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BOOTSTRAPPING IN VECTOR AUTOREGRESSIONS: AN APPLICATION TO THE PORK SECTOR
Standard bootstrap method is used to generate confidence intervals (CIs) of impulse response functions of VAR and SVAR models in the pork sector. In the VAR model, the bootstrap method does not produce significant different results from Monte Carlo simulations. In the SVAR analysis, on the other hand, the bootstrap CIs are significantly different from Monte Carlo CIs after a six period forecast intervals. This suggests that the choice of method used to measure reliability of IRFs is not trivial. Furthermore, bootstrap CIs in SVAR model seem to be more stable than MC CIs, which tend to be wider in the longer horizons.Research Methods/ Statistical Methods,
Two Stages in the evolution of binary alkali Bose-Einstein condensate mixtures towards phase segregation
Two stages of quantum spinodal decomposition is proposed and analyzed for
this highly non-equilibrium process. Both time and spatial scales for the
process are found. Qualitative agreement with existing data is found. Some
cases the agreements are quantitative. Further experimental verifications are
indicated.Comment: late
A search for pre- and proto-brown dwarfs in the dark cloud Barnard 30 with ALMA
In this work we present ALMA continuum observations at 880 m of 30
sub-mm cores previously identified with APEX/LABOCA at 870m in the Barnard
30 cloud. The main goal is to characterize the youngest and lowest mass
population in the cloud. As a result, we report the detection of five (out of
30) spatially unresolved sources with ALMA, with estimated masses between 0.9
and 67 M. From these five sources, only two show gas emission. The
analysis of multi-wavelength photometry from these two objects, namely B30-LB14
and B30-LB19, is consistent with one Class II- and one Class I low-mass stellar
object, respectively. The gas emission is consistent with a rotating disk in
the case of B30-LB14, and with an oblate rotating envelope with infall
signatures in the case of LB19. The remaining three ALMA detections do not have
infrared counterparts and can be classified as either deeply embedded objects
or as starless cores if B30 members. In the former case, two of them (LB08 and
LB31) show internal luminosity upper limits consistent with Very Low Luminosity
objects, while we do not have enough information for LB10. In the starless core
scenario, and taking into account the estimated masses from ALMA and the
APEX/LABOCA cores, we estimate final masses for the central objects in the
substellar domain, so they could be classified as pre-BD core candidates.Comment: Published in A&
Consumo de drogas adictivas en alumnos de la UNCuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.
Este trabajo muestra los resultados de una encuesta realizada en 2010 sobre
consumo de drogas adictivas en alumnos de 7 Facultades de la UNCUYO y los
compara con los resultados obtenidos 12 años antes con una encuesta equivalente.
La encuesta fue semiestructurada, con 17 preguntas, autocumplimentada, individual y
anĂłnima, con una muestra de 1108 alumnos de ambos sexos. De esa encuesta se
utilizaron 7 preguntas especĂficas sobre drogas adictivas y una pregunta sobre
consumo de medicamentos en general, con 46 opciones entre las que figuraban 10
denominaciones comerciales de benzodiacepinas, como drogas adictivas de
prescripciĂłn. Para las comparaciones estadĂsticas se utilizĂł Chi cuadrado. El ranking
de drogas utilizadas fue relativamente similar en 1998 y 2010 pero, exceptuando
tabaco y âotras drogas" que se mantuvieron estables, el resto aumentĂł alrededor de 4
veces en el periodo. El 82,8% de los alumnos manifestĂł consumir alcohol (siempre +
a veces); de 1 a 5 vasos semanales el 79%. En todas las Facultades, cerveza y
Fernet encabezaron el ranquing de preferencias por bebidas alcohĂłlicas. La
prevalencia del consumo de tabaco en el total de la muestra se mantuvo constante en
1998 y 2010 (alrededor del 28%) pero el consumo entre Facultades fue variable y en
Artes fue significativamente mĂĄs elevado (42%). Siguen en el ranking marihuana con
10% de prevalencia, tranquilizantes con alrededor del 6% y cocaĂna con poco mĂĄs del 1%. Finalmente âotras drogas" (Hachis, LSD, extasis, anabĂłlicos, anfetaminas,
âhongos") representaron solamente un 3% de prevalencia. Artes y Ciencias PolĂticas
mostraron las mayores prevalencias de consumo y Derecho e IngenierĂa las menores.
