Lexical blending is a highly productive and frequent process by which new words enter a language. A blend is formed when two or more source words are combined, with at least one them shortened, as in brunch (breakfast+lunch). We use linguistic and cognitive aspects of this process to motivate a computational treatment of neologisms formed by blending. We propose statistical features that can in...

This paper presents a new velocity blending approach to the problem of task space trajectory generation. To compare this technique with others, a generalized formulation for task space trajectory blending is also developed. It is shown that task space velocity blending provides a substantial simpliication in both representation and computational complexity over previously proposed methods. Whil...

This paper presents a new velocity blending approach to the problem of task space trajectory generation To com pare this technique with others a generalized formulation for task space trajectory blending is also developed It is shown that task space velocity blending provides a substan tial simpli cation in both representation and computational complexity over previously proposed methods While ...

the incorporation of several anti-rodent masterbatches into polyethylene (pe) granules used for gas pipes and the effects of the masterbatches on the physical properties of the pipes were studied. four commercial anti-rodent masterbatches from different international companies including, clariant, alchemix, polyone, and newgen were used in this research. each of the masterbatch was primarily dr...

this paper is focused on the tactical design of steel supply chain (ssc). a general mathematical model is proposed to integrate production and transportation planning in multi-commodity ssc. the main purpose is to prepare a countrywide production and distribution plan in an ssc with three layers consisting of iron ore mines as suppliers, steel companies as producers, and subsidiary steel compan...

There is substantial evidence on the advantages of using crumb rubber in enhancing conventional bitumen properties, gaining environmental protection and boosting industrial-economical benefits. Thus, the use of this ingenious additive in bitumen modification through sustainable technology is highly advocated.The main objective of this research is to investigate the effects of different blending...

Image mosaic is a process of merging two or more images in order to obtain a larger one. Two phases are considered in the mosaic process: image registration and image blending. Taking into account that the images are already well registered, this work presents a blending process based on a multi-resolution decomposition for seamless mosaicking of satellite images. The generation of a cut line, ...

Rapidly declining gasoline prices from their record high during the summer of 2008, while ethanol prices remained relatively high, made it difficult for many bio-fuel policy modelers to fully explain the impacts of U.S. bio-fuel policies on fuel prices. Using profitmaximization models for blenders, refiners, and distillers, we conduct a comparative static analysis to measure the relative magnit...