Several methods of automated line simplification exist, but most involve parameters selected arbitrarily or heuristically, with little or no reference to the scale change between original data and generalized output. Also, while routines such as the Douglas-Peucker algorithm achieve simplified line correlates by retention of characteristic points from the input line, little analysis has been de...

in this paper the general relatively isotropic l -curvature finsler metrics are studied. it isshown that on constant relatively landsberg spaces, the concepts of weakly landsbergian, landsbergianand generalized landsbergian metrics are equivalent. some necessary conditions for a relativelyisotropic l -curvature finsler metric to be a riemannian metric are also found.

The subject of discussion is health care production functions. The parametric two-factor Cobb–Douglas and transcendental logarithmic (translog) production functions are frequently used. However, empirical and theoretical work has often questioned the validity of the parametric Cobb–Douglas and translog as a model for the production of health care. The aim of this study is to propose a new flexi...

This paper shows, by means of a new type of operator called a splitting operator, that the Douglas-Rachford splitting method for finding a zero of the sum of two monotone operators is a special case of the proximal point algorithm. Therefore, applications of Douglas-Rachford splitting, such as the alternating direction method of multipliers for convex programming decomposition, are also special...

Objective: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of schema therapy with acceptance and commitment therapy with exposure techniques on cognitive avoidance in female patients with generalized anxiety disorder. Methods: 10 women with generalized anxiety disorder were selected through purposeful sampling with Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders (SCID-5). To determine the absenc...