We use the very large Millennium Simulation of the concordance ΛCDM cosmogony to calibrate the bias and error distribution of Timing Argument estimators of the masses of the Local Group and of the Milky Way. From a large number of isolated spiral-spiral pairs similar to the Milky Way/Andromeda system, we find the interquartile range of the ratio of timing mass to true mass to be a factor of 1.8...

We consider a finite-range spin glass model in arbitrary dimension, where the strength of the two-body coupling decays to zero over some distance gamma(-1). We show that, under mild assumptions on the interaction potential, the infinite-volume free energy of the system converges to that of the Sherrington-Kirkpatrick one, in the Kac limit gamma-->0. This could be a first step toward an expansio...

The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), Adelges tsugae Annand, primarily infests trees along the eastern seaboard in USDA plant hardiness zones where the minimum low temperature does not exceed –28.8°C. Laboratory studies were done to determine the low lethal temperature of HWA collected in January, February, and March from locations within different USDA plant hardiness zones. The Mt. Tom, Massachus...

Objective(s): Today, there is an urgent need for improved sensor materials for drug sensing and effective monitoring and interventions in this area are highly required to struggle drug abuse. The present study aimed to synthesize a thioguanine-responsive sensor based on a nanocomposite consisting of AuNP-grafted light- and temperature-responsive poly butylmethacrylate-co-acrylamide-co-methacryl...

We introduce the notion of a ‘pure’ Abstract Elementary Class to block trivial counterexamples. We study classes of models of bipartite graphs and show: Main Theorem (cf. Theorem 3.5.2 and Corollary 3.5.6): If 〈λi : i ≤ α < א1〉 is a strictly increasing sequence of characterizable cardinals (Definition 2.1) whose models satisfy JEP(< λ0), there is an Lω1,ω-sentence ψ whose models form a pure AEC...

conclusions bosworth screw and tension band wiring are both useful procedures in patients with acj dislocation, but each should be used in the selected patients with special indications. both methods had good results during follow-up period. there was not statistically meaningful difference in the articular stability, range of motion, oss score and vast score between the two groups (p > 0.05). ...

In this paper, we reveal a relation between joint winner property (JWP) in the field of valued constraint satisfaction problems (VCSPs) and M-convexity in the field of discrete convex analysis (DCA). We introduce the M-convex completion problem, and show that a function f satisfying the JWP is Z-free if and only if a certain function f associated with f is M-convex completable. This means that ...

Polyethylene wear is a significant clinical problem in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Although the tribology of joint replacement has consequently become an area of significant research, the effect of joint fluid on lubrication has been largely overlooked in the replaced joint. One factor that affects the tribology of metal on polyethylene articulation in joint prostheses is mechanical properti...

The electrical stimulation of muscles is used often for exercise purposes. The user benefits this way with increased muscle strength and better overall movement control. There is also a positive effect on joint range of motion and, i.e. passive moments in joints that are normally smaller in-between and increase significantly toward both extreme joint rotations. Quantification of these (passive ...