3 Preliminaries 5 3.1 Rational Preference Relations (RPRs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3.2 Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3.3 Choice Sets, Choice Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.4 Social Choice Functions (SCFs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.5 Social Welfare F...

The estimation of the decoherence process of an open quantum system is of both theoretical significance and experimental appealing. Practically, the decoherence can be easily estimated if the coherence evolution satisfies some simple relations. We introduce a framework for studying evolution equation of coherence. Based on this framework, we prove a simple factorization relation (FR) for the l1...

We investigated the nuclear higher order compartmentalization of chromatin according to its replication timing (Ferreira et al. 1997) and the relations of this compartmentalization to chromosome structure and the spatial organization of transcription. Our aim was to provide a comprehensive and integrated view on the relations between chromosome structure and functional nuclear architecture. Usi...

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A variety of methods for audio-visual integration, which integrate audio and visual information at the level of either features, states, or classifier outputs, have been proposed for the purpose of robust speech recognition. However, these methods do not always fully utilize auditory information when the signal-to-noise ratio becomes low. In this paper, we propose a novel approach to estimate s...

We studied the relations between the volume and timing components of ventilation during carbon dioxide rebreathing in conscious subjects and patients anaesthetized with propofol. In conscious responses, breath-by-breath minute ventilation (VI) generally correlated better with end-tidal carbon dioxide than did tidal volume (VT), but VT correlated better than VI in the anaesthetized responses. Th...

The timing properties of radio pulsars provide a unique probe of neutron star interiors. Recent observations have uncovered quasiperiodicities in the timing and pulse properties of some pulsars, a phenomenon that has often been attributed to free precession of the neutron star, with profound implications for the distribution of superfluidity and superconductivity in the star. We advance this pr...

Methane (CH4) emissions from arctic tundra typically follow relations with soil temperature and water table depth, but these process-based descriptions can be difficult to apply to areas where no measurements exist. We formulated a description of the broader temporal flux pattern in the growing season based on two distinct CH4 source components from slow and fast-turnover carbon. We used automa...

The timing of first union merits investigation not only because of the close temporal link between marriage and the onset of childbearing, but also because the age when men and women marry has implications for the organization of family life and for gender relations within society. This paper begins by reviewing the contributions of various social science disciplines to an understanding of the ...