For any fixed positive integer n, the Smarandache ceil function of order k is denoted by N∗ → N and has the following definition: Sk(n) = min{x ∈ N : n | x}, ∀n ∈ N∗. In this paper, we study the mean value properties of the Smarandache ceil function, and give a sharp asymptotic formula for it.

Similar as to how films are accompanied with bonus features and extras on their dvd release, digital games too are sometimes released with supplemental materials which provide insight in the creative development process. Examples of these are behind-the-scenes documentaries, concept art, audio commentaries, and so on. In the study of digital games this material could easily be overlooked or pri...

As long as technological and social innovation and change continue at the current rapid pace, the profile of the ideal IS graduate and perfect undergraduate IS curriculum will remain open for debate. What is, however, gaining more general acceptance across many professions and disciplines including IS, is the need for university graduates who are ready and able to embrace and succeed in self-di...

Probabilistic methods involving maximum-likelihood parameter estimation have become a powerful tool in computational crystallography. At the centre of these methods are the relevant probability distributions. Here, equations are developed based on the complex multivariate normal distribution that generalize the distributions currently used in maximum-likelihood model and heavy-atom refinement. ...

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This paper describes an architecture of the source retrieval system used at PAN 2014 lab on uncovering plagiarism, authorship, and social software misuse. The system is based on the systems used in past years at PAN 13 [6] and PAN 12 [5]. The majority of features were adapted with some improvements described in this paper. The source retrieval subsystem forms an integral part of a modern system...

Confirming a conjecture by Ivančo and Jendrol’ for a large class of graphs we prove that for every graph G = (V,E) of order n, size m and maximum degree ∆ with m > 111000∆ there is a function f : V ∪ E → { 1, 2, ..., ⌈ m+2 3 ⌉} such that f(u) + f(uv) + f(v) 6= f(u′) + f(u′v′) + f(v′) for every uv, u′v′ ∈ E with uv 6= u′v′. Furthermore, we prove the existence of such a function with values up to...

A speech production experiment was conducted to investigate how well native Japanese speakers can produce a non-contrastive sound in American English, namely, intervocalic alveolar flaps, and how their production varies as a function of language experience. Native Japanese speakers who have prior experience living in the US produced English sentences containing potentially flappable segments. R...