Functional constrained optimization is becoming more and important in machine learning operations research. Such problems have potential applications risk-averse learning, semisupervised robust among others. In this paper, we first present a novel Constraint Extrapolation (ConEx) method for solving convex functional problems, which utilizes linear approximations of the constraint functions to d...

hot-wire spirometer uses a constant temperature anemometer (cta) for its operation. the working principle of cta, used for the measurement of fluid velocity and flow turbulence, is based on convective heat transfer from a hot-wire sensor to a fluid being measured. the calibration curve of a cta is nonlinear and cannot be easily extrapolated beyond its calibration range. therefore, a method for ...

The question of the appropriate extrapolation to low dose has long been a subject of controversy. A linear no-threshold model is favored by regulatory bodies as the basis of RBE assignments and estimates of radiation hazards to the general population. This model is largely supported by extensive application of the linear-quadratic survival formula "fitted" statistically to a wide variety of exp...

The Shortley-Weller method is a standard nite di erence method for solving the Poisson equation with Dirichlet boundary condition. Unless the domain is rectangular, the method meets an inevitable problem that some of the neighboring nodes may be outside the domain. The function values at outside nodes are extrapolated by quadratic polynomial, and the extrapolation becomes unstable, that is, som...

CYTOGENETIC ANALYSES OF LOW DOSE HYPER-RADIOSENSITIVITY INHUMAN LYMPHOBLASTOID CELLS IRRADIATED WITH COBALT-60 GAMMARADIATION byGNANADA S. JOSHIDecember 2014Advisor: Dr. James D. TuckerMajor: Biological ScienceDegree: Doctor or PhilosophyChapter 2:The dose-effect relationships of cells exposed to ionizing radiation are frequentlydescribed by linear qu...

Mixed nite element application to solve the Stokes equations using di erent smoothers by mean of multigrid technique has been investigated. Multigrid technique's e ciency for positive de nite linear systems is proved but it is much more challenging in the case of saddle-point problems. The e ciency of a multigrid method is highly dependent on the smoother and the coarse grid solver. A two-dimen...

The demand of scientists for confidential micro data from official sources has created discussion of how to anonymize these data in such a way that they can be given to the scientific community. We report results from a German project which exploits various options of anonymization for producing such ”scientific-usefiles”. The main concern in the project however is whether estimation of stochas...