDP), either discounted or not, can be captured by finite-horizon undiscounted Optimal Control Problem (OCP), even if based on an inexact model. achieved selecting proper stage cost terminal for OCP. A very useful particular case OCP is Model Predictive (MPC) scheme where deterministic (possibly nonlinear...

In the loanword phonology of Japanese, voiced obstruent geminates ([bb, dd, gg]) have been claimed to devoice when they co-occur with another voiced obstruent within the same morpheme (e.g. /beddo/ → [betto] ‘bed’). This devoicing pattern has contributed much to address a number of theoretical issues in the recent phonological literature. However, the relevant data have been primarily based on ...

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ing away from the reduplicated part of the stem, these verbs are derived from triliterals such as /¿rm/, and are assimilable to the large class of triliteral roots more typically realized as in (6). Only one root, identified by Bassano as belonging to the Hamasen dialect, is treated in this analysis as a true quinquiliteral (cf. also (37) below). It is also unique among five-slot templates in t...

An important concept in Optimality Theory (OT) is input-output faithfulness, the phonological similarity between underlying forms and surface forms.1 McCarthy & Prince (1995) distinguish three main types of families of input-output faithfulness constraints: MAX-IO, which states that an element (e.g. segment or feature) that is present in the underlying form should have a corresponding element i...

In this paper, we analyze the consonant co-occurrence restrictions in the Austronesian language Muna. As in Arabic and other languages, homorganic segments are underrepresented, particularly ones that are also similar in other ways. However, in Muna [voice] plays an unusually central role in this pattern. We analyze the Muna restrictions within Optimality Theory, using OCP-PLACE constraints rel...

Background: Repair of bone defects is challenging for reconstructive and orthopedic surgeons. In this study, we aimedto histomorphometrically assess new bone formation in tibial bone defects filled with octacalcium phosphate (OCP),bone matrix gelatin (BMG), and a combination of both.Methods: A total of 96 male Sprague Dawley rats aged 6-8 weeks weighing 120-150 g were randomly allocatedinto thr...