Iterative search margin based algorithm(Simba) has been proven effective for feature selection. However, it still has the following disadvantages: (1) the previously proposed model still lacks enough robust to noises; and (2) the given model does not use any global information, in this way some useful discrimination information may be lost and the convergence speed is also influenced in some ca...

The retrotrapezoid/parafacial respiratory group (RTN/pFRG) located ventral to the facial nucleus plays a key role in regulating breathing, especially enhanced expiratory activity during hypercapnic conditions. To clarify the roles of the RTN/pFRG region in evoking coughing, during which reflexive enhanced expiration is produced, and in swallowing, during which the expiratory activity is consist...

In this paper, we address the problem of planning the patient flow in hospitals subject to scarce medical resources with the objective of maximizing the contribution margin. We assume that we can classify a large enough percentage of elective patients according to their diagnosis-related group (DRG) and clinical pathway. The clinical pathway defines the procedures (such as different types of di...

A margin based feature selection approach is explored for hyperspectral data. This approach is based on measuring the confidence of a classifier when making predictions on a test data. Greedy feature flip and iterative search algorithms, which attempts to maximise the margin based evaluation functions, were used in the present study. Evaluation functions use linear, zero-one and sigmoid utility...

This brief presents a new contribution in the problem of computing the stability margin of two-dimensional (2-D) discrete systems. The method, using the “resultant technique” instead of a typical minimization procedure , is actually an improvement of the method of .

Bruce and Waldman make an important contribution regarding the Samaritan dilemma: the expectations of inheritance motivates the younger generation at the margin in the direction of welfare reducing behavior. However, these authors misinterpret the standard analysis on this matter as prediction instead of explanation; confuse governmental subsidies with private charitable giving, and uncriticall...

(paper pages 133-156) zagros active fold-thrust belt lies on the northern margin of the arabian continental crust it is a young fold-thrust mountain belt currently shortening, thickening and uplifting as a result of the collision of the arabian and iranian plates. rethickening of crust during collisional orogenies could have been carried out by reversal of fault motion along the mesozoic normal...