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Assessment and treatment of distorted schemas in sexual offenders
The aim of this review is to examine the literature related to the assessment and treatment of sex offenders’ distorted schemas. Where appropriate, the review draws upon current insights from the field of social cognition to aid in the critical evaluation of the findings. First, the review considers the various different methodologies for assessing distorted schemas, discussing their strengths and limitations. Second, the review examines the work related to the treatment of sex offenders’ schemas. Suggestions for future research, and the implications for clinical practice, are highlighted in the article
Semi-simple group unification in the supersymmetric brane world
The conventional supersymmetric grand unified theories suffer from two
serious problems, the large mass splitting between doublet and triplet Higgs
multiplets, and the too long lifetime of the proton. A unification model based
on a semi-simple group SU(5)_{GUT} \times U(3)_H has been proposed to solve
both of the problems simultaneously. Although the proposed model is perfectly
consistent with observations, there are various mysteries. In this paper, we
show that such mysterious features in the original model are naturally
explained by embedding the model into the brane world in a higher dimensional
space-time. In particular, the relatively small gauge coupling constant of the
SU(5)_{GUT} at the unification energy scale is a consequence of relatively
large volume of extra dimensions. Here, we put the SU(5)_{GUT} gauge multiplet
in a 6-dimensional bulk and assume all fields in the U(3)_H sector to reside on
a 3-dimensional brane located in the bulk. On the other hand, all chiral
multiplets of quarks, leptons and Higgs are assumed to reside on a 3-brane at a
T^2/Z_4 orbifold fixed point. The quasi-N=2 supersymmetry in the hypercolor
U(3)_H sector is understood as a low-energy remnant of the N=4 supersymmetry in
a 6-dimensional space-time. We further extend the 6-dimensional model to a
10-dimensional theory. Possible frameworks of string theories are also
investigated to accommodate the present brane-world model. We find that the
type IIB string theory with D3-D7 brane structure is an interesting candidate.Comment: 45 pages, including 1 figure, minor correctio
Gravitational ultrarelativistic spin-orbit interaction and the weak equivalence principle
It is shown that the gravitational ultrarelativistic spin-orbit interaction
violates the weak equivalence principle in the traditional sense. This fact is
a direct consequence of the Mathisson-Papapetrou equations in the frame of
reference comoving with a spinning test particle. The widely held assumption
that the deviation of a spinning test body from a geodesic trajectory is caused
by tidal forces is not correctComment: 12 page
Neutrino Masses within the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model
We investigate the possibility of accommodating neutrino masses compatible
with the MSW study of the Solar neutrino deficit within the minimal
supersymmetric Standard Model. The ``gravity-induced'' seesaw mechanism based
on an interplay of nonrenormalizable and renormalizable terms in the
superpotential allows neutrino masses , with the
corresponding quark mass and GeV, while at the same
time ensuring the grand desert with the gauge coupling unification at
GeV. The proposed scenario may be realized in a
class of string vacua, {\it i.e.,} large radius ()
Calabi-Yau spaces. In this case
and . Here GeV is the scale of the tree level (genus zero) gauge coupling ()
unification.Comment: 14 pg. (The value of the tree level gauge coupling unification scale
in string theory has been revised. In addition, the authors would like to
appologize to the readers for erroneously submitting the paper to the HEPTH
bulletin board instead of the HEPPH one.
