Distributed Intelligent Agents Katia Sycara Keith Decker Anandeep Pannu Mike Williamson Dajun Zeng The Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh‚ PA 15213‚ U.S.A. Voice: (412) 268-8825 Fax: (412) 268-5569 URL: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/ softagents/ Abstract We are investigating techniques for developing distributed and adaptive collections of agents that coordinate to retrieve‚ lter and fuse information relevant to the user‚ task and situation‚ as well as anticipate
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Change Agent In today’s work force a manager must be able to foster the necessary changes impeding the future growth of the company. Having a spirit of servanthood can be beneficial for employees to witness because it can become contagious. A manager must take the lead with their vision‚ passion‚ and a positive attitude to engage employees with impeding changes. This paper will focus on how past actions developed my personal ‘Leadership Philosophy’ and how it relates to becoming a change agent
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How Agent Banking Changes the Economics of Small Accounts ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Overview of Antifungal Agents George R.Thompson III‚ MD‚ FACPa‚b‚*‚ Jose Cadena‚ MDa‚b‚ Thomas F. Patterson‚ MDa‚b KEYWORDS Fungal infection Invasive mycoses Triazoles Echinocandins Amphotericin Flucytosine The number of agents available to treat fungal infections has increased by 30% since the year 2000‚ yet still only 15 agents are currently approved for clinical use. The greater number of medications now available allows for therapeutic choices; however‚ differences in antifungal
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Socialization is a big influence on the definition of gender and sexuality. Since we live in a society where every person is part of our daily life some of the general perceptions affects the definition of gender. Different agents of socialization such as Social Media‚ parents and environment play a key factor on the definition of gender as well. Actually‚ parents define what is good or what is not‚ what activities to do or not‚ or even how to dress and which colors wear for their children either
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describing the retail travel environment in Travel and Tourism. This must include the roles of the different types of retail agents; the products and services that they are selling; the links that exist within the retail travel environment; and the different types of relationship that exist within the retail industry. ROLES OF TRAVEL AGENTS The main function of travel agents is to make the life of holidaymakers easier‚ relaxing and convenient. They can do this by providing outstanding customer
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Antimicrobial Agents Lisette Vazquez October 27‚ 2013 Antimicrobial Agents Antimicrobial agents are utilized to kill microorganisms that cause infections. In order to be able to kill these microorganisms we must have an understanding of the factor associated with the infection. The purpose of this paper is to explore the different types of antimicrobial agents and the differences between viral and bacterial infections. Antimicrobial Agent Categories There are several antimicrobial agents to treat
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July 25‚ 2009 Sociology – Comprehensive Reactionary Essay 1. The major agents of socialization in the US are: a. Family – Family automatically‚ by nature‚ predetermines race which has a great impact on the socialization of a child in the US. The social class of the family often places similar expectations on their children‚ as successful parents demand success in their children. During the formative years‚ the family is responsible for teaching their children skills‚ values & beliefs
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Socialization is a key factor in keeping social order in our world‚ the functionalist theory ties into how the world works. The world would not be comprehendible without the socialization of people within a society. Language‚ for example‚ is a key factor in people becoming socialized; it is a way one expresses their feelings about the past and future. People understand each other and their feelings through language. Functionalism examines macroscopic levels of society and interactionism examines
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Agents of Socialisation Socialisation can be defined as a lifetime process wherein human beings constantly learn to be their unique selves through interactions with significant others in the environment. It is an absolutely essential guide in the navigation of life‚ establishing a sense of being and role in an ever changing world [1]. The nature versus nurture debate has provided an explanation for how human beings have evolved over time. Nature‚ the more scientific theory‚ suggests that hereditary
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