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    Conjunctive queries with negation over DL-Lite: a closer look

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    While conjunctive query (CQ) answering over DL-Lite has been studied extensively, there have been few attempts to analyse CQs with negated atoms. This paper deepens the study of the problem. Answering CQs with safe negation and CQs with a single inequality over DL-Lite with role inclusions is shown to be undecidable, even for a fixed TBox and query.Without role inclusions, answering CQs with one inequality is P-hard and with two inequalities CoNP-hard in data complexity

    On the evolution of a large class of inhomogeneous scalar field cosmologies

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    The asymptotic behaviour of a family of inhomogeneous scalar field cosmologies with exponential potential is studied. By introducing new variables we can perform an almost complete analysis of the evolution of these cosmologies. Unlike the homogeneous case (Bianchi type solutions), when k^2<2 the models do not isotropize due to the presence of the inhomogeneitiesComment: 23 pages, 1 figure. Submitted to Classical and Quantum Gravit

    Evidences of evanescent Bloch waves in Phononic Crystals

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    We show both experimentally and theoretically the evanescent behaviour of modes in the Band Gap (BG) of finite Phononic Crystal (PC). Based on experimental and numerical data we obtain the imaginary part of the wave vector in good agreement with the complex band structures obtained by the Extended Plane Wave Expansion (EPWE). The calculated and measured acoustic field of a localized mode out of the point defect inside the PC presents also evanescent behaviour. The correct understanding of evanescent modes is fundamental for designing narrow filters and wave guides based on Phononic Crystals with defects.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figure

    Immersive education: What does the future hold? J.UCS special issue

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    The Exact MSSM Spectrum from String Theory

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    We show the existence of realistic vacua in string theory whose observable sector has exactly the matter content of the MSSM. This is achieved by compactifying the E_8 x E_8 heterotic superstring on a smooth Calabi-Yau threefold with an SU(4) gauge instanton and a Z_3 x Z_3 Wilson line. Specifically, the observable sector is N=1 supersymmetric with gauge group SU(3)_C x SU(2)_L x U(1)_Y x U(1)_{B-L}, three families of quarks and leptons, each family with a right-handed neutrino, and one Higgs-Higgs conjugate pair. Importantly, there are no extra vector-like pairs and no exotic matter in the zero mode spectrum. There are, in addition, 6 geometric moduli and 13 gauge instanton moduli in the observable sector. The holomorphic SU(4) vector bundle of the observable sector is slope-stable.Comment: 15 pages, LaTeX; v2: Hidden sector is unstable, symbol typesetting error corrected, clarifications and references added; v3: New discussion of hidden secto

    Fast determination of toxic diethylene glycol in toothpaste by ultra-performance liquid chromatography–time of flight mass spectrometry

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    A rapid method for determining diethylene glycol (DEG) in toothpaste based on the use of ultraperformance liquid chromatography (UPLC) coupled to time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF-MS) has been developed. The method has been validated in toothpaste samples spiked at different levels, 0.005, 0.1 and 5%, obtaining satisfactory recoveries (74–98%) and relative standard deviations (<4%). Quantification was carried out by using matrix-matched standards calibration. The developed method was applied to several types of toothpaste, making identification and quantification of DEG and other polyethylene glycols (PEG) feasible with very little sample manipulation, as only extraction with water is required. The excellent sensitivity of TOF-MS analysis performed in fullscan acquisition mode allowed the determination of DEG at concentration levels as low as 0.005% in samples and its reliable identification via the mass accuracy measurements provided by this instrument (<5 ppm

    Gravitational lensing by spherically symmetric lenses with angular momentum

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    Following Sereno (2002a), we discuss the bending of light rays by spherically symmetric lenses with angular momentum. For several astrophysical systems, such as white dwarfs and galaxies, gravitomagnetism induces a correction on the deflection angle as large as 0.1%.Comment: 6 pages, To appear in A&

    A new scenario for string unification

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    We present a new scenario for gauge coupling unification in flipped SU(5) string models, which identifies the M32M_{32} scale of SU(3) and SU(2) unification with the empirical MLEP101516M_{\rm LEP}\sim10^{15-16}~GeV scale, and the M51M_{51} scale of SU(5) and U(1) unification with the theoretical Mstring5×1017M_{\rm string}\sim5\times10^{17}~GeV string unification scale. The vacuum shift necessary for the cancellation of the anomalous UA(1)\rm U_A(1) and an SU(4) hidden sector with fractionally-charged particles, play a crucial role in the dynamical determination of all intermediate mass scales in this scenario.Comment: 8 pages, LaTeX, 2 figures (uuencoded

    Análisis del decaimiento de Quercus Suber a escala regional en Andalucía: aplicación para una gestión eficaz

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    1 página. Comunicación oral presentada en la Sesión Ecología y Ecofisiología de la referida Reunión, celebrada en Huelva, 9-11, noviembre, 2011.Los sistemas forestales se están viendo afectados por el cambio global, uno de cuyos principales impulsores es el cambio climático. Actualmente estos cambios ocurren a mayor velocidad de la experimentada hasta ahora a lo largo de la evolución, lo que provoca una gran incertidumbre sobre la capacidad de adaptación de muchas especies. Como consecuencia es necesario conocer la dinámica de los sistemas forestales y los efectos del cambio global para dirigir todos los esfuerzos de gestión hacia objetivos alcanzables para la conservación de estos sistemas y sus valores.Peer reviewe
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