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Competing Pairing Symmetries in a Generalized Two-Orbital Model for the Pnictides
We introduce and study an extended "t-U-J" two-orbital model for the
pnictides that includes Heisenberg terms deduced from the strong coupling
expansion. Including these J terms explicitly allows us to enhance the strength
of the (pi, 0)-(0, pi) spin order which favors the presence of tightly bound
pairing states even in the small clusters that are here exactly diagonalized.
The A1g and B2g pairing symmetries are found to compete in the realistic
spin-ordered and metallic regime. The dynamical pairing susceptibility
additionally unveils low-lying B1g states, suggesting that small changes in
parameters may render any of the three channels stable.Comment: submitted PRL 10/5/1
Outcomes of surgery for patients with Behcet’s disease causing aortic pseudoaneurysm: a shift from open surgery to endovascular repair
OBJECTIVES: Behcet’s disease is a form of systematic vasculitis that affects vessels of various sizes. Aortic pseudoaneurysm is one of the most important causes of death among patients with Behcet’s disease due to its high risk of rupture and associated mortality. Our study aimed to investigate the outcomes of Behcet’s disease patients with aortic pseudoaneurysms undergoing open surgery and endovascular aortic repair. METHODS: From January 2003 to September 2014, ten consecutive patients undergoing surgery for aortic pseudoaneurysm met the diagnostic criteria for Behcet’s disease. Endovascular repair was the preferred modality and open surgery was performed as an alternative. Systemic immunosuppressive medication was administered after Behcet’s disease was definitively diagnosed. RESULTS: Eight patients initially underwent endovascular repair and two patients initially underwent open surgery. The overall success rate was 90% and the only failed case involved the use of the chimney technique to reach a suprarenal location. The median follow-up duration was 23 months. There were 7 recurrences in 5 patients. The median interval between operation and recurrence was 13 months. No significant risk factors for recurrence were identified, but a difference in recurrence between treatment and non-treatment with preoperative immunosuppressive medication preoperatively was notable. Four aneurysm-related deaths occurred within the follow-up period. The overall 1-year, 3-year and 5-year survival rates were 80%, 64% and 48%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Both open surgery and endovascular repair are safe and effective for treating aortic pseudoaneurysm in Behcet’s disease patients. The results from our retrospective study indicated that immunosuppressive medication was essential to defer the occurrence and development of recurrent aneurysms
Optimal Rate of Kernel Regression in Large Dimensions
We perform a study on kernel regression for large-dimensional data (where the
sample size is polynomially depending on the dimension of the samples,
i.e., for some ). We first build a general
tool to characterize the upper bound and the minimax lower bound of kernel
regression for large dimensional data through the Mendelson complexity
and the metric entropy
respectively. When the target function falls into the RKHS associated with a
(general) inner product model defined on , we utilize the new
tool to show that the minimax rate of the excess risk of kernel regression is
when for . We then
further determine the optimal rate of the excess risk of kernel regression for
all the and find that the curve of optimal rate varying along
exhibits several new phenomena including the {\it multiple descent
behavior} and the {\it periodic plateau behavior}. As an application, For the
neural tangent kernel (NTK), we also provide a similar explicit description of
the curve of optimal rate. As a direct corollary, we know these claims hold for
wide neural networks as well
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