309 research outputs found
Complex permittivity measurements at Ka-Band using rectangular dielectric waveguide
The rectangular dielectric waveguide (RDWG) technique
has been developed for the determination of the dielectric
constant of materials from effective refractive index measurements in the Q andWbands. This paper describes the use of an optimization method in conjunction with the RDWG technique for the determination of both the dielectric constant and loss tangent of materials at Ka-Band. The effect of the uncertainty in the measured
sample thickness is presented
Effects of DUT mismatch on the noise figure characterization: A comparative analysis of two Y-factor techniques
Device mismatch seriously degrades accuracy in
noise figure characterization. The suitability of corrections to the gain definitions for a more precise noise figure evaluation for mismatched devices is investigated and compared to classical techniques. The effects of device mismatch on the noise figure of
the noise-meter receiver and its impact on the final accuracy are analyzed
Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing in wireless communication systems with multimode fiber feeds
The feasibility of using multimode fiber as an inexpensive
cell feed in broad-band indoor picocellular systems is investigated in this paper. The performance of coded orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) for a variety of multimode fiber profiles, including stepped index and -profile graded index fibers, is assessed. In addition to its ability to perform well in a frequency-
selective multipath environment, OFDM is shown to offer
good protection against the frequency selectivity of a dispersive multimode fiber. Data rates in excess of 100 Mb/s (without equalization) over a multimode fiber channel are possible, whereas they may be limited to some 20â30 Mb/s using conventional ASK modulation
A filter synthesis technique applied to the design of multistage broad-band microwave amplifiers
A method for designing multistage broad-band
amplifiers based upon well-known filter synthesis techniques is presented. Common all-pole low-pass approximations are used to synthesize prototype amplifier circuits that may be scaled in frequency and impedance. All-pass filters introduced at the first stage are shown to improve input match while maintaining circuit
performance less 6 dB gain. A theoretical comparison is made with the distributed amplifier and the cascaded single-stage distributed amplifier. Theoretically, a larger gain-bandwidth product is achieved using the synthesis technique. A proof-of-concept Butterworth
low-pass two-stage amplifier was designed, simulated,
and measured and achieved a flat gain performance of 1â4 GHz with a power gain of 14.5±1 dB close to the predicted 1â4.2 GHz, 15±1 dB
All the Four Dimensional Static, Spherically Symmetric Solutions of Abelian Kaluza-Klein Theory
We present the explicit form for all the four dimensional, static,
spherically symmetric solutions in -d Abelian Kaluza-Klein theory by
performing a subset of transformations corresponding to four
boosts on the Schwarzschild solution, supplemented by
transformations. The solutions are parameterized by the mass , Taub-Nut
charge , electric and magnetic
charges. Non-extreme black holes (with zero Taub-NUT charge) have either the
Reissner-Nordstr\" om or Schwarzschild global space-time. Supersymmetric
extreme black holes have a null or naked singularity, while non-supersymmetric
extreme ones have a global space-time of extreme Reissner-Nordstr\" om black
holes.Comment: 8 pages, uses RevTex, improved version to appear in Phys. Rev. Let
STATIC FOUR-DIMENSIONAL ABELIAN BLACK HOLES IN KALUZA-KLEIN THEORY
Static, four-dimensional (4-d) black holes (BH's) in ()-d Kaluza-Klein
(KK) theory with Abelian isometry and diagonal internal metric have at most one
electric () and one magnetic () charges, which can either come from the
same -gauge field (corresponding to BH's in effective 5-d KK theory) or
from different ones (corresponding to BH's with isometry
of an effective 6-d KK theory). In the latter case, explicit non-extreme
solutions have the global space-time of Schwarzschild BH's, finite temperature,
and non-zero entropy. In the extreme (supersymmetric) limit the singularity
becomes null, the temperature saturates the upper bound
, and entropy is zero. A class of KK BH's with
constrained charge configurations, exhibiting a continuous electric-magnetic
duality, are generated by global transformations on the above classes
of the solutions.Comment: 11 pages, 2 Postscript figures. uses RevTeX and psfig.sty (for figs)
paper and figs also at ftp://dept.physics.upenn.edu/pub/Cvetic/UPR-645-
