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The potential market applications of distributed generation of electricity
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-90).by Stefan K. Bewley.M.Eng
Bound states and field-polarized Haldane modes in a quantum spin ladder
The challenge of one-dimensional systems is to understand their physics
beyond the level of known elementary excitations. By high-resolution neutron
spectroscopy in a quantum spin ladder material, we probe the leading
multiparticle excitation by characterizing the two-magnon bound state at zero
field. By applying high magnetic fields, we create and select the singlet
(longitudinal) and triplet (transverse) excitations of the fully spin-polarized
ladder, which have not been observed previously and are close analogs of the
modes anticipated in a polarized Haldane chain. Theoretical modelling of the
dynamical response demonstrates our complete quantitative understanding of
these states.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures plus supplementary material 7 pages 5 figure
Which employers regard the threat of dismissal as a suitable incentive to motivate workers?
Electron-phonon coupling in the conventional superconductor YNiBC at high phonon energies studied by time-of-flight neutron spectroscopy
We report an inelastic neutron scattering investigation of phonons with
energies up to 159 meV in the conventional superconductor YNiBC. Using
the SWEEP mode, a newly developed time-of-flight technique involving the
continuous rotation of a single crystal specimen, allowed us to measure a four
dimensional volume in (Q,E) space and, thus, determine the dispersion surface
and linewidths of the (~ 102 meV) and (~ 159 meV) type phonon
modes for the whole Brillouin zone. Despite of having linewidths of , modes do not strongly contribute to the total electron-phonon
coupling constant . However, experimental linewidths show a remarkable
agreement with ab-initio calculations over the complete phonon energy range
demonstrating the accuracy of such calculations in a rare comparison to a
comprehensive experimental data set.Comment: accepted for publication in PR
Mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation in children in the UK
Background
While female genital mutilation (FGM) has been illegal in the UK since 1985, research estimated that in 2015 there were over 100 000 women and girls resident in the UK subjected to FGM.
Aims
To determine the effect of changes in the legislation of 2015, which made reporting of FGM in girls under 18 mandatory.
Methods
Freedom of Information requests were sent to all 45 UK police authorities, asking the number of cases of FGM reported between specific dates, victims' ages, the occupation of the person reporting and the age and gender breakdown of the police force. Similar requests were sent to health and social care organisations.
Findings
Of 45 police authorities in the UK, six initially responded, with three stating that no cases of FGM had been reported. The remaining police authorities either provided partial information or declined the request. However, other sources indicated over 6,000 reported cases between October 2014 and October 2015.
Conclusions
The ability of frontline professionals and policymakers to obtain, interpret and use data is affected by the secrecy that surrounds FGM, the complexities of investigation and the absence of a significant numbers of prosecutions
Social Preferences, Skill Segregation and Wage Dynamics
We study the earning structure and the equilibrium asignment of workers to firms in a model in which workers have social preferences, and skills are perfectly substitutable in production. Firms offer long-term contracts, and we allow for frictions in the labour market in the form of mobility costs. The model delivers specific predictions about the nature of worker flows, about the characteristic of workplace skill segregation, and about wage dispersion both within and cross firms. We shows that long-term contracts in the resence of social preferences associate within-firm wage dispersion with novel "internal labour market" features such as gradual promotions, productivity-unrelated wage increases, and downward wage flexibility. These three dynamic features lead to productivity-unrelated wage volatily within firms.Publicad
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