Massive gravity (mGR) is a 5(=2s+1) degree of freedom, finite range extension of GR. However, amongst other problems, it is plagued by superluminal propagation, first uncovered via a second order shock analysis. First order mGR shock structures have also been studied, but the existence of superluminal propagation in that context was left open. We present here a concordance of these methods, by ...

Semiaquatic flies (Diptera, Nematocera) are an ecologically important and species rich group of insects within the boreal and arctic biomes. Community structure, species richness and abundance of semiaquatic flies were studied in three habitat types (aapa mires, springs and headwater streams), totaling 19 study sites, within the subalpine ecoregion of northern boreal Finland. Concordance of sem...

Let g be a continuously differentiable function whose derivative is matrix monotone on positive semi-axis. Such a function induces a function φ(x) = tr(g(x)) on the cone of squares of an arbitrary Euclidean Jordan algebra. We show that φ(x)− ln det(x) is a self-concordant function on the interior of the cone. We also show that − ln(t−φ(x))−ln det(x) is √ 5 3 (r+1)-self-concordant barrier on the...

When a signal goes through a static nonlinear device, it will be distorted. Typical examples are the nonlinearly distorted movie soundtracks. At old movie soundtracks the sound was recorded by the variable density method[1]. This method is very sensitive to the exposition and development processes. If the recording light was too strong, or the development was produced by wrong parameters, the s...

We study the strong coupling limit of the Bethe ansatz solutions in the massive Thirring model. We find analytical expressions for the energy eigenvalues for the vacuum state as well as n−particle n− hole states. This formula is compared with the numerical results and is found to achieve a very good agreement. Also, it is found that the 2−particle 2− hole and higher particle−hole states describ...

If a 2-(v, k, k) design 2) admits a tactical decomposition with d point classes and c block classes then b — v ^ c—d ^ 0, (see [3]). Decompositions for which b+d = v + c are of special interest (see for instance [1]), and are called strong. Any tactical decomposition of a symmetric design is strong. A strong tactical decomposition of a design is called a strong resolution if it has only one poi...

In his classification of the knot concordance groups, Levine [L1] defined the algebraic concordance groups, G±, of Witt classes of Seifert matrices and a homomorphism from the odd-dimensional knot concordance groups C4n±1 to G±. The homomorphism is induced by the function that assigns to a knot an associated Seifert matrix: it is an isomorphism on Ck, k ≥ 5; on C3 it is injective, onto an index...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate impact of 3-dimensional cranial ultrasonography (3DUS) on reinterpretation of cranial ultrasonography images in neonates in comparison with 2-dimensional cranial ultrasonography (2DUS). METHODS We retrospectively enrolled 50 young infants who simultaneously underwent both 2DUS and 3DUS scanning from February to March 2015. Two pediatric radiologis...

BACKGROUND Few studies have assessed genital human papillomavirus (HPV) concordance and factors associated with concordance among asymptomatic heterosexual couples. METHODS Genotyping for HPV was conducted with male and female sex partners aged 18-70 years from Tampa, Florida. Eligibility included no history of HPV-associated disease. Type-specific positive concordance (partners with ≥ 1 geno...