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Sparse Spectrum Sensing in Infrastructure-less Cognitive Radio Networks via Binary Consensus Algorithms
Compressive Sensing has been utilized in Cognitive Radio Networks (CRNs) to
exploit the sparse nature of the occupation of the primary users. Also,
distributed spectrum sensing has been proposed to tackle the wireless channel
problems, like node or link failures, rather than the common (centralized
approach) for spectrum sensing. In this paper, we propose a distributed
spectrum sensing framework based on consensus algorithms where SU nodes
exchange their binary decisions to take global decisions without a fusion
center to coordinate the sensing process. Each SU will share its decision with
its neighbors, and at every new iteration each SU will take a new decision
based on its current decision and the decisions it receives from its neighbors;
in the next iteration, each SU will share its new decision with its neighbors.
We show via simulations that the detection performance can tend to the
performance of majority rule Fusion Center based CRNs
Universal spectral statistics in Wigner-Dyson, chiral and Andreev star graphs II: semiclassical approach
A semiclassical approach to the universal ergodic spectral statistics in
quantum star graphs is presented for all known ten symmetry classes of quantum
systems. The approach is based on periodic orbit theory, the exact
semiclassical trace formula for star graphs and on diagrammatic techniques. The
appropriate spectral form factors are calculated upto one order beyond the
diagonal and self-dual approximations. The results are in accordance with the
corresponding random-matrix theories which supports a properly generalized
Bohigas-Giannoni-Schmit conjecture.Comment: 15 Page
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Labor Supply Responses to Marginal Social Security Benefits: Evidence from Discontinuities
A key question for Social Security reform is whether workers currently perceive
the link on the margin between the Social Security taxes they pay and the Social Security
benefits they will receive. We estimate the effects of the marginal Social Security
benefits that accrue with additional earnings on three measures of labor supply:
retirement, hours, and labor earnings. We develop a new approach to identifying these
incentive effects by exploiting five provisions in the Social Security benefit rules that
generate discontinuities in marginal benefits or non-linearities in marginal benefits that
converge to discontinuities as uncertainty about the future is resolved. We find clear
evidence that individuals approaching retirement (age 52 and older) respond to the Social
Security tax-benefit link on the extensive margin of their labor supply decisions: we
estimate that a 10 percent increase in the net-of-tax share reduces the two-year retirement
hazard by a statistically significant 2.1 percentage points from a base rate of 15 percent.
The evidence with regards to labor supply responses on the intensive margin is more
mixed: we estimate that the elasticity of hours with respect to the net-of-tax share is 0.41
and statistically significant, but we do not find a statistically significant earnings
elasticity
Crystal structure of N'-[2-(benzo[d]thia-zol-2-yl)acet-yl]benzohydrazide, an achiral compound crystallizing in space group P1 with Z = 1.
In the molecule of the title compound, C16H13N3O2S, one hydrazinic nitrogen atom is essentially planar, but the other is slightly pyramidalized. The torsion angle about the hydrazinic bond is 66.44 (15)°. Both hydrazinic hydrogen atoms lie anti-periplanar to the oxygen of the adjacent carbonyl group. The mol-ecular packing is a layer structure determined by two classical hydrogen bonds, N-H⋯O=C and N-H⋯Nthia-zole. The space group is P1 with Z = 1, which is unusual for an achiral organic compound
Exploiting the Synergy Between Gossiping and Structured Overlays
In this position paper we argue for exploiting the synergy between gossip-based algorithms and structured overlay networks (SON). These two strands of research have both aimed at building fault-tolerant, dynamic, self-managing, and large-scale distributed systems. Despite the common goals, the two areas have, however, been relatively isolated. We focus on three problem domains where there is an untapped potential of using gossiping combined with SONs. We argue for applying gossip-based membership for ring-based SONs---such as Chord and Bamboo---to make them handle partition mergers and loopy networks. We argue that small world SONs---such as Accordion and Mercury---are specifically well-suited for gossip-based membership management. The benefits would be better graph-theoretic properties. Finally, we argue that gossip-based algorithms could use the overlay constructed by SONs. For example, many unreliable broadcast algorithms for SONs could be augmented with anti-entropy protocols. Similarly, gossip-based aggregation could be used in SONs for network size estimation and load-balancing purposes
Mutations of the ret protooncogene in German multiple endocrine neoplasia families: Relation between genotype and phenotype.
It has been suggested that not only the position but also the nature of the mutations of the ret protooncogene strongly correlate with the clinical manifestation of the multiple endocrine neoplasm type 2 (MEN 2) syndrome. In particular, individuals with a Cys634-Arg substitution should have a greater risk of developing parathyroid disease. We, therefore, analyzed 94 unrelated families from Germany with inherited medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) for mutation of the ret protooncogene. In all but 1 of 59 families with MEN 2A, germline mutations in the extracellular domain of the ret protein were found. Some 81% of the MEN 2A mutations affected codon 634. Phenotype-genotype correlations suggested that the prevalence of pheochromocytoma and hyperparathyroidism is significantly higher in families with codon 634 mutations, but there was no correlation with the nature of the mutation. In all but 1 of 27 familial MTC (FMTC) families, mutations were detected in 1 of 4 cysteines in the extracellular domain of the ret protooncogene. Half of the FMTC mutations affected codon 634. Mutations outside of codon 634 occurred more often in FMTC families than in MEN 2A families. In all but 1 of 8 MEN 2B patients, de novo mutations in codon 918 were found. These data confirm the preferential localization of MEN 2-associated mutations and the correlation between disease phenotype and the position of the ret mutation, but there was no correlation between the occurrence of hyperparathyroidism or pheochromocytoma and the nature of the mutation
Replica Limit of the Toda Lattice Equation
In a recent breakthrough Kanzieper showed that it is possible to obtain exact
nonperturbative Random Matrix results from the replica limit of the
corresponding Painlev\'e equation. In this article we analyze the replica limit
of the Toda lattice equation and obtain exact expressions for the resolvent of
the chiral Unitary Ensemble both in the quenched limit and in the presence of
additional massive flavors. This derivation explains in a natural way the
appearance of both compact and noncompact integrals, the hallmark of the
supersymmetric method, in the replica limit of the expression for the
resolvent. We also show that the supersymmetric partition function and the
partition function with fermionic replicas are related through the Toda lattice
equation.Comment: 4 pages, latex. One reference added. Discussion of GUE now in the
main text. Note added. Version to appear in Phys. Rev. Let
Universal spectral statistics of Andreev billiards: semiclassical approach
The classification of universality classes of random-matrix theory has
recently been extended beyond the Wigner-Dyson ensembles. Several of the novel
ensembles can be discussed naturally in the context of superconducting-normal
hybrid systems. In this paper, we give a semiclassical interpretation of their
spectral form factors for both quantum graphs and Andreev billiards.Comment: final improved version (to be published in Physical Review E), 6
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