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Relativistic Coupled-Cluster Theory of Atomic Parity Nonconservation: Application to Ba
We report the result of our {\it ab initio} calculation of the parity nonconserving electric dipole transition amplitude in
based on relativistic coupled-cluster theory. Considering
single, double and partial triple excitations, we have achieved an accuracy of
less than one percent. If the accuracy of our calculation can be matched by the
proposed parity nonconservation experiment in Ba for the above
transition,then the combination of the two results would provide an independent
non accelerator test of the Standard Model of particle physics.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, Submitted to PR
NS Fivebrane and Tachyon Condensation
We argue that a semi-infinite D6-brane ending on an NS5-brane can be obtained
from the condensation of the tachyon on the unstable D9-brane of type IIA
theory. The construction uses a combination of the descriptions of these branes
as solitons of the worldvolume theory of the D9-brane. The NS5-brane, in
particular, involves a gauge bundle which is operator valued, and hence is
better thought of as a gerbe.Comment: 20 pages, harvma
A Calibration Approach to Transportability with Observational Data
An important consideration in clinical research studies is proper evaluation
of internal and external validity. While randomized clinical trials can
overcome several threats to internal validity, they may be prone to poor
external validity. Conversely, large prospective observational studies sampled
from a broadly generalizable population may be externally valid, yet
susceptible to threats to internal validity, particularly confounding. Thus,
methods that address confounding and enhance transportability of study results
across populations are essential for internally and externally valid causal
inference, respectively. We develop a weighting method which estimates the
effect of an intervention on an outcome in an observational study which can
then be transported to a second, possibly unrelated target population. The
proposed methodology employs calibration estimators to generate complementary
balancing and sampling weights to address confounding and transportability,
respectively, enabling valid estimation of the target population average
treatment effect. A simulation study is conducted to demonstrate the advantages
and similarities of the calibration approach against alternative techniques. We
also test the performance of the calibration estimator-based inference in a
motivating real data example comparing whether the effect of biguanides versus
sulfonylureas - the two most common oral diabetes medication classes for
initial treatment - on all-cause mortality described in a historical cohort
applies to a contemporary cohort of US Veterans with diabetes
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