The main combinatorial result in this article is a classification of bar partitions of n which are of maximal p-bar weight for all odd primes p ≤ n. As a consequence, we show that apart from very few exceptions any irreducible spin character of the double covers of the symmetric and alternating groups vanishes on some element of odd prime order.

Mode-division multiplexing (MDM) can increase the capacity of direct-detection short-reach systems in proportion to the number of modes employed. MDM requires compensation of modal crosstalk at a transmitter or receiver by the multi-input multi-output (MIMO) signal processing. We show that the channel estimation required for the MIMO processing in a basis of modes can be expressed as a phase re...

In a visual search task, subjects detected the presence of a target (long vertical line) among distractors that differed in length, orientation, or both. Distractors were designed to model the random variability found in naturalistic data by having them vary normally around the mean distractor. As predicted, adding variability to distractors eliminated popout by increasing reaction times and se...

BACKGROUND A validated scale is needed for objective and reproducible comparisons of chin appearance before and after chin augmentation in practice and clinical studies. OBJECTIVE To describe the development and validation of the 5-point photonumeric Allergan Chin Retrusion Scale. METHODS The Allergan Chin Retrusion Scale was developed to include an assessment guide, verbal descriptors, mor...

A stochastic model for the evolution of a growing population is proposed, in order to explain empirical power-law distributions in the frequency of family names as a function of the family size. Preliminary results show that the predicted exponents are in good agreement with real data. The evolution of family-name distributions is discussed in the frame of vertical transmission of cultural feat...

Slice-based visualizations of CT and MRI data are frequently used for diagnosis, intervention planning and intraoperative navigation since they allow a precise analysis and localization. We present new techniques to enhance the visualization of cross sectional medical image data. Our work is focussed on intervention planning and intraoperative navigation. We address the following problems of sl...

In the horizontal-vertical illusion (HVI), the length of the vertical line is overestimated, whereas in the bisection illusion (BI), the horizontal bisecting line is expected to be overestimated. Here, only half of our 22 observers showed the expected BI, whereas the other half underestimated the bisecting line. Observers also differed in their judgments of the strength of the HVI: The HVI was ...

We propose a new model for structured temporal composition of interactive dynamic multimedia presentations. It extends the notion of basic media segments to include executable code, live feeds, and links. The model is based on Interval Expressions that involve media segments of unknown duration.

Improved prevention of vertical transmission of HIV is an essential part of the global response to HIV. The Option B+ strategy took the extraordinary step of treating many non-pregnant women living with HIV (those with CD4 cell counts >350 cells/mm3) in the absence of evidence that they themselves would benefit from ART. This example of so-called AIDS exceptionalism reflects an understanding th...

Much existing literature in anthropology suggests that teaching is rare in non-Western societies, and that cultural transmission is mostly vertical (parent-to-offspring). However, applications of evolutionary theory to humans predict both teaching and non-vertical transmission of culturally learned skills, behaviors, and knowledge should be common cross-culturally. Here, we review this body of ...