The authors asked whether there is evidence to support the existence of the vocabulary spurt, an increase in the rate of word learning that is thought to occur during the 2nd year of life. Using longitudinal data from 38 children, they modeled the rate of word learning with two functions, one with an inflection point (logistic), which would indicate a spurt, and one without an inflection point ...

We consider the Riemann problem for non-genuinely nonlinear conservation laws where the flux function admits two inflection points. This is a simplification of van der Waals fluid pressure, which can be seen as a function of the specific volume for a specific entropy at which the system lacks the non-genuine nonlinearity. Corresponding to each inflection point, A nonclassical Riemann solver can...

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BACKGROUND Five participants of the QTL-MAS 2009 workshop applied QTL analyses to the workshop common data set which contained a time-related trait: cumulative yield. Underlying the trait were 18 QTLs for three parameters of a logistic growth curve that was used for simulating the trait. METHODS Different statistical models and methods were employed to detect QTLs and estimate position and ef...

Budding yeasts are highly suitable for aging studies, because the number of bud scars (stage) proportionally correlates with age. Its maximum stages are known to reach at 20-30 stages on an isolated agar medium. However, their stage dynamics in a liquid culture is virtually unknown. We investigate the population dynamics by counting scars in each cell. Here one cell division produces one new ce...

INTRODUCTION In what has become a near-weekly ritual, one of us (K.H.T.) receives an emotionally laden call about the plight of a loved one, colleague, or acquaintance with cancer who needs our help to navigate the labyrinth of emergency care. The patient may receive care at our comprehensive cancer center but become “stranded” in an emergency department (ED) outside the often rigid borders bet...

early body shape changes of beluga sturgeon were studied using landmark-based geometric morphometric approach to recognize its allometric growth pattern. sampling was done from hatching up to 50 days post hatching (dph). left side of specimens were photographed using digital camera and nine landmark points were digitized on two-dimensional images. total length (ti) was measured using the softwa...

Examples of coherent reliability polynomials with more than one inflection point are given. They are created by examining the structure of a reliability polynomial using a convex basis.