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Spring 2024

Wahab, Abdul

Optimistic value estimates provide one mechanism for directed exploration in reinforcement learning (RL). The agent acts greedily with respect to an estimate of the value plus what can be seen as a value bonus. The value bonus can be learned by estimating a value function on reward bonuses,...

1973

Newton, John L.

1994

Edgecombe, Nancy A.

1976

Allison, Derek John.

1990

Gushuliak, E. T.

1968

Hague, William J.

2010

Huang, Wenzhao, Yang, Jun, Schram, Craig, Goddard, Ellen

Livestock industries are significantly affected by changes in consumer behaviour. In order to add value to meat and livestock production, many firms and farms are supporting the development of new products -- these products can differ by credence attribute, by degree of processing and by...

Spring 2010

Martinez Michel, Lorelei

To provide consumer oriented insight into the expanding market for value-added chicken product development, consumer science and econometric techniques were used to identify consumer perceptions and willingness to pay for chicken product attributes. ‘Convenience’ and ‘health’ were positively...

Spring 2015

Dang, Tem T

Rice bran (RB) is an underutilized byproduct of rice milling industry. RB is rich in insoluble dietary fiber (IDF) but poor in soluble dietary fiber (SDF). Recently, SDF derived from RB has been proven for its superior antioxidant and prebiotic activities which confer human health benefits...

2000

Unterschultz, Jim, Quagrainie, Kwamena K., Jeffrey, Scott

In recent years in Canada, direct support provided by governments to the agricultural sector has been decreasing due to international obligations under the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade/World Trade Organization (GATT/WTO) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Consequently,...