The performance of a new heuristic search algorithm is analyzed. The algorithm uses a formal representation (semantic representation) that contains enough information to compute the heuristic evaluation function h (n). as defined in the context of A *. without requiring a human expert to provide it. The heuristic is computed by �olving less constrained subproblems (auxiliary problems) of the gi...

There is surprising evidence that the number of unwanted pregnancies ending in abortions has held relatively constant in France for the past twenty years, notwithstanding the spread of modern contraceptive methods which can be assumed to be highly effective. We first review the circumstances of modern contraceptive prevalence, then attempt to identify whether it has been consistent across all s...

On 1st January 2003, the population of metropolitan France was estimated to be 59.6 million, plus a further 1.8 million living in the French overseas departments, bringing the total to 61.4 million [1]. The population in metropolitan France increased by nearly 290,000 people (+ 0.5%) in 2002. This was very similar to 2001, with a slight fall in the surplus of births over deaths (natural increas...

The advengtage of Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy(THz-TDS) the THz-TDS system,the principles and applica-tion technology are introduced.

In his detective novels Six Hommes morts (1931) and L’Assassin habite au 21 (1939), S.-A. Steeman sheds light on the evolution of figure in Detective Story. Cogni- tion, ethos pragma combine cleverly novels, creating new models. this paper, we will analyze modus operandi and, especially, cogitandi three models, created by Steeman, who marked a milestone Whodunit history. Our practical applica- ...