Microblog retrieval enables users to access relevant information from the huge number of tweets posted on social media. Since tweets are different from traditional documents, existing IR models might not be the optimal choice for this problem. Tie-breaking has been recently proposed as a new way of combining multiple retrieval signals. In this paper, we focus on studying the potential of this a...

The jaw plays a significant role in speech production. This work introduces a muscle activated dynamic jaw model that will be connected in the future to the 3D tongue model already developed by our group. The bone structure of the jaw, extracted from CT Images, is represented as a biomechanical model using quadrilateral shell elements. Opener and closer muscles are represented as line-segmented...

We consider a problem of managing a system of spatially distributed markets under capacity and balance constraints and show that solutions of a variational inequality enjoy auction principle properties implicitly. This enables us to develop efficient tools both for derivation of existence and uniqueness results and for creation of solution methods.

Objective: Tamil Nadu is leading in installation of drip irrigation system among the various states India The study attempted to identify constraints adoption Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) beneficiaries Dharmapuri, Salem and Erode Districts state. Method: data were collected by personal interview method. classified into, technical, infrastructural, financial educational constra...

This article reviews many of the observational constraints on Lorentz symmetry violation (LV). We first describe the GZK cutoff and other phenomena that are sensitive to LV. After a brief historical sketch of research on LV, we discuss the effective field theory description of LV and related questions of principle, technical results, and observational constraints. We focus on constraints from h...

A large class of problems in engineering mechanics involves a so-called “complementarity” relationship representing the orthogonality of two sign-constrained vectors. Typical instances are plasticity laws and contact-like conditions. For state problems, the formulation leads to a mixed complementarity problem (MCP) whereas in synthesis (e.g. minimum weight design) or identification problems, a ...

With the continuous development of China’s marine economy and increasing pollution in marine-related industries, how to implement a sustainable strategy has become an important issue. Under stochastic frontier analysis framework, this paper measures technical efficiency 11 coastal provinces China under carbon emission constraints from 2006 2016 analyzes regional differences dynamic evolution it...

The willingness to improve the security and reliability of power supply end-users, often pushed by prescriptions national regulatory authorities, is bringing considerable challenges for distribution system operators. Islanding a portion public network after fault considered measure mitigate effects service interruptions. This procedure usually carried out counterfeeding grid through generator s...

Large commercial and industrial loads known as large energy consumers are always seeking to reduce their energy costs and consequently they are utilizing renewable and non-renewable energy sources in procurement of their required energy. Use of renewable energy sources (RESs) and plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs) parking lot without proper planning will make technical and economic problems for ...