Looking ahead during search is often useful when solving constraint satisfaction problems. Previous studies have shown that looking ahead helps by causing dead-ends to occur earlier in the search, and by providing information that is useful for dynamic variable ordering. In this paper, we show that another bene t of looking ahead is a useful domain value ordering heuristic, which we call look-a...

tory embarrassment or collapse, which in clinical terms is represented most obviously by a reduction in the blood-pressure. There are a number of causes of that state, that is, it is not a definite clinical entity, it is only a train of symptoms, and it is essential for a reception officer to sort out the cases rather than merely to regard transfusion as efficacious for the treatment of every o...

We consider the future dynamics of a transient phantom dominated phase of the universe in LQC and in the RS braneworld, which both have a non-standard Friedmann equation. We find that for a certain class of potentials, the Hubble parameter oscillates with simple harmonic motion in the LQC case and therefore avoids any future singularity. For more general potentials we find that damping effects ...

in order to study effects of competitive weeds (sinapis arvensis, hordeum spp., secale montanum and agrostemma githago) on morphological traits, yield and harvest index of winter rapeseed (brassica napus l.) cultivars a factorial experiment was conducted in islamic azad university of tabriz, during 2007-2008. experimental factors were weeds controlling times included weeding in rosette (5-7 lea...

Abstract. We investigate the impact of strength Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) at 26∘ N on prediction North sea surface temperature anomalies (SSTAs) a season ahead. test dependence temperate (SST) predictive skill in initialised hindcasts phase AMOC 26∘N, invoking seesaw mechanism driven by fluctuations, with positive SSTAs north and negative south after strong vice versa. ...

We extend research on fundamental accounting signals (signals) to a quarterly context and investigate the relative efficiency of analysts and whisperers in using signals in generating onequarter-ahead EPS forecasts. We find (1) a subset of signals found to be relevant in predicting one-year-ahead EPS changes are also relevant in predicting one-quarter-ahead EPS changes, (2) neither analysts nor...

Very different influenza seasons have been observed from 2008/09-2011/12 in England and Wales, with the reported burden varying overall and by age group. The objective of this study was to estimate the impact of influenza on all-cause and cause-specific mortality during this period. Age-specific generalised linear regression models fitted with an identity link were developed, modelling weekly i...

One of the most significant consequences of global warming due to increase in greenhouse gases would be an increase in magnitude and frequency of extreme precipitation events. In the present study the trends in extreme rainfall indices for the period 1901-2000 were examined for 100 stations over India. The trends for the southwest monsoon season and annual period were calculated separately. The...