9,934 research outputs found
Small electron acceleration episodes in the solar corona
We study the energetics of nonthermal electrons produced in small
acceleration episodes in the solar corona. We carried out an extensive survey
spanning 2004--2015 and shortlisted 6 impulsive electron events detected at 1
AU that was not associated with large solar flares(GOES soft X-ray class
C1) or with coronal mass ejections. Each of these events had weak, but
detectable hard Xray (HXR) emission near the west limb, and were associated
with interplanetary type III bursts. In some respects, these events seem like
weak counterparts of "cold/tenuous" flares. The energy carried by the HXR
producing electron population was -- erg, while
that in the corresponding population detected at 1 AU was -- erg. The number of electrons that escape the coronal
acceleration site and reach 1 AU constitute 6 % to 148 % of those that
precipitate downwards to produce thick target HXR emission
Nucleophilicity/Electrophilicity Excess in Analyzing Molecular Electronics
Intramolecular electron transfer capability of all metal aromatic and
anti-aromatic aluminum cluster compounds is studied in terms of density
functional theory based global and local reactivity descriptors. This study
will provide important inputs towards the fabrication of the material required
for molecular electronics.Comment: 21 pages, 6 figures, 13 table
GM crops and gender issues
Correspondence in the December issue by Jonathan Gressel not only states that gender issues in rural settings have not been adequately addressed with respect to weed control biotech but also asserts that such technology can increase the quality of life of rural women in developing countries. Improved weed control is a labor-saving technology that can result in less employment in a labor surplus rural economy. Often in rural areas, wage income is the main source of income and an important determinant of the quality of life, particularly where employment opportunities are generally limited. Apart from soil preparation, planting and weeding, harvesting is also 'femanual' work that can generate more employment if yields are higher. Biotech can enhance the quality of life of women but only if the technology is associated with overall generation of rural employment
AdS (In)stability: Lessons From The Scalar Field
We argued in arXiv:1408.0624 that the quartic scalar field in AdS has
features that could be instructive for answering the gravitational stability
question of AdS. Indeed, the conserved charges identified there have recently
been observed in the full gravity theory as well. In this paper, we continue
our investigation of the scalar field in AdS and provide evidence that in the
Two-Time Formalism (TTF), even for initial conditions that are far from
quasi-periodicity, the energy in the higher modes at late times is
exponentially suppressed in the mode number. Based on this and some related
observations, we argue that there is no thermalization in the scalar TTF model
within time-scales that go as , where measures
the initial amplitude (with only low-lying modes excited). It is tempting to
speculate that the result holds also for AdS collapse.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figure
Measuring the impact of the investment climate on total factor productivity : the cases of China and Brazil
This study measures the impact of investment climate factors on total factor productivity (TFP) of firms in Brazil and China. The analysis is conducted in two steps: first an econometric production function is estimated to produce a measure of TFP at the firm level. In the second step, variation in TFP across firms is statistically related to a indicators of the investment climate as well as firm characteristics. The results yield a number of insights about the factors underlying productivity. In both countries, and in a variety of industry groups, indicators of poor investment climate, especially delays in customs clearance and interruptions in utility services, have significant negative effects on TFP. Reducing customs clearance time by one day in China could increase TFP by 2-6 percent. Indicators such as email usage have positive effects on TFP. In the case of China, state-owned firms and firms located in the interior are shown to be much less productive than privately owned firms and firms located in the east. In Brazil, the results present an interesting contrast between the apparel industry and the electronics industry. In the apparel industry, older firms in competitive markets are more productive, while in the case of electronics, newer firms with higher market shares are more productive.Economic Theory&Research,Technology Industry,Water and Industry,ICT Policy and Strategies,Economic Growth
- …