Let C be a finite set of n elements and R = {R1, R2, . . . , Rm} a family of m subsets of C. The family R verifies the consecutive ones property if there exists a permutation P of C such that each Ri in R is an interval of P . There already exist several algorithms to test this property in O( ∑m i=1 |Ri|) time, all being involved. We present a simpler algorithm, based on a new partitioning scheme.

The recent progress on image recognition and language modeling is making automatic description of image content a reality. However, stylized, non-factual aspects of the written description are missing from the current systems. One such style is descriptions with emotions, which is commonplace in everyday communication, and influences decision-making and interpersonal relationships. We design a ...

Distinguishing speculative statements from factual ones is important for most biomedical text mining applications. We introduce an approach which is based on solving two sub-problems to identify speculative sentence fragments. The first sub-problem is identifying the speculation keywords in the sentences and the second one is resolving their linguistic scopes. We formulate the first sub-problem...

The dominant outward rectifier K+ currents were examined in protoplasts from Vicia faba guard cells. In whole-cell patch-clamp recordings, we generally observed that the conductance of the K+ inward and the outward rectifier gradually decreases. As a consequence of this run down a new steady state was achieved which was 90 ± 5% lower than that obtained at the beginning of the recording. The run...

The aim of the current study is to identify the relation between the burnout syndrome, locus of control, job satisfaction and age. To establish the relationships, 113 Romanian high school teachers completed a three partquestionnaire which comprised: Oldenburg Burnout Inventory, Job Satisfaction Survey, Work Locus of Control Scale, and factual data. Burnout is significantly associated with exter...

A brief historical perspective is first given concerning financial crashes, from the 17th till the 20th century. In modern times, it seems that log periodic oscillations are found before crashes in several financial indices. The same is found in sand pile avalanches on Sierpinski gaskets. A discussion pertains to the after shock period with illustrations from the DAX index. The factual financia...

We investigated the effect of exchanger inhibitory peptide (XIP) on Na-Ca exchange current (INa-Ca) in guinea pig ventricular cells. Cells were voltage-clamped with microelectrodes containing 20 mM Na+ and 14.0 mM EGTA ([Ca]i = 100 nM). An outward putative exchange current was stimulated when extracellular Na+ was reduced from 144 mM to zero (Li+ replaced Na+). This outward current showed a sig...

This historiographical paper gains novelty by rebutting the medicine-centered methodology frequently employed in positivist studies of pharmaceutical history. Based on critiques current literature, this conveys two interrelated points. First, factual approach adopted historians demonstrates explanatory limitations that report-like discourses history drugs and medicines are too pedantic to be ra...