An alternative for the Liljencrants-Fant (LF) glottal-pulse model is presented. This alternative is derived from the Rosenberg model. Therefore, we call it the Rosenberg++ model. In the derivation use a general framework for glottal-pulse models. The Rosenberg++ model is described by the same set of T or R parameters as the LF model but has the advantage over the LF model that it is computation...

Abstract. To determine the exact shape of the luminosity function (LF) of galaxies is one of the central problems in galactic astronomy and observational cosmology. The most popular method to estimate the LF is maximum likelihood, which is clearly understood with the concepts of the information theory. In the field of information theory and statistical inference, great advance has been made by ...

The velocity function (VF) of galaxies is analogous to the luminosity function (LF), but a more direct tool for comparing observations and theory. The 2MASS LF is calculated here for a local sample of 4000 galaxies, and the VF is derived from a 1000 galaxy subsample drawn from it. The observed VF follows a Schechter functional form. All current analytical, semi-analytical, and numerical galaxy ...

Laboratory research on the effects of temperature has led theorists to propose a curvilinear model relating negative affect and aggression. Two alternative explanations of these lab findings are proposed--one artifactual, one based on attributions for arousal. Both alternatives predict a linear relationship between temperature and aggression in real-world settings, whereas the negative affect c...

Although platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is the plasma fraction that contains higher levels of platelet-sequestered proteins such as growth factors and chemokines, it is also abundant in bioactive lipids whose role in wound healing has not been well characterized. This study provides a preliminary evaluation for the effect of the lipid component of PRP on selected genes related to wound healing. Spr...

Topological indices are the real number of a molecular structure obtained via molecular graph G. Topological indices are used for QSPR, QSAR and structural design in chemistry, nanotechnology, and pharmacology. Moreover, physicochemical properties such as the boiling point, the enthalpy of vaporization, and stability can be estimated by QSAR/QSPR models. In this study, the QSPR (Quantitative St...

We present a novel scheme to interactively visualize time-varying scalar fields defined on a curvilinear grid. We create a 3D warp texture that maps points in R into the grid coordinate system. At rendering time, the warping function is reconstructed at each fragment using tri-linear interpolation, and provides the 3D texture coordinates required to look up a scalar field value stored in a sepa...

The composite galaxy luminosity function (hereafter LF) of 39 Abell clusters of galaxies is derived by computing the statistical excess of galaxy counts in the cluster direction with respect to control fields. Due to the wide field coverage of the digitised POSS-II plates, we can measure field counts around each cluster in a fully homogeneous way. Furthermore, the availability of virtually unli...

Issues related to curvilinear mesh generation starting from a CAD model are addressed. Curvilinear mesh geometry representation in the context of p-version finite elements and its impact on the validity of curvilinear meshes is discussed. A set of meshing tools is described for generation and modification of curved meshes in three-dimensional space. An iterative algorithm for curved meshing of ...