Semiparametric theory and empirical processes in causal inference
In this paper we review important aspects of semiparametric theory and
empirical processes that arise in causal inference problems. We begin with a
brief introduction to the general problem of causal inference, and go on to
discuss estimation and inference for causal effects under semiparametric
models, which allow parts of the data-generating process to be unrestricted if
they are not of particular interest (i.e., nuisance functions). These models
are very useful in causal problems because the outcome process is often complex
and difficult to model, and there may only be information available about the
treatment process (at best). Semiparametric theory gives a framework for
benchmarking efficiency and constructing estimators in such settings. In the
second part of the paper we discuss empirical process theory, which provides
powerful tools for understanding the asymptotic behavior of semiparametric
estimators that depend on flexible nonparametric estimators of nuisance
functions. These tools are crucial for incorporating machine learning and other
modern methods into causal inference analyses. We conclude by examining related
extensions and future directions for work in semiparametric causal inference
Liposomes in Biology and Medicine
Drug delivery systems (DDS) have become important tools for the specific delivery of a large number of drug molecules. Since their discovery in the 1960s liposomes were recognized as models to study biological membranes and as versatile DDS of both hydrophilic and lipophilic molecules. Liposomes--nanosized unilamellar phospholipid bilayer vesicles--undoubtedly represent the most extensively studied and advanced drug delivery vehicles. After a long period of research and development efforts, liposome-formulated drugs have now entered the clinics to treat cancer and systemic or local fungal infections, mainly because they are biologically inert and biocompatible and practically do not cause unwanted toxic or antigenic reactions. A novel, up-coming and promising therapy approach for the treatment of solid tumors is the depletion of macrophages, particularly tumor associated macrophages with bisphosphonate-containing liposomes. In the advent of the use of genetic material as therapeutic molecules the development of delivery systems to target such novel drug molecules to cells or to target organs becomes increasingly important. Liposomes, in particular lipid-DNA complexes termed lipoplexes, compete successfully with viral gene transfection systems in this field of application. Future DDS will mostly be based on protein, peptide and DNA therapeutics and their next generation analogs and derivatives. Due to their versatility and vast body of known properties liposome-based formulations will continue to occupy a leading role among the large selection of emerging DDS
Human toxocariasis: contribution by Brazilian researchers
In the present paper the main aspects of the natural history of human infection by Toxocara larvae that occasionally result in the occurrence of visceral and/or ocular larva migrans syndrome were reviewed. The contribution by Brazilian researchers was emphasized, especially the staff of the Tropical Medicine Institute of SĂŁo Paulo (IMT)
Measurement of the View the tt production cross-section using eÎŒ events with b-tagged jets in pp collisions at âs = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
This paper describes a measurement of the inclusive top quark pair production cross-section (ÏttÂŻ) with a data sample of 3.2 fbâ1 of protonâproton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of âs = 13 TeV, collected in 2015 by the ATLAS detector at the LHC. This measurement uses events with an opposite-charge electronâmuon pair in the final state. Jets containing b-quarks are tagged using an algorithm based on track impact parameters and reconstructed secondary vertices. The numbers of events with exactly one and exactly two b-tagged jets are counted and used to determine simultaneously ÏttÂŻ and the efficiency to reconstruct and b-tag a jet from a top quark decay, thereby minimising the associated systematic uncertainties. The cross-section is measured to be:
ÏttÂŻ = 818 ± 8 (stat) ± 27 (syst) ± 19 (lumi) ± 12 (beam) pb,
where the four uncertainties arise from data statistics, experimental and theoretical systematic effects, the integrated luminosity and the LHC beam energy, giving a total relative uncertainty of 4.4%. The result is consistent with theoretical QCD calculations at next-to-next-to-leading order. A fiducial measurement corresponding to the experimental acceptance of the leptons is also presented
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