We develop the predictor of the latent value of a sample subject when there two distinct sources of measurement error: subject specific response error (attributable to inherent variability in a subject’s response) and position-specific measurement error (attributable to position variability in a sample). Data set corresponding to total saturated fat intake for volunteer study subjects in the Se...

computational errors in numerical data processing may be detected efficiently by using parity values associated with real number codes, even when inherent round off errors are allowed in addition to failure disruptions. this paper examines correcting turbo codes by straightforward application of an algorithm derived for finite-field codes, modified to operate over any field. there are syndromes...

in recent years, wavelet packet modulation ofdm (wpm-ofdm) signals have been introduced for radar applications. these signals have important properties such as inherent high range resolution and high resistance of radar system against jamming reception. this paper investigates the problem of designing these family of signals according to the following criteria: constrained maximization of the d...

a neural network is developed for the determination of leaky confined aquifer parameters. leakage into the aquifer takes place from the storage in the confining aquitard. the network is trained for the well function of leaky confined aquifers by the back propagation technique and adopting the levenberg–marquardt optimization algorithm. by applying the principal component analysis (pca) on the a...

This study investigates public resistance towards Muslims’ civil liberties, such as the wearing of headscarves, the provision of Islamic education and the building of mosques as well as the official recognition of Islam by creating a Islamic public holiday. Explanations were sought in negative perceptions and attitudes towards Muslims and individual value orientations. The main findings, based ...

In this contribution we introduce a little-known property of error diffusion halftoning algorithms which we call error diffusion displacement. By accounting for the inherent sub-pixel displacement caused by the error propagation, we correct an important flaw in most metrics used to assess the quality of resulting halftones. We find these metrics to usually highly underestimate the quality of er...