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CPsuperH2.3: an Updated Tool for Phenomenology in the MSSM with Explicit CP Violation
We describe the Fortran code CPsuperH2.3, which incorporates the following
updates compared with its predecessor CPsuperH2.0. It implements improved
calculations of the Higgs-boson masses and mixing including stau contributions
and finite threshold effects on the tau-lepton Yukawa coupling. It incorporates
the LEP limits on the processes e^+ e^- to H_i Z, H_i H_j and the CMS limits on
H_i to tau^+ tau^- obtained from 4.6/fb of data at a centre-of-mass energy of 7
TeV. It also includes the decay mode H_i to Z gamma and the Schiff-moment
contributions to the electric dipole moments of Mercury and Radium225, with
several calculational options for the case of Mercury. These additions make
CPsuperH2.3 a suitable tool for analyzing possible CP-violating effects in the
MSSM in the era of the LHC and a new generation of EDM experimentsComment: 31 pages, 10 eps figures, 7 tables; H to Z gamma and SM BRs included;
To appear in CPC; Typos in Eq.(A.2) corrected;The program may be obtained
from http://www.hep.man.ac.uk/u/jslee/CPsuperH.html, or by contacting the
first author at [email protected]; A comment added after Eq.(15) and a typo in
Eq.(A.4) correcte
Evaluating e-portfolio Using by Learning Stages: A Case Study in an Interdisciplinary Program
This study conducts an investigation of posts in the e-portfolio platform of the program: “The interdisciplinary training program for talented college students in science.” Participants in this program were supposed to show their learning portfolios on this platform. Among the 2150 registered students, we randomly selected 126 students who have made at least 3 posts to become the target sample. By identifying the learning stages and posting styles shown by their posts, we find that students are mostly in the surface learning stages and weak in completing their learning portfolios. The results suggest that more strategies should be learned in e-portfolio use. In addition, some related issues about learning performance are also discussed
Beyond Cervical Length: Association between Postcerclage Transvaginal Ultrasound Parameters and Preterm Birth
Objective To assess the value of transvaginal ultrasound parameters after cerclage placement in estimating the risk of spontaneous preterm birth. Study Design This is a retrospective cohort at a single tertiary care center from 2013 to 2016. Women carrying a singleton, nonanomalous fetus with cerclage in situ and at least one postcerclage transvaginal ultrasound from 16 0/7 to 25 6/7 weeks' gestation were included. In addition to abstracting maternal demographic and obstetric characteristics, two study investigators separately reviewed each of the images from the first transvaginal ultrasound after cerclage placement, masked to pregnancy outcomes. We measured the angle between the anterior uterine wall and cervical canal at the internal os and external os, closed canal length above and below the stitch, width of the anterior and posterior cervix at the level of the cerclage, and stitch distance from the cervical canal. The presence of additional ultrasound findings such as sludge and cervical funneling was also noted. The main outcomes were preterm birth < 34 weeks and preterm birth < 37 weeks. Transvaginal ultrasound parameters were compared between women with preterm birth and those without preterm birth using chi-square, Fisher's exact, and Wilcoxon's rank-sum tests, as appropriate. Log binomial regression was used to estimate the relative risk of preterm birth for all significant obstetric and ultrasound characteristics. Results A total of 102 women met inclusion criteria: 58% had history-indicated, 20% ultrasound-indicated, and 23% exam-indicated cerclages. Of these, 28 (27.5%) women delivered at < 34 weeks' gestation, and 48 (47.0%) women delivered at < 37 weeks' gestation. Preterm birth did not vary by race, maternal age, insurance, smoking, or gestational age of the earliest prior preterm birth (for multiparous women), but women who had preterm birth were more likely to have exam-indicated cerclage. There were several transvaginal ultrasound parameters associated with preterm birth < 34 weeks and preterm birth < 37 weeks. Of these, cervical length below the stitch, stitch distance from the cervical canal, straight cervical canal, funneling to or past the stitch, and presence of sludge had the greatest effect sizes. Conclusion Rates of preterm birth are high postcerclage. In addition to measuring cervical length, utilization of postcerclage transvaginal ultrasound to evaluate the location of the cerclage within the cervix, the curvature of the cervical canal, and the presence of funneling and sludge may help identify women who are at the highest risk for preterm birth
Implications of Space-Time foam for Entanglement Correlations of Neutral Kaons
The role of invariance and consequences for bipartite entanglement of
neutral (K) mesons are discussed. A relaxation of leads to a modification
of the entanglement which is known as the effect. The relaxation of
assumptions required to prove the theorem are examined within the context
of models of space-time foam. It is shown that the evasion of the EPR type
entanglement implied by (which is connected with spin statistics) is
rather elusive. Relaxation of locality (through non-commutative geometry) or
the introduction of decoherence by themselves do not lead to a destruction of
the entanglement. So far we find only one model which is based on non-critical
strings and D-particle capture and recoil that leads to a stochastic
contribution to the space-time metric and consequent change in the neutral
meson bipartite entanglement. The lack of an omega effect is demonstrated for a
class of models based on thermal like baths which are generally considered as
generic models of decoherence
Comparing the Commercial Provisions for the 2015 IECC with the Corresponding Provisions in the 2012 IECC for Commercial Construction in Texas.
