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Three-level Dicke quantum battery
Quantum battery (QB) is the energy storage and extraction device that is
governed by the principles of quantum mechanics. Here we propose a three-level
Dicke QB and investigate its charging process by considering three quantum
optical states: a Fock state, a coherent state, and a squeezed state. The
performance of the QB in a coherent state is substantially improved compared to
a Fock and squeezed states. We find that the locked energy is positively
related to the entanglement between the charger and the battery, and
diminishing the entanglement leads to the enhancement of the ergotropy. We
demonstrate the QB system is asymptotically free as . The
stored energy becomes fully extractable when , and the charging power
follows the consistent behavior as the stored energy, independent of the
initial state of the charger.Comment: 9 Pages, 9 Figure
Exploration of the use of complementary approaches to end-of-life care: the perspectives and work of hospice palliative Buddhist chaplains in Taiwan
This study was motivated by the researcherās experience of working in end-of-life
care and by the literature review which revealed a gap in the knowledge and
understanding of the role of religious methods as complementary approaches in
managing the experience of living with a life-limiting illness in Taiwan.
Trans-cultural issues are extremely important to end-of-life care. In Taiwan, patients
approaching death have used religious methods as complementary approaches to
manage the experience of living with a life-limiting illness, and religious belief
systems shape patientsā understandings of what is happening. Current literature
coupled with the experience of palliative care personnel identified that some patients
with religious persuasions were refusing western medical treatments when they
recognised that they were in the end stage of disease because they believed that these
treatments could not control death and rebirth. However, few studies have discussed
this experience and its meaning.
Buddhist chaplains, as providers of supportive palliative care services through
therapeutic care, have presented their understanding of the way that people move
towards death and dying in Buddhist temples, universities, and in public speeches,
but not often in hospitals. Buddhist chaplainsā life experience and interpretations
influence the thinking processes and decision-making of many of those they come in
contact with, especially those who share the Buddhist faith. However, few studies
have demonstrated the way in which patients have made use of religious methods as
complementary approaches from the perspective of hospice palliative Buddhist
chaplains.
The perspectives and work of hospice palliative Buddhist chaplains regarding
āhospice palliative careā and patientsā use of religious methods as complementary
approaches in end-of-life care in Taiwan were explored. The research questions were:
(1) How do the Buddhist chaplains define āhospice palliative careā? (2) How do
Buddhist chaplains use Buddhist religious methods as complementary approaches in
clinical end-of-life care? (3) What are the experiences of Buddhist chaplains
regarding the patientsā use of Buddhist religious methods as complementary
approaches in clinical end-of-life care? (4) What are the opinions of Buddhist
chaplains regarding patientsā use of Buddhist religious methods as complementary
approaches in clinical end-of-life care?
Charmazās (2006) constructivist grounded theory method was adopted. Data
collection used triangulation and included demographic questionnaires,
semi-structured face-to-face interviews, field notes, and written memos. Purposive
sampling was used to recruit participants with rich working experiences in clinical
end-of-life care. Twenty female and two male Buddhist chaplains aged between 33
and 67 years old participated. Charmazās (2006) constructivist grounded theory,
which included comparative method, and three analytical phases (initial coding,
focused coding and theoretical coding) informed the data analysis.
The findings demonstrate that Buddhist concepts of death, the process of dying, and
the ethics and tools of the Buddhist religion formed the basis of the practice of the
chaplains who regarded compassionate care and Mahayana Buddhism as the main
content of Buddhaās teachings. All participants used aspects of Buddhist philosophy
to define āhospice palliative careā.
The final theoretical framework emerged from the data to provide a structure to
interpret āthe dynamic process of compassionate careā. Compassionate care is a
multifaceted, dynamic phenomenon practised by the chaplains. Mahayana Buddhism
provides the specific tools through which they interacted with patients creating a
sacred relationship that allowed patients to understand their context and cope with
their end-of-life experiences.
The thesis concluded that Buddhist chaplainsā understanding of compassionate care
was influenced by their educational background, hospice training courses, and
Buddhaās teachings to enable them to play important roles in end-of-life care in
Taiwan.
Recommendations are made for future studies to test the theoretical framework
regarding āthe dynamic process of compassionate careā with different professional
staff such as nurses, psychologists and mental health physicians. The findings are
also relevant for future government policy concerning the financial cost of
end-of-life care which is currently provided by Buddhist chaplains from a Charity
rather than by Taiwanese National Health Insurance. Finally it recommends that the
findings inform the future education of medical and nursing students and staff in
hospice end-of-life care in Taiwan
A Generalized Method for Gain Bandwidth Enhancement of Transmitarray Antennas Considering Oblique Incidences
Entanglement witness and entropy uncertainty of open Quantum systems under Zeno effect
The entanglement witness and the entropy uncertainty are investigated by
using the pseudomode theory for the open two-atom system under the quantum Zeno
effect. The results show that, only when the two spectrums satisfy strong
coupling with the atom, the time of entanglement witness can be prolonged and
the lower bound of the entropic uncertainty can be reduced, and the
entanglement can be witnessed many times. We also gave the corresponding
physical explanation by the non-Markovianity. The Zeno effect not only can very
effectively prolong the time of entanglement witness and reduce the lower bound
of the entropy uncertainty, but also can greatly enhance the time of
entanglement witness and reduce the entanglement value of witness
Distribution and frequency of G119S mutation in ace-1 gene within Anopheles sinensis populations from Guangxi, China
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