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On the Convergence of Ritz Pairs and Refined Ritz Vectors for Quadratic Eigenvalue Problems
For a given subspace, the Rayleigh-Ritz method projects the large quadratic
eigenvalue problem (QEP) onto it and produces a small sized dense QEP. Similar
to the Rayleigh-Ritz method for the linear eigenvalue problem, the
Rayleigh-Ritz method defines the Ritz values and the Ritz vectors of the QEP
with respect to the projection subspace. We analyze the convergence of the
method when the angle between the subspace and the desired eigenvector
converges to zero. We prove that there is a Ritz value that converges to the
desired eigenvalue unconditionally but the Ritz vector converges conditionally
and may fail to converge. To remedy the drawback of possible non-convergence of
the Ritz vector, we propose a refined Ritz vector that is mathematically
different from the Ritz vector and is proved to converge unconditionally. We
construct examples to illustrate our theory.Comment: 20 page
Resonance-continuum interference in the di-photon Higgs signal at the LHC
A low mass Standard Model Higgs boson should be visible at the Large Hadron
Collider through its production via gluon-gluon fusion and its decay to two
photons. We compute the interference of this resonant process, gg -> H -> gamma
gamma, with the continuum QCD background, gg -> gamma gamma induced by quark
loops. Helicity selection rules suppress the effect, which is dominantly due to
the imaginary part of the two-loop gg -> gamma gamma scattering amplitude. The
interference is destructive, but only of order 5% in the Standard Model, which
is still below the 10-20% present accuracy of the total cross section
prediction. We comment on the potential size of such effects in other Higgs
models.Comment: 10 pages, 2 figure
'When I click "ok" I become Sassy – I become a girl.' Young people and gender identity: Subverting the ‘body’ in massively multi-player online role-playing games
This article is available open access through the publisher’s website through the link below. Copyright @ 2012 Taylor & Francis.This article explores young people's practices in the virtual spaces of online gaming communities. Based on a five-year ethnographic study of virtual worlds, it considers how young people construct and maintain identities within virtual social systems. In particular, the article discusses digital gender practices and considers the potential that these games offer for their young users to engage in alternate gender identities. We argue that these digital spaces offer spaces for the imagination and can enhance agency and, potentially, resistance. However, digital identity is simultaneously no ‘liberated space’ and it incorporates norms and practices that often mirror those of the material world. We argue that this ‘porosity’ is an important tool through which young people come to understand gender identity
Challenges & solutions in a hybrid mHealth mobile app
The paper describes the various problems and challenges encountered during the development and remote data collection in a cross-platform hybrid application developed for remote monitoring of participants and what solutions were implemented to mitigate them. These problems and challenges are universal for hybrid applications and this paper digs deep into these in the domain of large-scale, long-duration mHealth research studies. From technical issues to issues with user compliance, this paper discusses the core problems inherent to these types of studies and technologies, and how to mitigate them
Temperature dependent band structure of the Kondo insulator
We present a Qantum Monte Carlo (QMC) study of the temperature dependent
dynamics of the Kondo insulator. Working at the so-called symmetrical point
allows to perform minus-sign free QMC simulations and thus reach temperatures
of less than 1% of the conduction electron bandwidth. Study of the temperature
dependence of the single particle Green's function and dynamical spin
correlation function shows a surprisingly intricate low temperature band
structure and gives evidence for two characteristic temperatures, which we
identify with the Kondo and coherence temperature, respectively. In particular,
the data show a temperature induced metal-insulator transition at the coherence
temperature.Comment: RevTex-file, 4 PRB pages with 4 eps figures. Hardcopies of figures
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Investigation of shock waves in the relativistic Riemann problem: A comparison of viscous fluid dynamics to kinetic theory
We solve the relativistic Riemann problem in viscous matter using the
relativistic Boltzmann equation and the relativistic causal dissipative
fluid-dynamical approach of Israel and Stewart. Comparisons between these two
approaches clarify and point out the regime of validity of second-order fluid
dynamics in relativistic shock phenomena. The transition from ideal to viscous
shocks is demonstrated by varying the shear viscosity to entropy density ratio
. We also find that a good agreement between these two approaches
requires a Knudsen number .Comment: Version as published in PRC 82, 024910 (2010); 16 pages, 16 figures,
typos correcte
Elucigene FH20 and LIPOchip for the diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolaemia : a systematic review and economic evaluation
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Investigating the Use of Digital Health Technology to Monitor COVID-19 and Its Effects: Protocol for an Observational Study (Covid Collab Study)
BACKGROUND:
The ubiquity of mobile phones and increasing use of wearable fitness trackers offer a wide-ranging window into people’s health and well-being. There are clear advantages in using remote monitoring technologies to gain an insight into health, particularly under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
OBJECTIVE:
Covid Collab is a crowdsourced study that was set up to investigate the feasibility of identifying, monitoring, and understanding the stratification of SARS-CoV-2 infection and recovery through remote monitoring technologies. Additionally, we will assess the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated social measures on people’s behavior, physical health, and mental well-being.
METHODS:
Participants will remotely enroll in the study through the Mass Science app to donate historic and prospective mobile phone data, fitness tracking wearable data, and regular COVID-19–related and mental health–related survey data. The data collection period will cover a continuous period (ie, both before and after any reported infections), so that comparisons to a participant’s own baseline can be made. We plan to carry out analyses in several areas, which will cover symptomatology; risk factors; the machine learning–based classification of illness; and trajectories of recovery, mental well-being, and activity.
RESULTS:
As of June 2021, there are over 17,000 participants—largely from the United Kingdom—and enrollment is ongoing.
CONCLUSIONS:
This paper introduces a crowdsourced study that will include remotely enrolled participants to record mobile health data throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The data collected may help researchers investigate a variety of areas, including COVID-19 progression; mental well-being during the pandemic; and the adherence of remote, digitally enrolled participants.
INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID):
DERR1-10.2196/3258
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