Multilayered feedforward neural networks possess a number of properties which make them
particularly suited to complex pattern classification problems. However, their application to …

This RESEARCH NOTE is a collection of papers on two types of stochastic search
techniques-genetic algorithms and simulated annealing. These two techniques have been applied to …

John Holland has shown that when adaptive algorithms are used to search certain kinds of
extremely large problem spaces, they will converge on a" good" solution fairly quickly. Such …

The job shop scheduling problem is hard to solve well, for reasons outlined by Mark Fox et al
1 . Their chief point is that realistic examples involve constraints that cannot be represented …

Background. The efficacy of conventional treatment with surgery and radiation for cancer of
the esophagus is limited. The median survival is less than 10 months, and less than 10 …

Plant secondary metabolites are unique sources for pharmaceuticals, food additives, flavors,
and other industrial materials. Accumulation of such metabolites often occurs in plants …

Five schedules of whole brain irradiation ranging from 4000 rad/4 weeks to 2000 rad/ 1 week
have been evaluated in two sequential phase III randomized Radiation Therapy Oncology …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The MR anatomy of the uncinate fasciculus, inferior
occipitofrontal fasciculus, and Meyer’s loop of the optic radiation, which traverse the temporal stem…

The development of second malignant tumors (SMTs), in patients who have had their first
tumor treated successfully, represents a serious limitation of current therapeutic strategies for …

Between March 1973 and June 1979, patients with advanced operable squamous cell
carcinoma of the supraglottic larynx or hypopharynx were randomly allocated to receive either …