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The Region of Positivity and Unimodality in the Truncated Series of a Nonparametric Kernel Density Estimator

  • Gupta, A.K.;Im, B.K.K.
    • Journal of the Korean Statistical Society
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    • 제10권
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    • pp.140-144
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    • 1981
  • This paper approximates to a kernel density estimate by a truncated series of expansion involving Hermite polynomials, since this could ease the computing burden involved in the kernel-based density estimation. However, this truncated series may give a multimodal estimate when we are estiamting unimodal density. In this paper we will show a way to insure the truncated series to be positive and unimodal so that the approximation to a kernel density estimator would be maeningful.

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TRANSFORMATION OF LOCAL BIFURCATIONS UNDER COLLOCATION METHODS

  • Foster, Andrew;Khumalo, Melusi
    • 대한수학회지
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    • 제48권6호
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    • pp.1101-1123
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    • 2011
  • Numerical schemes are routinely used to predict the behavior of continuous dynamical systems. All such schemes transform flows into maps, which can possess dynamical behavior deviating from their continuous counterparts. Here the common bifurcations of scalar dynamical systems are transformed under a class of algorithms known as linearized one-point collocation methods. Through the use of normal forms, we prove that each such bifurcation in an originating flow gives rise to an exactly corresponding one in its discretization. The conditions for spurious period doubling behavior under this class of algorithm are derived. We discuss the global behavioral consequences of a singular set induced by the discretizing methods, including loss of monotonicity of solutions, intermittency, and distortion of attractor basins.

The effect of vehicle velocity and drift angle on through-body AUV tunnel thruster performance

  • Saunders, Aaron;Nahon, Meyer
    • Ocean Systems Engineering
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    • 제1권4호
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    • pp.297-315
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    • 2011
  • New applications of streamlined Autonomous Underwater Vehicles require an AUV capable of completing missions with both high-speed straight-line runs and slow maneuvers or station keeping tasks. At low, or zero, forward speeds, the AUV's control surfaces become ineffective. To improve an AUV's low speed maneuverability, while maintaining a low drag profile, through-body tunnel thrusters have become a popular addition to modern AUV systems. The effect of forward vehicle motion and sideslip on these types of thrusters is not well understood. In order to characterize these effects and to adapt existing tunnel thruster models to include them, an experimental system was constructed. This system includes a transverse tunnel thruster mounted in a streamlined AUV. A 6-axis load cell mounted internally was used to measure the thrust directly. The AUV was mounted in Memorial University of Newfoundland's tow tank, and several tests were run to characterize the effect of vehicle motion on the transient and steady state thruster performance. Finally, a thruster model was modified to include these effects.

NIL-CLEAN RINGS OF NILPOTENCY INDEX AT MOST TWO WITH APPLICATION TO INVOLUTION-CLEAN RINGS

  • Li, Yu;Quan, Xiaoshan;Xia, Guoli
    • 대한수학회논문집
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    • 제33권3호
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    • pp.751-757
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    • 2018
  • A ring is nil-clean if every element is a sum of a nilpotent and an idempotent, and a ring is involution-clean if every element is a sum of an involution and an idempotent. In this paper, a description of nil-clean rings of nilpotency index at most 2 is obtained, and is applied to improve a known result on involution-clean rings.

Phenolic Compounds in Plant Foods: Chemistry and Health Benefits

  • Naczk, Marian;Shahidi, Fereidoon
    • Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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    • 제8권2호
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    • pp.200-218
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    • 2003
  • Phenolic compounds in food and plant materials belong to the simple phenols, phenolic acids, coumarins, flavonoids, stilbenes, tannins, lignans and lignins, all of which are considered as secondary plant metabolites. These compounds may be synthesized by plants during normal development or in response to stress conditions. Phenolics are not distributed uniformly in plants. Insoluble phenolics are components of cell walls while soluble ones are present in vacuoles. A cursory account of phenolics of cereals, beans, pulses, fruits, vegetables and oilseeds is provided in this overview. The information on the bioavailability and absorption of plant phenolics remains fragmentary and diverse. Pharmacological potentials of food phenolics ave extensively evaluated. However, there are many challenges that must be overcome in order to fully understand both the function of phenolics in plant as well as their health effects.

Purification and Characterization of a Collagenolytic Protease from the Filefish, Novoden modestrus

  • Kim, Se-Kwon;Park, Pyo-Jam;Kim, Jong-Bae;Shahidi, Fereidoon
    • BMB Reports
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    • 제35권2호
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    • pp.165-171
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    • 2002
  • A serine collagenolytic protease was purified from the internal organs of filefish Novoden modestrus, by ammonium sulfate, ion-exchange chromatography on a DEAE-Sephadex A-50, ion-exchange rechromatography on a DEAE-Sephadex A-50, and gel filtration on a Sephadex G-150 column. The molecular mass of the filefish serine collagenase was estimated to be 27.0 kDa by gel filtration and SDS-PAGE. The purified collagenase was optimally active at pH 7.0-8.0 and $55^{\circ}C$. The purified enzyme was rich in Ala, Ser, Leu, and Ile, but poor in Trp, Pro, Tyr, and Met. In addition, the purified collagenolytic enzyme was strongly inhibited by N-P-toluenesulfonyl-L-lysine chloromethyl ketone (TLCK), diisopropylfluorophosphate (DFP), and soybean trypsin inhibitor.

