bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Asymptotics of reproducing kernels on a plane domain
Authors: Engliš Miroslav 
Published: July 2010

Let

Ω
\Omega

. be a plane domain of hyperbolic type,

|

d
z

|

/

w
(
z
)

|dz|/w(z)

the Poincaré metric on

Ω
\Omega

, and

K

Ω
,
q

(
x
,

y
¯

)

{K_{\Omega ,q}}(x,\bar y)

the reproducing kernel for the Hilbert space

A

q
2

(
Ω
)

\mathcal {A}_q^2(\Omega )

of all holomorphic functions on

Ω
\Omega

square-integrable with respect to the measure

w

(
z

)

2
q
−
2

|

d
z
∧
d

z
¯

|

w{(z)^{2q - 2}}|dz \wedge d\bar z|

. It is proved that
\[

lim

q
→
+
∞

K

Ω
,
q

(
z
,

z
¯

)
w

(
z
)

2
q

2
q

=

1
π

.

\lim \limits _{q \to + \infty } \frac {{{K_{\Omega ,q}}(z,\bar z)w{{(z)}^{2q}}}}{{2q}} = \frac {1}{\pi }.

\]
On principal sections of a pair of forms
Authors: Cheng Che-Man 
Published: July 2010

Let H and C be

n
×
n

n \times n

Hermitian matrices with C positive definite. Let

H
(

i
1

,
…
,

i
r

)

H({i_1}, \ldots ,{i_r})

denote the submatrix of H formed by deleting the rows and columns

i
1

,
…
,

i
r

{i_1}, \ldots ,{i_r}

, of H. In this paper, with

r
1

+
⋯
+

r
k

≤
n

{r_1} + \cdots + {r_k} \leq n

, we study the roots of the determinantal equation

det
(
λ
C
−
H
)
=
0

\det (\lambda C - H) = 0

and those of
\[

det
(
(
λ
C
−
H
)
(

r
1

+
⋯
+

r

i
−
1

+
1
,
…
,

r
1

+
⋯
+

r
i

)
)
=
0

\det ((\lambda C - H)({r_1} + \cdots + {r_{i - 1}} + 1, \ldots ,{r_1} + \cdots + {r_i})) = 0

\]
for

i
=
1
,
…
,
k

i = 1, \ldots ,k

.
A nonlinear integral equation occurring in a singular free boundary problem
Authors: Höllig Klaus , Nohel John A. 
Published: July 2010

We study the Cauchy problem
\[

{

u
t

=
ϕ

(

u
x

)
x

,

(
x
,
t
)
∈

R

×

R

+

,

u
(
⋅
,
0
)
=
f

\left \{ \begin {gathered} {u_t} = \phi {({u_x})_x},\qquad (x,t) \in {\mathbf {R}} \times {{\mathbf {R}}_ + }, \hfill \\ u( \cdot ,0) = f \hfill \\ \end {gathered} \right .

\]
with the piecewise linear constitutive function

ϕ
(
ξ
)
=

ξ
+

=
max
(
0
,
ξ
)

\phi (\xi ) = {\xi _ + } = \max (0,\xi )

and with smooth initial data

f
f

which satisfy

x

f
′

(
x
)
⩾
0

xf’(x) \geqslant 0

,

x
∈

R

x \in {\mathbf {R}}

, and

f
(
0
)
>
0

f(0) > 0

. We prove that free boundary

s
s

, given by

u
x

(
s

(
t

)
+

,
t
)
=
0

{u_x}(s{(t)^ + },t) = 0

, is of the form
\[

s
(
t
)
=
−
κ

t

+
o

(

t

)

,

t
→

0
+

,

s(t) = - \kappa \sqrt t + o\left ( {\sqrt t } \right ),\qquad t \to {0^ + },

\]
where the constant

κ
=
0.9034
…

\kappa = 0.9034 \ldots

is the (numerical) solution of a particular nonlinear equation. Moreover, we show that for any

α
∈
(
0
,
1

/

2
)

\alpha \in (0,1/2)

,
\[

|

d
2

d

t
2

f
(
s
(
t
)
)

|

=
O
(

t

α
−
1

)
,

t
→

0
+

.

