a new mathematical model for identifying pollution sources in aquifers is presented. the model utilizes lagrange constrained optimization method (lcom) and is capable to inversely solve unsteady fluid flow in saturated, heterogeneous, anisotropic confined and/or unconfined aquifers. throughout the presented model, complete advection-dispersion equation, including the adsorption as well as retar...

A paper in this issue analyzing the impact of Stand-Your-Ground laws revealed a disturbing pattern of racial bias. Individuals (i.e., defendants) in Florida were more likely to avoid charges if the victim was Black or Latino but not if the victim was white. Indeed, individuals are nearly two timesmore likely to be convicted in a case that involves White victims compared to those involving Black...

Accurate spectral decomposition is essential for the analysis and diagnosis of histologically stained tissue sections. In this paper we present the first automated system for performing this decomposition. We compare the performance of our system with ground truth data and report favorable results.

We consider the crossing and non-crossing O(1) dense loop models on a semi-infinite strip, with inhomogeneities (spectral parameters) that preserve the integrability. We compute the components of the ground state vector and obtain a closed expression for their sum, in the form of Pfaffian and determinantal formulas.

We consider a massless scalar Bose field interacting with two particles, one of them infinitely heavy. Neither an infrared nor an ultraviolet cutoff is imposed. In case the charge of the particles is of the same sign and sufficiently small, we prove the existence of a ground state.

The Isgur-Wise functions for the ground state to ground state semileptonic decays involving b → c transitions are calculated from the (modified) MIT bag model. It is checked that the results for the decays B → Dlν and B → D * lν agree well with experiment. Predictions for the decays Λ b → Λ c lν, B s → D s lν and B s → D * s lν are given and discussed.

We propose a search method, namely Query-by-MultipleExamples, that is able to search, within an audio sample database, for a particular sonic characteristic. The characteristic is learned on-the-fly by means of multiple examples provided by a human user, thus avoiding ambiguities due to manual labelling. We evaluate four variations of the proposed method using ground truth provided by three mus...

Gliomas are the most common primary brain tumors, evolving from the cerebral supportive cells. For clinical follow-up, the evaluation of the preoperative tumor volume is essential. Volumetric assessment of tumor volume with manual segmentation of its outlines is a time-consuming process that can be overcome with the help of computer-assisted segmentation methods. In this paper, a semi-automatic...