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Modeling of the response function and measurement of transmission properties of the KATRIN experiment
This thesis was performed in the context of the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment which aims to determine the effective mass of the electron antineutrino with an unprecedented sensitivity of 200 meV/c^2 (90% C.L.). The main goals of this thesis were to perform large scale Monte Carlo simulations of signal electrons to model the properties of the response function of the experiment with great precision as well as to determine the transmission properties of the main spectrometer
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges â La prĂ©sence militaire Ă Lugdunum-Civitas Convenarum : recherches sur le camp militaire romain de Tranquistan
Dans le cadre dâun programme de recherche de lâInstitut archĂ©ologique autrichien (ĂAI/ĂAW), et la collaboration du MusĂ©e archĂ©ologique dĂ©partemental de Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges (SBC), ont dĂ©marrĂ© en 2015 des prospections gĂ©ophysiques sur le camp militaire de Tranquistan et des secteurs de la villa Ă ses alentours. Le camp militaire de Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges est dâun grand intĂ©rĂȘt pour la recherche internationale. SituĂ© Ă lâextrĂ©mitĂ© est de la ville, ses caractĂ©ristiques architecturale..
Robustness of topologically protected edge states in quantum walk experiments with neutral atoms
Discrete-time quantum walks allow Floquet topological insulator materials to
be explored using controllable systems such as ultracold atoms in optical
lattices. By numerical simulations, we study the robustness of topologically
protected edge states in the presence of decoherence in one- and
two-dimensional discrete-time quantum walks. We also develop a simple
analytical model quantifying the robustness of these edge states against either
spin or spatial dephasing, predicting an exponential decay of the population of
topologically protected edge states. Moreover, we present an experimental
proposal based on neutral atoms in spin-dependent optical lattices to realize
spatial boundaries between distinct topological phases. Our proposal relies on
a new scheme to implement spin-dependent discrete shift operations in a
two-dimensional optical lattice. We analyze under realistic decoherence
conditions the experimental feasibility of observing unidirectional,
dissipationless transport of matter waves along boundaries separating distinct
topological domains.Comment: 16 pages, 10 figure
Grain size dependence of barchan dune dynamics
The dependence of the barchan dune dynamics on the size of the grains
involved is investigated experimentally. Downsized barchan dune slices are
observed in a narrow water flow tube. The relaxation time from an initial
symmetric triangular heap towards an asymmetric shape attractor increases with
dune mass and decreases with grain size. The dune velocity increases with grain
size. In contrast, the velocity scaling and the shape of the barchan dune is
independent of the size of the grains
Neues zur Urbanistik der ZivilstÀdte von Aquincum-Budapest und Carnuntum-Petronell
In this paper the new results of an Austrian-Hungarian research cooperation (2011â2014) on the urbanism of the Civil towns of Aquincum and Carnuntum are to be presented. In synthesis of geophysical surveys, the interpretation of archaeological excavations and the reinterpretation of elder evidences, a new picture of the diachronic development of the two Civil Towns from an early vicus to a fortified city can be drawn
Excavations and geophysical prospection of the Iron Age and Roman period site at SisakâPogorelac position (2012â2017)
Kao rezultat recentnih iskopavanja i geofiziÄke magnetske prospekcije,
provedenih na poziciji SisakâPogorelac u razdoblju izmeÄu
2012. i 2017. godine, dobiveni su novi uvidi o povijesnom
razvoju ĆŸeljeznodobnog i rimskog naselja na prostoru danaĆĄnjega
grada Siska. Taj razvoj ukljuÄuje kompleksnu dijakronijsku
naseobinsku aktivnost sa strukturama razliÄitih orijentacija i
tlocrta. TakoÄer, na lokalitetu su zabiljeĆŸene i pogrebne aktivnosti
iz kasnoantiÄkog razdoblja. Sinteza probnog iskopavanja i
geofiziÄke prospekcije omoguÄila je stvaranje slike o koriĆĄtenju
sjeveroistoÄnog dijela Pogorelca u starijem i mlaÄem ĆŸeljeznom
dobu (8.(?)/6.â 1. st. pr. Kr.) te rimskom razdoblju. Naime, u sjeverozapadnom
dijelu istraĆŸenog podruÄja ĆŸeljeznodobno je naselje
djelomiÄno prekriveno rimskim naseobinskim slojevima iz 2.
