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Dynamic scaling in the 2D Ising spin glass with Gaussian couplings
We carry out simulated annealing and employ a generalized Kibble-Zurek
scaling hypothesis to study the 2D Ising spin glass with normal-distributed
couplings. The system has an equilibrium glass transition at temperature .
From a scaling analysis when at different annealing
velocities, we extract the dynamic critical exponent , i.e., the exponent
relating the relaxation time to the system length ; .
We find for both the Edwards-Anderson spin-glass order
parameter and the excess energy. This is different from a previous study of the
system with bimodal couplings [S. J. Rubin, N. Xu, and A. W. Sandvik, Phys.
Rev. E {\bf 95}, 052133 (2017)] where the dynamics is faster and the above two
quantities relax with different exponents (and that of the energy is larger).
We here argue that the different behaviors arise as a consequence of the
different low-energy landscapes---for normal-distributed couplings the ground
state is unique (up to a spin reflection) while the system with bimodal
couplings is massively degenerate. Our results reinforce the conclusion of
anomalous entropy-driven relaxation behavior in the bimodal Ising glass. In the
case of a continuous coupling distribution, our results presented here indicate
that, although Kibble-Zurek scaling holds, the perturbative behavior normally
applying in the slow limit breaks down, likely due to quasi-degenerate states,
and the scaling function takes a different form.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figure
Unified nonequilibrium dynamical theory for exchange bias and training effects
We investigate the exchange bias and training effects in the FM/AF
heterostructures using a unified Monte Carlo dynamical approach. This real
dynamical method has been proved reliable and effective in simulating dynamical
magnetization of nanoscale magnetic systems. The magnetization of the
uncompensated AF layer is still open after the first field cycling is finished.
Our simulated results show obvious shift of hysteresis loops (exchange bias)
and cycling dependence of exchange bias (training effect) when the temperature
is below 45 K. The exchange bias fields decrease with decreasing the cooling
rate or increasing the temperature and the number of the field cycling. With
the simulations, we show the exchange bias can be manipulated by controlling
the cooling rate, the distributive width of the anisotropy energy, or the
magnetic coupling constants. Essentially, these two effects can be explained on
the basis of the microscopical coexistence of both reversible and irreversible
moment reversals of the AF domains. Our simulated results are useful to really
understand the magnetization dynamics of such magnetic heterostructures. This
unified nonequilibrium dynamical method should be applicable to other exchange
bias systems.Comment: Chin. Phys. B, in pres
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Radio Resource Management for Satellite UMTS. Dynamic scheduling algorithm for a UMTS-compatible satellite network.
The third generation of mobile communication systems introduce
interactive Multicast and Unicast multimedia services at a fast data rate of
up to 2 Mbps and is expected to complete the globalization of the mobile
telecommunication systems. The implementation of these services on
satellite systems, particularly for broadcast and multicast applications to
complement terrestrial services is ideal since satellite systems are capable
of providing global coverage in areas not served by terrestrial
telecommunication services. However, the main bottleneck of such
systems is the scarcity of radio resources for supporting multimedia
applications which has resulted in the rapid growth in research efforts for
deriving efficient radio resource management techniques. This issue is
addressed in this thesis, where the main emphasis is to design a dynamic
scheduling framework and algorithm that can improve the overall
performance of the radio resource management strategy of a UMTS
compatible satellite network, taking into account the unique characteristics
of wireless channel conditions.
This thesis will initially be focused on the design of the network and
functional architecture of a UMTS -compatible satellite network. Based on
this architecture, an effective scheduling framework is designed, which
can provide different types of resource assigning strategies. A functional
model of scheduler is defined to describe the behaviours and interactions
between different functional entities.
An OPNET simulation model with a complete network protocol stack is
developed to validate the performance of the scheduling algorithms
implemented in the satellite network. Different types of traffic are
considered for the OPNET simulation, such as the Poisson Process, ONOFF
Source and Self Similar Process, so that the performance of
scheduling algorithm can be analyzed for different types of services.
