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Pointwise convergence of Fourier regularization for smoothing data

The classical smoothing data problem is analyzed in a Sobolev space under the assumption of white noise. A Fourier series method based on regularization endowed with Generalized Cross Validation is considered to approximate the unknown function. This approximation is globally optimal, i.e., the…

The methylation of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA in ageing phenotypes and longevity

An increasing body of data is progressively indicating that the comprehension of the epigenetic landscape, actively integrated with the genetic elements, is crucial to delineate the molecular basis of the inter-individual complexity of ageing process. Indeed, it has emerged that DNA methylation…

Correlation enhanced modularity-based belief propagation method for community detection in networks

Community structure is an important feature of networks, and the correct detection of communities is a fundamental problem in network analysis. Statistical inference has recently been proposed for successful detection, provided the number of communities can be appropriately estimated a priori. In…

Link prediction in complex networks via modularity-based belief propagation

Link prediction aims at detecting missing, spurious or evolving links in a network, based on the topological information and/or nodes attributes of the network. Under the assumption that the likelihood of the existence of a link between two nodes can be captured by nodes similarity, several methods…

Non-radial flow of an incompressible fluid of second grade in a contracting channel

Finding minimum and equitable risk routes for hazmat shipments

This paper deals with the generation of minimal risk paths for the road transportation of hazardous materials between an origin–destination pair of a given regional area. The main considered issue is the selection of paths that minimize the total risk of hazmat shipments while spreading the risk…

A nonlinear model for marble sulphation including surface rugosity and mechanical damage

Here we propose and analyze a mathematical model that aims to describe the marble sulphation process occurring in a given material. The model accounts for rugosity as well as for damaging effects. This model is characterized by some technical difficulties that seem hard to overcome from a…

Two algorithms for a fully coupled and consistently macroscopic PDE-ODE system modeling a moving bottleneck on a road

In this paper we propose two numerical algorithms to solve a coupled PDE-ODE system which models a slow vehicle (bottleneck) moving on a road together with other cars. The resulting system is fully coupled because the dynamics of the slow vehicle depends on the density of cars and, at the same time…

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Fast nosologic imaging of the brain

Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) provides information about the spatial metabolic heterogeneity of an organ in the human body. In this way, MRSI can be used to detect tissue regions with abnormal metabolism, e.g. tumor tissue. The main drawback of MRSI in clinical practice is that…