We give a new version of fuzzy alternating Büchi automata over distributive lattices: weights are putting in every leaf node of run trees rather than along with edges from every node to its children. Such settings are great benefit to obtain complement just by taking dual operation and replacing each final weight with its complement. We prove that L-fuzzy nondeterministic Büchi automata have th...

By Fuzzy theory we mean Zadeh’s mathematical theory of generalized sets and their associated logics. At this state of the art, fuzzy theory has provided significant contributions to artificial intelligence via a broader umbrella of soft computing. Like other theories of mathematics, such as number theory and potential theory, fuzzy theory has its own agenda, concepts, and techniques. However, j...

Soil classifiers have taken their lead from biologists but have not produced an internationally accepted system even though the WRB is supported by the IUSS. More recently Mazaheri et al. (1995a, 1995b) have tried to introduce Fuzzy logic into soil classification. They achieved a small amount of success when their technique was applied to selected soils in Australia but failed when applied to o...

Excel 2013 (version 15) includes an add-in 'Inquire' 1 for auditing spreadsheets. We describe the evolution of such tools in the third-party marketplace and assess the usefulness of Microsoft's own add-in in this context. We compare in detail the features of Inquire with similar products and make suggestions for how it could be enhanced. We offer a free helper add-in that in our opinion correct...

We analyze the performance of a genetic algorithm (GA) we call Culling, and a variety of other algorithms, on a problem we refer to as the Additive Search Problem (ASP). We show that the problem of learning the Ising perceptron is reducible to a noisy version of ASP. Noisy ASP is the first problem we are aware of where a genetic-type algorithm bests all known competitors. We generalize ASP to k...

This is the first report of adult and nymphs (20 nymphs of all stages and 4 adults) of Microtriatoma trinidadensis (Lent 1951) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) collected in peridomestic environment, in the department of La Paz, Bolivia. These specimens were associated to Rhodnius stali Lent, Jurberg & Galvão 1993. The exceptional finding of M. trinidadensis in peridomestic environment, illu...

I am greatly honored to write about Dr. Herman Lent, a well-known researcher, professor of entomology, helminthology and above all a “Professor of Life”. A man who spread his knowledge and thoughts throughout his work, attitudes and way of life. His life, both personal and scientific, had two bases: honesty and strength. His expectations were always very high with regard to others but especiall...

BACKGROUND Radiotherapy is the standard radical treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and may cause radiation-induced brain injury (RI). Treatment for RI remains a challenge. We conducted this study to investigate the indications of neurosurgery, operation time and prognosis of patients with RI after NPC radiotherapy who underwent neurosurgical management. METHODS This was a follow-up ...