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The distribution of the first elementary divisor of the reductions of a generic Drinfeld module of arbitrary rank
Let be a generic Drinfeld module of rank . We study the
first elementary divisor of the reduction of modulo a
prime , as varies. In particular, we prove the existence of the
density of the primes for which is fixed. For , we also study the second elementary divisor (the exponent) of the reduction
of modulo and prove that, on average, it has a large norm. Our
work is motivated by the study of J.-P. Serre of an elliptic curve analogue of
Artin's Primitive Root Conjecture, and, moreover, by refinements to Serre's
study developed by the first author and M. R. Murty
Degree bounds for projective division fields associated to elliptic modules with a trivial endomorphism ring
Let be a global field, let be a Dedekind domain with , and let be a finitely generated field. Using a unified approach for
both elliptic curves and Drinfeld modules defined over and having a
trivial endomorphism ring, with , in the former
case and a global function field, its ring of functions regular away
from a fixed prime in the latter case, for any nonzero ideal we prove best possible estimates in the norm for the
degrees over of the subfields of the -division fields of
fixed by scalars.Comment: 10 page
The modular degree and the congruence number of a weight 2 cusp form
Let f be a weight 2 normalized newform on the congruence subgroup Γ0(N) with integral Fourier coefficients. There are two important numerical invari-ants attached to f: its congruence number and its modular degree. By definition, the congruence number of f is the largest integer Df suc
Evaluation Study of Professional Burnout among Intensive Care Staff
Background and Aim: Burnout results from chronic exposure to professional stress1, which involves three dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduction of personal accomplishments2. It affects many healthcare professionals, with important physical and mental health consequences. Materials and Methods: In 2022, we carried out a study to evaluate the burnout among physicians, nurses, and auxiliary personnel, from all hospital departments. For data collection we used the Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire, which measures the three dimensions of the professional burnout syndrome: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. Results: The study included 235 employees: 34 from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and 201 from other departments. A percentage of 58% of the participants were nurses. The results of the analysis of the three dimensions of professional exhaustion for ICU staff reveals mean emotional exhaustion score of 13.2 ± 10.5 (low level), a mean depersonalization score of 1.9 ± 2.8 (low level), and a mean personal accomplishment score of 36.8 ± 5.0 (moderate level). Comparisons of group mean differences across hospital wards demonstrated statistically significant differences in emotional exhaustion, but not in depersonalization or personal accomplishment. No differences were identified according to the professional category of the participants. Conclusions: The study's results demonstrated the existence of a low level of exhaustion and depersonalization in ICU, but also a moderate level of reduced personal achievement. Significant differences between wards in terms of emotional exhaustion have been identified. The results do not confirm the data from the literature, where the incidence of burnout is higher among ICU staff. Further research is needed to identify the local facilitating factors that contribute to reducing the impact of stress in the ICU to support them and implement them in other hospital wards