Absolute value functions have a parent function, f(x) = a|x| Example. Graph f(x) = -3|x| Parent function? What is a? Piecewise Functions Piecewise = function defined in terms of two or more formulas – Come to a “stop-sign” – Stop sign then directs us which particular function...
For example, if the local daily maximum temperature is not correctly captured due to measurement error in a data set induced by averaging over space, too much (or too little, depending on the sign of the error) of the temperature exposure is counted as harmful yield-decreasing heat rather ...
added Ahmed body setup as an example on how body forces and drag coefficient are computed added Cessna 172 and Bell 222 setups to showcase loading composite .stl geometries and revoxelization of moving parts added optional semi-transparent rendering mode (#define GRAPHICS_TRANSPARENCY 0.7f in defi...
Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics exhibit a variety of complex phenomena far from equilibrium. It inherits challenges of equilibrium, including accurately describing the joint distribution of a large number of configurations, and also poses new challenges as the distribution evolves over time. Characterizi...
We show that degenerate nonlinear diffusion equations can be asymptotically obtained as a limit from a class of nonlocal partial differential equations. Th
The basic issue that concerns us is that a clinically important treatment effect may be more complex than implied by a simple hazard ratio (HR) between treatment arms. For example, survival curves that diverge then converge or even cross may suggest the mode of action of a research treatment....
By studying a variety of non-monotonic activation functions, we propose a method to construct a non-monotonic activation function, x·Φ(x), with Φ(x) ε [0, 1]. With the hardening treatment of Φ(x), we propose an adaptive non-monotonic segmented activation func...
filtering method is proposed for the switching fuzzy system.The proposed condition is less conservative than the previous results.Since only a set of LMIs is involved,the filter parameters can be solved directly.Finally,a design example is provided to illustrate the validity of the proposed method....
In this paper we reconsider a known technique for constructing strong MIP formulations for disjunctive constraints of the form $$x \in \bigcup _{i=1}^m P_i
Image editing is an important research area in computer vision and image processing technique. In recent years, local linear model is widely applied to image editing applications such as image filter,alpha matting. For example, closed form matting assumes the alpha value in local area of image sa...