ADOPT and BnB-ADOPT are two optimal DCOP search algorithms that are similar except for their search strategies: the former uses best-first search and the latter uses depth-first branch-and-bound search. In this paper, we present a new algorithm, called ADOPT(k), that generalizes them. Its behavior depends on the k parameter. It behaves like ADOPT when k = 1, like BnB-ADOPT when k = ∞ and like a...

Each agent has private problems. Private concerns can often be formulated in a general framework such as constraint satisfaction (where everything is modeled by either variables, values, or constraints). Often agents need to find agreement with others for the allocation of final resources. The constraint satisfaction (CSPs) is only a special case of optimization. Here it is shown how a very gen...

The area of adoption and diffusion has had a strong pro-innovation bias (Brancheau and Wetherbe 1990; Parthasarathy and Bhattacherjee 1998; Ram 1987; Venkatesh and Brown 2001). This bias has resulted in somewhat of a neglect of the area of non-adoption. Existing theories including TAM (Davis 1989) and the innovation diffusion theory (Rogers 1983) provide critical insights into technology usage....

Abstract not available Northern International Medical College Journal Vol. 12 No.1 July 2020, Page 484-485

AS TROPICAL BIOLOGISTS, MANY OF US ESPOUSE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION to our students, our peers, and sometimes to the media and general public. In doing so, we are helping to spread the word, to inform the populace about the importance of tropical nature and the many perils it faces. But the things we talk about are often general in nature, such as the looming dangers of deforestation, or the ...