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Estimating Monthly GDP In A General Kalman Filter Framework: Evidence From Switzerland
In this paper, we estimate deseasonalized monthly series for Swiss Gross Domestic Product at constant prices of 1990 for the period 1980-1998. They are consistent with the quarterly figures estimated by the Federal Office for Economic Development and Labour and are obtained by including information contained in related series. We present a general approach using the Kalman Filter technique nesting a great variety of interpolation setups. We evaluate competing models and provide a time series that can be used by other researchers.Interpolation, Kalman filter, National accounting.
Campylobacter jejuni colonization promotes the translocation of Escherichia coli to extra-intestinal organs and disturbs the short-chain fatty acids profiles in the chicken gut
For a long time Campylobacter was only considered as a commensal microorganism in avian hosts restricted to the ceca, without any pathogenic features. The precise reasons for the symptomless chicken carriers are still unknown, but investigations of the gastrointestinal ecology of broiler chickens may improve our understanding of the microbial interactions with the host. Therefore, the current studies were conducted to investigate the effects of Campylobacter jejuni colonization on Escherichia coli translocation and on the metabolic end products (short-chain fatty acids, SCFAs). Following oral infection of 14 day old broiler chickens with 1 × 108 CFU of Campylobacter jejuni NCTC 12744 in two independent animal trials, it was found that C. jejuni heavily colonized the intestine and disseminate to extra-intestinal organs. Moreover, in both animal trials, the findings revealed that C. jejuni promoted the translocation of E. coli with a higher number encountered in the spleen and liver at 14 days post infection (dpi). In addition, Campylobacter affected the microbial fermentation in the gastrointestinal tract of broilers by reducing the amount of propionate, isovalerate, and isobutyrate in the cecal digesta of the infected birds at 2 dpi and, at 7 and 14 dpi, butyrate, isobutyrate, and isovalerate were also decreased. However, in the jejunum, the C. jejuni infection lowered only butyrate concentrations at 14 dpi. These data indicated that C. jejuni may utilize SCFAs as carbon sources to promote its colonization in the chicken gut, suggesting that Campylobacter cannot only alter gut colonization dynamics but might also influence physiological processes due to altered microbial metabolite profiles.
Finally, the results demonstrated that C. jejuni can cross the intestinal epithelial barrier and facilitates the translocation of Campylobacter itself as well as of other enteric microorganisms such as E. coli to extra-intestinal organs of infected birds. Altogether, our findings suggest that the Campylobacter carrier state in chicken is characterised by multiple changes in the intestinal barrier function, which supports multiplication and survival within the host
Hidden assumptions in the derivation of the Theorem of Bell
John Bell's inequalities have already been considered by Boole in 1862. Boole
established a one-to-one correspondence between experimental outcomes and
mathematical abstractions of his probability theory. His abstractions are
two-valued functions that permit the logical operations AND, OR and NOT and are
the elements of an algebra. Violation of the inequalities indicated to Boole an
inconsistency of definition of the abstractions and/or the necessity to revise
the algebra. It is demonstrated in this paper, that a violation of Bell's
inequality by Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen type of experiments can be explained by
Boole's ideas. Violations of Bell's inequality also call for a revision of the
mathematical abstractions and corresponding algebra. It will be shown that this
particular view of Bell's inequalities points toward an incompleteness of
quantum mechanics, rather than to any superluminal propagation or influences at
a distance
On possible violation of the CHSH Bell inequality in a classical context
It has been shown that there is a small possibility to experimentally violate
the CHSH Bell inequality in a 'classical' context. The probability of such a
violation has been estimated in the framework of a classical probabilistic
model in the language of a random-walk representation.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figur
Comment on "Exclusion of time in the theorem of Bell" by K. Hess and W. Philipp
A recent Letter by Hess and Philipp claims that Bell's theorem neglects the
possibility of time-like dependence in local hidden variables, hence is not
conclusive. Moreover the authors claim that they have constructed, in an
earlier paper, a local realistic model of the EPR correlations. However, they
themselves have neglected the experimenter's freedom to choose settings, while
on the other hand, Bell's theorem can be formulated to cope with time-like
dependence. This in itself proves that their toy model cannot satisfy local
realism, but we also indicate where their proof of its local realistic nature
fails.Comment: Latex needs epl.cl
Restricted Wiedemann-Franz law and vanishing thermoelectric power in one-dimensional conductors
In one-dimensional (1D) conductors with linear E-k dispersion (Dirac systems)
intrabranch thermalization is favored by elastic electron-electron interaction
in contrast to electron systems with a nonlinear (parabolic) dispersion. We
show that under external electric fields or thermal gradients the carrier
populations of different branches, treated as Fermi gases, have different
temperatures as a consequence of self-consistent carrier-heat transport.
Specifically, in the presence of elastic phonon scattering, the Wiedemann-Franz
law is restricted to each branch with its specific temperature and is
characterized by twice the Lorenz number. In addition thermoelectric power
vanishes due to electron-hole symmetry, which is validated by experiment.Comment: 10 pages, 2 figure
Approximations for Quantitative Feedback Theory Designs
The computational requirements for obtaining the results summarized in the preceding section were very modest and were easily accomplished using computer-aided control system design software. Of special significance is the ability of the PDT to indicate a loop closure sequence for MIMO QFT designs that employ sequential loop closure. Although discussed as part of a 2 x 2 design, the PDT is obviously applicable to designs with a greater number of inputs and system responses
QFT Multi-Input, Multi-Output Design with Non-Diagonal, Non-Square Compensation Matrices
A technique for obtaining a non-diagonal compensator for the control of a multi-input, multi-output plant is presented. The technique, which uses Quantitative Feedback Theory, provides guaranteed stability and performance robustness in the presence of parametric uncertainty. An example is given involving the lateral-directional control of an uncertain model of a high-performance fighter aircraft in which redundant control effectors are in evidence, i.e. more control effectors than output variables are used
Receipt from A. Hess
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