In this paper we give a lower bound for the strongly unique minimal projection (with norm one) constant (SUP-constant) onto some (n − k)-dimensional subspaces of l ∞ (n ≥ 3, 1 ≤ k ≤ n−1). By Proposition 1 of this paper, each k-dimensional Banach space with polytope unit ball with m (k − 1)-faces is isometrically isomorphic to a subspace of lk+m−1 ∞ . As such the aforementioned estimation can be...

This paper describes the work done in Renmin University of China for the Federated Web Search Track of TREC 2014. We participated in the resource selection task. We used the LDA topic modeling approach to select potentially relevant resources for a given query. The initial results are promising.

In this work, applications of the coupled solid set sprinkler irrigation and crop model AdorSim introduced in the companion paper are presented. The sprinkler irrigation model is based on ballistic theory, while the crop model is based on CropWat. AdorSim was used to evaluate the effect of sprinkler spacing on seasonal irrigation water use (WU) and crop yield. The most relevant results were rel...

In this paper, we describe our use of ethnographic techniques for identifying requirements for a web-based system for automatic updates and data exchange in a financial investment company. During a six-month long internship, we observed stakeholders in their daily work, helped them use the system, and discussed the results of our observations with them. This helped us to define a more complete ...

Let us remember the mechanics of Multiplicative-Weights-Updates: At every time t, the learner maintains a weight vector wt ≥ 0 over the experts. Given the weight vector, the probability distribution over the experts is computed as pt = wt wt·1 . The weights are initialized at w1 = 1 n · 1. (Multiplicative-weights-update step.) Given the loss vector at time t the weights are updated as follows w...

Sepsis is the most common cause of neonatal mortality. As per National Neonatal-Perinatal Database (NNPD), 2002-2003, the incidence of neonatal sepsis in India was 30 per 1000 live births. Signs and symptoms of sepsis are nonspecific; therefore empirical antimicrobial therapy is promptly initiated after obtaining appropriate cultures. The early manifestations of neonatal sepsis are vague and il...

This literature review presents the most recent developments in the management of multiple myeloma, which is characterized by the presence of abnormal plasma cells (myeloma cells) that accumulate into the bone marrow. Aspects related to pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, laboratory, study and treatment are described. These pieces of information  are necessary to accomplish a better ...

The concept of weakly associative lattices (i.e. relational systems with a reflexive and antisymmetric relation ≤, in which for each pair of elements there exist a least upper and a greatest lower bound) was introduced in [3] and [5]. In [4] WU-systems are defined, i.e. weakly associative lattices with the unique bound property, and their equivalence with projective planes is described. In this...