Our previous work considers a method for building a numeric utility function out of qualitative ceteris paribus preferences, or preferences other things held equal. Dynamic domains embody changes in preferences. This can come in many forms. The preferences themselves may change, the variables over which preferences are expressed may change, or the forms of utility independence that hold in the ...

In this article, by combining a recent critical point theorem and several theories of the ψ-Caputo fractional operator, multiplicity results at least three distinct weak solutions are obtained for new ψ-Caputo-type differential system including generalized p-Laplacian operator. It is noted that nonlinear functions do not need to adapt certain asymptotic conditions in paper, but, instead, replac...

We are focusing on the development of a highly compact neural net weight function based on the use of EEPROM devices. These devices have already proven useful for analog weight storage, but existing designs rely on the use of conventional voltage multiplication as the weight function, requiring additional transistors per synapse. A parasitic capacitance between the floating gate and the drain o...

In this paper we consider a new class of logic programs, called weight constraint programs with functions, which are lparse programs incorporating functions over non-Herbrand domains. We define answer sets for these programs and develop a computational mechanism based on loop completion. We present our results in two stages. First, we formulate loop formulas for lparse programs (without functio...

We examine the question of how the ranking between di erent distributions with respect to a one-parameter family of weight functions depend on the parameter. We argue that in this context sign regularity of the family of weight functions is a natural condition to consider. Several classical economical examples are shown to satisfy this condition. We use sign regularity to obtain results on the ...

where p > 0, c > 0, and λ > 0 are parameters and Ω is an open bounded region with boundary ∂Ω in class C2 in Rn for n ≥ 1. Here g :Ω→ R is a Cα function while h :Ω→ R is a nonnegative Cα function with ‖h‖∞ = 1. When p = 1, (1.1) arises in population dynamics where 1/λ is the diffusion coefficient and ch(x) represents the constant yield harvesting. In this case (p = 1), when g(x) is a positive c...

Many high-performance, embedded applications must function in rapidly changing environments. Power/size constraints limit hardware size, while performance requirements demand algorithm-specific architectures. Reconfigurable computing devices allow the architecture to change in response to the changing environment. A model-integrated approach is used for the synthesis of these systems. The targe...