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Probabilistic Quantum Teleportation
We consider a generalized quantum teleportation protocol for an unknown qubit
using non-maximally entangled state as a shared resource. Without recourse to
local filtering or entanglement concentration, using standard Bell-state
measurement and classical communication one cannot teleport the state with unit
fidelity and unit probability. We show that using non-maximally entangled
measurements one can teleport an unknown state with unit fidelity albeit with
reduced probability, hence probabilistic teleportation. We also give a
generalized protocol for entanglement swapping using non-maximally entangled
states.Comment: Latex file, 11 pages, No figure
Global trends in infectious diseases at the wildlife–livestock interface
The role and significance of wildlife–livestock interfaces in disease ecology has largely been neglected, despite recent interest in animals as origins of emerging diseases in humans. Scoping review methods were applied to objectively assess the relative interest by the scientific community in infectious diseases at interfaces between wildlife and livestock, to characterize animal species and regions involved, as well as to identify trends over time. An extensive literature search combining wildlife, livestock, disease, and geographical search terms yielded 78,861 publications, of which 15,998 were included in the analysis. Publications dated from 1912 to 2013 and showed a continuous increasing trend, including a shift from parasitic to viral diseases over time. In particular there was a significant increase in publications on the artiodactyls–cattle and bird–poultry interface after 2002 and 2003, respectively. These trends could be traced to key disease events that stimulated public interest and research funding. Among the top 10 diseases identified by this review, the majority were zoonoses. Prominent wildlife–livestock interfaces resulted largely from interaction between phylogenetically closely related and/or sympatric species. The bird–poultry interface was the most frequently cited wildlife–livestock interface worldwide with other interfaces reflecting regional circumstances. This review provides the most comprehensive overview of research on infectious diseases at the wildlife–livestock interface to date
Realization of Optimal Disentanglement by Teleportation via Separable Channel
We discuss here the best disentanglement processes of states of two two-level
systems which belong to (i) the universal set, (ii) the set in which the states
of one party lie on a single great circle of the Bloch sphere, and (iii) the
set in which the states of one party commute with each other, by teleporting
the states of one party (on which the disentangling machine is acting) through
three particular type of separable channels, each of which is a mixture of Bell
states. In the general scenario, by teleporting one party's state of an
arbitrary entangled state of two two-level parties through some mixture of Bell
states, we have shown that this entangled state can be made separable by using
a physically realizable map , acting on one party's states, if
, where
(for ), and .Comment: 20 pages Late
Design approaches in technology enhanced learning
Design is a critical to the successful development of any interactive learning environment (ILE). Moreover, in technology enhanced learning (TEL), the design process requires input from many diverse areas of expertise. As such, anyone undertaking tool development is required to directly address the design challenge from multiple perspectives. We provide a motivation and rationale for design approaches for learning technologies that draws upon Simon's seminal proposition of Design Science (Simon, 1969). We then review the application of Design Experiments (Brown, 1992) and Design Patterns (Alexander et al., 1977) and argue that a patterns approach has the potential to address many of the critical challenges faced by learning technologists
Properties of the Extended Whittaker Function
In this article, we define an extended form of the Whittaker function by using extended confluent hypergeometric function of the first kind and study several of its properties. We also define the extended confluent hypergeometric function of the second kind and show that this function occurs naturally in statistical distribution theory
PLCε1 suppresses tumor growth by regulating murine T cell mobilization
Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/154282/1/cei13409.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/154282/2/cei13409_am.pd
Std fimbriae-fucose interaction increases Salmonella-induced intestinal inflammation and prolongs colonization
Author summary The intestinal epithelium is a crucial biological interface, interacting with both commensal and pathogenic microorganisms. It’s lined with heavily glycosylated proteins and glycolipids which can act as both attachment sites and energy sources for intestinal bacteria. Fut2, the enzyme governing epithelial α1,2-fucosylation, has been implicated in the interaction between microbes and intestinal epithelial cells. Salmonella is one of the most important bacterial gastrointestinal pathogens affecting millions of people worldwide. Salmonella possesses fimbrial and non-fimbrial adhesins which can be used to adhere to host cells. Here we show that Salmonella expresses Std fimbriae in the gastrointestinal tract in vivo and exploit Std fimbriae to bind fucosylated structures in the mucus and on the intestinal epithelium. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the Std fimbriae-fucose interaction is necessary for bacterial colonization of the intestine and for triggering intestinal inflammation. These data lend new insights into bacterial adhesion-epithelial interactions which are essential for bacterial pathogenesis and key factors in determining tissue tropism and host susceptibility to infectious disease
Time and position sensitive single photon detector for scintillator read-out
We have developed a photon counting detector system for combined neutron and
gamma radiography which can determine position, time and intensity of a
secondary photon flash created by a high-energy particle or photon within a
scintillator screen. The system is based on a micro-channel plate
photomultiplier concept utilizing image charge coupling to a position- and
time-sensitive read-out anode placed outside the vacuum tube in air, aided by a
standard photomultiplier and very fast pulse-height analyzing electronics. Due
to the low dead time of all system components it can cope with the high
throughput demands of a proposed combined fast neutron and dual discrete energy
gamma radiography method (FNDDER). We show tests with different types of
delay-line read-out anodes and present a novel pulse-height-to-time converter
circuit with its potential to discriminate gamma energies for the projected
FNDDER devices for an automated cargo container inspection system (ACCIS).Comment: Proceedings of FNDA 201
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