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Analysis of full-QCD and quenched-QCD lattice propagators
Recent lattice-QCD results for the dressed-gluon propagator are used within
the quark Dyson-Schwinger equation to determine the gluon-quark vertex dressing
necessary to reproduce the lattice-QCD results for the dressed-quark
propagator. Both quenched and full QCD lattice simulations, for a range of low
quark current masses, are analyzed. The chiral extrapolation is made through
this continuum DSE form. Resulting chiral and physical pion observables are
investigated.Comment: Talk given at PANIC 2005 Conference, Santa Fe, October 2005. To be
published in the Proceeding
Vector meson form factors and their quark-mass dependence
The electromagnetic form factors of vector mesons are calculated in an
explicitly Poincar\'e covariant formulation, based on the Dyson--Schwinger
equations of QCD, that respects electromagnetic current conservation, and
unambiguously incorporates effects from vector meson poles in the quark-photon
vertex. This method incorporates a 2-parameter effective interaction, where the
parameters are constrained by the experimental values of chiral condensate and
. This approach has successfully described a large amount of
light-quark meson experimental data, e.g. ground state pseudoscalar masses and
their electromagnetic form factors; ground state vector meson masses and strong
and electroweak decays. Here we apply it to predict the electromagnetic
properties of vector mesons. The results for the static properties of the
-meson are: charge radius , magnetic
moment , and quadrupole moment . We investigate
the quark mass dependence of these static properties and find that our results
at the charm quark mass are in agreement with recent lattice simulations. The
charge radius decreases with increasing quark mass, but the magnetic moment is
almost independent of the quark mass.Comment: 13 pages, 7 figure
Covariance, Dynamics and Symmetries, and Hadron Form Factors
We summarise applications of Dyson-Schwinger equations to the theory and
phenomenology of hadrons. Some exact results for pseudoscalar mesons are
highlighted with details relating to the U_A(1) problem. We describe inferences
from the gap equation relating to the radius of convergence for expansions of
observables in the current-quark mass. We recapitulate upon studies of nucleon
electromagnetic form factors, providing a comparison of the ln-weighted ratios
of Pauli and Dirac form factors for the neutron and proton.Comment: 9 pages, 2 figures. Contribution to proceedings of Workshop on
Exclusive Reactions at High Momentum Transfer, May 21-24, 2007, Jefferson
Lab, Newport News, V
The role of markets in food availability and market integration among smallholder farmers: the case of Western Kenya [Poster]
Poster presented at Tropentag 2013. International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development. "Agricultural development within the rural-urban continuum". Stuttgart-Hohenheim (Germany), Sep 17-19 2013
Crop species diversity in smallholder farms in Western Kenya and their contribution to food security
Poster presented at First International Conference on Global Food Security. Noordwijkerhout (The Netherlands), 29 Sep - 02 Oct 2013
Critical Appraisal of Baby Friendly Hospital Initiatives among the beneficiaries of Indore Urban - A Comparative Study
Background: Majority of the women in M.P who breastfeed their babies throw away the colostrum before they begin actual feed. Only 14.9% females feed their babies with in 1/2 an hour (National Family Health Survey-3). In Indore 2 hospitals have been given designation of baby friendly hospital (BFH) namely M.Y. hospital (MYH) which is a tertiary care center, attached to Medical College and District hospital (DH). Objectives: (1) To assess the process of implementation of baby friendly hospital initiative programme. (2) Knowledge, Attitude, Practice regarding breast feeding amongst the beneficiaries. Methods: A comparative study was conducted between two BFH and two NBFH (Non Baby Friendly Hospitals) of Indore. The respondents were categorized into health care providers and beneficiaries. A pretested questionnaire was used to interview the respondents which was made taking into consideration the essential 10 Criteria of BFHI Programme. Results: 89% in BFH and 97% in NBFH were having positive attitude towards colostrum feeding. 81% postnatal mothers in BFH and 96% in NBFH were having knowledge about benefits of exclusive breast feeding. 21% postnatal mothers in BFH and 39% in NBFH initiated breast feeding within ½ an hour. 64 % of mothers in BFH and 62 % mothers in NBFH were practicing exclusive breast Feeding. Conclusion: The above findings show that although designated as BFH, the breast feeding practices remained poor as compared to NBFH. There is an utmost need to reinforce training and constant monitoring of health care providers regarding BFHI
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