Maximal Independent Sets In Graphs With At Most r Cycles
  We find the maximum number of maximal independent sets in two families of graphs: all graphs with $n$ vertices and at most $r$ cycles, and all such graphs that are also connected. In addition, we characterize the extremal graphs. 
Chee Ying Goh (National U. Singapore), Khee Meng Koh (National U.   Singapore), Bruce E. Sagan (Michigan State U.), V. Vatte...