Three values for non-transferable utility games – the Harsanyi NTU-value, the Shapley NTU-value, and the Maschler–Owen consistent NTU-value – are compared in a simple example.

The structures of two major phosphoglycolipids from the thermophilic bacteria Thermus oshimai NTU-063, Thermus thermophilus NTU-077, Meiothermus ruber NTU-124, and Meiothermus taiwanensis NTU-220 were determined using spectroscopic and chemical analyses to be 2'-O-(1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho) -3'-O-(alpha-N-acetyl-glucosaminyl)-N-glyceroyl alkylamine [PGL1 (1)] and the novel structure 2'-O...

A new five-finger robot hand (NTU hand) with seventeen degrees of freedom (DOF) is developed in this paper, In contrast to traditional tendon-driven robot, the NTU hand has an uncoupled configuration that each fmger and joint are all individually driven. While all actuators, mechanical parts and sensors are packed on the hand, the size of NTU hand is almost the same as a human hand. Such compac...

We design a simple protocol of coalition formation. A society grows up by sequentially incorporating new members. The negotiations are always bilateral. We study this protocol in the context of non-transferable utility (NTU) games in characteristic function form. When the corresponding NTU game (N,V ) satisfies that V (N) is flat, the only payoff which arises in equilibrium is the Shapley NTU v...

Turbidity can influence trophic levels by altering species composition and can potentially affect fish feeding strategies and predator-prey interactions. The estuarine turbidity maximum, described as an area of increased suspended particles, phytoplankton and zooplankton, generally represents a zone with higher turbidity and enhanced food sources important for successful feeding and growth in m...

X. F. WANG∗,†,§, L. N. ZHAO∗, Z. H. YAO∗, Z. F. HOU∗, M. YEE∗, X. ZHOU‡, S. H. LIN‡ and T. S. LEE‡ ∗Atomistix Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (AAP), Unit 106 16 Nanyang Drive, NTU, Singapore 637722, Singapore †School of Materials Science and Engineering, NTU Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore ‡School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, NTU Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore §xf wan...

To contribute the biological mean of CO2 fixation, more than 200 microalgal isolates were screened from lakes, ponds, sediments, hog wastewater, paddy fields, hot springs, and seawater in Taiwan. Two unicellular microalgae, Chlorella sp. NTU-H15 and Chlorella sp. NTU-H25, were isolated from hog wastewater. In the laboratory, they were able to grow up even in aeration containing CO2 up to 40% an...

The NTU-PAL1 and NTU-PAL2 robots for the elderly are introduced in this paper. The emphasis of NTUPAL1 is offering increased mobility for elderly people who are less-mobile. NTU-PAL2, an emotional expressive robot, is used to stimulate interaction, to supply relaxed companionship and to fulfill a sense of affection for senior citizens staying alone. The core software modules in terms of dynamic...

This laboratory work examines the relationship between turbidity (NTU) and total suspended sediment concentration (TSS, mg/L) for a Cecil Ap soil, a common Southeastern Piedmont soil type. We show a 1:1 correlation between NTU and TSS for the silt and clay fractions, but a smaller ratio for clay and bulk-soil samples. These results suggest that NTU measurements can be used to estimate sediment ...

We generalize exactness to games with non-transferable utility (NTU). In an exact game for each coalition there is a core allocation on the boundary of its payoff set. Convex games with transferable utility are well-known to be exact. We study five generalizations of convexity in the NTU setting. We show that each of ordinal, coalition merge, individual merge and marginal convexity can be unifi...