J. M. Rickman,1,* M. Haataja,2,3,† and R. LeSar4,‡ 1Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Department of Physics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, USA 2Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, USA 3Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM), Princeton University, Princeton, N...

The social aspects of security are becoming increasingly important, now that security is at the foundation of the upcoming Internet Operating System. We will not be able to investigate the human side of security issues without considering the other side of the coin: surveillance. Some ‘Controlled Computing’ proposals are emerging, which at times recall Orwellian scenarios; on the other hand the...

The problem of deciding the probability model equivalence of two PRISM programs is addressed. In the finite case this problem can be solved (albeit slowly) using techniques from algebraic statistics, specifically the computation of elimination ideals and Gröbner bases. A very brief introduction to algebraic statistics is given. Consideration is given to cases where shortcuts to proving/disprovi...

The increasing spread and abundance of an invasive perennial grass, buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare), represents a critical threat to the native vegetation communities of the Sonoran desert in southern Arizona, USA, where buffelgrass eradication is a high priority for resource managers. Herbicidal treatment of buffelgrass is most effective when the vegetation is actively growing, but the remote...

In this paper we give a method of constructing homeomorphisms between two small covers over simple convex polytopes. As a result we classify, up to homeomorphism, all small covers over a 3-dimensional prism P(m) with m ≥ 3. We introduce two invariants from colored prisms and two invariants from ordinary cohomology ring, which form a complete invariant system of homeomophism types of all small c...

a National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan – (kato.soushi, matsunag)@nies.go.jp b National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8568, Japan – [email protected] c Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, D2-1(510), Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japa...

Background: Obesity has a growing global epidemic with several risk factors including lifestyle habits, physical activity, and prolonged screen time. This study aimed to compare the dietary habits and self-reported health behaviors in a nationally representative sample of Iranian children and adolescents. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional nationwide study was conducted in the framewor...

Wood borers and bark beetles are among the most serious forest pests worldwide. Many such species have become successful invaders, often causing substantial, costly damages to forests. Here we design and evaluate the cost-efficiency of a trap-based surveillance program for early detection of wood borers and bark beetles at risk of establishing in New Zealand. Although costly, a surveillance prog...

The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Division of Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System Operations (AFHSC-GEIS) initiated a coordinated, multidisciplinary program to link data sets and information derived from eco-climatic remote sensing activities, ecologic niche modeling, arthropod vector, animal disease-host/reservoir, and human disease surveillance for febrile i...