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Risiko-Chancen-Analyse in der Investitionsrechnung – Integration von VOFI und Crystal Ball
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Virtual annihilation contribution to orthopositronium decay rate
Order alpha^2 contribution to the orthopositronium decay rate due to
one-photon virtual annihilation is found to be
delta Gamma = (alpha/pi)^2 (pi^2 ln(alpha) - 0.8622(9))Gamma_LO.Comment: 2 pages, no figure
Regulation plaquestabilisierender Eigenschaften humaner Makrophagen
Makrophagen spielen eine wichtige Rolle in der Atherogenese und entfalten pro- oder antiatherogene Wirkungen. Abhängig von ihrer Aktivierung synthetisieren sie nicht nur Proteasen, sondern auch Typ-VI-Kollagen. Die Produktion von Typ-VI-Kollagen könnte ein Marker für einen unzureichend untersuchten, gewebestabilisierenden Aktivierungszustand von Makrophagen sein. Der Transkriptionsfaktor PPAR-Gamma ist ein Regulator der Aktivierung von Makrophagen. Der Einfluss von natürlichen und synthetischen PPAR-Gamma-Liganden (15dPGJ2 und Troglitazon) und des natürlichen RXR-Liganden 9cRA wurde auf die Produktion von Typ-VI-Kollagen in THP-1-Makrophagen untersucht. Durch Einsatz von PPAR-Gamma-Antagonisten sollte die PPAR-Gamma-Abhängigkeit dieser Regulation als auch die Beteiligung weiterer regulatorisch wirkender Proteine nachgewiesen werden. Mittels Echtzeit-RT-PCR und Western-Blot konnte gezeigt werden, dass Expression und Sekretion von Typ-VI-Kollagen vermindert werden und dies vermutlich PPAR-Gamma-abhängig erfolgt
Ground-state properties of trapped Bose-Fermi mixtures: role of exchange-correlation
We introduce Density Functional Theory for inhomogeneous Bose-Fermi mixtures,
derive the associated Kohn-Sham equations, and determine the
exchange-correlation energy in local density approximation. We solve
numerically the Kohn-Sham system and determine the boson and fermion density
distributions and the ground-state energy of a trapped, dilute mixture beyond
mean-field approximation. The importance of the corrections due to
exchange--correlation is discussed by comparison with current experiments; in
particular, we investigate the effect of of the repulsive potential energy
contribution due to exchange--correlation on the stability of the mixture
against collapse.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures (final version as published in Physical Review
Interactions for odd-omega gap singlet superconductors
A class of singlet superconductors with a gap function which is {\it odd} in both momentum and Matsubara frequency was
proposed recently \cite{ba}. To show an instability in the {\it odd} gap
channel, a model phonon propagator was used with the -wave interaction
strength larger than the -wave. We argue that the positive scattering matrix
element entering the Eliashberg equations leads to a constraint on the relative
strength of - and -wave interactions which inhibits odd pairing. However,
a general spin dependent electron-electron interaction can satisfy all
constraints and produce the odd singlet gap. A possibility which may lead to an
odd gap is a strongly antiferromagnetically correlated system, such as a
high- material.Comment: This paper corrects some errors (including the omission of one of the
authors) in the original 9206003 and also a minor error in the published
version, Phys. Rev. B {\bf 47}, 513 (1993). It also contains some comments on
subsequent claims of the impossibility of odd-frequency pairing. Latex fil
QFT on homothetic Killing twist deformed curved spacetimes
We study the quantum field theory (QFT) of a free, real, massless and
curvature coupled scalar field on self-similar symmetric spacetimes, which are
deformed by an abelian Drinfel'd twist constructed from a Killing and a
homothetic Killing vector field. In contrast to deformations solely by Killing
vector fields, such as the Moyal-Weyl Minkowski spacetime, the equation of
motion and Green's operators are deformed. We show that there is a *-algebra
isomorphism between the QFT on the deformed and the formal power series
extension of the QFT on the undeformed spacetime. We study the convergent
implementation of our deformations for toy-models. For these models it is found
that there is a *-isomorphism between the deformed Weyl algebra and a reduced
undeformed Weyl algebra, where certain strongly localized observables are
excluded. Thus, our models realize the intuitive physical picture that
noncommutative geometry prevents arbitrary localization in spacetime.Comment: 23 pages, no figures; v2: extended discussion of physical
consequences, compatible with version to be published in General Relativity
and Gravitatio
Superconductivity in the Correlated Pyrochlore Cd_2Re_2O_7
We report the observation of superconductivity in high-quality
CdReO single crystals with room-temperature pyrochlore structure.
