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The management of endangered species as metapopulations is becoming increasingly common. Diverse aspects of metapopulation dynamics and management have received attention in recent years. In particular, translocation of individuals between…
Traditional Indigenous marriage rules have been studied extensively since the mid 1800s. Despite this, they have historically been cast aside as having very little utility. This is, in large part, due to a focus on trying to understand…
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Abductive reasoning is a popular non-monotonic paradigm that aims to explain observed symptoms and manifestations. It has many applications, such as diagnosis and planning in artificial intelligence and database updates. In propositional…
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