249 research outputs found
Non-linear conductance at the superconductor-insulator transition in titanium nitride
The mechanism for the superconductor-insulator transition in disordered films, the transition from a weak superconductor into a strong insulator at low temperature, is still an open question. One key issue is whether superconductivity is the driving force of this insulating behavior and to which extent charging effects play a role. In this work high resolution dc current-voltage characteristics are presented. Non-linear behavior is found at high and low bias. The high bias non-linearity can be mainly attributed to electron overheating. The insulating state is analyzed in the framework of charge dominated Josephson junction arrays. The low-bias non-linearity can be attributed to a charge Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition displaying the duality of the superconducting and the insulating state
Tahap Kesedaran Kakitangan Sokongan Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Yang Mendapat Kemalangan: Satu Kajian Kes
Tujuan utama kajian ialah untuk mengkaji tahap
kesedaran terhadap keselamatan ditempat kerja di kalangan kakitangan sokongan Univesiti Pertanian
Malaysia( UPM )yang pernah mengalami kemalangan.
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kecederaan yang dialami oleh pekerja , sebab utama yang
mengakibatkan kemalangan,program atau aktiviti yang
dijalankan oleh Jabatan bagi menimbulkan kesedaran
terhadap keselamatan,penerimaan pekerja terhadap kerja
mereka dan program keselamatan yang diperlukan oleh
pekerja bagi mengurangkan kejadian kemalangan.
Seramai 41 orang pekerja sokongan UPM dalam
kategori C dan D yang pernah mengalami kemalangan telah
dipilih sebagai responden untuk kajian ini. Data yang
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"Statistical Package for Sosial Science" ( SPSS / PC+ ) .
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analisis ini
Evidence for a Finite Temperature Insulator
In superconductors the zero-resistance current-flow is protected from
dissipation at finite temperatures (T) by virtue of the short-circuit condition
maintained by the electrons that remain in the condensed state. The recently
suggested finite-T insulator and the "superinsulating" phase are different
because any residual mechanism of conduction will eventually become dominant as
the finite-T insulator sets-in. If the residual conduction is small it may be
possible to observe the transition to these intriguing states. We show that the
conductivity of the high magnetic-field insulator terminating superconductivity
in amorphous indium-oxide exhibits an abrupt drop, and seem to approach a zero
conductance at T<0.04 K. We discuss our results in the light of theories that
lead to a finite-T insulator
Quantum spherical model with competing interactions
We analyze the phase diagram of a quantum mean spherical model in terms of
the temperature , a quantum parameter , and the ratio ,
where refers to ferromagnetic interactions between first-neighbor
sites along the directions of a hypercubic lattice, and is
associated with competing antiferromagnetic interactions between second
neighbors along directions. We regain a number of known results for
the classical version of this model, including the topology of the critical
line in the space, with a Lifshitz point at , for , and
closed-form expressions for the decay of the pair correlations in one
dimension. In the T=0 phase diagram, there is a critical border,
for , with a singularity at the Lifshitz point if
. We also establish upper and lower critical dimensions, and analyze
the quantum critical behavior in the neighborhood of .Comment: 18 pages, 3 figures, refs added, minor modifications to match
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Industrial SO2 emission monitoring through a portable multichannel gas analyzer with an optimized retrieval algorithm
SO2 variability over a large concentration range and interferences from other gases have been major limitations in industrial SO2 emission monitoring. This study demonstrates accurate industrial SO2 emission monitoring through a portable multichannel gas analyzer with an optimized retrieval algorithm. The proposed analyzer features a large dynamic measurement range and correction of interferences from other coexisting infrared absorbers such as NO, CO, CO2, NO2, CH4, HC, N2O, and H2O. The multichannel gas analyzer measures 11 different wavelength channels simultaneously to correct several major problems of an infrared gas analyzer including system drift, conflict of sensitivity, interferences among different infrared absorbers, and limitation of measurement range. The optimized algorithm uses a third polynomial instead of a constant factor to quantify gas-to-gas interference. Measurement results show good performance in the linear and nonlinear ranges, thereby solving the problem that the conventional interference correction is restricted by the linearity of the intended and interfering channels. The results imply that the measurement range of the developed multichannel analyzer can be extended to the nonlinear absorption region. The measurement range and accuracy are evaluated through experimental laboratory calibration. Excellent agreement was achieved, with a Pearson correlation coefficient (r(2)) of 0.99977 with a measurement range from approximately 5 to 10 000 ppmv and a measurement error of less than 2 %. The instrument was also deployed for field measurement. Emissions from three different factories were measured. The emissions of these factories have been characterized by different coexisting infrared absorbers, covering a wide range of concentration levels. We compared our measurements with commercial SO2 analyzers. Overall, good agreement was achieved
Sickle cell disease in pregnancy – a rare condition with detrimental outcome: a case report
Sickle cell disease (SCD) in pregnancy is uncommon in Malaysia. We present a case of sickle cell disease in pregnancy with maternal and fetal complications. The patient presented with acute pain crisis and hemolysis in the third trimester. Despite thromboprophylaxis, she developed deep vein thrombosis. The pregnancy was further complicated by severe pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction which require preterm caesarean section. The baby was admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit due to prematurity and low birth weight. Multidisciplinary approach in managing pregnant patient with SCD is essential in achieving good obstetrics outcome
Large-n expansion for m-axial Lifshitz points
The large-n expansion is developed for the study of critical behaviour of
d-dimensional systems at m-axial Lifshitz points with an arbitrary number m of
modulation axes. The leading non-trivial contributions of O(1/n) are derived
for the two independent correlation exponents \eta_{L2} and \eta_{L4}, and the
related anisotropy index \theta. The series coefficients of these 1/n
corrections are given for general values of m and d with 0<m<d and
2+m/2<d<4+m/2 in the form of integrals. For special values of m and d such as
(m,d)=(1,4), they can be computed analytically, but in general their evaluation
requires numerical means. The 1/n corrections are shown to reduce in the
appropriate limits to those of known large-n expansions for the case of
d-dimensional isotropic Lifshitz points and critical points, respectively, and
to be in conformity with available dimensionality expansions about the upper
and lower critical dimensions. Numerical results for the 1/n coefficients of
\eta_{L2}, \eta_{L4} and \theta are presented for the physically interesting
case of a uniaxial Lifshitz point in three dimensions, as well as for some
other choices of m and d. A universal coefficient associated with the
energy-density pair correlation function is calculated to leading order in 1/n
for general values of m and d.Comment: 28 pages, 3 figures. Submitted to: J. Phys. C: Solid State Phys.,
special issue dedicated to Lothar Schaefer on the occasion of his 60th
birthday. V2: References added along with corresponding modifications in the
text, corrected figure 3, corrected typo
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