A novel approach for estimating the instantaneous velocity of the pelvis during walking was developed based on Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs). The instantaneous velocity was modeled by the sum of a cyclical component, decomposed in the Medio-Lateral (ML), VerTical (VT) and Antero-Posterior (AP) directions, and the Average Progression Velocity (APV) over each gait cycle. The proposed method r...

Programming languages such as C, C++ and Java bind variables to dynamically-allocated data-structures held in memory. This lets programs build cyclical data at run-time, which complicates termination analysis and garbage collection. It is hence desirable to spot those variables which are only bound to non-cyclical data at run-time. We solve this problem by using abstract interpretation to defin...

Seasonal and periodic vector autoregressions are two common approaches to modeling vector time series exhibiting cyclical variations. The total number of parameters in these models increases rapidly with the dimension and order of the model, making it difficult to interpret the model and questioning the stability of the parameter estimates. To address these and other issues, two methodologies f...

The paper presents a family of cycloidal cyclical surfaces, which are created by a movement of a circle alongside the special spatial cycloidal curve, where the circle is located in the curve normal plane and its centre is on this curve. The spatial cycloidal curve can be created by simultaneous revolution of a point about three different axes 3o,2 o and 1o in the space. The form of the cycloid...

In the most thorough study to date on wage cyclicality among job stayers, Devereux’s (2002) analysis of men in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics produced two puzzling findings: (1) the real wages of salaried workers are noncyclical, and (2) wage cyclicality among hourly workers differs between two alternative wage measures. We examine these puzzles with additional evidence from other sources. ...

Bronchoconstrictor responses are quantitatively different when they are evoked under static conditions and during or after periods of deep inspiration. In vivo, deep inspirations produce bronchodilation and protect the lung from subsequent bronchoconstriction (termed bronchoprotection). These effects may be due in part to dynamic stretch on airways produced by cyclical expansion of airway diame...

We use Chinese imports, measured as reported exports of trading partners, a benchmark to gauge the accuracy alternative indicators (including GDP) fluctuations in economic activity. Externally-reported imports are likely be relatively well-measured and free from domestic manipulation. Using principal components, we derive activity indices wide range indicators. choose preferred index eight non-...