We consider a question of T. Jech and K. Prikry that asks if the existence of a precipitous filter implies the existence of a normal precipitous filter. The aim of this paper is to improve a result of [3] and to show that measurable cardinals of a higher order rather than just measurable cardinals are necessary in order to have a model with a precipitous filter but without a normal one.

We further study the filter theory of pseudo-BL algebras.We give some equivalent conditions of filter, normal filter and Boolean filter. We introduce the notion of pseudo MV-filter, pseudo-G filter and characterize Boolean algebras, pseudo-MV algebras and pseudo Gödel algebras (i.e. Gödel algebras) in pseudo-BL algebras. We establish the connections between BCC-algebras, pseudo-BCK algebras, ps...

an air filter is a significant element of any mechanical ventilation system. however, the importance and performance evaluation of air filters have not been well publicized and related scientific reports are scarce. in this study, a transportable, off-line, air filter-testing unit (the unit) was designed and utilized to simulate the filter housing of a mechanical ventilation system. the unit wa...

To dissociate the effects of age and hearing impairment on changes in frequency selectivity, auditory filter shapes were measured at 2 kHz in four groups of subjects: (1) normal-hearing young subjects; (2) normal-hearing elderly subjects; (3) elderly hearing-impaired listeners; and (4) young normal-hearing listeners with simulated hearing losses. Filter shapes were derived using a modified vers...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE If blood flow in the ICA is reduced by the use of a distal filter during CAS, flow stagnation proximal to the filter occurs and this increases the probability of floating debris. The floating debris that remains after filter retrieval may cause cerebral embolism. However, if blood flow is increased by aspiration of blood from the ICA through an aspiration catheter, debris...

In this paper, we study some ring theoretic properties of the amalgamated duplication ring $Rbowtie I$ of a commutative Noetherian ring $R$ along an ideal $I$ of $R$ which was introduced by D'Anna and Fontana. Indeed, it is determined that when $Rbowtie I$ satisfies Serre's conditions $(R_n)$ and $(S_n)$, and when is a normal ring, a generalized Cohen-Macaulay ring and finally a filter ring.

We present in this paper the use of two auto-adaptive information-fusion methods for a satellite image classi-cation problem. These methods come from possibility theory. Several information-fusion methods are available for diierent kinds of problems. Auto-adaptive fusion allows to have a fusion which modiies its behaviour according to information to be merged. It has a conjunctive behaviour whe...

The visual simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM) systems now in widespread use are based on localised point features [2, 4, 5]. Although effective in many respects, the approach has limitations when considering the density and efficiency of map representation. With a dense population of features, camera tracking can be robust, able to withstand significant occlusion and large changes in ...