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Genetic Programming: On the Programming of Computers by Means of Natural Selection

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This book discusses the evolution of architecture, primitive functions, terminals, sufficiency, and closure, and the role of representation and the lens effect in genetic programming.
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Background on genetic algorithms, LISP, and genetic programming hierarchical problem-solving introduction to automatically-defined functions - the two-boxes problem problems that straddle the breakeven point for computational effort Boolean parity functions determining the architecture of the program the lawnmower problem the bumblebee problem the increasing benefits of ADFs as problems are scaled up finding an impulse response function artificial ant on the San Mateo trail obstacle-avoiding robot the minesweeper problem automatic discovery of detectors for letter recognition flushes and four-of-a-kinds in a pinochle deck introduction to biochemistry and molecular biology prediction of transmembrane domains in proteins prediction of omega loops in proteins lookahead version of the transmembrane problem evolutionary selection of the architecture of the program evolution of primitives and sufficiency evolutionary selection of terminals evolution of closure simultaneous evolution of architecture, primitive functions, terminals, sufficiency, and closure the role of representation and the lens effect Appendices: list of special symbols list of special functions list of type fonts default parameters computer implementation annotated bibliography of genetic programming electronic mailing list and public repository

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The quality of institutions: A genetic programming approach

TL;DR: In this article, the determinants of the quality of institutions using a non-parametric and non-linear approach were analyzed using a Genetic Program (GP) and compared with those employing a parametric perspective (Ordinary Least Square Regression).
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The Door

TL;DR: This work focuses on a door because it links one place to another, and the linking of different places and sharing of places is one of the substantial qualities of network technology.
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Daily reference evapotranspiration modeling by using genetic programming approach in the Basque Country (Northern Spain)

TL;DR: In this article, a Gene Expression Programming (GEP) approach was used for estimating daily reference evapotranspiration (ET0) in four weather stations in Basque Country (Northern Spain), for a 5-year period (1999-2003).
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Time Series Analysis and Forecast of the COVID-19 Pandemic in India using Genetic Programming

TL;DR: From the results, it has been found that the proposed GEP-based models use simple linkage functions and are highly reliable for time series prediction of COVID-19 cases in India.
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Size Fair and Homologous Tree Crossovers for Tree Genetic Programming

TL;DR: Size fair and homologous crossover genetic operators for tree based genetic programming are described and tested and both produce considerably reduced increases in program size and no detrimental effect on GP performance.
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Optimization by Simulated Annealing

TL;DR: There is a deep and useful connection between statistical mechanics and multivariate or combinatorial optimization (finding the minimum of a given function depending on many parameters), and a detailed analogy with annealing in solids provides a framework for optimization of very large and complex systems.
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Learning internal representations by error propagation

TL;DR: This chapter contains sections titled: The Problem, The Generalized Delta Rule, Simulation Results, Some Further Generalizations, Conclusion.
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