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Gravitational radiation from monopoles connected by strings
Monopole-antimonopole pairs connected by strings can be formed as topological
defects in a sequence of cosmological phase transitions. Such hybrid defects
typically decay early in the history of the universe but can still generate an
observable background of gravitational waves. We study the spectrum of
gravitational radiation from these objects both analytically and numerically,
concentrating on the simplest case of an oscillating pair connected by a
straight string.Comment: 18 pages, RevTex and 2 postscript figures. Submitted to Phys. Rev.
Artikel 13 van die Verenigde Nasies se Konvensie oor die Regte van Persone met Gestremdhede : ondersteun die Kinderwet 38 van 2005 kinders met gestremdhede se reg op toegang tot die reg?
Statisties word kinders met gestremdhede meer gereeld mishandel as kinders sonder gestremdhede.
Hierdie tendens dui daarop dat sodanige kinders kwesbaar is en meer dikwels
as kinders sonder gestremdhede die hulp van toeganklike regstelsel kan benodig. Artikel
13 van die Verenigde Nasies se Konvensie oor die Regte van Persone met Gestremdhede
bepaal dat die reg ook vir persone met gestremdhede toeganklik moet wees. Met die
inwerkingtreding van die Kinderwet 38 van 2005 is erkenning gegee aan hierdie spesifieke
reg van kinders met gestremdhede. Ten spyte van die riglyne wat artikel 13 verskaf, blyk
dit dat die Kinderwet, asook die Suid Afrikaanse regering, sukkel met die implementering
van hierdie bepaling. Meer word dus van al die betrokke partye geverg om te verseker dat
wanneer kinders met gestremdhede die hulp van die reg benodig dit sowel toeganklik as
ontvanklik vir hulle behoeftes is.http://www.lexisnexis.co.za2016-12-31am2016Private La
On the gravitational, dilatonic and axionic radiative damping of cosmic strings
We study the radiation reaction on cosmic strings due to the emission of
dilatonic, gravitational and axionic waves. After verifying the (on average)
conservative nature of the time-symmetric self-interactions, we concentrate on
the finite radiation damping force associated with the half-retarded minus
half-advanced ``reactive'' fields. We revisit a recent proposal of using a
``local back reaction approximation'' for the reactive fields. Using
dimensional continuation as convenient technical tool, we find, contrary to
previous claims, that this proposal leads to antidamping in the case of the
axionic field, and to zero (integrated) damping in the case of the
gravitational field. One gets normal positive damping only in the case of the
dilatonic field. We propose to use a suitably modified version of the local
dilatonic radiation reaction as a substitute for the exact (non-local)
gravitational radiation reaction. The incorporation of such a local
approximation to gravitational radiation reaction should allow one to complete,
in a computationally non-intensive way, string network simulations and to give
better estimates of the amount and spectrum of gravitational radiation emitted
by a cosmologically evolving network of massive strings.Comment: 48 pages, RevTex, epsfig, 1 figure; clarification of the domain of
validity of the perturbative derivation of the string equations of motion,
and of their renormalizabilit
A Glasgow tipple-transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt insertion prior to Whipple resection
Abdominal surgery performed in patients with significant liver disease and portal hypertension is associated with high mortality rates, with even poorer outcomes associated with complex pancreaticobiliary operations. We report on a patient requiring portal decompression via transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) prior to a pancreaticoduodenectomy. The 49-year-old patient presented with pain, jaundice and weight loss. At ERCP an edematous ampulla was biopsied, revealing high-grade dysplasia within a distal bile duct adenoma. Liver biopsy was performed to investigate portal hypertension, confirming congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF). A TIPS was performed to enable a pancreaticoduodenectomy. Prophylactic TIPS can be performed for preoperative portal decompression for patients requiring pancreatic resection. A potentially curative resection was performed when abdominal surgery was initially thought impossible. Notably, CHF has been associated with the development of cholangiocarcinoma in only four previous instances, with this case being only the second reported distal bile duct cholangiocarcinoma
