The ultrafast pump–probe measurement represents a key technique to study fs–ps dynamics. asynchronous optical sampling (ASOPS) method realizes fast and long time-range with high time resolution using different repetition frequency light pulses. difference Δ f is an important parameter, as it dictates the resolution. However, usual ASOPS measurements require complex precise stabilizer control or...

Clarida, Galí and Gertler (CGG 2000), Orphanides and Williams (2005), Kim and Nelson (2006), and others have found time variation in the Fed’s “Taylor Rule” interest rate policy response function. CGG arbitrarily break their period into two fixedcoefficient 20-year subperiods, however, rather than letting the data tell them when and if any shift in the coefficients occurred. They also proxy the...

In patients with impaired renal function, careful adjustment of gentamicin dosage is required to achieve therapeutic yet nontoxic concentrations. Two regimens that differ in pharmacodynamic characteristics have been recommended for this purpose: prolonging the intervals between administration of equal doses (variable frequency regimen [VFR]) or administering a loading dose followed at the usual...

This submission for MIREX 2012 utilizes a shift-invariant latent variable model for multiple-F0 estimation and note tracking. It extends the shift-invariant probabilistic latent component analysis (SI-PLCA) method and employs several note templates from multiple orchestral instruments. By incorporating shift-invariance into the model along with the constant-Q transform as a time-frequency repre...