In this paper, we prove that the Strong Novikov Conjecture for a residually finite group is essentially equivalent to the Coarse Geometric Novikov Conjecture for a certain metric space associated to the group. As an application, we obtain the Coarse Geometric Novikov Conjecture for a large class of sequences of expanders.

We construct several geometric representatives for the C/Zm fractional branes on either a partially or the completely resolved orbifold. In the process we use large radius and conifold-type monodromies, and provide a strong consistency check. In particular, for C/Z5 we give three different sets of geometric representatives. We also find the explicit Seiberg-duality, in the Berenstein-Douglas se...

The concepts of (∈γ ,∈γ ∨ qδ)-fuzzy h-ideals and (∈γ ,∈γ ∨ qδ)-fuzzy hinterior ideals in hemirings are introduced. Some new characterization theorems of these kinds of fuzzy h-ideals are also given. In particular, we investigate prime and strong prime (∈γ ,∈γ ∨ qδ)-fuzzy h-ideals in hemirings. Finally, we show that the h-hemiregular and h-semisimple hemirings can be described by using these kin...

Co-opting physicians to regulate Fee-for-Service (FFS) payment is more feasible and simpler to administer than capitation, Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs) and pay-for-performance. The key lies in designing and revising the fee schedule, which not only defines and sets the fee for each item, but also the conditions of billing. Adherence to these regulations must be strictly audited in order to c...

In this article, we explore the potential contribution of multimodal context information to object detection in an ”intelligent car”. The used car platform incorporates subsystems for the detection of objects from local visual patterns, as well as for the estimation of global scene properties (sometimes denoted ”scene context” or just ”context”) such as the shape of the road area or the 3D posi...

In this paper we investigate Multi-Objective Integer Linear Programming (MOILP) problems with unbounded feasible region and introduce recession direction for MOILP problems. Then we present necessary and sufficient conditions to have unbounded feasible region and infinite optimal values for objective functions of MOILP problems. Finally we present some examples with unbounded feasible region and fi...

A class of trust region based algorithms is presented for the solution of nonlinear optimization problems with a convex feasible set. At variance with previously published analysis of this type, the theory presented allows for the use of general norms. Furthermore, the proposed algorithms do not require the explicit computation of the projected gradient, and can therefore be adapted to cases wh...

Decision making is an important issue in business and project management that assists finding the optimal alternative from a number of feasible alternatives. Decision making requires adequate consideration of uncertainty in projects. In this paper, in order to address uncertainty of project environments, interval type-2 fuzzy sets (IT2FSs) are used. In other words, the rating of each alternativ...