From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Mon Mar 03 22:00:00 1997 Message-ID: <331C743C.7090@student.vh.wau.nl> Date: Tue, 04 Mar 1997 11:13:00 -0800 From: Kathalijne Visser <"Kathalijne Visser"@student.vh.wau.nl> Organization: wau.nl X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (Win16; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: fox research Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: flex072.zod.wau.nl Lines: 12 Path: biosci!rutgers.rutgers.edu!uwm.edu!newsfeeds.sol.net!newspump.sol.net!howland.erols.net!surfnet.nl!wau.nl!flex072.zod.wau.nl As a graduate student I am performing a literature research on the ontogeny and behavior of wild red foxes. My special interest is how to rear (orphaned) wild red foxes, rehabilitate them and release them into the wild again after some time (in the fall). Is there anyone who has any experience with the rehabilitation of rearing, capture-mark-recapture, release of wild red foxes? Or does anyone know a rehabilitation centre where they have any experience with foxes? Please let me know soon!!! Kathalijne Visser From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Mon Mar 03 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!ELLENSBURG.COM!digress From: digress@ELLENSBURG.COM (Mike Pearson) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: wildlife r\ehab mailing list Date: 4 Mar 1997 12:11:53 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 17 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <331C816E.71B3@ellensburg.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net > Is there anyone who has any experience with the rehabilitation of > rearing, capture-mark-recapture, release of wild red foxes? Or does > anyone know a rehabilitation centre where they have any experience with > foxes? > Please let me know soon!!! > > Kathalijne Visser A wildlife rehabilitation mailing list was active at thje following address recently. WLREHAB@VM1.NoDak.EDU It might be necessary to subscribe first, or might not. Hope this helps From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Thu Mar 06 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!vector.nsk.su!eroshkin From: eroshkin@vector.nsk.su ("Alexey M. Eroshkin") Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: Multiple sequence editor ProMSED2 (Win) available thru IUBio archive Date: 6 Mar 1997 23:54:04 -0800 Organization: State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR Lines: 87 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Dear all, Multiple sequence editor ProMSED2 (Win 3.x/95) is available now thru IUBio archive as ftp://iubio.bio.indiana.edu/molbio/ibmpc/promsed2.exe and .readme If you have access to e-mail, the program can be obtained via e-mail by sending the following message: To: BITFTP@pucc.Princeton.EDU From: YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS ftp iubio.bio.indiana.edu uuencode user anonymous cd molbio/ibmpc get promsed2.exe quit Server will return you uuencoded program in several files. Running UUDECODE you'll get the archive with the program. --------------------------------------------------------------- ProMSED2: Protein Multiple Sequence EDitor-2 for Win 3.11/95 State Research Center of Virology an Biotechnology "Vector" Institute of Molecular Biology Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Region, 633159 Russia ProMSED2, Windows application for both automatic and manual DNA and protein sequence alignment, editing, comparison and analysis. The program reads main sequence formats and performs automatic alignments, alignment visualization and editing and it allows sequences to be aligned interactively leaving unchanged previously aligned regions. The program has an user-friendly interface. Manual alignment and sequence analysis are facilitated by coloring schemes reflecting amino acid similarity in mutational, physico-chemical and other properties. Although ProMSED was targeted at protein sequences, it can be used on DNA sequences as well. The program provides flexible tool for sequences alignment, analysis, visualization, edition and presentation preparation. The program does or has (+ - NEW or enhanced features): + inputs DNA and protein sequences in NBRF/PIR, Pearson (Fasta), MSF (GSG), EMBL/SwissProt, Intelligenetics and CLUSTAL formats; o has interface and functions like in others Windows applications (source file view, font changing, marking/unmarking, block and sequence selection, cut and paste, UNDO, etc.); o loads several sequence families in different windows, adds sequences to existing alignment, combines sequences from various files; + outputs the alignment in several popular formats; + makes presentation quality color and black-and-white prints of complete alignment or any selected block; + saves alignment picture as Windows metafile and bitmap; o permits to apply automatic alignment interactively (with options to change the alignment parameters) to any selected part of sequences of marked block; + calculates sequence similarity of complete sequences, of any selected sequence subset or of marked block in % and in PAM250 units (matrix of amino acid similarity); + calculates total (average for %) sequence similarity value - an estimation of alignment quality; + prints sequence similarity matrix; + sorts sequences by similarity of complete sequences or marked block; + displays conserved and semiconserved positions; + has many amino acid coloring schemes aimed to facilitate manual alignment and understanding protein sequence features. Some schemes are: EVOLUTIONARY CONSERVATIVE (reflects amino acid mutational properties), COMPLEX (similarity of amino acids in physico-chemical properties), HYDROPHOBICITY, CHARGE, BIG RESIDUES, ALPHA-HELIX, HELIX-BREAKERS, etc. The options to input user-defined schemes or change the colors of any amino acid groups are available; + searches subsequences and complex sequence patterns; o has complete HELP. Educational version is restricted in number and length of sequences. Comments, bug reports and suggestions for new features are welcome and should be sent by email to eroshkin@vector.nsk.su. We would be happy to get feedback from you. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Anatoly Frolov & Alexey Eroshkin Institute of Molecular Biology E.mail: eroshkin@vector.nsk.su State Research Center of Virology and Tel: +7 (3832) - 647774 Biotechnology "Vector" Fax: +7 (3832) - 328831 Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Region 633159 Russia ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Thu Mar 06 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!U.WASHINGTON.EDU!marks From: marks@U.WASHINGTON.EDU (Robert Marks) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: CIFEr 1997 Program Date: 7 Mar 1997 09:38:29 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 283 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9703071738.AA09648@carson.u.washington.