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The faintest star forming galaxies
I briefly report on the X-ray detection of 10 radio sub-mJy sources in the 2
Ms Chandra observation of the Hubble Deep Field North region. These sources
follow the same radio/X-ray luminosities relation which holds for nearby
galaxies. Making use of this relation, X-ray number counts from star forming
galaxies are predicted from the deep radio Log N-Log S's.Comment: 1 page, 2 figures. Proc. workshop "X-ray surveys in the light of the
new observatories" held in Santander (E) 2002. LaTeX, anabs.cls include
Astrometry and exoplanets in the Gaia era: a Bayesian approach to detection and parameter recovery
(abridged) We develop Bayesian methods and detection criteria for orbital
fitting, and revise the detectability of exoplanets in light of the in-flight
properties of Gaia. Limiting ourselves to one-planet systems as a first step of
the development, we simulate Gaia data for exoplanet systems over a grid of
S/N, orbital period, and eccentricity. The simulations are then fit using
Markov chain Monte Carlo methods. We investigate the detection rate according
to three information criteria and the delta chi^2. For the delta chi^2, the
effective number of degrees of freedom depends on the mission length. We find
that the choice of the Markov chain starting point can affect the quality of
the results; we therefore consider two limit possibilities: an ideal case, and
a very simple method that finds the starting point assuming circular orbits.
Using Jeffreys' scale of evidence, the fraction of false positives passing a
strong evidence criterion is < ~0.2% (0.6%) when considering a 5 yr (10 yr)
mission and using the Akaike information criterion or the Watanabe-Akaike
information criterion, and <0.02% (<0.06%) when using the Bayesian information
criterion. We find that there is a 50% chance of detecting a planet with a
minimum S/N=2.3 (1.7). This sets the maximum distance to which a planet is
detectable to ~70 pc and ~3.5 pc for a Jupiter-mass and Neptune-mass planet,
respectively, assuming a 10 yr mission, a 4 au semi-major axis, and a 1 M_sun
star. The period is the orbital parameter that can be determined with the best
accuracy, with a median relative difference between input and output periods of
4.2% (2.9%) assuming a 5 yr (10 yr) mission. The median accuracy of the
semi-major axis of the orbit can be recovered with a median relative error of
7% (6%). The eccentricity can also be recovered with a median absolute accuracy
of 0.07 (0.06).Comment: 18 pages, 11 figures. New version accepted by A&A for publicatio
Which Conflict? Understanding Conflicts inside the Board of Directors
The analysis of previous studies oncerning corporate governance shows that some variables related to board behavior have not been properly taken into account. The paper analyses board of directors in its decision-making process highlighting the importance that a clear identification of conflict could have on board effectiveness. It emerges that conflict could be distinguished in many typologies affecting board dynamics and decision-making process. The aim of the paper is to identify the mainstream and the other borderline approaches in the existent literature in order to: (i) mark some confusions in the definition or use of the concept of conflict; (ii) point-out its potential in the study of board effectiveness in a behavioural per-spective; (iii) underline the need for operationalizing the concept for a better understanding of its impact on board effectiveness and for a robust future empirical research.Conflict; Board of Directors; Decision-making Process; Board Effetiveness
Clinical and Laboratory Techniques for the Custom-Fabrication of Athletic Mouthguards
The efficacy of mouthguards for preventing sportsrelated traumatic oral injuries is well documented in those sports that mandate their use. There are three general categories of athletic mouthguards that currently are available. These include stock, mouth-formed and custom fabricated mouthguards made over a dental cast. Most mouthguards in each of these categories are made from ethylene
vinyl acetate (EVA) material. Fabrication and design require professional services for impression taking and laboratory processing. Custom-fabricated mouthguards are, therefore, the most retentive. This presentation is designed to describe, in detail, clinical and laboratory procedures that are used to fabricate custom athletic mouthguards and will include the vacuum-forming technique and the heatpressure-lamination technique. Information on a new vacuum-
pressure-lamination technique will be described as well as an experimental technique that utilizes photopolymerized urethane diacrylate. Several research topics for future investigation will be identified
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