\left | {\frac {{{d^2}}} {{d{t^2}}}f(s(t))} \right | = O({t^{\alpha - 1}}),\qquad t \to {0^ + }.

\]
The proof involves the analysis of a nonlinear singular integral equation.
Suspension spectra and homology equivalences
Authors: Kuhn Nicholas J. 
Published: July 2010

Let

f
:

Σ
∞

X
→

Σ
∞

Y

f:{\Sigma ^\infty }X \to {\Sigma ^\infty }Y

be a stable map between two connected spaces, and let

E

∗

{E_{\ast }}

be a generalized homology theory. We show that if

E

∗

(
f
)

{E_{\ast }}(f)

is an isomorphism then

E

∗

(

Ω
∞

f
)
:

E

∗

(
Q
X
)
→

E

∗

(
Q
Y
)

{E_{\ast }}({\Omega ^\infty }f):{E_{\ast }}(QX) \to {E_{\ast }}(QY)

is a monomorphism, but possibly not an epimorphism. Applications of this theorem include results of Miller and Snaith concerning the

K
K

-theory of the Kahn-Priddy map.
On nonlinear scalar Volterra integral equations. I
Authors: Engler Hans 
Published: July 2010

The scalar nonlinear Volterra integral equation
\[

u
(
t
)
+

∫
0
t

g
(
t
,
s
,
u
(
s
)
)

d
s
=
f
(
t
)

(
0
⩽
t
)

u(t) + \int _0^t {g(t,s,u(s))\,ds = f(t)\qquad (0 \leqslant t)}

\]
is studied. Conditions are given under which the difference of two solutions can be estimated by the variation of the difference of the corresponding right-hand sides. Criteria for the existence of

lim
u
(
t
)

\lim u(t)

(as

t
→
∞

t \to \infty

) are given, and existence and uniqueness questions are also studied.
First insight into the prediction of protein folding rate change upon point mutation
Authors: Huang Liang-Tsung , Gromiha M. Michael 
Published: July 2010

AbstractSummary: The accurate prediction of protein folding rate change upon mutation is an important and challenging problem in protein folding kinetics and design. In this work, we have collected experimental data on protein folding rate change upon mutation from various sources and constructed a reliable and non-redundant dataset with 467 mutants. These mutants are widely distributed based on secondary structure, solvent accessibility, conservation score and long-range contacts. From systematic analysis of these parameters along with a set of 49 amino acid properties, we have selected a set of 12 features for discriminating the mutants that speed up or slow down the folding process. We have developed a method based on quadratic regression models for discriminating the accelerating and decelerating mutants, which showed an accuracy of 74% using the 10-fold cross-validation test. The sensitivity and specificity are 63% and 76%, respectively. The method can be improved with the inclusion of physical interactions and structure-based parameters.Availability: http://bioinformatics.myweb.hinet.net/freedom.htmContact: michael-gromiha@aist.go.jpSupplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
The Royal Society, its Fellows and industrial R&D in the mid twentieth century
Authors: Horrocks Sally M. 
Published: July 2010

