In this paper we examine the use of hypotheticals as a heuristic device to assist a case-based reasoner test the strengths, weaknesses, and ramifications of an analysis or argument by exploring and augmenting the space of known cases and indirectly, the at tendant spaces of doctrine and argument. Our program, HYPO, works in the task domain of the law, particularly, the area of trade secret prot...

In this paper, we empirically test the relation between price discrimination and product market competition in a two-sided market environment using a new data set of Spanish local TV stations that provides information on subscription and advertising prices per station for 1996, 1999 and 2002. Due to changes in regulation during this period affecting the degree of local market competition, we us...

a considerable amount of energy is released in the form of shock wave from explosive charge detonation. shock wave energy is responsible for the creation of crushing and fracture zone around the blast hole. the rest of the shock wave energy is transferred to rock mass as ground vibration. ground vibration is conveyed to the adjacent structures by body and surface waves. geological structures li...

in order to evaluation of the process of genetic improvement rate and duration of grain filling among wheat cultivars, the field experiments were conducted at the agricultural and natural resource research center of golestan province in the growing seasons of 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. the 16 cultivars were sown in a randomized complete blocks design with three replications. the results showed th...

With both their high-risk and high-profit nature, Petroleum filling stations have become a significant subject in risk estimation assessment studies. Some of the risks associated with this organization include compliance laid-down standards by monitoring bodies. This study aims to carry out petroleum Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria. involved assessing level on environmental conditions equipment awar...