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    A New Family of N-fold Supersymmetry: Type B

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    We construct a new family of N-fold supersymmetric systems which is referred to as ``type B''. A higher derivative representation of the N-fold supercharge for this new family is given by a deformation of the type A N-fold supercharge. By utilizing the same method as in the sl(2) construction of type A N-fold supersymmetry, we show that this family includes two of the quasi-solvable models of Post-Turbiner type.Comment: 12 pages, minor types corrected, references updated, DOI adde

    RADIAL MOTIONS in DISK STARS: ELLIPTICITY or SECULAR FLOWS?

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    © 2016. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.. Average stellar orbits of the Galactic disk may have some small intrinsic ellipticity which breaks the exact axisymmetry and there may also be some migration of stars inwards or outwards. Both phenomena can be detected through kinematic analyses. We use the red clump stars selected spectroscopically from the APO Galactic Evolution Experiment, with known distances and radial velocities, to measure the radial component of the Galactocentric velocities within 5 kpc < R < 16 kpc, , and within 20° from the Sun-Galactic center line. The average Galactocentric radial velocity is VR = (1.48 ± 0.35)[R(kpc) - (8.8 ± 2.7)] km s-1 outwards in the explored range, with a higher contribution from stars below the Galactic plane. Two possible explanations can be given for this result: (i) the mean orbit of the disk stars is intrinsically elliptical with a Galactocentric radial gradient of eccentricity around 0.01 kpc-1; or (ii) there is a net secular expansion of the disk, in which stars within R ≈ 9-11 kpc are migrating to the region R 11 kpc at the rate of ∼2 Mo yr-1, and stars with R ≲ 9 kpc are falling toward the center of the Galaxy. This migration ratio would be unattainable for a long time and should decelerate, otherwise the Galaxy would fade away in around 1 Gyr. At present, both hypotheses are speculative and one would need data on the Galactocentric radial velocities for other azimuths different to the center or anticenter in order to confirm one of the scenarios

    The red supergiant population in the Perseus arm

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    We present a new catalogue of cool supergiants in a section of the Perseus arm, most of which had not been previously identified. To generate it, we have used a set of well-defined photometric criteria to select a large number of candidates (637) that were later observed at intermediate resolution in the the Infrared Calcium Triplet spectral range, using a long-slit spectrograph. To separate red supergiants from luminous red giants, we used a statistical method, developed in previous works and improved in the present paper. We present a method to assign probabilities of being a red supergiant to a given spectrum and use the properties of a population to generate clean samples, without contamination from lower-luminosity stars. We compare our identification with a classification done using classical criteria and discuss their respective efficiencies and contaminations as identification methods. We confirm that our method is as efficient at finding supergiants as the best classical methods, but with a far lower contamination by red giants than any other method. The result is a catalogue with 197 cool supergiants, 191 of which did not appear in previous lists of red supergiants. This is the largest coherent catalogue of cool supergiants in the Galaxy

    Homeownership as a Sign of Immigrants\u27 Consumer Acculturation: The Role of Region of Origin

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    One of the limitations highlighted by the consumer acculturation literature is the lack of empirical research to identify better constructs or indicators of consumer acculturation. In this article, the use of homeownership by immigrants in the host society is proposed as an indicator of advanced consumer acculturation. The decision to own a home by a minority group, such as immigrants, represents a key landmark in the process of adaptation to the new culture and a commitment with the host country\u27s values and culture. The empirical case used is the immigrant population of Spain. The sharp rise in its foreign-born population during the last decade and the significantly higher homeownership rates of natives in comparison with other countries makes the Spanish scenario a relevant case study. The results obtained show homeownership is linked to features associated with highly acculturated consumers. Moreover, the analysis conducted reveals important differences in the way immigrants from different origins advance in their consumer acculturation processes and suggest distinct approaches when marketing to these groups

    Fluid--Gravity Correspondence under the presence of viscosity

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    The present work addresses the analogy between the speed of sound of a viscous, barotropic, and irrotational fluid and the equation of motion for a non--massive field in a curved manifold. It will be shown that the presence of viscosity implies the introduction, into the equation of motion of the gravitational analogue, of a source term which entails the flow of energy from the non--massive field to the curvature of the spacetime manifold. The stress-energy tensor is also computed and it is found not to be constant, which is consistent with such energy interchange

    Estimation of the reference points for the different OMs in the Cod 3M MSE

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    This paper presents different methods to estimate the reference points (Blim, Bmsy and Fmsy) to be used in the 3M NAFO cod MSE. Reference points should be specific for each of the possible realities, what defines the different possible realities are the different OMs and, within each OM, the different iterations. The methods presented here try to estimate the reference points by iteration for the different OMs since it is assuming that the reference points will be interpreted as a characteristic of the “real” population. The results of some of the methods proposed to estimate the management reference points (limit and target) seem to be not consistent between them. The results show that in this case the proxy used as Fmsy (F30%SpR) seems quite reasonable

    Assessment of the Cod Stock in NAFO Division 3M

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    An assessment of the cod stock in NAFO Division 3M was conducted using a Bayesian SCAA (statistical catch-at-age) model. The STACFIS catch estimates and the Flemish Cap survey indices were used to fit the model. Blim, defined as the SSB of 2007, was estimated at 15 408 t (median). Results indicate a general increase in SSB since 2005 to the highest value in 2017, decreasing sharply since then. SSB has been above Blim since 2008. Between 2013 and 2018 recruitment was at very low levels; the 2016 and 2018 values were among the lowest of the series; as a consequence, 3-year projections indicate that total biomass will decrease during the projected years, while the SSB could increase under some scenarios in the final projected year. Depending on the projected scenario, probability of SSB being below Blim in 2023 and 2024 is high (≥12%) or very low (≤5%). An increase in recruitment occurred in 2019 and 2020, reaching the 2008 level.Versión del editor

    Alargamiento en agenesia de tibia y peroné

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    Las displasias o defectos congénitos (parciales o totales) de la pierna pueden a fin didáctico subdividirse en deficiencia congénita de la tibia y en deficiencia congénita del peroné. Los miembros inferiores se originan de la llamada "yema de extremidades" provenientes del mesenquima y apareciendo al final de la cuarta semana, y están opuestas a los segmentos lumbares extendiéndose ventralmente. Los centros primarios de osificación de las diafisis de los huesos aparecen entre las 7 y 12 semanas. Las epífisis aparecen por centros secundarios, siendo los primeros en aparecer aquellos alrededor de la rodilla -distal de fémur y proximal de tibia- al noveno mes. Los músculos se desarrrollan in situ alrededor de los huesos en formación. A la séptima semana existe una rotación de los brazos y piernas, que en las extremidades inferiores rotan medialmente 90° (rodilla hacia adelante) de forma que los músculos externos se colocan hacia adelante. De alli que al haber una interrupción del proceso normal de evolución y rotación la patología congénita de miembros inferiores afecte mayormente las estructuras externas
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