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Robust oscillations in SIS epidemics on adaptive networks: Coarse-graining by automated moment closure
We investigate the dynamics of an epidemiological
susceptible-infected-susceptible (SIS) model on an adaptive network. This model
combines epidemic spreading (dynamics on the network) with rewiring of network
connections (topological evolution of the network). We propose and implement a
computational approach that enables us to study the dynamics of the network
directly on an emergent, coarse-grained level. The approach sidesteps the
derivation of closed low-dimensional approximations. Our investigations reveal
that global coupling, which enters through the awareness of the population to
the disease, can result in robust large-amplitude oscillations of the state and
topology of the network.Comment: revised version 6 pages, 4 figure
Spin and angular momentum in the nucleon
Using the covariant spectator theory (CST), we present the results of a
valence quark-diquark model calculation of the nucleon structure function f(x)
measured in unpolarized deep inelastic scattering (DIS), and the structure
functions g1(x) and g2(x) measured in DIS using polarized beams and targets.
Parameters of the wave functions are adjusted to fit all the data. The fit
fixes both the shape of the wave functions and the relative strength of each
component. Two solutions are found that fit f(x) and g1(x), but only one of
these gives a good description of g2(x). This fit requires the nucleon CST wave
functions contain a large D-wave component (about 35%) and a small P-wave
component (about 0.6%). The significance of these results is discussed.Comment: 27 pages; 13 figure
Towards the timely detection of toxicants
We address the problem of enhancing the sensitivity of biosensors to the
influence of toxicants, with an entropy method of analysis, denoted as
CASSANDRA, recently invented for the specific purpose of studying
non-stationary time series. We study the specific case where the toxicant is
tetrodotoxin. This is a very poisonous substance that yields an abrupt drop of
the rate of spike production at t approximatively 170 minutes when the
concentration of toxicant is 4 nanomoles. The CASSANDRA algorithm reveals the
influence of toxicants thirty minutes prior to the drop in rate at a
concentration of toxicant equal to 2 nanomoles. We argue that the success of
this method of analysis rests on the adoption of a new perspective of
complexity, interpreted as a condition intermediate between the dynamic and the
thermodynamic state.Comment: 6 pages and 3 figures. Accepted for publication in the special issue
of Chaos Solitons and Fractal dedicated to the conference "Non-stationary
Time Series: A Theoretical, Computational and Practical Challenge", Center
for Nonlinear Science at University of North Texas, from October 13 to
October 19, 2002, Denton, TX (USA
Fixed-axis polarization states: covariance and comparisons
Addressing the recent criticisms of Kvinikhidze and Miller, we prove that the
spectator wave functions and currents based on ``fixed-axis'' polarization
states (previously introduced by us) are Lorentz covariant, and find an
explicit connection between them and conventional direction-dependent
polarization states. The discussion shows explicitly how it is possible to
construct pure -wave models of the nucleon.Comment: Changed title and introductory material to match accepted pape
Can Music Make You Sick? Mental health and working conditions in the UK music industry
In recent years there has been a growing body of research that has begun to examine the dark side of our relationship to music. The media understandably concentrate on the more sensational aspects of rock and roll; membership of ‘27 Club’, or the recent public declaration of critically acclaimed dubstep producer Benga as suffering from schizophrenia (Hutchinson, 2015). There is then a tension emerging between the notion that artistry is positive both for the economy and for well-being, and a growing awareness that a musical career is a risky business.
‘Can Music Make You Sick?’ surveyed over 2,200 musicians working in the United Kingdom, and interviewed more than 25 musicians and industry professionals, to explore how they are emotionally experiencing working in the music industry in the United Kingdom. This paper presents findings from this project, which seeks to ask challenging questions of music, and specifically musical ambition and aspirations, in the current climate of precarious labour and hyper competition. Is it possible that musical aspirations are potentially making artists sick
Can Music Make You Sick? Music and Depression
In recent years there has been a growing body of research that has begun to examine the dark side of our relationship to music. The media understandably concentrate on the more sensational aspects of rock and roll; membership of ‘27 Club’, or the recent public declaration of critically acclaimed dubstep producer Benga as suffering from schizophrenia (Hutchinson, 2015). There is then a tension emerging between the notion that artistry is positive both for the economy and for well-being, and a growing awareness that a musical career is a risky business.
‘Can Music Make You Sick?’ surveyed over 2,200 musicians working in the United Kingdom, and interviewed more than 25 musicians and industry professionals, to explore how they are emotionally experiencing working in the music industry in the United Kingdom. This paper presents findings from this project, which seeks to ask challenging questions of music, and specifically musical ambition and aspirations, in the current climate of precarious labour and hyper competition. Is it possible that musical aspirations are potentially making artists sick
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