On Relativistic Material Reference Systems
This work closes certain gaps in the literature on material reference systems
in general relativity. It is shown that perfect fluids are a special case of
DeWitt's relativistic elastic media and that the velocity--potential formalism
for perfect fluids can be interpreted as describing a perfect fluid coupled to
a fleet of clocks. A Hamiltonian analysis of the elastic media with clocks is
carried out and the constraints that arise when the system is coupled to
gravity are studied. When the Hamiltonian constraint is resolved with respect
to the clock momentum, the resulting true Hamiltonian is found to be a
functional only of the gravitational variables. The true Hamiltonian is
explicitly displayed when the medium is dust, and is shown to depend on the
detailed construction of the clocks.Comment: 18 pages, ReVTe
Partial wave analysiss of pbar-p -> piminus-piplus, pizero-pizero, eta-eta and eta-etaprime
A partial wave analysis is presented of Crystal Barrel data on pbar-p ->
pizero-pizero, eta-eta and eta-etaprime from 600 to 1940 MeV/c, combined with
earlier data on d\sigma /d\Omega and P for pbar-p->piminus-piplus. The
following s-channel I=0 resonances are identified: (i) J^{PC} = 5^{--} with
mass and width (M,\Gamma) at (2295+-30,235^{+65}_{-40}) MeV, (ii) J^{PC} =
4^{++} at (2020+-12, 170+-15) MeV and (2300+-25, 270+-50) MeV, (iii) 3D3 JPC =
3^{--} at (1960+-15, 150+-25) MeV and (2210+-4$, 360+-55) MeV, and a 3G3 state
at (2300 ^{+50}_{-80}, 340+-150) MeV, (iv) JPC = 2^{++} at (1910+-30, 260+-40)
MeV, (2020+-30, 275+-35) MeV, (2230+-30, 245+-45) MeV, and (2300+-35, 290+-50)
MeV, (v) JPC = 1^{--} at (2005+-40, 275+-75) MeV, and (2165+-40, 160
^{+140}_{-70}) MeV, and (vi) JPC = 0^{++} at (2005+-30, 305+-50) MeV,
(2105+-15, 200+-25) MeV, and (2320+-30, 175+-45) MeV. In addition, there is a
less well defined 6^{++} resonance at 2485+-40 MeV, with Gamma = 410+-90 MeV.
For every JP, almost all these resonances lie on well defined linear
trajectories of mass squared v. excitation number. The slope is 1.10+-0.03
Gev^2 per excitation. The f_0(2105) has strong coupling to eta-\eta, but much
weaker coupling to pizero-pizero. Its flavour mixing angle between q-qbar and
s-sbar is (59-71.6)deg, i.e. dominant decays to s-sbar. Such decays and its
strong production in pbar-p interactions strongly suggest exotic character.Comment: Makes available the combined fit to Crystal Barrel data on pbar-p ->
2-body final states. 29 pages, 11 figures. Typo corrected in version
Structure of the ovaries of the Nimba otter shrew, Micropotamogale lamottei, and the Madagascar hedgehog tenrec, Echinops telfairi
The otter shrews are members of the subfamily Potamogalinae within the family Tenrecidae. No description of the ovaries of any member of this subfamily has been published previously. The lesser hedgehog tenrec, Echinops telfairi, is a member of the subfamily Tenrecinae of the same family and, although its ovaries have not been described, other members of this subfamily have been shown to have ovaries with non-antral follicles. Examination of these two species illustrated that non-antral follicles were characteristic of the ovaries of both species, as was clefting and lobulation of the ovaries. Juvenile otter shrews range from those with only small follicles in the cortex to those with 300- to 400-mu m follicles similar to those seen in non-pregnant and pregnant adults. As in other species, most of the growth of the oocyte occurred when follicles had one to two layers of granulosa cells. When larger follicles became atretic in the Nimba otter shrew, hypertrophy of the theca interna produced nodules of glandular interstitial tissue. In the tenrec, the hypertrophying theca interna cells in most large follicles appeared to undergo degeneration. Both species had some follicular fluid in the intercellular spaces between the more peripheral granulosa cells. It is suggested that this fluid could aid in separation of the cumulus from the remaining granulosa at ovulation. The protruding follicles in lobules and absence of a tunica albuginea might also facilitate ovulation of non-antral follicles. Ovaries with a thin-absent tunica albuginea and follicles with small-absent antra are widespread within both the Eulipotyphla and in the Afrosoricida, suggesting that such features may represent a primitive condition in ovarian development. Lobulated and deeply crypted ovaries are found in both groups but are not as common in the Eulipotyphla making inclusion of this feature as primitive more speculative. Copyright (C) 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel
