Abstract In this research, a new conceptual model for producing instantaneous unit hydrographs (IUHs) is introduced by linear combination of the Nash model, which assumes that discharge from reservoir function its storage, and called inter-connected (ICLRM), difference storage adjacent downstream reservoir. By employing these assumptions, system first-order differential equations with three deg...

Urbanization can result in alteration of a watershed's hydrologic response and water quality. To simulate hydrologic and water quality impacts of land use changes, the Long-Term Hydrologic Impact Assessment (L-THIA) system has been used. The L-THIA system estimates pollutant loading based on direct runoff quantity and land use based pollutant coefficients. The accurate estimation of direct runo...

PURPOSE To describe hypermobility, balance, pain, activity, and participation in children with hypermobility and compare these characteristics with those of a control group. METHOD Twenty children aged 8 to 16 years with hypermobility syndrome (HMS) or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and a control group of 24 children of the same age participated in the study. Hypermobility was assessed according to t...

Transcription factor (TF) binding and histone modification (HM) are important for the precise control of gene expression. Hence, we constructed statistical models to relate these to gene expression levels in mouse embryonic stem cells. While both TF binding and HMs are highly 'predictive' of gene expression levels (in a statistical, but perhaps not strictly mechanistic, sense), we find they sho...

In metazoans, each cell type follows a characteristic, spatio-temporally regulated DNA replication program. Histone modifications (HMs) and chromatin binding proteins (CBPs) are fundamental for a faithful progression and completion of this process. However, no individual HM is strictly indispensable for origin function, suggesting that HMs may act combinatorially in analogy to the histone code ...

It is well known that the problem of finding a Nash equilibrium for a bimatrix game (2-NASH) can be formulated as a linear complementarity problem (LCP). In addition, 2NASH belongs to the complexity class PPAD (Polynomialtime Parity Argument Directed). Based on the close connection between the graph associated with the Lemke algorithm, a vertex following algorithm for LCP, and the graph used to...

This paper highlights the significance of Time-Delay ANN models for predicting shelf life of processed cheese stored at 7-8 o C. Bayesian regularization algorithm was selected as training function. Number of neurons in single and multiple hidden layers varied from 1 to 20. The network was trained with up to 100 epochs. Mean square error, root mean square error, coefficient of determination and ...

This note analyzes a two-player all-pay auction with incomplete information. More precisely, one bidder is uncertain whether his rival has a head start, i.e., an initial advantage in the auction. The game has a unique Bayesian Nash equilibrium outcome whose shape depends on the expected head start. In equilibrium, the potentially stronger player generates an informational rent if and only if he...

Many cities have been built along large rivers. The rivers can provide a source of drinking water, act as receiving water for treated effluent, provide navigation for shipping, and other beneficial uses. However, the city must also be protected from flooding due to the close proximity to the river. Hydrologic analysis plays a crucial role in the development of plans for protecting a river city....

The behaviour of firms on an oligopolistic market is usually modeled via the CournotNash equilibrium concept ([13, 18]). In fact, it is the classical Nash equilibrium, where each player (firm) maximizes its profit subject to production constraints. Assuming that one from the firms has a temporal advantage over the others, this firm can increase its profit by replacing a Cournot-Nash strategy by...