Search results for "IDENTIFICATION"

Topological considerations in composing teams of learning machines

1995

Classes of total recursive functions may be identifiable by a team of strategies, but not by a single strategy, in accordance with a certain identification type (EX, FIN, etc.). Qualitative aspects in composing teams are considered. For each W ∉ EX all recursive strategies can be split into several families so that any team identifying W contains strategies from all the families. For W ∉ FIN the possibility of such splitting depends upon W. The relation between these phenomena and “voting” properties for types EX, FIN, etc. is revealed.

2014

This paper considers the parameter estimation for linear time-invariant (LTI) systems in an input-output setting with output error (OE) time-delay model structure. The problem of missing data is commonly experienced in industry due to irregular sampling, sensor failure, data deletion in data preprocessing, network transmission fault, and so forth; to deal with the identification of LTI systems with time-delay in incomplete-data problem, the generalized expectation-maximization (GEM) algorithm is adopted to estimate the model parameters and the time-delay simultaneously. Numerical examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Basic Chemometric Tools

2013

Abstract The authentication of protected designation of origin and other protected geographical indications for foods involves the need for a deep knowledge of these kinds of samples and the correct identification of appropriate markers that are suitable to be used for authentication purposes. For this, significance tests must be developed and applied to provide evidence in a fast and accurate way; from this, it seems clear that advances in analytical tools, to obtain data regarding food chemical composition, and chemometric data treatments must be continued to provide to the users powerful identification methodologies. In this sense, the objective must be to differentiate between foods pro…

Professional Skepticism and Auditor Judgment: Does Trait Skepticism Mitigate the Recency Bias?

2016

In two experiments with experienced auditors, we examine whether and how trait skepticism mitigates the tendency to place a greater emphasis on the most recently presented information, the so-called recency bias. We measure trait skepticism using the Hurtt scale (Hurtt 2010), manipulate information order, and vary presentation mode across two experiments. When information is presented sequentially (experiment 1), we find that auditors who score higher on the subconstructs of trait skepticism related to evidence examination are less likely to overweight contrasting evidence and thus are less prone to the recency bias. When information is presented simultaneously and the task is complex (expe…

Advanced Spectroscopic Detectors for Identification and Quantification

2013

The coupling of vibration spectroscopic detectors to liquid chromatography (LC) is an interesting analytical tool that allows combining high resolution from LC with molecular specific information accessible by infrared (IR) and Raman spectrometry. This chapter describes the basics of IR and Raman spectroscopy with a special emphasis on the advantages and pitfalls of these detection techniques in LC. Two fundamentally different coupling approaches, namely, off-line hyphenation involving the physical elimination of the mobile phase and on-line hyphenation through the use of flow cells, are discussed in detail, describing the most important interfaces and diverse practical applications. Strate…

Structurally Uniform Oligomers

1985

Model compounds as well as prototype reactions are frequently used to understand more complex chemical systems. In the case of phenolic resins a large number of model compounds have been synthesized. They are regarded as either components of a complex mixture of novolaks or resoles or as representative segments of the phenolic crosslinked network. These model compounds were formerly the basis for the correlation of physical properties to molecular structure. Presently the progress of analytical separations and identification methods is formidable; highly sophisticated chemical instrumentation allows the analysis of highly complex mixtures. Nevertheless, well defined compounds with definite …

Characterization and source identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in river bank soils.

2008

Elevated PAH concentrations were detected in bank soils along the Mosel and Saar Rivers in Germany. Information on the identification of PAH sources in this area however remains unclear. This study was able to characterize the PAH sources by application of several approaches, including consideration of the distribution patterns of 45 PAHs (including 16 EPA PAHs and some alkyl PAHs), specific PAH ratios, distribution patterns of n-alkanes and principal component analysis (PCA). In addition, the efficiency of the tested approaches was assessed. The results from the application of the various source identification methods showed that pyrogenic PAHs dominate soil samples collected upstream of t…

Optical contrast of 2D InSe on SiO2/Si and transparent substrates using bandpass filters

2017

The particular optical and electronic properties recently reported for 2D InSe depict this 2D material as being very versatile for future electronic and optoelectronic devices with tunable and optimized functionalities. For its fundamental study and the development of practical applications, rapid and accurate identification methods of atomically thin InSe are essential. Here, we demonstrate an enhancement of the optical contrast between InSe nanosheets and the underlying SiO2/Si substrate by illuminating with a 40 nm wide bandpass filter centered at 500 nm. Moreover, we study the optical contrast of 2D InSe on transparent substrates. Our results suggest that a good optical contrast is achi…

IDENTIFICATION AND SUSTAINABLE EXPLOITATION OF WILD EDIBLE MUSHROOMS IN RURAL AREAS (“MYCOTICON”, LDV-TOI PROJECT): DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE TRAI…

2013

In Mediterranean and in southeast Europe the activities of a significant part of the population are traditionally linked with agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry. However, many rural communities are experiencing serious difficulties associated with low income per person and poor employment prospects combined with increased demographic decline. Alternative activities such as the collection and trading of wild edible mushrooms as well as the cultivation of choice species could contribute at providing valuable solutions both in financial and environmental terms. The total number of fungal species which are considered having edible and/or medicinal value is over 2300 [1]. Most of them fo…

Testing for Contagion: a Time-Scale Decomposition

2010

The aim of the paper is to test for financial contagion by estimating a simultaneous equation model subject to structural breaks. For this purpose, we use the Maximum Overlapping Discrete Wavelet Transform, MODWT, to decompose four asset returns into different scale components (each associated with a given frequency range). The decomposition will enable us to obtain the moment conditions necessary to (over)identify a structural form model with a single dummy and the one with multiple dummies capturing shifts in the co-movement of asset returns occurring during periods of financial turmoil. A Montecarlo simulation exercise shows that test based on a single dummy structural form model has goo…