Delayed-state decentralised data fusion (DS-DDF) is proposed as a general methodology for consistent DDF, which does not impose constraints on network topology. The resulting estimates, although lagged in time, are optimal, equal to a centralised solution. The method is demonstrated in the context of dynamic node tracking and localisation, where a team of mobile robots track each other’s positi...

String theory with one unit of NS-NS flux on $\text{AdS}_3 \times \text{S}^3 \mathbb{T}^4$ has been recently realised to be the exact dual symmetric orbifold $\mathbb{T}^4$. In hybrid formalism Berkovits, Vafa and Witten using free-field realisation $\mathfrak{psu}(1,1|2)_1$, DDF operators free bosons fermions $\mathbb{T}^4$ are constructed. It is shown that these reproduce whole spectrum space...

Rapid prototyping (RP) today is absorbed into practice and is being recognized as a significant technology for design. This paper attempts to formulate key aspects of the design methodological framework that are coalescing with RP’s capability to build artifacts as part of the creative design process. In doing so, it attempts to formulate questions and issues of RP as a design medium that suppo...

OBJECTIVE To clarify the respective contribution of demographic characteristics, health conditions and three psychological variables (depression, anxiety, alexithymia) for glycaemic control measured by glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty-four persons diagnosed with type 1 diabetes completed psychological measures and demographic information at admission (T1) to the hospit...

Compression of higher-order solitons in nonlinear optical loop mirrors (NOLMs) constructed from dispersion decreasing fibers (DDFs) is investigated numerically. Results show that when compared to a soliton-effect pulse compressor in which only a piece of DDF is used, a NOLM constructed from a DDF not only suppresses pulse pedestals but also significantly reduces frequency chirps of the compress...

The data envelopment analysis (DEA) technique is well known for computing the Malmquist-Luenberger productivity index (MLPI) in measuring change decision-making units (DMUs) over two consecutive periods. In this research, we detect infeasibility of directional distance function (DDF) based DEA model MLPI under variable returns to scale technology when takes on negative values. We address proble...

Angular dioxygenation has been established as the crucial step in dibenzofuran degradation by Brevibacterium sp. strain DPO 1361 (V. Strubel, K. H. Engesser, P. Fischer, and H.-J. Knackmuss, J. Bacteriol. 173:1932-1937, 1991). The same strain utilizes biphenyl and fluorene as sole sources of carbon and energy. The fluorene degradation sequence is proposed to be initiated by oxidation of the flu...

BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes (DM2) is associated with a greater risk of heart failure. The mechanisms underlying this association remain controversial and include diabetes-associated hypertension and obesity, impaired small and large artery function, and a distinct metabolic cardiomyopathy related to hyperglycaemia/ hyperinsulinaemia. The proximate causes of heart failure are left ventricular (LV...