5 research outputs found

    Reduction of the electroweak correlation in the PDF updating by using the forward–backward asymmetry of Drell–Yan process

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    We propose a new observable for the measurement of the forward–backward asymmetry (AFB)(A_{FB}) in Drell–Yan lepton production. At hadron colliders, the AFBA_{FB} distribution is sensitive to both the electroweak (EW) fundamental parameter sin2θW\sin ^{2} \theta _{W}, the weak mixing angle, and the parton distribution functions (PDFs). Hence, the determination of sin2θW\sin ^{2} \theta _{W} and the updating of PDFs by directly using the same AFBA_{FB} spectrum are strongly correlated. This correlation would introduce large bias or uncertainty into both precise measurements of EW and PDF sectors. In this article, we show that the sensitivity of AFBA_{FB} on sin2θW\sin ^{2} \theta _{W} is dominated by its average value around the Z pole region, while the shape (or gradient) of the AFBA_{FB} spectrum is insensitive to sin2θW\sin ^{2} \theta _{W} and contains important information on the PDF modeling. Accordingly, a new observable related to the gradient of the spectrum is introduced, and demonstrated to be able to significantly reduce the potential bias on the determination of sin2θW\sin ^{2} \theta _{W} when updating the PDFs using the same AFBA_{FB} data

    Adaptation and response of a major Parisian referral hospital to the COVID-19 surge : a qualitative study

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    Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, few studies have focused on crisis management of multiple services within one hospital over several waves of the pandemic. The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of the COVID-19 crisis response of a Parisian referral hospital which managed the first three COVID cases in France and to analyze its resilience capacities. Between March 2020 and June 2021, we conducted observations, semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and lessons learned workshops. Data analysis was supported by an original framework on health system resilience. Three configurations emerged from the empirical data: 1) reorganization of services and spaces; 2) management of professionals' and patients' contamination risk; and 3) mobilization of human resources and work adaptation. The hospital and its staff mitigated the effects of the pandemic by implementing multiple and varied strategies, which the staff perceived as having positive and/or negative consequences. We observed an unprecedented mobilization of the hospital and its staff to absorb the crisis. Often the mobilization fell on the shoulders of the professionals, adding to their exhaustion. Our study demonstrates the capacity of the hospital and its staff to absorb the COVID-19 shock by putting in place mechanisms for continuous adaptation. More time and insight will be needed to observe whether these strategies and adaptations will be sustainable over the coming months and years and to assess the overall transformative capacities of the hospital
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