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Discrete Imaging Models for Three-Dimensional Optoacoustic Tomography using Radially Symmetric Expansion Functions
Optoacoustic tomography (OAT), also known as photoacoustic tomography, is an
emerging computed biomedical imaging modality that exploits optical contrast
and ultrasonic detection principles. Iterative image reconstruction algorithms
that are based on discrete imaging models are actively being developed for OAT
due to their ability to improve image quality by incorporating accurate models
of the imaging physics, instrument response, and measurement noise. In this
work, we investigate the use of discrete imaging models based on Kaiser-Bessel
window functions for iterative image reconstruction in OAT. A closed-form
expression for the pressure produced by a Kaiser-Bessel function is calculated,
which facilitates accurate computation of the system matrix.
Computer-simulation and experimental studies are employed to demonstrate the
potential advantages of Kaiser-Bessel function-based iterative image
reconstruction in OAT
Second law of thermodynamics for macroscopic mechanics coupled to thermodynamic degrees of freedom
Based only on classical Hamiltonian dynamics, we prove the maximum work
principle in a system where macroscopic dynamical degrees of freedom are
intrinsically coupled to microscopic degrees of freedom. Unlike recent
identities between irreversible work and free energy, such as in the Jarzynski
relation, the macroscopic dynamics is not governed by an external action but
undergoes the back reaction of the microscopic degrees of freedom. Our theorems
cover such physical situations as impact between macroscopic bodies,
thermodynamic machines, and molecular motors.Comment: 4 pages, RevTe
High-latitude artificial aurora using the EISCAT high-gain HF facility
The EISCAT high-frequency (HF) transmitter facility at Ramfjord, Norway, has been used to accelerate F-region electrons sufficiently to excite the oxygen atoms and nitrogen molecules, resulting in optical emissions at 630, 557.7 and 427.8 nm. During O-mode transmissions at 5.423 MHz, using 630 MW effective radiated power, in the hours after sunset on 12 November 2001 several new observations were made, including: (1) The first high-latitude observation of an HF induced optical emission at 427.8 nm and (2) Optical rings being formed at HF on followed by their collapse into a central blob. Both discoveries remain unexplained with current theories
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The Relative Importance of Different Trophic Pathways for Secondary Exposure to Anticoagulant Rodenticides
Secondary exposure of predators to anticoagulant rodenticides, and in particular second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs), is a global phenomenon. The widespread and large-scale nature of this exposure has attracted considerable concern, although the consequences in terms of likelihood of poisoning of individuals and resultant impacts on populations are not well characterised. Secondary exposure of predators may as rise from once or more of: (i) eating contaminated commensal rodents subject to control (target species are typically rats and house mice); (ii) consumption of contaminated non-target small mammals (such as Peromyscus, Microtus, and Apodemus species) that encounter and feed on what are rodent-attractive baits; (iii) consumption of non-rodent vertebrate and invertebrate prey that may also incidentally encounter and eat baits. We hypothesised that predators feeding primarily on target species may be most at risk of exposure to SGARs while those predominantly taking non-mammalian prey may be at least risk. We tested this hypothesis by comparing exposure, determined from the presence and magnitude of SGAR liver residues, in red kites (Milvus milvus), which feeds extensively on rats, in barn owls (Tyto alba), kestrels (Falco tinnunculus), and tawny owls (Strix aluco) that feed widely on non-target small mammals, and in sparrowhawks (Accipiter nisus) that feed predominantly on small birds. We found that the scale and magnitude of exposure was broadly consistent with our hypothesis, and that controlling for age in the analysis could be important as older birds can accumulate residues with age. However, exposure in kestrels was typically greater than that in barn owls and tawny owls, despite what is thought to be a general similarity among the species in their diets. We discuss the relative importance of trophic pathways relative to other factors that may drive secondary exposure in predators, and confirm that species that feed on rats or other target species may be at most risk of exposure and poisoning
Detecting induced pairing at the Al-InAs interface with a quantum microwave circuit
Superconductor-semiconductor hybrid devices are at the heart of several
proposed approaches to quantum information processing, but their basic
properties remain to be understood. We embed a two-dimensional Al-InAs hybrid
system in a resonant microwave circuit, probing the breakdown of
superconductivity due to an applied magnetic field. We find a strong
fingerprint from the two-component nature of the hybrid system, and
quantitatively compare with a theory that includes the contribution of
intraband pairing in the InAs, as well as the emergence of
Bogoliubov-Fermi surfaces due to magnetic field. Separately resolving the Al
and InAs contributions allows us to determine the carrier density and mobility
in the InAs.Comment: 6+17 pages, 5+13 figure
1970 Ruby Yearbook
A digitized copy of the 1970 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/ruby/1073/thumbnail.jp
1971 Ruby Yearbook
A digitized copy of the 1971 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/ruby/1074/thumbnail.jp
orchaRd 2.0 : an R package for visualising meta-analyses with orchard plots
1. Although meta-analysis has become an essential tool in ecology and evolution, reporting of meta-analytic results can still be much improved. To aid this, we have introduced the orchard plot, which presents not only overall estimates and their confidence intervals, but also shows corresponding heterogeneity (as prediction intervals) and individual effect sizes.
2. Here, we have added significant enhancements by integrating many new functionalities into orchaRd 2.0. This updated version allows the visualisation of heteroscedasticity (different variances across levels of a categorical moderator), marginal estimates (e.g. marginalising out effects other than the one visualised), conditional estimates (i.e. estimates of different groups conditioned upon specific values of a continuous variable) and visualisations of all types of interactions between two categorical/continuous moderators.
3. orchaRd 2.0 has additional functions which calculate key statistics from multilevel meta-analytic models such as and . Importantly, orchaRd 2.0 contributes to better reporting by complying with PRISMA-EcoEvo (preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses in ecology and evolution). Taken together, orchaRd 2.0 can improve the presentation of meta-analytic results and facilitate the exploration of previously neglected patterns.
4. In addition, as a part of a literature survey, we found that graphical packages are rarely cited (~3%). We plea that researchers credit developers and maintainers of graphical packages, for example, by citations in a figure legend, acknowledging the use of relevant packages
On the state dependency of fast feedback processes in (palaeo) climate sensitivity
Palaeo data have been frequently used to determine the equilibrium (Charney)
climate sensitivity , and - if slow feedback processes (e.g. land
ice-albedo) are adequately taken into account - they indicate a similar range
as estimates based on instrumental data and climate model results. Most studies
implicitly assume the (fast) feedback processes to be independent of the
background climate state, e.g., equally strong during warm and cold periods.
Here we assess the dependency of the fast feedback processes on the background
climate state using data of the last 800 kyr and a conceptual climate model for
interpretation. Applying a new method to account for background state
dependency, we find K(Wm) using the latest LGM
temperature reconstruction and significantly lower climate sensitivity during
glacial climates. Due to uncertainties in reconstructing the LGM temperature
anomaly, is estimated in the range K(Wm).Comment: submitted to Geophysical Research Letter
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