GNU-RL: A PRACTICAL AND SCALABLE REINFORCEMENT LEARNING SOLUTION FOR BUILDING HVAC CONTROL USING A DIFFERENTIABLE MPC POLICY

Gnu-RL: A Practical and Scalable Reinforcement Learning Solution for Building HVAC Control Using a Differentiable MPC Policy

We propose Gnu-RL: a novel approach that enables real-world deployment of reinforcement learning (RL) for building control and requires no prior information other than historical data from existing Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) controllers.In contrast with existing RL agents, which are opaque to expert interrogation and need ample

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Examining the mediating role of celebrity endorsement in green advertisements to improve the intention of Egyptian Millennials towards environmental behaviours in tourist destinations

Celebrity-endorsed advertisements have a powerful influence, especially on young generations like millennials.At the same time, green advertising is a growing trend used by many destinations and organisations for environmental protection initiatives.Celebrity endorsement in green advertisement could be a viable solution for many marketers in touris

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Do male and female cowbirds see their world differently? Implications for sex differences in the sensory system of an avian brood parasite.

BACKGROUND: Male and female avian brood parasites are subject to different selection pressures: males compete for mates but do not provide parental care or territories and only females locate hosts to lay eggs.This sex difference may affect brain architecture in some avian brood parasites, but relatively little is known about their sensory systems

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