Tercer censo nacional, levantado el 1 d̊e junio de 1914, ordenado por la Ley no. 9108 bajo la presidencia del dr. Roque Saenz Peña, ejecutado durante la presidencia del dr. Victorino de la Plaza.

Alberto B. Martínez, chairman.

Edges and bars: where do people see features in 1-D images?

There have been two main approaches to feature detection in human and computer vision - based either on the luminance distribution and its spatial derivatives, or on the spatial distribution of local contrast energy. Thus, bars and edges might arise from peaks of luminance and luminance gradient respectively, or bars and edges might be found at peaks of local energy, where local phases are aligned across spatial frequency. This basic issue of definition is important because it guides more detailed models and interpretations of early vision. Which approach better describes the perceived positions of features in images? We used the class of 1-D images defined by Morrone and Burr in which the amplitude spectrum is that of a (partially blurred) square-wave and all Fourier components have a common phase. Observers used a cursor to mark where bars and edges were seen for different test phases (Experiment 1) or judged the spatial alignment of contours that had different phases (e.g. 0 degrees and 45 degrees ; Experiment 2). The feature positions defined by both tasks shifted systematically to the left or right according to the sign of the phase offset, increasing with the degree of blur. These shifts were well predicted by the location of luminance peaks (bars) and gradient peaks (edges), but not by energy peaks which (by design) predicted no shift at all. These results encourage models based on a Gaussian-derivative framework, but do not support the idea that human vision uses points of phase alignment to find local, first-order features. Nevertheless, we argue that both approaches are presently incomplete and a better understanding of early vision may combine insights from both. (C)2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Singular Solutions with Exponential Growth for the (3+1)-D Wave Equation

Недю И. Попиванов, Тодор П. Попов, Рудолф Шерер - Разглеждат се четиримерни гранични задачи за нехомогенното вълново уравнение. Те са предложени от М. Протер като многомерни аналози на задачата на Дарбу в равнината. Известно е, че единственото обобщено решение може да има силна степенна особеност само в една гранична точка. Тази сингулярност е изолирана във върха на характеристичния конус и не се разпространява по конуса. Друг аспект на проблема е, че задачата не е фредхолмова, тъй като има безкрайномерно коядро. Предишни резултати сочат, че решението може да има най-много експоненциален ръст, но оставят открит въпроса дали наистина съществуват такива решения. Показваме, че отговора на този въпрос е положителен и строим обобщено решение на задачата на Протер с експоноциална особеност.

Iowa Statewide Highway Transportation Study: Trip Data Analysis, Vol. 1-D, 1974

The object of this report is to present the data and conclusions drawn from the analysis of the origin and destination information. Comments on the advisability and correctness of the approach used by Iowa are encouraged.

A Distributed algorithm for 1-D non-linear heat conduction with an unknown point source

Abstract not available

Analyse exploratoire trimestrielle du marché canadien sur la valeur marginale que place l'investisseur à l'ajout d'1$ d'encaisse (trésorerie)

Cette recherche a pour objectif de mesurer la valeur marginale estimée par les investisseurs canadiens à la suite de l’ajout de 1 dollar d’encaisse, pour la période trimestrielle s’étalant de 2001 à 2013. Autrement dit, nous tentons d’évaluer si l’investisseur déprécie, estime à sa juste valeur nominale ou apprécie la valeur de 1 dollar de trésorerie, et ce à travers son impact sur la valeur marchande de l’équité. Parallèlement, nous tentons d’analyser l’influence des variables liées à la rentabilité, le financement, la croissance et le risque sur la valeur que place l’investisseur à l’ajout de 1 dollar d’encaisse. L’effet sectoriel sera notamment exploré sur l’ensemble de ces périodes. Des études passées ont démontré qu’il existe une asymétrie entre la valeur nominale de 1 dollar d’encaisse et celle estimée par les investisseurs. Plus précisément que l’ajout de 1 dollar de liquidité est évalué à prime. Somme toute, ces analyses affinent leurs résultats en tenant compte de l’influence des autres variables telles que mentionnées plus haut, afin de déterminer celles qui entraînent une appréciation de l’encaisse de celles qui conduisent à sa dépréciation. Nous avons conclu qu’en moyenne la valeur marginale de 1 dollar de liquidité est évaluée à 2,13$ par les investisseurs. Nous avons également pu prouver que les anticipations des investisseurs et le risque total influencent significativement cette estimation. Pour tenter de mesurer la valeur que place l’investisseur à l’ajout de 1 dollar d’encaisse, nous avons utilisé la méthodologie de Pinkowitz et Williamson (2002). Ce faisant, nous avons dans un premier temps mesuré l’impact net de l’encaisse sur la valeur marchande de l’équité en élimant du modèle les variables tenant compte des variations trimestrielles t-2 et t+2. L’hypothèse à vérifier en ce qui concerne l’impact net de l’encaisse est qu’il existe une asymétrie significative entre la valeur de 1 dollar et celle estimée par l’investisseur qui n’est pas uniquement provoquée par l’influence des variations passées et futures de l’encaisse. Les résultats obtenus nous ont permis de prouver que la valeur de 1 dollar d’encaisse est appréciée par l’investisseur, et ce malgré la suppression ou la présence des variables tenant compte des variations. Dans la même ligné, nous avons pu démontrer que, conjointement à l’encaisse au temps t, seules les variations liées aux anticipations des investisseurs impactaient significativement la valeur marchande de l’équité. En ce qui concerne le risque dont l’analyse s’est effectuée en dissociant le risque systématique du risque systémique. L’hypothèse à vérifier est qu’une augmentation du risque systématique entraîne une augmentation de la valeur de l’encaisse estimée par l’investisseur. Les résultats obtenus viennent appuyer cette affirmation. Quant au risque systémique, l’hypothèse à vérifier tente à affirmer qu’en période de crise l’encaisse est sous-estimée par l’investisseur et son impact sur la VME non significatif. Nos résultats nous conduisent à démontrer que pour la crise financière de 2006, cette hypothèse est justifiée, mais nous ne permettent pas de la vérifier pour chaque crise. Finalement, nous tenions à vérifier que dépendamment du secteur étudié, l’encaisse pouvait être plus appréciée par les investisseurs. Or, nos résultats ont montré qu’en présence de la liquidité aucun secteur ne se distingue significativement de ses pairs.

