294 research outputs found
Twisting eigensystems of Drinfeld Hecke eigenforms by characters
We address some questions posed by Goss related to the modularity of Drinfeld
modules of rank 1 defined over the field of rational functions in one variable
with coefficients in a finite field.
For each positive characteristic valued Dirichlet character, we introduce
certain projection operators on spaces of Drinfeld modular forms with character
of a given weight and type such that when applied to a Hecke eigenform return a
Hecke eigenform whose eigensystem has been twisted by the given Dirichlet
character. Unlike the classical case, however, the effect on Goss'
-expansions for these eigenforms --- and even on Petrov's -expansions ---
is more complicated than a simple twisting of the (or ) expansion
coefficients by the given character.
We also introduce Eisenstein series with character for irreducible levels
and show that they and their Fricke transforms are Hecke
eigenforms with a new type of -expansion and -expansion in the sense of
Petrov, respectively. We prove congruences between certain cuspforms in
Petrov's special family and the Eisenstein series and their Fricke transforms
introduced here, and we show that in each weight there are as many linearly
independent Eisenstein series with character as there are cusps for
.Comment: Research funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundatio
The Legendre determinant form for Drinfeld modules in arbitrary rank
For each positive integer , we construct a nowhere-vanishing,
single-cuspidal Drinfeld modular form for \GL_r(\FF_q[\theta]), necessarily
of least possible weight, via determinants using rigid analytic trivializations
of the universal Drinfeld module of rank and deformations of vectorial
Eisenstein series. Along the way, we deduce that the cycle class map from de
Rham cohomology to Betti cohomology is an isomorphism for Drinfeld modules of
all ranks over \FF_q[\theta].Comment: 14 page
Explicit Formulae for -values in Positive Characteristic
We focus on the generating series for the rational special values of
Pellarin's -series in indeterminates, and using
interpolation polynomials we prove a closed form formula relating this
generating series to the Carlitz exponential, the Anderson-Thakur function, and
the Anderson generating functions for the Carlitz module. We draw several
corollaries, including explicit formulae and recursive relations for Pellarin's
-series in the same range of , and divisibility results on the numerators
of the Bernoulli-Carlitz numbers by monic irreducibles of degrees one and two.Comment: Some helpful clarifications in the introduction. Final edit, as
appears online in Math.
On certain generating functions in positive characteristic
We present new methods for the study of a class of generating functions
introduced by the second author which carry some formal similarities with the
Hurwitz zeta function. We prove functional identities which establish an
explicit connection with certain deformations of the Carlitz logarithm
introduced by M. Papanikolas and involve the Anderson-Thakur function and the
Carlitz exponential function. They collect certain functional identities in
families for a new class of L-functions introduced by the first author. This
paper also deals with specializations at roots of unity of these generating
functions, producing a link with Gauss-Thakur sums.Comment: 18 pages. Refereed versio
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival in international airports
Background The highest achievable survival rate following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is unknown. Data from airports serving international destinations (international airports) provide the opportunity to evaluate the success of pre-hospital resuscitation in a relatively controlled but real-life environment. Methods This retrospective cohort study included all cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest at international airports with resuscitation attempted between January 1st, 2013 and December 31st, 2015. Crude incidence, patient, event characteristics and survival to hospital discharge/survival to 30 days (survival) were calculated. Mixed effect logistic regression analyses were performed to identify predictors of survival. Variability in survival between airports/countries was quantified using the median odds ratio. Results There were 800 cases identified, with an average of 40 per airport. Incidence was 0.024/100,000 passengers per year. Percentage survival for all patients was 32%, and 58% for patients with an initial shockable heart rhythm. In adjusted analyses, initial shockable heart rhythm was the strongest predictor of survival (odds ratio, 36.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], 15.5 to 87.0). In the bystander-witnessed subgroup, delivery of a defibrillation shock by a bystander was a strong predictor of survival (odds ratio 4.8; 95% CI, 3.0 to 7.8). Grouping of cases was significant at country level and survival varied between countries. Conclusions In international airports, there was 32% of patients survived an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, substantially more than in the general population. Our analysis suggested similarity between airports within countries, but differences between countries. Systematic data collection and reporting is essential to ensure international airports continually maximise activities to increase survival
Am I overweight? A longitudinal study on parental and peers weight-related perceptions on dietary behaviors and weight status among adolescents
Objective: An investigation of the interplay between various types of adolescentsâ perceptions of weight status in predicting adolescentsâ nutrition behavior and their body mass was conducted. In particular, it was hypothesized that the relationship between parental and peersâ perceptions of their own weight status (reported by adolescents) and objectively measured weight status of adolescents would be mediated by three types of adolescentsâ weight status perceptions (adolescentsâ own weight perceptions, parental perceptions of adolescentsâ weight status perceived by participants, and peersâ perceptions of adolescentsâ weight status perceived by participants) and by adolescentsâ nutrition behaviors. Design: Data were collected twice, with a 13-month follow-up. Participants (N = 1096) were aged 14â20, with BMI ranging from 16.20 to 41.21. Multiple mediation analysis with two sequential mediators was applied. Main outcome measures: At the baseline adolescents completed the questionnaire assessing their nutrition behaviors and weight status perceptions. Weight and height were measured objectively at baseline and follow-up. Results: Two types of weight perceptions (adolescentsâ own weight status perceptions, peersâ perceptions of adolescentsâ weight status reported by participants), and adolescentsâ nutrition behaviors mediated the relationship between the othersâ own weight perceptions and adolescentsâ weight status. No indirect effects of othersâ own weight perceptions on adolescentsâ weight status through parental perceptions were found. Conclusion: Adolescentsâ nutrition behaviors and body weight status depend on what they think about their own weight status and what they think of their peersâ perceptions, but do not depend on what adolescents think of their parentsâ perceptions
First-Hand Experience and Second-Hand Information: Changing Trust across Three Levels of Government
Little is known about how different sources of information drive citizen trust in government. To address that gap this article compares disaster evacuees to observers, noting how trust differs as attention to media coverage increases. First-hand experience supplies information to update trust through biological and personal processes and performance assessments, while secondary sources provide information about other people's experiences, filtered through lenses that take an active role in crafting information. These two types of information have varying effects depending on the level of government being trusted. Using surveys administered a year after Hurricane Katrina, I find that Katrina evacuees have the highest trust in federal government, until they start paying attention to media coverage, and that attention to coverage has the most dramatic effect on these evacuees compared to all other groups. I also find that increasing attention to second-hand information corresponds with higher trust in local officials, and that this effect decreases as the level of government increases. It appears media coverage creates a comparison in the mind of hurricane evacuees, causing them to update their performance assessments based on comparing their own experience to that which they observe, thereby updating their political trust
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