We prove an algebraicity result for the central critical value of certain RankinSelberg L-functions for GLn×GLn−1. This is a generalization and refinement of the results of Harder [15], Kazhdan, Mazur and Schmidt [23], Mahnkopf [29], and Kasten and Schmidt [22]. As an application of this result, we prove algebraicity results for certain critical values of the fifth and the seventh symmetric pow...

In a study of articles published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Gunther Eysenbach discovered a significant citation advantage for those articles made freely-available upon publication (Eysenbach 2006). While the author attempted to control for confounding factors that may have explained the citation differential, the study was unable to control for characteristics of th...

Indirect estimation of compressive strength through non-destructive testing is key to monitoring the structural concretes used in construction and rehabilitation works. However, no models are available perform this highly Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) with Recycled Aggregate (RCA). To fill gap, two indirect measures were tested paper, hammer rebound index Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV), predi...