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Hidden Valley searches at CLIC
The sensitivity studies to observe long-lived particles predicted by a set of
beyond the Standard Model theoretical models are reported. The analysis is
based on a data sample of collisions at sqrt(s) = 3 TeV, simulated
with the CLIC_ILD detector model and corresponding to an integrated luminosity
of 3 ab-1. Long-lived particle decay products are subsequently combined to
reconstruct the parent bosons employing secondary vertices displaced from the
beam axis. The upper limits on the production cross section for the long-lived
particle lifetimes from 1 to 300 ps, masses between 25 and 50 GeV/c2, and a
parent Higgs mass of 126 GeV/c2 are determined.Comment: Talk presented at the International Workshop on Future Linear
Colliders (LCWS2018), Arlington, Texas, 22-26 October 2018. C18-10-2
Track Finding with Deep Neural Networks
High Energy Physics experiments require fast and efficient methods toreconstruct the tracks of charged particles. Commonly used algorithms aresequential and the CPU required increases rapidly with a number of tracks.Neural networks can speed up the process due to their capability to modelcomplex non-linear data dependencies and finding all tracks in parallel.In this paper we describe the application of the Deep Neural Networkto the reconstruction of straight tracks in a toy two-dimensional model. It isplanned to apply this method to the experimental data taken by the MUonEexperiment at CERN
The analysis of suburban housing features based on the example of development investments realised in the vicinity of Krakow
Krakow, as many other developing metropolitan areas, undergoes dynamic suburban processes. Underinvested areas located in direct range of influence of large scale urban centers are becoming a scene of spontaneous city-creating processes. The paper presents results of analyses of new building complexes in the Krakow suburbia. Studies have proved weak spatial relation between particular investments, which may bear witness to an increasing role of network type relation in creating contemporary urban structures. Network type urban relations are not conducive to large-scale social structures in the way public spaces of streets and squares used to be in the traditional urban design. The ânew orderâ, that is being shaped in suburban areas, seems to question some traditional social rules. Therefore the question of relation between these two: social and spatial dimensions of a city became up-to-date. Are new urban structures going to shape a new society, or maybe on the contrary â suburban neoplasm is a result of a contemporary civilization disease
WpĆyw haĆasu drogowego na ptaki
The dynamic development of road infrastructure negatively influences the natural environment and animals using habitats near roads. The main negative effects of this process are primarily: loss and fragmentation of habitats. Another problem is an increase in pollutants and noise intensity in the vicinity of roads. An important problem is negative influence of traffic noise on animals and especially birds. Road noise generate by vehicles disturb vocal communication between birds, mainly in the time of pair formation and early incubation period. Difficulties in communication evoked by noise seem to be one of the main problems in functioning in noisy surroundings. The main functions of birdsâ singing are related with territorial defence and mating a partner. Another important effect on birdsâ functioning near roads results in the masking of important biological signals due to noise. Masking important signals for territorial defence or partner selection can have as a consequence a negative influence on reproductive success. Species of birds which emit low frequency sounds are particularly exposed to this negative impact. As a results of traffic noise the changes in the volume and frequency of emitted sounds during singing are observed. Some authors pay attention to such factors as local climate or habitat and vegetation structure, because they have an important influence on the propagation of traffic noise. Most of the studies carried out previously concerns the breeding season, and only a few works to describe the impact of noise on birds during migration or wintering. The most frequently reported problem for researchers is to assess the densities of breeding birds near the roadside. The majority of species react with a drop in numbers