We return today to property testing and a surprising application of F2 estimation (or equivalently `2-norm approximation) for the problem of testing the closeness to uniform of a probability distribution. We consider discrete distributions on the domain [n]. Each such distribution is given by a probability vector p = (p1, . . . , pn). The uniform distribution U on [n] has Ui = 1/n for all i ∈ [...

this study examined suitable mechanized methods to seed rice in dry-bed conditions using dried seeds and determined the most suitable varieties for each method. the experimental design was strip-plots in a randomized complete block design with two factors (seeding methods and rice varieties) and three replications. the testing took place during 2003-2004 at the shavour agricultural research sta...

In view of the uneven artificial sowing, low sowing, as well as the fact that the existing seeders cannot meet the sowing requirements of Pteris vittata, this paper designed an automatic plug seeder by using the method of spraying and sowing after mixing spores and water. In order to obtain the optimum working parameters of the seeder, response surface method (RSM) was employed to desi...

introduction lentil is one of the major legume with protein content about 28% where is cultivated in different regions of iran, especially in arid and semi-arid regions with low or variable rainfall. in these regions abiotic stresses such as heat of the around the end of growing season, drought stress in early and late within the season and salt stress alone or together have a large negative im...

Let X be an algebraic variety over the algebraically closed field K and Ξ ⊆ X(K) a set of K-rational points on X. We say that a subvariety Y ⊆ Xn of some Cartesian power of X is Ξ-special if Ξn ∩ Y (K) is Zariski dense in Y . We show under certain hypotheses on Ξ, for instance, that the class of Ξ-special varieties is closed under intersections, that when subvarieties of X vary in an algebraic ...

prediction of weed emergence timing would help minimize crop yield loss and reducing herbicide use by optimization of the timing of weed control. therefore, seedling emergence evaluation was conducted in different irrigation levels (40, 60, 80, 100 percent of crop water requirement and furrow irrigation) to develop a thermal time seedling emergence model for amaranthus retroflexus l. in sunflow...