We describe the mathematics which arises from a real-world activity, that of ringing the changes on bells. We present Rankin's solution of one of the famous old problems in the subject, and some open questions.

PURPOSE To develop a fast and stable method for correcting the gibbs-ringing artifact. METHODS Gibbs-ringing is a well-known artifact which manifests itself as spurious oscillations in the vicinity of sharp image gradients at tissue boundaries. The origin can be seen in the truncation of k-space during MRI data-acquisition. Correction techniques like Gegenbauer reconstruction or extrapolation...

www.landesbioscience.com oxidative Medicine and cellular Longevity 1 The excitement and enthusiasm for the New Year brings with it new thoughts and innovative promises for pioneering avenues of drug discovery and new treatment strategies for a host of disorders. Such thinking is not only optimistic, but also necessary considering the economic costs healthcare brings to any country. For example,...