at roadsides. There are species which are also known to appear with higher density at roadsides. Usually this is related with a richer plant vegetation structure at roadsides and the appearance of the so-called âedge effectâ. Some results indicate that bird density at forest peripheries can reach values 40% higher than in the deep forest. An explanation of causes for such a state of matters are the higher numbers of invertebrates found at forest edges. The important factor influencing bird populations breeding at roadsides is also nest predation. Noise and visual disturbance can modifying predator pressure near roads.Szybki rozwĂłj sieci drogowej oraz infrastruktury z niÄ
zwiÄ
zanej wywiera silnÄ
presjÄ na Ćrodowisko oraz ĆŒywe organizmy, wykorzystujÄ
ce siedliska zlokalizowane w pobliĆŒu drĂłg. Negatywne skutki tego procesu polegajÄ
na utracie i fragmentacji siedlisk uĆŒytkowanych przez zwierzÄta. Osobnym zagadnieniem jest wzrost zanieczyszczeĆ powietrza i gleby w sÄ
siedztwie szlakĂłw komunikacyjnych. WaĆŒnym problemem jest oddziaĆywanie haĆasu na zwierzÄta egzystujÄ
ce w pobliĆŒu drĂłg, w tym szczegĂłlnie na ptaki. HaĆas generowany przez pojazdy zakĆĂłca komunikacjÄ dĆșwiÄkowÄ
ptakĂłw zwĆaszcza w okresie formowania siÄ par i wczesnej inkubacji jaj. Zasadnicze funkcje Ćpiewu ptakĂłw to sygnalizacja rywalom wĆasnego gatunku zajÄcia terytorium oraz co najwaĆŒniejsze przywabienie partnera. HaĆaĆliwe âtĆoâ w sÄ
siedztwie drogi powoduje trudnoĆci w porozumiewaniu siÄ osobnikĂłw. OgĂłlnie zjawisko zakĆĂłcania komunikacji gĆosowej pomiÄdzy osobnikami przez haĆas drogowy, wywoĆuje tzw. âmaskowanieâ waĆŒnych sygnaĆĂłw biologicznych. Najbardziej wraĆŒliwe na wpĆyw haĆasu drogowego okazujÄ
siÄ gatunki wydajÄ
ce dĆșwiÄki o niskim paĆmie czÄstotliwoĆci ze wzglÄdu na skutecznoĆÄ ich maskowania przez haĆas charakteryzujÄ
cy siÄ podobnym spektrum czÄstotliwoĆci. W efekcie dziaĆania haĆasu drogowego powstajÄ
zmiany w natÄĆŒeniu a nawet czÄstotliwoĆci Ćpiewu ptakĂłw. NiektĂłrzy autorzy zwracajÄ
rĂłwnieĆŒ uwagÄ na modyfikujÄ
cy wpĆyw czynnikĂłw klimatycznych oraz struktury i typu siedliska w rozprzestrzenianiu siÄ haĆasu. WiÄkszoĆÄ wykonanych dotychczas badaĆ dotyczy okresu lÄgowego, a tylko nieliczne prace zajmujÄ
siÄ oddziaĆywaniem haĆasu na ptaki w okresie migracji lub w okresie zimowania. NajczÄĆciej podejmowanym zagadnieniem przez badaczy jest ocena zagÄszczeĆ lÄgowych ptakĂłw przy drodze. W wiÄkszoĆci badaĆ zaobserwowano spadek liczebnoĆci i bogactwa gatunkowego osobnikĂłw w sÄ
siedztwie szlakĂłw komunikacyjnych. Jednak niektĂłre gatunki ptakĂłw, ze wzglÄdu na tzw. âefekt krawÄdziâ, ktĂłry modyfikuje zasobnoĆÄ bazy pokarmowej oraz mikroklimat, wystÄpujÄ
w wiÄkszych zagÄszczeniach wĆaĆnie przy drogach. WaĆŒnym zagadnieniem jest rĂłwnieĆŒ modyfikujÄ
cy wpĆyw haĆasu na drapieĆŒnictwo przy drogach
Czy stosujemy spersonalizowane leczenie raka pĆuca? Wykorzystanie badaĆ molekularnych w planowaniu wielu linii leczenia u chorego na gruczolakoraka pĆuca
W wielodyscyplinarnym podejĆciu do leczenia chorych na raka pĆuca coraz wiÄkszÄ
rolÄ odgrywajÄ
terapie ukierunkowane molekularnie, ktĂłre moĆŒna zastosowaÄ w genetycznie wyselekcjonowanej grupie chorych. Personalizacja leczenia zwiÄksza liczbÄ opcji terapeutycznych, wydĆuĆŒa przeĆŒycie chorych oraz zmniejsza ryzyko wystÄ
pienia efektĂłw ubocznych terapii, mogÄ
cych zagraĆŒaÄ ĆŒyciu. W niniejszym opracowaniu przenalizowano proces leczenia 57-letniego mÄĆŒczyzny chorego na gruczolakoraka pĆuca, u ktĂłrego wykryto mutacjÄ aktywujÄ
cÄ
w genie EGFR. OprĂłcz diagnostycznej segmentektomii oraz paliatywnej hemipelwektomii i radioterapii przerzutu do stawu biodrowego, a takĆŒe operacji cytoredukcyjnej guza pierwotnego, u chorego zastosowano szeĆÄ linii leczenia systemowego opartych zarĂłwno na nowoczesnych terapiach ukierunkowanych molekularnie i immunoterapeutykach, jak i standardowych cytostatykach, co pozwoliĆo uzyskaÄ trzyletnie przeĆŒycie pacjenta. NiezaleĆŒnie od dobrego stanu ogĂłlnego i dobrej tolerancji leczenia uporczywoĆÄ kontynuowania terapii mimo braku dĆuĆŒszej stabilizacji choroby pozostaje dyskusyjna
Les droits disciplinaires des fonctions publiques : « unification », « harmonisation » ou « distanciation ». A propos de la loi du 26 avril 2016 relative à la déontologie et aux droits et obligations des fonctionnaires