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net TECHNICAL PROGRAM IEEE/IAFE Computational Intelligence in Financial Engineering Conference CIFEr'97 March 23-25, 1997 Crowne Plaza Manhattan, New York City http://www.ieee.org/nnc/cifer97 Registration information: Barbara Klemm CIFEr'97 Secretariat Meeting Management 2603 Main Street, Suite # 690 Irvine, California 92714 Tel: (714) 752-8205 or (800) 321-6338 Fax: (714) 752-7444 Email: Meetingmgt@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------- Technical Program ------------------------------------------------------- Oral Presentations Monday, March 24, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------- 1 - Derivatives Pricing I 8:30a A Nonparametric Approach to Pricing and Hedging Derivative Securities Via Genetic Regression J. Trigueros 9:00a High Performance Algorithms for Lattice-based Deriative Pricing Models W. Li, D. Chen 9:30a Numerical Options Models Without Programming C. Randall, E. Kant 2 - Risk Management 8:30a A Distributed Enterprise Risk Management Architecture M. Schaller, A. Vaz 9:00a Managing Options Risk with Genetic Algorithms L. Vacca 9:30a Asset and Liability Management: A Stochastic Model for Portfolio Selection A. Puelz 3 - Price Prediction I 8:30a A Neural Network that Explains as Well as Predicts Financial Market Behavior C. Ornes, J. Sklansky 9:00a Neurofuzzy Characterization of Financial Times Series in an Anticipatory Framework K. Pantazopoulos, L. Tsoukalas, E. Houstis 9:30a Neural Network Training Techniques for a Gold Trading Model E. Brauner, J. Dayhoff, X. Sun 4 - Data Filtering & Mining I 10:30a Optimization as a Tool in Finance R. Dembo, D. Jensen, D. Rosen 11:00a INFFC Data Analysis: Lower Bounds and Testbed Design Recommendations R. Drossu, Z. Obradovic 11:30a Measuring Predictability Using Multiresolution Embedding T. McCabe, A. Weigend 5 - Review Papers 10:30a Neural Networks and Forecasting: "Orthodox" Methods and New Research B. Curry, P. Morgan, M. Beynon 11:00a Model Selection Via Encompassing Test: Neural Networks vs. Trading Rules S. Joshi, A. Guez, T. Chiang 11:30a Neural Networks Compared to Statistical Techniques R. Richardson 6 - Forecasting Macroeconomic Data 10:30a Forecasting the Economic Cycles Based on an Extension of the Holt-Winters Model. A Genetic Algorithms Approach A. Agapie 11:00a Simulation and Forecasting of International Trade Dynamics Using Non-Linear Mathematical Models and Fuzzy Logic Techniques O. Castillo, P. Melin 11:30a Computational Modeling of 1994 A. M. Best Life /Health Insurer Ratings G. Sabot 7 - New Dimensions in Data Mining 3:00 - 4:00pm Panel Session Moderator: S. Leven 8 - Information Extraction & Equilibrium 3:00p Natural Language Processing and Information Extraction: Qualitative Analysis of Financial New Articles M. Constantino, R. Morgan, R. Collingham, R. Garigliano 3:30p Speculative Trades and Financial Regulations: Stimulations Based on Genetic Programming S.-H. Chen, C.-H. Yeh 4:00p A New Approach to Counting Nash Equilibria J. Rojas 9 - Time Series Modeling 3:00p Fuzzy Weighted Local Approximation for Financial Time Series Modelling and Forecasting P. Pelizzari, C. Pizzi 3:30p New Models for Irregularly Spaced Time Series Analysis with Applications to High Frequency Financial Data W. Vechiato 4:00p What is the "True Price?" - State Space Models for High Frequency FX Data J. Moody, L. Wu ------------------------------------------------------- Oral Presentations Tuesday, March 25, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------- 10 - Technology and Financial Markets in the 21st Century 8:15 - 9:45a Panel Session Moderator: T. Rubinson 11 - Derivatives Pricing II 10:30a Tax-Adjusted Pricing Algorithms for Derivative Securities Using a Symbolic Computational Language M. Milevsky, E. Prisman 11:00a Foreign Exchange Option Symmetry Based on Domestic-Foreign Payoff V. Kholodnyi, J. Price 11:30a Skewness and Kurtosis in Pricing European and American Options A. Paulson, J. Scacchia, D. Goldenberg 12 - Volatility Prediction 10:30a Artificial Neural Networks for Volatility Models E. Capobianco 11:00a The Use of Artificial Neural Networks in Estimating Implied Volatility Values M. Blouna, P. Frangoulis 11:30a Volatility Estimation with a Neural Network B. Freisleben, K. Ripper 13 - Price Prediction II 1:15p High Frequency Time Series Analysis and Prediction Using Markov Models C. Papageorgiou 1:45p Financial Simulation System Using Higher Order Trigonometric Polynomial Neural Network Group Model J. C. Zhang, M. Zhang 2:15 A Relevance Measure of Ranked Market Information as a Stock Return Indicator F. G. Miranda 14 - Foreign Exchange Forecasting 1:15p The Recent Discoveries in Cluster Analysis on Foreign Exchanges W. Leung, L. Xu 1:45p Supervised Learning Decision Networks for Traders and Portfolios L. Xu, Y. Cheung 2:15p Foreign Exchange Market Forecasting Using Evolutionary Fuzzy Networks A. Muhhamad, G. A. King 15 - Data Filtering and Mining II 3:15p CARDWATCH: A Neural Network based Database Mining System for Credit Card Fraud Detection E. Aleskerov, B. Freisleben, B. Rao 3:45p Algorithms for Filtering Market Price Data H. Green 4:15p Mortgage Data Mining G. John, Y. Zhao, K. Winkler 16 - Time Series Topics 3:15p Model Identification and Parameter Estimation of ARMA Models by Means of Evolutionary Algorithms S. Rolf, J. Sprave, W. Urfer 3:45p Taking Time Seriously: Hidden Markov Experts Applied to Financial Engineering S. Shi, A. Weigend 4:15p Rule Inference for Financial Prediction Using Recurrent Neural Networks S. Lawrence, C. L. Giles, A. C. Tsoi ------------------------------------------------------- Poster Presentations Monday, March 24 Deriative Portfolio Risk Management Using a Value-at-Risk Framework R. Carandang Modeling and Persistent Volatility of Asset Returns N. Crato, P. de Lima The Effect of Inconsistent Differences in Financial Ratio Trends on Model Reliability Z. Yang, H. James Modeling Volatility Derivatives Using Neural Networks O. Karaali, W. Edelberg, J. Higgins Tuesday, March 25 Detecting Non-Linear Dynamics in Financial Time Series C. Schittenkopf, G. Deco Volatility Estimators for FOREX Futures Using Standardized Time Series J. Dalle Molle Optimization of Trading Systems and Portfolios J. Moody, L. Wu ------------------------------------------------------- From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Mon Mar 10 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!rutgers.rutgers.edu!uwm.edu!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!howland.erols.net!torn!ccshst05.cs.uoguelph.ca!ccshst01!skovacs From: skovacs@uoguelph.ca (Suzie Kovacs) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: Shark help needed!!! Date: 11 Mar 1997 21:10:02 GMT Organization: University of Guelph Lines: 3 Message-ID: <5g4hna$4fk@ccshst05.cs.uoguelph.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: ccshst01.cs.uoguelph.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I need information on the effects of human predation on shark populations. Thanks in advance! Suzie Kovacs From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Mon Mar 10 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!internet!biosci!not-for-mail From: biohelp (BIOSCI Administrator) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: BIOSCI/bionet miniFAQ & Fundraiser Date: 11 Mar 1997 02:00:14 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 239 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199703111000.CAA28770@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net (LAST REVISION: 30-JUL-95) This BIOSCI "miniFAQ" is designed to answer the questions that come up the *most frequently*. The main BIOSCI FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is accessible on the World Wide Web at URL http://www.bio.net/. If you can not find an answer to your question in this or other documentation, the BIOSCI technical support staff answers e-mail queries sent to biosci-help@net.bio.net We can only answer questions about the use of the newsgroups and mailing lists. We unfortunately do not have the staff to do Internet information searches or answer scientific questions. Please post those to the appropriate BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups. Contents: -------- 0) BIOSCI NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!! 