periodontal ligament is a thin layer of soft tissue that connects root of a tooth to the surrounding alveolar bone. these ligaments play an important role in initiating tooth movement when loads are applied to teeth with orthodontic appliances. the majority of such soft tissues exhibit as viscoelastic bodies or have a time-dependent behavior. due to the viscoelastic behavior of the periodontal ...

We consider the problems of designing a linear, time-varying filter with a specified " time-frequency (TF) pass region " and of constructing an orthonormal basis for the parsimonious expansion of signals located in a given TF support region. These problems of TF filtering and TF signal expunsion are reduced to the problem of designing a " TF subspace, " i.e., a linear signal space comprising al...

Last years, Wavelet Packet Modulation (WPM) or Wavelet Packet Transform based Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (WPT-OFDM) have been introduced to wired and wireless communication fields as efficient Multicarrier Modulation (MCM) techniques. The wavelets have interesting features such as flexibility, compatibility and localization in both time and frequency domains with no need to use ...

In this study, three empirical Free Core Nutation (FCN) models developed to the present time, MHB2000, Malkin’s and Lambert’s ones, are compared on the basis of representation of variations of the FCN amplitude and phase predicted by these models. It is possible to conclude, that the model of the author provides the most realistic representation of the FCN variations. However, the specified mod...

The reinterview method is the usual technique for estimating the response variance and the response bias. It is assumed that the respondent does not remember or is not influenced by the original response. The gross discrepancy rate (GDR) is the ratio of the sum of the two types of discrepancies to the total number of respondents in a yes/no type of question. The response variance is half of the...

For evaluating quality of electrical insulation, it is necessary to measure the property of insulators. Dielectric constant and loss tangent (tans) are two important parameters for determining the property of insulator. The measurement of above parameters is normally based on the time- domain and frequency-domain, which is costly and time consuming. In this study a multiple-frequency binary se...

seismic waves are non-stationary due to its propagation through the earth. time-frequency transformsare suitable tools for analyzing non-stationary seismic signals. spectral decomposition can reveal thenon-stationary characteristics which cannot be easily observed in the time or frequency representationalone. various types of spectral decomposition methods have been introduced by some researche...

this experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of feeding frequency and oil supplementation to the diet on performance and feeding behavior of lactating dairy cows. twenty four lactating holstein cows, 12 primiparous, (bw= 626±58 kg and dim= 195±44 day) and 12 multiparous, (bw= 617±25 kg and dim= 207±39 day) were randomly assigned to four diets contained 2.5 percent supplemental oil or...