This paper deals with the theory of sample approximation techniques applied to stochastic programming problems with expected value constraints. We extend the results of Branda (2012C) and Wang and Ahmed (2008) on the rates of convergence to the problems with a mixed-integer bounded set of feasible solutions and several expected value constraints. Moreover, we enable non-iid sampling and conside...

In this paper we study an optimal control problem with nonsmooth mixed state and control constraints. In most of the existing results, the necessary optimality condition for optimal control problems with mixed state and control constraints are derived under the Mangasarian-Fromovitz condition and under the assumption that the state and control constraint functions are smooth. In this paper we d...

This paper is mainly concerned with the classical KKT reformulation and the primal KKT reformulation (also known as an optimization problem with generalized equation constraint (OPEC)) of the optimistic bilevel optimization problem. A generalization of the MFCQ to an optimization problem with operator constraint is applied to each of these reformulations; hence leading to new constraint qualifi...

Resting heart rate variability (HRV) can serve as an index of self-regulatory strength. In the present study we tested the hypotheses that HRV, indexing adaptive self-regulation, is associated with subjective wellbeing, and that this association is mediated by the habitual use of strategies of emotion regulation that involve executive functions. In addition to measuring heart rate at rest, subj...

In spontaneous conversational speech, all portions of speech do not always have high clarity. For example, the portions not having important information or the end of a sentence are not very clear. We consider that clarity of speech is controlled by F0, power, speech rate, place of articulation and so on. We consider that the clarity changes continuously, and change of clarity of speech produce...

The present study examines the hypothesis that older adults might differentially react to a negative versus neutral mood induction procedure than younger adults. The rationale for this expectation was derived from Socioemotional Selectivity Theory (SST), which postulates differential salience of emotional information and ability to regulate emotions across adulthood. The present data support a ...

The study determines the associations between self-report of ongoing emotional state and EEG patterns. A group of 31 hospitalized patients were enrolled with three types of diagnosis: major depressive disorder, manic episode of bipolar affective disorder, and nonaffective patients. The Thayer ADACL checklist, which yields two subjective dimensions, was used for the assessment of affective state...

This study examined how mood states affect nursing students' performance on a treatment procedure consisting of a novel combination of familiar clinical steps. Thirty third-year and fourth-year nursing students were first taught the procedure and then given both an anxious-mood and a calm-mood induction in a randomly assigned counterbalanced order. Anxiety was induced by showing a video of inte...

The Implicit Association Test (IAT) was adapted to measure anxiety by assessing associations of self (vs. other) with anxiety-related (vs. calmness-related) words. Study 1 showed that the IAT-Anxiety exhibited good internal consistency and adequate stability. Study 2 revealed that the IAT-Anxiety was unaffected by a faking instruction. Study 3 examined the predictive validity of implicit and ex...

This study investigated the relationship between affective properties of stimuli and their retention. Thirty sentences describing various scenes were chosen as stimuli to elicit affects which are experienced in daily life. Ninety undergraduates rated each sentence on the following eight dimensions: anxiety, hostility, boredom, liveliness, calmness, friendliness, concentration, and surprise. One...