I discuss the theoretical background and the status of neutrino oscillation parameters from the current worlds’ global data sample and latest flux calculations. I give their allowed ranges, best fit values and discuss the small parameters α ≡ ∆m2sol/∆m 2 atm and sin 2 θ13, which characterize CP violation in neutrino oscillations. I mention the significance of ββ0ν (neutrinoless double beta deca...

The impact of tactical knowledge on integrative and distributive response-in-kind behavior sequences and the ability to shift from distributive to integrative behaviors were examined using data from a prior study. Ninety dyads engaged in a multi-issue joint venture negotiation. Forty-five dyads were provided tactical knowledge and the other 45 were not. Markov chain analysis was used to test th...

We calculate the spectrum of nucleon and delta resonances of the Skyrme model. The masses that we find are accurate on the average to within 8% of their experimental values up to 3 GeV. For most partial waves the model reproduces many significant features of the experimental Argand diagrams correctly. The values of the Skyrme parameters obtained from a best fit to the spectrum improve some of t...

Does the n-issue space in domestic European polities reduce to one, two, or more dimensions? How do these dimensions relate to each other? More broadly, how does dimensionality vary across countries? We attempt to advance our understanding of political contestation in Europe by mapping the dimensionality of the political space across 24 countries using Chapel Hill expert survey (CHES) data. We ...

This paper reviews the forward rate curve smoothing literature. The key contribution of this review is to link the static curve fitting exercise to the dynamic and arbitrage-free models of the term structure of interest rates. As such, this review introduces more economics to an almost exclusively mathematical exercise, and it identifies new areas for research related to forward rate curve smoo...

We present a statistical path loss model derived from 1.9 GHz experimental data collected across the United States in 95 existing macrocells. The model is for suburban areas, and it distinguishes between different terrain categories. Moreover, it applies to distances and base antenna heights not well-covered by existing models. The characterization used is a linear curve fitting the decibel pat...

Although texture is a widely analyzed property in computer vision, models which relate this feature with human perception are needed. In this paper, a model that associates computational fineness measures with the human perception of this type of texture property is proposed. The fineness perception is collected from human subjects, performing an aggregation of their assessments. Considering a ...

Surface and curve skeletons are important shape descriptors with applications in shape matching, simplification, retrieval, and animation. In recent years, many surface and curve skeletonization methods for 3D shapes have been proposed. However, practical comparisons of such methods against each other and against given quality criteria are quite limited in the literature. In this paper, we comp...

The notion of a bilattice was rst proposed by Ginsberg as a general framework for many applications. This notion was further investigated and applied for various goals by Fitting. In the present paper we develop proof systems, which correspond to bilattices in an essential way. We then show how to use those bilattices for ef-cient inferences from possibly inconsistent data. For this we incorpor...

Expert systems prove to be suitable replacement for human experts when human experts are unavailable for different reasons. Various expert system has been developed for wide range of application. Although some expert systems in the field of fishery and aquaculture has been developed but a system that aids user in process of selecting a new addition to their aquarium tank never been designed. Th...