Homotopy Analysis Method (HAM) is applied to find the critical buckling load of the Euler columns with continuous elastic restraints. HAM has been successfully applied to many linear and nonlinear, ordinary and partial, differential equations, integral equations, and difference equations. In this study, we presented the application of HAM to the critical buckling loads for Euler columns with fi...

Recent high energy measurements of elastic ed scattering support the use of a relativistic theory based on an accurate description of the NN channel, but theory needed for an understanding of the high energy deuteron photodisintegration cross sections and polarization observables is not yet mature. PACS. 25.30.B, 25.30.D, F elastic and inelastic electron scattering – 24.10.J Relativistic models...

We derive a novel norm that corresponds to the tightest convex relaxation of sparsity combined with an `2 penalty. We show that this new k-support norm provides a tighter relaxation than the elastic net and can thus be advantageous in in sparse prediction problems. We also bound the looseness of the elastic net, thus shedding new light on it and providing justification for its use.

This paper provides an exhaustive performance analysis by simulation of the SCTP transfer protocol in WiMAX and Wi-Fi networks. We provide also a comparison of SCTP with both transfer protocols UDP for VoIP applications and TCP for FTP sessions, as SCTP can support these two types (elastic and non-elastic) of traffic. Finally, we study how SCTP performs when a mobile is multi-homed, i.e. connec...

BACKGROUND Acute lateral ankle ligament ruptures are common problems in present health care. Early mobilisation and functional treatment are advocated as a preferable treatment strategy. However, functional treatment comprises a broad spectrum of treatment strategies and as of yet no optimal strategy has been identified. OBJECTIVES The objective of this review is to assess different functiona...

Both the deformation characters and the failure mode of the large cross-sectional longwall installation roadway under compound roof are becoming an emergent issue than ever before due to the rapid development of modern mining equipment. Various engineering applications have revealed that the insufficient design and inappropriate support technology are the main reasons for the fatal accidents as...

We consider variable selection problems in high dimensional sparse regression models with strongly correlated variables. To handle correlated variables, the concept of clustering or grouping variables and then pursuing model fitting is widely accepted. When the dimension is very high, finding an appropriate group structure is as difficult as the original problem. We propose to use Elastic-net a...

In this paper, we present a method for fully automatic facial expression recognition in facial image sequences using feature extracted from tracking of facial landmarks. The facial landmarks at the first frame of the image sequence under examination are initialized using elastic bunch graph matching (EBGM) algorithm and tracked in the consecutive video frame over time. At first, the most discri...

The regularized logistic regression classifier has shown good performance in problems where feature selection is critical, including our recent winning submissions to the ICANN2011 MEG mind reading challenge [Huttunen et al. 2011; Huttunen et al. 2012], and to the DREAM 6 AML classification challenge [Manninen et al. 2011]. The benefit of the method is that it includes an embedded feature selec...