The construction of shortest feedback shift registers for a finite sequence S1, . . . , SN is considered over the finite ring Zpr . A novel algorithm is presented that yields a parametrization of all shortest feedback shift registers for the sequence of numbers S1, . . . , SN , thus solving an open problem in the literature. The algorithm iteratively processes each number, starting with S1, and...

Heavy-NP shift is the tendency for speakers to place long or “heavy” noun phrase direct objects at the end of a sentence rather than in the canonical postverbal position. Three experiments using several task variations confirmed that length of the noun phrase influenced the ordering of the noun phrase and prepositional phrase during production. We also found that heavy-NP shift was strongly con...

In this paper, we explore the effects of the chain length of simple monohydroxy alcohol (C(n)OH, 2 ≤ n ≤ 8) and benzyl alcohol (C(6)H(5)CH(2)OH) upon the fluorescence dynamics of a dipolar solute probe, coumarin 153 (C153), in vesicles formed in aqueous solutions of two oppositely charged (cationic and anionic) surfactants in the presence of 0.05 mol kg(-1) alcohol. The catanionic vesicles are ...

Focal adjustment and zooming are universal features of cameras and advanced optical systems. Such tuning is usually performed longitudinally along the optical axis by mechanical or electrical control of focal length. However, the recent advent of ultrathin planar lenses based on metasurfaces (metalenses), which opens the door to future drastic miniaturization of mobile devices such as cell phon...

Walker, J., and de la Mare, Gwynneth (1971). Brit. J. industr. Med., 28, 36-44. Absence from work in relation to length and distribution of shift hours. A long period on night shift or even permanent night work has sometimes been suggested for those on continuous shift work to allow circadian rhythms to adapt. As the weekly hours of work have been reduced there is some evidence that a permanent...

Aging is an emerging worldwide threat to public health, even in the workplace, as it links with risk of illness and death. Bewildered inflammatory responses and stressful conditions associate with age-related disorders. Additionally, circadian rhythm disruption, a critical health issue in night-shift workers, correlates with premature aging. We investigated the hypothesis of a link between alte...

Calculation of the scattering phase shift is important to understand scatterings and decays of hadrons. The phase shift in I = 2 ππ scattering system [3] was evaluated with the finite volume method [1,2] derived by Lüscher. In the finite volume method two-particle wave function plays an important role, because the phase shift is extracted by the wave function. Study of the wave function was car...

The paper studies the optimal production run length for a deteriorating production system. The optimal warranty cost is determined by a balance between the warranty cost of the manufacturer and the buyer during its warranty period. It is assumed that the elapsed time until the production process shift is age dependent and arbitrarily distributed. The objective is to minimize the total cost per ...

This research studies the performance of a battery-free wireless antenna sensor for measuring crack propagation. In our previous work, a battery-free folded patch antenna was designed for wireless strain and crack sensing. When experiencing deformation, the antenna shape changes, causing shift in electromagnetic resonance frequency of the antenna. The wireless interrogation system utilizes the ...