557 research outputs found
Entanglement renormalization of anisotropic XY model
The renormalization group flows of the one-dimensional anisotropic XY model
and quantum Ising model under a transverse field are obtained by different
multiscale entanglement renormalization ansatz schemes. It is shown that the
optimized disentangler removes the short-range entanglement by rotating the
system in the parameter space spanned by the anisotropy and the magnetic field.
It is understood from the study that the disentangler reduces the entanglement
by mapping the system to another one in the same universality class but with
smaller short range entanglement. The phase boundary and corresponding critical
exponents are calculated using different schemes with different block sizes,
look-ahead steps and truncation dimensions. It is shown that larger truncation
dimension leads to more accurate results and that using larger block size or
look-ahead step improve the overall calculation consistency.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Implementasi Kinerja Bagian Humas dalam Menyebarluaskan Informasi Tentang Program Spirit 99 Hari Kerja Walikota Malang
This study aimed to find out how the implementation of the Public Relations Officers in disseminating information about the Spirit 99 Days Work Program from the city Mayor of Malang, and to find out what obstacles occured in the implemention. This study used a qualitative method and the determination of respondents used a snowball sampling. The data collection techniques were through interviews, observation, documentation and the data analysis techniques included reduction, presentation, and verification. From the results of the study showed that the implementation of the public relations performance department in disseminating information, seen from the organization was effective and efficient. In the preparation of the public relations department did two approaches, namely based on the quantity and quality of its human resources, but in a communication policy Public Relations Section has not yet applied the basic tasks of government public relations. Directing the Public Relations Section was through formal and informal forms. While the supervision was through the IMM (Intelligence Media Management) software system which can monitor, collect online, printed and TV media content. From the assessment, the public relations department got some big problems with the existence of Spirit 99Work Days programs that have not been implemented. The inhibiting factors were inadequate funding and human resources and also the ineffective communication
The comparing of ultrasound-guided techniques:sciatic block with continous lumbar plexus block or continous femoral nerve block for aneshtesia and analgesia of total knee replacement
Abstract: Background and Aims: This double blind prospective randomized clinical trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of continuous ultrasound-guided lumbar plexus block compared to continuous ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block, in the intra-operative and postoperative periods after total knee replacement.
Methods: Forty ASA I-III patients were randomized to receive: continuous femoral block (n= 20, 30 ml of ropivacaine 5 mg/ml) or continuous lumbar plexus block (n= 20, 30 ml of ropivacaine 5 mg/ml) both in association with single injection sciatic nerve block. All patients received continuous infusion of 2 mg/ml of ropivacaine at 8 ml/h for 48 hours and intra- venous morphine for patient-controlled analgesia. Primary outcomes were intra-operative sufentanil consumption and verbal analogue scale (VAS) score at rest at 24h follow up.
Results: Intra-operative sufentanil consumption was higher in the femoral block (FEM) group compared to the lumbar plexus block (PSOAS) group (FEM: 10.00 (10.00, 17.50) ÎĽg; PSOAS: 2.50 (0.00, 10.00) ÎĽg. p= 0.002).
Obturator motor blockade occurred more frequently in the PSOAS group (70%) than in the FEM group (40%) (p=0.1); however, we found no differences in sensory blockade (p=0.6).
VAS at rest was similar in the two groups at 24h postoperatively (FEM: 29.50 ± 14.74 mm; PSOAS: 25.60 ±17.42 mm. p=0.4), and throughout the follow-up period. No differences were detected in pain scores during physiotherapy.
Conclusion: Continuous femoral and lumbar plexus blocks, both in association with sciatic nerve block, provided similar VAS scores at 24h, and throughout the follow-up period; intra-operative sufentanil consumption was, however, lower in the lumbar plexus block group
Critical properties of homogeneous binary trees
Many-body states whose wave-function admits a representation in terms of a
uniform binary-tree tensor decomposition are shown to obey to power-law
two-body correlations functions. Any such state can be associated with the
ground state of a translational invariant Hamiltonian which, depending on the
dimension of the systems sites, involve at most couplings between
third-neighboring sites. A detailed analysis of their spectra shows that they
admit an exponentially large ground space.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figure
A positive tensor network approach for simulating open quantum many-body systems
Open many-body quantum systems play an important role in quantum optics and
condensed-matter physics, and capture phenomena like transport, interplay
between Hamiltonian and incoherent dynamics, and topological order generated by
dissipation. We introduce a versatile and practical method to numerically
simulate one-dimensional open quantum many-body dynamics using tensor networks.