Resistivity and ac susceptibility measurements establish an onset transition
temperature T = 1.47 K with transition width T = 0.25
K. In applied magnetic field, the resistive transition shows a type-II
character, with an approximately linear temperature-dependence of the upper
critical field H. The bulk nature of the superconductivity is confirmed
by the specific heat jump with C = 37.9 mJ/mol-K. Using the
value extracted from normal-state specific heat data, we obtain
C/T = 1.29, close to the weak coupling BCS value. In the
normal state, a negative Hall coefficient below 100 K suggests electron-like
conduction in this material. The resistivity exhibits a quadratic T-dependence
between 2 and 60 K, i.e., +AT, indicative of Fermi-liquid
behavior. The values of the Kadowaki-Woods ratio A/ and the Wilson
ratio are comparable to that for strongly correlated materials.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Cosmological and Black Hole Spacetimes in Twisted Noncommutative Gravity
We derive noncommutative Einstein equations for abelian twists and their
solutions in consistently symmetry reduced sectors, corresponding to twisted
FRW cosmology and Schwarzschild black holes. While some of these solutions must
be rejected as models for physical spacetimes because they contradict
observations, we find also solutions that can be made compatible with low
energy phenomenology, while exhibiting strong noncommutativity at very short
distances and early times.Comment: LaTeX 12 pages, JHEP.st
Quality of experience in telemeetings and videoconferencing: a comprehensive survey
Telemeetings such as audiovisual conferences or virtual meetings play an increasingly important role in our professional and private lives. For that reason, system developers and service providers will strive for an optimal experience for the user, while at the same time optimizing technical and financial resources. This leads to the discipline of Quality of Experience (QoE), an active field originating from the telecommunication and multimedia engineering domains, that strives for understanding, measuring, and designing the quality experience with multimedia technology. This paper provides the reader with an entry point to the large and still growing field of QoE of telemeetings, by taking a holistic perspective, considering both technical and non-technical aspects, and by focusing on current and near-future services. Addressing both researchers and practitioners, the paper first provides a comprehensive survey of factors and processes that contribute to the QoE of telemeetings, followed by an overview of relevant state-of-the-art methods for QoE assessment. To embed this knowledge into recent technology developments, the paper continues with an overview of current trends, focusing on the field of eXtended Reality (XR) applications for communication purposes. Given the complexity of telemeeting QoE and the current trends, new challenges for a QoE assessment of telemeetings are identified. To overcome these challenges, the paper presents a novel Profile Template for characterizing telemeetings from the holistic perspective endorsed in this paper
Spin Dependent Fragmentation Functions for Heavy Flavor Baryons and Single Heavy Hyperon Polarization
Spin dependent fragmentation functions for heavy flavor quarks to fragment
into heavy baryons are calculated in a quark-diquark model. The production of
intermediate spin 1/2 and 3/2 excited states is explicity included.
, and production rate and polarization at LEP energies are
calculated and, where possible, compared with experiment. A different approach,
also relying on a heavy quark-diquark model, is proposed for the small momentum
transfer inclusive production of polarized heavy flavor hyperons. The predicted
polarization is roughly in agreement with experiment.Comment: LaTeX2e 11 pages with 4 PostScript figures. To be published in
Proceedings of the International Workshop ``Symmetries and spin'',
Praha-SPIN-200
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