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Peachy Parallel Assignments (EduHPC 2018)
Peachy Parallel Assignments are a resource for instructors teaching parallel and distributed programming. These are high-quality assignments, previously tested in class, that are readily adoptable. This collection of assignments includes implementing a subset of OpenMP using pthreads, creating an animated fractal, image processing using histogram equalization, simulating a storm of high-energy particles, and solving the wave equation in a variety of settings. All of these come with sample assignment sheets and the necessary starter code.Departamento de Informática (Arquitectura y Tecnología de Computadores, Ciencias de la Computación e Inteligencia Artificial, Lenguajes y Sistemas Informáticos)Facilitar la inclusión de ejercicios prácticos de programación paralela en cursos de Computación Paralela o de alto rendimiento (HPC)Comunicación en congreso: Descripción de ejercicios prácticos con acceso a material ya desarrollado y probado
On the validity of ADM formulation in 2D quantum gravity
We investigate 2d gravity quantized in the ADM formulation, where only the
loop length is retained as a dynamical variable of the gravitation, in
order to get an intuitive physical insight of the theory. The effective action
of is calculated by adding scalar fields of conformal coupling, and the
problems of the critical dimension and the time development of are
addressed.Comment: 12 page
On the security of a new image encryption scheme based on chaotic map lattices
This paper reports a detailed cryptanalysis of a recently proposed encryption
scheme based on the logistic map. Some problems are emphasized concerning the
key space definition and the implementation of the cryptosystem using
floating-point operations. It is also shown how it is possible to reduce
considerably the key space through a ciphertext-only attack. Moreover, a timing
attack allows the estimation of part of the key due to the existent
relationship between this part of the key and the encryption/decryption time.
As a result, the main features of the cryptosystem do not satisfy the demands
of secure communications. Some hints are offered to improve the cryptosystem
under study according to those requirements.Comment: 8 pages, 8 Figure
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Dual and opposing roles of primary cilia in medulloblastoma development.
Recent work has shown that primary cilia are essential for Hedgehog (Hh) signaling during mammalian development. It is also known that aberrant Hh signaling can lead to cancer, but the role of primary cilia in oncogenesis is not known. Cerebellar granule neuron precursors (GNPs) can give rise to medulloblastomas, the most common malignant brain tumor in children. The primary cilium and Hh signaling are required for GNP proliferation. We asked whether primary cilia in GNPs have a role in medulloblastoma growth in mice. Genetic ablation of primary cilia blocked medulloblastoma formation when this tumor was driven by a constitutively active Smoothened protein (Smo), an upstream activator of Hh signaling. In contrast, removal of cilia was required for medulloblastoma growth by a constitutively active glioma-associated oncogene family zinc finger-2 (GLI2), a downstream transcription factor. Thus, primary cilia are either required for or inhibit medulloblastoma formation, depending on the initiating oncogenic event. Remarkably, the presence or absence of cilia was associated with specific variants of human medulloblastomas; primary cilia were found in medulloblastomas with activation in HH or WNT signaling but not in most medulloblastomas in other distinct molecular subgroups. Primary cilia could serve as a diagnostic tool and provide new insights into the mechanism of tumorigenesis
Non-critical superstrings: a comparison between continuum and discrete approaches
We review the relation between the matrix model and Liouville approaches to
two-dimensional gravity as elaborated by Moore, Seiberg and Staudacher. Then,
based on the supersymmetric Liouville formulation and the discrete eigenvalue
model proposed by Alvarez-Gaum\'e, Itoyama, Ma\~nes and Zadra, we extend the
previous relation to the supersymmetric case. The minisuperspace approximation
for the supersymmetric case is formulated, and the corresponding wave equation
is found.Comment: 25 pages, plain tex, prep CERN-TH-7161/9
The -value Equation and Wigner Distributions in Noncommutative Heisenberg algebras
We consider the quantum mechanical equivalence of the Seiberg-Witten map in
the context of the Weyl-Wigner-Groenewold-Moyal phase-space formalism in order
to construct a quantum mechanics over noncommutative Heisenberg algebras. The
formalism is then applied to the exactly soluble Landau and harmonic oscillator
problems in the 2-dimensional noncommutative phase-space plane, in order to
derive their correct energy spectra and corresponding Wigner distributions. We
compare our results with others that have previously appeared in the
literature.Comment: 19 page
The \u3cem\u3elet-7\u3c/em\u3e MicroRNA Family Members \u3cem\u3emir\u3c/em\u3e-48, \u3cem\u3emir\u3c/em\u3e-84, and mir-241 Function Together to Regulate Developmental Timing in \u3cem\u3eCaenorhabditis elegans\u3c/em\u3e
The microRNA let-7 is a critical regulator of developmental timing events at the larval-to-adult transition in C. elegans. Recently, microRNAs with sequence similarity to let-7 have been identified. We find that doubly mutant animals lacking the let-7 family microRNA genes mir-48 and mir-84 exhibit retarded molting behavior and retarded adult gene expression in the hypodermis. Triply mutant animals lacking mir-48, mir-84, and mir-241 exhibit repetition of L2-stage events in addition to retarded adult-stage events. mir-48, mir-84, and mir-241 function together to control the L2-to-L3 transition, likely by base pairing to complementary sites in the hbl-1 3′ UTR and downregulating hbl-1 activity. Genetic analysis indicates that mir-48, mir-84, and mir-241 specify the timing of the L2-to-L3 transition in parallel to the heterochronic genes lin-28 and lin-46. These results indicate that let-7 family microRNAs function in combination to affect both early and late developmental timing decisions
Laser beam properties and microfluidic confinement control thermocavitation
Thermocavitation, the creation of a vapor bubble by heating a liquid with a
continuous-wave laser, has been studied for a wide range of applications.
Examples include the development of an actuator for needle-free jet injectors,
as the pumping mechanism in microfluidic channels and crystallization or
nanoparticle synthesis. Optimal use in these applications require control over
the dynamics of the laser-generated bubble through the laser power and beam
radius. In contrast to pulsed lasers, for continuous-wave lasers the influence
of the laser beam radius on the bubble characteristics is not fully understood.
Here, we present a novel way to control the size of the beam from an optical
fiber by changing the distance from the glass-liquid interface. We show that
the increase in beam size results in a longer nucleation time. Numerical
simulations of the experiment show that the maximum temperature at the moment
of nucleation is 2375{\deg}C and independent of laser parameters. Due to
delayed nucleation for larger beam sizes, more energy is absorbed by the liquid
at the nucleation instant. Consequently, a larger beam size results in a faster
growing bubble, producing the same effect as reducing the laser power. We
conclude that the total bubble energy only depends on the amount of absorbed
optical energy and it is independent of the beam radius and laser power for any
amount of absorbed energy. This effect contrasts with pulsed lasers, where an
increase in beam radius results in a reduction of bubble energy. Our results
are of relevance for the use of continuous-wave laser-actuated cavitation in
needle-free jet injectors as well as other applications of thermocavitation in
microfluidic confinement
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