Grand Unification in Higher Dimensions
We have recently proposed an alternative picture for the physics at the scale
of gauge coupling unification, where the unified symmetry is realized in higher
dimensions but is broken locally by a symmetry breaking defect. Gauge coupling
unification, the quantum numbers of quarks and leptons and the longevity of the
proton arise as phenomena of the symmetrical bulk, while the lightness of the
Higgs doublets and the masses of the light quarks and leptons probe the
symmetry breaking defect. Moreover, the framework is extremely predictive if
the effective higher dimensional theory is valid over a large energy interval
up to the scale of strong coupling. Precise agreement with experiments is
obtained in the simplest theory --- SU(5) in five dimensions with two Higgs
multiplets propagating in the bulk. The weak mixing angle is predicted to be
sin^2theta_w = 0.2313 \pm 0.0004, which fits the data with extraordinary
accuracy. The compactification scale and the strong coupling scale are
determined to be M_c \simeq 5 x 10^{14} GeV and M_s \simeq 1 x 10^{17} GeV,
respectively. Proton decay with a lifetime of order 10^{34} years is expected
with a variety of final states such as e^+pi^0, and several aspects of flavor,
including large neutrino mixing angles, are understood by the geometrical
locations of the matter fields. When combined with a particular supersymmetry
breaking mechanism, the theory predicts large lepton flavor violating mu -> e
and tau -> mu transitions, with all superpartner masses determined by only two
free parameters. The predicted value of the bottom quark mass from Yukawa
unification agrees well with the data. This paper is mainly a review of the
work presented in hep-ph/0103125, hep-ph/0111068 and hep-ph/0205067.Comment: A review for a wide audience based on conference talks given by the
authors; 30 pages, 15 figure
A Constrained Standard Model from a Compact Extra Dimension
A SU(3) \times SU(2) \times U(1) supersymmetric theory is constructed with a
TeV sized extra dimension compactified on the orbifold S^1/(Z_2 \times Z_2').
The compactification breaks supersymmetry leaving a set of zero modes which
correspond precisely to the states of the 1 Higgs doublet standard model.
Supersymmetric Yukawa interactions are localized at orbifold fixed points. The
top quark hypermultiplet radiatively triggers electroweak symmetry breaking,
yielding a Higgs potential which is finite and exponentially insensitive to
physics above the compactification scale. This potential depends on only a
single free parameter, the compactification scale, yielding a Higgs mass
prediction of 127 \pm 8 GeV. The masses of the all superpartners, and the
Kaluza-Klein excitations are also predicted. The lightest supersymmetric
particle is a top squark of mass 197 \pm 20 GeV. The top Kaluza-Klein tower
leads to the \rho parameter having quadratic sensitivity to unknown physics in
the ultraviolet.Comment: 31 pages, Latex, 2 eps figures, minor correction
Intersecting Flavor Branes
We consider an instance of the AdS/CFT duality where the bulk theory contains
an open string tachyon, and study the instability from the viewpoint of the
boundary field theory. We focus on the specific example of the AdS_5 X S^5
background with two probe D7 branes intersecting at general angles. For generic
angles supersymmetry is completely broken and there is an open string tachyon
between the branes. The field theory action for this system is obtained by
coupling to N =4 super Yang-Mills two N =2 hyper multiplets in the fundamental
representation of the SU(N) gauge group, but with different choices of
embedding of the two N=2 subalgebras into N=4. On the field theory side we find
a one-loop Coleman-Weinberg instability in the effective potential for the
fundamental scalars. We identify a mesonic operator as the dual of the open
string tachyon. By AdS/CFT, we predict the tachyon mass for small 't Hooft
coupling (large bulk curvature) and confirm that it violates the AdS stability
bound.Comment: 36 page
Ancestral roles of the Fam20C family of secreted protein kinases revealed in C. elegans.
Fam20C is a secreted protein kinase mutated in Raine syndrome, a human skeletal disorder. In vertebrates, bone and enamel proteins are major Fam20C substrates. However, Fam20 kinases are conserved in invertebrates lacking bone and enamel, suggesting other ancestral functions. We show that FAMK-1, the Caenorhabditis elegans Fam20C orthologue, contributes to fertility, embryogenesis, and development. These functions are not fulfilled when FAMK-1 is retained in the early secretory pathway. During embryogenesis, FAMK-1 maintains intercellular partitions and prevents multinucleation; notably, temperature elevation or lowering cortical stiffness reduces requirement for FAMK-1 in these contexts. FAMK-1 is expressed in multiple adult tissues that undergo repeated mechanical strain, and selective expression in the spermatheca restores fertility. Informatic, biochemical, and functional analysis implicate lectins as FAMK-1 substrates. These findings suggest that FAMK-1 phosphorylation of substrates, including lectins, in the late secretory pathway is important in embryonic and tissue contexts where cells are subjected to mechanical strain
Informing the design of a national screening and treatment programme for chronic viral hepatitis in primary care: qualitative study of at-risk immigrant communities and healthcare professionals
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unless otherwise statedThis paper presents independent research funded by the National Institute
for Health Research (NIHR) under the Programme Grants for Applied
Research programme (RP-PG-1209-10038).
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