Inflatonless Inflation

We consider a 4+N dimensional Einstein gravity coupled to a non-linear sigma model. This theory admits a solution in which the N extra dimensions contract exponentially while the ordinary space expand exponentially. Physically, the non-linear sigma fields induce the dynamical compactification of the extra dimensions, which in turn drives inflation. No inflatons are required.Comment: 12 pages, version to appear in IJMP

Visualizations for an Explainable Planning Agent

In this paper, we report on the visualization capabilities of an Explainable AI Planning (XAIP) agent that can support human in the loop decision making. Imposing transparency and explainability requirements on such agents is especially important in order to establish trust and common ground with the end-to-end automated planning system. Visualizing the agent's internal decision-making processes is a crucial step towards achieving this. This may include externalizing the "brain" of the agent -- starting from its sensory inputs, to progressively higher order decisions made by it in order to drive its planning components. We also show how the planner can bootstrap on the latest techniques in explainable planning to cast plan visualization as a plan explanation problem, and thus provide concise model-based visualization of its plans. We demonstrate these functionalities in the context of the automated planning components of a smart assistant in an instrumented meeting space.Comment: PREVIOUSLY Mr. Jones -- Towards a Proactive Smart Room Orchestrator (appeared in AAAI 2017 Fall Symposium on Human-Agent Groups

Cultivar Test in South Dakota, 1989 Report: Alfalfa Yields

Fifteen to 20 new alfalfa cultivars are released annually through public and commercial breeding programs. To select a cultivar for your operation, you will need information on forage yield, winterhardiness, and disease resistance. The alfalfa cultivar yield test of the Plant Science Department at SDSU determines relative forage production characteristics for available cultivars and experimental lines at several locations in South Dakota

Cultivar Test in South Dakota, 1988 Report: Alfalfa Yields

About 15 new alfalfa cultivars are released each year. Many of these cultivars are on the market, and you need to know their forage yields under South Dakota conditions before you can select one for your operation. Such yield information is given here for available cultivars and experimental lines at several locations in the state

Cultivar Test in South Dakota, 1990 Report: Alfalfa Yields

New alfalfa cultivars come on the market every year. Selecting the right one for your situation takes a little study on your part. From the SDSU Alfalfa Cultivar Yield Tests you can compare the critical forage production characteristics--yield, winterhardiness, and disease resistance--for available cultivars and experimental lines at several locations in South Dakot

Cultivar Test in South Dakota, 1991 Report: Alfalfa Yields

Public and commercial breeding programs produce new alfalfa cultivars for the market every year. Selecting the proper cultivar for your situation is no easy task, and you should have yield information from several South Dakota locations to make a proper choice. From the SDSU Alfalfa Cultivar Yield Tests you can compare the critical forage production characteristics-yield, winterhardiness, and disease resistance-for available cultivars and experimental lines at several locations in South Dakota

Structure of a Syn Aldol Addition Product of Benzaldehyde and A Prolinol-Derived O-Silacyclopentyl Ketene N,O-Acetal

The compound (5S,6S,11 aS)-hexahydro-6-methyl-5-phenylspiro[1H,7H-pyrrolo[2,1-e][1,3,6,2]dioxazasilonine-3,1'-silacyclopentan]-7-one (1) results from the silicon-directed condensation of the prolinol-derived O-silacyclopentyl ketene N,O-acetal (2) with benzaldehyde. The five-membered pyrrolidine ring has an envelope conformation and the silacyclopentyl ring has an en-type conformation with C17 and C18 on opposite sides of the CI6--Si--C19 plane. Both of these rings appear to be disordered.Chemistry and Chemical Biolog

Alfalfa Cultivar Yield Test for South Dakota: 1993 Report

Public and commercial breeding programs have produced many alfalfa cultivars in the last 15 years. That makes selecting the proper cultivar for your needs no easy task, for you should have yield information from several South Dakota locations before choosing. The Alfalfa Cultivar Yield Test reports relative forage production characteristics for available cultivars and experimental lines at several locations in South Dakota