Resurgent Supersymmetry and String Theory

We study a realization of accidental supersymmetry in type IIB string theory as a proof-of-principle of the mechanism and as a prototype of the strong sector present in resurgent supersymmetry, a warped UV-completion of natural supersymmetry. We first introduce the mechanism of accidental supersymmetry as a way of producing a supersymmetric spectrum in the IR of a quasi-conformal field theory, and then go on to discuss the utility of the mechanism in the specific BSM model of resurgent supersymmetry. The realization of accidental SUSY that we study is IIB string theory on an orbifold of the Klebanov-Strassler solution.Comment: 15 pages plus appendix, 4 figure

Rationsgestaltung und Eignung unterschiedlicher Herkünfte für die ökologische Hähnchenmast

Unter Beachtung der Vorgaben (VO (EG) Nr. 834/2007 u. 889/2008) wurden die langsam wachsenden Herkünfte (ISA-Red, ISA-JA-757, ISA-JA-957, Cobb-Sasso-150, Ross-Rowan) sowie die schnell wachsende Ross-308 vergleichend geprüft. Die Versuche bis zum 81. Tag erfolgten in der Fachhochschule Weihenstephan mit 240 Küken pro Herkunft (3 Genotypen/Versuch; 24 Abteile; 15 männliche und 15 weibliche pro Abteil). Genotypen mit hohem Wachstumsvermögen erreichten auch mit ökologisch erzeugten Futterkomponenten ihr genetisches Potenzial und nutzten das Futter (~12,0-12,3 MJ ME/kg) effizienter aus. Nach 56 Tagen wurden folgende Lebendgewichte und Brustanteile (incl. Haut und Knochen, % vom Schlachtkörpergewicht) erzielt: ISA-Red-JA 2104 g (Brust 27%), ISA-JA-757 2384 g (Brust 31%), ISA-JA-957 2463 g (Brust 30%), Cobb-Sasso-150 2467 g (Brust 32%), Ross-Rowan 3044 g (Brust 37%), Ross-308 3689 g (Brust 34%). Mängel in der Fleischbeschaffenheit (pH-Wert im Brustfleisch 20 Min. p.m.) wurden nicht beobachtet. Parallel wurden Futtermischungen mit abgesenkten Energiegehalten (~11 MJ ME/kg) geprüft. Da Geflügel den geringeren Energiegehalt durch erhöhten Futterkonsum kompensieren kann, ermöglicht dies die Verwendung ökologisch erzeugter Futterkomponenten mit vergleichsweise geringer EAS-Ausstattung, wenn ein konstantes Verhältnis essentieller Aminosäuren zu ME beachtet wird. Abgesenkte Energiegehalte führten nicht in jedem Fall zu proportional gesteigerten Futteraufnahmen. Einer beliebigen Ausdehnung dieses Ansatzes sind offenbar Grenzen gesetzt. Teilweise bestanden signifikante Interaktionen zwischen energiereduziertem Futter und genetischem Wachstumsvermögen. Schneller wachsende Genotypen erzielten ein überproportional geringeres Körpergewicht, wenn sie energiereduziertes Futter erhielten (Körpermasse am Tag 28: ISA-Red-JA -12%; ISA-JA-957 -18%; Ross-308 -23%). Die ausschließliche Stallhaltung beeinträchtigte die Mastleistung nicht. Der Grünauslauf wurde nur von einem Teil der Tiere genutzt

Soloists of ALEA III, December 12, 1989

This is the concert program of Soloists of ALEA III performance on Tuesday, December 12, 1989 at 8:00 p.m., at the Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. Works performed were Four Songs, Opus 2 and Two Songs, Opus 14 by Arnold Schoenberg, Sequenza I for solo flute by Luciano Berio, Contrasts by Béla Bartók, Largo by Charles Ives, Paintings by Louis Andriessen, Two Likes for Contrabass by Theodore Antoniou, and Elegiac by Paul Brust. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund

Small Worlds: Strong Clustering in Wireless Networks

Small-worlds represent efficient communication networks that obey two distinguishing characteristics: a high clustering coefficient together with a small characteristic path length. This paper focuses on an interesting paradox, that removing links in a network can increase the overall clustering coefficient. Reckful Roaming, as introduced in this paper, is a 2-localized algorithm that takes advantage of this paradox in order to selectively remove superfluous links, this way optimizing the clustering coefficient while still retaining a sufficiently small characteristic path length.Comment: To appear in: 1st International Workshop on Localized Algorithms and Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks (LOCALGOS 2007), 2007, IEEE Compuster Society Pres