The purpose of this analysis was to determine the stringency of residential provisions in the 2015 IECC
when compared to the corresponding provisions in the 2012 IECC for commercial buildings in Texas. In
order to perform the assessment, the mandatory, prescriptive and performance path provisions were
compared for commercial buildings
Urinary active transforming growth factor ß in feline chronic kidney disease
The cytokine transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) has been widely implicated in the development and progression of renal fibrosis in chronic kidney disease (CKD) in humans and in experimental models. The aims of this study were to assess the association between urinary active TGF-β1 and (a) development of CKD in a cross-sectional study, (b) deterioration of renal function over 1 year in a longitudinal study, and (c) renal histopathological parameters in cats. A human active TGF-β1 ELISA was validated for use in feline urine.
Cross-sectional analysis revealed no significant difference in urinary active TGF-β1:creatinine ratio (aTGF-β1:UCr) between groups with differing renal function. Longitudinally, non-azotaemic cats that developed CKD demonstrated a significant (P = 0.028) increase in aTGF-β1:UCr approximately 6 months before the development of azotaemia, which remained elevated (P = 0.046) at diagnosis (approximately 12 months prior, 8.4 pg/mg; approximately 6 months prior, 22.2 pg/mg; at CKD diagnosis, 24.6 pg/mg). In the histopathology study, aTGF-β1:UCr was significantly higher in cats with moderate (P = 0.02) and diffuse (P = 0.005) renal fibrosis than in cats without fibrosis. Cats with moderate renal inflammation had significantly higher urinary active aTGF-β1 concentrations than cats with mild (P = 0.035) or no inflammatory change (P = 0.004). The parameter aTGF-β1:UCr was independently associated with Log urine protein:creatinine ratio in a multivariable analysis of clinicopathological parameters and interstitial fibrosis score in a multivariable analysis of histopathological features. These results suggest that urinary aTGF-β1 reflects the severity of renal pathology. Increases in urinary aTGF-β1 followed longitudinally in individual cats may indicate the development of CKD
Interaction of Low - Energy Induced Gravity with Quantized Matter and Phase Transition Induced by Curvature
At high energy scale the only quantum effect of any asymptotic free and
asymptotically conformal invariant GUT is the trace anomaly of the
energy-momentum tensor. Anomaly generates the new degree of freedom, that is
propagating conformal factor. At lower energies conformal factor starts to
interact with scalar field because of the violation of conformal invariance. We
estimate the effect of such an interaction and find the running of the
nonminimal coupling from conformal value to . Then we discuss
the possibility of the first order phase transition induced by curvature in a
region close to the stable fixed point and calculate the induced values of
Newtonian and cosmological constants.Comment: 11 pages, LaTex, KEK-TH-397-KEK Preprint 94-3
Comparing the Residential Provisions on the 2015 IECC with the Corresponding Previsions of the 2015 IECC for Single-Family Residential Construction in Texas.
The purpose of this analysis was to determine the stringency of residential provisions in the 2015 IECC
when compared to the corresponding provisions in the 2012 IECC for residential buildings in Texas. In
order to perform the assessment, the mandatory, prescriptive and performance residential provisions were
compared.
A similar study conducted at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for both single-family
and multi-family homes in the United States, claims source energy savings in the range of 0.93% - 1.19%
for the three climate zones of Texas (Mendon et al. 2014). It should be noted that the PNNL report
provides this assessment only for prescriptive provisions in the 2012 and 2015 versions of the IECC. By
comparing prescriptive provisions, the report does not really assess the impact of lower U-values for walls
and ceilings in their calculations. In addition, the report incorporates updated provisions for outdoor
temperature setback control for hot water boilers, a very small fraction of which may be applicable to
single family residential buildings in the climate zones of Texas. Furthermore, the report assesses new
requirements for heated water circulation systems and heat trace systems as well as demand-activated
control for recirculating systems. Savings obtained from these measures have been added to multifamily
buildings. Finally, the report calculates the DHW pipe insulation requirements for both single family and
multifamily homes. These calculations are performed independently and later are included in the results
from simulation models. However, these requirements are prescriptive and do not impact the
specifications in the performance path of the code
Contributions from SUSY-FCNC couplings to the interpretation of the HyperCP events for the decay \Sigma^+ \to p \mu^+ \mu^-
The observation of three events for the decay
with a dimuon invariant mass of MeV by the HyperCP collaboration
imply that a new particle X may be needed to explain the observed dimuon
invariant mass distribution. We show that there are regions in the SUSY-FCNC
parameter space where the in the NMSSM can be used to explain the
HyperCP events without contradicting all the existing constraints from the
measurements of the kaon decays, and the constraints from the
mixing are automatically satisfied once the constraints from kaon decays are
satisfied.Comment: 18 pages, 7 figure
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