124 research outputs found
Sample for the Dutch FADN 2016
The farms included in the Dutch FADN (Farm Accountancy Data Network) are a sample of agricultural and horticultural companies from the Agricultural Census. The FADN is a European instrument for evaluating the income of agricultural holdings and the impacts of the Common Agricultural Policy. This report explains the background of the sample and the developments concerning the population and sample of 2016. All phases â from the determination of the selection plan, the recruitment of farms to the quality control of the final sample â are described in this report
Sample of Dutch FADN 2015 : design principles and quality of the sample of agricultural and horticultural holdings
The purpose of the EU Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) is to be able to evaluate the income of agricultural holdings and the impacts of the Common Agricultural Policy. The Netherlands is required to yearly send accounting data of a sample of 1,500 farms to the European Commission to contribute to the FADN. This task is carried out by Wageningen Economic Research on behalf of Centre for Economic Information (CEI). This report explains the background of the farm sample for the year 2015. All phases from the determination of the selection plan, the recruitment of farms to the quality control of the final sample are described in this report
Sample of Dutch FADN 2012 : design principles and quality of the sample of agricultural and horticultural holdings
The EU Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) requires the Netherlands to yearly send bookkeeping data of 1,500 farms to Brussels. This task is carried out by LEI and CEI. This report explains the background of the farm sample for the year 2012. All phases from the determination of the selection plan, the recruitment of farms to the quality control of the final sample are described in this report
Isospin-Violating Meson-Nucleon Vertices as an Alternate Mechanism of Charge-Symmetry Breaking
We compute isospin-violating meson-nucleon coupling constants and their
consequent charge-symmetry-breaking nucleon-nucleon potentials. The couplings
result from evaluating matrix elements of quark currents between nucleon states
in a nonrelativistic constituent quark model; the isospin violations arise from
the difference in the up and down constituent quark masses. We find, in
particular, that isospin violation in the omega-meson--nucleon vertex dominates
the class IV CSB potential obtained from these considerations. We evaluate the
resulting spin-singlet--triplet mixing angles, the quantities germane to the
difference of neutron and proton analyzing powers measured in elastic
scattering, and find them commensurate to those computed
originally using the on-shell value of the - mixing amplitude.
The use of the on-shell - mixing amplitude at has been
called into question; rather, the amplitude is zero in a wide class of models.
Our model possesses no contribution from - mixing at , and
we find that omega-meson exchange suffices to explain the measured
analyzing power difference~at~183 MeV.Comment: 20 pages, revtex, 3 uuencoded PostScript figure
Quantum algebra in the mixed light pseudoscalar meson states
In this paper, we investigate the entanglement degrees of pseudoscalar meson
states via quantum algebra Y(su(3)). By making use of transition effect of
generators J of Y(su(3)), we construct various transition operators in terms of
J of Y(su(3)), and act them on eta-pion-eta mixing meson state. The
entanglement degrees of both the initial state and final state are calculated
with the help of entropy theory. The diagrams of entanglement degrees are
presented. Our result shows that a state with desired entanglement degree can
be achieved by acting proper chosen transition operator on an initial state.
This sheds new light on the connect among quantum information, particle physics
and Yangian algebra.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figure
Trends in veterinary antibiotic use in the Netherlands 2004-2012
The objective of this study is to obtain detailed insight into the trends in the exposure of farm animals to antibiotics. This is done by monitoring both overall sales data at the national level and usage data per animal species: pigs, poultry, veal calves, other cattle and sheep
Trends in veterinary antibiotic use in the Netherlands 2005-2011
During the period 2009-2011 the total sales of antibiotics dropped nearly 32%, from 495 tonnes in 2009 to 338 tonnes in 2011 (FIDIN, 2012). This far exceeds the policy objective for 2011 set by the Dutch government, i.e., a 20% reduction in antibiotic use compared with 2009. Survey data on antibiotic use per animal species indicate a decrease in all five livestock sectors examined in 2011
Two refreshing views of Fluctuation Theorems through Kinematics Elements and Exponential Martingale
In the context of Markov evolution, we present two original approaches to
obtain Generalized Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorems (GFDT), by using the
language of stochastic derivatives and by using a family of exponential
martingales functionals. We show that GFDT are perturbative versions of
relations verified by these exponential martingales. Along the way, we prove
GFDT and Fluctuation Relations (FR) for general Markov processes, beyond the
usual proof for diffusion and pure jump processes. Finally, we relate the FR to
a family of backward and forward exponential martingales.Comment: 41 pages, 7 figures; version2: 45 pages, 7 figures, minor revisions,
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Alignment of the CMS silicon tracker during commissioning with cosmic rays
This is the Pre-print version of the Article. The official published version of the Paper can be accessed from the link below - Copyright @ 2010 IOPThe CMS silicon tracker, consisting of 1440 silicon pixel and 15 148 silicon strip detector modules, has been aligned using more than three million cosmic ray charged particles, with additional information from optical surveys. The positions of the modules were determined with respect to cosmic ray trajectories to an average precision of 3â4 microns RMS in the barrel and 3â14 microns RMS in the endcap in the most sensitive coordinate. The results have been validated by several studies, including laser beam cross-checks, track fit self-consistency, track residuals in overlapping module regions, and track parameter resolution, and are compared with predictions obtained from simulation. Correlated systematic effects have been investigated. The track parameter resolutions obtained with this alignment are close to the design performance.This work is supported by FMSR (Austria); FNRS and FWO (Belgium); CNPq, CAPES, FAPERJ,
and FAPESP (Brazil); MES (Bulgaria); CERN; CAS, MoST, and NSFC (China); COLCIENCIAS
(Colombia); MSES (Croatia); RPF (Cyprus); Academy of Sciences and NICPB (Estonia);
Academy of Finland, ME, and HIP (Finland); CEA and CNRS/IN2P3 (France); BMBF, DFG,
and HGF (Germany); GSRT (Greece); OTKA and NKTH (Hungary); DAE and DST (India); IPM (Iran); SFI (Ireland); INFN (Italy); NRF (Korea); LAS (Lithuania); CINVESTAV, CONACYT,
SEP, and UASLP-FAI (Mexico); PAEC (Pakistan); SCSR (Poland); FCT (Portugal); JINR (Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan); MST and MAE (Russia); MSTDS (Serbia); MICINN and CPAN (Spain); Swiss Funding Agencies (Switzerland); NSC (Taipei); TUBITAK and TAEK (Turkey); STFC (United Kingdom); DOE and NSF (USA)
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