Abstract: In this paper, we consider the problem of structural simplification of finite state machines (FSMs), aiming at designing a structural simplification filter for FSMs by constructing pruning ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am female, and I have a male friend who likes to flirt with other women when we go out for dinner or other occasions. Seeing as we’re just friends, I don’t think I have any ...

In May 1967, Billy Hoag, Joel Hoag, and their friend Kenneth McElroy set out to explore the cave systems beneath Hannibal, Missouri. The tunnels were being uncovered by construction crews, and the ...

Abstract: The octagonal shrinkage and clustering algorithm for regression (OSCAR) is an effective method for feature grouping, which aims to select important highly correlated features. Unfortunately, ...