The relation among reliable computation time, Tc, float-point precision, K, and the Lyapunov exponent, λ, is obtained as Tc= (lnB/λ)K+C, where B is the base of the float-point system and C is a constant dependent only on the chaotic equation. The equation shows good agreement with numerical experimental results, especially the scale factors.

Within the field of nurse rostering[2], solving personnel shortages is a central problem. Trivedi and Warner[11] and Gascon et al. [5] introduce a pool of float nurses. They solve shortages by using nurses from this pool. Siferd and Benton[10] tackle shortages by calling nurses from other wards and by allowing nurses to work overtime. Meisels and Kaplanksi[6] pioneered a negotiation based appro...

We have developed a measurement chip installation/removal mechanism for a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) immunoassay analysis instrument designed for frequent testing, which requires a rapid and easy technique for changing chips. The key components of the mechanism are refractive index matching gel coated on the rear of the SPR chip and a float that presses the chip down. The refractive index ...

Early identification of the onset of neurological disease is critical for testing drugs or interventions to halt or slow progression. Speech production has been proposed as an early indicator of neurological impairment. However, for speech to be useful for early detection, speech changes should be measurable from uncontrolled conversational speech collected passively in natural recording enviro...

SUMMARY A fleet of autonomously drifting profiling floats equipped with hydrophones, known by their acronym mermaid, monitors worldwide seismic activity from inside the oceans. The instruments are programmed to detect and transmit acoustic pressure conversions teleseismic P wave arrivals for use in mantle tomography. Reporting seismograms near-real time, within hours or days after they were rec...

the study area locates between an active fault system of north anatolian in turkey and active alborz and zagros mountain ranges in iran. the total shortening concluded from arabia-eurasia collision with a rate of 22 mm/year across the ne persia is partitioned  into  two  fault  systems,  right-lateral  strike slip  movements  in  the  turkish-iranian  plateau  like  north tabriz fault system an...