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Generally Covariant Actions for Multiple D-branes
We develop a formalism that allows us to write actions for multiple D-branes
with manifest general covariance. While the matrix coordinates of the D-branes
have a complicated transformation law under coordinate transformations, we find
that these may be promoted to (redundant) matrix fields on the transverse space
with a simple covariant transformation law. Using these fields, we define a
covariant distribution function (a matrix generalization of the delta function
which describes the location of a single brane). The final actions take the
form of an integral over the curved space of a scalar single-trace action built
from the covariant matrix fields, tensors involving the metric, and the
covariant distribution function. For diagonal matrices, the integral localizes
to the positions of the individual branes, giving N copies of the single-brane
action.Comment: 34 pages, LaTeX. v2: comments and refs adde
Морфологічне дослідження впливу мелатоніну на стан слизової оболонки шлунка щурів в умовах експериментальної гастральної виразки
Введение серотонина вызывает в слизистой оболочке желудка животных острые деструктивные изменения преимущественно в виде эрозий и язв различного размера и численности, которые сопровождаются уменьшением содержания нейтральных мукополисахаридов в цитоплазме клеток поверхностно-ямочного эпителия. Введение мелатонина при гастральной язве уменьшает деструктивные изменения в слизистой оболочке желудка и восстанавливает состояние защитного слизистого барьера.Введение серотонина вызывает в слизистой оболочке желудка животных острые деструктивные изменения преимущественно в виде эрозий и язв различного размера и численности, которые сопровождаются уменьшением содержания нейтральных мукополисахаридов в цитоплазме клеток поверхностно-ямочного эпителия. Введение мелатонина при гастральной язве уменьшает деструктивные изменения в слизистой оболочке желудка и восстанавливает состояние защитного слизистого барьера.The introduction of serotonin is in the gastric mucosa of animals’ acute destructive changes mainly in the form of erosions and ulcers of various sizes and numbers, which are accompanied by a decrease in the amount of neutral mucopolysaccharides in the cytoplasm of the cell surface patching of the epithelium. The administration of melatonin in the gastric ulcer reduces the destructive changes in the gastric mucosa and restores the state of the protective mucus barrier
Permeable conformal walls and holography
We study conformal field theories in two dimensions separated by domain
walls, which preserve at least one Virasoro algebra. We develop tools to study
such domain walls, extending and clarifying the concept of `folding' discussed
in the condensed-matter literature. We analyze the conditions for unbroken
supersymmetry, and discuss the holographic duals in AdS3 when they exist. One
of the interesting observables is the Casimir energy between a wall and an
anti-wall. When these separate free scalar field theories with different
target-space radii, the Casimir energy is given by the dilogarithm function of
the reflection probability. The walls with holographic duals in AdS3 separate
two sigma models, whose target spaces are moduli spaces of Yang-Mills
instantons on T4 or K3. In the supergravity limit, the Casimir energy is
computable as classical energy of a brane that connects the walls through AdS3.
We compare this result with expectations from the sigma-model point of view.Comment: Latex file, 34 pages, 8 figures, uses JHEP3.cls. Typos corrected and
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Conformal Current Algebra in Two Dimensions
We construct a non-chiral current algebra in two dimensions consistent with
conformal invariance. We show that the conformal current algebra is realized in
non-linear sigma-models on supergroup manifolds with vanishing dual Coxeter
number, with or without a Wess-Zumino term. The current algebra is computed
using two distinct methods. First we exploit special algebraic properties of
supergroups to compute the exact two- and three-point functions of the currents
and from them we infer the current algebra. The algebra is also calculated by
using conformal perturbation theory about the Wess-Zumino-Witten point and
resumming the perturbation series. We also prove that these models realize a
non-chiral Kac-Moody algebra and construct an infinite set of commuting
operators that is closed under the action of the Kac-Moody generators. The
supergroup models that we consider include models with applications to
statistical mechanics, condensed matter and string theory. In particular, our
results may help to systematically solve and clarify the quantum integrability
of PSU(n|n) models and their cosets, which appear prominently in string
worldsheet models on anti-deSitter spaces.Comment: 33 pages, minor correction
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The chiral ring of AdS3/CFT2 and the attractor mechanism
We study the moduli dependence of the chiral ring in N = (4,4) superconformal
field theories, with special emphasis on those CFTs that are dual to type IIB
string theory on AdS3xS3xX4. The chiral primary operators are sections of
vector bundles, whose connection describes the operator mixing under motion on
the moduli space. This connection can be exactly computed using the constraints
from N = (4,4) supersymmetry. Its curvature can be determined using the tt*
equations, for which we give a derivation in the physical theory which does not
rely on the topological twisting. We show that for N = (4,4) theories the
chiral ring is covariantly constant over the moduli space, a fact which can be
seen as a non-renormalization theorem for the three-point functions of chiral
primaries in AdS3/CFT2. From the spacetime point of view our analysis has the
following applications. First, in the case of a D1/D5 black string, we can see
the matching of the attractor flow in supergravity to RG-flow in the boundary
field theory perturbed by irrelevant operators, to first order away from the
fixed point. Second, under spectral flow the chiral primaries become the Ramond
ground states of the CFT. These ground states represent the microstates of a
small black hole in five dimensions consisting of a D1/D5 bound state. The
connection that we compute can be considered as an example of Berry's phase for
the internal microstates of a supersymmetric black hole.Comment: 72 pages (60 + appendices
Low-loss phased-array based 4-channel wavelength demultiplexer integrated with photodetectors
Phased-array wavelength demultiplexer with flattened wavelength response
A four-channel phased-array wavelength demultiplexer with a flattened wavelength response has been realised for the first time in InP/InGaAsP at 1.54 mu m by employing multimode output waveguides. The device has 2 nm channel spacing and a flat response (within 1 dB) of 17 n
Effectiveness of an intervention to enhance occupational physicians’ guideline adherence on sickness absence duration in workers with common mental disorders:A cluster-randomized controlled trial
Purpose Evidence-based guidelines in occupational health care improve the quality of care and may reduce sickness absence duration. Notwithstanding that, guideline adherence of occupational physicians (OPs) is limited. Based on the literature on guideline implementation, an intervention was developed that was shown to effectively improve self-reported adherence in OPs. The aim of present study was to evaluate whether this intervention leads to earlier return to work (RTW) in workers with common mental disorders (CMD). Methods In a two-armed cluster randomized controlled trial, 66 OPs were randomized. The trial included 3379 workers, with 1493 in the intervention group and 1886 in the control group. The outcome measures were: time to full RTW, time to first RTW, and total hours of sickness absence. Cox regression analyses and generalized linear mixed model analyses were used for the evaluations. Results The median time to RTW was 154 days among the 3228 workers with CMD. No significant differences occurred in (time to) full RTW between intervention and control group HR 0.96 (95% CI 0.81–1.15) nor for first RTW HR 0.96 (95% CI 0.80–1.15). The mean total hours of sickness absence was 478 h in the intervention group and 483 h in the control group. Conclusions The intervention to enhance OPs’ guideline adherence did not lead to earlier RTW in workers with CMD guided by the OPs. Possible explanations are the remaining external barriers for guideline use, and that perceived guideline adherence might not represent actual guideline adherence and improved care
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