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Aspects of the chemistry of mineral-type compounds
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The Shimura lift and congruences for modular forms with the eta multiplier
The Shimura correspondence is a fundamental tool in the study of
half-integral weight modular forms. In this paper, we prove a Shimura-type
correspondence for spaces of half-integral weight cusp forms which transform
with a power of the Dedekind eta multiplier twisted by a Dirichlet character.
We prove that the lift of a cusp form of weight and level has
weight and level , and is new at the primes and with
specified Atkin-Lehner eigenvalues. This precise information leads to
arithmetic applications. For a wide family of spaces of half-integral weight
modular forms we prove the existence of infinitely many primes which
give rise to quadratic congruences modulo arbitrary powers of .Comment: 44 page
Shifted distinct-part partition identities in arithmetic progressions
The partition function , which counts the number of partitions of a
positive integer , is widely studied. Here, we study partition functions
that count partitions of into distinct parts satisfying certain
congruence conditions. A shifted partition identity is an identity of the form
for all in some arithmetic progression. Several
identities of this type have been discovered, including two infinite families
found by Alladi. In this paper, we use the theory of modular functions to
determine the necessary and sufficient conditions for such an identity to
exist. In addition, for two specific cases, we extend Alladi's theorem to other
arithmetic progressions
Transcatheter Heart Valve Leaflet Assembly Tooling Improvement Final Design Report
Statement of Confidentiality: The complete senior project report was submitted to the project advisor and sponsor. The results of this project are of a confidential nature and will not be published at this time
Validity of Critical Velocity Concept for Weighted Sprinting Performance
International Journal of Exercise Science 11(4): 900-909, 2018. We investigated the validity of a recently developed equation for predicting sprinting times of various tactical loads based upon the performance of a running 3-min all-out exercise test (3MT). Thirteen recreationally trained participants completed the running 3MT to determine critical velocity (CV) and finite running capacity for running velocities exceeding CV (D’). Two subsequent counterbalanced loaded sprints of 800 and 1000 m distances with 20 and 15% of their body mass, respectively, were evaluated. Estimated times (t, sec) for running 800 and 1000 m with a tactical load was derived using t = (D – D’)/CV. Critical velocity adjusted for an added load using the following regression equation: original CV + (-0.0638 x %load) + 0.6982, D was 800 or 1000 m, and whole percentage load was ~15 or 20% of the participant\u27s body mass. From the 3MT, CV (3.80 ±0.5 m.s-1) and D’(200 ±49.88 m) values were determined.The typical error of predicting actual times for the 800 and 1000 m loaded sprints were 5.6 and 10.1 s, with corresponding ICCs of 0.95 and 0.87, and coefficient of variations of 2.9 and 4.3%. The effect size differences between estimated and actual sprint times were small (0.27) and moderate (0.60) for 800 and 1000 m, respectively. The adjustment to CV through the regression equation yields small to moderate overestimates of maximally loaded sprint times for distances of 800 and 1000 m. Whether such errors remain pervasive for prescribing high-intensity interval training is unclear and requires further investigation
Ribosomal DNA sequence heterogeneity reflects intraspecies phylogenies and predicts genome structure in two contrasting yeast species
The ribosomal RNA encapsulates a wealth of evolutionary information, including genetic variation that can be used to discriminate between organisms at a wide range of taxonomic levels. For example, the prokaryotic 16S rDNA sequence is very widely used both in phylogenetic studies and as a marker in metagenomic surveys and the internal transcribed spacer region, frequently used in plant phylogenetics, is now recognized as a fungal DNA barcode. However, this widespread use does not escape criticism, principally due to issues such as difficulties in classification of paralogous versus orthologous rDNA units and intragenomic variation, both of which may be significant barriers to accurate phylogenetic inference. We recently analyzed data sets from the Saccharomyces Genome Resequencing Project, characterizing rDNA sequence variation within multiple strains of the baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its nearest wild relative Saccharomyces paradoxus in unprecedented detail. Notably, both species possess single locus rDNA systems. Here, we use these new variation datasets to assess whether a more detailed characterization of the rDNA locus can alleviate the second of these phylogenetic issues, sequence heterogeneity, while controlling for the first. We demonstrate that a strong phylogenetic signal exists within both datasets and illustrate how they can be used, with existing methodology, to estimate intraspecies phylogenies of yeast strains consistent with those derived from whole-genome approaches. We also describe the use of partial Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms, a type of sequence variation found only in repetitive genomic regions, in identifying key evolutionary features such as genome hybridization events and show their consistency with whole-genome Structure analyses. We conclude that our approach can transform rDNA sequence heterogeneity from a problem to a useful source of evolutionary information, enabling the estimation of highly accurate phylogenies of closely related organisms, and discuss how it could be extended to future studies of multilocus rDNA systems. [concerted evolution; genome hydridisation; phylogenetic analysis; ribosomal DNA; whole genome sequencing; yeast]
Monitoring interval-training responses for swimming using the 3-min all-out exercise test.
International Journal of Exercise Science 9(5): 545-553, 2016. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the 3-min all-out exercise test (3MT) could be applied to create an off-season high intensity, interval training (HIIT) program to improve performance, specifically critical velocity (CV), in the sport of swimming. We tested a group of competitive female swimmers (age = 19 ± 1 yrs, height = 169 ± 7 cm, body mass = 69 ± 9 kg) to determine their swimming CV and finite energy capacity \u3eCV (D’), and created a four week (2 d∙wk-1) personalized interval training program. Participants were divided in to two groups, a 150yd interval group (n =11) and a 250yd interval group (n =6). Each group completed a series of intervals designed to deplete a given percentage of D’ at velocities exceeding CV. A 3MT following the training period was administered to assess for any changes in CV, D’, average velocity during the first 150s of the test (V150s) and total distance traveled (D). Both groups improved their CV (+0.04 m∙s-1), V150s (+0.03 m∙s-1) and D (+8.64 m) (p \u3c 0.05), however, significant interactions for D’ between groups was not observed (p \u3e 0.05). We conclude that HIIT prescriptions based on a 3MT can improve swim performance over a four-week period. Future research on the fidelity of measuring CV and D’ using a swimming 3MT is needed to help aid practitioners in interpreting true training adaptations
Оценка творческого потенциала сотрудников предприятия
Данная статья посвящена развитию творческого потенциала у сотрудников предприятий. Проанализированы понятие творческого потенциала, его исследования и методы. Рассмотрены и выделены формы исторического развития творческой активности
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