Accurate estimates of tree diameter, height, volume, and biomass are important for numerous economic ecological applications. In this study, we report exponential equations to predict DBH (cm), stem volume over bark (VOB, m3), total above-stump (TASB, kg) using three varying levels input data Pinus radiata D. Don, Eucalyptus globulus Labill., nitens (H.Deane & Maiden) Maiden planted trees. ...

A knowledge-based model that emulates human behavior in a Dynamic Decision Making task is proposed. The model, MAIDEN-DSF, uses a connectionist representation of knowledge and a value function to compute the best alternative. In order to validate MAIDEN-DSF, two data sets have been used: a training set and a test set that contain the behavior of participants that performed the task with differe...

We have developed techniques to automatically infer mother's maiden names from public records. We demonstrate our techniques using publicly available records from the state of Texas, and reduce the entropy of a mother's maiden name from an average of close to 13 bits down to below 6.9 bits for more than a quarter of the people targeted, and down to a zero entropy (i.e., certainty of their mothe...

This study evaluated the effect of using hydrogel in planting Eucalyptus dunnii seedlings pots, under different water-management regimens. Seedlings approximately 25 cm height were planted pots filled with 4.5 L soil. The experiment was Completely Randomized Design, a 2x3 factorial, absence and presence related to regimens (irrigation only planting, every 3 6 days). From until 47th day for symp...

Monitoring the environmental impact on native species is crucial for the correct management of tropical ecosystems. The Costa Rican fish Parachromis dovii (Cichlidae) and Poecilia gillii (Poecillidae) were used as sentinel species for freshwater bodies under considerable pressure by intensive agriculture Cichlidae development. Suitable qRT-PCR probes for the quantification of hepatic mRNA level...