in this paper, we discuss the geometric properties of solution and lower bound estimate of ∆um−1 of the cauchy problem for a degenerate parabolic equation with periodic source term ut =∆um+ upsint. our objective is to show that: (1)with continuous variation of time t, the surface ϕ = [u(x,t)]mδq is a complete riemannian manifold floating in space rn+1and is tangent to the space rn at ∂h0(t); (2...

This article proposes a conceptual framework for ranking the relative gravity of diverse risks. This framework identifies the moral considerations that should inform the evaluation and comparison of diverse risks. A common definition of risk includes two dimensions: the probability of occurrence and the associated consequences of a set of hazardous scenarios. This article first expands this def...

In 2013, an oropharyngeal tularemia outbreak in Turkey affected 55 persons. Drinking tap water during the likely exposure period was significantly associated with illness (attack rate 27% vs. 11% among non-tap water drinkers). Findings showed the tap water source had been contaminated by surface water, and the chlorination device malfunctioned.

A high temperature oil-bath-based-black-body source has been designed and constructed in the Radiometric Physics Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. The goal of this work was to design a large aperture blackbody source with highly uniform radiance across the aperture, good temporal stability, and good reproducibility. This blackbody source operates ...

In this paper, we are going to solve a class of ordinary differential equations that its source term are rational functions. We obtain the best approximation of source term by Chebyshev polynomials of the first kind, then we solve the ordinary differential equations by using the Adomian decomposition method

The Affective Norms for Polish Short Texts (ANPST) dataset (Imbir, 2016d) is a list of 718 affective sentence stimuli with known affective properties with respect to subjectively perceived valence, arousal, dominance, origin, subjective significance, and source. This article examines the reliability of the ANPST and the impact of population type and sex on affective ratings. The ANPST dataset w...

We applied the concept of source-sink dynamics to investigate a recent (1999-2013) increase in the occurrence of the siphonophore Muggiaea atlantica in Scottish coastal waters. Our aim was to determine whether this change represented the establishment of resident populations (i.e. "sources"), or transient populations reliant on immigration (i.e. "sinks"). First, we show that local production wa...