Computer Generated Forces (CGF) are a significant component of military modelling and simulation. The creation of artificial agents with human-like decision-making is difficult. By using a Turing Test in a virtual environment that relates to military scenarios, areas in which CGF need to improve in order to help direct future studies are probed. The main areas determined for improvement are: en...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the meat quality and shelf life of steaks from steers fed dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) or dried corn gluten feed (CGF) compared with soybean meal with corn (SBM) as a protein supplement from weaning to slaughter. Angus cross steers (n = 81; BW = 306 ± 26.1 kg) were randomly assigned to pens (n = 9) and fed a stocker diet of corn silage...

GF (Grammatical Framework) is a grammar formalism based on the distinction between abstract and concrete syntax. An abstract syntax is a free algebra of trees, and a concrete syntax is a mapping from trees to nested records of strings and features. These mappings are naturally defined as functions in a functional programming language; the GF language provides the customary functional programmin...

We explore the computational power of biochemistry with respect to basic chemistry, identifying complexation as the basic mechanism that distinguishes the former from the latter. We use two process algebras, the Chemical Ground Form (CGF) which is equivalent to basic chemistry, and the Biochemical Ground Form (BGF) which is a minimalistic extension of CGF with primitives for complexation. We ch...

Five trials were conducted to evaluate the energy value of corn wet milling by-products in finishing diets. In trials 1 (45 finishing lambs, 34 kg) and 2 (70 digestion wethers, 32 kg), Rambouillet X Suffolk lambs fed corn gained faster (P less than .10), more efficiently (P less than .10) and had higher (P less than .01) digestibilities of neutral and acid detergent fiber (NDF, ADF) and starch ...

In two recent works [2, 1], it has been shown that the counting generating functions (CGF) for the 23 walks with small steps confined in a quarter-plane and associated with a finite group of birational transformations are holonomic, and even algebraic in 4 cases – in particular for the so-called Gessel’s walk. It turns out that the type of functional equations satisfied by these CGF appeared in...

A probabilistic backscatter coefficient generating function (CGF) is introduced which produces realistic backscatter coefficient values for various terrain types over all incidence angles. The CGF was developed in direct support of a multilayer 3-D clutter modeling effort which successfully incorporated probabilistic clutter reflectivity characteristics and measured terrain elevation data to en...

Introduction. Coagulation and blood clot formation in bone defects is sometimes followed by retraction of a blood clot and serum extrusion, thus producing peripheral serum-filled spaces between bony wall and coagulum. This can result in a higher incidence of postoperative complications. Stabilization of blood coagulum, which enables successful primary healing, may be accomplished by autotranspl...

Military computer generated forces (CGFs) continue to increase in fidelity and breadth of capability, which has resulted in increasing adoption of these systems in military simulation environments in order to increase exercise fidelity. The success and fidelity of CGF software and data are making them increasingly popular targets for software piracy, reverse engineering, and other forms of misu...

Various grafting materials are utilised to facilitate regeneration. There is currently a paradigm shift towards applying poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA), which regarded as an excellent scaffold for tissue engineering. Concentrated growth factor (CGF) has also been reported promote wound healing. Nevertheless, the role of PLGA microspheres substitute bone graft material with CGF in regenerat...