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Computing Without Computing: DNA Version

Vladik Kreinovich and Julio C. Urenda
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-107 in pdf
How Can We Explain Different Number Systems?

Laxman Bokati, Olga Kosheleva, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-106 in pdf
Deep Learning (Partly) Demystified

Vladik Kreinovich and Olga Kosheleva
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-105 in pdf | UTEP-CS-19-105b in pdf
Why Deep Learning Is More Efficient than Support Vector Machines, and How It Is Related to Sparsity Techniques in Signal Processing

Laxman Bokati, Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich, and Anibal Sosa
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-104 in pdf
Why a Classification Based on Linear Approximation to Dynamical Systems Often Works Well in Nonlinear Cases

Julio Urenda and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-103 in pdf
How to Reconcile Randomness with Physicists' Belief that Every Theory Is Approximate: Informal Knowledge Is Needed

Ricardo Alvarez, Nick Sims, Christian Servin, Martine Ceberio, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-102 in pdf
How to Assign Grades to Tasks so as to Maximize Student Efforts

Laxman Bokati, Vyacheslav V. Kalashnikov, Nataliya Kalashnykova, Olga Kosheleva, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-101 in pdf
How User Ratings Change with Time: Theoretical Explanation of an Empirical Formula

Julio Urenda, Manuel Hernandez, Natalia Villanueva-Rosales, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-100 in pdf
Egyptian Fractions Re-Revisited

Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich, and Francisco Zapata
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-99 in pdf
A Natural Explanation for the Minimum Entropy Production Principle

Griselda Acosta, Eric Smith, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-98 in pdf
Avoiding Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) Paradox: Towards a More Physically Adequate Description of a Quantum State

Joseph Bernal, Olga Kosheleva, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-97 in pdf
Scale Invariance Explains Quadratic Damping: Case of Insect Wings Flapping

Angel Garcia Contreras, Martine Ceberio, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-96 in pdf
When Revolutions Succeed? 80/20 Rule and 7 Plus Minus 2 Law Explain the 3.5% Rule

Laxman Bokati, Olga Kosheleva, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-95 in pdf
How to Make Decisions: Consider Multiple Scenarios, Consult Experts, Play Down Emotions -- Quantitative Explanation of Commonsense Ideas

Julio Urenda, Francis Biney, Marco Cardiel, Perla De La O, Anthony DesArmier, Noa Dodson, Taylor Dodson, Sebastian Gonzalez, Laura Hinojos, Jorge Huerta, Ryan Jones, Oliver Martinez, Carlos A. Saldana Matamoros, Manuel Munoz, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-94 in pdf
Smaller Standard Deviation for Initial Weights Improves Performance of Classifying Neural Networks: A Theoretical Explanation of Unexpected Simulation Results

Diego Aguirre, Philip Hassoun, Rafael Lopez, Crystal Serrano, Marcoantonio R. Soto, Andrea Torres, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-93 in pdf
Common Sense Addition Explained by Hurwicz Optimism-Pessimism Criterion

Bibek Aryal, Laxman Bokati, Karla Godinez, Shammir Ibarra, Heyi Liu, Bofei Wang, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-92 in pdf
Status Quo Bias Actually Helps Decision Makers to Take Nonlinearity into Account: An Explanation

Griselda Acosta, Eric Smith, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-91 in pdf
How to Explain That Changes in Elderlies Depression Level Are Uniformly Distributed

Griselda Acosta, Eric Smith, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-90 in pdf
Confirmation Bias in Systems Engineering: A Pedagogical Example

Griselda Acosta, Eric Smith, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-89 in pdf
Why Area Under the Curve in Hypothesis Testing?

Griselda Acosta, Eric Smith, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-88 in pdf
80/20 Rule Partially Explains 7 Plus Minus 2 Law: General System-Based Analysis

Griselda Acosta, Eric Smith, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-87 in pdf
Towards a Theoretical Explanation of How Pavement Condition Index Deteriorates over Time

Edgar Daniel Rodriguez Velasquez, Carlos M. Chang Albitres, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-86 in pdf
If Space-Time Is Discrete, We May Be Able to Solve NP-Hard Problems in Polynomial Time

Ricardo Alvarez, Nick Sims, Christian Servin, Martine Ceberio, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-85 in pdf
Geometric Explanation for an Empirical Formula Describing Our Galaxy's Warping

Julio Urenda, Olga Kosheleva, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-84 in pdf
Why Filtering Out Higher Harmonics Makes It Easier to Carry a Tune

