-Two sets of higher order equivalent edge currents are introduced which, in combination, account for the first-, the second-, and part of the third-order edge diffraction caused by the fringe wave surface current induced on a perfectly conducting polygonal plate in a radar scattering configuration. The first set represents the fringe wave surface current excited by the incident plane wave at th...

How can rural hospitals continue to attract physicians to their facilities? For most rural hospitals, the number of dollars they spend in medical education equates to the number of physicians they are able to retain on staff. What will be the cost to the consumer versus the physicians if the shortage is not addressed and corrected?

This paper explores determinants of participation, intensity and the magnitude of the rural nonfarm economy (RNFE) in Tajikistan. Conducting analysis at the district level, in addition to traditional individual and household levels, helps to test the impact of institutional determinants of the RNFE invariant at the micro level. We have found that rural residents in Tajikistan are mostly pushed ...

The linearized perturbation method for fringe pattern analysis and its extension to multifringe analysis have been recently introduced [Hilaire, Ph.D. dissertation (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., 1993)]. For isolating the error component that is due to information processing-as opposed to image-acquisition errors-experimental calibration experiments were conducted by use of compu...

The previously proposed binary defocusing technique and its variations have proven successful for high-quality three-dimensional (3D) shape measurement when fringe stripes are relatively narrow, but they suffer if fringe stripes are wide. This paper proposes to utilize the binary dithering technique to conquer this challenge. Both simulation and experimental results show the phase error is alwa...

Mangan makes a useful contribution to our understanding of the structure and function of the nonsensory fringe of consciousness. I offer a few friendly amendments and criticisms. In particular, I argue that the fringe/focus structure of experience is considerably more complex than Mangan allows, and that his account of the function of fringe experience doesn’t do justice to the emergent nature ...