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Computing the Similarity Between Moving Curves
In this paper we study similarity measures for moving curves which can, for
example, model changing coastlines or retreating glacier termini. Points on a
moving curve have two parameters, namely the position along the curve as well
as time. We therefore focus on similarity measures for surfaces, specifically
the Fr\'echet distance between surfaces. While the Fr\'echet distance between
surfaces is not even known to be computable, we show for variants arising in
the context of moving curves that they are polynomial-time solvable or
NP-complete depending on the restrictions imposed on how the moving curves are
matched. We achieve the polynomial-time solutions by a novel approach for
computing a surface in the so-called free-space diagram based on max-flow
min-cut duality
Liquefaction Studies of the Solani Sand Reinforced with Geogrid
In this paper, a study on liquefaction resistance of Solani sand reinforced with geogrid sheets is reported. Tests were carried out on shake table (vibration Table) with sand samples prepared at relative density of 25% without and with geogrid sheets. In this investigation biaxial synthetic geogrid sheets having the dimension equal to plan dimension of the shake table tank were used in three different combinations of 3 layers, 4 layers and 5 layers at different depths within the sand sample. The liquefaction parameters such as maximum pore water pressure (Umax), maximum pore water pressure built up time (t1) and pore water pressure dissipation time (t3) were measured with the help of transparent piezometer tubes and stop watch for each combination of geogrid sheet corresponding to various levels of accelerations varying from 0.1g to 0.4g. In each test, the frequency of dynamic load was kept constant (5Hz). The liquefaction resistance of sand was evaluated in- terms of pore pressure ratio. Tests results indicate that on inclusion of geogrid sheets into the sand samples, the Umax decreases and t1 and t3 increases. It was also observed that on increasing the number of geogrid sheets, Umax decreases further and this decrease is significant at small amplitude of excitation. The average increase in liquefaction resistance of sand was found to be about 31 % in case of 5 layers of Geogrid sheets at 0.1g acceleration
Assessment of diversity and plant growth promoting attributes of rhizobia isolated from Cajanus cajan L.
Eight (8) strains of rhizobia from Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) were isolated and identified based on their physiological and biochemical characteristics using standard methods. Five (5) of the isolates (KCC1 toKCC5) were subjected to partial 16S rDNA gene sequencing for phylogenetic analysis. Genetic diversity was investigated using restriction patterns produced by amplified rDNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) and were placed into different clusters. They were identified as Ensifer sinorhizobium hence named as Ensifer spp. KCC1 to KCC4. KCC5 is placed in Ensifer fredii clade. Nodulation and nitrogen fixing abilities of the isolates were confirmed by amplification of nodC and nifH genes. All of them showed indole-3-acetic acid production and phosphate solubilization activity. Only two isolates (KCC2 and KCC5) produced siderophore on CAS medium and showed strong antagonistic effect against Fusarium udum. None of the isolates produced cyanogen. The study showed that there is a considerable homogeneity amongst C. cajan root nodule isolates and can be exploited for plant growth promotion of C. cajan with effective antagonism against F. udum.Keywords: Diversity, Ensifer (Sinorhizobium) spp., pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan
Hypolipidemic effect of Terminalia arjuna (L.) in experimentally induced hypercholesteremic rats
The hypolipidemic activity of the 50% ethanol extract of bark of T. arjuna were evaluated in rats. The 50% v/v ethanol bark extract at the dose of 40mg/kg body weight, substantially reduced the plasma total cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL cholesterol while HDL cholesterol increased in experimental group in comparison with hypercholesterolemic animal group. Atherogenic index and liver weight of treated animals also showed significant decrease. A significant increase in the activities of lipoprotein lipase and plasma LCAT enhanced hepatic bile acid synthesis and thereby increased degradation of cholesterol to neutral sterols. Furthermore, the activities of lipogenic enzymes like HMG-CoA reductase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and malate dehydrogenase were significantly reduced. The bark extract of Terminalia arjuna has excellent hypolipidemic activity. The effect of the extract seems to be mediated through increased hepatic clearance of cholesterol, down regulation of lipogenic enzymes and inhibition of HMG- CoA reductase
