Many applications of risk analysis require us to jointly model multiple uncertain quantities. Bayesian networks and copulas are two common approaches to modeling joint uncertainties with probability distributions. This article focuses on new methodologies for copulas by developing work of Cooke, Bedford, Kurowica, and others on vines as a way of constructing higher dimensional distributions tha...

The formation process of self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of decanethiol (C10SH) on Au(111) single crystal electrode has been investigated for wide range of C10SH concentration (0.1 M ∼ 500 M) and temperature (253 K ∼ 298 K). The amount and quality of C10SH SAM were determined from area and position, respectively, of reductive desorption peak of the SAM modified Au(111) electrode measured in 0....

We have isolated a full-length cDNA specifying the muscle-specific subunit of human phosphoglycerate mutase (PGAM-M). The cDNA encodes a deduced protein 253 amino acids in length and contains an unusually short (37 nucleotides) 3'-untranslated region. The deduced human PGAM-M protein is clearly related to yeast PGAM and to human diphosphoglycerate mutase. Genomic Southern analysis using the PGA...

Absiract -FIR fnter pre-emphasis has been used to Counteract inter-symbol interference @I) in highspeed backplane data transmission. In this paper, baclqlane channel characteristics are f i s t analyzed. It is round that channel group delay distortion is also n major IS1 contributor in addition to amplitude attenuation. AMATLAB program is then described for optimization of FIR filter under LMS ...

The impact of water deficit on stomatal conductance (g(s)), petiole hydraulic conductance (K(petiole)), and vulnerability to cavitation (PLC, percentage loss of hydraulic conductivity) in leaf petioles has been observed on field-grown vines (Vitis vinifera L. cv. Chasselas). Petioles were highly vulnerable to cavitation, with a 50% loss of hydraulic conductivity at a stem xylem water potential ...

This study explores the use of structure from motion (SfM), a computer vision technique, to model vine canopy structure at a study vineyard in the Texas Hill Country. Using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a digital camera, 201 aerial images (nadir and oblique) were collected and used to create a SfM point cloud. All points were classified as ground or non-ground points. Non-ground points, ...

BACKGROUND Soil application of systemic neonicotinoid insecticides can provide opportunities for long-term control of insect pests in vineyards, with minimal risk of pesticide drift or worker exposure. This study compared the effectiveness of neonicotinoid insecticides applied via irrigation injection on key early-season and mid-season insect pests of vineyards in the eastern United States. R...

We report the results of a deep spatial, spectral, and timing analysis of ROSAT HRI and PSPC observations of the edge-on starburst galaxy NGC 253. In this first paper, point-like X-ray sources detected within the galaxy and in the field are discussed. The sources are characterized by their X-ray properties (including comparisons with results from the Einstein and ASCA satellites), by correlatio...

Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) is one of the tropical fruits well-adapted to Florida’s hot and humid climate. A high population root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita was identified morphologically from soil samples taken declined passion vines in an organic field North Florida. Species identification also confirmed based on DNA-based diagnostics using species-specific primers sequencing ...