In this paper we propose the Dynamic Weighting A* (DWA*) search algorithm for solving MAP problems in Bayesian networks. By exploiting asymmetries in the distribution of MAP variables, the algorithm is able to greatly reduce the search space and offer excellent performance both in terms of accuracy and ef ciency.

Abstract In the literature on definition of urban areas, methodological approaches are divided into formalist (aggregation by density thresholds) and functionalist commuting quotas). This paper proposes a mixed approach, in which territorial threshold from lower-level administrative unit is combined with brightness nighttime satellite imagery, intended as proxy variable for functional links. Th...

In this paper, I critically examine Kurt Gödel’s argument against the syntactic interpretation of mathematics. While main aim is to analyze argument, also wish underscore relevance original elements philosophical thought. The paper consists four parts. first part, introduce reader philosophy. second reconstruct formalist stance in philosophy mathematics, which object criticism. third sketch his...

This speculative genealogy of trends in the written forms geographical scholarship, 2020–2043, explores dramatic transformations discipline that came with a ‘neo-formalist’ turn towards critical reflection on and experiment formal aspects writing, including structure, genre, voice, style. At start 2020s, forms, genres, styles academic writing Anglophone research journals were still rather homog...

there are several problems in matters concerning scientific explanation, the most important of which is offering a definition of explanation and classifying the different approaches taken in offering a model for scientific explanation. in this paper, we will go through the current approaches to explanation while presenting a definition of it. in their discussions about explanation, philosophers...