A novel scheduling algorithm is proposed to optimise the channel
utilisation by considering the characteristics of the wireless channel, which
are bursty and location dependent. In order to overcome the channel
errors, different code rates are applied for the user under different channel
conditions. The proposed scheduling algorithm is designed to give higher
priority to users with higher code rate, so that the throughput of network is
optimized and at the same time, maintaining the end users¿ service level
agreements. The fairness of the proposed scheduling algorithm is
validated using OPNET simulation. The simulation results show that the
algorithm can fairly allocate resource to different connections not only
among different service classes but also within the same service class
depending on their QoS attributes.Inmarsat Global Ltd. BGAN and the European Space Agency (ESA
Microsecond Unfolding Kinetics of Sheep Prion Protein Reveals an Intermediate that Correlates with Susceptibility to Classical Scrapie
AbstractThe microsecond folding and unfolding kinetics of ovine prion proteins (ovPrP) were measured under various solution conditions. A fragment comprising residues 94–233 of the full-length ovPrP was studied for four variants with differing susceptibilities to classical scrapie in sheep. The observed biexponential unfolding kinetics of ovPrP provides evidence for an intermediate species. However, in contrast to previous results for human PrP, there is no evidence for an intermediate under refolding conditions. Global analysis of the kinetic data, based on a sequential three-state mechanism, quantitatively accounts for all folding and unfolding data as a function of denaturant concentration. The simulations predict that an intermediate accumulates under both folding and unfolding conditions, but is observable only in unfolding experiments because the intermediate is optically indistinguishable from the native state. The relative population of intermediates in two ovPrP variants, both transiently and under destabilizing equilibrium conditions, correlates with their propensities for classical scrapie. The variant susceptible to classical scrapie has a larger population of the intermediate state than the resistant variant. Thus, the susceptible variant should be favored to undergo the PrPC to PrPSc conversion and oligomerization
Technology demonstrator of a novel software defined radio-based aeronautical communications system
YesThis paper presents the architectural design, software implementation, the validation and flight trial results of an aeronautical
communications system developed within the Seamless Aeronautical Networking through integration of Data links Radios and Antennas (SANDRA) project funded by the European 7th Framework Aeronautics and Transport Programme. Based on
Software Defined Radio (SDR) techniques, an Integrated Modular Radio (IMR) platform was developed to accommodate
several radio technologies. This can drastically reduce the size, weight and cost in avionics with respect to current radio
systems implemented as standalone equipment. In addition, the modular approach ensures the possibility to dynamically
reconfigure each radio element to operate on a specific type of radio link. A radio resource management (RRM) framework is
developed in the IMR consisting of a communication manager for the resource allocation and management of the different
radio links and a radio adaptation manager to ensure protocol convergence through IP. The IMR has been validated though
flight trials held at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany in June 2013. The results presented in the paper validate the flexibility and
scalability of the IMR platform and demonstrate seamless service coverage across different airspace domains through
interworking between the IMR and other components of the SANDRA network.European Commissio
10-qubit entanglement and parallel logic operations with a superconducting circuit
Here we report on the production and tomography of genuinely entangled
Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger states with up to 10 qubits connecting to a bus
resonator in a superconducting circuit, where the resonator-mediated
qubit-qubit interactions are used to controllably entangle multiple qubits and
to operate on different pairs of qubits in parallel. The resulting 10-qubit
density matrix is unambiguously probed, with a fidelity of .
Our results demonstrate the largest entanglement created so far in solid-state
architectures, and pave the way to large-scale quantum computation.Comment: Revised version with 16 pages, 13 figures, and 2 table
"Genotype-first" approaches on a curious case of idiopathic progressive cognitive decline
Background
In developing countries, many cases with rare neurological diseases remain undiagnosed due to limited diagnostic experience. We encountered a case in China where two siblings both began to develop idiopathic progressive cognitive decline starting from age six, and were suspected to have an undiagnosed neurological disease.
Methods
Initial clinical assessments included review of medical history, comprehensive physical examination, genetic testing for metabolic diseases, blood tests and brain imaging. We performed exome sequencing with Agilent SureSelect exon capture and Illumina HiSeq2000 platform, followed by variant annotation and selection of rare, shared mutations that fit a recessive model of inheritance. To assess functional impacts of candidate variants, we performed extensive biochemical tests in blood and urine, and examined their possible roles by protein structure modeling.
Results
Exome sequencing identified NAGLU as the most likely candidate gene with compound heterozygous mutations (chr17:40695717C > T and chr17:40693129A > G in hg19 coordinate), which were documented to be pathogenic. Sanger sequencing confirmed the recessive patterns of inheritance, leading to a genetic diagnosis of Sanfilippo syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB). Biochemical tests confirmed the complete loss of activity of alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase (encoded by NAGLU) in blood, as well as significantly elevated dermatan sulfate and heparan sulfate in urine. Structure modeling revealed the mechanism on how the two variants affect protein structural stability.
Conclusions
Successful diagnosis of a rare genetic disorder with an atypical phenotypic presentation confirmed that such “genotype-first” approaches can particularly succeed in areas of the world with insufficient medical genetics expertise and with cost-prohibitive in-depth phenotyping
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