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Application of distributed lag and autocorrelated error models to short-run demand analysis
The objective of the research reported here was to investigate the usefulness of distributed lag economic models and autocorrelated error statistical models for analysis of monthly and quarterly food demand. Distributed lags are a way of incorporating dynamic considerations into econometric models of consumer demand. In the distributed lag model used here, current consumption is the dependent variable, and lagged consumption is one explanatory variable. Testing the significance of the coefficient of lagged consumption tests the hypothesis of a lag in consumer adjustment to conditions affecting demand.
The presence of autocorrelated errors can have serious effects on least squares (L.S.) estimates of coefficients. Autocorrelated errors may frequently occur in equations fitted to monthly and quarterly data. Therefore, equations were estimated by autoregressive least squares (A.L.S.) as well as by least squares. A.L.S.-1 assumes the errors ut to follow a first order autoregressive scheme, ut = β1ut-1 + et. It provides simultaneous estimates of β1 and of the coefficients in the demand equation. A.L.S.-2 assumes the errors to be generated by a second order autoregressive process, ut = β1ut-1 + β2ut-2 + et. It provides simultaneous estimates of β1, β2 and the coefficients in the demand equation
The efficiencies of generating cluster states with weak non-linearities
We propose a scalable approach to building cluster states of matter qubits
using coherent states of light. Recent work on the subject relies on the use of
single photonic qubits in the measurement process. These schemes can be made
robust to detector loss, spontaneous emission and cavity mismatching but as a
consequence the overhead costs grow rapidly, in particular when considering
single photon loss. In contrast, our approach uses continuous variables and
highly efficient homodyne measurements. We present a two-qubit scheme, with a
simple bucket measurement system yielding an entangling operation with success
probability 1/2. Then we extend this to a three-qubit interaction, increasing
this probability to 3/4. We discuss the important issues of the overhead cost
and the time scaling. This leads to a "no-measurement" approach to building
cluster states, making use of geometric phases in phase space.Comment: 21 pages, to appear in special issue of New J. Phys. on
"Measurement-Based Quantum Information Processing
Sortilin, SorCS1b, and SorLA Vps10p sorting receptors, are novel γ-secretase substrates
BACKGROUND: The mammalian Vps10p sorting receptor family is a group of 5 type I membrane homologs (Sortilin, SorLA, and SorCS1-3). These receptors bind various cargo proteins via their luminal Vps10p domains and have been shown to mediate a variety of intracellular sorting and trafficking functions. These proteins are highly expressed in the brain. SorLA has been shown to be down regulated in Alzheimer's disease brains, interact with ApoE, and modulate Aβ production. Sortilin has been shown to be part of proNGF mediated death signaling that results from a complex of Sortilin, p75(NTR )and proNGF. We have investigated and provide evidence for γ-secretase cleavage of this family of proteins. RESULTS: We provide evidence that these receptors are substrates for presenilin dependent γ-secretase cleavage. γ-Secretase cleavage of these sorting receptors is inhibited by γ-secretase inhibitors and does not occur in PS1/PS2 knockout cells. Like most γ-secretase substrates, we find that ectodomain shedding precedes γ-secretase cleavage. The ectodomain cleavage is inhibited by a metalloprotease inhibitor and activated by PMA suggesting that it is mediated by an α-secretase like cleavage. CONCLUSION: These data indicate that the α- and γ-secretase cleavages of the mammalian Vps10p sorting receptors occur in a fashion analogous to other known γ-secretase substrates, and could possibly regulate the biological functions of these proteins
Integrated silicon qubit platform with single-spin addressability, exchange control and robust single-shot singlet-triplet readout
Silicon quantum dot spin qubits provide a promising platform for large-scale
quantum computation because of their compatibility with conventional CMOS
manufacturing and the long coherence times accessible using Si enriched
material. A scalable error-corrected quantum processor, however, will require
control of many qubits in parallel, while performing error detection across the
constituent qubits. Spin resonance techniques are a convenient path to parallel
two-axis control, while Pauli spin blockade can be used to realize local parity
measurements for error detection. Despite this, silicon qubit implementations
have so far focused on either single-spin resonance control, or control and
measurement via voltage-pulse detuning in the two-spin singlet-triplet basis,
but not both simultaneously. Here, we demonstrate an integrated device platform
incorporating a silicon metal-oxide-semiconductor double quantum dot that is
capable of single-spin addressing and control via electron spin resonance,
combined with high-fidelity spin readout in the singlet-triplet basis.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figure
KINEMATIC AND KINETIC ANALYSIS OF THE ELITE GOLF SWING
The purpose of this study was to determine the association between select biomechanical variables and clubhead speed at impact (CSI) in a sample of elite golfers. Power generation is thought to arise from a number of factors including body rotation and weight shift. CSI is often used to indicate power generation (Fradkin, et al., 2004). We hypothesized that CSI would be highly related to torque, relative hip-shoulder rotation (X-factor) and weight shift during the golf swing
Fluctuating lattice Boltzmann
The lattice Boltzmann algorithm efficiently simulates the Navier Stokes
equation of isothermal fluid flow, but ignores thermal fluctuations of the
fluid, important in mesoscopic flows. We show how to adapt the algorithm to
include noise, satisfying a fluctuation-dissipation theorem (FDT) directly at
lattice level: this gives correct fluctuations for mass and momentum densities,
and for stresses, at all wavevectors . Unlike previous work, which recovers
FDT only as , our algorithm offers full statistical mechanical
consistency in mesoscale simulations of, e.g., fluctuating colloidal
hydrodynamics.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures, to appear in Europhysics Letter
Colloidal electrophoresis: Scaling analysis, Green-Kubo relation, and numerical results
We consider electrophoresis of a single charged colloidal particle in a
finite box with periodic boundary conditions, where added counterions and salt
ions ensure charge neutrality. A systematic rescaling of the electrokinetic
equations allows us to identify a minimum set of suitable dimensionless
parameters, which, within this theoretical framework, determine the reduced
electrophoretic mobility. It turns out that the salt-free case can, on the Mean
Field level, be described in terms of just three parameters. A fourth
parameter, which had previously been identified on the basis of straightforward
dimensional analysis, can only be important beyond Mean Field. More complicated
behavior is expected to arise when further ionic species are added. However,
for a certain parameter regime, we can demonstrate that the salt-free case can
be mapped onto a corresponding system containing additional salt. The
Green-Kubo formula for the electrophoretic mobility is derived, and its
usefulness demonstrated by simulation data. Finally, we report on
finite-element solutions of the electrokinetic equations, using the commercial
software package COMSOL.Comment: To appear in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter - special issue on
occasion of the CODEF 2008 conferenc
Nuclear Spins in a Nanoscale Device for Quantum Information Processing
Coherent oscillations between any two levels from four nuclear spin states of
I=3/2 have been demonstrated in a nanometre-scale NMR semiconductor device,
where nuclear spins are all-electrically controlled. Using this device, we
discuss quantum logic operations on two fictitious qubits of the I=3/2 system,
and propose a quantum state tomography scheme based on the measurement of
longitudinal magnetization, .Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
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Plastic dislocation motion via nonequilibrium molecular and continuum dynamics
The classical two-dimensional close-packed triangular lattice, with nearest-neighbor spring forces, is a convenient standard material for the investigation of dislocation motion and plastic flow. Two kinds of calculations, based on this standard material, are described here: (1) Molecular Dynamics simulations, incorporating adiabatic strains described with the help of Doll's Tensor, and (2) Continuum Dynamics simulations, incorporating periodic boundaries and dislocation interaction through stress-field superposition
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