Failure of Universality in Noncompact Lattice Field Theories

The nonuniversal behavior of two noncompact nonlinear sigma models is described. When these theories are defined on a lattice, the behavior of the order parameter (magnetization) near the critical point is sensitive to the details of the lattice definition. This is counter to experience and to expectations based on the ideas of universality.Comment: 24 pages, REVTeX version 3.0 with 4 embedded figures, provided separately in compressed-uuencoded postscript packed in a self-extracting csh script produced with uufiles. To appear in J. Math. Phys

Mapping Diversity of Publication Patterns in the Social Sciences and Humanities: An Approach Making Use of Fuzzy Cluster Analysis

&lt;b&gt;Purpose:&lt;/b&gt; To present a method for systematically mapping diversity of publication patterns at the author level in the social sciences and humanities in terms of publication type, publication language and co-authorship.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Design/methodology/approach:&lt;/b&gt; In a follow-up to the hard partitioning clustering by Verleysen and Weeren in 2016, we now propose the complementary use of fuzzy cluster analysis, making use of a membership coefficient to study gradual differences between publication styles among authors within a scholarly discipline. The analysis of the probability density function of the membership coefficient allows to assess the distribution of publication styles within and between disciplines.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Findings:&lt;/b&gt; As an illustration we analyze 1,828 productive authors affiliated in Flanders, Belgium. Whereas a hard partitioning previously identified two broad publication styles, an international one vs. a domestic one, fuzzy analysis now shows gradual differences among authors. Internal diversity also varies across disciplines and can be explained by researchers&#39; specialization and dissemination strategies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Research limitations:&lt;/b&gt; The dataset used is limited to one country for the years 2000-2011; a cognitive classification of authors may yield a different result from the affiliation-based classification used here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Practical implications:&lt;/b&gt; Our method is applicable to other bibliometric and research evaluation contexts, especially for the social sciences and humanities in non-Anglophone countries.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Originality/value:&lt;/b&gt; The method proposed is a novel application of cluster analysis to the field of bibliometrics. Applied to publication patterns at the author level in the social sciences and humanities, for the first time it systematically documents intra-disciplinary diversity.&lt;b&gt;Purpose:&lt;/b&gt; To present a method for systematically mapping diversity of publication patterns at the author level in the social sciences and humanities in terms of publication type, publication language and co-authorship.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Design/methodology/approach:&lt;/b&gt; In a follow-up to the hard partitioning clustering by Verleysen and Weeren in 2016, we now propose the complementary use of fuzzy cluster analysis, making use of a membership coefficient to study gradual differences between publication styles among authors within a scholarly discipline. The analysis of the probability density function of the membership coefficient allows to assess the distribution of publication styles within and between disciplines.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Findings:&lt;/b&gt; As an illustration we analyze 1,828 productive authors affiliated in Flanders, Belgium. Whereas a hard partitioning previously identified two broad publication styles, an international one vs. a domestic one, fuzzy analysis now shows gradual differences among authors. Internal diversity also varies across disciplines and can be explained by researchers&#39; specialization and dissemination strategies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Research limitations:&lt;/b&gt; The dataset used is limited to one country for the years 2000-2011; a cognitive classification of authors may yield a different result from the affiliation-based classification used here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Practical implications:&lt;/b&gt; Our method is applicable to other bibliometric and research evaluation contexts, especially for the social sciences and humanities in non-Anglophone countries.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Originality/value:&lt;/b&gt; The method proposed is a novel application of cluster analysis to the field of bibliometrics. Applied to publication patterns at the author level in the social sciences and humanities, for the first time it systematically documents intra-disciplinary diversity.</span

How to select a drug for the long-term treatment of chronic heart failure

Abstract First-line drugs for the treatment of chronic congestive heart failure should produce immediate symptomatic benefit, improve exercise tolerance, and thereby improve the quality of life. They should preferentially be active as monotherapy or at least reduce the need for comedication. The drugs must be safe and well tolerated by patients and change, in the end, the natural history of the disease, so that sudden death will be prevented and life expectancy improves. None of the currently available drugs satisfies all these criteria. Diuretics, digitalls, converting-enzyme inhibitors, and ibopamine come close to the described ideal

