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“Als wel the lord as the schepherde, He broghte hem alle in good accord”: Harmonious Materialism in the Confessio Amantis
Using R. F. Yeager\u27s analysis of the figure Arion as a starting point, this article argues that in the Confessio Amantis, John Gower shifts his impulse toward social correction from direct estates satire to a more subtle approach encoding his social critique in the love stories of the Confessio. Examples of this approach include a variety of tales from Book 5, and the Apollonius of Tyre story in Book 8. Details of the poem\u27s ending and later works like In Praise of Peace indicate that Gower still retained an interest in direct critique of social problems
Cross-level Validation of Topological Quantum Circuits
Quantum computing promises a new approach to solving difficult computational
problems, and the quest of building a quantum computer has started. While the
first attempts on construction were succesful, scalability has never been
achieved, due to the inherent fragile nature of the quantum bits (qubits). From
the multitude of approaches to achieve scalability topological quantum
computing (TQC) is the most promising one, by being based on an flexible
approach to error-correction and making use of the straightforward
measurement-based computing technique. TQC circuits are defined within a large,
uniform, 3-dimensional lattice of physical qubits produced by the hardware and
the physical volume of this lattice directly relates to the resources required
for computation. Circuit optimization may result in non-intuitive mismatches
between circuit specification and implementation. In this paper we introduce
the first method for cross-level validation of TQC circuits. The specification
of the circuit is expressed based on the stabilizer formalism, and the
stabilizer table is checked by mapping the topology on the physical qubit
level, followed by quantum circuit simulation. Simulation results show that
cross-level validation of error-corrected circuits is feasible.Comment: 12 Pages, 5 Figures. Comments Welcome. RC2014, Springer Lecture Notes
on Computer Science (LNCS) 8507, pp. 189-200. Springer International
Publishing, Switzerland (2014), Y. Shigeru and M.Shin-ichi (Eds.
A new model for simulating colloidal dynamics
We present a new hybrid lattice-Boltzmann and Langevin molecular dynamics
scheme for simulating the dynamics of suspensions of spherical colloidal
particles. The solvent is modeled on the level of the lattice-Boltzmann method
while the molecular dynamics is done for the solute. The coupling between the
two is implemented through a frictional force acting both on the solvent and on
the solute, which depends on the relative velocity. A spherical colloidal
particle is represented by interaction sites at its surface. We demonstrate
that this scheme quantitatively reproduces the translational and rotational
diffusion of a neutral spherical particle in a liquid and show preliminary
results for a charged spherical particle. We argue that this method is
especially advantageous in the case of charged colloids.Comment: For a movie click on the link below Fig
Introduction: Cross-Border Canada/U.S. Cooperation in Investigations and Enforcement Actions Vis a Vis Private Parties
crossborder investigation and enforcement--Canada and United State
An Investigation of Environmental Factors that Influence Knowledge Transfer in the Air Force
The Air Force presently spends more than $4.9 billion annually on information technology (IT). However, the IT infrastructure has been identified as inappropriate for supporting the Air Force mission. To improve this situation the Air Force has identified infrastructure flexibility as key to future success. To find the level of flexibility, this study measured the perception of Air Force communications, computer, and information career field members (33SX and 3COX2 career fields) on the level of IT infrastructure modularity (data modularity and application modularity) and integration (platform compatibility and network connectivity). This thesis looked at two constructs that indicate IT infrastructure flexibility-modularity and integration. A survey was sent to communication, computer, and information career field members to measure the degree of modularity and integration. Based on respondents’ views, the Air Force\u27s IT infrastructure does have some areas of flexibility, but other areas indicate very low flexibility. A primary concern is the flexibility of the Air Force\u27s data and applications. Responses to both data flexibility and application flexibility survey questions consistently indicated low flexibility. The responses suggest the Air Force could achieve greater flexibility by turning its attention to database issues such as variety and adaptability of database protocols. Communications and platform flexibility are partially supported. Results indicate that reducing communication bottlenecks and fewer steps for accessing data from external end user locations could enable greater flexibility. Senior and Junior IT leaders only diverged on one area of flexibility. Senior leaders had a higher rating on the number of entry points or interfaces available to external end users
Introduction: Protecting and Exploiting U.S. and Canadian Intellectual Property abroad in a Technologically Changing World Economy
The Impact of Technological Change in the Canada/U.S. Contex
Slavery and abortion: the paradox of american liberalism
Louis Hartz proposed that America possesses a liberal tradition that works toward a Lockean equality for all people. I argue that Hartzs\u27 theory is still applicable to America even though illiberal institutions have and do exist. My contention is that it is the paradox of liberalism that allows for this. Slavery is the quintessential illiberal institution, yet liberal concepts allowed it to exist in America for over 200 years. It is my contention that abortion is another illiberal institution that is being promoted by the paradox of liberalism. With the use of John Rawls theory of distributive justice abortion can be eradicated from American society while upholding the American liberal tradition
Introduction: Cross-Border Canada/U.S. Cooperation in Investigations and Enforcement Actions Vis a Vis Private Parties
crossborder investigation and enforcement--Canada and United State
A lattice mesoscopic model of dynamically heterogeneous fluids
We introduce a mesoscopic three-dimensional Lattice Boltzmann Model which
attempts to mimick the physical features associated with cage effects in
dynamically heterogeneous fluids. To this purpose, we extend the standard
Lattice Boltzmann dynamics with self-consistent constraints based on the
non-local density of the surrounding fluid. The resulting dynamics exhibits
typical features of dynamic heterogeneous fluids, such as non-Gaussian density
distributions and long-time relaxation. Due to its intrinsically parallel
dynamics, and absence of statistical noise, the method is expected to compute
significantly faster than molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo and lattice glass
models.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. Let
Electrophoretic mobility of a charged colloidal particle: A computer simulation study
We study the mobility of a charged colloidal particle in a constant
homogeneous electric field by means of computer simulations. The simulation
method combines a lattice Boltzmann scheme for the fluid with standard Langevin
dynamics for the colloidal particle, which is built up from a net of bonded
particles forming the surface of the colloid. The coupling between the two
subsystems is introduced via friction forces. In addition explicit counterions,
also coupled to the fluid, are present. We observe a non-monotonous dependence
of the electrophoretic mobility on the bare colloidal charge. At low surface
charge density we observe a linear increase of the mobility with bare charge,
whereas at higher charges, where more than half of the ions are co-moving with
the colloid, the mobility decreases with increasing bare charge.Comment: 15 pages, 8 figure
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