This research demonstrates a novel effect of number type, sharp versus round, on indvidual’s perception of object’s naturalness. In four online experiments (N = 1,041), we demonstrate that individuals perceive an object to be more natural if its properties are expressed in sharp numbers (vs....

The recent article by Bandyopadhyay and Paul [Bandyopadhyay S, Paul AA (2010) Equilibrium returns policies in the presence of supplier competition. Marketing Sci. 29(5):846–857] searched for an explanation for the phenomenon the authors termed the "Pasternack paradox," i.e., why full-credit...

This paper is concerned with the state estimation problem for a class of Markovian neural networks with discrete and distributed time-delays. The neural networks have a finite number of modes, and the modes may jump from one to another according to a Markov chain. The main purpose is to estimate...

This paper studies the problem of an H∞-norm and variance-constrained state estimator design for uncertain linear discrete-time systems. The system under consideration is subjected totime-invariant norm-bounded parameter uncertainties in both the state and measurement matrices. The problem...

This Letter is concerned with the robust state estimation problem for uncertain time-delay Markovian jumping genetic regulatory networks (GRNs) with SUM logic, where the uncertainties enter into both the network parameters and the mode transition rate. The nonlinear functions describing the...

Online games and social networks are cross-pollinating rapidly in today's Internet: Online social network sites are deploying more and more games in their systems, while online game providers are leveraging social networks to power their games. An intriguing development as it is, the operational...

The effects of cold rolling and subsequent annealing on the microstructures and mechanical properties of Fe 40 Mn 20 Cr 20 Ni 20 high-entropy alloys (HEAs) were investigated. The Cr-rich secondary phases with a tetragonal structure (sigma phase) in the Fe 40 Mn 20 Cr 20 Ni 20 HEA were...

The effects of cold rolling and subsequent annealing on the microstructures and mechanical properties of Fe 40 Mn 20 Cr 20 Ni 20 high-entropy alloys (HEAs) were investigated. The Cr-rich secondary phases with a tetragonal structure (sigma phase) in the Fe 40 Mn 20 Cr 20 Ni 20 HEA were...