Esto indica implementar acciones preventivas y correctivas particulares para cada
Facultad.This is a research on addictive drugs use by students of 7 schools of the UNCUYO.
The results of an inquire made in 2010 are compared with the results of an equivalent
inquire made 12 years before. The inquire was partially structured and consists of 17
questions, autographic, individual and anonymous, and was applied to a 1108
students sample. The inquire was devoted to ascertain use and knowledge about
prescription drugs use and comprised 7 specific questions on addictive drugs use as
well as a prescription drugs question with 46 options comprising 10 commercial
names of benzodiazepines as addictive prescription drugs. Chi square was used for
statistic comparisons. The ranking of addictive drugs use was quite similar in the 1998 and the 2010 inquires. However, excepting tobacco and âother drugs" which
prevalence remained constant, the rest of consigned drugs prevalence increased
about 4 folds in this period. The prevalence of alcohol users was about 83% (always +
some-times users) and 79% said to drank 1 to 5 glasses a week. Bear and Fernet
headed the ranking of alcoholic drinks preference. The prevalence of tobacco use in
the whole student sample was constant in both inquires (about 28%) but the amongschools use was variable; in Arts was significantly higher than that (42%). Followed in the ranking marihuana with a 10% prevalence, tranquilizers (about 6%) and cocaine with a little more than 1%. Finally, âother drugs" (Hachis, LSD, extasis, anabolics, anfetamines and funguses) represented all together a 3% prevalence. Arts and Politic Sciences Schools showed the highest prevalence in addictive drugs use and Law and Engineery the lowest. The results point to planning particular preventing and corrective actions for each School.Fil: Kaiser, L. D..
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias MĂ©dicas. Ărea FarmacologĂa.Fil: RodrĂguez, C..
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias MĂ©dicas. Ărea FarmacologĂa.Fil: Zapata, M. P..
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias MĂ©dicas. Ărea FarmacologĂa.Fil: Sacchi, O. J..
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias MĂ©dicas. Ărea FarmacologĂa.Fil: Riestra, E. C..
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias MĂ©dicas. Ărea FarmacologĂa.Fil: Aranda, L..
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias MĂ©dicas. Ărea FarmacologĂa.Fil: RodrĂguez EchandĂa, Eduardo.
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias MĂ©dicas. Ărea FarmacologĂa
Voltage rectification by a SQUID ratchet
We argue that the phase across an asymmetric dc SQUID threaded by a magnetic
flux can experience an effective ratchet (periodic and asymmetric) potential.
Under an external ac current, a rocking ratchet mechanism operates whereby one
sign of the time derivative of the phase is favored. We show that there exists
a range of parameters in which a fixed sign (and, in a narrower range, even a
fixed value) of the average voltage across the ring occurs, regardless of the
sign of the external current dc component.Comment: 4 pages, 4 EPS figures, uses psfig.sty. Revised version, to appear in
Physical Review Letters (26 August 1996
On the parallelization of molecular dynamics codes
Abstract Molecular dynamics (MD) codes present a high degree of spatial data locality and a significant amount of independent computations. However, most of the parallelization strategies are usually based on the manual transformation of sequential programs either by completely rewriting the code with message passing routines or using specific libraries intended for writing new MD programs. In this paper we propose a new library-based approach (DDLY) which supports parallelization of existing short-range MD sequential codes. The novelty of this approach is that it can directly handle the distribution of common data structures used in MD codes to represent data (arrays, Verlet lists, link cells), using domain decomposition. Thus, the insertion of run-time support for distribution and communication in a MD program does not imply significant changes to its structure. The method is simple, efficient and portable. It may be also used to extend existing parallel programming languages, such as HPF
AplicaciĂłn de la clasificaciĂłn ATC al anĂĄlisis de las prescripciones en DAMSU : I : los grupos de medicamentos que encabezan el ranking
Este es un estudio sobre utilizaciĂłn de medicamentos donde se analiza la evoluciĂłn
de la prescripción, en DAMSU de UNCuyo, de los 14 grupos terapéuticos (GT) de la
clasificación ATC, durante 4 años consecutivos. Su objetivo fue determinar la
prevalencia de las prescripciones en los 3 primeros niveles de la clasificaciĂłn. Los
datos fueron recolectados en los meses de abril, junio, setiembre y diciembre
utilizando la metodologĂa del DURG y procesados con un programa EPI INFO. Las
comparaciones estadĂsticas fueron realizadas mediante la Prueba no paramĂ©trica de
los Signos. El ranking de GT fue constante pero el total de prescripciones disminuyĂł
significativamente entre 2004 y 2007. Los GT del 1Âș nivel: S. Nervioso (N), S.