Griselda Acosta, Eric Freudenthal, Eric Smith, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-83 in pdf
Epicycles Are Almost as Good as Trigonometric Series: General System-Based Analysis

Griselda Acosta, Eric Smith, Olga Kosheleva, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-82 in pdf
How to Apply Software Engineering Testing Methodologies to Education

Francisco Zapata, Olga Kosheleva, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-81 in pdf
Why Derivative: Invariance-Based Explanation

Julio Urenda, Olga Kosheleva, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-80 in pdf
In Alsina et al. Derivation of Min-Max Fuzzy Logic from Distributivity, All Conditions Are Necessary: A Proof

Vladik Kreinovich, Ildar Z. Batyrshin, Olga Kosheleva, and Nailya Kubysheva
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-79 in pdf
Beyond p-Boxes and Interval-Valued Moments: Natural Next Approximations to General Imprecise Probabilities

Olga Kosheleva and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-78 in pdf
How to Reconcile Maximum Entropy Approach with Intuition: e.g., Should Interval Uncertainty Be Represented by a Uniform Distribution

Vladik Kreinovich, Olga Kosheleva, and Songsak Sriboonchitta
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-77 in pdf
Why 7 Plus Minus 2? A Possible Geometric Explanation

Laxman Bokati, Vladik Kreinovich, and Jordan Katz
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-76 in pdf
Why The Obvious Necessary Condition is (Often) Also Sufficient (TONCAS): An Explanation of the Phenomenon

Julio C. Urenda and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-75 in pdf
Why Beta Priors: Invariance-Based Explanation

Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich, and Kittawit Autchariyapanitkul
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-74 in pdf
How to Gauge a Combination of Uncertainties of Different Type: General Foundations

Ingo Neumann, Vladik Kreinovich, and Thach Ngoc Nguyen
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-73 in pdf
Why LASSO, EN, and CLOT: Invariance-Based Explanation

Hamza Alkhatib, Ingo Neumann, Vladik Kreinovich, and Chon Van Le
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-72 in pdf
How to Make a Decision Based on the Minimum Bayes Factor (MBF): Explanation of the Jeffreys Scale

Vladik Kreinovich, Olga Kosheleva, Nguyen Duc Trung, and Kittawit Autchariyapanitkul
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-71 in pdf
Ranking-Based Voting Revisited: Maximum Entropy Approach Leads to Borda Count (and Its Versions)

Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich, and Guo Wei
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-70 in pdf
Unexpected Empirical Dependence of Calf Gender on Insemination Time: System-Based Explanation

Griselda Acosta, Eric Smith, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-69 in pdf
Dunning-Kruger Effect: A Simple System-Based Explanation

Griselda Acosta, Eric Smith, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-68 in pdf
Why Matrix Factorization Works Well in Recommender Systems: A Systems-Based Explanation

Griselda Acosta, Manuel Hernandez, Natalia Villanueva-Rosales, Eric Smith, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-67 in pdf
Dynamic Triggering of Earthquakes: Symmetry-Based Geometric Analysis

Laxman Bokati, Richard Alfaro, Aaron Velasco, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-66 in pdf
Neutron Lifetime Puzzle and Nuclear Stability: A Possible Relation

Olga Kosheleva and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-65 in pdf
How We Can Explain Simple Empirical Memory Rules

Francisco Zapata, Olga Kosheleva, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-64 in pdf
Why Pink Noise Is Best for Enhancing Sleep and Memory: System-Based Explanation

Griselda Acosta, Eric Smith, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-63 in pdf
Why Experts Sometimes Do Not Perform Well in Unusual Situations

Julio C. Urenda and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-62 in pdf
Why IQ Test Scores Are Slightly Decreasing: Possible System-Based Explanation for the Reversed Flynn Effect

Griselda Acosta, Eric Smith, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-61 in pdf
Systems Approach to Education: General Ideas

Olga Kosheleva and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-59 in pdf
Maximum Entropy Approach to Portfolio Optimization: Economic Justification of an Intuitive Diversity Idea

Laxman Bokati and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-58 in pdf
How to Organize Conferences: Systems Approach

Olga Kosheleva and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-57 in pdf
Nonlinear Mechanical Properties of Road Pavements: Geometric Symmetries Explain the Empirical Difference between Roads Built on Clay vs. Granular Soils

Afshin Gholamy and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-56 in pdf
Why Top Experts Are Paid So Much: Economics-Based Explanation

Julio C. Urenda and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-55 in pdf
How to Use Quantum Computing to Check Which Inputs Are Relevant: A Proof That Deutsch-Jozsa Algorithm Is, In Effect, the Only Possibility