1) Using the WWW to access the BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups. 2) What to do about "spams," i.e., junk mail, ads, etc. 3) Examples of subscribing and unsubscribing to the mailing lists. 4) The BIOSCI user address and research interest directory. 0) BIOSCI NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!! ------------------------------ BIOSCI's government funding has been expended, and we are now operating solely from advertising revenue that we have raised from our Web site at http://www.bio.net/. We need just a few minutes of your time to help us serve you. You can do two important things which will take very little time for you individually and will immensely help us continue to help you. First, please use our WWW system at http://www.bio.net/ to access the archives. 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If they are interested, they can then contact us for further information at our tech support address, biosci-help@net.bio.net. 1) Using the WWW to access the BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups. -------------------------------------------------------- As of 10 December 1995, all BIOSCI/bionet full newsgroups are accessible through the World Wide Web (WWW) at URL http://www.bio.net. One can read and reply publicly or privately to both recent postings and archived messages through one's Web browser if it is configured properly to send e-mail. Each newsgroup is equipped with its own WAIS index. 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Sincerely, Dave Kristofferson BIOSCI/bionet Manager biosci-help@net.bio.net From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Tue Mar 11 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!dcs.st-and.ac.uk!steve From: steve@dcs.st-and.ac.uk (Steve Buckland) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: First Announcement - Wildlife Population Assessment Workshops Date: 12 Mar 1997 09:34:44 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 118 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net THREE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON WILDLIFE POPULATION ASSESSMENT 1. Design and analysis of distance sampling surveys. 2. An overview of capture-recapture models. 3. The analysis of survival data from marked animal populations. June 17 - 28 1997 To be held at University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK. **************************************************************************** DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF DISTANCE SAMPLING SURVEYS June 17 - 20. COURSE INSTRUCTORS: Professor Steve Buckland and Dr David Borchers (Research Unit for Wildlife Population Assessment, University of St Andrews). INTENDED PARTICIPANTS: The workshop is intended for scientists who are carrying out population assessments of wildlife. We anticipate a mixture of marine and terrestrial mammalogists, ornithologists and fisheries biologists, plus statisticians who have an interest in the topic. WORKSHOP CONTENT: The workshop will concentrate primarily on line and point transect sampling methods. Although the basic theory will be covered, the focus of the workshop will be on practical application of the methods. Line and point transect sampling will be covered in detail in separate sessions. Field methods and survey design will be addressed. Participants will be taught how to use the software package DISTANCE and are thus encouraged to bring their own data sets for partial analysis on the course. Individual tuition will be given on the analysis of these data. Informal discussion groups will be established for participants with common interests or problems. **************************************************************************** AN OVERVIEW OF CAPTURE-RECAPTURE MODELS June 23 - 24. COURSE INSTRUCTORS: Professor Ken Pollock and Mr Russell Alpizar-Jara (North Carolina State University). INTENDED PARTICIPANTS: The course is primarily aimed at biologists who are interested in using capture-recapture methods and would also be of use as a first course for applied statisticians. We anticipate the same mixture of participants as for the Distance Sampling course. WORKSHOP CONTENT: The workshop will be an introductory overview of capture-recapture models and will include estimation of population size, survival rates and birth numbers. Sotfware packages CAPTURE, JOLLY and JOLLYAGE will be used. Topics will include: The Lincoln Petersen Model, Closed Models, Open Models, The Robust Design, Designing Capture-Recapture Studies and Applications. **************************************************************************** THE ANALYSIS OF SURVIVAL DATA FROM MARKED ANIMAL POPULATIONS June 25 - 28. COURSE INSTRUCTORS: Dr Jean-Dominique Lebreton (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Montpellier, France) and Professor Byron J T Morgan (University of Kent, UK). INTENDED PARTICIPANTS: The course is aimed at three sets of people: firstly, numerate and computer-literate biologists and ecologists; secondly, academics with graduate teaching or research interests in capture-recapture theory; and thirdly, biometricians working with biological population issues. Some familiarity with capture-recapture models (e.g. through attending the preceding workshop) is almost essential. WORKSHOP CONTENT: The workshop will provide a comprehensive approach to the analysis of survival data from marked animal populations. This will be achieved by introducing the participants to the theory and application of the latest capture-recapture methodology and by illustrating these methods with real data using the software RELEASE and SURGE for recaptures and resightings, and SURVIV and EAGLE for recoveries. **************************************************************************** For further information and registration forms, please send your name, mailing address and e-mail address to: Jane Cumberlidge (e-mail: jane@dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk) RUWPA Mathematical Institute North Haugh St Andrews Fife KY16 9SS SCOTLAND FAX: +44 (0)1334 463748 TEL: +44 (0)1334 463713 From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Sat Mar 15 22:00:00 1997 Message-ID: <332C4740.4456@94.student.wau.nl> Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 20:17:20 +0100 From: Jeroen Gense Reply-To: Jeroen.Gense@94.student.wau.nl X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: Practical traineeship Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit NNTP-Posting-Host: flex071.hhome.wau.nl Lines: 28 Path: biosci!rutgers.rutgers.edu!news.sgi.com!esiee.fr!jussieu.fr!univ-lyon1.fr!in2p3.fr!swidir.switch.ch!swsbe6.switch.