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Convex Multivariable Trace Functions
For any densely defined, lower semi-continuous trace \tau on a C*-algebra A
with mutually commuting C*-subalgebras A_1, A_2, ... A_n, and a convex function
f of n variables, we give a short proof of the fact that the function (x_1,
x_2, ..., x_n) --> \tau (f(x_1, x_2, ..., x_n)) is convex on the space
\bigoplus_{i=1}^n (A_i)_{self-adjoint}. If furthermore the function f is
log-convex or root-convex, so is the corresponding trace function. We also
introduce a generalization of log-convexity and root-convexity called
\ell-convexity, show how it applies to traces, and give a few examples. In
particular we show that the trace of an operator mean is always dominated by
the corresponding mean of the trace values.Comment: 13 pages, AMS TeX, Some remarks and results adde
Electrical properties of a-antimony selenide
This paper reports conduction mechanism in a-\sbse over a wide range of
temperature (238K to 338K) and frequency (5Hz to 100kHz). The d.c. conductivity
measured as a function of temperature shows semiconducting behaviour with
activation energy E= 0.42 eV. Thermally induced changes in the
electrical and dielectric properties of a-\sbse have been examined. The a.c.
conductivity in the material has been explained using modified CBH model. The
band conduction and single polaron hopping is dominant above room temperature.
However, in the lower temperature range the bipolaron hopping dominates.Comment: 9 pages (RevTeX, LaTeX2e), 9 psfigures, also at
http://pu.chd.nic.in/ftp/pub/san16 e-mail: gautam%[email protected]
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How do healthcare professionals working in accountable care organisations understand patient activation and engagement? Qualitative interviews across two time points.
ObjectiveIf patient engagement is the new 'blockbuster drug' why are we not seeing spectacular effects? Studies have shown that activated patients have improved health outcomes, and patient engagement has become an integral component of value-based payment and delivery models, including accountable care organisations (ACO). Yet the extent to which clinicians and managers at ACOs understand and reliably execute patient engagement in clinical encounters remains unknown. We assessed the use and understanding of patient engagement approaches among frontline clinicians and managers at ACO-affiliated practices.DesignQualitative study; 103 in-depth, semi-structured interviews.ParticipantsSixty clinicians and eight managers were interviewed at two established ACOs.ApproachWe interviewed healthcare professionals about their awareness, attitudes, understanding and experiences of implementing three key approaches to patient engagement and activation: 1) goal-setting, 2) motivational interviewing and 3) shared decision making. Of the 60 clinicians, 33 were interviewed twice leading to 93 clinician interviews. Of the 8 managers, 2 were interviewed twice leading to 10 manager interviews. We used a thematic analysis approach to the data.Key resultsInterviewees recognised the term 'patient activation and engagement' and had favourable attitudes about the utility of the associated skills. However, in-depth probing revealed that although interviewees reported that they used these patient activation and engagement approaches, they have limited understanding of these approaches.ConclusionsWithout understanding the concept of patient activation and the associated approaches of shared decision making and motivational interviewing, effective implementation in routine care seems like a distant goal. Clinical teams in the ACO model would benefit from specificity defining key terms pertaining to the principles of patient activation and engagement. Measuring the degree of understanding with reward that are better-aligned for behaviour change will minimise the notion that these techniques are already being used and help fulfil the potential of patient-centred care
Relation between the phenomenological interactions of the algebraic cluster model and the effective two--nucleon forces
We determine the phenomenological cluster--cluster interactions of the
algebraic model corresponding to the most often used effective two--nucleon
forces for the O + system.Comment: Latex with Revtex, 1 figure available on reques
Monopole Excitation to Cluster States
We discuss strength of monopole excitation of the ground state to cluster
states in light nuclei. We clarify that the monopole excitation to cluster
states is in general strong as to be comparable with the single particle
strength and shares an appreciable portion of the sum rule value in spite of
large difference of the structure between the cluster state and the
shell-model-like ground state. We argue that the essential reasons of the large
strength are twofold. One is the fact that the clustering degree of freedom is
possessed even by simple shell model wave functions. The detailed feature of
this fact is described by the so-called Bayman-Bohr theorem which tells us that
SU(3) shell model wave function is equivalent to cluster model wave function.
The other is the ground state correlation induced by the activation of the
cluster degrees of freedom described by the Bayman-Bohr theorem. We
demonstrate, by deriving analytical expressions of monopole matrix elements,
that the order of magnitude of the monopole strength is governed by the first
reason, while the second reason plays a sufficient role in reproducing the data
up to the factor of magnitude of the monopole strength. Our explanation is made
by analysing three examples which are the monopole excitations to the
and states in O and the one to the state in C.
The present results imply that the measurement of strong monopole transitions
or excitations is in general very useful for the study of cluster states.Comment: 11 pages, 1 figure: revised versio
Proof of an entropy conjecture for Bloch coherent spin states and its generalizations
Wehrl used Glauber coherent states to define a map from quantum density
matrices to classical phase space densities and conjectured that for Glauber
coherent states the mininimum classical entropy would occur for density
matrices equal to projectors onto coherent states. This was proved by Lieb in
1978 who also extended the conjecture to Bloch SU(2) spin-coherent states for
every angular momentum . This conjecture is proved here. We also recall our
1991 extension of the Wehrl map to a quantum channel from to , with corresponding to the Wehrl map to classical densities.
For each and we show that the minimal output entropy for
these channels occurs for a coherent state. We also show that coherent
states both Glauber and Bloch minimize any concave functional, not just
entropy.Comment: Version 2 only minor change
Bose-Einstein Quantum Phase Transition in an Optical Lattice Model
Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) in cold gases can be turned on and off by an
external potential, such as that presented by an optical lattice. We present a
model of this phenomenon which we are able to analyze rigorously. The system is
a hard core lattice gas at half-filling and the optical lattice is modeled by a
periodic potential of strength . For small and temperature,
BEC is proved to occur, while at large or temperature there is no
BEC. At large the low-temperature states are in a Mott insulator
phase with a characteristic gap that is absent in the BEC phase. The
interparticle interaction is essential for this transition, which occurs even
in the ground state. Surprisingly, the condensation is always into the
mode in this model, although the density itself has the periodicity of the
imposed potential.Comment: RevTeX4, 13 pages, 2 figure
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The utility of qualitative methods in the evaluation of pharmacological treatment for convicted male sexual offenders
Richardson's pair diffusion and the stagnation point structure of turbulence
DNS and laboratory experiments show that the spatial distribution of
straining stagnation points in homogeneous isotropic 3D turbulence has a
fractal structure with dimension D_s = 2. In Kinematic Simulations the time
exponent gamma in Richardson's law and the fractal dimension D_s are related by
gamma = 6/D_s. The Richardson constant is found to be an increasing function of
the number of straining stagnation points in agreement with pair duffusion
occuring in bursts when pairs meet such points in the flow.Comment: 4 pages; Submitted to Phys. Rev. Let
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