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Exciton-exciton interaction engineering in coupled GaN quantum dots
We present a fully three-dimensional study of the multiexciton optical
response of vertically coupled GaN-based quantum dots via a
direct-diagonalization approach. The proposed analysis is crucial in
understanding the fundamental properties of few-particle/exciton interactions
and, more important, may play an essential role in the design/optimization of
semiconductor-based quantum information processing schemes. In particular, we
focus on the interdot exciton-exciton coupling, key ingredient in recently
proposed all-optical quantum processors. Our analysis demonstrates that there
is a large window of realistic parameters for which both biexcitonic shift and
oscillator strength are compatible with such implementation schemes.Comment: 3 two-column pages, 3 figure
La documentazione epigrafica delle cittĂ -stato del Jawf fra il IX e il VI secolo a.C.
Lâobiettivo della presente ricerca Ăš la definizione del contesto storico e culturale della piĂč antica fase (il cosiddetto periodo âmadhÄbienoâ) della civiltĂ sudarabica nella valle del Jawf (Yemen settentrionale) attraverso lâanalisi della sua documentazione epigrafica monumentale.
Nella prima metĂ del I millennio a.C., questa regione si caratterizza per la fioritura di cinque piccole cittĂ -stato (NashshÄn, MaâÄ«n, Haram, Kamna and Inabbaâ), unâorganizzazione politica particolare rispetto ai regni maggiori che in questâepoca stanno definendo le loro sfere di influenza nellâArabia del Sud.
Attraverso lo studio di 264 iscrizioni che sono state identificate nel corso del presente lavoro come la documentazione dei cinque regni, Ăš stato possibile ricostruire la storia di questi, stabilendo i limiti cronologici del âperiodo anticoâ, almeno dalla fine del IX fino allâinizio del VI secolo a.C., quando lâespansione del regno di MaâÄ«n creĂČ un nuovo assetto geopolitico della regione.
Lâedizione completa di questo corpus di testi â dei quali sono fornite le informazioni rilevanti, la trascrizione, la traduzione e un commento â ha permesso di tracciare un quadro della cultura âmadhÄbienaâ, nelle sue caratteristiche religiose, sociali e di documentazione testuale.
The aim of this research is to define the history and the culture of the most ancient phase (the so-called âmadhÄbaeanâ period) of the Ancient South Arabian civilization in the Jawf valley (northern Yemen) through the analysis of its monumental epigraphic documentation.
In the first half of the I millennium BC, this region is characterized by the flourishing of five small city-states (NashshÄn, MaâÄ«n, Haram, Kamna and Inabbaâ), a peculiar political organization in respect to the major kingdoms that were defining their sphere influence on Southern Arabia at that time.
Through the study of the 264 inscription which have been identified as the documentation of the five city-states, it has been possible to reconstruct their history, defining the chronological limits of this âancient periodâ from at least the end of the 9th to the beginning of the 6th century BC, when the kingdom of MaâÄ«n succeeded in establishing a new geo-political asset of the region.
The complete edition of this corpus of texts â with relevant information, transcription, translation and commentary provided â has allowed to draw a picture of the âmadhÄbaeanâ culture, in its religious, social and textual-linguistic features
Mathematical Reconstruction of Eroded Beach Ridges at the Ombrone River Delta
Several remotely sensed images, acquired by different sensors on satellite, airplane, and drone, were used to trace the beach ridges pattern present on the delta of the River Ombrone. A more detailed map of these morphologies, than those present in the literature, was obtained, especially at the delta apex, where beach ridges elevation in minor. Beach ridges crests, highlighted through image enhancement using ENVI 4.5 and a DTM based on LiDAR data, were then processed with ArcGIS 9.3 software. Starting from this map, a method to reconstruct beach ridges segments deleted by the transformations of the territory is proposed in this paper. The best crest-lines fitting functions were calculated through interpolation of their points with Curve Expert software, and further extrapolated to reconstruct the ridges morphology where human activity, riverbed migration, or coastal erosion eliminated them. This allowed to reconstruct the ridges pattern also offshore the present delta apex, where the shoreline retreated approximately 900 m in the last 150 years. Results can be further used to implement conceptual and numerical models of delta evolution
Solving the two membranes problem for different operators by iterations of the obstacle problem
In this paper we analyze iterations of the obstacle problem for two different
operators. We solve iteratively the obstacle problem from above or below for
two different differential operators with obstacles given by the previous
functions in the iterative process. When we start the iterations with a super
or a subsolution of one of the operators this procedure generates two monotone
sequences of functions that we show that converge to a solution to the two
membranes problem for the two different operators. We perform our analysis in
both the variational and the viscosity settings
Synchronous primary papillary breast cancer, medullary thyroid carcinoma and neuroendocrine tumor in postmenopausal woman.
