In this paper, we investigate technical methods to deal with exceptions, inconsistencies, and ambiguity. Existing reason maintenance systems are only suitable for some of these problems. Doyle's TMS handles exceptions properly, but gets in trouble with non-monotonic odd or even loops. On the other hand, de Kleer's ATMS produces too many contexts if there are exceptions of exceptions. Therefore,...

In this paper, we propose an unsupervised color image segmentation scheme using homotopy continuation method and Compound Markov Random Field (CMRF) model. The proposed scheme is recursive in nature where model parameter estimation and the image label estimation are alternated. Ohta (I1, I2, I3) model is used as the color model for image segmentation and we propose a compound MRF model taking c...

We present a hybrid approach to image watermarking that exploits results from both information theory and perceptual studies. Towards this purpose we use a waterfilling-type algorithm to establish a connection between information theoretic and perceptually based watermarking. Information theoretic capacity formula for a Gaussian signal over a Gaussian channel is used and some parameters of the ...

BiNi clusters have been studied using the hybrid B3LYP density functional and diffusion quantum Monte Carlo (DMC) methods. Different cluster families have been characterized for each cluster size using B3LYP, and the energy differences have been compared with those obtained within DMC. The DMC results predict that the global minimum energy structures are rings for i ) 2-9, a three-ring structur...

The effects of payoff-matrix multiplication, payoff-matrix addition, the presence of long-run gains versus long-run losses, category discriminability, and base rate on decision criterion learning were examined in 2 perceptual categorization experiments. Observers were found to be sensitive to the effects of payoff-matrix multiplication (and category discriminability) on the steepness of the obj...

Article history: Accepted 11 March 2009 Available online xxxx 0960-0779/$ see front matter 2009 Elsevier Ltd doi:10.1016/j.chaos.2009.03.036 * Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected] (X. Zhang Please cite this article in press as: Zhang X et a systems. Chaos, Solitons & Fractals (2009), do Three different forms of impulsive T–S models are discussed in this paper; the first one...

facility location-allocation models are used in a widespread variety of applications to determine the number of required facility along with the relevant allocation process. in this paper, a new mathematical model for the capacitated multi-facility location-allocation problem with probabilistic customer's locations and fuzzy customer’s demands under the hurwicz criterion is proposed. ...

Facility location-allocation models are used in a widespread variety of applications to determine the number of required facility along with the relevant allocation process. In this paper, a new mathematical model for the capacitated multi-facility location-allocation problem with probabilistic customer's locations and fuzzy customer’s demands under the Hurwicz criterion is proposed. Thi...

Questions relevant to DSM-V alcohol use disorders (AUD) include whether dimensional measures provide more information than categorical diagnoses, whether to combine abuse and dependence criteria, and whether to add a new diagnostic criterion, binge drinking. Binary and dimensional models of three versions of AUD criteria were investigated: (1) dependence criteria; (2) abuse and dependence crite...