We address the problem of characterizing goal directed robotic behavior using a logic of actions and change Our approach is based on distinguishing two kinds of actions procedural actions which are de ned in a mechanistic way and goal directed actions which are performed through a process involving tries possibly failures and corrective action and new tries until the goal has been reached The d...

When we say a person is texting, can you tell the person is walking or sitting? Emphatically, no. In order to solve this incomplete representation problem, this paper presents a sub-action descriptor for detailed action detection. The sub-action descriptor consists of three levels: the posture, the locomotion, and the gesture level. The three levels give three sub-action categories for one acti...

faced with the challenges of healthcare reform, skills and new capabilities are needed to support the reform and it is of crucial importance in africa where shortages affects the health system resilience. edwards et al provides a good example of the challenge of implementing a mentoring program in one province in a sub-saharan country. from this example, various aspects of strengthening the cap...

Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Cardiology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical ciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon; Soweto Cardiovascular Research Unit, Department of Cardiology, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, niversity of the...

The reaction indices of π-electronic structures of the diuretics, xanthine, thiazide and triazine derivatives were calculated. An attempt was made to explain the potency of the diuretic action in the light of quantum chemistry. The reaction indices of xanthine derivatives, the first frontier superdelocalizability at the substi tuent occupying the 7-position of the highest occupied orbital an...

We propose an adaptive reversible data hiding method with superior visual quality and capacity in which an adaptive generalized difference expansion (AGDE) method is applied to an integer-to-integer subband transform (I2I-ST). I2I-ST performs the reversible subband transform and the AGDE method is a state-of-the-art method of reversible data hiding. The results of experiments we performed objec...

A complete diallel cross of nine cotton genotypes (Gossypium hirsutum L. & Gossypium barbadense L.) viz Delinter, Sindose-80, Omoumi, Bulgare-539, Termez-14, Red leaf (Native species), B-557, Brown fiber and Siokra-324 having diverse genetic origins was conducted over two years to determine the potential for the improvement of yield, its components, oil and fiber qual...