Generalized additive models are useful in finding predictor-response relationships in many kinds of data without using a specific model. They combine the ability to explore many nonparametric relationships simultaneously with the distributional flexibility of generalized linear models. The approach often brings to light nonlinear dependency structures in your data. This paper discusses an examp...

Research has consistently demonstrated a link between certain personality disorders (PDs) and increased rates of aggression and violence. At present, understanding of the mechanisms that underlie this relationship is limited. This study was designed to examine the contention (Gilbert & Daffern, 2011) that the application of a contemporary psychological aggression theory, the General Aggression ...

In this work, targeting, e.g., future generation cellular, microwave-links, or optical fiber systems, we propose a new geometric shaping design for golden angle modulation (GAM) based on a (double) truncated Gaussian input distribution. The design improves the mutual information (MI), and the peak-toaverage power ratio, over the full signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) range relative to two key GAM sch...

This paper introduces a formally specified design of a compositional generic agent model (GAM). This agent model abstracts from specific application domains; it provides a unified formal definition of a model for weak agenthood. It can be (re)used as a template or pattern for a large variety of agent types and application domain types. The compositional development method DESIRE was used to des...

The forest temperature is one key parameter in the models developed for providing early fire risk alerts. The satellite remote sensing data are the best way to obtain this parameter both regionally and globally. This study proposes an approach to obtain Forest Surface Temperature (FST) by means of Terra-ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflectance Radiometer) multiband algorithms...

We describe the isolation and genetic characterization of point mutations in gene delta, including a temperature-sensitive mutation (del(206)). Genetic methods enable the extraction of a delta mutation from the triple mutant (del,red,gam) and the construction of new genotypes, including del,red and del,gam double mutants. Tests of plating efficiency indicate gene delta is essential for normal p...

A new robust clustering algorithm, called generalized annealing M-estimator (GAM-estimator), is proposed. Initialized with multiple seeds, the GAM-estimator converges to several optimal cluster centers. Neither knowledge about the number of clusters nor scale is needed. The global optimal solution of clustering is achieved by minimization of an objective function. The algorithm is applied to un...

هدف: امروزه کارگروهی در مؤسسات آموزش عالی به‌عنوان یکی از بهترین راهبردها برای تعامل و مشارکت دانشجویان فرایند یادگیری هم‌چنین کمک به رشد مهارت‌های ارتباطی آن‌ها محسوب می‌شود. درحالی‌ که شناسایی مزایای می‌تواند درک مثبتی را بین اساتید ایجاد کند، عواملی باعث عدم شکل‌گیری تمایل اندک انجام نظام دانشگاهی می‌شود، نیز مزایا تأثیرات مثبت آن بکاهد؛ بنابراین، هدف این پژوهش چالش‌های مرتبط با بود.مواد روش...

Virtual Sports Teacher is a Serious Ga me which is being developed by sports scientists, computer scientists an d media scientists, funded by the HM WK (hessian Ministry of science and art). The primary target group of the gam e are physical education teacher st udents. In the gam e they can practice the procedure of a typical sport lesson, learn how to tr eat pupils and arrange different sport...

Rhodococcus equi, a facultative intracellular bacterium, causes severe pneumonia in foals. Evidence suggests that most foals become infected very early in life, when they have immature or ineffective innate immune responses. This study evaluated the antimicrobial activity of gallium against R. equi, as a potential chemoprophylactic and therapeutic agent. Rhodococcus equi was grown in media with...