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Cone Monotonicity: Structure Theorem, Properties, and Comparisons to Other Notions of Monotonicity
In search of a meaningful 2-dimensional analog to mono- tonicity, we
introduce two new definitions and give examples of and dis- cuss the
relationship between these definitions and others that we found in the
literature. Note: After we published the article in Abstract and Applied
Analysis and after we searched multiple times for previous work, we discovered
that Clarke at al. had introduced the definition of cone monotonicity and given
a characterization. See the addendum at the end of this paper for full
reference information
Three-dimensional flow field from a radial vortex filament in a cylindrical annulus
Three dimensional flow field from radial vortex filament in cylindrical annulus of axial flow turbin
Effect of Successive Single-gestation Pregnancies on the Course of Maternal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease and Perinatal Transmission
Objective: This study was undertaken to examine the effect of successive pregnancies over a 3-year
period on the course of maternal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the rate of
perinatal transmission of HIV
Synthesis of Kentucky’s Traveler Information Systems
After the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a dedicated phone number for real-time travel information services, the abbreviated 511 dialing code was founded in July 2000. The FCC reasoned that 511 services could reduce traffic congestion, air pollution, and the inefficient use of fossil fuels. 511 would, in turn, improve traveler safety. In 2010, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) mandated a set of requirements for systems that deliver real-time traffic information to the public. States DOTs were asked to comply with this mandate by November 2014. Many states, in addition to maintaining websites, also have dedicated mobile apps and a social media presence (e.g., one or multiple Twitter accounts) that communicate data on traffic and road conditions. Analysis of 511 usage data indicated that the number of phone calls received has dropped sharply since the mid-2000s. Conversely, the amount of traffic handled by KYTC’s websites and mobile apps has increased. Like the phone system, websites and mobile apps garner the most traffic during the winter months. Discussions with KYTC 511 stakeholders revealed that phone system will be less relevant — although necessary to maintain, particularly in rural areas. There was significant consensus among KYTC stakeholders about the strengths of the state’s current approach to delivering traffic information, and a number of improvements were put forward to enhance it in the future. A survey of Kentucky drivers revealed that a majority get their traffic information through digital content providers. Services such as Google and Waze are popular for retrieving maps and driving directions, while television and radio play an important role still, especially for the provision of information during hazardous weather. Government-provided services (i.e., 511, TRIMARC) are less popular among drivers, and only garner a fraction of the traffic of online services and traditional media. Discussions with other state DOTs revealed that many other states are currently in the process of rethinking their 511 and traveler information systems. Many plan to retool these over the next 2–3 years. While there was agreement among state DOTs that they will continue to provide authoritative traveler information, how they carry out this mandate is somewhat unclear
Discovery of an OVI Emitting Nebula around the Hot White Dwarf KPD 0005+5106
A survey of diffuse interstellar sight lines observed with the Far
Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer has led to the serendipitous discovery of a
high-ionization nebula around the hot white dwarf KPD 0005+5106. The nebula has
an OVI 1032A surface brightness of up to 25,000 photons/s/cm^2/sr, making it
the brightest region of extended OVI emission in our survey. Photoionization
models using the incident white dwarf continuum successfully reproduce the
observed OVI intensity. The OVI emission arises in the highly ionized inner
region of a planetary nebula around KPD 0005+5106. This newly discovered nebula
may be one member of a class of high-ionization planetary nebulae that are
difficult to detect in the optical, but which can be easily identified in the
ultraviolet.Comment: accepted for publication in ApJL, 11 pages including 2 figure
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Death of an expert system: A case study of success and failure
A decision team composed of managers and staff experts at Mary Kay Cosmetics develops packaging for new and revised products as well as sets their prices. However, the potential for costly errors in the decision-making process motivated this group to pursue development of an expert system (ES) to assist with the problem. The ES performed so well that it changed the organization\u27s behavior—the group ceased to meet for the purpose of developing the packaging but instead gathered just to confirm and approve the expert system\u27s solution. Despite the clear benefits associated with using an ES approach, the group stopped using the ES application and the behavior of the group returned to pre-ES practices. This work describes from a managerial perspective how and why this valuable tool fell into disuse, and offers valuable lessons for management
FUSE Detection of Galactic OVI Emission in the Halo above the Perseus Arm
Background observations obtained with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic
Explorer (FUSE) toward l=95.4, b=36.1 show OVI 1032,1038 in emission. This
sight line probes a region of stronger-than-average soft X-ray emission in the
direction of high-velocity cloud Complex C above a part of the disk where
Halpha filaments rise into the halo. The OVI intensities, 1600+/-300
ph/s/cm^2/sr (1032A) and 800+/-300 ph/s/cm^2/sr (1038A), are the lowest
detected in emission in the Milky Way to date. A second sight line nearby
(l=99.3, b=43.3) also shows OVI 1032 emission, but with too low a
signal-to-noise ratio to obtain reliable measurements. The measured
intensities, velocities, and FWHMs of the OVI doublet and the CII* line at
1037A are consistent with a model in which the observed emission is produced in
the Galactic halo by hot gas ejected by supernovae in the Perseus arm. An
association of the observed gas with Complex C appears unlikely.Comment: accepted for publication in ApJL, 11 pages including 3 figure
Teasing apart retrieval and encoding interference in the processing of anaphors
Two classes of account have been proposed to explain the memory processes subserving the processing of reflexive-antecedent dependencies. Structure-based accounts assume that the retrieval of the antecedent is guided by syntactic tree-configurational information without considering other kinds of information such as gender marking in the case of English reflexives. By contrast, unconstrained cue-based retrieval assumes that all available information is used for retrieving the antecedent. Similarity-based interference effects from structurally illicit distractors which match a non-structural retrieval cue have been interpreted as evidence favoring the unconstrained cue-based retrieval account since cue-based retrieval interference from structurally illicit distractors is incompatible with the structure-based account. However, it has been argued that the observed effects do not necessarily reflect interference occurring at the moment of retrieval but might equally well be accounted for by interference occurring already at the stage of encoding or maintaining the antecedent in memory, in which case they cannot be taken as evidence against the structure-based account. We present three experiments (self-paced reading and eye-tracking) on German reflexives and Swedish reflexive and pronominal possessives in which we pit the predictions of encoding interference and cue-based retrieval interference against each other. We could not find any indication that encoding interference affects the processing ease of the reflexive-antecedent dependency formation. Thus, there is no evidence that encoding interference might be the explanation for the interference effects observed in previous work. We therefore conclude that invoking encoding interference may not be a plausible way to reconcile interference effects with a structure-based account of reflexive processing
Final Calibration of the Berkeley Extreme and Far-Ultraviolet Spectrometer on the ORFEUS-SPAS I and II Missions
The Berkeley Extreme and Far-Ultraviolet Spectrometer (BEFS) flew as part of
the ORFEUS telescope on the ORFEUS-SPAS I and II space-shuttle missions in 1993
and 1996, respectively. The data obtained by this instrument have now entered
the public domain. To facilitate their use by the astronomical community, we
have re-extracted and re-calibrated both data sets, converted them into a
standard (FITS) format, and placed them in the Multimission Archive at Space
Telescope (MAST). Our final calibration yields improved wavelength scales and
effective-area curves for both data sets.Comment: To appear in the January 2002 issue of the PASP. 17 pages with 9
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