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Comment on the Nature of the and Mesons
Two charm-strange mesons, the and the , have
recently been observed by several experiments. There has been speculation in
the literature that the is the state and
the is the state. In this paper we explore
this and other explanations in the context of the relativized quark model and
the pseudoscalar emission decay model. We conclude that the is
most likely the state and the is most
likely the state with the resonances also
contributing to the observed signals and explaining the observed ratios of
branching ratios to and final states. We point out that measuring
the spin can support or eliminate this explanation and that
there are six excited states in this mass region; the , ,
, and two states. Observing some of the missing states
would help confirm the nature of the and the
states.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figure
Comment on 's and the H1 and ZEUS High Anomalies
We investigate the effects of extra neutral gauge bosons on the high
region of the cross section at GeV. We found
that the only models with electroweak strength coupling, typical of extended
gauge theories, that give a better fit to the H1 and ZEUS high data than
the standard model, are ruled out by existing data from the Tevatron. From
general scaling arguments, using the allowed contact interactions, the only
allowed models with 's would be those with strong couplings although even
in this case the statistical evidence is not compelling.Comment: Latex file uses revtex version 3, epsfig, 1 postscript figure is
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A robotic platform for high-throughput electrochemical analysis of chalcopyrite leaching
A novel robotic platform for combinatorial screening of ionic liquid-based Cu extraction from chalcopyrite with real-time, in situ monitoring of dissolved copper.</p
Emotional and psychosomatic disorders in general practice
The knowledge of the genesis of emotional and psychosomatic illnesses is of paramount importance in medicine. This paper is an attempt to obtain a perspective of the problem as it presents itself to the general practitioner. It consists of (a), a study of the incidence of emotional and psychosomatic illnesses in general practice, and (b) of a study of the causes of such illnesses. 950 cases were studied consecutively in the month of November, 1969 as they attended the office. A case would be classified as psychosomatic on 3 conditions: (1) The condition must belong to one of those listed as possibly psychosomatic. (2) The patient must admit to an emotional disturbance. (3) The emotional disturbance must precede the somatic condition. In this study an attempt was made to trace the relationship between life events and emotional illness. According to this study the catastrophic events are: ill-health in a household member, bereavement, son or daughter leaving home, demotion or loss of a job, menopause, alcoholic spouse, and separation from parents or next of kin.peer-reviewe
A Time-series Forecasting Model for Windhoek Rainfall, Namibia
The objective of the study was to use time series forecasting techniques to model Windhoek rainfall based on secondary monthly data from 1891 to 2011. Descriptive summary statistics in the form of measures of centrality and dispersion, time series plots, and autocorrelation functions were generated using R time series statistical software. The Box Jenkin’s ARIMA modelling procedure (model identification, model estimation, model validation) was used to determine the best models for the data. Model diagnostics based on residual analysis were performed to assess the adequacy of the identified models. The final model was then used to forecast monthly rainfall for Windhoek up to year 2047. The forecast values suggest that for instance in the 2046/47 , the winter season monthly rainfall point estimates are around 15mm (June 14.5mm; July 14.5 mm; and August 14.3mm) which can technically be higher than expected. However, the lower 95% confidence limits for the same winter months are zero highlighting the possibility of no rainfall during those periods. Based on the ARIMA modelling of the Windhoek rainfall, despite the seasonal and irregular fluctuations, the mean monthly rainfall levels did not suggest an upward or downward trend over the century. Even though the results indicate constant mean monthly rainfall, the limitation of the results is that the analysis is based on a small spatial area to completely rule out climate change effects. Therefore, more adaptive governance initiatives should be explored on the available secondary sources for water security and the sustainable development of the USB
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