Vladik Kreinovich, Martine Ceberio, and Ricardo Alvarez
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-54 in pdf | UTEP-CS-19-54b in pdf
Intuitive Idea of Implication vs. Formal Definition: How to Define the Corresponding Degree

Olga Kosheleva and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-53 in pdf
Faster Quantum Alternative to Softmax Selection in Deep Learning and Deep Reinforcement Learning

Oscar Galindo, Christian Auyb, Martine Ceberio, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-52 in pdf | UTEP-CS-19-52b in pdf
In the Absence of Information, 1/n Investment Makes Perfect Sense

Julio Urenda and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-51 in pdf
Code Reuse Between Java and Android Applications

Yoonsik Cheon, Carlos V. Chavez and Ubaldo Castro
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-50 in PDF
Optimization under Uncertainty Explains Empirical Success of Deep Learning Heuristics

Vladik Kreinovich and Olga Kosheleva
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-49 in pdf
Accuracy of Data Fusion: Interval (and Fuzzy) Case

Christian Servin, Olga Kosheleva, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-48 in pdf
Why h-Index

Vladik Kreinovich, Olga Kosheleva, and Hoang Phuong Nguyen
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-47 in pdf
Hierarchial Multiclass Classification Works Better Than Direct Classification: An Explanation of the Empirical Fact

Julio Urenda, Nancy Avila, Nelly Gordillo, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-46 in pdf
Geometric Aspects of Wound Healing

Julio C. Urenda and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-45 in pdf
Why Some Non-Classical Logics Are More Studied?

Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich, and Hoang Phuong Nguyen
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-44 in pdf
Relationship Between Measurement Results and Expert Estimates of Cumulative Quantities, on the Example of Pavement Roughness

Edgar Daniel Rodriguez Velasquez, Carlos M. Chang Albitres, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-43 in pdf | UTEP-CS-19-43b in pdf
Multiplatform Application Development for Android and Java

Yoonsik Cheon
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-42 in pdf
Why Patients Do Not Always Follow Doctor's Advice: Systems Approach Explains Empirical Observation

Griselda Acosta, Eric Smith, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-41 in pdf
Why Triangular Membership Functions Are Successfully Used in F-Transform Applications: A Global Explanation to Supplement the Existing Local One

Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich, and Thach Ngoc Nguyen
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-40 in pdf | UTEP-CS-19-40b in pdf
Why Fuzzy Partition in F-Transform?

Vladik Kreinovich, Olga Kosheleva, and Songsak Sriboonchitta
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-39 in pdf | UTEP-CS-19-39b in pdf
Global Independence, Possible Local Dependence: Towards More Realistic Error Estimates for Indirect Measurements

Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-38 in pdf
Softmax and McFadden's Discrete Choice under Interval (and Other) Uncertainty

Bartlomiej Jacek Kubica, Laxman Bokati, Olga Kosheleva, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-37 in pdf | UTEP-CS-19-37a in pdf
Emerging Bilinguals Future Teachers' Digital Behavior in Online Pre-Calculus Class: Mixed Methods Study

Olga Kosheleva, Julian Viera, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-36 in pdf
Geometric Reformulation of Learning Models Can Help Prepare Better Teachers

Vladik Kreinovich and Olga Kosheleva
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-35 in pdf
Why Liquids? A Symmetry-Based Solution to Weisskopf's Challenge

Julio C. Urenda and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-34 in pdf
Why A Is Usually 90, B Is 80, etc.: A Possible Explanation

Francisco Zapata, Olga Kosheleva, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-33 in pdf
The heresy of unheard-of simplicity: Comment on "The unreasonable effectiveness of small neural ensembles in high-dimensional brain" by A. N. Gorban, V. A. Makarov, and I. Y. Tyukin

Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-32 in pdf
Decision Theory Can Explain Why Buying and Selling Prices Are Different

Laxman Bokati and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-31 in pdf
Contrast Similarity Measures of Fuzzy Sets

Ildar Batyrshin, Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich, Nailya Kubysheva, and Raouf Akhtiamov
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-30 in pdf | UTEP-CS-19-30a in pdf
Is "No Trade Theorem" Really a Paradox: Analysis Based on Decision Theory

Laxman Bokati and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-29 in pdf
Planning for a Corpus of Continuous Ratings of Spoken Dialog Quality

Nigel G. Ward
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-28 in pdf
How Quantum Computing Can Help With (Continuous) Optimization

Christian Ayub, Martine Ceberio, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-27 in pdf
A Theoretical Explanation for the Efficiency of Generalized Harmonic Wavelets in Engineering and Seismic Spectral Analysis