SFRP Synthesis of Acenaphthylene Oligomers and Block Copolymers. Potential Light Harvesting Structures

  • Ali, Dildar;Ahmed, Zaheer;Dust, Julian M.;Kazmaier, Peter M.;Buncel, Erwin
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제32권7호
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    • pp.2377-2384
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    • 2011
  • Azo-acenaphthylene oligomers with repeating acenaphthylene units "n" up to 4, 5, 7, 17 and 19 have been prepared successfully using nitroxide mediated Stable Free Radical Polymerization (SFRP). Azo-acenaphthylene oligomers, reversibly end-capped by the stable nitroxide 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinoxyl (TEMPO), were further reacted via radical addition to 4-(naphthalenemethoxy)styrene monomer for diblock co-polymer formation. Characterization of the oligomers and diblock co-polymers was accomplished using MALDI-MS supported by GPC (Gel Permeation Chromatography) and $^1H$ NMR spectrometry. MALDI-MS afforded definitive results by providing an inter-peak interval of 152 (m/z), corresponding to acenaphthylene monomer, and inter-peak interval of 260 (m/z) for the naphthalenemethoxystyrene monomer unit in block copolymers. Our study opens the way to control the number of repeat units in the oligomers. Further these oligomers can be tailored with various monomers for the formation of block copolymers.

R3: A Lightweight Reactive Ring based Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks with Mobile Sinks

  • Yu, Sheng;Zhang, Baoxian;Yao, Zheng;Li, Cheng
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • 제10권12호
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    • pp.5442-5463
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    • 2016
  • Designing efficient routing protocols for a wireless sensor network with mobile sinks (mWSN) is a challenging task since the network topology and data paths change frequently as sink nodes move. In this paper, we design a novel lightweight reactive ring based routing protocol called R3, which removes the need of proactively maintaining data paths to mobile sinks as they move in the network. To achieve high packet delivery ratio and low transmission cost, R3 combines ring based forwarding and trail based forwarding together. To support efficient ring based forwarding, we build a ring based structure for a network in a way such that each node in the network can easily obtain its ring ID and virtual angle information. For this purpose, we artificially create a virtual hole in the central area of the network and accordingly find a shortest cycled path enclosing the hole, which serves as base ring and is used for generating the remaining ring based structure. We accordingly present the detailed design description for R3, which only requires each node to keep very limited routing information. We derive the communication overhead by ring based forwarding. Extensive simulation results show that R3 can achieve high routing performance as compared with existing work.

Influencing Variables on Life Satisfaction of Korean Elders in Institutions

  • Sung, Ki-Wol
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제33권8호
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    • pp.1093-1110
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    • 2003
  • Purpose. The number of elders in institutions has increased as family supporting systems have changed in Korea. The purpose of this study were to understand the life satisfaction among elders in institutions and to identify the factors influencing on life satisfaction. Methods. The instruments used were Yun(1982)'s scale modified Memorial University of Newfoundland Scale for Happiness(MUNSH) in life satisfaction, ADL and IADL in activity level, Self-rating Depression Scale(SDS) in depression and Norbeck Social Support Questionnaire(NSSQ) scale in social support. Also, Perceived health status was measured by Visual Graphic Rating Scale. The subject of this study is 107 cognitively intact and ambulatory elders in 7 institutions in Daegu city and Kyungpook province. The data have been collected from May 1 to June 30, 2001. For the analysis of collected data, frequency analysis, mean, standard deviation, Pearson's correlation and stepwise multiple regression analysis were used for statistical analysis by SPSS win(version 9.0) program. Results. Life satisfaction for the elders in institutions showed negative correlation with SDS, and positive correlation with activity level. The regression form of the stepwise multiple regression analysis to investigate the influencing factors of life satisfaction for the elders in institutions was expressed by y =90.988-0. 733x1-0.188x2-0.069x3-0.565x4 (xl: SDS x2: Social support x3: Activity level x4: Monthly pocket Money) and 57.9% of varience in life satisfaction was explained by the model. Conclusion. The factors influencing on life satisfaction among the elders in institutions were SDS, social support, activity level and monthly pocket money. According to the results of this study, depression, social support and activity level are considered the prime causal factors for life satisfaction.

세립토 위주의 토석류에 관한 유변학적 모델: 입자크기 효과 (Rheological Models for Describing Fine-laden Debris Flows: Grain-size Effect)

  • 정승원
    • 한국지반공학회논문집
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    • 제27권6호
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    • pp.49-61
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    • 2011
  • 본 연구는 토석류의 유통성과 관련하여 세립토의 흐름특성, 유변학적 모델들의 적용가능성 및 액성상태 의존성 유변학적 특성들을 비교 분석하였다. 입자크기에 따른 유변학적 특성을 살펴보고자 점토질이 풍부한 지중해 해저점토와 실트질이 풍부한 캐나다 동부 뉴펀들랜드 와부시 호수에서 채취한 광미에 대한 물성특성을 분석하였다. 점토질이 풍부한 세립토의 경우 전형적인 전단담화(shear thinning) 거동을 보이는 반면, 실트질 광미의 경우는 전단담화와 Bingham 유체 거동을 함께 보인다. 후자의 경우, 전단변형률속도를 높임에 따라 Bingham 유체처럼 거동하였다. 이러한 현상학적 차이는 입자크기에 따른 유동특성곡선의 차이에서 기인한 것이다. 항복응력과 소성점도의 결정은 전단변형에 의한 유동 입자들의 구조적 변화와 응력상태와 관련되기 때문이다. 세립토(< 0.075mm)를 다량 함유한 토석류의 유동성을 역해석하고자 할 때, 퇴적형상(흐름 양상, 퇴적층의 모양, 두께 및 길이 등)은 항복응력과 소성점도에 의해 결정된다. 항복응력과 소성점도는 액성지수의 함수로 나타낼 수 있으므로, 토석류의 발생가능지역에서 액성상태에 따른 토석류의 유동성을 평가할 지표로 활용할 수 있다.