The Impact Of Insider Trading On Market Liquidity In The NASDAQ Market
This study examines the relationship between insider trading and market liquidity (spread and depth) of NASDAQ-100 stocks. Tests on an intraday sample of sell trades show no evidence of cross-sectional association between the width of the spread and insider trading, but detect some widening of the spread after the fact. Overall, our results provide mixed evidence on the ability of NASDAQ dealers to unravel informed order flow and adjust spreads accordingly. Their short-term behavior suggests an inability to detect insider trading and widen spreads, but their behavior over time suggests that dealers may attempt to recover what they apparently lose at a given point and time
The Impact Of Insider Trading On Market Liquidity In The NASDAQ Market
This study examines the relationship between insider trading and market liquidity (spread and depth) of NASDAQ-100 stocks. Tests on an intraday sample of sell trades show no evidence of cross-sectional association between the width of the spread and insider trading, but detect some widening of the spread after the fact. Overall, our results provide mixed evidence on the ability of NASDAQ dealers to unravel informed order flow and adjust spreads accordingly. Their short-term behavior suggests an inability to detect insider trading and widen spreads, but their behavior over time suggests that dealers may attempt to recover what they apparently lose at a given point and time
Effect of impurity substitution on band structure and mass renormalization of the correlated FeTeSe superconductor
Using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), we studied the
effect of the impurity potential on the electronic structure of
FeTeSe superconductor by substituting 10\% of Ni for Fe which
leads to an electron doping of the system. We could resolve three hole pockets
near the zone center and an electron pocket near the zone corner in the case of
FeTeSe, whereas only two hole pockets near the zone center and
an electron pocket near the zone corner are resolved in the case of
FeNiTeSe, suggesting that the hole pocket
having predominantly the orbital character is very sensitive to the
impurity scattering. Upon electron doping, the size of the hole pockets
decrease and the size of the electron pockets increase as compared to the host
compound. However, the observed changes in the size of the electron and hole
pockets are not consistent with the rigid-band model. Moreover, the effective
mass of the hole pockets is reduced near the zone center and of the electron
pockets is increased near the zone corner in the doped
FeNiTeSe as compared to FeTeSe.
We refer these observations to the changes of the spectral function due to the
effect of the impurity potential of the dopants.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figure
The kinks in charge radii across = 82 and 126 revisited
We revisit the studies of the isotopic shift in the charge radii of {\it
even-even} isotopes of Sn and Pb nuclei at = 82, and 126, respectively,
within the relativistic mean-field and Relativistic-Hartree-Bogoliubov
approach. The shell model is also used to estimate isotopic shift in these
nuclei, for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. The ground state
single-particle energies () are calculated for non-linear NL3 \& NL3
and density-dependent DD-ME2 parameter sets compared with the experimental
data, wherever available. We establish a correlation between the filling of
single-particle levels and the isotopic shift in occupation probabilities. The
obtained from the relativistic mean-field and
Relativistic-Hartree-Bogoliubov approaches are in line with those used in the
shell model and experimental data for both the Sn and Pb isotopic chains. The
shell model calculated isotopic shift agrees with relativistic mean-field and
Relativistic-Hartree-Bogoliubov approaches that explain the experimental data
quite well.Comment: Published in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physic
Ultra-soft 100 nm Thick Zero Poisson’s Ratio Film with 60% Reversible Compressibility
About a 100 nm thick multilayer film of nanoparticle monolayers and polymer layers is shown to behave like cellular-foam with a modulus below 100 KPa. The 1.25 cm radius film adhered to a rigid surface can be compressed reversibly to 60% strain. The more than four orders of magnitude lower modulus compared to its constituents is explained by considering local bending in the (nano)cellular structure, similar to cork and wings of beetles. As the rigidity of the polymer backbone is increased in just four monolayers the modulus of the composite increases by over 70%. Electro-optical map of the strain distribution over the area of compression and increase in modulus with thickness indicates the films have zero Poisson’s ratio
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