By deploying dense subalgebras of ℓ 1 (G) we generalize the Bass conjecture in terms of Connes' cyclic homology theory. In particular, we propose a stronger version of the ℓ 1-Bass Conjecture. We prove that hyperbolic groups relative to finitely many subgroups, each of which posses the polynomial conjugacy-bound property and nilpotent periodicity property, satisfy the ℓ 1-Stronger-Bass Conjectu...

By deploying dense subalgebras of `.G/ we generalize the Bass conjecture in terms of Connes’ cyclic homology theory. In particular, we propose a stronger version of the `-Bass Conjecture. We prove that hyperbolic groups relative to finitely many subgroups, each of which posses the polynomial conjugacy bound property and nilpotent periodicity property, satisfy the `-Stronger-Bass Conjecture. Mor...

In this paper we present a salience function for melody and bass line estimation based on chroma features. The salience function is constructed by adapting the Harmonic Pitch Class Profile (HPCP) and used to extract a mid-level representation of melodies and bass lines which uses pitch classes rather than absolute frequencies. We show that our salience function has comparable performance to alt...

During the last three decades, there has been a growing body of research dealing with transformational leadership. Initially outlined by Burns in his book of 1978, the theory of transformational leadership was reconceptualized and developed by Bass. Bass views transformational leadership as an expansion of traditional leadership that goes beyond simple exchange rewards and promises of reward fo...

We present the AGN catalog and optical spectroscopy for second data release of Swift BAT Spectroscopic Survey (BASS DR2). With this DR2 we provide 1425 spectra, which 1181 are released first time, 858 hard X-ray selected in 70-month sample. The majority spectra (813/1425, 57%) newly obtained from VLT/Xshooter or Palomar/Doublespec. Many have both higher resolution (R>2500, N~450) and/or very wi...

—Winter severity (temperature, duration, and photocycle), geographic origin, food availability, and initial body size likely influence growth, survival, and, therefore, recruitment of age0 largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides. We collected age-0 largemouth bass (70–160 mm total length) from low (338N), intermediate (408N), and high (458N) latitudes throughout their natural range (origin), and ...

This study examined the growth, activity, metabolism and post-release survival of three groups of Florida largemouth bass Micropterus floridanus: wild-caught fish, hatchery fish reared according to standard practice (hatchery standard) and hatchery fish reared under reduced and unpredictable food provisioning (hatchery manipulated). Hatchery-standard fish differed from wild-caught fish in all m...

Predicting ecological impacts of invasive species and identifying potentially damaging future invaders are research priorities. Since damage by invaders is characterized by their depletion of resources, comparisons of the 'functional response' (FR; resource uptake rate as a function of resource density) of invaders and natives might predict invader impact. We tested this by comparing FRs of the...

There is a frequently observed tradeoff between hypoxia tolerance and exercise performance in fish, even though both of these traits are often associated with a high O2 transport capacity. We examined the physiological basis for this tradeoff in four species of bass and sunfish from the family Centrarchidae. Hypoxia tolerance was greatest in rock bass, intermediate in pumpkinseed and bluegill s...