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Identifying Arkansas Food Desert Blocks Suitable for a Peer-to-Peer Modeled Food Redistribution Program
Abstract
Nearly 10% of Americans reside in low-income urban food deserts which are low-income areas that lack access to affordable and nutritious foods. Food deserts in Arkansas contribute to a food insecurity rate above the national average, making it one of the most food insecure states in the country. Increased internet usage and consumer interest in sharing based companies contribute to the idea of a sharing, or peer-to-peer (P2P) style food redistribution program. The objective of this study is to identify which of the 186,211census blocks in the state of Arkansas are food deserts and best suited for and in the most need, based on an identified set of criteria, of a P2P food redistribution program. A multi-criteria decision analysis was conducted using population, internet access, vulnerable communities, and vehicle availability as criteria. Results suggest that based upon the close proximity of priority areas, transportation access, ethnic/racial diversity, and the number of possible collection locations, Pulaski County be targeted for a P2P food redistribution pilot program
Electronic Raman scattering of Tl-2223 and the symmetry of the supercon- ducting gap
Single crystalline Tl2Ba2Ca2Cu3O10 was studied using electronic Raman
scattering. The renormalization of the scattering continuum was investigated as
a function of the scattering geometry to determine the superconducting energy
gap 2Delta(k). The A1g- and B2g-symmetry component show a linear frequency
behaviour of the scattering intensity with a peak related to the energy gap,
while the B1g-symmetry component shows a characteristic behaviour at higher
frequencies. The observed frequency dependencies are consistent with a
dx^2-y^2-wave symmetry of the gap and yield a ratio of 2Delta/k_BT_c=7.4. With
the polarization of the scattered and incident light either parallel or
perpendicular to the CuO2-planes a strong anisotropy due to the layered
structure was detected, which indicates an almost 2 dimensional behaviour of
this system.Comment: 2 pages, Postscript-file including 2 figures. Accepted for
publication in the Proceedings of the M^2SHTSC IV Conference, Grenoble
(France), 5-9 July 1994. Proceedings to be published in Physica C. Contact
address: [email protected]
Lasing on a narrow transition in a cold thermal strontium ensemble
Highly stable laser sources based on narrow atomic transitions provide a
promising platform for direct generation of stable and accurate optical
frequencies. Here we investigate a simple system operating in the
high-temperature regime of cold atoms. The interaction between a thermal
ensemble of Sr at mK temperatures and a medium-finesse cavity produces
strong collective coupling and facilitates high atomic coherence which causes
lasing on the dipole forbidden SP transition. We
experimentally and theoretically characterize the lasing threshold and
evolution of such a system, and investigate decoherence effects in an
unconfined ensemble. We model the system using a Tavis-Cummings model, and
characterize velocity-dependent dynamics of the atoms as well as the dependency
on the cavity-detuning.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figure
Ion observations from geosynchronous orbit as a proxy for ion cyclotron wave growth during storm times
[1] There is still much to be understood about the processes contributing to relativistic electron enhancements and losses in the radiation belts. Wave particle interactions with both whistler and electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves may precipitate or accelerate these electrons. This study examines the relation between EMIC waves and resulting relativistic electron flux levels after geomagnetic storms. A proxy for enhanced EMIC waves is developed using Los Alamos National Laboratory Magnetospheric Plasma Analyzer plasma data from geosynchronous orbit in conjunction with linear theory. In a statistical study using superposed epoch analysis, it is found that for storms resulting in net relativistic electron losses, there is a greater occurrence of enhanced EMIC waves. This is consistent with the hypothesis that EMIC waves are a primary mechanism for the scattering of relativistic electrons and thus cause losses of such particles from the magnetosphere
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