Graphene mode locked, wavelength-tunable, dissipative soliton fiber laser

Atomic layer graphene possesses wavelength-insensitive ultrafast saturable absorption, which can be exploited as a full-band mode locker. Taking advantage of the wide band saturable absorption of the graphene, we demonstrate experimentally that wide range (1570 nm - 1600nm) continuous wavelength tunable dissipative solitons could be formed in an erbium doped fiber laser mode locked with few layer graphene

A Study Of The Impact Of Filing Of IPO Class-Action Lawsuits On Stockholder Wealth

Companies undertaking initial public offering, in order to heighten public interest, sometimes disclose overly optimistic details and/or fail to disclose adverse information, in violation of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Rule 10(b)-5. This study examines the stock market reaction to the 71 Initial Public Offerings (IPO)-related lawsuits, filed in the period 1991-98.  We find that the filing of these lawsuits is associated with a significant loss of shareholder wealth.  This study also reveals that firms that misrepresent their future prospects and fail to disclose bad news experience the most significant decline in equity valu

In vitro bioaccessibility of calcium, iron and zinc from breads and bread spreads

The in vitro bioaccessibility of calcium, iron and zinc of breads added with different bread spreads was determined. The mineral contents were assessed by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer and expressed in fresh weight (mg/100 g). For the mineral bioaccessibility determination, in vitro gastrointestinal digestion was applied. Among the bread samples, calcium content of wholemeal bread with chocolate hazelnut spread ranked the highest (159.96±0.869 mg/100 g). For iron, white bread with chocolate hazelnut spread (6.92±0.411 mg/100 g) showed highest iron content while for zinc, white bread with peanut butter was the highest (1.82±0.015 mg/100 g). For calcium bioaccessibility, white bread with orange marmalade ranked the highest (39.33±4.865%) while wholemeal bread with peanut butter (14.70±0.265%) showed the lowest. The application of orange marmalade spread onto wholemeal bread increased the iron bioaccessibility significantly (9.73±1.387%). The acidic properties attributed by organic acids found in orange marmalade may favour both calcium and iron absorption. The zinc bioaccessibility of white bread alone remained the highest (20.63±3.536%) while wholemeal bread added with peanut butter (5.90±1.137%) showed the lowest. Overall, the addition of bread spreads particularly peanut butter and chocolate hazelnut spread had increased mineral contents of the bread samples. However, the presence of mineral enhancers (organic acids) and inhibitors (phytate and polyphenols) played some significant role in influencing the mineral bioaccessibility

Vlasov Description Of Dense Quark Matter

We discuss properties of quark matter at finite baryon densities and zero temperature in a Vlasov approach. We use a screened interquark Richardson's potential consistent with the indications of Lattice QCD calculations. We analyze the choices of the quark masses and the parameters entering the potential which reproduce the binding energy (B.E.) of infinite nuclear matter. There is a transition from nuclear to quark matter at densities 5 times above normal nuclear matter density. The transition could be revealed from the determination of the position of the shifted meson masses in dense baryonic matter. A scaling form of the meson masses in dense matter is given.Comment: 15 pages 4 figure

(E)-3-[4-(Dimethyl­amino)­phen­yl]-1-(2-methyl-4-phenyl­quinolin-3-yl)prop-2-en-1-one 0.7-hydrate

In the title compound, C27H24N2O·0.7H2O, the quinoline ring system is approximately planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.011 (1) Å, and forms dihedral angles of 74.70 (4) and 80.14 (4)° with the phenyl and benzene rings, respectively. In the crystal, the mol­ecules are linked to the water mol­ecules via inter­molecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds and further stabilized by C—H⋯π inter­actions involving the centroid of the benzene ring of the quinoline group. This benzene ring is observed to form a π–π inter­action with an adjacent pyridine ring [centroid–centroid distance = 3.7120 (6) Å]

Zone Determinant Expansions for Nuclear Lattice Simulations

We introduce a new approximation to nucleon matrix determinants that is physically motivated by chiral effective theory. The method involves breaking the lattice into spatial zones and expanding the determinant in powers of the boundary hopping parameter.Comment: 20 pages, 6 figures, revtex4 (version to appear in PRC