Recently many philosophers and social choice theorists have questioned traditional welfare egalitarianism by introducing a notion of responsibility. They propose to distinguish between two sets of individual characteristics: those for which individuals are to be kept responsible and those for which they can be compensated. This approach raises the related questions of where to draw the line bet...

An increasingly relevant theme for knowledge-based systems is how to model and use a large and complex knowledge domain. On the one hand, this involves developing new ideas on a modular construction of a knowledge base and, on the other hand, an appropriate architecture of a knowledge-based system that takes account of such a modular knowledge base. In the HYPERCON project we conceptualize a co...

This paper describes an algorithm and architecture based on an extension of a scalable radix-2 architecture proposed in a previous work. The algorithm is proven to be correct and the hardware design is discussed in detail. Experimental results are shown to compare a radix-8 implementation with a radix-2 design. The scalable Montgomery multiplier is adjustable to constrained areas yet being able...

The CM process will document the conformance of each TIPSTER application to the Architecture Design Document and with any applicable APIs. The most important affect of the CM process will be to promote modular substitution, software re-use, and reduced risk of project planning. This will allow for the orderly upgrading of installed systems as technology improves in the future. It will also faci...

Two visualization techniques for the independence problem in 2-way contingency tables—assocation and mosaic plots—are extended in two directions: 1. The visualization is enhanced by displaying the significance of an appropriate test for independence and by using improved color schemes. 2. The implementation in the R system is improved using a more modular design and allowing for more flexible s...

Discovering associations between elements occurring in a stream is applicable in numerous applications, including predictive caching and fraud detection. These applications require a new model of association between pairs of elements in streams. We develop an algorithm, Streaming-Rules, to report association rules with tight guarantees on errors, using limited processing per element, and minima...

The Modular Neutron Array (MoNA), a highly efficient time-of-flight neutron detector, is being constructed for use at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory. The modular design of the detector provides significant flexibility and allows the bulk of the assembly and testing to be done by undergraduates at nine of the schools participating in the project. r 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. A...

This paper describes example applications of a timbre analysis and classification toolkit for pure data (Pd). The timbreID collection of Pd externals enable both systematic and casual exploration of sound characteristics via objects that are streamlined and easy to use. Details surrounding signal buffering, blocking, and windowing are performed independently by the objects, so that analyses can...

An evolvable motherboard is an intrinsic evolution platform that allows the detailed probing of internal signals of circuits that have been evolved. Several designs for an evolvable motherboard have already been demonstrated to work sucessfully as a platform for the evolution of electronic circuits. This paper proposes a new platform that is suitable for intrinsic evolution using a wider variet...