An accumulator scheme, introduced be Benaloh and de Mare [BdM94] and further studied by Barić and Pfitzmann [BP97], is an algorithm that allows to hash a large set of inputs into one short value, called the accumulator, such that there is a short witness that a given input was incorporated into the accumulator. We put forward the notion of dynamic accumulators, i.e., a method that allows to dyn...

Accumulator models have a relatively long history of application to choice and response time, especially for binary choice. When the number of response options is greater than two, these models usually posit one accumulator per response option. Here, we propose a theoretical framework in which there is one accumulator for every ordered pairwise difference between choices, each quantifying the e...

This is the second of two papers comparing connectionist and traditional stochastic latency mechanisms with respect to their ability to account for simple judgments. In the first, we reviewed evidence for a self-regulating accumulator module for twoand three-category discrimination. In this paper, we examine established neural network models that have been applied to predicting response time me...

29 The computational architecture that enables the flexible coupling between otherwise 30 independent eye and hand effector systems is not understood. By using a drift diffusion 31 framework, in which variability of the reaction time (RT) distribution scales with mean RT, 32 we tested the ability of a common stochastic accumulator to explain eye-hand coordination. 33 Using a combination of beha...

We introduce the notion of a dynamic accumulator. An accumulator scheme allows one to hash a large set of inputs into one short value, such that there is a short proof that a given input was incorporated into this value. A dynamic accumulator allows one to dynamically add and delete a value, such that the cost of an add or delete is independent of the number of accumulated values. We provide a ...

Large deformation causing damage due to uplift force is generated in buried pipeline located in shallow trenches in marshes and saturated soils. In this paper, existing common methods of pipeline anchorage are discussed and considering advantages and disadvantages of these methods, a new method of pipeline anchorage are studied and presented. In this new developed method, geo-textile materials ...

This paper demonstrates a typical process to investigate the vibro-acoustic behavior of R410A rotary compressors. The compressor shell is usually the main noise radiator in a rotary compressor. However, the accumulator shell can be a significant noise source as well, although its size is relatively small. Sound performance of a rotary compressor is affected not only by the dynamic characteristi...