Commentators and politicians have frequently argued that the performance of the British economy could be significantly improved by paying more attention to the translation of the results of scientific research into new products and processes. They have frequently suggested that deficiencies in achieving this are part of a long-standing national malaise and regularly point to a few well-worn examples to support their contention. What are conspicuous by their absence from these debates are detailed and contextual studies that actually examine the nature of the interactions between scientists and industry and how these changed over time. This paper provides one such study by examining three aspects of the relationship between the Royal Society, its Fellows and industrial R&D during the mid twentieth century. It looks first at the enthusiasm for industrial research to be found across the political spectrum after World War II before examining the election as Fellows of the Royal Society of men who worked in industry at the time of their election. Finally it considers the extent to which industrial R&D was incorporated into the way in which the Royal Society presented itself to the outside world through its Conversazione. Despite the absence of formal structures to translate the results of the work of scientists employed in other institutional contexts to industry, there is much evidence to indicate that there were plenty of other opportunities for the exchange of information to take place.
Nonlinear analysis and parameters identification of servo mechanism with relay feedback
Authors: Pu DongLin , Wu JianHua , Xiong ZhenHua , Sheng XinJun , Ding Han 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the nonlinear analysis on the relay feedback technology (RFT) applied to parameters identification of servo mechanism.Design/methodology/approachIn order to investigate nonlinear elements' influence on RFT, the analysis was conducted in the velocity and current control loops, respectively. The RFT algorithm for modeling servo mechanism with friction was developed to overcome the nonlinear influence. Furthermore, the results from experiments were presented to validate the analysis and illustrated the advantages of the proposed method.FindingsThe Coulomb friction and current changing are the main nonlinear influence on the RFT application in servo mechanism. The friction effects should be included to servo system modeling based on RFT.Practical implicationsSome suggestions concluded from nonlinear analysis are useful to optimize the selection of parameters in RFT. And the proposed algorithm is applicable to modeling servo mechanism with friction.Originality/valueThe nonlinear analysis in the different control loops of servo mechanism based on RFT is presented and the effective identification approach is proposed in this paper.
Multi‐sensor information fusion in pulsed GTAW based on fuzzy measure and fuzzy integral
Authors: Chen Bo , Chen Shanben 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe status of welding process is difficult to monitor because of the intense disturbance during the process. The purpose of this paper is to use multiple sensors to obtain information about the process from different aspects and use multi‐sensor information fusion technology to fuse the information, to obtain more precise information about the process than using a single sensor alone.Design/methodology/approachArc sensor, visual sensor, and sound sensor were used simultaneously to obtain weld current, weld voltage, weld pool's image, and weld sound about the pulsed gas tungsten‐arc welding (GTAW) process. Then special algorithms were used to extract the signal features of different information. Fuzzy measure and fuzzy integral method were used to fuse the extracted signal features to predict the penetration status about the welding process.FindingsExperiment results show that fuzzy measure and fuzzy integral method can effectively utilize the information obtained by different sensors and obtain better prediction results than a single sensor.Originality/valueArc sensor, visual sensor, and sound sensor are used in pulsed GTAW at the same time to obtain information, and fuzzy measure and fuzzy integral method are used to fuse the different features in welding process for the first time; experiment results show that multi‐sensor information can obtain better results than single sensor, this provides a new method for monitoring welding status and to control the welding process more precisely.
Logistics information systems adoption: an empirical investigation in Brazil
Authors: Hisano Barbosa Danilo , Andreotti Musetti Marcel 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine whether the level of logistics information systems (LIS) adoption in manufacturing companies is influenced by organizational profile variables, such as the company's size, the nature of its operations and their subsectors.Design/methodology/approachA review of the mainstream literature on LIS was carried out to identify the factors influencing the adoption of such information systems and also some research gaps. The empirical study's strategy is based on a survey research in Brazilian manufacturing firms from the capital goods industry. Data collected were analyzed through Kruskall‐Wallis and Mann Whitney's non‐parametric tests.FindingsThe analysis indicates that characteristics such as the size of companies and the nature of their operations influence the levels of LIS adoption, whilst comparisons regarding the subsectors appeared to be of little influence.Originality/valueThis is the first known study to examine the influence of organizational profiles such as size, nature of operations and subsector on the level of LIS adoption in manufacturing companies. Moreover, it is unique in portraying the Brazilian scenario on this topic and addressing the adoption of seven types of LIS in a single study.