Localized Support for Injection Point Election in Hybrid Networks

Ad-hoc networks, a promising trend in wireless technology, fail to work properly in a global setting. In most cases, self-organization and cost-free local communication cannot compensate the need for being connected, gathering urgent information just-in-time. Equipping mobile devices additionally with GSM or UMTS adapters in order to communicate with arbitrary remote devices or even a fixed network infrastructure provides an opportunity. Devices that operate as intermediate nodes between the ad-hoc network and a reliable backbone network are potential injection points. They allow disseminating received information within the local neighborhood. The effectiveness of different devices to serve as injection point differs substantially. For practical reasons the determination of injection points should be done locally, within the ad-hoc network partitions. We analyze different localized algorithms using at most 2-hop neighboring information. Results show that devices selected this way spread information more efficiently through the ad-hoc network. Our results can also be applied in order to support the election process for clusterheads in the field of clustering mechanisms.Comment: The Sixth International Conference on Networking (ICN 2007

Herbaceous Filter Strips in Agroecosystems: Implications for Ground Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Conservation and Invertebrate Weed Seed Predation

A 9.3-ha crop field flanked by two filter strips was selected to: 1) assess carabid beetle activity-density and community composition and 2) assess post-dispersal weed seed predation by invertebrates in these habitats. Over- all during 1997 and 1998, 12,937 carabid beetles comprising 58 species were collected. Greater species richness and activity-density was observed in filter strips than in the field. A multivariate ordination revealed that year of capture and habitat were important variables conditioning carabid beetle com­munities. While two omnivorous species known to eat weed seeds [Harpalus erraticus (Say), Anisodactylus sanctaecrucis (F.)] dominated the 1997 captures, two carnivorous [Pterostichus melanarius (Ill), Pterostichus permundus (Say)] were predominant in 1998. Two omnivorous species, Harpalus pensylvanicus (DeG) and H. erraticus, were primarily captured in filter strips. Weed seed removal was greater in filter strips than in the field. This study shows that habitat management represents a feasible approach to con­serve beneficial organisms in farmlands

New insights into the chemistry of thiolate-protected palladium nanoparticles

This paper establishes the chemical nature of Pd nanoparticles protected by alkanethiolates that were prepared through a ligand place-exchange approach and the two-phase method, first developed for Au nanoparticles by Brust and Schiffrin. After 10 years since the first study on this kind of Pd nanoparticles was published, the surface composition of the particles is a matter of debate in the literature and it has not been unambiguously assessed. The nanoparticles were studied by means of several techniques: UV-visible spectroscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, extended X-ray absorption fine structure, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The experimental data, obtained for the 3 nm diameter Pd particles, prepared by both synthetic routes, are consistent with nanoparticles composed by Pd(0) cores surrounded by a submonolayer of sulfide species, which are protected by alkanethiolates. Also, we unambiguously demonstrate that the chemical nature of these particles is very similar to that experimentally found for alkanethiolate-modified bulk Pd. The results from this paper are important not only for handling thiolate-protected Pd nanoparticles in catalysis and sensing, but also for the basic comprehension of metallic nanoparticles and the relation of their surface structure with the synthesis method.Fil: Corthey, Gastón. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas; ArgentinaFil: Rubert, Aldo Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas; ArgentinaFil: Picone, Andrea Lorena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas; ArgentinaFil: Amaya, Edgar Gilberto. University of Texas at San Antonio; Estados UnidosFil: Giovanetti, Lisandro Jose. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas; ArgentinaFil: Ramallo Lopez, Jose Martin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas; ArgentinaFil: Zelaya, Maria Eugenia. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Benitez, Guillermo Alfredo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas; ArgentinaFil: Requejo, Felix Gregorio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas; ArgentinaFil: Yacamán, Miguel Jose. University of Texas at San Antonio; Estados UnidosFil: Salvarezza, Roberto Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas; ArgentinaFil: Fonticelli, Mariano Hernan. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas; Argentin