What lies beneath: predicting seagrass below-ground biomass from above-ground biomass, environmental conditions and seagrass community composition
Seagrass condition, resilience and ecosystem services are affected by the below-ground tissues (BGr) but these are rarely monitored. In this study we compiled historical data across northern Australia to investigate biomass allocation strategies in 13 tropical seagrass species. There was sufficient data to undertake statistical analysis for five species: Cymodocea serrulata, Halophila mutts, Halodule uninervis, Thalassia hemprichii, and Zostera muelleri. The response of below-ground biomass (BGr) to above-ground biomass (AGr) and other environmental and seagrass community composition predictor variables were assessed using Generalized Linear Models. Environmental data included: region, season, sediment type, water depth, proximity to land-based sources of pollution, and a light stress index. Seagrass community data included: species diversity and dominant species class (colonising, opportunistic or persistant) based on biomass. The predictor variables explained 84-97% of variance in BGr on the log-scale depending on the species. Multi-species meadows showed a greater investment into BGr than mono-specific meadows and when dominated by opportunistic or persistent seagrass species. This greater investment into BGr is likely to enhance their resistance to disturbances if carbohydrate storage reserves also increase with biomass. Region was very important for the estimation of BGr from AGr in four species (not in C. serrulata). No temporally changing environmental features were included in the models, therefore, they cannot be used to predict local-scale responses of BGr to environmental change. We used a case study for Cairns Harbour to predict BGr by applying the models to AGr measured at 362 sites in 2017. This case study demonstrates how the model can be used to estimate BGr when only AGr is measured. However, the general approach can be applied broadly with suitable calibration data for model development providing a more complete assessment of seagrass resources and their potential to provide ecosystem services
Cosmic String Cusps with Small-Scale Structure: Their Forms and Gravitational Waveforms
We present a method for the introduction of small-scale structure into
strings constructed from products of rotation matrices. We use this method to
illustrate a range of possibilities for the shape of cusps that depends on the
properties of the small-scale structure. We further argue that the presence of
structure at cusps under most circumstances leads to the formation of loops at
the size of the smallest scales. On the other hand we show that the
gravitational waveform of a cusp remains generally unchanged; the primary
effect of small-scale structure is to smooth out the sharp waveform emitted in
the direction of cusp motion.Comment: RevTeX, 8 pages. Replaced with version accepted for publication by
PR
Anomalous specific heat in high-density QED and QCD
Long-range quasi-static gauge-boson interactions lead to anomalous
(non-Fermi-liquid) behavior of the specific heat in the low-temperature limit
of an electron or quark gas with a leading term. We obtain
perturbative results beyond the leading log approximation and find that
dynamical screening gives rise to a low-temperature series involving also
anomalous fractional powers . We determine their coefficients in
perturbation theory up to and including order and compare with exact
numerical results obtained in the large- limit of QED and QCD.Comment: REVTEX4, 6 pages, 2 figures; v2: minor improvements, references
added; v3: factor of 2 error in the T^(7/3) coefficient corrected and plots
update
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