We prove that the local search optimization problem TSP 2Opt |though not known to be PLS-complete|shares an important infeasibility property with other PLS-complete sets.

The purpose of this study was to determine the distribution of cells in the medial reticular formation (MRF) and the pontomedullary locomotor strip (PLS), which can induce locomotion when activated. Controlled microinjections of neuroactive substances (Goodchild et al., 1982) into the MRF or PLS were made in order to activate cell bodies in those areas. The ability of trigeminal receptive field...

Behavioral Partial-Least Squares (PLS) is often used to analyze ill-posed functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (f MRI) datasets, for which the number of variables are far larger than the number of observations. This procedure generates a latent variable (LV) brain map, showing brain regions that are most correlated with behavioral measures. The strength of the behavioral relationship is measur...

Because of combining the genetic information of multiple loci, multilocus association studies (MLAS) are expected to be more powerful than single locus association studies (SLAS) in disease genes mapping. However, some researchers found that MLAS had similar or reduced power relative to SLAS, which was partly attributed to the increased degrees of freedom (dfs) in MLAS. Based on partial least-s...

Recent biotechnology advances allow for multiple types of omics data, such as transcriptomic, proteomic or metabolomic data sets to be integrated. The problem of feature selection has been addressed several times in the context of classification, but needs to be handled in a specific manner when integrating data. In this study, we focus on the integration of two-block data that are measured on ...

IS research has studied how buyers and suppliers can benefit from improved information visibility in supply chains characterized by uncertainty. However, the relation-specific information processing solutions that provide visibility can only be exploited if the two firms engage in sufficient coordination efforts. This work takes a nuanced look at how dyadic benefits are derived in the supply ch...

The success of a virtual learning environment (VLE) depends to a considerable extent on student acceptance and use of such an e-learning system. After critically assessing models of technology adoption, including the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), TAM2, and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Usage of Technology (UTAUT), we build a conceptual model to explain the differences between indivi...

This study evaluates the effects of KM infrastructure and KM processes on the organization’s KM effectiveness. The moderating effect of interpersonal trust on the relationship between KM processes and KM effectiveness is also explored. KM infrastructure has three sub-constructs: KM technology, KM structure, and KM culture; whereas the four sub-constructs forming KM processes are: knowledge acqu...

In recent years, with the development of e-learning, it is feasible for enterprises to adopt information systems to enhance organizations’ human capital and knowledge renewal for competition. e-Learning systems designed for new entrants training aim to facilitate new entrants’ job adaptation; however, the empirical link between their system use and job adaptation lacks. In addition, the influen...