Rayleigh optical depth values obtained from various computations, tabulations, and parameterizations are not always in good agreement. Important differences as large as 3 or 4% can arise depending on the choice of depolarization factor, the formula used for the refractive index of air, and the choice of standard values for columnar and molecular number densities. The fitting equations generally...

We introduce a one-parametric family of tree growth models, in which branching probabilities decrease with branch age τ as τ(-α). Depending on the exponent α, the scaling of tree depth with tree size n displays a transition between the logarithmic scaling of random trees and an algebraic growth. At the transition (α=1) tree depth grows as (logn)(2). This anomalous scaling is in good agreement w...

Let A be a domain of the boundary of a strictly pseudoconvex domain Ω of Cn and M a smooth, closed, maximally complex submanifold of A. We find a subdomain à of Ω, depending only on Ω and A, and a complex variety W ⊂ à such that bW ∩A = M . Moreover, a generalization to analytic sets of depth at least 4 is given.

the purpose of this research is to examine consumers’ brand value and brand loyalty toward luxury brands and current distribution channels for those brands (i.e. free standing, shopping center, specialty store, internet retailing). the population consisted of  the costumers, aged 19-39 years, who use branded apparel that is in kerman. about 200 questionnaires were distributed among the consumer...

In this paper, we propose and evaluate various distanceaware weighting strategies to improve reconstruction accuracy of a voxelbased model according to the Truncated Signed Distance Function (TSDF), from the data obtained by low-cost depth sensors. We look at two strategy directions: (a) weight definition strategies prioritizing importance of the sensed data depending on the data accuracy, and ...

Soil depth tends to vary from a few centimeters to several meters, depending on many natural and environmental factors. We hypothesize that the cumulative effect of these factors on soil depth, which is chiefly dependent on the process of biogeochemical weathering, is particularly affected by soil porewater (i.e., solute) transport and infiltration from the land surface. Taking into account evi...