We present a very tedious proof of the n = 4 case of the Tied Dice Theorem. Suppose X = (x1; x2; x3; x4); Y = (y1; y2; y3; y4) 2 D(4; a; b; s) are distinct, tied, non-balanced dice. Let denote the number of pairs (i; j) with xi = yj ; as X and Y are tied, there must be (16 )=2 pairs (xi; yj) with xi > yj , and (16 )=2 pairs (xi; yj) with xi < yj . For each value of we list the various possible ...

We focus on the coupling of two existing and calibrated single currency Libor models into a joint Libor model that allows for pricing of multiple currency based structured interest rate products. Our main contribution is twofold: On the one hand we provide a method for synthesizing two local currency based correlation structures into a correctly defined joint correlation structure that describe...

In this paper we study the problem of predicting the daily foreign exchange rate (FX) between the US Dollar and the German Mark. The study can be seen as a typical example of predicting noisy time series. Our approach based on neural networks consists of searching for the optimal representation of the underlying market by selecting the optimal training patterns. Moreover we develop a trading sy...

Our aim with Beauty Technology is to transform our body in an interactive platform by hiding technology into beauty products for creating muscle based interfaces that don’t give the wearer a cyborg look. FX e-makeup is a Beauty Technology prototype that applies FX makeup materials embedded with electronics for sensing the face’s muscles. This work presents Winkymote and Kinisi as proof of conce...

BACKGROUND Post-transplant hyperuricemia (PTHU), defined as serum uric acid concentration ≥7.0 mg/dL or need for treatment with allopurinol or benzbromarone, reduces long-term allograft survival in kidney transplant recipients. Febuxostat, a new nonpurine selective xanthine oxidase inhibitor, is well tolerated in patients with moderate renal impairment. However, its efficacy and safety in kidne...

We have generated picosecond opfic1 pulses with very pure spectral characteristics using semiconductor lasers with monolithic cavities. Fx repetition rates less than 10 GHz, gain-switching of DFB lasers with quantum well loss-gratings is usul. Monolithic colliding pulse mode-locked semiconductor lasers are used to generate short pulses with repetition rate up to 350GHz.

The type B trichothecene mycotoxins deoxynivalenol (DON), nivalenol (NIV) and fusarenon-X (FX) are structurally related secondary metabolites frequently produced by Fusarium on wheat. Consequently, DON, NIV and FX contaminate wheat dusts, exposing grain workers to toxins by inhalation. Those trichothecenes at low, relevant, exposition concentrations have differential effects on intestinal cells...

It has been proposed that blood coagulation factors, principally factor X (FX), enhance the uptake of human adenovirus type 5 (Ad5) into cultured epithelial cells by bridging the viral hexon capsid protein and cell-surface heparan sulphate proteoglycans (HSPGs). We studied the effects of FX on Ad transduction of lymphoid cell lines (NK92MI, a natural killer cell line; Daudi, a B-cell line and J...