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Large Bi-2212 single crystal growth by the floating-zone technique
Effects of the growth velocity on the crystal growth behavior of
Bi_2Sr_2Ca_1Cu_2O_x (Bi-2212) have been studied by floating zone technique. The
results show that a necessary condition for obtaining large single crystals
along the c-axis is that the solid-liquid interface of a growing rod maintains
a stable planar growth front. The planar liquid-solid growth interface tends to
break down into a cellular interface, while the growth velocity is higher than
0.25 mm/h. Single crystals of up to 50x7.2x7 mm3 along the a-, b- and caxes
have been cut in a 7.2 mm diameter rod with optimum growth conditions. Tconset
is 91 K measured by magnetic properties measurement system (MPMS) for as-grown
crystals. Optical polarization microscope and neutron diffraction show that the
quality of the single crystals is good.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Adaptive online deployment for resource constrained mobile smart clients
Nowadays mobile devices are more and more used as a platform for applications. Contrary to prior generation handheld devices configured with a predefined set of applications, today leading edge devices provide a platform for flexible and customized application deployment. However, these applications have to deal with the limitations (e.g. CPU speed, memory) of these mobile devices and thus cannot handle complex tasks. In order to cope with the handheld limitations and the ever changing device context (e.g. network connections, remaining battery time, etc.) we present a middleware solution that dynamically offloads parts of the software to the most appropriate server. Without a priori knowledge of the application, the optimal deployment is calculated, that lowers the cpu usage at the mobile client, whilst keeping the used bandwidth minimal. The information needed to calculate this optimum is gathered on the fly from runtime information. Experimental results show that the proposed solution enables effective execution of complex applications in a constrained environment. Moreover, we demonstrate that the overhead from the middleware components is below 2%
Design Optimization for Shear Key on the TF Coil Structure of the KSTAR Tokamak
The KSTAR tokamak is comprised of a magnet system, vacuum vessel, and cryostat, thereby facilitating vacuum conditions for plasma gas at high temperatures, along with low-temperature helium gas for cooling. The TF coil structure, a part of the magnet system, is constructed and jointed with 16 pieces at 22.5-degree intervals using a conical bolt and shear key. The main function of the shear key in the inner and outer inter-coil structures is to resist in-plane and out-of-plane forces and to increase the shear stiffness for the inter coil structures. However, since the shape of the shear key is difficult to produce and can incur high costs, the shear key needs to be dimensionally optimized to regularize the stress between the key and the structure. Accordingly, shape optimization of the shear key was carried out using the Taguchi method and the stresses analyzed by ANSYS
Adaptive resource allocation for efficient patient scheduling
Objective
Efficient scheduling of patient appointments on expensive resources is a complex and dynamic task. A resource is typically used by several patient groups. To service these groups, resource capacity is often allocated per group, explicitly or implicitly. Importantly, due to fluctuations in demand, for the most efficient use of resources this allocation must be flexible.
Methods
We present an adaptive approach to automatic optimization of resource calendars. In our approach, the allocation of capacity to different patient groups is flexible and adaptive to the current and expected future situation. We additionally present an approach to determine optimal resource openings hours on a larger time frame. Our model and its parameter values are based on extensive case analysis at the Academic Medical Hospital Amsterdam.
Results and conclusion
We have implemented a comprehensive computer simulation of the application case. Simulation experiments show that our approach of adaptive capacity allocation improves the performance of scheduling patients groups with different attributes and makes efficient use of resource capacity
Non-Fermi liquid behavior and scaling of low frequency suppression in optical conductivity spectra of CaRuO
Optical conductivity spectra of paramagnetic CaRuO are
investigated at various temperatures. At T=10 K, it shows a non-Fermi liquid
behavior of , similar to the case
of a ferromagnet SrRuO. As the temperature () is increased, on the other
hand, in the low frequency region is progressively
suppressed, deviating from the 1/{\omega}^{\frac 12%}-dependence.
Interestingly, the suppression of is found to scale with
at all temperatures. The origin of the scaling
behavior coupled with the non-Fermi liquid behavior is discussed.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Magnetoresistance Effect in Spin-Polarized Junctions of Ferromagnetically Contacting Multiple Conductive Paths: Applications to Atomic Wires and Carbon Nanotubes
For spin-polarized junctions of ferromagnetically contacting multiple
conductive paths, such as ferromagnet (FM)/atomic wires/FM and FM/carbon
nanotubes/FM junctions, we theoretically investigate spin-dependent transport
to elucidate the intrinsic relation between the number of paths and conduction,
and to enhance the magnetoresistance (MR) ratio. When many paths are randomly
located between the two FMs, electronic wave interference between the FMs
appears, and then the MR ratio increases with increasing number of paths.
Furthermore, at each number of paths, the MR ratio for carbon nanotubes becomes
larger than that for atomic wires, reflecting the characteristic shape of
points in contact with the FM.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
Entangled Quantum Clocks for Measuring Proper-Time Difference
We report that entangled pairs of quantum clocks (non-degenerate quantum
bits) can be used as a specialized detector for precisely measuring difference
of proper-times that each constituent quantum clock experiences. We describe
why the proposed scheme would be more precise in the measurement of proper-time
difference than a scheme of two-separate-quantum-clocks. We consider
possibilities that the proposed scheme can be used in precision test of the
relativity theory.Comment: no correction, 4 pages, RevTe
A comparison of twin birthweight data from Australia, the Netherlands, the United States, Japan and South Korea: are genetic and environmental variations in birthweight similar in Caucasians and East Asians?
Birthweight has implications for physical and mental health in later life. Using data from Caucasian twins collected in Australia, the Netherlands and the United States, and from East Asian twins collected in Japan and South Korea, we compared the total phenotypic, genetic and environmental variances of birthweight between Caucasians and East Asians. Model-fitting analyses yielded four major findings. First, for both males and females, the total phenotypic variances of birthweight were about 45% larger in Caucasians than in East Asians. The larger phenotypic variances were mainly attributable to a greater shared environmental variance of birthweight in Caucasians (ranging from 62% to 67% of variance) than Asians (48% to 53%). Second, the genetic variance of birthweight was equal in Caucasians and East Asians for both males and females, explaining a maximum of 17% of variance. Third, small variations in total phenotypic variances of birthweight within Caucasians and within East Asians were mainly due to differences in nonshared environmental variances. We speculate that maternal effects (both genetic and environmental) explain the large shared environmental variance in birthweight and may account for the differences in phenotypic variance in birthweight between Caucasians and East Asians. Recent molecular findings and specific environmental factors that are subsumed by maternal effects are discussed
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