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!surfnet.nl!wau.nl!flex071.hhome.wau.nl Subject: Practical traineeship landscape ecology My name is Jeroen Gense, student Biology at Wageningen Agricultural University, the Netherlands. My specialization is landscape ecology. I am looking for a place to perform a practical traineeship outside the Netherlands to complete my graduation programme. I would like to stay at a department/institute/lab/university for approximately three months. I am able to start with my practical traineeship at the end of May. I am interested in using Geographical Information Systems to analyze landscape ecological purposes. I would like to do ecological fieldstudy to gather data for use in a GIS. Maybe is it possible to do some fieldwork for 2 months combined with a GIS analyzis at your laboratory for one month.. Maybe theres someone who can help me to find an adress where I can fullfill this traineeship? Hoping that someone can help me! Jeroen Gense Haarweg 151 6709 RC Wageningen The Netherlands E mail: Jeroen.Gense@94.student.wau.nl -- MZ From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Sun Mar 16 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!LOCNET.COM!tempting From: tempting@LOCNET.COM Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: ===>> FREE 1 yr USA Magazine Sub sent worldwide-270+ Choices! Up to $64.00 value! Date: 16 Mar 1997 18:57:18 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 228 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: by advertising dept. Distribution: world Message-ID: Reply-To: Please.reply.to.fax.number.or.smail.address@as.shown.below.Thank.you NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net FOR MORE INFO: please "cut out" the below form on the "cut" lines shown, and fax it, for the fastest reply to: 718-227-9125 (this is a fax # in the USA) or send via smail (first class mail or airmail) to: Tempting Tear-Outs Att. 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From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Thu Mar 20 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!ELLENSBURG.COM!digress From: digress@ELLENSBURG.COM (Mike Pearson) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: Evolution after DNA discovered Date: 21 Mar 1997 11:45:04 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 56 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9703211946.AA01074@ellensburg.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Fri, 07 Feb 1997 17:34:17 -0500 Massimo Pigliucci wrote Darwinian Evolution _is not_ a random process. It is made of two parts: the creation of variability by mutation and recombination (this _is_ random), and the selection of the most fit variants by natural selection (this _is by no means_ random). Why do you say natural selection is by no means random? Certainly there is a large random part of it. At 21 MAR 97 02:43:26 GMT?, ON THE BIO-INFO LIST, Joel Harp wrote: > >Just a small point to Tom Schneider's post > >> >Darwin understood that breeding animals and plants was a form of selection. >In any case, differential survival leads to the same thing, whether >"artificial" or "natural". Is mate selection "artificial" between people but >> > >Natural selection is "differential reproduction" rather than differential >survival. As a corollary, after-DNA-read on that: (is it obvious or a repeat?) There might be no great chance of my nice personal combination of DNA surviving the future millions of generations intact, and why should that matter so much? The DNA will be re-combined and re-sorted and re-mixed through the generations anyway. But consciousness or goodness...if those should wane through the generations, no physical traits will be pleasing enough. If all the flowers were the same color, would we say the superior flower had prevailed? Mike P.S. No-one disagrees artificial selection is already on the way to becoming pre-eminent in the biosphere? It doesn't require a genetic engineer to artificially select --Thousands driving a bulldozer or millions collecting firewood are making a decision....but public officials make their decisions easy. Biologists can lead on this issue by advising public officials--we need a champions to bring biology to them.. ....a dangerous mission. You must really know your biology and have a lot of patience. From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Sun Mar 23 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!rutgers.rutgers.edu!gatech!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!news1.mpcs.com!news.radio.cz!newsbastard.radio.cz!news.radio.cz!CESspool!news.maxwell.syr.edu!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!uunet!in1.uu.net!146.83.5.204!dcc.uchile.cl!ict.cec.uchile.cl!jedi.cmet.net!news From: "Arturo " Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: Id like to know about the internet population growth. Date: 23 Mar 1997 15:08:16 GMT Organization: Unknown Organization Lines: 1 Message-ID: <01bc37a4$f3a0d7e0$d6261ec8@arturo> NNTP-Posting-Host: 200.30.38.214 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1160 Could you please submit some info about it. From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Sun Mar 23 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!OKCOM.NET!ts From: ts@OKCOM.NET Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: a very interesting free offer Date: 24 Mar 1997 07:51:40 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 241 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: by ts@oknet.com Distribution: world Message-ID: Reply-To: Please.reply.via.fax.or.via.smail@fax.number.or.smail.address.shown.below.Thank.You NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net The company making the offer is a magazine subscription agency based in the USA. They have over 1,500 popular USA titles available to be shipped to *any* country, including of course, to anywhere in the USA! They offer a FREE 1 yr. new subscription to your choice of over 200 of the titles in their catalogue to any new customer using them for the first time, along with your paid order for whatever you are ordering, even if your paid order is just for renewals of your existing magazine(s). The dollar value of the freebies, based on the subscription prices directly from the publishers, ranges from $6.97 all the way up to $64.00! More info follows below the reply form appearing immediately below. FOR MORE INFO: please "cut out" the below form on the "cut" lines shown, and fax it, for the fastest reply to: 718-227-9125 (this is a fax # in the USA) or send via smail (first class mail or airmail) to: Tempting Tear-Outs Att. 