409 research outputs found
From aid to sustainable trade: driving competitive horticulture sector development : A quick scan of the horticulture sector
This report provides an overview of how the Kenyan horticulture sector performs in three analytical domains: the robustness of the supply chains, the reliability of institutional governance and the resilience of the innovation system. Analysis is by literature review, stakeholder interviews and a validation workshop guided by a SWOT framework to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The findings inform the existing opportunities and challenges that potentially impede growth in the sector. The report is a first step towards documenting and sharing insights that support the move towards a more Robust, Reliable and Resilient (3R) horticulture sector. The findings and recommendations presented will guide policy engagement and action in the transition of Dutch government bilateral engagement in Kenya from development aid–support to a trade approach in the agricultural sector, with a focus on partnering opportunities to drive competitive market-oriented horticulture sector development that attracts investments
Identifying top partners at LHC
We systematically study the possible signals at LHC of new vector-like quarks
mainly coupled to the third generation. We consider heavy quarks T, B, X, Y of
charges 2/3, -1/3, 5/3 and -4/3, respectively, in SU(2)_L isosinglets T_{L,R},
B_{L,R}, or isodoublets (T B)_{L,R}, (X T)_{L,R} or (B Y)_{L,R}. Analyses based
on a fast detector simulation are presented for twelve different final states
containing one, two, three or four charged leptons in several invariant mass
regions, also considering various b quark multiplicities. It is shown that with
the combination of the different channels the new quarks can be identified and
their charged and neutral decays established. The comparison among final states
also shows that the single lepton one offers the best discovery potential at
LHC. For heavy quark masses of 500 GeV, the 5 sigma discovery luminosities
range from 0.16 fb^-1 for a (X T)_{L,R} doublet to 1.9 fb^-1 for a B_{L,R}
singlet.Comment: LaTeX 89 pages, 111 PS figures. Added one model to the analysis in
all final states, plus one subsection and some references. Final version to
appear in JHE
Model-independent extraction of matrix elements from top-quark measurements at hadron colliders
Current methods to extract the quark-mixing matrix element from
single-top production measurements assume that : top quarks decay into quarks with 100% branching fraction,
s-channel single-top production is always accompanied by a quark and
initial-state contributions from and quarks in the -channel
production of single top quarks are neglected. Triggered by a recent
measurement of the ratio
performed by the D0 collaboration, we consider a extraction method
that takes into account non zero d- and s-quark contributions both in
production and decay. We propose a strategy that allows to extract consistently
and in a model-independent way the quark mixing matrix elements ,
, and from the measurement of and from single-top
measured event yields. As an illustration, we apply our method to the Tevatron
data using a CDF analysis of the measured single-top event yield with two jets
in the final state one of which is identified as a -quark jet. We constrain
the matrix elements within a four-generation scenario by combining
the results with those obtained from direct measurements in flavor physics and
determine the preferred range for the top-quark decay width within different
scenarios.Comment: 36 pages, 17 figure
Quark-Squark Alignment Revisited
We re-examine the possibility that the solution to the supersymmetric flavor
problem is related to small mixing angles in gaugino couplings induced by
approximate horizontal Abelian symmetries. We prove that, for a large class of
models, there is a single viable structure for the down quark mass matrix with
four holomorphic zeros. Consequently, we are able to obtain both lower and
upper bounds on the supersymmetric mixing angles and predict the contributions
to various flavor changing neutral current processes. We find that the most
likely signals for alignment are close to the present bound,
significant CP violation in mixing, and shifts of order a few
percent in various CP asymmetries in and decays. In contrast, the
modifications to radiative B decays, to and to
decays are small. We further investigate a new class of
alignment models, where supersymmetric contributions to flavor changing
processes are suppressed by both alignment and RGE-induced degeneracy.Comment: 20 pages, 3 figure
Leptogenesis and neutrino parameters
We calculate the baryonic asymmetry of the universe in the
baryogenesis-via-leptogenesis framework, assuming first a quark-lepton symmetry
and then a charged-neutral lepton symmetry. We match the results with the
experimentally favoured range. In the first case all the oscillation solutions
to the solar neutrino problem, except the large mixing matter solution, can
lead to the allowed range, but with fine tuning of the parameters. In the
second case the general result is quite similar. Some related theoretical hints
are discussed.Comment: RevTex, 21 pages with 8 figure
Complementarity of the CERN Large Hadron Collider and the International Linear Collider
The next-generation high-energy facilities, the CERN Large Hadron Collider
(LHC) and the prospective International Linear Collider (ILC), are
expected to unravel new structures of matter and forces from the electroweak
scale to the TeV scale. In this report we review the complementary role of LHC
and ILC in drawing a comprehensive and high-precision picture of the mechanism
breaking the electroweak symmetries and generating mass, and the unification of
