Search-based techniques have been applied successfully to the task of generating unit tests for objectoriented software. However, as for any meta-heuristic search, the efficiency heavily depends on many factors; seeding, which refers to the use of previous related knowledge to help solve the testing problem at hand, is one such factor that may strongly influence this efficiency. This paper inve...

Seeding rangeland following wildfire is a central tool managers use to stabilize soils and inhibit the spread of invasive plants. Rates of successful seeding on arid rangeland, however, are low. The objective of this study was to determine the degree to which water availability, invasive plant abundance, and seeding technology influence postfire seedling establishment. Across four fire complexe...

Seeding of nitrifying bacteria into the activated sludge process may decrease the necesary volume needs for a stable nitrification process. Both theoretical and experimental studies were carried out in order to evaluate the effects of seeding. A model was developed for prediction of the effects of seeding of nitrifying bacteria from a separate stage into the activated sludge process. Seeding te...

Most experimental studies initialize the population of evolutionary algorithms with random genotypes. In practice, however, optimizers are typically seeded with good candidate solutions either previously known or created according to some problem-specific method. This seeding has been studied extensively for single-objective problems. For multi-objective problems, however, very little literatur...

Recent research has suggested that predation by stoats (Mustela erminea) probably does not threaten the viability of Hutton's shearwater (Puffinus huttoni) populations. However, no mast seeding years occurred during this research. As mast seeding is usually associated with irruptions in stoat abundance , the impact of stoats might be greater than has been suggested. Widespread mast seeding in a...

Background: Goblet cell carcinoid (GCC) of the appendix is a rare neoplasm that share histological features of both adenocarcinoma and carcinoid tumor. While its malignant potential remains unclear, GCC's are more aggressive than conventional carcinoid. The clinical presentations of this neoplasm are also varied. This review summarizes the published literature on GCC of the appendix. The focus ...

Chronic diarrhea is a symptom which persists for ≥ 4 weeks as of disease. often becomes the patient’s cause to be referred gastroenterology. In general, prevalence chronic approximated 5% in each populations, but there are obstacles diagnosing diarrhea, due many differential diagnoses diarrhea. The could neoplasm and non-neoplasm. several studies, through results colonoscopy histopathology, it ...

Osteoblastoma is an unusual neoplasm, usually found in the vertebral column and long bones of extremities. Maxillary involvement extremely rare. We present a case report benign osteoblastoma maxilla affecting 17 year old young male patient. The clinical presentation, radiological histopathological features as well treatment modalities this neoplasm are briefly discussed. Lastly attempt made to ...

to evaluate the effect of seeding rate on important agronomic traits in three winter rapeseed (brassica napus l.) cultivars, two field experiments were carried out as split plot arrangement in a complete block design with three replications during 2006-2008 growing seasons. three rapeseed cultivars (okapi, modena and licord) and three seeding rates (6, 8 and 10 kg/ha)) were randomized in main p...