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Rapid identification and differentiation of the vaccine strain Rac H from EHV 1 field isolates using a non-radioactive DNA probe
A method for rapid differentiation between the EHV 1 live vaccine strain Rac H and field isolates is described. Total DNA was isolated from virus-infected small scale cell cultures. DNA fragments digested with restriction endonuclease BamHI were separated, transfered and immobilized on filter membranes. A Digoxigenin-labeled probe derived from EHV 1 was used for hybridization. This probe hybridized specifically to sequences of the inverted terminal repeat region which in case of Rac H include a deletion of 0.8 kb. By comparing the different migration patterns after blot hybridization it could be shown that in 65 isolates from cases of abortion the live vaccine strain Rac H was not involve
High-Precision Thermodynamics and Hagedorn Density of States
We compute the entropy density of the confined phase of QCD without quarks on
the lattice to very high accuracy. The results are compared to the entropy
density of free glueballs, where we include all the known glueball states below
the two-particle threshold. We find that an excellent, parameter-free
description of the entropy density between 0.7Tc and Tc is obtained by
extending the spectrum with the exponential spectrum of the closed bosonic
string.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
The Weekend School Effect on Perceived Cognitive and Social Competences: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Experiment
This study reports the results of a randomized controlled experiment in the Netherlands that was conducted in 2005 to examine if a Weekend School did positively affect perceived competences. For this purpose, 216 Dutch 7thgraders (aged 10/11) were randomly assigned to a Weekend School program and a waiting list. This study focuses on the following competences: scholastic competence, social acceptance, behavioral conduct, global self-worth and outspokenness. These competences are measured before and 10 months after the start of the Weekend School program. Experimental results suggest that the Weekend School program did not affect children's perceived competences.Weekend School, Perceived Competence, Random Assignment
Correlations in Ultracold Trapped Few-Boson Systems: Transition from Condensation to Fermionization
We study the correlation properties of the ground states of few ultracold
bosons, trapped in double wells of varying barrier height in one dimension.
Extending previous results on the signature of the transition from a
Bose-condensed state via fragmentation to the hard-core limit, we provide a
deeper understanding of that transition by relating it to the loss of coherence
in the one-body density matrix and to the emerging long-range tail in the
momentum spectrum. These are accounted for in detail by discussing the natural
orbitals and their occupations. Our discussion is complemented by an analysis
of the two-body correlation function.Comment: 22 pages, 7 figure
Excitations of Few-Boson Systems in 1-D Harmonic and Double Wells
We examine the lowest excitations of one-dimensional few-boson systems
trapped in double wells of variable barrier height. Based on a numerically
exact multi-configurational method, we follow the whole pathway from the
non-interacting to the fermionization limit. It is shown how, in a purely
harmonic trap, the initially equidistant, degenerate levels are split up due to
interactions, but merge again for strong enough coupling. In a double well, the
low-lying spectrum is largely rearranged in the course of fermionization,
exhibiting level adhesion and (anti-)crossings. The evolution of the underlying
states is explained in analogy to the ground-state behavior. Our discussion is
complemented by illuminating the crossover from a single to a double well.Comment: 11 pages, 10 figure
Polarization phenomena in the reaction NN to NNpi near threshold
First calculations for spin-dependent observables of the reactions , and near threshold are presented,
employing the J\"ulich model for pion production. The influence of resonant
(via the excitation of the ) and non-resonant p-wave pion
production mechanisms on these observables is examined. For the reactions and nice agreement of our predictions with the
presently available data on spin correlation coefficents is observed whereas
for the description of the data is less satisfying.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figure
23. Areogeophysical Investigations over the Bowers Mountains, North Victoria Land; Antarctica
Observation of the Cosmic Ray Electron- Positron Ratio from 100 Mev to 3 Bev in 1964
Balloon flight data on cosmic ray electron- positron ratio from 100 MeV to 3 Be
Heavy Meson Production in NN Collisions with Polarized Beam and Target -- A new facility for COSY
The study of near--threshold meson production in pp and pd collisions
involving polarized beams and polarized targets offers the rare opportunity to
gain insight into short--range features of the nucleon--nucleon interaction.
The Cooler Synchrotron COSY at FZ--J\"ulich is a unique environment to perform
such studies. Measurements of polarization observables require a cylindrically
symmetrical detector, capable to measure the momenta and the directions of
outgoing charged hadrons. The wide energy range of COSY leads to momenta of
outgoing protons to be detected in a single meson production reaction between
300 and 2500 MeV/c. Scattering angles of protons to be covered extend to about
in the laboratory system. An azimuthal angular coverage of the
device around 98% seems technically achievable. The required magnetic
spectrometer could consist of a superconducting toroid, providing fields around
3 T.Comment: 6 pages, 1 figure, submitted to Czechoslovak Journal of Physic
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