Type of dual superconductivity for the SU(2)SU(2) Yang--Mills theory

We investigate the type of dual superconductivity responsible for quark confinement. For this purpose, we solve the field equations of the $U(1)$ gauge-scalar model to obtain the static vortex solution in the whole range without restricting to the long-distance region. Then we use the resulting magnetic field of the vortex to fit the gauge-invariant chromoelectric field connecting a pair of quark and antiquark which was measured by numerical simulations for $SU(2)$ Yang--Mills theory on a lattice. This result improves the accuracy of the fitted value for the Ginzburg--Landau parameter to reconfirm the type I dual superconductivity for quark confinement which was claimed by preceding works based on a fitting using the Clem ansatz. Moreover, we calculate the Maxwell stress tensor to obtain the distribution of the force around the flux tube. This result suggests that the attractive force acts among chromoelectric flux tubes, in agreement with the type I dual superconductivity.Comment: 15 pages, v4-published versio

Tail concordance measures: A fair assessment of tail dependence

A new class of measures of bivariate tail dependence called tail concordance measures (TCMs) is proposed, which is defined as the limit of a measure of concordance of the underlying copula restricted to the tail region of interest. TCMs captures the extremal relationship between random variables not only along the diagonal but also along all angles weighted by a tail generating measure. Axioms of tail dependence measures are introduced, and TCMs are shown to characterize linear tail dependence measures. The infimum and supremum of TCMs over all generating measures are considered to investigate the issue of under- and overestimation of the degree of extreme co-movements. The infimum is shown to be attained by the classical tail dependence coefficient, and thus the classical notion always underestimates the degree of tail dependence. A formula for the supremum TCM is derived and shown to overestimate the degree of extreme co-movements. Estimators of the proposed measures are studied, and their performance is demonstrated in numerical experiments. For a fair assessment of tail dependence and stability of the estimation under small sample sizes, TCMs weighted over all angles are suggested, with tail Spearman's rho and tail Gini's gamma being interesting novel special cases of TCMs.Comment: 42 pages, 10 figures, 1 tabl

A Flexible Power Control Method for Right Power Testing of Scan-Based Logic BIST

High power dissipation during scan-based logic BIST is a crucial problem that leads to over-testing. Although controlling test power of a circuit under test (CUT) to an appropriate level is strongly required, it is not easy to control test power in BIST. This paper proposes a novel power controlling method to control the toggle rate of the patterns to an arbitrary level by modifying pseudo random patterns generated by a TPG (Test Pattern Generator) of logic BIST. While many approaches have been proposed to control the toggle rate of the patterns, the proposed approach can provide higher fault coverage. Experimental results show that the proposed approach can control toggle rates to a predetermined target level and modified patterns can achieve high fault coverage without increasing test time.2016 IEEE 25th Asian Test Symposium (ATS), 21-24 Nov. 2016, Hiroshima, Japa

Investigating the gaze control ability of VALORANT players using a Python based tool

The current study investigated the gaze movements of FPS gamers in actual game environments. We developed a low-cost analysis tool using Python to identify gaze movements in real-world gaming environments. In Experiment 1, 11 middle-skilled and ten high-skilled FPS gamers performed a task under the experimental condition. Gaze position, reaction time, and accuracy were calculated during the task. Reaction time exhibited a significant positive correlation with task accuracy, suggesting that speed and accuracy were associated with higher game performance. The middle-skilled gamers had a significantly wider horizontal gaze distribution than the high-skilled gamers, and gaze distribution and reaction time showed a negative correlation. These results suggested that high-skilled players utilize peripheral vision during gameplay. In Experiment 2, 15 middle-skilled and 12 high-skilled FPS gamers performed an actual FPS game match. The gaze distribution, kill/death/assist ratio (KDA), and percentage of gaze on game information were calculated. In experiment 2, gaze locations in less important areas were positively correlated with KDA. Thus, performance was determined by the important areas where the gaze was focused rather than by the coordination of gaze position alone. Therefore, a broader range of environments is necessary to comprehend the superior performance of FPS gamers.Comment: 8 Pages, 8 figures, submitted in IEEE Transactions on Game

On Flip-Flop Selection for Multi-cycle Scan Test with Partial Observation in Logic BIST

Multi-cycle test with partial observation for scan-based logic BIST is known as one of effective methods to improve fault coverage without increase of test time. In the method, the selection of flip-flops for partial observation is critical to achieve high fault coverage with small area overhead. This paper proposes a selection method under the limitation to a number of flip-flops. The method consists of structural analysis of CUT and logic simulation of test vectors, therefore, it provides an easy implementation and a good scalability. Experimental results on benchmark circuits show that the method obtains higher fault coverage with less area overhead than the original method. Also the relation between the number of selected flip-flops and fault coverage is investigated.27th IEEE ASIAN TEST SYMPOSIUM (ATS\u2718), 15-18 October 2018, Hefei, Chin

Analysis of the Cost-effectiveness of Photodynamic Therapy in Early Stage Lung Cancer

Methods A cost-effectiveness analysis was carried out for photodynamic therapy (PDT) performed in early stage lung cancer cases, which by definition have no lymph node metastasis. The alternative treatment method was lobectomy, which conventionally would have been the first choice of treatment. Costs (C) and effectiveness (E) both of the PDT group and operation group were compared. Effectiveness was determined using quality adjusted life years saved (QALYs) which is the 5-year survival rate adjusted in terms of the quality of life of the patient, and the cost-effectiveness rate was obtained based on the costs of treatment methods during the patient's stay in the hospital. Health care costs, including drugs, were calculated according to the 1992 National Health Insurance list in yen. Costs which were non-reimbursable by the public insurance system, such as for special rooms and sun block cream, were also expressed in yen