This paper considers the problem of the design and analysis of experiments for comparing several treatments with a control when heterogeneity is to be eliminated in two directions. A class of row-column designs which are balanced for treatment vs. control comparisons (referred to as the balanced treatment vs. control row-column or BTCRC designs) is proposed. These designs are analogs of the so-...

We define a discrete Laplace-Beltrami operator for simplicial surfaces (Definition 16). It depends only on the intrinsic geometry of the surface and its edge weights are positive. Our Laplace operator is similar to the well known finite-elements Laplacian (the so called “cotan formula”) except that it is based on the intrinsic Delaunay triangulation of the simplicial surface. This leads to new ...

introduction so far, many evaluation methodologies for assessing urban plans have been introduced, but comprehensive and systematic evaluation methodologies up to now have received little attention. in recent years the plan - process - results (ppr) approach as a comprehensive and systematic evaluation methodology based on the policy- plan/programme-implementation-process(ppip) methodology has ...

this paper aims at describing the mechanism of german loanwords adaptation with respect to constraints of persian language and within ot framework. consequently the adaptation of consonant clusters and diphthongs as well as the phonemes substituted in loanwords will be examined. prince and smolensky’s (1993) optimality theory with its key notions of faithfulness and markedness constraints is su...

Rank aggregation is an important task in many areas, nevertheless, none of rank aggregation algorithms is best for all cases. The main goal of this work is to develop a method, which for a given rank list finds the best rank aggregation algorithm with respect to a certain optimality criterion. Two approaches based on meta-feature description are proposed and one of them shows promising results.

Robotic coverage is the problem of moving a sensor or actuator over all points in a given region. Ultimately, we want a coverage path that minimizes some cost such as time. We take the approach of decomposing the coverage region into subregions, selecting a sequence of those subregions, and then generating a path that covers each subregion in turn. In this paper, we focus on generating decompos...

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The marginalist revolution transformed the principles of price determination in competitive markets. Nevertheless, the systematization that accompanied neo-classical theory, especially Walras’ general equilibrium formulation, confirmed Classical economists’ belief, most powerfully articulated by Smith, that impediments to free trade should be removed. So, while the transition from the Classical...