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The dollar value of the freebies, based on the subscription prices directly from the publishers, ranges from $6.97 all the way up to $64.00! For new customers in the USA, there is no charge for FPH (foreign postage & handling), so the freebie is 100% free! For new customers living overseas, the only charge on the freebie would be for the FPH (foreign postage & handling). Their president has been in the magazine subscription business since 1973 and they are very customer-service oriented. They will even help you with address changes on your magazines, even if you move from one country to another country. They have thousands of happy customers in over 59 countries. Their price guarantee is very simple: they guarantee that their subscription prices are the lowest available and they will BEAT any legitimate, verifiable offer before you pay them or match it afterwards, by refunding you the difference in price PLUS the cost of the postage stamp you would use sending in the special offer to them, even 6 months after you pay them, as long as it was current at the time of your offer. Does that sound fair? Wouldn't it be great if everything you bought came with that price guarantee? Sometimes they are less than half of the next best deal out there, sometimes just a little cheaper, but always you get the lowest rates without having to shop around. With 1,500 titles on their list, they would like to think that they have also the best selection around! Within the USA, for their USA customers, they are cheaper than all their competitors and even the publishers themselves. This is their price guarantee. The 1 yr. freebie that you get with your first order is completely free! Overseas, (even after you factor in the cost of the FPH (foreign postage & handling) and the conversion from USA Dollars to your currency), on the average, they are generally around one-fourth to one-half of what the newsstands overseas charge locally for USA magazines. On some titles they are as little as one-tenth of what the newsstands charge. They are also the cheapest subscription source for delivery overseas, including directly from the publishers themselves! Some publishers don't even offer subscriptions overseas.........but overseas subscriptions are this company's specialty! They feel that magazines should not be a luxury overseas. In the USA, people buy magazines and then toss them after reading them for just a few minutes or hours. They are so cheap in the USA! Well, this company would like to make it the same way for their overseas members. They are also cheaper than all their competitors in the USA and overseas, including the publishers themselves! It is also *highly unlikely* you will find any of their USA competitors calling you overseas, in order to offer that personal touch, just to sell you a couple of magazines! But that is what this company specializes in and loves doing! Around one-half their business comes from overseas, so they are very patient with new members who only speak limited English as a 2nd language. Subscription prices quoted for overseas consist of the subscription price, plus the FPH. You add the two together and that is your total cost. The exception is the 1 yr. freebie you get with your first order. On that title, you pay *only* the FPH for the 1 yr. term. Their prices are so cheap because when you deal with them, you cut-out all the middlemen. HERE IS HOW YOU CAN GET MORE INFO AND GET STARTED WITH THEM: Simply fax or smail back to us the reply form listed at the top of this message. We will then forward your form on to the subscription agency. They will then email their "big and juicy" catalogue to you, in whichever of the four formats you chose. The catalogue is FREE and makes for hours of fascinating reading, on its own. It includes the complete list of freebies, a complete list of all the titles they sell, as well as detailed descriptions on most of the titles, along with lists of titles by category of interest and their terms of sale. They will then give you a friendly, no-pressure, no obligation, 5-minute call to go over how they work and to answer any questions that you might have, as well as give you up-to-the minute price quotes on any titles you might be considering. They will call you in whatever country you live in, taking the time difference into account. As they like to emphasize the personal touch they give to each new customer, all first-time orders can only be done via phone, so they can answer all your questions completely and personally. Once you have placed your first order via phone, you will be able to place future orders and make inquiries on your account, get price quotes, etc., all via email, if that is most convenient for you. Within the USA, they accept payment via check over the phone, Mastercard, Visa and American Express. Overseas, they accept Mastercard, Visa and American Express, even if your credit card is a local one in local currency! That's our introduction of our client that we represent. We hope that we have piqued your interest and that you will take the next step to get their free catalogue! Thank you for your time and interest. -- Tempting Tear-Outs. For more info on advertising rates, please write us on your company letterhead, w/business card, via smail to: Tempting Tear-Outs, 3835 Richmond Ave. Suite #200, Staten Island NY 10312-3828, USA. From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Mon Mar 24 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!bcm.tmc.edu!news.msfc.nasa.gov!europa.clark.net!dciteleport.com!worldnet.att.net!howland.erols.net!torn!ccshst05.cs.uoguelph.ca!ccshst01!tjackson From: tjackson@uoguelph.ca (Timothy R Jackson) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio,bionet.molbiol.evolution,bionet.molbiol.methds-reagnts Subject: Re: grad. position - fish genetics Followup-To: bionet.population-bio,bionet.molbiol.evolution,bionet.molbiol.methds-reagnts,bionet.jobs Date: 25 Mar 1997 20:48:00 GMT Organization: University of Guelph Lines: 32 Message-ID: <5h9dm0$dfe@ccshst05.cs.uoguelph.ca> References: <5h9dc9$dfe@ccshst05.cs.uoguelph.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: ccshst01.cs.uoguelph.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Timothy R Jackson (tjackson@uoguelph.ca) wrote: : GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITY : Ecological Genetics and Mixed Stock Analysis of Rainbow Smelt : Funding is available for an M.Sc. student to work at the University : of Guelph cooperatively with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources : and the Lake Erie commercial fishing industry to undertake an ecological : genetics study and mixed stock analysis of rainbow smelt in Lake Erie. : The project objectives are to: : 1. genetically characterize rainbow smelt sampled from specific : locations (spawning grounds and open lake fishing grounds) in the west : central, central, and eastern basins of Lake Erie). : 2. test whether smelt from these sampling sites represent discrete : stocks which are differentiated from each other. : 3. provide information related to the genetic composition of the catch : from three open fishing grounds (west central, central and eastern : basins) which will assist in management decisions related to how : commercial fishing activity and harvest from these grounds should be managed. : The project will begin in spring 1997. : Interested individuals should contact: : Dr. Moira M. Ferguson : Axelrod 174 : Department of Zoology : University of Guelph : Guelph, Ontario : N1G 2W1 : mmfergus@uoguelph.ca From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Tue Mar 25 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!rutgers.rutgers.edu!uwm.edu!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!howland.erols.net!europa.clark.net!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!super.zippo.com!zdc!newsfeed.direct.ca!news-out.internetmci.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.silcom.com!usenet From: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: Palestinian Statistics Web Site Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 14:01:13 -0800 Organization: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Lines: 7 Message-ID: <33399CA9.6972@silcom.com> Reply-To: ignite3@silcom.com NNTP-Posting-Host: aaa15.granada.silcom.