Timetables are affected by scheduled waiting time (SWT), which prolongs the travel times for trains and thereby passengers. SWT occurs when a train prevents another train from running at the necessary speed. The SWT affects both the trains and the passengers in the trains. The passengers may be further affected due to longer transfer times to other trains. SWT can be estimated analytically for ...

This paper reviews the curve method [6] which recovers, as special cases, the two spline methods: one with interval tension in [5]: and the other with point tension in [4]. This curve scheme has been generalized for the designing of surfaces i.e. 3D objects (open or closed) can be captured, together with the facility of local as well as global. point and interval shape controls, with any rectan...

Radial basis functions under tension (RBFT) depend on a positive parameter, incorporate the concept of spline with tension and provide a convenient way for the control of the behavior of the interpolating surface. The RBFT involve a function which is not complicated than exponential and may be easily coded. In this paper, we show that the RBFT, as like thin plate spline, may be associated to a ...

Transport of calcium (Ca) and cadmium (Cd) was examined along the gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) of freshwater and seawater Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus (FWT and SWTies respectively) using in vitro and in vivo experiments. Based on known physiological differences between FWT and SWT which aid in regulating ion levels and osmolarity, we hypothesized that SWT would have lower rates of Ca uptake. Al...

Here is proposed a novel method for decomposing a nonstationary time series in components of low and high frequency. The method is based on Multilevel Singular Value Decomposition (MSVD) of a Hankel matrix. The decomposition is used to improve the forecasting accuracy of Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) linear and nonlinear models. Three time series coming from traffic accidents domain are...

Previous direct measurements of left ventricular systolic wall thickening (SWT) in animal studies have yielded values approximately one-half those found echocardiographically in humans, suggesting a possible overestimation of SWT by echocardiographic techniques. To test the validity of echocardiographic SWT measurements, the relationship between echocardiographically determined end-diastolic an...

Thfs paper briefly summarizes selected published results on the Surrogate Worth Trade-cf (SWT) yethod--a method for solving multiple objective optimization problems--andits exte-.;ions. The development of the SWT method is briefly discussed. Theoreticalbisis for the Kuhn-Tucker multipliers and trade-off functions associated with Paretooptimal solutions is presented. The SWT meth...

BACKGROUND Transplanting myogenic cells and scaffolds for tissue engineering in skeletal muscle have shown inconsistent results. One of the limiting factors is neovascularization at the recipient site. Low intensity shockwave therapy (Li-SWT) has been linked to increased tissue regeneration and vascularization, both integral to survival and integration of transplanted cells. This study was cond...

BACKGROUND Si-Wu-Tang (SWT) is used to treat various gynecological disorders in Chinese medicine. This study investigated the antioxidant and physiological effects of SWT on the skin and liver in healthy adults. METHODS This randomized, crossover, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted at Chung Shan Medical University Hospital in December 2008. Participants with uncontr...