We systematically design two new decomposition–recombination (DR) planners, geared to perform well with respect to several performance measures. The DR-planning problem and the performance measures were formally defined in Part I of this paper to closely reflect specific requirements of CAD/CAM applications. As expected, in analysis and comparison based on all of these performance measures, one...

A non-Markovian stochastic predator-prey model is introduced in which the prey are immobile plants and predators are diffusing herbivors. The model is studied by both mean-field approximation (MFA)and computer simulations. The MFA results a series of bifurcations in the phase space of mean predator and prey densities, leading to a chaotic phase. Because of emerging correlations between the two ...

-----------------------------------------------------------------------ABSTRACT---------------------------------------------------------This paper analyzes the various authentication systems implemented for enhanced security and private reposition of an individual’s login credentials. The first part of the paper describes the multi-factor authentication (MFA) systems, which, though not applicab...

Abstract The Market Failures Approach (MFA) is one of the leading theories in contemporary business ethics. It generates a list ethical obligations for managers private firms that states they should not create or exploit market failures because doing so reduces efficiency economy. Recently MFA has been criticised by Abraham Singer on basis it unjustifiably does assign based egalitarian values. ...

This paper investigates how to effectively stop an attacker from using compromised user credentials to gain authorized entry to systems that they are otherwise not authorised to access. The proposed solution extends previous work to move beyond a risk-based multi-factor authentication system. It adds a behavioural analytics component that uses keystroke dynamics to grant or deny users access. G...

participants of MFA and FMA conferences for helpful comments. The paper was previously titled The Physical Foundation of Human Psychology and Behavioral Finance.

Abstract Microfibril angle (MFA) is a key biological trait contributing to wood stiffness, which common breeding objective for solid products in many tree species. To explore its genetic architecture, area-weighted MFA was measured two Eucalyptus nitens progeny trials Tasmania, Australia, with open-pollinated families. Radial strips were extracted from 823 trees 131 families and assessed using ...

Most current pollution management in cities is based on treating pollution at the end-of-the pipe, after pollution is generated. This paradigm worked well for treating municipal sewage and industrial effluents – point sources of pollutants. Pollution from these sources has been greatly reduced since passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972. However, the remaining pollution problem in post-industr...

Modified fatty acids (mFA) have diverse uses; for example, cyclopropane fatty acids (CPA) are feedstocks for producing coatings, lubricants, plastics and cosmetics. The expression of mFA-producing enzymes in crop and model plants generally results in lower levels of mFA accumulation than in their natural-occurring source plants. Thus, to further our understanding of metabolic bottlenecks that l...