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The equivalence of fluctuation scale dependence and autocorrelations
We define optimal per-particle fluctuation and correlation measures, relate
fluctuations and correlations through an integral equation and show how to
invert that equation to obtain precise autocorrelations from fluctuation scale
dependence. We test the precision of the inversion with Monte Carlo data and
compare autocorrelations to conditional distributions conventionally used to
study high- jet structure.Comment: 10 pages, 9 figures, proceedings, MIT workshop on correlations and
fluctuations in relativistic nuclear collision
Examining the role of sales-based CRM technology and social media use on post-sale service behaviors in India
Despite the growing recognition of the critical role of post-sale service on the salesperson-customer relationship, few studies have explored how salesperson service behaviors (SSB) are enhanced through tools such as sales-based customer relationship management (CRM) technology and social media. Using dyadic salesperson-customer data within a business-to-business context, this study analyzes the direct effects of sales-based CRM technology on the behaviors of diligence, information communication, inducements, empathy and sportsmanship. Additionally, the study examines the interactive effects of sales-based CRM technology and social media on these behaviors. The results indicate that sales-based CRM technology has a positive influence on SSBs and that salespeople using CRM technology in conjunction with social media are more likely to exhibit higher levels of SSBs than their counterparts with low social media technology use
Applicability of Monte Carlo Glauber models to relativistic heavy ion collision data
The accuracy of Monte Carlo Glauber model descriptions of minimum-bias
multiplicity frequency distributions is evaluated using data from the
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) within the context of a sensitive,
power-law representation introduced previously by Trainor and Prindle (TP).
Uncertainties in the Glauber model input and in the mid-rapidity multiplicity
frequency distribution data are reviewed and estimated using the TP centrality
methodology. The resulting errors in model-dependent geometrical quantities
used to characterize heavy ion collisions ({\em i.e.} impact parameter, number
of nucleon participants , number of binary interactions ,
and average number of binary collisions per incident participant nucleon )
are presented for minimum-bias Au-Au collisions at = 20, 62,
130 and 200 GeV and Cu-Cu collisions at = 62 and 200 GeV.
Considerable improvement in the accuracy of collision geometry quantities is
obtained compared to previous Monte Carlo Glauber model studies, confirming the
TP conclusions. The present analysis provides a comprehensive list of the
sources of uncertainty and the resulting errors in the above geometrical
collision quantities as functions of centrality. The capability of energy
deposition data from trigger detectors to enable further improvements in the
accuracy of collision geometry quantities is also discussed.Comment: 27 pages, 4 figures, 11 table
Social media and customer relationship management technologies: Influencing buyer-seller information exchanges
Highlights Social media and CRM technology aid salespeople in market sensing and customer-linking activities. Social media utilization enhance the competitive information collection abilities of the seller. CRM techpositively affects seller product information communication, which enablesbuyer information sharing intentions. Sellers capture value from buyers by CRM utilization. Seller experience has significant moderating and explanatory power regarding the use of sales technology. Abstract Due to the increasing array of sales technology, salespeople must understand how each application assists them. This study examines how business-to-business salespeople use different forms of sales technology to meet their boundary-spanning roles. Our research draws from social exchange theory and task-technology fit theory to test a model that examines how salespeople use CRM and social media technologies differentially to support competitive information collection, product information communication, and buyer information sharing. Dyadic data from industrial buyers and sellers is used to analyze the technology-behavior relationships. Our study\u27s results reveal social media use and CRM technology both positively influence buyer-seller information exchanges; however, each technology takes a distinct route to enable the information exchange between the buyer and the seller. The results also suggest that managers need to champion the use of both technology applications to their salesforce
The design, implementation, and assessment of software for use in the teaching of history
(1) In recent years nine arts-related departments at
Glasgow University have been successful in winning funds for the
creation of large databases. Although these data are being extensively
exploited for research, the great potential they offer for
undergraduate teaching remains largely untapped due to the lack of
suitably tailored software and hardware provision.
(2) Our objective is to give arts-based students access to these
complex highly structured data in the classroom without requiring
them to master difficult operating systems. In this way they would
gain valuable transferable skills in information technology. These
will enhance the historians' traditional skills of evaluating,
interpreting and presenting evidence, long recognized as useful by
employers.
(3) The scheme will require the establishment of a centrally sited
teaching laboratory comprising sixteen micro-computers and fileserver linked to the mainframe through a communications PAD. Chosen to
ensure a maximum degree of compatability, the micro-computers (with
the appropriate operating system) will be capable of acting as
terminals, as a local area network or as single workstations. A
facility technician will be employed to supervise the lab's day-to-day
running, leaving a programmer/analyst to concentrate exclusively
on applying and developing software for the three designated
courses.
(4) The software will enable students to access and scan files with
ease and submit complex search, correlative, and quantitative requests
by means of a friendly user interface. It will be possible
to generate output in alphanumeric and graphic format either online
or in hard copy. Throughout, priority will be given to transferability and portability, particularly in relation to the complementary project at the University of Edinburgh.
(5) The project will be directed by Dr. R.H. Trainor consulting
with a committee representing the participants - the departments of
Modern History, Scottish History and Economic History, the University Archives, the Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine - and the Computing Service. The latter will provide overall technical
supervision. The department of Computing Science will co-operate in
formulating an academic staff development programme. With the help
of the University adviser on teaching methods the designated courses
will be closely monitored in order to assess the value of the
particular software, hardware and teaching methods in the project
Measurements of the Crab Pulsar's Giant Radio Pulse Amplitude Power-Law Index Using Low-Frequency Arecibo and Green Bank Telescope Observations
We report two low-frequency measurements of the power-law index for the
amplitudes of giant radio pulses from the Crab pulsar. The two observations
were taken with the Arecibo and Green Bank radio telescopes at center
frequencies of 327 MHz and 350 MHz, respectively. We find best-fit values for
the differential power-law index (where and
is pulse amplitude) of and from the Arecibo and
Green Bank data sets, respectively. Both values are broadly consistent with
other values previously measured for the Crab pulsar at low radio frequencies.
These reported values may be useful in future giant pulse studies of the Crab
pulsar.Comment: 7 pages with 1 table and 1 figure. Accepted by The Astrophysical
Journa
Microwave-optical double resonance in a erbium-doped whispering-gallery-mode resonator
We showcase an erbium-doped whispering-gallery-mode resonator with optical
modes that display intrinsic quality factors better than (linewidths
less than 2 MHz), and coupling strengths to collective erbium transitions of up
to 21.2 GHz - enough to reach the ensemble strong coupling regime.
Our optical cavity sits inside a microwave resonator, allowing us to probe the
spin transition which is tuned by an external magnetic field. We show a
modified optically detected magnetic resonance measurement that measures
population transfer by a change in coupling strength rather than absorption
coefficient. This modification was enabled by the strong coupling to our modes,
and allows us to optically probe the spin transition detuned by more than the
inhomogeneous linewidth. We contrast this measurement with electron
paramagnetic resonance to experimentally show that our optical modes are
confined in a region of large microwave magnetic field and we explore how such
a geometry could be used for coherent microwave-optical transduction.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figure
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