38 research outputs found
Quantum Information processing by NMR: Preparation of pseudopure states and implementation of unitary operations in a single-qutrit system
Theoretical Quantum Information Processing (QIP) has matured from the use of
qubits to the use of qudits (systems having states> 2). Where as most of the
experimental implementations have been performed using qubits, little
experimental work has been carried out using qudits as yet. In this paper we
demonstrate experimental realization of a qutrit system by nuclear magnetic
resonance (NMR), utilizing deuterium (spin-1) nuclei partially oriented in
liquid crystalline phase. Preparation of pseudopure states and implementation
of unitary operations are demonstrated in this single-qutrit system, using
transition selective pulses.Comment: 11 pages, 2 figure
The detection of possible transient Quasi-Periodic Oscillations in the -ray light curve of PKS 0244-470 and 4C+38.41
The continuous monitoring capability of Fermi-LAT has enabled the exploration
of Quasi-Periodic Oscillations (QPOs) in the -ray light curve of blazar
that has given a new perspective to probe these source and jet physics over a
wide range of time scales. We report the presence of transient QPOs in the
long-term -ray light curve of blazars PKS 0244-470 \& 4C +38.41. We
first identified different flux states using the Bayesian Block algorithm and
then explored the possible transient QPOs in the segments of each flux phase
where the flux level changes over fairly regular intervals. Combining this with
source intrinsic variance, we identified two flux phases for PKS 0244-470: one
activity (AP-1) and one quiescent phase (QP-1). For 4C+38.41, we similarly
identified four activity (AP-1, AP-2, AP-3, and AP-4) and two quiescent (QP-1
and QP-2) phases. AP-1 phase of PKS 0244-470 shows QPO of 225 days
persisting for 8 cycles ( 4.1 ). In 4C+38.41, AP-1 and AP-2
phases show QPO of 110 days and 60 days, respectively, persisting
for 5 cycles. In AP-3, we identified three sub-phases, and all show a
week scale recurrent rise with five complete cycles, while in QP-1, we could
identify 2 sub-phases (Q1 and Q2). Q1 phase shows a significant period of
104 days with six complete cycles. Q2 phase also shows significant QPO
but with only 3.7 cycles. All the detections are locally significant
with at least four or more cycles. We discuss the possible origin and argue
that the current driven kink instability and curved jet model seem the most
likely cause for shorter and longer QPOs though the latter requires continuous
acceleration or injection of particles to explain these
AN OPD BASED PROSPECTIVE EXPLORATORY STUDY OF DERMATOPHYTOSIS - FOCUS ON TREATMENT OUTCOMES, MEDICATION ADHERENCE, AND QUALITY OF LIFE
Objective: The study was planned primarily to judge the effectiveness, safety, and adherence of the prescribed treatments in dermatophytosis along with the effect on the Quality of Life (QoL) of the affected individuals.
Methods: In this prospective observational study, spanning over 5 months, participants (dermatophytosis patients) were assessed at baseline and 6 week-follow-up at study site. Information about their clinical presentation, QoL (Quality of Life) parameters, medication adherence, and adverse drug reaction (ADR) were entered in the Case Report Form (CRF) prepared by utilizing global standard tools such as 5D-itch scale, Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS), and WHO-ADR reporting form respectively.
Results: Total 60 subjects (33 males and 27 females) had completed the study. Overall, tinea cruris (40%) was the most common variety followed by combination of tinea corporis and cruris (35%), tinea corporis (20%), and tinea incognito (3%). Pruritus was the predominant symptom. There was a significant (p<0.001) improvement of both 5D-itch & DLQI scores from baseline to follow-up stage (after 6 weeks). Treatment regimens were well tolerated (only eight subjects reported any adverse event such as gastric irritation and sedation). Medication adherence to the prescribed treatment was good; (mean MARS score 7.588±1.82). Mostly prescribed regimen was a combination of antifungal (oral plus topical) and antihistamine tablet (58/60, 96.66%). The most common drug combination was capsule itraconazole, luliconazole cream, and cetirizine or levocetirizine tablet with or without ketoconazole soap (35/60, 58.33%).
Conclusion: Prescribed treatment regimen for dermatophytosis was effective, tolerable, acceptable with high medication adherence and also improved the QoL of the study subjects
Characterizing the optical nature of the blazar S5 1803+784 during its 2020 flare
We report the results from our study of the blazar S5 1803+784 carried out
using the quasi-simultaneous , , , and observations from May 2020
to July 2021 on 122 nights. Our observing campaign detected the historically
bright optical flare during MJD 59063.5MJD 59120.5. We also found the source
in its brightest (= 13.617) and faintest (= 15.888) states
till date. On 13 nights, covering both flaring and non-flaring periods, we
searched for the intraday variability using the power-enhanced test and the
nested ANOVA test. We found significant variability in 2 out of these 13
nights. However, no such variability was detected during the flaring period.