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics visit our website at: http://www.pcbs.org Provider of impartial official statistics on demographics, social, economic and environmental states and trends to serve the Palestinian citizenry, and enlighten the public with information. From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Wed Mar 26 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!rutgers.rutgers.edu!uwm.edu!newsfeeds.sol.net!news.maxwell.syr.edu!mr.net!newshub.tc.umn.edu!newsstand.tc.umn.edu!usenet From: ricks@tc.umn.edu (Dell Erickson) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: Educators Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 12:12:36 GMT Organization: University of Minnesota Lines: 58 Message-ID: <5hdoac$7t9@epx.cis.umn.edu> Reply-To: ricks@tc.umn.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: pub-13-a-137.dialup.umn.edu X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 Educators and Students: What: Prepare a film/video/multimedia in any cinematic form (drama, animation, image-montage, music-video, narrative, documentary, etc.) for the 1997 World Population Film/Video Festival. The film or video statement is limited only by the students imagination. It can be of any length (although most fall in the 30 second to 30 minute range). Submissions must be in " VHS (NTSC) format for preview judging. There is no entry fee. Who: Secondary and College students, individually or as a group. When: Entries must be postmarked by June 15, 1997. DO NOT send the original program master! Prizes: A total of $10,000 in prizes awarded to the top three entries in secondary and college categories. In addition, a "Best of Festival 1997" VHS tape will be available to secondary and college schools nationwide; and may be broadcast on MTV, VH-1, Turner, Discovery and/or the PBS network with the collective title: "The Future Through Student Eyes." Winners will be juried by a distinguished panel of environmentalists, population experts, humanists, filmmakers, and broadcast executives. Winners will be announced September 30, 1997. Objectives: To encourage educators and students to explore, using film or video, the connection between population growth, resource consumption, the environment, and our common global future. Where are we headed, is it sustainable, and what can we do about it? This international competition, while exciting and fun, promotes critical thought and self-expression concerning the most critical challenges facing humanity today. A free colorful poster suitable for classrooms (11X17") , resource guide, and a copy of the video, "Best Of Festival 96" is available. Contact: Rawn Fulton, Festival Director World Population Film /Video Festival (WPFVF) 46 Fox Hill Road Bernardston, MA 01337 Tel: 1-800-638-9464 Fax: 413-648-9204 E-Mail: info@wpfvf.com Http://www.wpfvf.com From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Mon Mar 31 23:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!CNS.BU.EDU!cas-cns From: cas-cns@CNS.BU.EDU (BU - Cognitive and Neural Systems) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: VISION, RECOGNITION, ACTION: FINAL CALL Date: 1 Apr 1997 07:48:41 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 540 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19970401104517.006b2534@cns.bu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net **** FINAL CALL FOR REGISTRATION ***** International Conference on VISION, RECOGNITION, ACTION: NEURAL MODELS OF MIND AND MACHINE May 28--31, 1997 Sponsored by the Center for Adaptive Systems and the Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems Boston University with financial support from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Office of Naval Research This conference will include 21 invited lectures and 88 contributed lectures and posters by experts on the biology and technology of how the brain and other intelligent systems see, understand, and act upon a changing world. The program is listed below. Since seating at the meeting is limited, early registration is recommended. To register, please fill out the registration form below. Student registrations must be accompanied by a letter of verification from a department chairperson or faculty/research advisor. If paying by check, mail to: Neural Models of Mind and Machine, c/o Cynthia Bradford, Boston University, Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems, 677 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02215. If paying by credit card, mail to the above address, or fax to (617) 353-7755. The meeting registration fee will help to pay for a reception, 6 coffee breaks, and the meeting proceedings. A day of tutorials will be held on Wednesday, May 28. The tutorial registration fee helps to pay for 2 coffee breaks and a hard copy of the 7 hours of tutorial viewgraphs. See the meeting web page at http://cns-web.bu.edu/cns-meeting for further meeting information. **************************************** REGISTRATION FORM (Please Type or Print) Vision, Recognition, Action: Neural Models of Mind and Machine Boston University Boston, Massachusetts Tutorials: May 28, 1997 Meeting: May 29-31, 1997 Mr/Ms/Dr/Prof: Name: Affiliation: Address: City, State, Postal Code: Phone and Fax: Email: The conference registration fee includes the meeting program, reception, coffee breaks, and meeting proceedings. For registered participants in the conference, the regular tutorial registration fee is $20 and the student fee is $15. For attendees of only the tutorial, the regular registration fee is $30 and the student fee is $25. Two coffee breaks and a tutorial handout will be covered by the tutorial registration fee. CHECK ONE: [ ] $55 Conference plus Tutorial (Regular) [ ] $40 Conference plus Tutorial (Student) [ ] $35 Conference Only (Regular) [ ] $25 Conference Only (Student) [ ] $30 Tutorial Only (Regular) [ ] $25 Tutorial Only (Student) Method of Payment: [ ] Enclosed is a check made payable to "Boston University". Checks must be made payable in US dollars and issued by a US correspondent bank. Each registrant is responsible for any and all bank charges. [ ] I wish to pay my fees by credit card (MasterCard, Visa, or Discover Card only). Type of card: Name as it appears on the card: Account number: Expiration date: Signature and date: **************************************** MEETING SCHEDULE (poster session details follow the oral session schedule) WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1997 (Tutorials): 7:30am---8:30am MEETING REGISTRATION 8:30am--10:00am Stephen Grossberg (Part I): "Vision, Brain, and Technology" 10:00am--10:30am COFFEE BREAK 10:30am--12:00pm Stephen Grossberg (Part II): "Vision, Brain, and Technology" 12:00pm---1:15pm LUNCH 1:15pm---3:15pm Gail Carpenter: "Self-Organizing Neural Networks for Learning, Recognition, and Prediction: ART Architectures and Applications" 3:15pm---3:45pm COFFEE BREAK 3:45pm---5:45pm Eric Schwartz: "Algorithms and Hardware for the Application of Space-Variant Active Vision to High Performance Machine Vision" THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1997 (Invited Lectures and Posters): 7:30am---8:30am MEETING REGISTRATION 8:30am---9:15am Robert Shapley: "Brain Mechanisms for Visual Perception of Occlusion" 9:15am--10:00am George Sperling: "An Integrated Theory for Attentional Processes in Vision, Recognition, and Memory" 10:00am--10:30am COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER SESSION I 10:30am--11:15am Patrick Cavanagh: "Direct Recognition" 11:15am--12:00pm Stephen Grossberg: "Perceptual Grouping during Neural Form and Motion Processing" 12:00pm---1:30pm LUNCH 1:30pm---2:15pm Robert Desimone: "Neuronal Mechanisms of Visual Attention" 2:15pm---3:00pm Ennio Mingolla: "Visual Search" 3:00pm---3:30pm COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER SESSION I 3:30pm---4:15pm Patricia Goldman-Rakic: "The Machinery of Mind: Models from Neurobiology" 4:15pm---5:00pm Larry Squire: "Brain Systems for Recognition Memory" 5:00pm---8:00pm POSTER SESSION I FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1997 (Invited and Contributed Lectures): 8:00am---8:30am MEETING REGISTRATION 8:30am---9:15am Lance Optican: "Neural Control of Rapid Eye Movements" 9:15am--10:00am John Kalaska: "Reaching to Visual Targets: Cerebral Cortical Neuronal Mechanisms" 10:00am--10:30am COFFEE BREAK 10:30am--11:15am Rodney Brooks: "Models of Vision-Based Human Interaction" 11:15am--12:00pm Alex Pentland: "Interpretation of Human Action" 12:00pm---1:30pm LUNCH 1:30pm---1:45pm Paolo Gaudiano: "Retinal Processing of IRFPA Imagery" 1:45pm---2:00pm Zili Liu: "2D Ideal Observers in 3D Object Recognition" 2:00pm---2:15pm Soheil Shams: "Object Segmentation and Recognition via a Network of Resonating Spiking Neurons" 2:15pm---2:30pm Wey-Shiuan Hwang and John Weng: "Autonomous Learning for Visual Attention Selection" 2:30pm---2:45pm Shane W. McWhorter, Theodore J. Doll, and Anthony A. Wasilewski: "Integration of Computational Vision Research Models for Visual Performance Prediction" 2:45pm---3:00pm Frank S. Holman III and Robert J. Marks II: "Platform Independent Geometry Verification Using Neural Networks Including Color Visualization" 3:00pm---3:30pm COFFEE BREAK 3:30pm---3:45pm Heiko Neumann and Wolfgang Sepp: "A Model of Cortico-Cortical Integration of Visual Information: Receptive Fields, Grouping, and Illusory Contours" 3:45pm---4:00pm Constance S. Royden: "A Biological Model for Computing Observer Motion in the Presence of Moving Objects" 4:00pm---4:15pm Michele Fabre-Thorpe, Ghislaine Richard, and Simon Thorpe: "Rapid Categorization of Natural Images in Rhesus Monkeys: Implications for Models of Visual Processing" 4:15pm---4:30pm Raju S. Bapi and Michael J. Denham: "Neural Network Model of Experiments on Set-Shifting Paradigm" 4:30pm---4:45pm Jose L. Contreras-Vidal and George E. Stelmach: "Adaptive Resonance Theory Computations in the Cortico-Striatal Circuits are Gated by Dopamine Activity during Reward-Related Learning of Approach Behavior" 4:45pm---5:00pm Mingui Sun, Murat Sonmez, Ching-Chung Li, and Robert J. Sclabassi: "Application of Time-Frequency Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, and Decision Making Theory to Localization of Electrical Sources in the Brain Based on Multichannel EEG" 5:00pm---6:30pm MEETING RECEPTION 6:30pm---7:30pm Stuart Anstis Keynote Lecture: "Moving in Unexpected Directions" SATURDAY, MAY 31 (Invited Lectures and Posters): 8:00am---8:30am MEETING REGISTRATION 8:30am---9:15am Eric Schwartz: "Multi-Scale Vortex of the Brain: Anatomy as Architecture in Biological and Machine Vision" 9:15am--10:00am Terrence Boult: "Polarization Vision" 10:00am--10:30am COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER SESSION II 10:30am--11:15am Allen Waxman: "Opponent Color Models of Visible/IR Fusion for Color Night Vision" 11:15am--12:00pm Gail Carpenter: "Distributed Learning, Recognition, and Prediction in ART and ARTMAP Networks" 12:00pm---1:30pm LUNCH 1:30pm---2:15pm Tomaso Poggio: "Representing Images for Visual Learning" 2:15pm---3:00pm Michael Jordan: "Graphical Models, Neural Networks, and Variational Approximations" 3:00pm---3:30pm COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER SESSION II 3:30pm---4:15pm Andreas Andreou: "Mixed Analog/Digital Neuromorphic VLSI for Sensory Systems" 4:15pm---5:00pm Takeo Kanade: "Computational VLSI Sensors: Integrating Sensing and Processing" 5:00pm---8:00pm POSTER SESSION II POSTER SESSION I: Thursday, May 29, 1997 All posters will be displayed for the full day. Biological Vision Session: #1 Vlad Cardei, Brian Funt, and Kobus Barnard: "Modeling Color Constancy with Neural Networks" #2 E.J. Pauwels, P. Fiddelaers, and L. Van Gool: "Send in the DOGs: Robust Clustering using Center-Surround Receptive Fields" #3 Tony Vladusich and Jack Broerse: "Neural Networks for Adaptive Compensation of Ocular Chromatic Aberration and Discounting Variable Illumination" #4 Alexander Dimitrov and Jack D. Cowan: "Objects and Texture Need Different Cortical Representations" #5 Miguel Las-Heras, Jordi Saludes, and Josep Amat: "Adaptive Analysis of Singular Points Correspondence in Stereo Images" #6 Neil Middleton: "Properties of Receptive Fields in Radial Basis Function (RBF) Networks" #7 David Enke and Cihan Dagli: "Modeling the Bidirectional Interactions within and between the LGN and Area V1 Cells" #8 Scott Oddo, Jacob Beck, and Ennio Mingolla: "Texture Segregation in Chromatic Element-Arrangement Patterns" #9 David Alexander and Phil Sheridan: "Local from Global Geometry of Layers 2, 3, and 4C of the Macaque Striate Cortex" #10 Phil Sheridan and David Alexander: "Invariant Transformations on a Space-Variant Hexagonal Grid" #11 Irak Vicarte Mayer and Haruhisa Takahashi: "Simultaneous Edge Detection and Image Segmentation using Neural Networks and Color Theory" #12 Adam Reeves and Shuang Wu: "Visual Adaptation: Stochastic or Deterministic?" #13 Peter Kalocsai and Irving Biederman: "Biologically Inspired Recognition Model with Extension Fields" #14 Stephane J.M. Rainville, Frederick A.A. Kingdom, and Anthony Hayes: "Effects of Local Phase Structure on Motion Perception" #15 Alex Harner and Paolo Gaudiano: "A Neural Model of Attentive Visual Search" #16 Lars Liden, Ennio Mingolla, and Takeo Watanabe: "The Effects of Spatial Frequency, Contrast, Disparity, and Phase on Motion Integration between Different Areas of Visual Space" #17 Brett R. Fajen, Nam-Gyoon Kim, and Michael T. Turvey: "Robustness of Heading Perception Along Curvilinear Paths" #18 L.N. Podladchikova, I.A. Rybak, V.I. Gusakova, N.A. Shevtsova, and A.V. Golovan: "A Behavioral Model of Active Visual Perception" #19 Julie Epelboim and Patrick Suppes: "Models of Eye Movements during Geometrical Problem Solving" Biological Learning and Recognition Session: #20 George J. Kalarickal and Jonathan A. Marshall: "Visual Classical Rearing and Synaptic Plasticity: Comparison of EXIN and BCM Learning Rules" #21 Jean-Daniel Kant and Daniel S. Levine: "ARTCRITIC: An Adaptive Critic Model for Decision Making in Context" #22 L. Andrew Coward: "Electronic Simulation of Unguided Learning, Associative Memory, Dreaming, and Internally Generated Succession of Mental Images" #23 K. Torii, T. Kitsukawa, S. Kunifuji, and T. Matsuzawa: "A Synaptic Model by Temporal Coding" #24 Gabriel Robles-de-la-Torre and Robert Sekuler: "Learning a Virtual Object's Dynamics: Spectral Analysis of Human Subjects' Internal Representation" #25 Sheila R. Cooke, Robert Sekuler, Brendan Kitts, and Maja Mataric: "Delayed and Real-Time Imitation of Complex Visual `Gestures' " #26 Brendan Kitts, Sheila R. Cooke, Maja Mataric, and Robert Sekuler: "Improved Pattern Recognition by Combining Invariance Methods" #27 Gregory R. Mulhauser: "Can ART Dynamics Create a 'Centre of Cognitive Action' Capable of Supporting Phenomenal Consciousness?" #28 Bruce F. Katz: "The Pleasingness of Polygons" #29 Stephen L. Thaler: "Device for the Autonomous Generation of Useful Information" Control and Robotics Session: #30 John Demeris and Gillian Hayes: "Integrating Visual Perception and Action in a Robot Model of Imitation" #31 Danil V. Prokhorov and Donald C. Wunsch II: "A General Training Procedure for Stable Control with Adaptive Critic Designs" #32 Juan Cires and Pedro J. Zufiria: "Space Perception through a Self-Organizing Map for Mobile Robot Control" #33 Alex Guazzelli and Michael A. Arbib: "NeWG: The Neural World Graph" #34 Minh-Chinh Nguyen: "Robot Vision Without Calibration" #35 Erol Sahin and Paolo Gaudiano: "Real-Time Object Localization from Monocular Camera Motion" #36 Carolina Chang and Paolo Gaudiano: "A Neural Network for Obstacle Avoidance in Mobile Robots" #37 P. Gaussier, J.