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    Asymmetry to symmetry transition of Fano line-shape: Analytical derivation

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    An analytical derivation of Fano line-shape asymmetry ratio has been presented here for a general case. It is shown that Fano line-shape becomes less asymmetric as \q is increased and finally becomes completely symmetric in the limiting condition of q equal to infinity. Asymmetry ratios of Fano line-shapes have been calculated and are found to be in good consonance with the reported expressions for asymmetry ratio as a function of Fano parameter. Application of this derivation is also mentioned for explanation of asymmetry to symmetry transition of Fano line-shape in quantum confined silicon nanostructures.Comment: 3 figures, Latex files, Theoretica

    GPS network monitor the Western Alps deformation over a five year period: 1993-1998

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    GPS surveys in the Western Alps, performed in the time span 1993-2003, estimated the current crustal deformation of this area.Published63-763.2. Tettonica attivaJCR Journalreserve

    The joint evaluated fission and fusion nuclear data library, JEFF-3.3

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    The joint evaluated fission and fusion nuclear data library 3.3 is described. New evaluations for neutron-induced interactions with the major actinides 235^{235}U, 238^{238}U and 239^{239}Pu, on 241^{241}Am and 23^{23}Na, 59^{59}Ni, Cr, Cu, Zr, Cd, Hf, W, Au, Pb and Bi are presented. It includes new fission yields, prompt fission neutron spectra and average number of neutrons per fission. In addition, new data for radioactive decay, thermal neutron scattering, gamma-ray emission, neutron activation, delayed neutrons and displacement damage are presented. JEFF-3.3 was complemented by files from the TENDL project. The libraries for photon, proton, deuteron, triton, helion and alpha-particle induced reactions are from TENDL-2017. The demands for uncertainty quantification in modeling led to many new covariance data for the evaluations. A comparison between results from model calculations using the JEFF-3.3 library and those from benchmark experiments for criticality, delayed neutron yields, shielding and decay heat, reveals that JEFF-3.3 performes very well for a wide range of nuclear technology applications, in particular nuclear energy

    Alexithymia, emotional awareness and perceived dysfunctional parental behaviors in heroin dependents

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    © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com © Springer Science+Business MediaThe aim of this study was to analyse alexithymia and deficits in emotional awareness, in heroin addicts, and their relationship with perceptions of early parental interactions. The sample included 99 opiate dependent outpatients and 43 healthy controls. Assessment was performed using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, the Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale, the Inventory for Assessing Memories of Parental Rearing Behavior, the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Findings suggest parental representations, which were mostly characterized by emotional unavailability and a rejection interaction pattern, significantly related to alexithymia. Emotional awareness was associated with the number of years of drug use and methadone level. Negative affect was associated with alexithymia but not to emotional awareness. Regression analyses emphasized the influence of perceived dysfunctional parenting behaviors in alexithymia and difficulties in identifying feelings, particularly an interaction with paternal rejection, moderated by self-reported anxiety. These results are discussed addressing comprehensive issues of emotion regulation and treatment strategies in heroin dependence

    Raman Spectroscopy of Cubic HgS:Fe

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    From the Raman spectra performed at temperatures from 10 K to 295 K for Hg1x\text{}_{1-x}Fex\text{}_{x}S crystals containing up to a few percent of iron the phonon energies for selected high-symmetry points of the Brillouin zone have been determined. A very high ionicity of these mixed crystals has been found. The TO phonon frequency value for β-HgS at Γ point, equal to about 177 cm1\text{}^{-1}, suggested previously in the literature, has been confirmed

    Local Modes of Transition Metal Ions (Mn, Fe, Co) in Mercury Chalcogenides

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    Optical phonons in mercury chalcogenides doped with selected transition metal ions are investigated by infrared reflectivity and Raman scattering measurements performed at helium temperatures. The results obtained for Hg1x\text{}_{1-x}Fex\text{}_{x}Se, Ηg1x\text{}_{1-x}Cox\text{}_{x}Se, Ηg1x\text{}_{1-x}Fex\text{}_{x}S and Hg1x\text{}_{1-x}Cox\text{}_{x}S mixed crystals demonstrate the significant influence of the 3d electron correlation effects and/or sp-d hybridization on the transition metal ion local mode frequency

    Micro-granulometry of sedimentary dykes, Kathmandu basin, Nepal

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    Soft-sediment deformation structures have been analyzed at six sites of the Kathmandu valley. Microgranulometric study (this Supplement and Fig. 3B of Mugnier et al., Tectonophysics, 2011) reveals that silty levels (60 to 80% silt) favor the development of soft-sediment deformation structures, while sandy levels (60 to 80% sand) are passively deformed. Nonetheless well sorted sand levels (more than 80% sand) generate over-fluid pressure during compaction if located beneath a silty cap, leading to fluidization and dike development. 3-D geometry of seismites indicates a very strong horizontal shearing during their development. Using a physical approach based on soil liquefaction during horizontal acceleration, we show that the fluidization zone progressively grows down-section during the shaking, but does not exactly begin at the surface. The comparison of bed-thickness and strength/depth evolution indicates three cases: i) no soft-sediment deformation occurs for thin (few centimeters) silty beds; ii) the thickness of soft-sediment deformation above sandy beds is controlled by the lithological contrast; iii) the thickness of soft-sediment deformation depends on the shaking intensity for very thick silty beds. These 3 cases are evidenced in the Kathmandu basin. We use the 30 cm-thick soft-sediment deformation level formed during the 1833 earthquake as a reference: the 1833 earthquake rupture zone extended very close to Kathmandu, inducing there MMI IX-X damages. A 90 cm-thick sediment deformation has therefore to be induced by an event greater than MMI X. From a compilation of paleo and historic seismology studies, it is found that the great (M ~ 8.1) historical earthquakes are not characteristic of the greatest earthquakes of Himalaya; hence earthquakes greater than M ~ 8.6 occurred. Kathmandu is located above one of the asperities that laterally limits the extent of mega-earthquake ruptures and two successive catastrophic events already affected Kathmandu, in 1255 located to the west of this asperity and in ~ 1100 to the east

    Vortex interaction with a moving sphere

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    Selected Properties of Lattice Dynamics of HgSe and β-HgS

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    Optical phonon dispersion for β-HgS was measured by the neutron scattering for the first time. The results confirmed theoretically predicted anomalous behavior of phonon modes in this material, resulting probably from high ionicity of mercury sulphide and large difference of Hg and S atomic mass. Influence of the isotopic effects on the TO-phonon mode for HgSe and HgS is analyzed. The possible observation of such effects in IR reflectivity spectra taken for HgSe at low temperature is discussed
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