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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"patrolling"”.
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Deployment algorithms for multi-agent exploration and patrolling
Exploration and patrolling are central themes in distributed robotics. These deployment scenarios have deep fundamental importance in robotics, beyond the most obvious direct applications, as they can be used to model a wider range of seemingly unrelated deployment objectives. Deploying a group of …
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Persistent patrolling in the presence of adversarial observers
The majority of persistent patrolling strategies seek to minimize the time between visits or "idleness" of any target or location within an environment in an attempt to locate a hidden adversary as quickly as possible. Such strategies generally fail, however, to consider the game theoretic impacts …
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Deep reinforcement learning for adaptive monitarizacion and patrolling of water resources with unmanned surface vehicles
… model, and on the other hand, informative patrolling, consisting of a persistent monitoring of the environment. Both problems have been addressed from the single-agent and multiagent perspective using Deep Reinforcement Learning to deal with high computational complexity and dimensionality. …
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Optimized border interdiction
… optimization-based methods for scheduling patrolling units and for positioning ground sensors in support of those patrolling units. These methods could serve as the framework for a tactical-level decision support tool designed to assist military planners assigned to border regions with …
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A case study of the efficacy of community policing in Camden, New Jersey
… developed to determine the attitudes of both the patrolling community policing officers and the residents to evaluate the efficacy of community policing. The study was also used to determine if the uses of public relations skills increase the officers' ability to communicate effectively with …
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Investigating the role of MyD88 signalling pathway in immune mediated diseases
… these mice have a massive increase of Ly6C-ve patrolling monocytes. Crossing ABIN1[D485N] mice to TLR7, MyD88 knock out mice or to mice with catalytically inactive IRAK1 or IRAK4 kinases prevented the increase in the monocytes, suggesting that a TLR7-MyD88-IRAK4-IRAK1 pathway not only drives …
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Sound Of “Di” Police: Community Policing and Crime Abatement in Post-Colonial Jamaica
… were: (a) community policing by frequency of patrolling, and (b) the community policing by spot checking/stopping people. Particularly, the study concluded that a 1% increase in police patrolling will likely decrease the number of crimes committed by about 37.6% over a one-month period, while …
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Minimalist multi-agent filtering and guidance
… and systems to solve tasks such as navigation, patrolling, coverage, tracking, and counting. However, these systems have to deal with issues such as dynamical system identification, sensor calibration, and computation of powerful filters for state-feedback policies. This thesis presents novel …
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Field Behavior Comparison of 8 Species of California Desert Ants
… of surface activity, foraging, nest work, patrolling, and convening, also differed among species in hour and/or in relative proportion of such activity. Finally, interesting species differences were seen in climbing ability, running time between stops, and response to air blasts (Messor …
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Coverage Path Planning And Control For Autonomous Mobile Robots
… control has many applications such as security patrolling, land mine detectors, and automatic vacuum cleaners. This Thesis presents an analytical approach for generation of control inputs for a non-holonomic mobile robot in coverage control. Neural Network approach is used for complete coverage …
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Planning combat outposts to maximize population security
… and local people. Based on trade-offs in patrolling and self-protection, the deterministic model recommends the size and locations for emplacing combat outposts and conducting patrols. We use piecewise linear approximation to solve the problem as a mixed-integer linear program. Results are …
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Fragmentation of DHS public corruption investigations: options to leverage overlapping jurisdiction and enhance collaboration
From maintaining aviation security, to patrolling the country's borders, to granting immigration documentation, the Homeland Security has tremendous responsibilities. As such, it is imperative that the Department has a robust internal investigative mechanism to prevent, deter and investigate …
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The Evolution of the Viral RNA Sensor OAS1 in Old World Monkeys and Cetartiodactyls
<p>Animals produce an array of sensors patrolling the intracellular environment poised to detect and respond to viral infection. The oligoadenylate synthetase family of enzymes comprises a crucial part of this innate immune response, directly signaling endonuclease activity responsible for …
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Ecology, Habitat Use, and Conservation of Asiatic Black Bears in the Min Mountains of Sichuan Province, China
… occupancy over time. Conservation protection patrolling and soft mast were shown to be the most important factors determining the occupancy of an area by Asiatic black bears in Tangjiahe Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China.
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A Comprehensive Mixed-Integer Programming Model to Optimize the Performance of Freeway Service Patrol Programs
… the network is divided into different parts for patrolling, and each part is called a beat. The beat configuration, fleet size, and fleet allocation need to be determined for designing a network for FSP program. However, the literature lacks profound analytical methodologies for this purpose, and …
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Operations of the tenth cruiser squadron: a challenge for the Royal Navy and its reserves
… a vital element to the Blockade of Germany, patrolling the seas between northwest Scotland, Iceland and Greenland. It was the longest continuous naval operation of the war lasting from 1914-1917. The Squadron’s resources were armed merchant cruisers manned by Naval Reservists and Mercantile …
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Police: Male police officers' attitudes toward their female counterparts in the Windsor Police Services (Ontario).
… police service and the amount of training and patrolling experienced with a female police officer. In order to collect the data, a twenty-six item structured questionnaire was employed. The respondents were guaranteed complete confidentiality and anonymity. In order to determine the degree of …
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Effect of Systemic Versus Localized Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Immunotherapy on Bladder Cancer Progression: Novel Role for Trained Immunity
… and a reduced proportion of inflammatory and patrolling monocytes in bladder tumors. Our results also indicate that, in the absence of a tumour, intravesical BCG treatment leads to increased proportion of neutrophils in the bladder, which have been associated with a tumour-permissive niche. …
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Historical Case Study: San Diego and Tijuana Border Region Relationship with the San Diego Police Department, 1957-1994
… assigned to the Border Alien Robbery Task Force, patrolling the canyons and hills along the international border disguised as illegal aliens. These officers worked as team members with agents from the U.S. Border Patrol. The working relationships between these officers and Méxican law enforcement …
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