The Antarctic contribution to sea-level rise has long been uncertain. While regional variability in ice dynamics has been revealed, a picture of mass changes throughout the continental ice sheet is lacking. Here, we use satellite radar altimetry to measure the elevation change of 72% of the grounded ice sheet during the period 1992-2003. Depending on the density of the snow giving rise to the o...

It has been suggested that recurrent dislocation, subluxation, and functional instability due to patellofemoral pain are experienced by 30% to 60% of patients with post-traumatic patella instability who are managed with non-surgical methods [1-3]. Recently, the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) has been recognized as the most important ligamentous stabilizer for preventing lateral dislocati...

Let m be a positive integer and let G be a cubic graph of order 2n. We consider the problem of covering the edge-set of G with the minimum number of matchings of size m. This number is called the excessive [m]-index of G in the literature. The case m = n, that is, a covering with perfect matchings, is known to be strictly related to an outstanding conjecture of Berge and Fulkerson. In this pape...

The design of efficient protocols for mesh-based Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks has many challenges, one of them is bandwidth allocation. On one hand, peers demand high Quality of Experience and network traffic when they watch their streaming contents. On the other, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) support their business with the capacity of their international links. A recent strategy considered...

We show that hitting set and set cover problems with half-strips oriented in two opposite directions are NPcomplete.

This paper investigates whether investors are compensated for the tax burden of equity securities. Effective tax rates on equity securities vary over time due to frequent tax reforms and cross-sectionally due to persistent differences in propensities to pay dividends. The paper finds an economically and statistically significant relationship between risk-adjusted stock returns and effective per...

We study the response of a two-dimensional hexagonal packing of rigid, frictionless spherical grains due to a vertically downward point force on a single grain at the top layer. We use a statistical approach, where each configuration of the contact forces is equally likely. We find that the response is double-peaked, independantly of the details of boundary conditions. The two peaks lie precise...

Let Γ denote the spaces of all double entire sequences. Let Λ denote the spaces of all double analytic sequences. This paper is devoted to a study of the general properties of Nörlund double entire sequence space η ( Γ ) , Γ and also study some of the properties of η ( Γ ) and η ( Λ ) .

We show that any graph that contains k edge-disjoint double rays for any k ∈ N contains also infinitely many edge-disjoint double rays. This was conjectured by Andreae in 1981.