Multiple endocrine neoplasia are syndromes involving two or more endocrine tissues, often correlated to RET
proto-oncogene mutations. We herein present the first reported case of a 57-years-old woman with three synchronous
primary cancers of breast (papillary), thyroid (medullary) and pancreas (neuroendocrine), the latter with liver
metastasis. The patient first underwent surgery for papillary breast cancer with axillary lymph nodes metastases. A
staging whole body computerized tomography (CT) showed a right lateral cervical lymph node, pancreatic
inhomogeneity, peri-pancreatic nodes and a single liver metastasis. The poor response to an antracycline and
taxane-based chemotherapy, the good performance status of patient, and associated symptoms, suggested a different
origin for pancreatic and hepatic lesions. A careful re-evaluation of clinical history, an octreotide-labeled scan and an
immunohistochemical analysis, on both hepatic and pancreatic tissues and on laterocervical lymph node, determined
the diagnosis of synchronous papillary breast cancer, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (pNET) with liver metastasis
and an occult medullary thyroid carcinoma in a patient who had proto-oncogene RET wild type
Effects of the Representation of Convection on the Modelling of Hurricane Tomas (2010)
The cumulus parameterization is widely recognised as a crucial factor in tropical meteorology: this paper intends to shed further light on the effects of convection parameterization on tropical cyclonesâ numerical predictions in the âgrey zoneâ (10â1âkm grid spacing). Ten experiments are devised by combining five different convection treatments over the innermost, 5âkm grid spacing, domain, and two different global circulation model datasets (IFS and ERA-Interim). All ten experiments are finally analysed and compared to observations provided by the National Hurricane Centerâs best track record and multisatellite rainfall measurements. Results manifestly point to the superiority of employing no convective parameterization at the scale of 5âkm versus the usage of any of those provided by WRF to reproduce the case study of Hurricane Tomas, which hit the Lesser Antilles and Greater Antilles in late October and early November 2010
Extending 3-DoF Metrics to Model User Behaviour Similarity in 6-DoF Immersive Applications
Immersive reality technologies, such as Virtual and Augmented Reality, have
ushered a new era of user-centric systems, in which every aspect of the
coding--delivery--rendering chain is tailored to the interaction of the users.
Understanding the actual interactivity and behaviour of the users is still an
open challenge and a key step to enabling such a user-centric system. Our main
goal is to extend the applicability of existing behavioural methodologies for
studying user navigation in the case of 6 Degree-of-Freedom (DoF).
Specifically, we first compare the navigation in 6-DoF with its 3-DoF
counterpart highlighting the main differences and novelties. Then, we define
new metrics aimed at better modelling behavioural similarities between users in
a 6-DoF system. We validate and test our solutions on real navigation paths of
users interacting with dynamic volumetric media in 6-DoF Virtual Reality
conditions. Our results show that metrics that consider both user position and
viewing direction better perform in detecting user similarity while navigating
in a 6-DoF system. Having easy-to-use but robust metrics that underpin multiple
tools and answer the question ``how do we detect if two users look at the same
content?" open the gate to new solutions for a user-centric system
Extending 3-DoF Metrics to Model User Behaviour Similarity in 6-DoF Immersive Applications
Immersive reality technologies, such as Virtual and Augmented Reality, have ushered a new era of user-centric systems, in which every aspect of the coding-delivery-rendering chain is tailored to the interaction of the users. Understanding the actual interactivity and behaviour of the users is still an open challenge and a key step to enabling such a user-centric system. Our main goal is to extend the applicability of existing behavioural methodologies for studying user navigation in the case of 6 Degree-of-Freedom (DoF). Specifically, we first compare the navigation in 6-DoF with its 3-DoF counterpart highlighting the main differences and novelties. Then, we define new metrics aimed at better modelling behavioural similarities between users in a 6-DoF system. We validate and test our solutions on real navigation paths of users interacting with dynamic volumetric media in 6-DoF Virtual Reality conditions. Our results show that metrics that consider both user position and viewing direction better perform in detecting user similarity while navigating in a 6-DoF system. Having easy-to-use but robust metrics that underpin multiple tools and answer the question "how do we detect if two users look at the same content?" open the gate to new solutions for a user-centric syste
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