In this paper an object-centric perspective on planning domain definition is presented along with an overview of GIPO (graphical interface for planning with objects), a supporting tools environment. It is argued that the object-centric view assists the domain developer in conceptualizing the domain’s structure, and we show how GIPO enables the developer to capture that conceptualization at an a...

Purpose To present the implementation of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) pre-planning technique in multi-interstitial perineal and endocavitary gynecological brachytherapy. Material and methods We used a new fully MRI-compatible applicator that is capable to engage titanium needles, and an intrauterine tandem, developed in our department for the treatment of gynecological cervical cancer p...

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) to real-time strategy (RTS) games includes considerable challenges due to the very large state spaces and branching factors, limited decision times, and dynamic adversarial environments involved. To address these challenges, hierarchical task network (HTN) planning has been extended to develop a method denoted as adversarial HTN (AHTN), and this m...

Although inoculation messages have been shown to be effective for inducing resistance to counter-attitudinal attacks, researchers have devoted relatively little attention toward studying the way in which inoculation theory principles might support challenges to psychological phenomena other than attitudes (e.g., self-efficacy). Prior to completing a physical (i.e., balance) task, undergraduates...

[Purpose] This study examined whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of both the pre-supplementary motor area (pre-SMA) and primary sensoriomotor cortex (M1) alters the response time in response inhibition using the stop-signal task (SST). [Methods] Forty healthy subjects were enrolled in this study. The subjects were randomly tested under the three: the pre-SMA tDCS, M1 tDCS, a...

Over the last decade, use of robots in production and daily life has increased. With increasingly complex tasks interaction different environments including humans, are required a higher level autonomy for efficient deliberation. Task planning is key element It combines elementary operations into structured plan to satisfy prescribed goal, given specifications on robot environment. In this manu...