The Japanese nominative particle ga can mark a subject, a possessor of a subject, an adjunct and the object of a stative predicate. A prevalent view is that a tensed head licenses more than one nominative phrase in multiple specifier or adjoined positions in one projection (Heycock 1993, Ura 1996, among others). I argue, however, that such a head licenses exactly one nominative phrase and that ...

MRI has emerged as the most comprehensive noninvasive diagnostic tool for focal liver lesions and diffuse hepatobiliary disorders. The introduction of hepatobiliary contrast agents, most notably gadoxetic acid (GA), has expanded the role of MRI, particularly in the functional imaging of chronic liver diseases, such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). GA-enhanced MRI (GA-MRI) may help t...

T/QRS ratio monitoring is used to help identify fetal asphyxia. However, immature animals have greater capacity to maintain blood pressure during severe asphyxia, raising the possibility that they may show an attenuated T/QRS increase during asphyxia. Chronically instrumented fetal sheep at 0.6 of gestation (0.6 GA; n = 12), 0.7 GA (n = 12), and 0.8 GA (n = 8) underwent complete umbilical cord ...

The concept of geometric-arithmetic indices (GA) was put forward in chemical graph theory very recently. In spite of this, several works have already appeared dealing with these indices. In this paper we present lower and upper bounds on the second geometric-arithmetic index (GA2) and characterize the extremal graphs. Moreover, we establish Nordhaus-Gaddum-type results for GA2.

Variable string length genetic algorithm (GA) is used for developing a novel nonparametric clustering technique when the number of clusters is not fixed a priori. Chromosomes in the same population may now have different lengths since they encode different number of clusters. The crossover operator is redefined to tackle the concept of variable string length. Cluster validity index is used as a...

With the rapid increase in wireless applications such as mobile base stations, radars, etc.., the antenna array becomes the key issue in tackling these applications since the antenna is considered the eye of any wireless communication system. Recently, many research efforts are exerted to reach the optimum synthesis of an antenna array. One of the successful techniques that are developed recent...

[1] This paper addresses the problem of estimating the lower atmospheric refractivity (M profile) under nonstandard propagation conditions frequently encountered in lowaltitude maritime radar applications. This is done by statistically estimating the duct strength (rangeand height-dependent atmospheric index of refraction) from the sea surface reflected radar clutter. These environmental statis...