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Large-eddy simulation of large-scale structures in long channel flow
We investigate statistics of large-scale structures from large-eddy simulation (LES) of turbulent channel flow at friction Reynolds numbers Re_τ = 2K and 200K (where K denotes 1000). In order to capture the behaviour of large-scale structures properly, the channel length is chosen to be 96 times the channel half-height. In agreement with experiments, these large-scale structures are found to give rise to an apparent amplitude modulation of the underlying small-scale fluctuations. This effect is explained in terms of the phase relationship between the large- and small-scale activity. The shape of the dominant large-scale structure is investigated by conditional averages based on the large-scale velocity, determined using a filter width equal to the channel half-height. The conditioned field demonstrates coherence on a scale of several times the filter width, and the small-scale–large-scale relative phase difference increases away from the wall, passing through π/2 in the overlap region of the mean velocity before approaching π further from the wall. We also found that, near the wall, the convection velocity of the large scales departs slightly, but unequivocally, from the mean velocity
Carrier-mediated antiferromagnetic interlayer exchange coupling in diluted magnetic semiconductor multilayers GaMnAs/GaAs:Be
We use neutron reflectometry to investigate the interlayer exchange coupling
between GaMnAs ferromagnetic semiconductor layers separated
by non-magnetic Be-doped GaAs spacers. Polarized neutron reflectivity measured
below the Curie temperature of GaMnAs reveals a
characteristic splitting at the wave vector corresponding to twice the
multilayer period, indicating that the coupling between the ferromagnetic
layers are antiferromagnetic (AFM). When the applied field is increased to
above the saturation field, this AFM coupling is suppressed. This behavior is
not observed when the spacers are undoped, suggesting that the observed AFM
coupling is mediated by charge carriers introduced via Be doping. The behavior
of magnetization of the multilayers measured by DC magnetometry is consistent
with the neutron reflectometry results.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Fermions out of Dipolar Bosons in the lowest Landau level
In the limit of very fast rotation atomic Bose-Einstein condensates may
reside entirely in the lowest two-dimensional Landau level (LLL). For small
enough filling factor of the LLL, one may have formation of fractional quantum
Hall states. We investigate the case of bosons with dipolar interactions as may
be realized with Chromium-52 atoms. We show that at filling factor equal to
unity the ground state is a Moore-Read (a.k.a Pfaffian) paired state as is the
case of bosons with purely s-wave scattering interactions. This Pfaffian state
is destabilized when the interaction in the s-wave channel is small enough and
the ground state is a stripe phase with unidimensional density modulation. For
filling factor 1/3, we show that there is formation of a Fermi sea of
``composite fermions''. These composites are made of one boson bound with three
vortices. This phase has a wide range of stability and the effective mass of
the fermions depends essentially only of the scattering amplitude in momentum
channels larger or equal to 2. The formation of such a Fermi sea opens up a new
possible route to detection of the quantum Hall correlations.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figures, published versio
A structured management approach to implementation of health promotion interventions in Head Start.
Improving the health and health literacy of low-income families is a national public health priority in the United States. The federal Head Start program provides a national infrastructure for implementation of health promotion interventions for young children and their families. The Health Care Institute (HCI) at the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles, developed a structured approach to health promotion training for Head Start grantees using business management principles. This article describes the HCI approach and provides examples of implemented programs and selected outcomes, including knowledge and behavior changes among Head Start staff and families. This prevention-focused training platform has reached 60,000 Head Start families in the United States since its inception in 2001. HCI has demonstrated consistent outcomes in diverse settings and cultures, suggesting both scalability and sustainability
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