We examine the possibility of evolution with redshift in the mean rest-frame ultraviolet (UV; λ 4500 Å) spectrum of Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) sampling the redshift range 0 < z < 1.3. We find new evidence for a decrease with redshift in the strength of intermediate-mass element (IME) features, particularly Si ii and to a lesser extent Ca ii “H&K” and Mg ii blends, indicating lower IME abundanc...

K e y w o r d s M a i n t e n a n c e , Repair-time limit, Imperfect repair, Earning rate, Lorenz statistics, Nonparametric. This research was partially supported by the Ministry Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Grantin-Aid for Exploratory Research; Grant No. 15651076 (2003-2005), Scientific Research (B); Grant No~ 16310116 (2004-2006), Scientific Research (C); Grant No. 1651...

Zn–Ni alloys were electrodeposited on a Cu electrode at 10–5000 A·m−2, 5 × 104 C·m−2, 293 K, 313 and 333 K in unagitated zincate solutions containing the reaction product of epichlorohydrin imidazole (IME) as brightener. The synergistic effect IEM solution temperature deposition behavior was investigated. transition current density which shifted from normal to anomalous one decreased with IME b...

An example of a cellular automat on (CA) is given in which the following problems are NP -complete: (i) determining if a given subconfigurati cn s can be gener ated af ter [s] t ime steps, (ii) determining if a given eubccnfigurat ion 8 will rec ur afte r lsi t ime steps, (iii) determining if a given te mporal sequence of state s 8 can be generated in lsi time steps. It is also found that the C...

Two types of facile approaches toward ultrafine Ag/polymer hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) within 10 nm are introduced. Template and in-situ formation method are developed by photoreduction based on inverse microemulsion (IME) polymerization of N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMAA). The template method refers to the usage of size-varied polymeric PDMAA NPs as templates for the preparation of Ag/PDMAA hybrid...

Burrowing by semi-fossorial rodents modifies soil properties and plant communities. The effects of this burrowing on plants, however, are typically evaluated only by assessing changes in photosynthetic or production traits, not pollination traits. Therefore little is known about the indirect effects of burrowing on pollinators through its effects on the emergence of insect-pollinated plants. We...

Let Λ be an iterated tilted algebra. We will construct an Auslander generator M in order to show that the representation dimension of Λ is three in case Λ is representation infinite. Recently there has been a lot of attention to compute the representation dimension of a finite dimensional algebra Λ, a notion introduced by Auslander in [A] in an attempt to measure the complexity of the represent...

I n underdeveloped countries, laboratory faci l i ties for the bacterio­ logical d iagnosis of tubercu losis are, at present , very l imited . Cultural methods are un l i kely to be used on a large scale for many years to come. It is , therefore, important to investigate the most economical method of examin ing smears for tubercle baci l l i . Fluorescence microscopy was introduced by H agemann...

The textbook ”Introduction to Mathematical Economics” (third edition, 2008) by E.T. Dowling, ISBN 0-07-135896 (henceforth IME) is intended for economics and business students who seek to enrich their knowledge of mathematics in sofar as it is immediately applicable to economic and business problems in academics. In this connection IME can be used both for self-study or as a supplement to other ...

The monsoon circulation in the Northern Indian Ocean (NIO) is unique since it develops response to bi-annual reversing monsoonal winds, with ocean currents mirroring this change through directionality and intensity. interaction between topographic features have implications for development of Island Mass Effect (IME) NIO. IME NIO characterized by areas high chlorophyll concentrations identified...