652 research outputs found
Form factors in from QCD light-cone sum rules
The form factors of the semileptonic decay are
calculated from QCD light-cone sum rules with the distribution amplitudes of
dipion states. This method is valid in the kinematical region, where the
hadronic dipion state has a small invariant mass and simultaneously a large
recoil. The derivation of the sum rules is complicated by the presence of an
additional variable related to the angle between the two pions. In particular,
we realize that not all invariant amplitudes in the underlying correlation
function can be used, some of them generating kinematical singularities in the
dispersion relation. The two sum rules that are free from these ambiguities are
obtained in the leading twist-2 approximation, predicting the form factors and of the vector and
axial current, respectively. We calculate these form factors at the
momentum transfers GeV and at the dipion mass close to
the threshold . The sum rule results indicate that the contributions
of the higher partial waves to the form factors are suppressed with respect to
the lowest -wave contribution and that the latter is not completely
saturated by the -meson term.Comment: 17 pages, 4 figures, a few comments and references added, version to
be published in Nucl.Phys.
Heavy flavour energy loss from AdS/CFT: A novel diffusion coefficient
Two AdS/CFT based energy loss models are used to compute the suppression and
azimuthal correlations of heavy quarks in heavy ion collisions. The model with
a velocity independent diffusion coefficient is in good agreement with B and D
meson data up to high . The partonic azimuthal correlations we calculate
exhibit an order of magnitude difference in low momentum correlations to pQCD
calculations [arXiv:1305.3823]. We thus propose heavy flavour momentum
correlations as a distinguishing observable of weakly- and strongly-coupled
energy loss mechanisms.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures. Proceedings for Strangeness in Quark Matter 2017.
arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1703.0584
Extracting Form Factors from Data
We extract ratios of form factors at low hadronic recoil from
recent data on decays in a model-independent way. The
presented method will improve in the future with further (angular) studies in
semileptonic rare B-decays and advance our understanding of form factors, which
are important inputs in precision tests of the Standard Model
Perceptions of mental health care users diagnosed with major depressive disorder of factors that lead to readmission
A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
Johannesburg, 2017.Major Depressive Disorder tends to have a chronic course and Mental Health Care Users with this diagnosis experience challenges after discharge that impact recovery.
A qualitative approach and descriptive design were used to explore these challenges and the perceived value that mental health care users attach to support group attendance after discharge. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with eleven participants. The transcribed interviews were analysed thematically. Data analysis generated four themes: âInability to fully benefit from hospitalisationâ, âLife was not what I expected it to be after dischargeâ, âI did not feel supported after dischargeâ and âSupport groups could be valuableâ.
This study showed that learning is compromised during the acute phase of the disorder affecting the implementation of coping skills after discharge, that recovery is a journey that extends beyond hospitalisation, that the experience of isolation after discharge is detrimental to recovery and that support groups could compensate for some unmet treatment needs at discharge.
Keywords: Major Depressive Disorder, challenges, readmission, occupational therapyLG201
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