The production of tt⟠, W+bb⟠and W+cc⟠is studied in the forward region of protonâproton collisions collected at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.98±0.02 fbâ1 . The W bosons are reconstructed in the decays WââÎœ , where â denotes muon or electron, while the b and c quarks are reconstructed as jets. All measured cross-sections are in agreement with next-to-leading-order Standard Model predictions.The production of , and is studied in the forward region of proton-proton collisions collected at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV by the LHCb experiment, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.98 0.02 \mbox{fb}^{-1}. The bosons are reconstructed in the decays , where denotes muon or electron, while the and quarks are reconstructed as jets. All measured cross-sections are in agreement with next-to-leading-order Standard Model predictions
A study of CP violation in B-+/- -> DK +/- and B-+/- -> D pi(+/-) decays with D -> (KSK +/-)-K-0 pi(-/+) final states
A first study of CP violation in the decay modes and , where labels a or meson and labels a or meson, is performed. The analysis uses the LHCb data set collected in collisions, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb. The analysis is sensitive to the CP-violating CKM phase through seven observables: one charge asymmetry in each of the four modes and three ratios of the charge-integrated yields. The results are consistent with measurements of using other decay modes
Study of the rare B-s(0) and B-0 decays into the pi(+) pi(-) mu(+) mu(-) final state
A search for the rare decays and is performed in a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb collected by the LHCb detector in proton-proton collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV. Decay candidates with pion pairs that have invariant mass in the range 0.5-1.3 GeV/ and with muon pairs that do not originate from a resonance are considered. The first observation of the decay and the first evidence of the decay are obtained and the branching fractions are measured to be and , where the third uncertainty is due to the branching fraction of the decay , used as a normalisation.A search for the rare decays Bs0âÏ+ÏâÎŒ+ÎŒâ and B0âÏ+ÏâÎŒ+ÎŒâ is performed in a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fbâ1 collected by the LHCb detector in protonâproton collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV . Decay candidates with pion pairs that have invariant mass in the range 0.5â1.3 GeV/c2 and with muon pairs that do not originate from a resonance are considered. The first observation of the decay Bs0âÏ+ÏâÎŒ+ÎŒâ and the first evidence of the decay B0âÏ+ÏâÎŒ+ÎŒâ are obtained and the branching fractions, restricted to the dipion-mass range considered, are measured to be B(Bs0âÏ+ÏâÎŒ+ÎŒâ)=(8.6±1.5 (stat)±0.7 (syst)±0.7(norm))Ă10â8 and B(B0âÏ+ÏâÎŒ+ÎŒâ)=(2.11±0.51(stat)±0.15(syst)±0.16(norm))Ă10â8 , where the third uncertainty is due to the branching fraction of the decay B0âJ/Ï(âÎŒ+ÎŒâ)Kâ(892)0(âK+Ïâ) , used as a normalisation.A search for the rare decays Bs0âÏ+ÏâÎŒ+ÎŒâ and B0âÏ+ÏâÎŒ+ÎŒâ is performed in a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fbâ1 collected by the LHCb detector in protonâproton collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV . Decay candidates with pion pairs that have invariant mass in the range 0.5â1.3 GeV/c2 and with muon pairs that do not originate from a resonance are considered. The first observation of the decay Bs0âÏ+ÏâÎŒ+ÎŒâ and the first evidence of the decay B0âÏ+ÏâÎŒ+ÎŒâ are obtained and the branching fractions, restricted to the dipion-mass range considered, are measured to be B(Bs0âÏ+ÏâÎŒ+ÎŒâ)=(8.6±1.5 (stat)±0.7 (syst)±0.7(norm))Ă10â8 and B(B0âÏ+ÏâÎŒ+ÎŒâ)=(2.11±0.51(stat)±0.15(syst)±0.16(norm))Ă10â8 , where the third uncertainty is due to the branching fraction of the decay B0âJ/Ï(âÎŒ+ÎŒâ)Kâ(892)0(âK+Ïâ) , used as a normalisation.A search for the rare decays and is performed in a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 fb collected by the LHCb detector in proton-proton collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV. Decay candidates with pion pairs that have invariant mass in the range 0.5-1.3 GeV/ and with muon pairs that do not originate from a resonance are considered. The first observation of the decay and the first evidence of the decay are obtained and the branching fractions, restricted to the dipion-mass range considered, are measured to be and , where the third uncertainty is due to the branching fraction of the decay , used as a normalisation
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