Virtual edge illumination and one dimensional beam tracking for absorption, refraction, and scattering retrieval

We propose two different approaches to retrieve x-ray absorption, refraction, and scattering signals using a one dimensional scan and a high resolution detector. The first method can be easily implemented in existing procedures developed for edge illumination to retrieve absorption and refraction signals, giving comparable image quality while reducing exposure time and delivered dose. The second method tracks the variations of the beam intensity profile on the detector through a multi-Gaussian interpolation, allowing the additional retrieval of the scattering signal

Effect of Curcumma, Zn-Proteinate, and Cu-Proteinate Supplements on Milk Production of Subclinical Mastitis Fries Holland Cows

The objective of the research was to find out the effect of Curcumma, Zn-proteinate, and Cu-proteinate supplementation on subclinical mastitis status in term of 4% FCM milk production. The research was conducted using 24 heads of lactating dairy cows in Randomized Block Design with six treatments, and four groups of milk production as replication i.e. I=  >14 kg/day ; II= 12-13.99 kg/day ; III= 10-11.99 kg/day;  IV= <10 kg/day.  Treatments were:  R1 (Control); R2 (R1 + 2% Zn proteinate); R3(R1 + 2% Cu-proteinate); R4(R1 + 2% Curcumma); R5(R1 + 2% Zn-proteinate + 2% Cu-proteinate); R6 (R1 + 2% Zn-proteinate + 2% Cu-proteinate + 2% Curcumma). Parameters observed were 4%FCM milk production and subclinis status.  The results showed that ration supplemented with Curcumma, Zn-proteinate, and Cu-proteinate decreased mastitis subclinic status and 4% FCM milk production increased significantly.  Supplementation of Curcumma, Zn-proteinate, and Cu-proteinate resulted is the best for  decrease in subclinical mastitis indicator and increase 4% FCM milk production. (Animal Production 12(1): 16-20 (2010)Key Words :   dairy cows, subclinic mastitis, curcumma, Zn-proteinate, and Cu-proteinat

Effect of Curcumma, Zn-Proteinate, and Cu-Proteinate Supplements on Milk Production of Subclinical Mastitis Fries Holland Cows

The objective of the research was to find out the effect of Curcumma, Zn-proteinate, and Cu-proteinate supplementation on subclinical mastitis status in term of 4% FCM milk production. The research was conducted using 24 heads of lactating dairy cows in Randomized Block Design with six treatments, and four groups of milk production as replication i.e. I= >14 kg/day ; II= 12-13.99 kg/day ; III= 10-11.99 kg/day; IV= <10 kg/day. Treatments were: R1 (Control); R2 (R1 + 2% Zn proteinate); R3(R1 + 2% Cu-proteinate); R4(R1 + 2% Curcumma); R5(R1 + 2% Zn-proteinate + 2% Cu-proteinate); R6 (R1 + 2% Zn-proteinate + 2% Cu-proteinate + 2% Curcumma). Parameters observed were 4%FCM milk production and subclinis status. The results showed that ration supplemented with Curcumma, Zn-proteinate, and Cu-proteinate decreased mastitis subclinic status and 4% FCM milk production increased significantly. Supplementation of Curcumma, Zn-proteinate, and Cu-proteinate resulted is the best for decrease in subclinical mastitis indicator and increase 4% FCM milk production. (Animal Production 12(1): 16-20 (2010

Vacuum Ambiguity in de Sitter Space at Strong Coupling

It is well known that in the weak coupling regime, quantum field theories in de Sitter space do not have a unique vacuum, but a class of vacua parametrized by a complex parameter $\alpha$, i.e., the so-called $\alpha$-vacua. In this article, using gauge/gravity duality, we calculate the symmetric two-point function of strongly coupled ${\cal N}=4$ supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory on $dS_3$. We find that there is a class of de Sitter invariant vacua, parametrized by a set of complex parameters $\{\alpha_{\nu}\}$.Comment: 17 pages in JHEP style, references adde

Flux compactification on smooth, compact three-dimensional toric varieties

Three-dimensional smooth, compact toric varieties (SCTV), when viewed as real six-dimensional manifolds, can admit G-structures rendering them suitable for internal manifolds in supersymmetric flux compactifications. We develop techniques which allow us to systematically construct G-structures on SCTV and read off their torsion classes. We illustrate our methods with explicit examples, one of which consists of an infinite class of toric CP^1 bundles. We give a self-contained review of the relevant concepts from toric geometry, in particular the subject of the classification of SCTV in dimensions less or equal to 3. Our results open up the possibility for a systematic construction and study of supersymmetric flux vacua based on SCTV.Comment: 27 pages, 10 figures; v2: references, minor typos & improvement

Holographic dilepton production in a thermalizing plasma

We determine the out-of-equilibrium production rate of dileptons at rest in strongly coupled N=4 Super Yang-Mills plasma using the AdS/CFT correspondence. Thermalization is achieved via the gravitational collapse of a thin shell of matter in AdS_5 space and the subsequent formation of a black hole, which we describe in a quasistatic approximation. Prior to thermalization, the dilepton spectral function is observed to oscillate as a function of frequency, but the amplitude of the oscillations decreases when thermal equilibrium is approached. At the same time, we follow the flow of the quasinormal spectrum of the corresponding U(1) vector field towards its equilibrium limit.Comment: 21 pages, 7 figures. v2: Version accepted for publication in JHEP; minor modifications, added reference

Stability Constraints on Classical de Sitter Vacua

We present further no-go theorems for classical de Sitter vacua in Type II string theory, i.e., de Sitter constructions that do not invoke non-perturbative effects or explicit supersymmetry breaking localized sources. By analyzing the stability of the 4D potential arising from compactification on manfiolds with curvature, fluxes, and orientifold planes, we found that additional ingredients, beyond the minimal ones presented so far, are necessary to avoid the presence of unstable modes. We enumerate the minimal setups for (meta)stable de Sitter vacua to arise in this context.Comment: 18 pages; v2: argument improved, references adde