Scaling phenomena have been intensively studied during the past decade in the context of complex networks. As part of these works, recently novel methods have appeared to measure the dimension of abstract and spatially embedded networks. In this paper we propose a new dimension measurement method for networks, which does not require global knowledge on the embedding of the nodes, instead it exp...

The geometric structure of a biopolymer network impacts its mechanical and biological properties. In this paper, we develop an algorithm for extracting the network architecture of three-dimensional (3d) fluorescently labeled collagen gels, building on the initial work of Wu et al., (2003). Using artificially generated images, the network extraction algorithm is then validated for its ability to...

Considering forage grass species, germination is one of the important stagesconcerning the growing stage that is often influenced by environmental stresses,particularly salinity and drought stresses. Thus, this study aims to assess the effects ofsalinity and drought stresses on germination characteristics and seedling growth of desertwheatgrass, Agropyron desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) Schult. in ...

OBJECTIVES Family-Link is a videoconferencing program that allows hospitalized children and their parents to virtually visit family members and friends using laptops, webcams, and a secure Wi-Fi connection. We evaluated the association of Family-Link use on the reduction in stress experienced by children during hospitalization. METHODS We offered Family-Link to pediatric patients who had an e...

Industrial robots play a vital role in automation however only little effort are taken for the application of robots in machining work such as Grinding, Cutting, Milling, Drilling, Polishing etc. Robot parallel manipulators have high stiffness, rigidity and accuracy, which cannot be provided by conventional serial robot manipulators. The aim of this paper is to perform the modeling and the work...

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This study explores the link between economic growth and penile length between 1960 and 1985. It estimates an augmented Solow model utilizing the Mankiw-Romer-Weil 121 country dataset. The size of male organ is found to have an inverse U-shaped relationship with the level of GDP in 1985. Economic development between 1960 and 1985 is negatively associated with the size of male organ. With consid...

In this paper we deal with interval routing on n-node networks of diameter D. We show that, for all n and D such that 2 ≤ D ≤ 2(n), there exists a network on which every interval routing scheme with less than (n/(D log(n/D))) intervals per link has a routing path length at least b3D/2c − 1. It improves the lower bound on the routing path lengths for the range of a very large number of interval...

We consider two families of weighted zero-sum constant for finite abelian groups. For a finite abelian group (G,+), a set of weights W ⊂ Z, and an integral parameter m, the m-wise Davenport constant with weights W is the smallest integer n such that each sequence over G of length n has at least m disjoint zero-subsums with weights W . And, for an integral parameter d, the d-constrained Davenpor...