It is based on representing mixed quantum states in a locally purified form,
which guarantees that positivity is preserved at all times. Moreover, the
approximation error is controlled with respect to the trace norm. Hence, this
scheme overcomes various obstacles of the known numerical open-system evolution
schemes. To exemplify the functioning of the approach, we study both stationary
states and transient dissipative behaviour, for various open quantum systems
ranging from few to many bodies.Comment: 13 pages, 7 figures, significant material on error bounds adde
Doksisiklin sebagai Inhibitor Mmp-2 dan Mmp-9 pada Dermatitis Paederus dengan Metode Gelatin Zimografi
Tomcat (Paederus sp.) venom can bring a condition called dermaconecrosis. Initially, paederin toxins was thought that come from the body of Tomcat (Paederus sp.). However, based on Piel's research, the genes come from biosynthesis of tomcat (Paederus sp.) venom is more approach to Pseudomonas aeruginosa genes than body itself. In other fact, Pseudomonas aeruginosa can secrete enzymes metalloprotease (MMP), especially extracellular MMP-2 and MMP-9. MMP-2 and MMP-9 are gelatinase that can destroy the gelatin on human skin. There has been no previous report about the treatment of dermatitis paederus based on the mechanism of action except for the use of corticosteroids as symptomatic drugs. Because of that, researcher hypotheses that MMP-2 and MMP-9 have a role on dermatitis paederus and doxycycline can inhibit that process as MMP inhibitor and antibiotics component. The research design is quasi-experimental research, in vitro with a post-test only control group design. The research steps are Tomcat (Paederus sp.) venom extraction, doxycycline solution preparation, and electrophoresis of gelatin zymografi. The independent variables are induction of Tomcat (paederin sp.) venom and the doses of doxycycline, while the dependent variable is the density of the gel. Gel density was measured using densitometry software ImageJ and calibrated as optical density. This study describes the first time the mechanism Paederus dermatitis caused by MMP-2 and MMP-9, so that the first line of therapy that can be used is doxycycline with an effective dose of 10 mM in vitro
Functional feeding groups of aquatic insects influence trace element accumulation: Findings for filterers, scrapers and predators from the po basin
For this study, we measured the concentrations of 23 trace elements (Al, As, Ba, Bi, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Fe, Ga, Hg, In, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Sr, Ti, Tl, V, and Zn) in the whole bodies of three functional feeding groups (FFG) (filterers—Hydropsychidae, scrapers—Heptageniidae, and predators—Odonata) of aquatic insects collected from two sites in the Po basin (Po Settimo and Malone Front, Northwest Italy) to determine: (a) how FFG influence trace element accumulations, (b) if scrapers accumulate higher elements compared to the other FFG, since they graze on periphyton, which represents one of the major sinks of metals, and (c) the potential use of macroinvertebrates to assess the bioavailability of trace elements in freshwater. The hierarchical clustering analysis generated three main groups based on trace element concentrations: the most abundant elements were Fe and Al, followed by Sr, In, Zn, V, Mo, and Cu. Tl was below the limit of detection (LOD) in all FFG. Ga was detected only in scrapers from both sites and Hg only in predators from Po Settimo. The principal component analysis showed that concentrations of Al, As, Bi, Cd, Co, Cr, Ga, Fe, In, Mn, Pb, Ni, and Sr were highest in scrapers, suggesting that trace elements accumulate from the ingestion of epilithic periphyton (biofilm). Odonata (predators) accumulate certain elements (Ba, Hg, Li, Se, V, Ti, and Zn) in higher concentrations by food ingestion composed of different aquatic organisms. Differently, Cu and Mo concentrations were the highest in filterers due to their bioavailability in the water column. Non-metric multidimensional scaling clearly differentiated the FFG based on their ability to accumulate trace elements. The findings from this study represent an important step toward the definition of an innovative approach based on trace element accumulation by macroinvertebrates
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