Digital waveguides are generalized to the multivariable case with the goal of maximizing generality while retaining robust numerical properties and simplicity of realization. Multivariable complex power is defined, and conditions for “medium passivity” are presented. Multivariable complex wave impedances, such as those deriving from multivariable lossy waveguides, are used to construct scatteri...

Medicating drinking water with tetracycline is commonly used in swine production systems to treat and prevent disease outbreaks. However, little information is known of the pharmacokinetics of this medication in water formulations. Twenty-four barrows, divided into 1 control group (of nontreated animals) and 3 equally sized treatments groups (n = 6/group), were treated with tetracycline water m...

In the present paper, a computer-aided approach to fault observability investigation of linear analog circuits is developed. The method is based on sensitivity investigation of the test characteristics in the frequency domain. The test frequencies are selected maximizing the sensitivity of the magnitude of the test characteristics. Applying postprocessing of the simulation results using macrode...

This paper discusses modelling two 6 DOF arm robots. The first step of modelling a robot is establishing its Denavit-Hartenberg parameters. It requires assigning proper coordinates for each link and finding their exact dimensions. In this project we will develop the direct kinematics and workspace representations for two manipulators: the Smokie Robot and the Barrett WAM. After finding the D-H ...

This paper describes a computational model of human sentence processing based on the principles and parameters paradigm of current linguistic theory. The syntactic processing model posits four modules, recovering phrase structure, long-distance dependencies, coreference, and thematic structure. These four modules are implemented as recta-interpreters over their relevant components of the gramma...

Here we respond to some comments by Alday concerning headedness in linguistic theory and the validity of the assumptions of a mathematical model for word order. For brevity, we focus only on two assumptions: the unit of measurement of dependency length and the monotonicity of the cost of a dependency as a function of its length. We also revise the implicit psychological bias in Alday’s comments...

This study includes a global sensitivity analysis of the water productivity model AquaCrop. The study rationale consisted in a comprehensive evaluation of the model and the formulation of guidelines for model simplification and efficient calibration. The global analysis comprehended a Morris screening followed by a variance-based Extended Fourier Amplitude Sensitivity Test (EFAST) under diverse...

The billiard motion inside an ellipsoid Q ⊂ R is completely integrable. Its phase space is a symplectic manifold of dimension 2n, which is mostly foliated with Liouville tori of dimension n. The motion on each Liouville torus becomes just a parallel translation with some frequency ω that varies with the torus. Besides, any billiard trajectory inside Q is tangent to n caustics Qλ1 , . . . , Qλn ...

The goal of our research is to find ways of supporting and encouraging musical behavior by non-musicians in shared public performance environments. Previous studies indicated simultaneous music listening and performance is difficult for non-musicians, and that visual support for the task might be helpful. This paper presents results from a preliminary user study conducted to evaluate the effect...