In this paper we present a slightly modified definition of snap rounding, and provide two efficient algorithms that perform this rounding. The first algorithm takes n line segments as input and generates the set of snapped segments in O(|I| + Σc is(c) log n + |I∗ m|), where |I| is the complexity of the unrounded arrangement I, is(c) is the number of segments that have an intersection or endpoin...

Indigenous juveniles (those aged 10 to 16 years in Queensland and 10 to 17 years in all other jurisdictions) are over-represented at all stages of the criminal justice system, and their over-representation becomes more pronounced at the most severe end of the system (ie in detention). Recent figures show that Indigenous juveniles are 24 times as likely to be detained in a juvenile correctional ...

We varied the format and semantic content of primes to determine the degree to which they would influence the interpretation of ambiguous figures. The primes were objects or object names that were related in some way to one of the two organizations of the ambiguous figures. In Experiment 1, we provided some normative data regarding the stimulus materials, whereas in Experiment 2, an orienting q...

Finite automata are used for the encoding and compression of images. For black-and-white images, for instance, using the quad-tree representation, the black points correspond to ω-words defining the corresponding paths in the tree that lead to them. If the ω-language consisting of the set of all these words is accepted by a deterministic finite automaton then the image is said to be encodable a...

This study investigates various models to represent the gross geometric shape of the Moon. Asymmetric polyaxial geometric modelsnamely three-, fourand six-axial lunar figure are compared and contrasted with the axially symmetric three-axis ellipsoidal model derived from Chang'e 1 and SELENE laser altimetry data. All solutions confirm a hydrostatically stable lunar shape shifted with respect to ...

This paper describes GraphicP, a new, unified LTEX and plain TEX package that provides a fast and reliable method for including external images into TEX documents. The \includegraphics macro of GraphicP is a drop-in replacement of the same command of LTEX graphics.sty and graphicx.sty, but with many enhancements. Drivers for xdvi, dvips, pdftex and dvipdfm are included. Useful tips are given fo...

Supplemental Figure 1. Alignments of newly characterized DeuSINE families and subfamilies. (A) AmnSINE1 from human, (B) AmnSINE1 from chicken, (C) LmeSINE1a from coelacanth, (D) LmeSINE1b from coelacanth, (E) SINE3_IP from catfish, (F) OS-SINE1 from rainbow trout, (G) SacSINE1 from dogfish shark, (H) EbuSINE1 from hagfish, (I) EbuSINE2 from hagfish, and (J) BflSINE1 from amphioxus. The top sequ...

This study investigated infant social looking in a social referencing procedure with mothers and strangers. Sixty-one infants and their mothers participated when the infants were 18 and 24 months old. The frequency and latency of looking toward each adult when the baby encountered remotecontrolled ambiguous toys were measured. Mothers and strangers (female experimenters) expressed positive or n...

The problem of determining the optimal warranty period, assumed to coincide with the manufacturer’s lower specification limit for the lifetime of the product, is addressed. It is assumed that the quantity sold depends via a Cobb–Douglas-type demand function on the sale price and on the warranty period, and that both the cost incurred for a non-conforming item and the sale price increase with th...

SF functions in contemporary life as a form of myth creation. Myth has a gnoseological function for archaic societies; it creates a whole world-picture by complementing accumulated empirical knowledge with analogies drawn from familiar experience. Thus world-models are structurally similar to myths, combining cognition and fiction. All writing that explains scientific knowledge at the level of ...