Optimal strategy for time-limited sequential search

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1042-1049

  Krishnan, V V ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit optimization in sequential search; Optimal sequential search; Sequential search strategy; Time limited sequential search

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; SEQUENTIAL MACHINES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BENEFIT OPTIMIZATION IN SEQUENTIAL SEARCH; OPTIMAL SEQUENTIAL SEARCH; SEQUENTIAL SEARCH STRATEGY; TIME LIMITED SEQUENTIAL SEARCH;

OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTING METHODOLOGIES; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247263376     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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