Symbol-by-symbol maximum a posteriori (MAP) decoding algorithms for linear nonbinary block and convolutional codes over both extension elds GF(q = p a) and integer rings Z q are presented. Equivalent MAP decoding rules employing the dual code are given which are computationally more eecient for high-rate codes. The suitabil-ity of the proposed algorithms is demonstrated by applying them to a pa...

The processing complexity of optimal receivers in frequency selective channels grows exponentially with the channel memory length. Linear receivers, alternatively, offer significantly less complexity with the cost of performance degradation. Such degradation can be due to not fully capturing the inherent frequency diversity or degraded coding gain. In this paper we investigate how effectively t...

The sudden rise of monumental palace art in the shape of wall relief programs in Assyria in the ninth century BCE under Ashurnasirpal II (883-859) in his North-West Palace of Kalhu (modern Nimrud) has long interested scholars. It has been common practice to speak of the Syrian and Anatolian cultural spheres as the source of inspiration for these relief programs (e.g. Winter 1982, Gilibert 2004)...