32 research outputs found
Nonlinear Resonance of Superconductor/Normal Metal Structures to Microwaves
We study the variation of the differential conductance of a normal
metal wire in a Superconductor/Normal metal heterostructure with a cross
geometry under external microwave radiation applied to the superconducting
parts. Our theoretical treatment is based on the quasiclassical Green's
functions technique in the diffusive limit. Two limiting cases are considered:
first, the limit of a weak proximity effect and low microwave frequency,
second, the limit of a short dimension (short normal wire) and small
irradiation amplitude.Comment: 11 pages, 10 figure
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Premature mortality attributable to COVID-19: potential years of life lost in 17 countries around the world, JanuaryโAugust 2020
Background
Understanding the impact of the burden of COVID-19 is key to successfully navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of a larger investigation on COVID-19 mortality impact, this study aims to estimate the Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL) in 17 countries and territories across the world (Australia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Peru, Norway, England & Wales, Scotland, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United States [USA]).
Methods
Age- and sex-specific COVID-19 death numbers from primary national sources were collected by an international research consortium. The study period was established based on the availability of data from the inception of the pandemic to the end of August 2020. The PYLL for each country were computed using 80โyears as the maximum life expectancy.
Results
As of August 2020, 442,677 (range: 18โ185,083) deaths attributed to COVID-19 were recorded in 17 countries which translated to 4,210,654 (range: 112โ1,554,225) PYLL. The average PYLL per death was 8.7โyears, with substantial variation ranging from 2.7โyears in Australia to 19.3 PYLL in Ukraine. North and South American countries as well as England & Wales, Scotland and Sweden experienced the highest PYLL per 100,000 population; whereas Australia, Slovenia and Georgia experienced the lowest. Overall, males experienced higher PYLL rate and higher PYLL per death than females. In most countries, most of the PYLL were observed for people aged over 60 or 65โyears, irrespective of sex. Yet, Brazil, Cape Verde, Colombia, Israel, Peru, Scotland, Ukraine, and the USA concentrated most PYLL in younger age groups.
Conclusions
Our results highlight the role of PYLL as a tool to understand the impact of COVID-19 on demographic groups within and across countries, guiding preventive measures to protect these groups under the ongoing pandemic. Continuous monitoring of PYLL is therefore needed to better understand the burden of COVID-19 in terms of premature mortality
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Magnitude and determinants of excess total, age-specific and sex-specific all-cause mortality in 24 countries worldwide during 2020 and 2021: results on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic from the C-MOR project.
INTRODUCTION: To examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality, we estimated excess all-cause mortality in 24 countries for 2020 and 2021, overall and stratified by sex and age. METHODS: Total, age-specific and sex-specific weekly all-cause mortality was collected for 2015-2021 and excess mortality for 2020 and 2021 was calculated by comparing weekly 2020 and 2021 age-standardised mortality rates against expected mortality, estimated based on historical data (2015-2019), accounting for seasonality, and long-term and short-term trends. Age-specific weekly excess mortality was similarly calculated using crude mortality rates. The association of country and pandemic-related variables with excess mortality was investigated using simple and multilevel regression models. RESULTS: Excess cumulative mortality for both 2020 and 2021 was found in Austria, Brazil, Belgium, Cyprus, England and Wales, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Mauritius, Northern Ireland, Norway, Peru, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, and the USA. Australia and Denmark experienced excess mortality only in 2021. Mauritius demonstrated a statistically significant decrease in all-cause mortality during both years. Weekly incidence of COVID-19 was significantly positively associated with excess mortality for both years, but the positive association was attenuated in 2021 as percentage of the population fully vaccinated increased. Stringency index of control measures was positively and negatively associated with excess mortality in 2020 and 2021, respectively. CONCLUSION: This study provides evidence of substantial excess mortality in most countries investigated during the first 2 years of the pandemic and suggests that COVID-19 incidence, stringency of control measures and vaccination rates interacted in determining the magnitude of excess mortality
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Excess all-cause mortality and COVID-19-related mortality: a temporal analysis in 22 countries, from January until August 2020
Background
This study aimed to investigate overall and sex-specific excess all-cause mortality since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic until August 2020 among 22 countries.
Methods
Countries reported weekly or monthly all-cause mortality from January 2015 until the end of June or August 2020. Weekly or monthly COVID-19 deaths were reported for 2020. Excess mortality for 2020 was calculated by comparing weekly or monthly 2020 mortality (observed deaths) against a baseline mortality obtained from 2015โ2019 data for the same week or month using two methods: (i) difference in observed mortality rates between 2020 and the 2015โ2019 average and (ii) difference between observed and expected 2020 deaths.
Results
Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the UK (England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland) and the USA demonstrated excess all-cause mortality, whereas Australia, Denmark and Georgia experienced a decrease in all-cause mortality. Israel, Ukraine and Ireland demonstrated sex-specific changes in all-cause mortality.
Conclusions
All-cause mortality up to August 2020 was higher than in previous years in some, but not all, participating countries. Geographical location and seasonality of each country, as well as the prompt application of high-stringency control measures, may explain the observed variability in mortality changes
Development of New Constructions Against Washing the Reservoirs Abrasive Shores
แแแแฃแจแแแแแฃแแแ แฌแงแแแกแแชแแแแแแก แแแ แแแแฃแแ แแแแแ แแแแก แฌแแ แแชแฎแแแกแแแแ แแแแชแแแ แแฎแแแ แแแแกแขแ แฃแฅแชแแแแ โ โแฐแแฅแกแแแแแแโ แแ โแขแแขแ แแแแแแโ, แ แแแแแแแช แแแแแแ แฉแแแ แคแแ แแแ แแแฆแแแ แขแแแฆแแฉแแแฅแ แแแ แแคแแฅแขแแ, แแ แกแแแฃแแแแ แจแแแแ แแแแ แแแกแ แแแแแแแแแ แแแแแแแแฃแ แแ, แฎแแกแแแแแแแ แแแฆแแแ แแแแญแแแแแแแแแ, แฌแแฎแแแแแแแก แฎแแ แฏแแ แแ แแแแแแแแแ แแแแ แจแแญแแแฃแแแแแ, แแแแแแแ แฌแแแแ แแ แแแแแ แแก แคแแ แแแ แแแแ แแแแแแ.
แจแแแแแแแแแแแฃแแ แฃแแแแแ แกแแแฃแ แ แคแแ แแฃแแแก แแแแแงแแแแแแ, แฐแแฅแกแแแแแแแก แแ แขแแขแ แแแแแแแก แคแแ แแแแแ แฌแแแแกแฌแแ แแแ แแแแแแแแแแแ แแแแแแแแฃแ แ แแแกแแจแแแแ แฌแแแแก แแแแแแแแกแฌแแแแแแ.new constructions against washing the reservoirs abrasive shores are being developed โ Hexablock and Tetrablock, which are distinguished by the high ripple effect on the slope, their production are more economical compared to the existing one, they are characterized by high piercing, by great traction at the expense of facets, by less weight and stability on the shore of slope.
Using the proposed universal formula, the equilibrium of Hexablock and Tetrablock on the slopes is calculated by taking into account the minimum permissible weight