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Real-space renormalization group study of the Hubbard model on a non-bipartite lattice
We present the real-space block renormalization group equations for fermion
systems described by a Hubbard Hamiltonian on a triangular lattice with
hexagonal blocks. The conditions that keep the equations from proliferation of
the couplings are derived. Computational results are presented including the
occurrence of a first-order metal-insulator transition at the critical value of
Integral Human Pose Regression
State-of-the-art human pose estimation methods are based on heat map
representation. In spite of the good performance, the representation has a few
issues in nature, such as not differentiable and quantization error. This work
shows that a simple integral operation relates and unifies the heat map
representation and joint regression, thus avoiding the above issues. It is
differentiable, efficient, and compatible with any heat map based methods. Its
effectiveness is convincingly validated via comprehensive ablation experiments
under various settings, specifically on 3D pose estimation, for the first time
High-order density-matrix perturbation theory
We present a simple formalism for the calculation of the derivatives of the
electronic density matrix at any order, within density functional theory. Our
approach, contrary to previous ones, is not based on the perturbative expansion
of the Kohn-Sham wavefunctions. It has the following advantages: (i) it allows
a simple derivation for the expression for the high order derivatives of the
density matrix; (ii) in extended insulators, the treatment of
uniform-electric-field perturbations and of the polarization derivatives is
straightforward.Comment: 4 page
Embryonic Pattern Scaling Achieved by Oppositely Directed Morphogen Gradients
Morphogens are proteins, often produced in a localised region, whose
concentrations spatially demarcate regions of differing gene expression in
developing embryos. The boundaries of expression must be set accurately and in
proportion to the size of the one-dimensional developing field; this cannot be
accomplished by a single gradient. Here, we show how a pair of morphogens
produced at opposite ends of a developing field can solve the pattern-scaling
problem. In the most promising scenario, the morphogens effectively interact
according to the annihilation reaction and the switch occurs
according to the absolute concentration of or . In this case embryonic
markers across the entire developing field scale approximately with system
size; this cannot be achieved with a pair of non-interacting gradients that
combinatorially regulate downstream genes. This scaling occurs in a window of
developing-field sizes centred at a few times the morphogen decay length.Comment: 24 pages; 11 figures; uses iopar
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Determination of Mercury in an Assortment of Dietary Supplements Using an Inexpensive Combustion Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Technique
The concentrations of mercury in forty, commercially available dietary supplements, were determined using a new, inexpensive analysis technique. The method involves thermal decomposition, amalgamation, and detection of mercury by atomic
absorption spectrometry with an analysis time of approximately six minutes per sample. The primary cost savings from this approach is that labor-intensive sample digestion is not required prior to analysis, further automating the analytical procedure. As a result, manufacturers and regulatory agencies concerned with monitoring lot-to-lot product quality may find this approach an attractive alternative to the more classical acid-decomposition, cold vapor atomic absorption methodology. Dietary supplement
samples analyzed included astragalus, calcium, chromium picolinate, echinacea, ephedra, fish oil, ginger, ginkgo biloba, ginseng, goldenseal, guggul, senna, St John's wort, and yohimbe products. Quality control samples analyzed with the dietary supplements indicated a high level of method accuracy and precision. Ten replicate preparations of a standard reference material (NIST 1573a, tomato leaves) were analyzed, and the
average mercury recovery was 109% (2.0% RSD). The method quantitation limit was 0.3 ng, which corresponded to 1.5 ng/g sample. The highest found mercury concentration (123 ng/g) was measured in a concentrated salmon oil sample.
When taken as directed by an adult, this product would result in an approximate mercury ingestion of 7 μg per week
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