Trends in constraint programming / / edited by Frédéric Benhamou, Narendra Jussien, Barry O'Sullivan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910144653803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Newport Beach, CA : , : ISTE USA, , 2007
• ISBN: 1-280-84786-7; 9786610847860; 0-470-61230-4; 0-470-39494-3; 1-84704-647-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (410 p.)
• Collana: ISTE ; ; v.123
• Disciplina: 005.1; 005.1/16; 005.116
• Soggetti: Constraint programming (Computer science); Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Trends in Constraint Programming; Contents; Introduction; Part I. The Past, Present and Future of Constraint Programming; Chapter 1. Constraint Programming as Declarative Algorithmics; 1.1. The CHIP project; 1.2. The Numerica project; 1.3. The OPL project; 1.4. The Comet project; 1.5. The future of constraint programming; Chapter 2. Constraint Programming Tools; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Invited talks; 2.2.1. The development of an industrial CP tool; 2.2.1.1. Design goals; 2.2.1.2. The future; 2.2.2. System design: taking informed decisions; 2.2.2.1. Search; 2.2.2.2. Constraint propagation; 2.2.2.3. Variables2.3. System presentations; 2.3.1. ECLiPSe; 2.3.2. SICStus FD; 2.3.3. G12; 2.3.4. DiSolver; 2.3.5.MINION; 2.3.6. Choco; 2.3.7. Gecode; 2.3.8. Comet; 2.3.9. JaCoP; 2.3.10. Borderwijk; 2.4. Panels; 2.5. Conclusion; 2.6. References; Chapter 3. The Next 10 Years of Constraint Programming; 3.1. Pedro Barahona; 3.2. Christian Bessiere; 3.3. Peter Jeavons; 3.4. Pedro Meseguer; 3.5. Gilles Pesant; 3.6. Francesca Rossi; 3.7. Thomas Schiex; 3.8. Christian Schulte; 3.9. ; Meinolf Sellmann; 3.10. Mark Wallace; 3.11. Toby Walsh; 3.12. Roland Yap; 3.13. References; Chapter 4. Constraint Propagation and Implementation4.1. Filtering algorithms for precedence and dependency constraints; 4.1.1. Problem description and related works; 4.1.2. Filtering rules for precedence and dependency constraints; 4.1.3. Summary; 4.2. A study of residual supports in arc consistency; 4.3. Maintaining singleton arc consistency; 4.3.1. Mixed consistency; 4.3.2. Checking existential-SAC; 4.3.3. Conclusion; 4.4. Probabilistic singleton arc consistency; 4.5. Simplification and extension of the SPREAD constraint; 4.5.1. Filtering of π; 4.5.2. Filtering of X; 4.5.3. Conclusion; 4.6. A new filtering algorithm for the graph isomorphism problem4.6.1. A global constraint for the graph isomorphism problem; 4.6.2. ILL-consistency and ILL-filtering; 4.6.3. Experimental results; 4.7. References; Chapter 5. On the First SAT/CP Integration Workshop; 5.1. The technical program; 5.1.1. The invited talk; 5.1.2. Contributions related to SMT and solver integration; 5.1.3. Contributions related to the use of SAT techniques to improve CSP/CP solvers; 5.1.4. Other contributions; 5.2. The panel session; 5.2.1. Are SAT and CP different or similar?; 5.2.2. Why has SAT succeeded in reducing the tuning issue?5.2.3. How long can the current generation of SAT solvers evolve?; 5.2.4. Were performance issues correctly addressed by CP?; 5.2.5. Was CP too ambitious?; 5.2.6. Do we still need CP?; 5.3. Summary, future directions and conclusion; 5.4. References; Chapter 6. Constraint-Based Methods for Bioinformatics; 6.1. On using temporal logic with constraints to express biological properties of cell processes; 6.2. Modeling biological systems in stochastic concurrent constraint programming; 6.3. Chemera: constraints in protein structural problems
• Sommario/riassunto: This title brings together the best papers on a range of topics raised at the annual International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming. This conference provides papers and workshops which produce new insights, concepts and results which can then be used by those involved in this area to develop their own work.

Culture Change and Shifting Populations in Central Northern Mexico / William B. Griffen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910883694203321
• Autore: Griffen William B.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: University of Arizona Press, 1969; Tucson : , : University of Arizona Press, , 1969 [i.e. 1970]; ©1969 [i.e. 1970]
• ISBN: 0-8165-0140-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 pages)
• Collana: Anthropological papers of the University of Arizona ; ; number 13
• Soggetti: Indians of Mexico; Indianer; Ethnische Beziehungen; Kolonie; Indians of Mexico - Mexico - Nueva Vizcaya (New Spain); Indians of Mexico - Mexico - Chihuahua (State); History; Mexico Nueva Vizcaya (New Spain); Mexico Chihuahua (State); Spanien; Nueva Vizcaya Mexiko; Nueva Vizcaya (New Spain) History; Chihuahua (Mexico : State) History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Spanish-Indian Contact History: From the Founding of Parras to the Mid-Eighteenth Century -- The Parras Missions and Early Bolsón History -- The 1644 Revolt -- The 1650s -- From 1660 to 1690 -- The 1690s -- The Early Eighteenth Century -- The Major Deportations -- Extinction of the Aborigines and Arrival of the Apaches -- 3. Tribal and Band History and General Distribution -- 4. General Ethnography -- Material Culture -- Dress and Decoration -- Miscellaneous Material ; Items -- Dwellings -- Weapons -- Stolen and Traded Goods -- Subsistence -- Gathering -- Agriculture -- Hunting -- Horses -- General Social Organization -- Bands -- Marriage -- Chieftains -- Warfare -- Religious and Ceremonial Life -- Dances -- War Ceremonies -- Petroglyphs -- Other Ceremonies -- Shamans, Curing, and Supernatural Power -- Death and Burial -- Other Beliefs and Customs -- Games -- Counting -- Language -- 5. Summary of Band Distribution and History -- 6. Greater Bolsón Culture Change: Analysis and Interpretation -- 7. Summary and Conclusions -- Appendix 1. Tribal and Band Groups -- Band and Group Names -- Appendix 2. Hints on Band Composition from the Parras Archives -- Appendix 3. Ethnic Composition of the Cabeza "Nation" at Parras, 1693-1722 -- Appendix 4. The Marin 1693 Report of Neuva Vizcaya Indians and Comparison with Retana's 1693 List -- Appendix 5. Chiefs' Names -- Bibliography.
• Sommario/riassunto: Historical investigation of culture contact between raiding aboriginal Indian groups and Spanish colonists. Significant insights concerning conflicting concepts of ownership and property.