Devising a weight assignment policy for assigning credits to multiple authors of a manuscript is a challenging task. In this paper, we present a scheme for assigning credits to multiple authors that we call a polynomial weight assignment scheme. We compare our scheme with other schemes proposed in the literature.

The sensitivity of the circadian pacemaker of the field mouse Mus booduga to diffuse daylight pulses of 15 min duration and 1000 lux intensity was measured in a series of experiments and a phase response curve (PRC) constructed. The PRC evoked was of type-I with significant quantitative differences compared to the PRCs constructed for other light stimuli (fluorescent and incandescent light sour...

Figures for the United States indicate approximately 40,000 road fatalities per year. Per 100,000 miles driven, the nighttime accident rate on unlighted highways is roughly three times that during daylight hours. While this is partly alcohol and fatigue related, the major factor is believed to be the reduced visual performance of the driver under night conditions. Statistics for other countries...

Most designers would agree that natural light is essential to the experience of any great work of architecture, but as a professional discipline, we lack consensus on which characteristics of daylight quantify or qualify the visual performance of a space. Perceptual qualities such as brightness, contrast, and temporal variability influence our experience of physical space and while illumination...

One of the important functions of window is to admit natural lightto interior spaces of buildings. This natural lighting in buildings helps to displace the requirement for artificial lighting, and thus, helps to save energy. Though daylight has positive effects on visual comfort, but high window luminance or direct sunlight from a window may cause discomfort. Visual discomfort in a day-lit inte...

This study was undertaken to investigate the impact of microfinance on agricultural productivity by smallholder farmers in Makurdi Metropolis of Benue State, Nigeria. Data were randomly collected from 120 farmers consisting of 60 credit beneficiaries (CB) and 60 non-credit beneficiaries (NCB) by which were analyzed through descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis. The results of ...

this study investigates the effects of two policies of reducing profit rate and increasing supply of credits on the growth of production in the economic sectors in iran. to achieve the goal, the orani-g computable general equilibrium model was modified tothe present situation of iranian economy. the model was also extended to accommodate the financial sector of the economy. to use the cge model...

Life in 24-h society relies on the use of artificial light at night that might disrupt synchronization of the endogenous circadian timing system to the solar day. This could have a negative impact on sleep-wake patterns and psychiatric symptoms. The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of evening light emitted by domestic and work place lamps in a naturalistic setting on melatonin ...