Initial‐value problem of the Boolean function's primary function and its application in cryptographic system
Authors: Ding Yao‐Jun , Wang Zhuo , Ye Jian‐Hua 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide the general method for the solution of the Boolean function's primary function, and its application in encryption systems.Design/methodology/approachIn the Boolean function theory, there is always a lack in the general method for the solution of primary function. This paper uses a very useful tool – e‐derivative, and by the help of this tool, obtains some very useful theorems.FindingsThe paper not only finds the method of solving the primary function of the Boolean function but also provides its application in encryption systems.Research limitations/implicationsThe Boolean function's primary function is also very useful in the detection of circuitry, not introduced in this paper.Practical implicationsThis paper is very useful for information security.Originality/valueThe paper solves the initial‐value problem of the Boolean function's primary function, and constructs some Boolean functions with many cryptographical characters which are very useful in encryption systems.
The effect of message appeals and unrealistic optimism on purchase intentions
Authors: Pornpitakpan Chanthika , Green Robert T. 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to extend a 2007 study by investigating which types of message appeals are more effective in reducing unrealistic optimism (a tendency for people to believe that they are less prone than are others to encounter negative outcomes) and inducing purchase intentions of a life‐threatening hazard prevention product in collectivist and individualist cultures.Design/methodology/approachAn experiment was conducted with 133 American, 145 Singaporean, and 200 Thai undergraduates, totaling 478 participants.FindingsThe findings confirm the existence of unrealistic optimism in the marketing setting and show that first, lower levels of optimism are associated with higher purchase intentions for the product; second, hazard‐related behavior priming advertisement appeals lead to lower purchase intentions than do advertisements without priming, contradicting some earlier findings; and third, participants from collectivist cultures (Singaporeans and Thais) show higher purchase intentions than do those from individualist cultures (Americans) for both the risk‐priming and the expert advertisement appeals.Research limitations/implicationsThe samples, while well matched, consist of undergraduate students who are not necessarily representative of the populations as a whole. The samples also come from only three countries. In addition, the study uses a single message.Practical implicationsThe study suggests that: external‐control/collectivist cultures may be more influenced by advertising, regardless of the appeal employed; different types of cultures may require different amounts of advertising to achieve equal levels of effectiveness; unrealistic optimism needs to be addressed by marketers of preemptive products; and for products that are health‐related and difficult to evaluate, advertisements using expert appeals may be more effective than those attempting to counter unrealistic optimism by priming the risk‐related behaviors.Originality/valueThe paper has re‐affirmed the existence of unrealistic optimism, and that this phenomenon exists internationally with respect to a high‐involvement risk product category. It has unveiled relationships between optimism and purchase intentions. Finally, the paper has identified both similarities and differences in terms of the existence of unrealistic optimism and the relative effectiveness of different message types across cultures.
The professional status of massage therapists: experience, employability, and evolution
Authors: Marks Abigail 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the development and work experiences of an occupational grouping – massage therapy – and to examine the employment experiences of members of this profession, including their relationship with a newly formed professional body.Design/methodology/approachThe paper uses in‐depth, semi‐structured interviews with massage professionals working within a region of the UK. The participants were recruited through a survey administered via a professional newsletter.FindingsThe findings from this paper suggest that there are few barriers to professionalisation for bodies attempting to represent alternative and complementary medical practitioners. Whilst arguably making this more accessible for the majority, it could lead to issues of control and manipulation of vulnerable individuals – both practitioners and patients.Practical implicationsThere is some suggestion that governments should put into place mechanisms to regulate individuals wishing to set up training bodies and professional bodies within complementary and alternative medical practice.Originality/valueThis is an under‐explored area and presented unusually open access to both practitioners and key stakeholders in the professional body.
Using ANP priorities with goal programming in optimally allocating marketing resources
Authors: Polat Gul 
Published: July 2010

