A wide variety of analysis and design problems arising in control, communication and information theory, statistics, computational geometry and many other elds can be expressed as semide nite programming problems (SDPs) or determinant maximization problems (maxdet-problems). In engineering applications these problems usually have matrix structure, i.e., the optimization variables are matrices. ...

Tropical forests are under increasing pressure, but conservation interventions have had only limited success in mitigating deforestation and ecosystem degradation. Over the past decade, however, jurisdictional approaches to sustainable resource use attracted attention as a potential alternative traditional strategies. These operate within formal administrative boundaries seek establish policies...

An increase of full genome sequences from wide range of species enables “comparative genomics”, the study of similarities and differences in structure and functions of genetic information across taxa. One line of research has focused on the conservation of order of genes within gene clusters in various species of bacteria [1]. However, the results of these studies were sometimes inconsistent wi...

The following table catalogs the definitions of terms used in ATSC standards, recommended practices, and informational documents. For each entry, the source document is listed along with the definition given in the document. The definitions given herein represent the definition contained in the referenced document. Entry Source Definition ACAP application 101 An application that is written only...

Wild Bactrian camels (Camela ferus) are listed as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and only persist in some of the most remote locations in northern China and southern Mongolia. Although the species has been recognized as an umbrella species for the fragile central Asian desert ecosystem and has been high on the conservation agenda, little is kn...

This paper describes the automatic derivation of compiled patterns and of a pattern compiler by partial evaluation. Compiling a pattern is achieved by specializing a pattern matching program with respect to the pattern. Generating a pattern compiler is achieved by specializing the specializer with respect to the pattern matching program, i.e., by self-applying the partial evaluator. The compile...

Though rapid increase in energy consumption has become a global problem, most of the solutions developed to address it for residential consumers are based on qualitative studies conducted with small numbers of users, typically in the developed world. Recent work has begun to explore consumption practices, and motivations, barriers and other factors affecting energy consumption in urban India. H...

The paper discusses the question whether or not large corporations should actively champion their needs and requirements in the international standards setting process. Taking the electronic mail service as an example, views of company representatives and senior members of relevant standards committees are reported. These statements have been compiled through interviews and questionnaires. To a...

Through quantitative evaluation of the data and information compiled in the literature review and survey, an explicitly defined list of alternatives and decision criteria to evaluate rehabilitation alternatives was developed for culverts 122 centimeter (48 inch) in diameter or smaller. Relative weights of each criterion were assigned in comparison to the defined alternatives, thereby allowing a...