In this paper we present several heuristic algorithms, including a Genetic Algorithm (GA), for obtaining polynomial threshold function (PTF) representations of Boolean functions (BFs) with small number of monomials. We compare these among each other and against the algorithm of Oztop [1] via computational experiments. The results indicate that our heuristic algorithms find more parsimonious rep...

Joints for the ITER superconducting Central Solenoid should perform in rapidly varying magnetic field with low losses and low DC resistance. This paper describes the design of the ITER joint and presents its assembly process. Two joints were built and tested at the PTF facility at MIT Test results are presented; losses in transverse and parallel field and the DC performance are discussed. The d...

We prove the following gradient inequality for the subelliptic heat kernel on nilpotent Lie groups G of H-type: |∇Ptf | ≤ KPt(|∇f |) where Pt is the heat semigroup corresponding to the sublaplacian on G, ∇ is the subelliptic gradient, and K is a constant. This extends a result of H.-Q. Li [10] for the Heisenberg group. The proof is based on pointwise heat kernel estimates, and follows an approa...

Abstract In this work, new bio-based copoly(ester amide)s were synthesized by a two-step melt polycondensation process, using 2,5-furanedicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester (DMFDC), 1,3-propanediol (PDO), and 1,3-diaminopropane (DAP), with different DAP content. The chemical structure of the obtained poly(trimethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate)-co-poly(propylene furanamide) (PTF-co-PPAF) copolymers wa...

Neste estudo, investigamos o desempenho da indústria brasileira com base nos indicadores de produtividade e eficiência. Associamos a ao conceito total dos fatores (PTF), enquanto eficiência é medida no modelo fronteira estocástica produção que indica quanto real se distancia do nível ótimo. Esta metodologia permite expurgar efeito não gerenciáveis ou fora controle das firmas. Ambos os modelos f...

Computer models have been used to assess soil organic carbon (SOC) stock change. Commonly, models require to determine soil bulk density (Db), a variable that is often lacking in soil data bases. To partly overcome this problem, pedotransfer functions (PTFs) are developed to estimate Db from other easily available soil properties. However, only a few studies have determined the accuracy of thes...

In areas of severe asynergy, the clinically important task is to identify functionally recoverable myocardium. Fourteen patients with asynergy were investigated by H2(15O) dynamic positron emission tomography imaging before revascularization. Regional myocardial blood flow (MBF) was determined and the water-perfusable tissue fraction (PTF) for each region of interest and the total anatomical ti...

the majority of hydraulic processes under a natural condition in a field are carried out under unsaturated flow conditions. the soil moisture retention curve (smrc) is the most important hydraulic characteristic of an unsaturated soil whose knowledge is of prime importance in soil-water studies such as soil conservation, soil erosion, land evaluation, soil reclamation, and water resources manag...

The Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) is a synoptic sky survey in operation since 2009. PTF utilizes a 7.1 square degree camera on the Palomar 48-inch Schmidt telescope to survey the sky primarily at a single wavelength (R-band) at a rate of 1000-3000 square degrees a night. The data are used to detect and study transient and moving objects such as gamma ray bursts, supernovae and asteroids, as w...