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Maximizing sum rate and minimizing MSE on multiuser downlink: Optimality, fast algorithms and equivalence via max-min SIR
Maximizing the minimum weighted SIR, minimizing the weighted sum MSE and maximizing the weighted sum rate in a multiuser downlink system are three important performance objectives in joint transceiver and power optimization, where all the users have a total power constraint. We show that, through connections with the nonlinear Perron-Frobenius theory, jointly optimizing power and beamformers in the max-min weighted SIR problem can be solved optimally in a distributed fashion. Then, connecting these three performance objectives through the arithmetic-geometric mean inequality and nonnegative matrix theory, we solve the weighted sum MSE minimization and weighted sum rate maximization in the low to moderate interference regimes using fast algorithms
Juries and Justice: Are Malpractice and Other Personal Injuries Created Equal?
A study analyzed the civil jury system and the difference in personal injury awards between automobile and deep-pocket defendants, especially in medical malpractice cases. Six conclusions were reached, including the finding that juries sometimes respond emotionally and award some objectively similar cases higher damages than others
Self-Dual Conformal Supergravity and the Hamiltonian Formulation
In terms of Dirac matrices the self-dual and anti-self-dual decomposition of
a conformal supergravity is given and a self-dual conformal supergravity theory
is developed as a connection dynamic theory in which the basic dynamic variabes
include the self-dual spin connection i.e. the Ashtekar connection rather than
the triad. The Hamiltonian formulation and the constraints are obtained by
using the Dirac-Bergmann algorithm.
PACS numbers: 04.20.Cv, 04.20.Fy,04.65.+
A Pair of Disjoint 3-GDDs of type g^t u^1
Pairwise disjoint 3-GDDs can be used to construct some optimal
constant-weight codes. We study the existence of a pair of disjoint 3-GDDs of
type and establish that its necessary conditions are also sufficient.Comment: Designs, Codes and Cryptography (to appear
The Constraints and Spectra of a Deformed Quantum Mechanics
We examine a deformed quantum mechanics in which the commutator between
coordinates and momenta is a function of momenta. The Jacobi identity
constraint on a two-parameter class of such modified commutation relations
(MCR's) shows that they encode an intrinsic maximum momentum; a sub-class of
which also imply a minimum position uncertainty. Maximum momentum causes the
bound state spectrum of the one-dimensional harmonic oscillator to terminate at
finite energy, whereby classical characteristics are observed for the studied
cases. We then use a semi-classical analysis to discuss general concave
potentials in one dimension and isotropic power-law potentials in higher
dimensions. Among other conclusions, we find that in a subset of the studied
MCR's, the leading order energy shifts of bound states are of opposite sign
compared to those obtained using string-theory motivated MCR's, and thus these
two cases are more easily distinguishable in potential experiments.Comment: 30 pages inclusive of 7 figure
Sexing in Rattans
In Malaysia, rattans belonging to Calamus species are regarded as the most economically important non-wood resource from
forest after timber. However, the genetic resource of rattans in the wild is much depleted due to over exploitation and lose of
forest habitat. Therefore, there is a need to establish large scale plantation to produce enough canes for furniture and handicraft
industries. Large scale planting requires sufficient planting materials, and the establishment of seed orchards for seed production
is important for supplying sufficient planting materials. However, the dioecy in rattan limits its breeding and cultivation. The
dioecious Calamus species have distinct male and female plants, and gender is identified only after the first flowering. Early
identification of male and female individuals by molecular markers can help to address the limitation of dioecy for large scale
planting. In this paper, we address the dioecy and sex ratio in Calamus species. Subsequently, we discuss the functional
genomics of Calamus manan and C. palustris in understanding the sex determination and flower development in rattans
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