DATA CLUSTERING ON TEACHING AND LEARNING EVALUATION APPLICATION OVER PANDEMIC ERA

SIEPEL is an evaluation application for teaching and learning process in University of Bengkulu. It is mandatory for every student to fill the questionnaire before they can see the marking value for each subject each semester. This survey was designed to meet the requirements and expectations of students as educational service for customers.&nbsp; This data is very important to improve the quality of teaching and learning process for further policy and decision maker. However, the analysis of the data remains an open question as the size and the distribution of the data is become some issues to process the analysis. Here, we showed the new approach to analysis the data using K-Means Clustering to see the better distribution and understanding over the evaluation data. This paper used elbow method to find the best number of clusters to be implemented on the algorithm approach which results in four clusters of satisfaction values (unsatisfied, less satisfied, satisfied, and very satisfied). The result of this analysis was published based on website system to show the visualization of analysis. Furthermore, this research showed that the average value of evaluation result for 4 semester was very satisfied 6.50%; satisfied 43.89%; less satisfied &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 44.26%; and not satisfied 5.36%. The value of vary satisfied students was dropped from 20.47% to 0.12% by 2 years and the value for less satisfied was increased from 27.64% to 66.32%. This term was happened because of the pandemic era and the change on the process of learning and teaching on University of Bengkulu

Junior Recital: Brandon T. Austin, trumpet

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance. Mr. Austin studies trumpet with Doug Lindsey.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1501/thumbnail.jp

Mononuclear cell transcriptome changes associated with dimethyl fumarate in MS.

ObjectiveTo identify short-term changes in gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) associated with treatment response to dimethyl fumarate (DMF, Tecfidera) in patients with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS).MethodsBlood samples were collected from 24 patients with RRMS (median Expanded Disability Status Scale score, 2.0; range 1-7) at baseline, 6 weeks, and 15 months after the initiation of treatment with DMF (BG-12; Tecfidera). Seven healthy controls were also recruited, and blood samples were collected over the same time intervals. PBMCs were extracted from blood samples and sequenced using next-generation RNA sequencing. Treatment responders were defined using the composite outcome measure "no evidence of disease activity" (NEDA-4). Time-course and cross-sectional differential expression analyses were performed to identify transcriptomic markers of treatment response.ResultsTreatment responders (NEDA-4 positive, 8/24) over the 15-month period had 478 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) 6 weeks after the start of treatment. These were enriched for nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) and inhibition of nuclear factor κB (NFκB) pathway transcripts. For patients who showed signs of disease activity, there were no DEGs at 6 weeks relative to their (untreated) baseline. Contrasting transcriptomes expressed at 6 weeks with those at 15 months of treatment, 0 and 1,264 DEGs were found in the responder and nonresponder groups, respectively. Transcripts in the nonresponder group (NEDA-4 negative, 18/24) were enriched for T-cell signaling genes.ConclusionShort-term PBMC transcriptome changes reflecting activation of the Nrf2 and inhibition of NFκB pathways distinguish patients who subsequently show a medium-term treatment response with DMF. Relative stabilization of gene expression patterns may accompany treatment-associated suppression of disease activity

PERANCANGAN VIDEO PROMOSI WISATA KULINER KOTA SEMARANG DALAM PROGRAM ‘‘AYO WISATA KE SEMARANG”

