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Successful Yukawa structures in Warped Extra Dimensions
For a RS model, with SM fields in the bulk and the Higgs boson on the
TeV-brane, we suggest two specific structures for the Yukawa couplings, one
based on a permutation symmetry and the other on the Universal Strength of
Yukawa couplings hypothesis (USY). In USY, all Yukawa couplings have equal
strength and the difference in the Yukawa structure lies in some complex phase.
In both scenarios, all Yukawa couplings are of the same order of magnitude.
Thus, the main features of the fermion hierarchies are explained through the RS
geometrical mechanism, and not because some Yukawa coupling is extremely small.
We find that the RS model is particularly appropriate to incorporate the
suggested Yukawa configurations. Indeed, the RS geometrical mechanism of
fermion locations along the extra dimension, combined with the two Yukawa
scenarios, reproduces all the present experimental data on fermion masses and
mixing angles. It is quite remarkable that in the USY case, only two complex
phases of definite value +-Pi/2 are sufficient to generate the known neutrino
mass differences, while at same time, permitting large leptonic mixing in
agreement with experiment.Comment: 11 page
Fast Searching in Packed Strings
Given strings and the (exact) string matching problem is to find all
positions of substrings in matching . The classical Knuth-Morris-Pratt
algorithm [SIAM J. Comput., 1977] solves the string matching problem in linear
time which is optimal if we can only read one character at the time. However,
most strings are stored in a computer in a packed representation with several
characters in a single word, giving us the opportunity to read multiple
characters simultaneously. In this paper we study the worst-case complexity of
string matching on strings given in packed representation. Let be
the lengths and , respectively, and let denote the size of the
alphabet. On a standard unit-cost word-RAM with logarithmic word size we
present an algorithm using time O\left(\frac{n}{\log_\sigma n} + m +
\occ\right). Here \occ is the number of occurrences of in . For this improves the bound of the Knuth-Morris-Pratt algorithm.
Furthermore, if our algorithm is optimal since any
algorithm must spend at least \Omega(\frac{(n+m)\log
\sigma}{\log n} + \occ) = \Omega(\frac{n}{\log_\sigma n} + \occ) time to
read the input and report all occurrences. The result is obtained by a novel
automaton construction based on the Knuth-Morris-Pratt algorithm combined with
a new compact representation of subautomata allowing an optimal
tabulation-based simulation.Comment: To appear in Journal of Discrete Algorithms. Special Issue on CPM
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Impact of neurocognitive deficits on patient-proxy agreement regarding health-related quality of life in low-grade glioma patients
Impact of neurocognitive deficits on patient-proxy agreement regarding health-related quality of life in low-grade glioma patients
Flavour physics of the RS model with KK masses reachable at LHC
The version of the higher-dimensional Randall-Sundrum (RS) model with matter
in the bulk, which addresses the gauge hierarchy problem, has additional
attractive features. In particular, it provides an intrinsic geometrical
mechanism that can explain the origin of the large mass hierarchies among the
Standard Model fermions. Within this context, a good solution for the gauge
hierarchy problem corresponds to low masses for the Kaluza-Klein (KK)
excitations of the gauge bosons. Some scenarios have been proposed in order to
render these low masses (down to a few TeV) consistent with precision
electroweak measurements. Here, we give specific and complete realizations of
this RS version with small KK masses, down to 1 TeV, which are consistent with
the entire structure of the fermions in flavour space: (1) all the last
experimental data on quark/lepton masses and mixing angles (including massive
neutrinos of Dirac type) are reproduced, (2) flavour changing neutral current
constraints are satisfied and (3) the effective suppression scales of
non-renormalizable interactions (in the physical basis) are within the bounds
set by low energy flavour phenomenology. Our result, on the possibility of
having KK gauge boson modes as light as a few TeV, constitutes one of the first
theoretical motivations for experimental searches of direct signatures at the
LHC collider, of this interesting version of the RS model which accommodates
fermion masses.Comment: 27 pages, Latex file. References and comments adde
Modified mode-expansion on a BPS wall related to the nonlinear realization
We propose a modified mode-expansion of the bulk fields in a BPS domain wall
background to obtain the effective theory on the wall. The broken SUSY is
nonlinearly realized on each mode defined by our mode-expansion. Our work
clarifies a relation between two different approaches to derive the effective
theory on a BPS wall, {\it i.e.} the nonlinear realization approach and the
mode-expansion approach. We also discuss a further modification that respects
the Lorentz and symmetries broken by the wall.Comment: LaTeX file, 21 pages, no figure