PurposeConstruction companies typically allocate limited resources, i.e. human resources and funds, for marketing activities; so, they commonly face the problem of deciding in which marketing activities they should primarily invest and how much resource they should allocate for the selected marketing activities. Indeed, the problem of selecting the best set of marketing activities should be treated as a multi‐objective optimisation problem with multiple obligatory and flexible goals with different priorities, several interdependencies, and multiple constraints on resources. The main objective of this paper is to solve the problem of optimal allocation of scarce marketing resources using the combination of analytic network process (ANP) and zero‐one‐goal‐programming (ZOGP) models.Design/methodology/approachThe research methodology of this paper mainly involves: reviewing the relevant literature on marketing and construction marketing; identifying the marketing activity alternatives in which construction companies may consider to invest; constructing an ANP model in order to calculate the importance weights of the different marketing activities; formulating a ZOGP model, which uses the weights obtained from the ANP model and considers the obligatory and flexible goals with different priorities, interdependencies and constraints on resources, that enables construction companies to optimize their scarce marketing resources; and conducting two case studies in order to illustrate how the proposed methodology works.FindingsThis paper provides construction companies with an integrated decision‐support methodology, which will assist them in allocating their limited marketing resources for different marketing activity alternatives in a more efficient way. The proposed methodology does not only consider the constraints on marketing resources and priorities of the goals that need to be satisfied but also show the deviations from the desired goals.Originality/valueThis paper is of benefit to construction companies as it offers an efficient and convenient tool that allows construction companies to optimise scarce marketing resources.
Bank risk and return: the impact of bank non‐interest income
Authors: Williams Barry , Prather Laurie 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to consider the impact on bank risk of portfolio diversification between traditional margin income and fee‐based income for banks operating in Australia.Design/methodology/approachConsidering several performance variables, this analysis compares the benefits of diversification across different bank types relative to margin income and fee income. Further, regression analysis considers bank risk and revenue concentration.FindingsThis paper documents that fee‐based income is riskier than margin income but offers diversification benefits to bank shareholders. While improving bank risk‐return tradeoff, these benefits are of second order importance compared to the large negative impact of poor asset quality on shareholder returns.Practical implicationsThese results have implications for all stakeholders in Australian banks. The results suggest that shareholders of banks will benefit from increased bank exposure to non‐interest income via diversification. From a regulatory perspective, diversification reduces the possibility of systemic risk, but caution must be offered with respect to banks pursuing absolute returns rather than monitoring risk‐return trade‐offs, and so exploiting the benefits of the implied guarantee offered by “too big to fail” However, shareholders should also monitor bank exposure to non interest income to ensure that they do not become over‐exposed to the point where the volatility effect outweighs the diversification benefits.Originality/valueThe results of this study suggest that Australian regulators should consider requiring increased disclosure of the composition of bank non‐interest income. Such disclosure would aid in understanding the changing nature of banking in Australia. Given the recent sub‐prime crisis in the USA and the role played by fee based income sourced from securitization, increased disclosure of the nature of bank non interest income is now of global importance. This disclosure is particularly germane within the context of the implementation of Basle II, with its increased emphasis upon market discipline, given that Stiroh found increased disclosure in this area is accompanied by improved market pricing for risk.
The complete customer journey: avoiding technology and business barriers to measure the total value of media
Authors: Skinner Christopher 
Published: July 2010

PurposeThis article aims to further discussion on viable methods for marketing measurement that account for the complete customer journey by exploring common technology and communication barriers and solutions.Design/methodology/approachExtensive industry experience with technical and business methods, referenced in cited case studies, and research on available methods of tracking, also cited, informed the analysis contained within the article. The article is intended as a jumping off point for further conversation and debate.FindingsInternal (author informed) case studies, and current industry offerings reveal that extant technology and standard business practices prevent the development of a total value model of marketing measurement. These barriers must be corrected before a complete picture of media efforts can be realized.Practical implicationsA total value model of marketing will require correcting for extant insufficient technology, and coordinating data and knowledge integration between business departments, to facilitate analysis of both online and offline marketing, and discern the value of individual media along the customer journey that lead to sales.Originality/valueThis article consolidates and pinpoints the crucial barriers to a method of marketing measurement that reveals online and offline media value along the entire customer journey. It offers solutions, for C‐level executives and marketers, to these barriers, and suggests that the most critical factor is internal business knowledge and practices.