Revisiting Crowd-Out

Reviews updated research on the extent to which expanding public health insurance programs reduces the role of private insurance, the impact of anti-crowd-out measures, and contributing factors such as incomes, enrollment patterns, and economic condition

Experiments with ceramic coatings

Report describes the procedures and techniques used in the application of a ceramic coating and the evaluation of test parts through observation of the cracks that occur in this coating due to loading

DETERMINANTS OF PARTICIPATION AND CONSUMPTION: THE CASE OF CRAWFISH IN SOUTH LOUISIANA

This study investigates the determinants of crawfish consumption in South Louisiana using a generalized limited dependent variable model that accounts for both participation and consumption decisions. Income, Catholic, white, and household size increase the likelihood of crawfish consumption but not the conditional level of consumption. Education and employment status are among the other household characteristics that determine the conditional level of consumption.Box-Cox transformation, Crawfish consumption, Double-hurdle model, South Louisiana, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety,

Distinguishability of hyperentangled Bell state by linear evolution and local projective measurement

Measuring an entangled state of two particles is crucial to many quantum communication protocols. Yet Bell state distinguishability using a finite apparatus obeying linear evolution and local measurement is theoretically limited. We extend known bounds for Bell-state distinguishability in one and two variables to the general case of entanglement in $n$ two-state variables. We show that at most $2^{n+1}-1$ classes out of $4^n$ hyper-Bell states can be distinguished with one copy of the input state. With two copies, complete distinguishability is possible. We present optimal schemes in each case.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figure

Real-Time Cavity QED with Single Atoms

The combination of cold atoms and large coherent coupling enables investigations in a new regime in cavity QED with single-atom trajectories monitored in real time with high signal-to-noise ratio. The underlying “vacuum-Rabi” splitting is clearly reflected in the frequency dependence of atomic transit signals recorded atom by atom, with evidence for mechanical light forces for intracavity photon number <1. The nonlinear optical response of one atom in a cavity is observed to be in accord with the one-atom quantum theory but at variance with semiclassical predictions

An Economic Analysis of the Logan Cow Pasture Water Company

West and northwest of Logan City there are approximately 2,372 acres of land irrigated by water from the Logan Cow Pasture Water Company irrigation system. This company is a nonprofit corporation organized by a group of land owners for the purpose of arranging conveyance of water ta their farms and ranches