Minimum model and its theoretical analysis for superconducting materials with BiS2_2 layers

We perform first principles band calculation of the newly discovered superconductor LaO$_{1-x}$F$_x$BiS$_2$, and study the lattice structure and the fluorine doping dependence of the gap between the valence and conduction bands. We find that the distance between La and S as well as the fluorine doping significantly affects the band gap. On the other hand, the four orbital model of the BiS$_2$ layer shows that the lattice structure does not affect this portion of the band. Still, the band gap can affect the carrier concentration in the case of light electron doping, which in turn should affect the transport properties.Comment: submitted as Proc. ISS2012, 4 pages, 4 figure

The Flowers of Evil in prose

In Japan, the first full translation of The Flowers of Evil, done by Fumio Yano (1901-1995) in 1934, occupies a unique place in the history of Baudelair

Transforming Popular Consciousness through the Sacralisation of the Western School:: The Meiji Schoolhouse and Tennō Worship

Im Zentrum der ideenpolitischen Bemühungen, die die japanischen Eliten der Meiji-Ära (1868– 1912) unternahmen, um das Land in modernem Gewand, doch auf traditionellen Grundlagen zur Nation zu formen, standen der Tennō-Kult und die allgemeine staatliche Pflichtschule. Zwischen der Verabschiedung der Verfassung des Kaiserlichen Japan im Jahr 1889 und dem Erlass des Kaiserlichen Erziehungs-Edikts im Jahr 1890 bestand insofern ein enger politisch-ideeller Zusammenhang. Der Artikel verfolgt die konflikthaften Auseinandersetzungen, die im letzten Drittel des 19. Jahrhunderts zwischen den Verteidigern altjapanischer Bildungstradition und den Anhängern westlicher Aufklärung, zwischen konfuzianischen Intellektuellen und westlich orientierten Demokraten, ausgetragen wurden. Er entwickelt vor diesem Hintergrund die weder selbstverständliche noch einlinige Genese der normativen Grundlagen des modernen Japan. Die Autoren beschreiben die wechselnden Inszenierungen, die in diesem Zusammenhang dem Tennō zuteil wurden: von seiner anfänglichen Rolle als öffentlich sichtbarem Symbol der Einheit der Nation (auf landesweiten Rundreisen oder Militärparaden) über den völligen Rückzug hinter die Palastmauern (in Konsequenz seiner Sakralisierung durch den erstarkenden Staats-Shintō) hin zu seiner indirekten Rückkehr in den öffentlichen Raum (in Form eines hochstilisierten und kultisch verehrten Konterfeis). Und sie schildern – unter Einbezug auch autobiographischer Reminiszenzen – sowohl die aus buddhistischer Tradition übernommene sakrale Überhöhung der modernen Schule wie die zeremoniellen Präsentationsformen des kultisch verehrten Tennō-Bildes und die von ihm ausgehenden sozialintegrativen und loyalitätsstiftenden Wirkungen

Process Fault Diagnosis using Neural Networks and Fault Tree Analysis Information

Neural nets have recently become the focus of much attention, largely because of their wide range of complex and nonlinear problems. This paper presents a new integrated approach using neural networks for diagnosing process failures. The fault propagation in process is modeled by causal relationships from the fault tree and its minimal cut sets. The measurement patterns required for training and testing the neural network were obtained from fault propagation model. The network is able to diagnose even in the presence of malfunction of certain sensors. We demonstrate via a nitric acid cooler process how the neural network can learn and successfully diagnose the faults

Effects of a basketball unit in a physical education class on junior high school students’ physical fitness

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a basketball unit in a junior high school physical education class on participating students’ physical fitness. The subjects were 26 male students who were in first year of junior high school. Over six physical-education classes, the participants played mini-basketball games. We measured objective outcomes using a pre- and post-unit skill test (30-second free-throw shooting test) and a pre- and post-unit fitness test (150-meter sprint, comprising six 25-meter sprints with changes of direction, and with 30-second rests in between). At the end of each session, we administered subjective questionnaire surveys to the students regarding technique and tactics technical skills, physical fitness, and psychological aspects. After completing the program, another questionnaire was conducted regarding performance skill, attitude, and knowledge and decision-making. The main results were as follows: 1. The average of scores and shots in the skill test did not significantly differ between the pre- and post-unit tests. 2. Average performance in the fitness test was significantly higher in the post-unit test. Based on our findings, we conclude that this basketball-teaching program is effective for enhancing physical fitness levels; however, no improvements in technique were observed