Reduction of myocardial infarction by postischemic administration of the calpain inhibitor A-705253 in comparison to the Na(+)/H(+) exchange inhibitor Cariporide (R) in isolated perfused rabbit hearts
The calpain inhibitor A-705253 and the Na(+)/H(+) exchange inhibitor Cariporide (R) were studied in isolated perfused rabbit hearts subjected to 60 min occlusion of the ramus interventricularis of the left coronary artery (below the origin of the first diagonal branch), followed by 120 min of reperfusion. The inhibitors were added to the perfusion fluid solely or in combination at the beginning of reperfusion. Hemodynamic monitoring and biochemical analysis of perfusion fluid from the coronary outflow were performed. Myocardial infarct size and area at risk (transiently not perfused myocardium) were determined from left ventricular slices after a special staining procedure with Evans blue and 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride. The infarcted area (dead myocardium) was 72.7 +/- 4.0% of the area at risk in untreated controls, but was significantly smaller in the presence of the inhibitors. The largest effect was observed with 10(-6) M A-705253, which reduced the infarcted area to 49.2 +/- 4.1% of the area at risk, corresponding to a reduction of 33.6%. Cariporide (R) at 10(-6) M reduced the infarct size to the same extent. The combination of both inhibitors, however, did not further improve cardioprotection. No significant difference was observed between the experimental groups in coronary perfusion, left ventricular pressure, heart rate, or in the release of lactate dehydrogenase and creatine kinase from heart muscle
Simple heuristics for the assembly line worker assignment and balancing problem
We propose simple heuristics for the assembly line worker assignment and
balancing problem. This problem typically occurs in assembly lines in sheltered
work centers for the disabled. Different from the classical simple assembly
line balancing problem, the task execution times vary according to the assigned
worker. We develop a constructive heuristic framework based on task and worker
priority rules defining the order in which the tasks and workers should be
assigned to the workstations. We present a number of such rules and compare
their performance across three possible uses: as a stand-alone method, as an
initial solution generator for meta-heuristics, and as a decoder for a hybrid
genetic algorithm. Our results show that the heuristics are fast, they obtain
good results as a stand-alone method and are efficient when used as a initial
solution generator or as a solution decoder within more elaborate approaches.Comment: 18 pages, 1 figur
Uncertainty in Signals of Large-Scale Climate Variations in Radiosonde and Satellite Upper-Air Temperature Datasets
There is no single reference dataset of long-term global upper-air temperature observations, although several
groups have developed datasets from radiosonde and satellite observations for climate-monitoring purposes. The
existence of multiple data products allows for exploration of the uncertainty in signals of climate variations and
change. This paper examines eight upper-air temperature datasets and quantifies the magnitude and uncertainty
of various climate signals, including stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) and tropospheric ENSO
signals, stratospheric warming following three major volcanic eruptions, the abrupt tropospheric warming of
1976–77, and multidecadal temperature trends. Uncertainty estimates are based both on the spread of signal
estimates from the different observational datasets and on the inherent statistical uncertainties of the signal in
any individual dataset.
The large spread among trend estimates suggests that using multiple datasets to characterize large-scale upperair
temperature trends gives a more complete characterization of their uncertainty than reliance on a single
dataset. For other climate signals, there is value in using more than one dataset, because signal strengths vary.
However, the purely statistical uncertainty of the signal in individual datasets is large enough to effectively
encompass the spread among datasets. This result supports the notion of an 11th climate-monitoring principle,
augmenting the 10 principles that have now been generally accepted (although not generally implemented) by
the climate community. This 11th principle calls for monitoring key climate variables with multiple, independent
observing systems for measuring the variable, and multiple, independent groups analyzing the data
Letters from William Burnside to Robert Fricke: Automorphic Functions, and the Emergence of the Burnside Problem
Two letters from William Burnside have recently been found in the Nachlass of
Robert Fricke that contain instances of Burnside's Problem prior to its first
publication. We present these letters as a whole to the public for the first
time. We draw a picture of these two mathematicians and describe their
activities leading to their correspondence. We thus gain an insight into their
respective motivations, reactions, and attitudes, which may sharpen the current
understanding of professional and social interactions of the mathematical
community at the turn of the 20th century.Comment: documentclass amsart, 17 page
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