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Using NSPT for the Removal of Hypercubic Lattice Artifacts
The treatment of hypercubic lattice artifacts is essential for the
calculation of non-perturbative renormalization constants of RI-MOM schemes. It
has been shown that for the RI'-MOM scheme a large part of these artifacts can
be calculated and subtracted with the help of diagrammatic Lattice Perturbation
Theory (LPT). Such calculations are typically restricted to 1-loop order, but
one may overcome this limitation and calculate hypercubic corrections for any
operator and action beyond the 1-loop order using Numerical Stochastic
Perturbation Theory (NSPT). In this study, we explore the practicability of
such an approach and consider, as a first test, the case of Wilson fermion
bilinear operators in a quenched theory. Our results allow us to compare
boosted and unboosted perturbative corrections up to the 3-loop order.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures, talk presented at the 32nd International
Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (Lattice 2014), 23-28 June 2014, New York,
USA; PoS(LATTICE2014)29
Discretization Errors for the Gluon and Ghost Propagators in Landau Gauge using NSPT
The subtraction of hypercubic lattice corrections, calculated at 1-loop order
in lattice perturbation theory (LPT), is common practice, e.g., for
determinations of renormalization constants in lattice hadron physics.
Providing such corrections beyond 1-loop order is however very demanding in
LPT, and numerical stochastic perturbation theory (NSPT) might be the better
candidate for this. Here we report on a first feasibility check of this method
and provide (in a parametrization valid for arbitrary lattice couplings) the
lattice corrections up to 3-loop order for the SU(3) gluon and ghost
propagators in Landau gauge. These propagators are ideal candidates for such a
check, as they are available from lattice simulations to high precision and can
be combined to a renormalization group invariant product (Minimal MOM coupling)
for which a 1-loop LPT correction was found to be insufficient to remove the
bulk of the hypercubic lattice artifacts from the data. As a bonus, we also
compare our results with the ever popular H(4) method.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figures, presented at the 31st International Symposium on
Lattice Field Theory (Lattice 2013), 29 July - 3 August 2013, Mainz, German
Algorithmic Advancements and Massive Parallelism for Large-Scale Datasets in Phylogenetic Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo
Datasets used for the inference of the "tree of life" grow at unprecedented rates, thus inducing a high computational burden for analytic methods. First, we introduce a scalable software package that allows us to conduct state of the art Bayesian analyses on datasets of almost arbitrary size. Second, we derive a proposal mechanism for MCMC that is substantially more efficient than traditional branch length proposals. Third, we present an efficient algorithm for solving the rogue taxon problem
Size-Dependent Variability in Flow and Viscoelastic Behavior of Levan Produced by Gluconobacter albidus TMW 2.1191
Levan is a fructan-type exopolysaccharide which is produced by many microbes from sucrose via extracellular levansucrases. The hydrocolloid properties of levan depend on its molecular weight, while it is unknown why and to what extent levan is functionally diverse depending on ist size. The aim of our study was to gain deeper insight into the size-dependent functional variability of levan. For this purpose, levans of different sizes were produced using the water kefir isolate Gluconobacter albidus TMW 2.1191 and subsequently rheologically characterized. Three levan types could be identified, which are similarly branched, but differ significantly in their molecular size and rheological properties. The smallest levan (10 Da) produced at pH ≥ 4.5 were shear-thinning, and the levan produced at pH 5.0 showed a gel-like behavior at 5% (w/v). A third (intermediate) levan variant was obtained through production in buffers at pH 4.0 and exhibited the properties of a viscoelastic fluid up to concentrations of 15% (w/v). Our study reveals that the rheological properties of levan are determined by its size and polydispersity, rather than by the amount of levan used or the structural composition
Light-cone distribution amplitudes of the baryon octet
We present results of the first ab initio lattice QCD calculation of the
normalization constants and first moments of the leading twist distribution
amplitudes of the full baryon octet, corresponding to the small transverse
distance limit of the associated S-wave light-cone wave functions. The P-wave
(higher twist) normalization constants are evaluated as well. The calculation
is done using flavors of dynamical (clover) fermions on lattices of
different volumes and pion masses down to 222 MeV. Significant SU(3) flavor
symmetry violation effects in the shape of the distribution amplitudes are
observed.Comment: Update to the version published in JHE
Energy Drinks and Their Acute Effects on Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Children and Teenagers: A Randomized Trial
Adolescents are the main consumer group of energy drinks (ED). Studies suggest that acute ED consumption is associated with increased peripheral blood pressure. Little is known of the ED-induced effects on arterial stiffness. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the acute effects of ED consumption on arterial stiffness in healthy children and teenagers by conducting a prospective, randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover clinical trial. Study participants (n = 27, mean age = 14.53 years) consumed a body-weight-adjusted amount of an ED or a placebo on two consecutive days. Arterial stiffness was evaluated sonographically by two-dimensional speckle tracking of the common carotid artery (CCA) at baseline and up to four hours after beverage consumption. The ED intake led to a significantly decreased peak circumferential strain of the CCA (11.78 +/- 2.70% vs. 12.29 +/- 2.68%, p = 0.043) compared with the placebo. The results of this study indicate that the acute ED consumption might be associated with increased arterial stiffness in healthy children and teenagers. Minors, particularly those with increased cardiovascular morbidity, should be discouraged from ED consumption
Discursos y autorrepresentaciones de magistrados federales en los casos de corrupción y delitos económicos en Brasil
El artÃculo analisa los discursos y las autorrepresentaciones de magistrados federales en los casos de corrupción y de delitos económicos en Brasil. El texto utiliza los datos de la investigación financiada por la ESMPU (Escuela Superior del Ministerio Público de la Unión) sobre la persecución penal de la corrupción y de los delitos económicos en el sistema de justicia federal. El estudio aplicó técnicas quantitativas y cualitativas. Se inició con el análisis estadÃstico del flujo del sistema de justicia criminal. A partir del detallamento nacional de las acciones penales y sobreseimientos, en la segunda fase de la investigación (cualitativa), las entrevistas en profundidad y los grupos focales posibilitaron comprender las práticas, los conflictos y los arreglos organizacionales y, asimismo, las distintas visiones de los actores involucrados en la persecución penal. En este artÃculo, utilzamos los datos de la fase cualitativa para analisar las distintas visiones de los magistrados federales sobre el objeto de la investigación
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