Kuliner merupakan salah satu jenis wisata yang banyak diminati oleh wisatawan, sehingga dibutuhkan media promosi untuk memperkenalkan kuliner yang menjadi ciri khas kota. Pemerintah Kota Semarang membentuk program Ayo Wisata ke Semarang demi mewujudkan pesona wisata dengan membahas jenis wisata di Kota Semarang termasuk wisata kuliner. Media promosi yang sudah ada di Kota Semarang berupa berita melalui video yang dikemas dengan durasi yang panjang dan dirasa kurang efektif. Melalui fakta tersebut, sehingga diperlukan sebuah media untuk mendukung promosi dan memberikan rekomendasi kuliner Kota Semarang berupa video promosi yang lebih memperkenalkan wisata kuliner Kota Semarang dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif dan strategi linier untuk mempromosikan wisata kuliner di Kota Semarang. Hasil video promosi telah dipublikasikan di akun resmi pemerintah Kota Semarang seperti youtube, instagram, dan facebook

Penerapan Teknologi Ajax pada Desain Website Pariwisata Kota Salatiga menggunakan UML dan UCD

Kurangnya komunikasi organisasi dalam mengkomunikasikan dan mempromosikan potensi pariwisata maupun kuliner Kota Salatiga mengakibatkan pelaku pariwisata mengalami kesulitan untuk mengakses layanan informasi seperti data tempat pariwisata daerah yang kurang akurat, tempat kuliner yang kurang dikenali oleh konsumen atau tourist maupun kegiatan-kegiatan Pemerintah Kota Salatiga yang kurang diketahui konsumen maupun tourist. Oleh karena itu, untuk dapat memberikan fasilitas kepada para pengunjung website untuk dapat berinteraksi dengan sistem, maka diperlukan suatu teknologi dalam pengembangan website pariwisata Kota Salatiga supaya dinamis dan interaktif bagi para penggunanya. Salah satu teknologi yang digunakan dalam pengembangan desain aplikasi website pariwisata Kota Salatiga ini adalah dengan menerapkan teknologi AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) untuk membuat aplikasi website menjadi lebih interaktif bagi penggunanya. Teknologi AJAX juga dapat meningkatkan kinerja dari halaman website baik dari sisi pengguna (klien) dan juga dari sisi server (web dan database server). Selain itu, desain aplikasi website menggunakan tools Unified Modelling Language (UML) yang telah berbasis pemrograman berorientasi objek sehingga memudahkan dalam adaptasi dengan teknologi web saat ini seperti PHP maupun JAVA yang telah berbasis pemrograman berorientasi objek. Sedangkan untuk tampilan aplikasi website, menggunakan metode User Centered Design (UCD) yang berbasis kepada pengguna

Implementasi Kebijakan Rekrutmen Pegawai PT. Perusahaan Listrik Negara Wilayah Suluttenggo

Human resources planning that is hard-wired with good will support the quality ofprospective employees as well as the number of types of labour required at any given time, so being able tohelp the recruitment of employees. the process of recruitment of prospective employees who have the abilityto work in a company. PT PLN (Persero) conducts recruitment with several stages of recruitment, i.e.registration of participants, calling on the participants to the process of administration by bringing files thathad been noted at the time of registration, selection of administration, general aptitude test, academic andEnglish, the psychological test, interview and health tests. the environment PT PLN (Persero) is a publiccompany engaged in the service so it has a great responsibility to be able to provide the best service to thecommunity. The company is one of the strategic initiatives prepared for transforming human resources(human capital). to form a quality workforce then need to determine qualifications regarding labor is neededand put it in the right position, so that the company's goals will be achieved. to achieve the objectives of thecompany then needed a good workforce planning for each Division or Department within the company. Theimplementation of the recruitment policy of the State electricity company PT. (Persero) Region Suluttenggo.Views of 6 Implementation according to the theory of van meter and van horn that is standard policy andobjectives, resources, implementing agencies/implementor, implementer of the attitudes, communication,social conditions, economic, political. This research is a descriptive qualitative approach method through indepthinterviews to 8 people additional observations, the informant in the form of a list of guidelines forinterviews and writing stationery. The results showed in general recruitment policy ImplementationEmployees of the State electricity company PT has not gone well