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Religion, race and abstinence from drug use among American adolescents
https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/137867/1/occ58.pd
Drug use among black, white, Hispanic, Native American, and Asian American high school seniors (1976-1989): Prevalence, trends, and correlates (rev. ed.)
https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/137893/1/occ30.pd
Dynamics of monatomic liquids
We present a theory of the dynamics of monatomic liquids built on two basic
ideas: (1) The potential surface of the liquid contains three classes of
intersecting nearly-harmonic valleys, one of which (the ``random'' class)
vastly outnumbers the others and all whose members have the same depth and
normal mode spectrum; and (2) the motion of particles in the liquid can be
decomposed into oscillations in a single many-body valley, and nearly
instantaneous inter-valley transitions called transits. We review the
thermodynamic data which led to the theory, and we discuss the results of
molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of sodium and Lennard-Jones argon which
support the theory in more detail. Then we apply the theory to problems in
equilibrium and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, and we compare the
results to experimental data and MD simulations. We also discuss our work in
comparison with the QNM and INM research programs and suggest directions for
future research.Comment: 53 pages, 16 figures. Differs from published version in using
American English spelling and grammar (published version uses British
English
Applied Plasma Research
Contains reports on three research projects.National Science Foundation (Grant GK-10472)Joint Services Electronics Programs (U. S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U. S. Air Force) under Contract DA 28-043-AMC-02536(E
Composite nucleons in scalar and vector mean-fields
We emphasize that the composite structure of the nucleon may play quite an
important role in nuclear physics. It is shown that the momentum-dependent
repulsive force of second order in the scalar field, which plays an important
role in Dirac phenomenology, can be found in the quark-meson coupling (QMC)
model, and that the properties of nuclear matter are well described through the
quark-scalar density in a nucleon and a self-consistency condition for the
scalar field. The difference between theories of point-like nucleons and
composite ones may be seen in the change of the -meson mass in nuclear
matter if the composite nature of the nucleon suppresses contributions from
nucleon-antinucleon pair creation.Comment: 10 page
On isovector meson exchange currents in the Bethe-Salpeter approach
We investigate the nonrelativistic reduction of the Bethe-Salpeter amplitude
for the deuteron electrodisintegration near threshold energies. To this end,
two assumptions have been used in the calculations: 1) the static approximation
and 2) the one iteration approximation. Within these assumptions it is possible
to recover the nonrelativistic result including a systematic extension to
relativistic corrections. We find that the so-called pair current term can be
constructed from the -wave contribution of the deuteron Bethe-Salpeter
amplitude. The form factor that enters into the calculation of the pair current
is constrained by the manifestly gauge independent matrix elements.Comment: 15 pages, incl. 3 figures, to be published Phys. Rev.
Religion's Role in Promoting Health and Reducing Risk Among American Youth
Although past research has long documented religion's salutary impact on adult health-related behaviors and outcomes, relatively little research has examined the relationship between religion and adolescent health. This study uses large, nationally representative samples of high school seniors to examine the relationship between religion and behavioral predictors of adolescent morbidity and mortality. Relative to their peers, religious youth are less likely to engage in behaviors that compromise their health (e.g., carrying weapons, getting into fights, drinking and driving) and are more likely to behave in ways that enhance their health (e.g., proper nutrition, exercise, and rest). Multivariate analyses suggest that these relationships persist even after controlling for demographic factors, and trend analyses reveal that they have existed over time. Particularly important is the finding that religious seniors have been relatively unaffected by past and recent increases in marijuana use.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/66995/2/10.1177_109019819802500604.pd
Estimating the nuclear level density with the Monte Carlo shell model
A method for making realistic estimates of the density of levels in even-even
nuclei is presented making use of the Monte Carlo shell model (MCSM). The
procedure follows three basic steps: (1) computation of the thermal energy with
the MCSM, (2) evaluation of the partition function by integrating the thermal
energy, and (3) evaluating the level density by performing the inverse Laplace
transform of the partition function using Maximum Entropy reconstruction
techniques. It is found that results obtained with schematic interactions,
which do not have a sign problem in the MCSM, compare well with realistic
shell-model interactions provided an important isospin dependence is accounted
for.Comment: 14 pages, 3 postscript figures. Latex with RevTex. Submitted as a
rapid communication to Phys. Rev.
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Small, Low-energy, Dispersive Solar Energetic Particle Events Observed by Parker Solar Probe
The Energetic Particle Instrument–Low Energy (EPI-Lo) experiment has detected several weak, low-energy (~30–300 keV nucleon⁻¹) solar energetic particle (SEP) events during its first two closest approaches to the Sun, providing a unique opportunity to explore the sources of low-energy particle acceleration. As part of the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun (IS⊙IS) suite, EPI-Lo was designed to investigate the physics of energetic particles; however, in the special lowest-energy "time-of-flight only" product used in this study, it also responds to solar photons in a subset of approximately sunward-looking apertures lacking special light-attenuating foils. During the first three perihelia, in a frame rotating with the Sun, PSP undergoes retrograde motion, covering a 17° heliographic longitudinal range three times during the course of the ~11-day perihelion passes, permitting a unique spatial and temporal study into the location, correlation, and persistence of previously unmeasurable SEPs. We examine the signatures of these SEPs (during the first PSP perihelion pass only) and the connection to possible solar sources using remote observations from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), the Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO), and the ground-based Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG). The orientation of the Sun relative to STEREO, SDO, and GONG makes such identifications challenging, but we do have several candidates, including an equatorial coronal hole at a Carrington longitude of ~335°. To analyze observations from EPI-Lo, which is a new type of particle instrument, we examine instrumental effects and provide a preliminary separation of the ion signal from the photon background
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