For three classes of elliptic pseudodifferential operators on a compact manifold with boundary which have ‘geometric K-theory’, namely the ‘transmission algebra’ introduced by Boutet de Monvel [5], the ‘zero algebra’ introduced by Mazzeo in [9, 10] and the ‘scattering algebra’ from [16] we give explicit formulæ for the Chern character of the index bundle in terms of the symbols (including norma...

A controversy in the sentence processing literature regarding relative-clause processing was raised by Hsiao and Gibson’s (2003) study of Chinese relative clauses. Their study suggested that, contrary to the patterns found in all other languages, Chinese relative clauses showed a processing preference for object extractions. This result posed a challenge to sentence processing theories that att...

Most research on stimulus preference and reinforcer assessment involves a preference assessment that is followed by a reinforcer assessment. Typically, the most and least preferred stimuli are tested as reinforcers. In the current study, we first quantified the reinforcing efficacies of six food items and then assessed relative preference for each item. Relative preference ranking and reinforce...

Use of the Hirsch-index (h) as measure of an author's visibility in the scientific literature has become popular as an alternative to a gross measure like total citations (c). I show that, at least in astrophysics, h correlates tightly with overall citations. The mean relation is h = 0.5(√ c + 1). Outliers are few and not too far from the mean, especially if 'normalized' ADS citations are used ...

One of the key factors in managing a rangeland is to determine the relative preference of its major plant species by thegrazing livestock. Preference value of each plant species is affected by plant type, companion plants, availability byanimals, phenological stage, climate condition, and the livestock species. We investigated the grazing behaviour of anative goat (Garizi) in the steppe rangela...

The measurement of change in mental health and substance abuse treatment has a long and controversial history. Currently, increased attention is being paid to this question because providers are being required to objectively document the positive impact of treatment. A good measure of change needs to be relatively simple and understandable. It should be sensitive to important changes and allow ...