Michael Beer, Afshin Gholamy, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-26 in pdf
How Earthquake Risk Depends on the Closeness to a Fault: Symmetry-Based Geometric Analysis

Aaron Velasco, Solymar Ayala Cortez, Olga Kosheleva, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-25 in pdf | UTEP-CS-19-25a in pdf
Computational Complexity of Experiment Design in Civil Engineering

Olga Kosheleva, Yan Wang, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-24 in pdf
How to Estimate Pavement Roughness: Beyond International Roughness Index

Edgar Daniel Rodriguez Velasquez, Carlos M. Chang Albitres, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-23 in pdf
Perfect Reproducibility Is Not Always Algorithmically Possible: A Pedagogical Observation

Jake Lasley, Salamah Salamah, Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-22 in pdf
Which Fourier Components Are Most Informative: General Idea and Case Studies

Julio Urenda, Nancy Avila, Nelly Gordillo, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-21 in pdf
Decision Making Under General Set Uncertainty: Additivity Approach

Srialekya Edupalli and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-20 in pdf
Scale-Invariance-Based Pre-Processing Drastically Improves Neural Network Learning: Case Study of Diagnosing Lung Dysfunction in Children

Nancy Avila, Julio Urenda, Nelly Gordillo, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-19 in pdf
How to Define "and"- and "or"-Operations for Intuitionistic and Picture Fuzzy Sets

Christian Servin, Reynaldo Martinez, Peter Hanson, Leonel Lopez, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-18 in pdf
Why High-Level Attention Constantly Oscillates: System-Based Explanation

Griselda Acosta, Eric Smith, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-17 in pdf
For Quantum and Reversible Computing, Intervals Are More Appropriate Than General Sets, And Fuzzy Numbers Than General Fuzzy Sets

Oscar Galindo and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-16 in pdf | UTEP-CS-19-16a in pdf
Decision Theory Explains "Telescoping Effect" -- That Our Time Perception Is Biased

Laxman Bokati and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-15 in pdf
How to Generate "Nice" Cubic Polynomials -- with Rational Coefficients, Rational Zeros and Rational Extrema: A Fast Algorithm

Laxman Bokati, Olga Kosheleva, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-14 in pdf
When Revolutions Happen: Algebraic Explanation

Julio Urenda and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-13 in pdf
A Simple Quantitative Model of Cognitive Tradeoff Phenomenon

Griselda Acosta, Eric Smith, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-12 in pdf
Logarithms Are Not Infinity: A Rational Physics-Related Explanation of the Mysterious Statement by Lev Landau

Francisco Zapata, Olga Kosheleva, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-11 in pdf | UTEP-CS-19-11a in pdf
Why Grade Distribution Is Often Multi-Modal: an Uncertainty-Based Explanation

Olga Kosheleva, Christian Servin, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-10 in pdf | UTEP-CS-19-10a in pdf
How to Fuse Expert Knowledge: Not Always "And" but a Fuzzy Combination of "And" and "Or"

Christian Servin, Olga Kosheleva, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-09 in pdf | UTEP-CS-19-09b in pdf
Derivation of Louisville-Bratu-Gelfand Equation from Shift- or Scale-Invariance

Leobardo Valera, Martine Ceberio, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-08 in pdf
Calibration Helps Reduce Disagreement Between Different Pavement Condition Indices

Edgar Daniel Rodriguez Velasquez, Carlos M. Chang Albitres, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-07 in pdf
Optimal Distribution of Testing Resources Between Different System Levels

Griselda Acosta, Eric Smith, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-06 in pdf
Physics' Need for Interval Uncertainty and How It Explains Why Physical Space Is (at Least) 3-Dimensional

Olga Kosheleva and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-05 in pdf | UTEP-CS-19-05b in pdf
Towards a More Efficient Representation of Functions in Quantum and Reversible Computing

Oscar Galindo, Laxman Bokati, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-04 in pdf | UTEP-CS-19-04b in pdf
Use of Symmetries in Economics: An Overview

Vladik Kreinovich, Olga Kosheleva, Nguyen Ngoc Thach, and Nguyen Duc Trung
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-03 in pdf
High Concentrations Naturally Lead to Fuzzy-Type Interactions and to Gravitational Wave Bursts

Oscar Galindo, Olga Kosheleva, and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-02 in pdf | UTEP-CS-19-02b in pdf
Why Bilingualism Helps Autistic Children Function: A Symmetry-Based Explanation

Olga Kosheleva and Vladik Kreinovich
link to abstract | UTEP-CS-19-01 in pdf