-P. Banquet, C. Joulain, A. Revel, and S. Zrehen: "Validation of a Hippocampal Model on a Mobile Robot" #38 J.-P. Banquet, P. Gaussier, C. Joulain, and A. Revel: "Learning, Recognition, and Generation of Tempero-Spatial Sequences by a Cortico-Hippocampal System: A Neural Network Model" POSTER SESSION II: Saturday, May 31, 1997 All posters will be displayed for the full day. Machine Vision Session: #1 Tyler C. Folsom: "Edge Detection by Sparse Sampling with Steerable Quadrature Filters" #2 Mario Aguilar and Allen M. Waxman: "Comparison of Opponent-Color Neural Processing and Principal Components Analysis in the Fusion of Visible and Thermal IR Imagery" #3 Magnus Snorrason: "A Multi-Resolution Feature Integration Model for the Next-Look Problem" #4 Charles B. Owen: "Application of Multiple Media Stream Correlation to Functional Imaging of the Brain" Machine Learning Session: #5 Mukund Balasubramanian and Stephen Grossberg: "A Neural Architecture for Recognizing 3-D Objects from Multiple 2-D Views" #6 Maartje E.J. Raijmakers and Peter C.M. Molenaar: "Exact ART: A Complete Implementation of an ART Network" #7 Danil V. Prokhorov and Lee A. Feldkamp: "On the Relationship between Derivative Adaptive Critics and Backpropagation through Time" #8 Tulay Yildirim and John S. Marsland: "Optimization by Back Propagation of Error in Conic Section Functions" #9 John M. Zachary, Jacob Barhen, Nageswara S. Rao, and Sitharama S. Iyengar: "A Dynamical Systems Approach to Neural Network Learning from Finite Examples" #10 Christos Orovas and James Austin: "Cellular Associative Neural Networks" #11 M.A. Grudin, P.J.G. Lisboa, and D.M. Harvey: "A Sparse Representation of Human Faces for Recognition" #12 Mike Y.W. Leung and David K.Y. Chiu: "Feature Selection for Two-Dimensional Shape Discrimination using Feedforward Neural Networks" #13 Robert Alan Brown: "The Creation of Order in a Self-Learning Duplex Network" #14 C.H. Chen: "Designing a Neural Network to Predict Human Responses" #15 Jean-Marc Fellous, Laurenz Wiskott, Norbert Kruger, and Christoph von der Malsburg: "Face Recognition by Elastic Bunch Graph Matching" #16 Gerard J. Rinkus: "A Monolithic Distributed Representation Supporting Multi-Scale Spatio-Temporal Pattern Recognition" #17 Harald Ruda and Magnus Snorrason: "Evaluating Automatically Constructed Hierarchies of Self-Organized Neural Network Classifiers" #18 Ken J. Tomita: "A Method for Building an Artificial Neural Network with 2/3 Dimensional Visualization of Input Data" #19 Fernando J. Corbacho and Michael A. Arbib: "Towards a Coherence Theory of the Brain and Adaptive Systems" #20 Gail A. Carpenter, Mark A. Rubin, and William W. Streilein: "ARTMAP-FD: Familiarity Discrimination of Radar Range Profiles" #21 James R. Williamson: "Multifield ARTMAP: A Network for Local, Incremental, Constructive Learning" #22 Marcos M. Campos: "Constructing Adaptive Orthogonal Wavelet Bases with Self-Organizing Feature Maps" #23 Sucharita Gopal, Curtis E. Woodcock, and Alan H. Strahler: "Fuzzy ARTMAP Classification of Global Land Cover from AVHRR Data Set" #24 A.F. Rocha and A. Serapiao: "Fuzzy Modeling of the Visual Mind" #25 Eun-Jin Kim and Yillbyung Lee: "Handwritten Hangul Recognition Based on Psychologically Motivated Model" #26 Jayadeva: "A Nonlinear Programming Based Approach to the Traveling Salesman Problem" #27 Haruhisa Takahashi: "Biologically Plausible Efficient Learning Via Local Delta Rule" #28 Raonak Zaman and Donald C. Wunsch II: "Prediction of Yarn Strength from Fiber Properties using Fuzzy ARTMAP" VLSI Session: #29 James Waskiewicz and Gert Cauwenberghs: "The Boundary Contour System on a Single Chip: Analog VLSI Architecture" #30 Marc Cohen, Pamela Abshire, and Gert Cauwenberghs: "Current Mode VLSI Fuzzy ART Processor with On-Chip Learning" #31 Shinji Karasawa, Senri Ikeda, Yong Hea Ku, and Jun Hum Chung: "Methodology of the Decision-Making Device" #32 Todd Hinck and Allyn E. Hubbard: "Circuits that Implement Shunting Neurons and Steerable Spatial Filters" Audition, Speech, and Language Session: #33 Colin Davis and Sally Andrews: "Competitive and Cooperative Effects of Similarity in Stationary and Self-Organizing Models of Visual Word Recognition" #34 Susan L. McCabe and Michael J. Denham: "Towards a Neurocomputational Model of Auditory Perception" #35 Dave Johnson: "A Wavelet-Based Auditory Planning Space for Production of Vowel Sounds" #36 Michael A. Cohen, Stephen Grossberg, and Christopher Myers: "A Neural Model of Context Effects in Variable-Rate Speech Perception" #37 Peter Cariani: "Neural Computation in the Time Domain" #38 N.K. Kasabov and R. Kozma: "Chaotic Adaptive Fuzzy Neural Networks and their Applications for Phoneme-Based Spoken Language Recognition" **************************************** MEETING HOTEL INFORMATION: For all hotels listed below, meeting attendees should make their own reservations directly with the hotel using the meeting name "Vision, Recognition, Action". 1. THE ELIOT HOTEL 370 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215 (617) 267-1607 (800) 443-5468 Janet Brown, director of sales $130/night is the Boston University rate, and is the lowest rate that the Eliot will offer to anyone, whether individual or group. A block of 12 rooms is being held until April 28, 1997. This hotel is 3 or 4 blocks from the CNS Department. 2. HOWARD JOHNSONS 575 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215 (617) 267-3100 (reservations) (617) 864-0300 (sales office) Eric Perryman, group sales office Rates: $115/night/single and $125/night/double. A block of 15 rooms is being held until April 28, 1997. This hotel is across the street from the CNS Department. 3. THE BUCKMINSTER 645 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02215 (617) 236-7050 (800) 727-2825 Dan Betro, group sales office A block of 29 rooms is being held until April 28, 1997. This hotel is a few steps away from the CNS Department. Pricing will vary depending on the kind of room; the range is $55/night up to $129/night. Please inquire directly with the hotel when making your reservation. 4. HOLIDAY INN, BROOKLINE 1200 Beacon Street Brookline, MA 02146 (617) 277-1200 (800) 465-4329 Lisa Pedulla, Director of Sales, x-320 $99/night single, $109/night double are the Boston University rates. A block of 25 rooms will be held for us until April 28, 1997. This hotel is within a mile of the CNS Department. There is a trolley stop directly outside the hotel that will take you to within a block of the CNS Department. For information about other Boston-area hotels, please see http://www.boston.com/travel/lodging.htm.