In this paper, we argue that the metaphor form of a comparison (i.e., a topic-vehicle pair) is preferred over, and more comprehensible than, the simile form when the interpretive diversity for that comparison is high. Interpretive diversity refers to the richness of the figurative meaning of a comparison; it is high to the extent that more features or properties are related to the figurative me...

many organizations have developed knowledge sharing programs, such as mentoring, and knowledge transfer from retired employees, in order to articulate and maintain valuable knowledge. knowledge sharing leads to the spreading of innovative ideas and best practices. it consists of two important processes: knowledge contribution and knowledge reception. however, knowledge reception can be failed w...

In this contribution we present some analytical performance bounds that point out the key parameters dominating the performance of symbol-by-symbol combined-type maximum a posteriori equalizers/decoders for trellis-coded modulation (TCM) transmissions over fast-faded intersymbol-interference-impaired Rayleigh-channels with diversity reception. Guidelines are also provided for the design of good...

The performance of an energy detector over κ− μ shadowed fading is evaluated using the moment generating function of the received instantaneous signal to noise ratio. The study is then extended to be included various diversity reception schemes over independent and identically (i.i.d) κ− μ shadowed fading channels. To this end, both the average detection probability and the average area under t...

In this paper a useful formulation for the multivariate Rayleigh probability density function (pdf) with an exponential form for its correlation matrix is presented. Furthermore, the corresponding multivariate Rayleigh cumulative distribution function (cdf) is derived in a nested infinite series representation, which converges rapidly and can be efficiently used in many wireless applications wi...

considering a) that fading due to multipath propagation may distort and attenuate received signals on line-of-sight paths and thereby impair the performance of radio systems; b) that countermeasures such as diversity reception and adaptive equalization are available to reduce the effects of multipath fading on system performance; c) that methods of predicting the effects of multipath fading on ...

Identifying the features of the individual author's style is one of the most difficult procedures for the linguistic evaluation of the author's text. In article presents the analysis of the language of lyric poetry by Konstantin Balmont from the position of receptive aesthetics, principles of structuralism, and hermeneutic theory. This research concerns the peculiarities of rhythmic and melodie...