Context . Thanks to more than 20 yr of monitoring, the radial velocity (RV) method has detected long-period companions ( P > 10 yr) around several dozens stars. Yet, true nature these remains unclear because uncertainty as inclination companion orbital plane. Aims We wish constrain and mass single companions. Methods used a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) fitting algorithm combine RV measure...

Abstract. The dynamical analysis of multibody systems undergoing simultaneous multiplepoint collisions is a relevant problem in various fields, such as robotics and biomechanics. Different approaches to study collisions can be found in literature, going from totally impulsive ones (dealing only with the preand postimpact states and assuming that the system configuration is unchanged) to totally...

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a combination of interrelated risk factors associated with an increased risk of developing type II diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), stroke and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The economic, social and medical burden coupled with increased morbidity of the aforementioned diseases makes their prevention an active research area. Currently, the traditional method of MetS diagnos...

we obtain 1.1 ([4], [14]). The aim of this paper is to give some results concerning the so called Poincaré Problem. Roughly speaking, this problem asks for a numerical criteria to identify when a morphism F : L −→ TS, defining a foliation, is equal to another of the form Tf −→ TS, with f : S −→ P 1 a holomorphic map and Tf (that must be isomorphic to our original L) the sheaf of relative vector...

The activation mechanisms of recombinant N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NRs) have been established in sufficient detail to account for their single channel and macroscopic responses; however, the reaction mechanism of native NRs remains uncertain due to indetermination of the isoforms expressed and possible neuron-specific factors. To delineate the activation mechanism of native NRs, we examin...

A new calibration algorithm for multi-camera systems using a planar reference pattern is proposed. The algorithm is an extension of Sturm-Maybank-Zhang style plane-based calibration technique for use with multiple cameras. Rigid displacements between the cameras are recovered as well as the intrinsic parameters only by capturing with the cameras a model plane with known reference points placed ...

A cognitive map, also called a mental map, is a representation and reasoning model on causal knowledge. It is a directed, labeled and cyclic graph whose nodes represent causes or effects and whose arcs represent causal relations between these nodes such as “increases”, “decreases”, “supports”, and “disadvantages”. A cognitive map represents beliefs (knowledge) which we lay out about a given dom...

Fluctuating asymmetry, the random deviation from perfect symmetry, is a widely used population-level index of developmental instability, developmental noise, and robustness. It reflects a population’s state of adaptation and genomic coadaptation. Here, we review the literature on fluctuating asymmetry of human populations. The most widely used bilateral traits include skeletal, dental, and faci...

We present a high order perturbative computation of the renormalization constants ZV , ZA and of the ratio ZP/ZS for Wilson fermions. The computational setup is the one provided by the RI’-MOM scheme. Threeand four-loop expansions are made possible by Numerical Stochastic Perturbation Theory. Results are given for various numbers of flavours and/or (within a finite accuracy) for generic nf up t...

Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry (InSAR) is performed using repeat-pass geometry. InSAR technique is used to estimate the topographic reconstruction of the earth surface. The main problem of the range-Doppler focusing technique is the nature of the two-dimensional SAR result, affected by the layover indetermination. In order to resolve this problem, a minimum of two sensor acquisit...