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This paper proposes an indirect control method by operating the kind of information given to users and changing their learning types, for efficient resource allocation. We constructed three types of agents, which are different in efficiency and accuracy of learning. First, they were compared using acquired payoff in a minority game, which is a simplified model of resource allocation problems. A...

Abstract In order to improve the application range of lignin phenolic resin, thermoplastic resin was prepared by controlling molar ratio (formaldehyde: phenol) with liquefied lignin, phenol and formaldehyde as raw materials, fiber obtained melt spinning. The effects different curing bath acid proportion (40%, 50%, 60%) on mechanical property, thermal property morphology were investigated, behav...

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), the most important regulator of angiogenesis and vascular permeability, is involved in various steps of carcinogenesis. The +936C/T polymorphism of the VEGF gene has been reported to affect the VEGF protein level and to be related to the susceptibility of cancer. However, the results of published studies, as well as the subsequent meta-analyses, remain...

A recent development in text compression is a “block sorting” algorithm which permutes the input text according to a special sort procedure and then processes the permuted text with Move-to-Front and a final statistical compressor. The technique combines good speed with excellent compression performance. This paper investigates the fundamental operation of the algorithm and presents some improv...

We present NOT optical observations of a clump (l = 127. • 9435 , b = +1. • 8298), embedded in an extended, irregularly shaped, diffuse optical nebula. This condensation shows an emission-line spectrum typical of classic H ii regions. Although its location on the sky coincides with a nearby extended photoionized region recently identified by Cichowolski et al. (2003) in radio data from the Cana...

BACKGROUND Estimates of hip fracture mortality in Eastern Europe are scarce. We aimed to estimate the magnitude and duration of excess mortality after hip fracture in Estonia. METHODS Retrospective, population-based 10-year study of persons aged ≥50 in two cohorts: with hip fracture and an age- and sex-matched (in a 1:4 ratio) random sample from the national health insurance fund database for...

10.2217/14750708.5.5.605 © 2 Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and debilitating disease affecting approximately 2.5 million people worldwide, and safe and effective treatment options are sorely lacking. While there are several currently approved drugs that have shown some efficacy at reducing the relapse rate in patients with the relapsing–remitting form of the disease, the impact of this ou...

CONTEXT Studies of factors associated with acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are often based on prevalence data that might not reflect recent infections. OBJECTIVE To determine demographic, biological, and behavioral factors for recent HIV infection in Uganda. DESIGN AND SETTING Nationally representative household survey of cross-sectional design conducted in Uganda from August 2...

This comment by the author discusses paragraph 3.3. Adiabatic Phenomena—An Analogy of the published article [1]. The paragraph draws an incorrect analogy between Maxwellian gases such as found in the atmosphere, and non-Maxwellian gases embodied, for example, by electrical carriers in thermoelectric materials. As reported by the author in more recent articles, Maxwellian gases do not produce sp...