Hallermann-Streiff syndrome - Clinical and prognostic considerations

A patient with the Hallermann-Streiff syndrome showed significant findings, including demonstration of decreased thoracic compliance and a marked response of growth hormone to arginine stimulation. No metabolic or chromosomal defect could be demonstrated in this patient

Asymptotics of Relativistic Spin Networks

The stationary phase technique is used to calculate asymptotic formulae for SO(4) Relativistic Spin Networks. For the tetrahedral spin network this gives the square of the Ponzano-Regge asymptotic formula for the SU(2) 6j symbol. For the 4-simplex (10j-symbol) the asymptotic formula is compared with numerical calculations of the Spin Network evaluation. Finally we discuss the asymptotics of the SO(3,1) 10j-symbol.Comment: 31 pages, latex. v3: minor clarification

Monotone Subsequences in the Sequence of Fractional Parts of Multiples of an Irrational

Hammersley [7] showed that if X1, X2, . . . is a sequence of independent identically distributed random variables whose common distribution is continuous, and if ln+(ln-) denotes the length of the longest increasing (decreasing) subsequence of X1, X2, . . ., Xn, then there is a constant c such that ln-⁄n½→ c and ln+⁄n½→ c in probability, as n → ∞. Kesten [8] showed that in fact there is almost sure convergence. Logan and Shepp [11] proved that c ≧ 2, and recently Versik and Kerov [13] have announced that c = 2

Lower Bounds for Nonparametric Density Estimation Rates

In Wegman\u27s paper [5] on nonparametric density estimation, he states that it would be interesting to show that there is no density estimator which has mean integrated square rate better than O(n-1). The object of this note is to prove such a result, making no arbitrary assumptions about the specific form of the estimator. This proof is given in Section 2. Our method applies to some other measures of error, as we point out in Section 3

Density Functional Theory of Inhomogeneous Liquids: II. A Fundamental Measure Approach

Previously, it has been shown that the direct correlation function for a Lennard-Jones fluid could be modeled by a sum of that for hard-spheres, a mean-field tail and a simple linear correction in the core region constructed so as to reproduce the (known) bulk equation of state of the fluid(Lutsko, JCP 127, 054701 (2007)). Here, this model is combined with ideas from Fundamental Measure Theory to construct a density functional theory for the free energy. The theory is shown to accurately describe a range of inhomogeneous conditions including the liquid-vapor interface, the fluid in contact with a hard wall and a fluid confined in a slit pore. The theory gives quantitatively accurate predictions for the surface tension, including its dependence on the potential cutoff. It also obeys two important exact conditions: that relating the direct correlation function to the functional derivative of the free energy with respect to density, and the wall theorem.Comment: to appear in J. Chem. Phy

Environmental Imaginaries: Climate Change as an Object of Urban Governance

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Climate cosmopolitics and the possibilities for urban planning

Cosmopolitical action in a climate-changed city represents different knowledges and practices that may seem disconnected but constellate to frame stories and spaces of a climate-just city. The question this article asks is: how might we as planners identify and develop counter-hegemonic praxes that enable us to re-imagine our experience of, and responses to, climate change? To explore this question, we draw on Isabelle Stengers's (2010) idea of cosmopolitics-where diverse stories, perspectives, experiences, and practices can connect to create the foundation for new strategic possibilities. Our article is empirically informed by conversations with actors from three Australian cities (Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth) who are mobilizing different approaches to this ideal in various grassroots actions on climate change