Development of a 1-D Catalyzed Diesel Particulate Filter Model for Simulation of the Performance and the Oxidation of Particulate Matter and Nitrogen Oxides Using Passive Oxidation and Active Regeneration Engine Experimental Data

Back-pressure on a diesel engine equipped with an aftertreatment system is a function of the pressure drop across the individual components of the aftertreatment system, typically, a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC), catalyzed particulate filter (CPF) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst. Pressure drop across the CPF is a function of the mass flow rate and the temperature of the exhaust flowing through it as well as the mass of particulate matter (PM) retained in the substrate wall and the cake layer that forms on the substrate wall. Therefore, in order to control the back-pressure on the engine at low levels and to minimize the fuel consumption, it is important to control the PM mass retained in the CPF. Chemical reactions involving the oxidation of PM under passive oxidation and active regeneration conditions can be utilized with computer numerical models in the engine control unit (ECU) to control the pressure drop across the CPF. Hence, understanding and predicting the filtration and oxidation of PM in the CPF and the effect of these processes on the pressure drop across the CPF are necessary for developing control strategies for the aftertreatment system to reduce back-pressure on the engine and in turn fuel consumption particularly from active regeneration. Numerical modeling of CPF's has been proven to reduce development time and the cost of aftertreatment systems used in production as well as to facilitate understanding of the internal processes occurring during different operating conditions that the particulate filter is subjected to. A numerical model of the CPF was developed in this research work which was calibrated to data from passive oxidation and active regeneration experiments in order to determine the kinetic parameters for oxidation of PM and nitrogen oxides along with the model filtration parameters. The research results include the comparison between the model and the experimental data for pressure drop, PM mass retained, filtration efficiencies, CPF outlet gas temperatures and species (NO2) concentrations out of the CPF. Comparisons of PM oxidation reaction rates obtained from the model calibration to the data from the experiments for ULSD, 10 and 20% biodiesel-blended fuels are presented.

Covalent attachment of 3,4,9,10-perylenediimides onto the walls of mesoporous molecular sieves MCM-41 and SBA-15

This work describes the covalent grafting of 3,4,9,10-perylenediimides (PDI), which are fluorescent dyes with very interesting optical properties, onto the walls of mesoporous molecular sieves MCM-41 and SBA-15. The mesoporous materials were first treated with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) in anhydrous toluene, generating amine-containing surfaces. The amine-containing materials were then reacted with 3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride (PTCA), generating surface-grafted PDI. Infrared spectra of the materials showed that the reaction with amino groups took place at both anhydride ends of the PTCA molecule, resulting in surface attached diimides. No sign of unreacted anhydride groups were found. The new materials, designated as MCMN2PDI and SBAN(2)PDI, presented absorption and emission spectra corresponding to weakly coupled PDI chromophores, in contrast to the strongly coupled rings usually found in solid PDI samples. The materials showed a red fluorescence, which could be observed by the naked eye under UV irradiation or with a fluorescence microscope. The PDI-modified mesoporous materials showed electrical conductivity when pressed into a pellet. The results presented here show that the new materials are potentially useful in the design of nanowires. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

D-3 2002-1 Dependent Adult Abuse Report, January-June 2002

Adult dependent abuse report from the Iowa Department of Human Services

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Adult dependent abuse report from the Iowa Department of Human Services

D-3 2001-1 Dependent Adult Abuse Report, January-June 2001

Adult dependent abuse report from the Iowa Department of Human Services

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Reported Dependent Adult Abuse by County

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