Arthur Goldberger's comment is a tempest in a teacup. This is readily verified from the data presented in Table 1. This table reproduces from my original paper the coefficients for paired equations estimated with three different samples in which In S/N and In S/Y were the dependent variables. As the data of Table 1 indicate, in 7 of the 12 cases, the coefficients are identical through the secon...

It has been recently shown that in order to have Dirac eigenvalues as observables of Euclidean supergravity, certain constraints should be imposed on the covariant phase space as well as on Dirac eigenspinors. We investigate the relationships among the constraints in the first set and argue that these relationships are not linear. We also derive a set of equations that should be satisfied by so...

In indirect parameter adaptive control, one updates controller coefficients as new estimates of the plant are obtained. It is often of interest in that context to know if it is possible to design controllers that depend explicitly on plant parameters. For instance, if this dependence is polynomial or rational, the update itself consists simply of an evaluation, with no further computation. In a...

In rough-set-based data analysis, the so-called approximation quality is the traditional measure to evaluate the classification success of attributes in terms of a numerical evaluation of the dependency properties generated by these attributes. To deal with practical situations where a fuzzy classification must be approximated by available knowledge expressed in terms of a Pawlak’s approximatio...

Tire/wet road friction depends on two road-surface texture scales: the macrotexture (centimeterto millimeter dimensions) is responsible for the speed dependency of friction, and the microtexture (submillimeter dimensions) is responsible for the friction level at any speed. This paper deals firstly with the description of road-microtexture, the macrotexture scale being well documented. Consideri...

We address the problem of the high-frequency correction of water vapour fluxes measured by eddy covariance with a closed-path infrared gas analyser (IRGA). Different transfer functions are compared and evaluated at a forested (Vielsalm, Belgium) and an agricultural (Lonzée, Belgium) site. Classical functions, usually applied to correct CO2 fluxes (Gaussian, Lorentzian), are found to be unsuited...

This work discusses the introduction of concentration dependency relative permittivity in context activity coefficient models at different stages derivation models. We evaluate an experimental correlation and Michelsen–Mollerup–Breil model for order to assess impact using these both Debye–Hückel Born equations. Our results show that effects introducing levels are significant quantitative. Using...

We show approximation formulae for required capacities (bit rates) of ATM Virtual Paths that cover allocation on cell and connection level at the same time. Such formulae are valuable for dimensioning and routing purposes, as they allow for fast and precise calculations of required capacities and show the kind of dependency on the traffic demand for given traffic characteristics and Quality of ...

OBJECTIVES This study aims to assess the validity and reliability of the Persian version of Simons and Gaher's Distress Tolerance scale(DTS) by administering it to nicotine dependent students of Tehran University. METHOD In a descriptive cross-sectional study, 317 nicotine dependent students of Tehran University who were selected, using available sampling method, completed DTS, Coping with St...