From the correlation analysis, we observed that the emission in all optical
bands were strongly correlated with a time lag of 0 days. To get
insights into its dominant emission mechanisms, we generated the optical
spectral energy distributions of the source on 79 nights and estimated the
spectral indices by fitting the simple power law. Spectral index varied from
1.392 to 1.911 and showed significant variations with time and band
magnitude. We have detected a mild bluer-when-brighter trend (BWB) during the
whole monitoring period while a much stronger BWB trend during the flare. We
also carried out a periodicity search using four different methods and found no
significant periodicity during our observation duration. Based on the analysis
during the flaring state of the source one can say that the emissions most
likely originate from the jet rather than the accretion disk.Comment: 17 pages, 8 figures, 7 tables, accepted for publication in The
Astrophysical Journal (ApJ
Quasi-periodic oscillation detected in -rays in blazar PKS 0346-27
We present a variability study of the blazar PKS 0346-27 from December 2018
to January 2022 in its archival -ray observation by Fermi-LAT. We use
the Lomb-Scargle periodogram and the weighted wavelet transform methods in
order to detect the presence of periodicity/quasi-periodicity and localize this
feature in time and frequency space. The significance of the periodicity
feature has been estimated using the Monte-Carlo simulation approach. We have
also determined the global significance of the periodicity to test the
robustness of our claim. To explore the most probable scenario, we modeled the
light curve with both a straight jet and a curved jet model. We detect a
periodicity feature of 100 days duration for the entire period of
observation with a statistical significance of , which amounts to a
99.7\% confidence level. The global significance of this feature is found to be
96.96\%. Based on the Akaike Information Criteria, the most probable
explanation is that the observed emission is enhanced due to the helical motion
of a blob within a curved jet. The origin of this QPO is very likely a region
of enhanced emission moving helically inside a curved jet. This work presents
strong evidence for jet curvature in the source and an independent (albeit a
little serendipitous) procedure to estimate the curvature in blazar jets.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures, Accepted for publication in A&A, in Pres
Experimental implementation of local adiabatic evolution algorithms by an NMR quantum information processor
Quantum adiabatic algorithm is a method of solving computational problems by
evolving the ground state of a slowly varying Hamiltonian. The technique uses
evolution of the ground state of a slowly varying Hamiltonian to reach the
required output state. In some cases, such as the adiabatic versions of
Grover's search algorithm and Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm, applying the global
adiabatic evolution yields a complexity similar to their classical algorithms.
However, using the local adiabatic evolution, the algorithms given by J. Roland
and N. J. Cerf for Grover's search [ Phys. Rev. A. {\bf 65} 042308(2002)] and
by Saurya Das, Randy Kobes and Gabor Kunstatter for the Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm
[Phys. Rev. A. {\bf 65}, 062301 (2002)], yield a complexity of order
(where N=2 and n is the number of qubits). In this paper we report
the experimental implementation of these local adiabatic evolution algorithms
on a two qubit quantum information processor, by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.Comment: Title changed, Adiabatic Grover's search algorithm added, error
analysis modifie
Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a rare case report and recent concepts in diagnosis and management
Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an extremely rare and life threatening bacterial soft tissue infection. Here we report a case study of fully established necrotizing fasciitis associated with monomicrobial pseudomonas infection in a 34 years old male. The patient presented with painful, necrosed areas of skin and soft tissue over right gluteal region which rapidly progressed to right upper back. Aggressive supportive measures and early debridement lead to a full recovery with no functional deficits
Fracture of neck of femur with fracture of posterior column of acetabulum: a rare case of floating hip
Injuries around the hip joint are one of the most common orthopedic injuries and these types of injuries are grossly debilitating until treated properly. Simultaneous occurrence of fracture of proximal femur with fracture of ipsilateral acetabulum or pelvis is termed as floating hip injury. These injuries are very rare, only to be found 1 in 10,000 as well as there is lack of literature support regarding proper treatment protocol. Here we are going to present a case of fracture of neck of left femur along with fracture of left acetabulum in a 45 years old male undergone road traffic accident.
Analysis of the intra-night variability of BL Lacertae during its August 2020 flare
We present an analysis of the photometry of the blazar BL Lacertae on
diverse timescales from mid-July to mid-September 2020. We have used 11
different optical telescopes around the world and have collected data over 84
observational nights. The observations cover the onset of a new activity phase
of BL Lacertae started in August 2020 (termed as the August 2020 flare by us),
and the analysis is focused on the intra-night variability. On short-term
timescales, (i) flux varied with ~2.2\,mag in band, (ii) the spectral index
was found to be weakly dependent on the flux (i.e., the variations could be
considered mildly chromatic) and (iii) no periodicity was detected. On
intra-night timescales, BL Lacertae was found to show bluer-when-brighter
chromatism predominantly. We also found two cases of significant inter-band
time lags of the order of a few minutes. The duty cycle of the blazar during
the August 2020 flare was estimated to be quite high (~90\% or higher). We
decomposed the intra-night light curves into individual flares and determined
their characteristics. On the basis of our analysis and assuming the turbulent
jet model, we determined some characteristics of the emitting regions: Doppler
factor, magnetic field strength, electron Lorentz factor, and radius. The radii
determined were discussed in the framework of the Kolmogorov theory of
turbulence. We also estimated the weighted mean structure function slope on
intra-night timescales, related it to the slope of the power spectral density,
and discussed it with regard to the origin of intra-night variability.Comment: 46 pages, 19 figures, 8 tables, accepted for publication in The
Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (manuscript version after proof
correction