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A study of stopping power in nuclear reactions at intermediate energies
We show a systematic experimental study based on INDRA data of the stopping
power in central symmetric nuclear reactions. Total mass of the systems goes
from 80 to 400 nucleons while the incident energy range is from 12 AMeV to 100
AMeV. The role of isospin diffusion at 32 and 45 MeV/nucleon with 124,136Xe
projectiles on 112,124Sn targets performed at GANIL is also discussed. Results
suggest a strong memory of the entrance channel above 20 AMeV/A (nuclear
transparency) and, as such, constitute valuable tests of the microscopic
transport models.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures, Proceedings of International Workshop on
Multifragmentation and Related Topics (IWM 2009), Catania, Italy, 4 Nov-7 Nov
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Localizing the Latent Structure Canonical Uncertainty: Entropy Profiles for Hidden Markov Models
This report addresses state inference for hidden Markov models. These models
rely on unobserved states, which often have a meaningful interpretation. This
makes it necessary to develop diagnostic tools for quantification of state
uncertainty. The entropy of the state sequence that explains an observed
sequence for a given hidden Markov chain model can be considered as the
canonical measure of state sequence uncertainty. This canonical measure of
state sequence uncertainty is not reflected by the classic multivariate state
profiles computed by the smoothing algorithm, which summarizes the possible
state sequences. Here, we introduce a new type of profiles which have the
following properties: (i) these profiles of conditional entropies are a
decomposition of the canonical measure of state sequence uncertainty along the
sequence and makes it possible to localize this uncertainty, (ii) these
profiles are univariate and thus remain easily interpretable on tree
structures. We show how to extend the smoothing algorithms for hidden Markov
chain and tree models to compute these entropy profiles efficiently.Comment: Submitted to Journal of Machine Learning Research; No RR-7896 (2012
The aquatic biota of the now extinct lacustrine complex of the Mexico basin
The commonest organisms of the original Mexico lake complex are listed, including those that exist today in the Lago Viejo. In addition, a brief hydraulic history of this endorheic basin is given
Chiral QCD, General QCD Parameterization and Constituent Quark Models
Several recent papers -using effective QCD chiral Lagrangians- reproduced
results obtained with the general QCD parameterization (GP). These include the
baryon 8+10 mass formula, the octet magnetic moments and the coincidental
nature of the "perfect" -3/2 ratio between the magnetic moments of p and n.
Although we anticipated that the GP covers the case of chiral treatments, the
above results explicitly exemplify this fact. Also we show by the GP that -in
any model or theory (chiral or non chiral) reproducing the results of exact
QCD- the Franklin (Coleman Glashow) sum rule for the octet magnetic moments
must be violated.Comment: 10 pages, Latex; abridged version (same results), removed some
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Computed tomography and magnetic resonance diagnosis of variations in the anatomical location of the major salivary glands in 1680 dogs and 187 cats
During assessment of routine clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the heads of dogs, variations in the location of mandibular and zygomatic salivary glands (SGs) were observed incidentally. The aims of this retrospective study were to describe anatomical variations of the major SGs found on MRI and computed tomography (CT) studies of the head in dogs and cats and to investigate possible clinical relevancy.
No anatomical variation of the SGs was seen in cats, but in dogs, although variation of the parotid SG was not identified, that of the mandibular SG was found in 33/1680 animals (2%), either unilaterally (6/33 right-sided, 13/33 left-sided) or bilaterally (14/33). The Border terrier breed (19/33, 58%) was over-represented. Each atypically located mandibular SG was positioned medial to the digastric muscle and rostral to the retropharyngeal lymph node. The sublingual glands were difficult to delineate from the mandibular glands. Anatomical variation of one zygomatic gland (3/4 left-sided) was identified in four small-breed dogs (0.2%). Each atypically located zygomatic gland was tilted at the ventrorostral aspect of the masseter muscle underneath the skin surface. MRI and CT characteristics were not different between typically and atypically located SGs. None of the dogs had clinical signs related with SG disease. It was concluded that, with suspected breed predispositions, incidental unilateral or bilateral anatomical variations of mandibular and zygomatic SGs can be encountered in dogs and an awareness of these possible variations may be important in pre-surgical planning
Analytic evaluation of two-loop renormalization constants of enhanced electroweak strength in the Higgs sector of the Standard Model
We calculate renormalization constants Z_H, Z_w, the Higgs and W-boson mass
and tadpole counterterms in the on-mass-shell renormalization scheme to two
loops in the heavy-Higgs-boson limit m_H >> M_W. Explicit analytic formulae are
presented for the two-loop integrals with masses, which are not known in the
literature. As an application, the analytic expression for the two-loop leading
correction to the fermionic Higgs boson width is obtained.Comment: 8 pages, 3 Postscript figures, uses epsfig.st
Relation between respiratory variations in pulse oximetry plethysmographic waveform amplitude and arterial pulse pressure in ventilated patients.
IntroductionRespiratory variation in arterial pulse pressure is a reliable predictor of fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated patients with circulatory failure. The main limitation of this method is that it requires an invasive arterial catheter. Both arterial and pulse oximetry plethysmographic waveforms depend on stroke volume. We conducted a prospective study to evaluate the relationship between respiratory variation in arterial pulse pressure and respiratory variation in pulse oximetry plethysmographic (POP) waveform amplitude.MethodThis prospective clinical investigation was conducted in 22 mechanically ventilated patients. Respiratory variation in arterial pulse pressure and respiratory variation in POP waveform amplitude were recorded simultaneously in a beat-to-beat evaluation, and were compared using a Spearman correlation test and a Bland-Altman analysis.ResultsThere was a strong correlation (r2 = 0.83; P < 0.001) and a good agreement (bias = 0.8 +/- 3.5%) between respiratory variation in arterial pulse pressure and respiratory variation in POP waveform amplitude. A respiratory variation in POP waveform amplitude value above 15% allowed discrimination between patients with respiratory variation in arterial pulse pressure above 13% and those with variation of 13% or less (positive predictive value 100%).ConclusionRespiratory variation in arterial pulse pressure above 13% can be accurately predicted by a respiratory variation in POP waveform amplitude above 15%. This index has potential applications in patients who are not instrumented with an intra-arterial catheter
Precision measurements in nuclear {\beta}-decay with LPCTrap
The experimental achievements and the current program with the LPCTrap device
installed at the LIRAT beam line of the SPIRAL1-GANIL facility are presented.
The device is dedicated to the study of the weak interaction at low energy by
means of precise measurements of the {\beta}-{\nu} angular correlation
parameter. Technical aspects as well as the main results are reviewed. The
future program with new available beams is briefly discussed.Comment: Annalen der Physik (2013
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