forces in the frame of supersymmetry.Comment: 14 pages, 17 figures, to be published in "Supersymmetry on the Eve of
the LHC", a special volume of European Physical Journal C, Particles and
Fields (EPJC) in memory of Julius Wes
Flavor Changing Neutral Currents involving Heavy Quarks with Four Generations
We study various FCNC involving heavy quarks in the Standard Model (SM) with
a sequential fourth generation. After imposing , and constraints, we find can be enhanced by an order of magnitude to ,
while decays can reach , which are orders of magnitude
higher than in SM. However,these rates are still not observable for the near
future.With the era of LHC approaching, we focus on FCNC decays involving
fourth generation and quarks. We calculate the rates for
loop induced FCNC decays , as well as
t^\prime\to tZ,\tH, tg, t\gamma. If is of order , tree level decay would dominate, posing a challenge
since -tagging is less effective. For ,
would tend to dominate, while could also open for heavier
, leading to thepossibility of quadruple- signals via . The FCNC decays could still dominate if
is just above 200 GeV. For the case of , ingeneral would be dominant, hence it behaves like a heavy top. For both and
, except for the intriguing light case, FCNC decays are in the
range, and are quite detectable at the LHC.For a possible
future ILC, we find the associated production of FCNC ,
are below sensitivity, while
and can be better probed.Tevatron Run-II can still probe the
lighter or scenario. LHC would either discover the fourth generation
and measure the FCNC rates, or rule out the fourth generation conclusively.Comment: 31 pages, 15 eps figures, version to appear in JHE
Revisiting the Higgs Mass and Dark Matter in the CMSSM
Taking into account the available accelerator and astrophysical constraints,
the mass of the lightest neutral Higgs boson h in the minimal supersymmetric
extension of the Standard Model with universal soft supersymmetry-breaking
masses (CMSSM) has been estimated to lie between 114 and ~ 130 GeV. Recent data
from ATLAS and CMS hint that m_h ~ 125 GeV, though m_h ~ 119 GeV may still be a
possibility. Here we study the consequences for the parameters of the CMSSM and
direct dark matter detection if the Higgs hint is confirmed, focusing on the
strips in the (m_1/2, m_0) planes for different tan beta and A_0 where the
relic density of the lightest neutralino chi falls within the range of the
cosmological cold dark matter density allowed by WMAP and other experiments. We
find that if m_h ~ 125 GeV focus-point strips would be disfavoured, as would
the low-tan beta stau-chi and stop -chi coannihilation strips, whereas the
stau-chi coannihilation strip at large tan beta and A_0 > 0 would be favoured,
together with its extension to a funnel where rapid annihilation via
direct-channel H/A poles dominates. On the other hand, if m_h ~ 119 GeV more
options would be open. We give parametrizations of WMAP strips with large tan
beta and fixed A_0/m_0 > 0 that include portions compatible with m_h = 125 GeV,
and present predictions for spin-independent elastic dark matter scattering
along these strips. These are generally low for models compatible with m_h =
125 GeV, whereas the XENON100 experiment already excludes some portions of
strips where m_h is smaller.Comment: 24 pages, 9 figure
Discursos de adolescentes sobre a vida profissional e familiar: entre o sonho e a realidade
Avances en el estudio de las bases genéticas y organolépticas del cacao fino o de aroma en el Perú
Las variedades de cacao fino o de aroma en el Perú son utilizados para elaborar los mejores chocolates del
mundo por sus exquisitas y poco comunes características organolépticas, Estas características permiten que
el cacao peruano gane reconocimiento internacional y de ahí su gran valor económico. A pesar de esto,
poco se sabe sobre los componentes genéticos y/o ambientales que contribuyen a la exclusividad de este
valioso recurso económico. En el proyecto de investigación aplicada: “Estudio molecular de la diversidad
genética de los cacaos aromáticos en el Perú con fines del fortalecimiento de su competitividad y aumento
de la producción nacional de cacao de calidad”, financiado por Innóvate Perú del Ministerio de la
Producción, se tiene como objetivos determinar la variabilidad genética y caracterización organoléptica de
más de 100 tipos de cacao fino o de aroma que se cultivan a lo largo de las cinco principales regiones del
Perú (Amazonas, Cusco, San Martin, Piura y Huánuco). Adicionalmente, la Universidad Nacional Agraria
de la Selva en Tingo María y el Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana en Tarapoto,
hospedarán bancos de germoplasma y de propagación de esquejes para la difusión y estudios de estos
valiosos recursos. Hasta inicios del 2017, ya se han recolectado más de 80 genotipos provenientes de las
cinco regiones. Protocolos para análisis sensoriales que cumplan los más rigurosos estándares
internacionales se han venido estableciendo. Por otro lado, técnicas de marcadores moleculares usando
marcadores de DNA tipo SSR y SNPs, seguido por secuenciamiento de ADN, se vienen estableciendo.
Estudios de asociación de fenotipo-genotipo formarán parte del conocimiento generado en este proyecto.
Adicionalmente, estos conocimientos permitirán generar información genómica valiosa para salvaguardar
nuestra biodiversidad nativa, otorgándole a los productores y sus asociaciones de herramientas para
proteger sus recursos genéticos y a los potenciales mejoradores de cacao más luces en cuanto a la asociación
genotipo-calidad. Se espera que a fin del proyecto, se cuente con los resultados de genotipificación de más
de 100 genotipos de cacao fino o de aroma y mediante el resecuenciamiento se revelen SNPs particulares
para cada grupo genético en cada región muestreada
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