i 3. stoljeÄa te kasnoantiÄkim grobljem datiranim od kraja 3. do
prve polovice 5. stoljeÄa. Nadalje, u srediĆĄnjem je dijelu podruÄja
pregledanog u geofiziÄkoj prospekciji zabiljeĆŸena moguÄa graÄevinska
aktivnost s tragovima rimskodobnih kuÄa u nizu, dok
su u juĆŸnom dijelu zabiljeĆŸene raĆĄtrkane naseobinske strukture.
NaĆŸalost, zbog nedostatka iskopavanja, precizno datiranje navedenih
kuÄa u nizu te raĆĄtrkanih struktura na jugu za sada ostaje
nepoznato.As a result of recent excavations and geophysical magnetic prospecting
at the Sisak-Pogorelac position, conducted in the period
between 2012 and 2017, important new insights into the history
of the Iron Age and Roman settlement in present-day Sisak can
be gained. It features a complex diachronic settlement activity
with buildings with different orientations and layouts. Burial
activity from the Late Roman period has also been detected at
the site. The synthesis of trenching and prospection has given us
a picture of utilization of the north-eastern part of the Pogorelac
âpeninsulaâ from the period of the Early and Late Iron Age
(8th(?)/6thâ 1st century BC) and also the Roman period. In the northwestern
part of the area researched, the Iron Age settlement is
partially superimposed with the remains of a 2nd â 3rd century Roman
layer with remains of wooden architecture and a Late Roman
cemetery, dated to a period from the end of the 3rd century
AD to the first half of the 5th. Furthermore, in the central part of
the area surveyed, a building activity with strip houses from the
Roman period is possible, while in the southern part a scattered
settlement can be recognized. Due to a lack of excavation, exact
dates for the strip houses in the central area and the scattered
structures in the south for now remain unknown
From data to structures Multistage geomagnetic data interpretation within the Mautern Hinterland Survey
While archaeological prospection techniques are constantly being developed and improved, relatively little attention has been paid to the interpretation process. This tendency is illustrated by introductions (Gaffney & Gater, 2003; Aspinall et al., 2008) and papers on geophysical prospection, which usually concentrate on the physical and technical aspects of the matter before (in the latter case) âjumping to conclusionsâ. The lack of attention to the interpretation process can be attributed t..
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Characteristics of clinical-pharmacological recommendations in psychiatry.
OBJECTIVE
Psychiatric patients in general, and elderly psychiatric patients in particular, are at risk of adverse drug reactions due to comorbidities and inappropriate polypharmacy. Interdisciplinary and clinical-pharmacologist-led medication reviews may contribute to medication safety in the field of psychiatry. In this study, we reported the frequency and characteristics of clinical-pharmacological recommendations in psychiatry, with a particular focus on geriatric psychiatry.
METHOD
A clinical pharmacologist, in collaboration with the attending psychiatrists and a consulting neurologist, conducted interdisciplinary medication reviews in a general psychiatric ward with a geropsychiatric focus at a university hospital over a 25-week period. All clinical and pharmacological recommendations were recorded and evaluated.
RESULTS
A total of 316 recommendations were made during 374 medication reviews. Indications/contraindications of drugs were the most frequently discussed topics (59/316; 18.7 %), followed by dose reductions (37/316; 11.7 %), and temporary or permanent discontinuation of medications (36/316; 11.4 %). The most frequent recommendations for dose reduction involvedbenzodiazepines (9/37; 24.3 %). An unclear or absent indication was the most common reason for recommending temporary or permanent discontinuation of the medication (6/36; 16.7 %).
CONCLUSION
Interdisciplinary clinical pharmacologist-led medication reviews represented a valuable contribution to medication management in psychiatric patients, particularly the elderly ones
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