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On the structure of framed vertex operator algebras and their pointwise frame stabilizers
In this paper, we study the structure of a general framed vertex operator
algebra. We show that the structure codes (C,D) of a framed VOA V satisfy
certain duality conditions. As a consequence, we prove that every framed VOA is
a simple current extension of the associated binary code VOA V_C. This result
would give a prospect on the classification of framed vertex operator algebras.
In addition, the pointwise frame stabilizer of V is studied. We completely
determine all automorphisms in this pointwise stabilizer, which are of order 1,
2 or 4. The 4A-twisted sector and the 4A-twisted orbifold theory of the famous
Moonshine VOA are also constructed explicitly. We verify that the top module of
this twisted sector is of dimension 1 and of weight 3/4 and the VOA obtained by
4A-twisted orbifold construction of the moonshine VOA is isomorphic to the
moonshine VOA itself.Comment: Version 3: 59 pages. Corrected version. 54 pages on my LaTeX system
version 2: We add Theorem 5.16 in which we give a necessary and sufficient
condtion for a code to be a structure code of a holomorphic framed VOA.
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Monte Carlo transient phonons transport in silicon and germanium at nanoscales
Heat transport at nanoscales in semiconductors is investigated with a
statistical method. The Boltzmann Transport Equation (BTE) which characterize
phonons motion and interaction within the crystal lattice has been simulated
with a Monte Carlo technique. Our model takes into account media frequency
properties through the dispersion curves for longitudinal and transverse
acoustic branches. The BTE collisional term involving phonons scattering
processes is simulated with the Relaxation Times Approximation theory. A new
distribution function accounting for the collisional processes has been
developed in order to respect energy conservation during phonons scattering
events. This non deterministic approach provides satisfactory results in what
concerns phonons transport in both ballistic and diffusion regimes. The
simulation code has been tested with silicon and germanium thin films;
temperature propagation within samples is presented and compared to analytical
solutions (in the diffusion regime). The two materials bulk thermal
conductivity is retrieved for temperature ranging between 100 K and 500 K. Heat
transfer within a plane wall with a large thermal gradient (250 K-500 K) is
proposed in order to expose the model ability to simulate conductivity thermal
dependence on heat exchange at nanoscales. Finally, size effects and validity
of heat conduction law are investigated for several slab thicknesses
The in vivo form of the murine class VIPOU protein Emb is larger than that encoded by previously described transcripts
The class VI POU domain family member known as Emb in the mouse (rat Bm5 or human mPOU/TCFbeta1) is present in vivo as a protein migrating at about 80 kDa on western blots, considerably larger than that predicted (about 42 kDa) from previously cloned coding sequences. By RT-PCR and 5´ RACE strategies a full-length Emb sequence, Emb FL, is now identified. Shorter sequences encoding the -COOH terminal, and an -NH2 terminal isoform, EmbN, were also isolated. Comparisons of Emb coding sequences between species, including the full-length zebra fish, POU(c), are presented, together with a compilation of the multiple transcripts produced by alternative splicing and the presence of different transcriptional start and stop sites, from the Emb gene
Protection of stainless-steels against corrosion in sulphidizing environments by Ce oxide coatings: X-ray absorption and thermogravimetric studies
In this paper a study is reported concerning ceramic coatings containing cerium oxide, prepared by the sol-gel method, used to protect Incoloy 800H against sulphidation. When the coating is sintered in air at 850°C good protection is obtained. In an X-ray absorption spectroscopic study of the coatings it was observed that the best protective coating contains all cerium as CeIV after pretreatment. After sulphidizing cerium was reduced to CeIII. Possible mechanisms to explain the protective properties are discussed
The rise and fall of a secondary policy: la Joyanca (Guatemala)
International audiencePaleoenvironmental studies have recently made impressive contributions to our understanding of the Maya Lowland Terminal Classic crisis. They put much emphasis on the detection of drought episodes during the ninth century and later. There is no doubt that such events had an impact on Maya sociopolitical dynamics, although ninth-century droughts may have entailed relatively moderate rainfall reduction.Not only Maya agriculture but also urban populations were vulnerable to variation in precipitation.Moreover, the impact of reconstructed climatic events does not appear to have been as direct and synchronous as we would expect, and the concatenation of environmental and sociopolitical factors remains poorly investigated
Modeling semi-conductor thermal properties. The dispersion role
We study heat transport in semiconductor nanostructures by solving the
Boltzmann Transport Equation (BTE) by means of the Discrete Ordinate Method
(DOM). Relaxation time and phase and group velocitiy spectral dependencies are
taken into account. The Holland model of phonon relaxation time is revisited
and recalculated from dispersion relations (taken in litterature) in order to
match bulk silicon and germanium values. This improved model is then used to
predict silicon nanowire and nanofilm thermal properties in both ballistic and
mesoscopic regimes
In vivo study of the GC90/IRIV vaccine for immune response and autoimmunity into a novel humanised transgenic mouse
Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTH-rP), a secreted protein produced by prostate carcinoma and other epithelial cancers, is considered a key agent for the development of bone metastases. We investigated the construct GC90/IRIV, composed of immunopotentiating reconstituted influenza virosomes (IRIV) containing PTH-rP gene plasmids (GC90), as a potential tool for human anticancer immunotherapy into humanised mice transgenic for HLA-A(*)02.01, the human-β2 microglobulin, and the human CD8α molecule. Intranasal administration of GC90/IRIV resulted in the induction of a PTH-rP-specific multiepitope cytotoxic T-cell (CTL) response. Cytotoxic T cells derived from vaccinated mice were capable of lysing in vitro syngenic murine PTH-rP transfectants and human HLA-A(*)02.01+/PTH-rP+ prostate carcinoma LNCaP cells as well. The immune response capacity and the absence of any sign of toxicity and/or autoimmunity in vivo suggest the GC90/IRIV vaccine as a valid tool for active specific immunotherapy of human cancers and metastases overexpressing PTH-rP
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