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Valley Contrasting Magnetoluminescence in Monolayer MoS Quantum Hall Systems
The valley dependent optical selection rules in recently discovered monolayer
group-VI transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) make possible optical control
of valley polarization, a crucial step towards valleytronic applications.
However, in presence of Landaul level(LL) quantization such selection rules are
taken over by selection rules between the LLs, which are not necessarily valley
contrasting. Using MoS as an example we show that the spatial
inversion-symmetry breaking results in unusual valley dependent inter-LL
selection rules, which directly locks polarization to valley. We find a
systematic valley splitting for all Landau levels (LLs) in the quantum Hall
regime, whose magnitude is linearly proportional to the magnetic field and in
comparable with the LL spacing. Consequently, unique plateau structures are
found in the optical Hall conductivity, which can be measured by the
magneto-optical Faraday rotations
Pathological Evidence Exploration in Deep Retinal Image Diagnosis
Though deep learning has shown successful performance in classifying the
label and severity stage of certain disease, most of them give few evidence on
how to make prediction. Here, we propose to exploit the interpretability of
deep learning application in medical diagnosis. Inspired by Koch's Postulates,
a well-known strategy in medical research to identify the property of pathogen,
we define a pathological descriptor that can be extracted from the activated
neurons of a diabetic retinopathy detector. To visualize the symptom and
feature encoded in this descriptor, we propose a GAN based method to synthesize
pathological retinal image given the descriptor and a binary vessel
segmentation. Besides, with this descriptor, we can arbitrarily manipulate the
position and quantity of lesions. As verified by a panel of 5 licensed
ophthalmologists, our synthesized images carry the symptoms that are directly
related to diabetic retinopathy diagnosis. The panel survey also shows that our
generated images is both qualitatively and quantitatively superior to existing
methods.Comment: to appear in AAAI (2019). The first two authors contributed equally
to the paper. Corresponding Author: Feng L
Joint beamforming design for secure RIS-assisted IoT networks
This paper studies secure communication in an internet-of-things (IoT) network, where the confidential signal is sent by an active refracting reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-based transmitter, and a passive reflective RIS is utilized to improve the secrecy performance of users in the presence of multiple eavesdroppers. Specifically, we aim to maximize the weighted sum secrecy rate by jointly designing the power allocation, transmit beamforming (BF) of the refracting RIS, and the phase shifts of the reflective RIS. To solve the non-convex optimization problem, we propose a linearization method to approximate the objective function into a linear form. Then, an alternating optimization (AO) scheme is proposed to jointly optimize the power allocation factors, BF vector and phase shifts, where the first one is found using the Lagrange dual method, while the latter two are obtained by utilizing the penalty dual decomposition method. Moreover, considering the demands of green and secure communications, by applying the Dinkelbach’s method, we extend our proposed scheme to solving a secrecy energy maximization problem. Finally, simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed design
Quasiperiodic tilings under magnetic field
We study the electronic properties of a two-dimensional quasiperiodic tiling,
the isometric generalized Rauzy tiling, embedded in a magnetic field. Its
energy spectrum is computed in a tight-binding approach by means of the
recursion method. Then, we study the quantum dynamics of wave packets and
discuss the influence of the magnetic field on the diffusion and spectral
exponents. Finally, we consider a quasiperiodic superconducting wire network
with the same geometry and we determine the critical temperature as a function
of the magnetic field.Comment: 6 pages, 5 EPS figure
Sophocarpine Protects Mice from ConA-Induced Hepatitis via Inhibition of the IFN-Gamma/STAT1 Pathway
Model Seleksi Premi Asuransi Jiwa Dwiguna untuk Kasus Multiple Decrement
This article discusses a select survival model for the case of multiple decrements in evaluating endowment life insurance premium for person currently aged ( + ) years, who is selected at age with ℎ years selection period. The case of multiple decrements in this case is limited to two cases. The calculation of the annual premium is done by prior evaluating of the single premium, and the present value of annuity depends on theconstant force assumption
Storage of multiple single-photon pulses emitted from a quantum dot in a solid-state quantum memory
Quantum repeaters are critical components for distributing entanglement over
long distances in presence of unavoidable optical losses during transmission.
Stimulated by Duan-Lukin-Cirac-Zoller protocol, many improved quantum-repeater
protocols based on quantum memories have been proposed, which commonly focus on
the entanglement-distribution rate. Among these protocols, the elimination of
multi-photons (multi-photon-pairs) and the use of multimode quantum memory are
demonstrated to have the ability to greatly improve the
entanglement-distribution rate. Here, we demonstrate the storage of
deterministic single photons emitted from a quantum dot in a
polarization-maintaining solid-state quantum memory; in addition,
multi-temporal-mode memory with , and narrow single-photon pulses
is also demonstrated. Multi-photons are eliminated, and only one photon at most
is contained in each pulse. Moreover, the solid-state properties of both
sub-systems make this configuration more stable and easier to be scalable. Our
work will be helpful in the construction of efficient quantum repeaters based
on all-solid-state devicesComment: Published version, including supplementary materia
Comparing the techniques and outcomes of laparoscopic transverse colectomy to laparoscopic hemicolectomy in mid-transverse colon cancer resection
IntroductionThe mid-transverse colon cancer is relatively uncommon in all colon cancers and the optimal surgical approach of mid-transverse colon cancer remains debatable.Aim and ObjectivesOur study aimed to depict the techniques and outcomes of laparoscopic transverse colectomy in one single clinical center and compare this surgical approach to traditional laparoscopic right hemicolectomy and laparoscopic left hemicolectomy.MethodThis was a retrospective cohort study of patients with mid-transverse colon cancer in one single clinical center from February 2012 to October 2020. The enrolled patients were divided into two groups undergoing laparoscopic transverse colectomy and laparoscopic right/left hemicolectomy, respectively. The intraoperative, postoperative complications, oncological outcomes and functional outcomes were compared between the two groups. The primary endpoint was disease free survival (DFS).ResultsThe study enrolled 70 patients with 40 patients undergoing laparoscopic transverse colectomy and 30 patients undergoing laparoscopic hemicolectomy. The intraoperative accidental hemorrhage and multiple organ resection occurred similarly in the two groups. In transverse colectomy, caudal-to-cephalic approach was likely to harvest more lymph nodes although require more operation time than cephalic-to-caudal approach (23.1 ± 14.3 vs. 13.4 ± 5.4 lymph nodes, P = 0.004; 184.3 ± 37.1 min vs. 146.3 ± 44.4 min, P = 0.012). The laparoscopic transverse colectomy was marginally associated with lower incidence of overall postoperative complications and shorter postoperative hospital stay although without statistical significance (8(20.0%) vs. 12(40.0%), P = 0.067; 7(5–12) vs. 7(5–18), P = 0.060). The 3-year DFS showed no significant difference (3-year DFS 89.7% in transverse colectomy vs. 89.9% in hemicolectomy, P = 0.688) between the two groups. The alternating consistency of defecation occurred significantly less after laparoscopic transverse colectomy than laparoscopic hemicolectomy (15(51.7%) vs. 20(80.0%), P = 0.030).ConclusionThe laparoscopic transverse colectomy is technically feasible with satisfactory oncological and functional outcomes for mid-transverse colon cancer. Performing the caudal-to-cephalic approach might be more advantageous in lymphadenectomy
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