cardiovascular (C), Digestivo y Metabolismo (A) y MĂșsculo-esquelĂ©tico (M), ocuparon,
en orden decreciente, los cuatro primeros puestos del ranking durante los 4 años. De
estos GT fueron analizados los subgrupos del 2Âș y 3Âș nivel. La prescripciĂłn de
Psicolépticos + Psicoanalépticos superó a la de Analgésicos en el grupo N. En el
grupo C los Agentes Antihipertensivos, y entre ellos los IECAs, encabezaron el
ranking. Las vitaminas fueron las primeras en el GT A y el subgrupo de
Antiinflamatorios y AntirreumĂĄticos en el GT M. Se discuten estos resultados en
funciĂłn de la racionalidad de las prescripciones.This is a drug utilization research on the evolution of drug prescription in DAMSU of
UNCuyo, during 4 consecutive years, comprising the 14 therapeutic groups (TG) of
the ATC classification. The object was to determine the prescription prevalence in the
3 first levels of this classification. Data from April, June, September and December
were collected according to the DURG methodology and processed by an EPI INFO
program. Statistic comparisons were done with the nonparametric Signs Test. The TG
ranking was constant but the total drug prescription lowered significantly between
2004 and 2007. Four TG at the first level were: Nervous S. (N), Cardiovascular S. (C),
Digestive and Metabolism (A) and Muscle-Squeletal (M) shared in a decreasing order
the first 4 places of the ranking in the 4 scored years. From these TG the 2Âș and 3Âș
subgroups were analyzed. In the TG N the prescription of psychodrugs (Psycholeptics
+ Psychoanaleptics) was higher than that of Analgesics. In the TG C the Antihipertensive Agents, among which the ACEIs drugs are, did head the ranking.
Vitamins were the first in the TG A and the subgroup of Anti-inflammatory and Antirheumatics headed the TG M. Results are discussed in terms of rationality of
prescriptions.Fil: Sacchi, O. J..
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias MĂ©dicas. Departamento de PatologĂaFil: Kaiser, L. D..
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias MĂ©dicas. Departamento de PatologĂaFil: Riestra, E. C..
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias MĂ©dicas. Departamento de PatologĂaFil: RodrĂguez, C. I..
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias MĂ©dicas. Departamento de PatologĂaFil: Zapata, M. P..
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias MĂ©dicas. Departamento de PatologĂaFil: RodrĂguez EchandĂa, Eduardo.
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias MĂ©dicas. Departamento de PatologĂ
Dissipation Enhanced Asymmetric Transport in Quantum Ratchets
Quantum mechanical motion of a particle in a periodic asymmetric potential is
studied theoretically at zero temperature. It is shown based on semi-classical
approximation that the tunneling probability from one local minimum to the next
becomes asymmetric in the presence of weak oscillating field, even though there
is no macroscopic field gradient in average. Dissipation enhances this
asymmetry, and leads to a steady unidirectional current, resulting in a quantum
ratchet system.Comment: 12 pages, 2 Figures, submitted to J. Phys. Soc. Jp
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