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Relative annoyance and loudness judgements of various simulated sonic boom waveforms
Effects of various simulated sonic boom waveforms on human subjective respons
On a Matrix Model of Level Structure
We generalize the dimensionally reduced Yang-Mills matrix model by adding d=1
Chern-Simons term and terms for a bosonic vector. The coefficient, \kappa of
the Chern-Simons term must be integer, and hence the level structure. We show
at the bottom of the Yang-Mills potential, the low energy limit, only the
linear motion is allowed for D0 particles. Namely all the particles align
themselves on a single straight line subject to \kappa^2/r^2 repulsive
potential from each other. We argue the relevant brane configuration to be
D0-branes in a D4 after \kappa of D8's pass the system.Comment: 1+6 pages, No figure, LaTeX; Minor changes; To appear in Class.
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GAPS IN THE HEISENBERG-ISING MODEL
We report on the closing of gaps in the ground state of the critical
Heisenberg-Ising chain at momentum . For half-filling, the gap closes at
special values of the anisotropy , integer. We explain
this behavior with the help of the Bethe Ansatz and show that the gap scales as
a power of the system size with variable exponent depending on . We use
a finite-size analysis to calculate this exponent in the critical region,
supplemented by perturbation theory at . For rational
fillings, the gap is shown to be closed for {\em all} values of and
the corresponding perturbation expansion in shows a remarkable
cancellation of various diagrams.Comment: 12 RevTeX pages + 4 figures upon reques
Polarization dependence of the two-photon Franz-Keldysh effect
The effect of a constant electric field on two-photon absorption in a direct
band gap semiconductor is calculated using an independent-particle theory. Two
band structure models for GaAs are used: a two-band parabolic model and an
eight-band "k dot p" model. Both predict a strong dependence of the two-photon
electroabsorption spectrum on the polarization of the light with respect to the
constant field. We attribute the polarization dependence to the strong effect
of a constant field on intraband dynamics.Comment: 5 pages, 1 figur
Modelling the Pan-Spectral Energy Distributions of Starburst & Active Galaxies
We present results of a self-consistent model of the spectral energy
distribution (SED) of starburst galaxies. Two parameters control the IR SED,
the mean pressure in the ISM and the destruction timescale of molecular clouds.
Adding a simplified AGN spectrum provides mixing lines on IRAS color : color
diagrams. This reproduces the observed colors of both AGNs and starbursts.Comment: Poster Paper for IAU 222: The Interplay among Black Holes, Stars and
ISM in Galactic Nucle
Inactivation of Plasmodium falciparum in whole blood by riboflavin plus irradiation.
BACKGROUND: Malaria parasites are frequently transmitted by unscreened blood transfusions in Africa. Pathogen reduction methods in whole blood would thus greatly improve blood safety. We aimed to determine the efficacy of riboflavin plus irradiation for treatment of whole blood infected with Plasmodium falciparum. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Blood was inoculated with 10(4) or 10(5) parasites/mL and riboflavin treated with or without ultraviolet (UV) irradiation (40-160 J/mL red blood cells [mL(RBCs)]). Parasite genome integrity was assessed by quantitative amplification inhibition assays, and P. falciparum viability was monitored in vitro. RESULTS: Riboflavin alone did not affect parasite genome integrity or parasite viability. Application of UV after riboflavin treatment disrupted parasite genome integrity, reducing polymerase-dependent amplification by up to 2 logs (99%). At 80 J/mL(RBCs), riboflavin plus irradiation prevented recovery of viable parasites in vitro for 2 weeks, whereas untreated controls typically recovered to approximately 2% parasitemia after 4 days of in vitro culture. Exposure of blood to 160 J/mL(RBCs) was not associated with significant hemolysis. CONCLUSIONS: Riboflavin plus irradiation treatment of whole blood damages parasite genomes and drastically reduces P. falciparum viability in vitro. In the absence of suitable malaria screening assays, parasite inactivation should be investigated for prevention of transfusion-transmitted malaria in highly endemic areas
Short-timescale Fluctuations in the Difference Light Curves of QSO 0957+561A,B: Microlensing or Noise?
From optical R band data of the double quasar QSO 0957+561A,B, we made two
new difference light curves (about 330 days of overlap between the time-shifted
light curve for the A image and the magnitude-shifted light curve for the B
image). We observed noisy behaviours around the zero line and no
short-timescale events (with a duration of months), where the term event refers
to a prominent feature that may be due to microlensing or another source of
variability. Only one event lasting two weeks and rising - 33 mmag was found.
Measured constraints on the possible microlensing variability can be used to
obtain information on the granularity of the dark matter in the main lensing
galaxy and the size of the source. In addition, one can also test the ability
of the observational noise to cause the rms averages and the local features of
the difference signals. We focused on this last issue. The combined
photometries were related to a process consisting of an intrinsic signal plus a
Gaussian observational noise. The intrinsic signal has been assumed to be
either a smooth function (polynomial) or a smooth function plus a stationary
noise process or a correlated stationary process. Using these three pictures
without microlensing, we derived some models totally consistent with the
observations. We finally discussed the sensitivity of our telescope (at Teide
Observatory) to several classes of microlensing variability.Comment: MNRAS, in press (LaTeX, 14 pages, 22 eps figures
Improved synchronous production of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in vitro.
The sexual stages of the Plasmodium falciparum life cycle are attractive targets for vaccines and transmission blocking drugs. Difficulties in culturing and obtaining large amounts of sexual stage P. falciparum parasites, particularly early stages, have often limited research progress in this area. We present a new protocol which simplifies the process of stimulating gametocytogenesis leading to improved synchronous gametocyte production. This new method can be adapted to enrich for early stage gametocytes (I and II) with a higher degree of purity than has previously been achieved, using MACS magnetic affinity columns. The protocol described lends itself to large scale culturing and harvesting of synchronous parasites suitable for biochemical assays, northern blots, flow cytometry, microarrays and proteomic analysis
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