We consider a uid queue receiving its input from the output of a Marko-vian queue with nite or innnite waiting room. The input rate of the uid queue is characterized by a Markov modulated rate process. We derive a new approach for the computation of the stationary buuer content. This approach leads to a numerically stable algorithm for which the precision of the result can be given in advance. ...

This paper examines the convergence properties of a class of learning schemes for concave N -person games – that is, games with convex action spaces and individually concave payoff functions. Specifically, we focus on a family of learning methods where players adjust their actions by taking small steps along their individual payoff gradients and then “mirror” the output back to their feasible a...

the cadaver spine motion segment behavior under torsional load was evaluated with the disc intact, with partial anterior discectomy and with spacer insertion. the results of this study explain how anterior lumbar discectomy and interbody fusion (alif) affects the torsional stability of the motion segment. the pseudarthrosis rate of the anterior lumbar discectomy and interbody fusion (alif) is k...