This paper aims at solving the Hermitian SDC problem, i.e., that of \textit{simultaneously diagonalizing via $*$-congruence} a collection finitely many (not need pairwise commute) matrices. Theoretically, we provide some equivalent conditions for such matrix can be simultaneously diagonalized $^*$-congruence.% by nonsingular matrix. Interestingly, one leads to existence positive definite soluti...

We give a necessary and su¢ cient condition for a bounded involution lattice to be isomorphic to the direct square of its invariant part. This result is applied to show relations between related lattices of an algebra: For instance, generalizing some earlier results of G. Czédli and L. Szabó it is proved that any algebra admits a connected compatible partial order whenever its quasiorder lattic...

The paper investigates the non-symbolic algebraic semantics of the weak bisimulation congruenceson finite pi processes. The weak bisimulation congruences are studied both in the absence and inthe presence of the mismatch operator. Some interesting phenomena about the open congruences arerevealed. Several new tau laws are discovered and their relationship is discussed. The contributi...

This study considers the role of religious habitus and self-concept in educational stratification. We follow 3,238 adolescents for 13 years by linking National Study Youth Religion to Student Clearinghouse. Survey data reveal that girls with a Jewish upbringing have two distinct postsecondary patterns compared non-Jewish upbringing, even after controlling social origins: (1) they are 23 percent...

OBJECTIVE Research has suggested that congruence between patient characteristics and contextual characteristics is a more robust predictor of outcomes than either patient or context characteristics alone. The goal of the present study was to examine the degree of congruence between patient preferences for the clinical encounter and reports of analogous dimensions of provider behavior and the ef...

Let f be an integer greater than one. We study three progressively finer equivalence relations on closed 3-manifolds generated by Dehn surgery with denominator f : weak f -congruence, f -congruence, and strong f -congruence. If f is odd, weak f -congruence preserves the ring structure on cohomology with Zf -coefficients. We show that strong f -congruence coincides with a relation previously stu...

A subgroup of Γ which contains some principal congruence subgroup is called a congruence subgroup. The level of a congruence subgroup G is the smallest N such that Γ(N) ⊂ G. The literature on congruence subgroups is vast, and the subject remains very active. Rademacher conjectured that there are only finitely many genus 0 congruence subgroups. This problem was studied by Knopp and Newman [Knopp...

BACKGROUND Examining diet as a whole using dietary patterns as exposures is a complementary method to using single food or nutrients in studies of diet and disease, but the generalizability of intake patterns across race, region, and gender in the United States has not been established. OBJECTIVE To employ rigorous statistical analysis to empirically derive dietary patterns in a large bi-raci...

Movement assessments are used to determine injury risk, physical competency, and returnto-activity. The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) was developed to identify movement competency and susceptibility to injury. Although this tool is frequently used, its efficacy and validity have not been conclusively determined. The three studies presented in this thesis explored the validity of the FMS thro...

In 1916 Ramanujan observed a remarkable congruence: τ(n) ≡ σ11(n) mod 691. The modern point of view is to interpret the Ramanujan congruence as a congruence between the Fourier coefficients of the unique normalized cusp form of weight 12 and the Eisenstein series of the same weight modulo the numerator of the Bernoulli number B12. In this paper we give a simple proof of the Ramanujan congruence...