Analysis-suitable T-splines (AST-splines) are a promising candidate to achieve seamless integration between the design and analysis of thin-walled structures in industrial settings. In this work, we generalize AST-splines allow multiple extraordinary points within same face. This generalization drastically increases flexibility build geometries using AST-splines; e.g., much coarser meshes can b...

It is shown that there is an optimal finite linear combination of B-splines, denominated modified B-splines, such that a pertinent low frequency condition called M−flatness is satisfied. A profound relationship of the modified B-splines with the Beta distribution implies an asymptotic sampling theorem with exact reconstruction requiring only small oversampling.

A trivariate Lagrange interpolation method based on C1 cubic splines is described. The splines are defined over a special refinement of the Freudenthal partition of a cube partition. The interpolating splines are uniquely determined by data values, but no derivatives are needed. The interpolation method is local and stable, provides optimal order approximation, and has linear complexity.

As a part of pragmatics of language, Metadiscourse (MD) has been widely recognized as playing a pivotal role in the expression and comprehension of messages in academic writing. In view of its significance in effective communication, there have been a lot of attempts to categorize different MD devices within manageable models alongside some descriptive works to demonstrate the use of MD devices...