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Holder exponent spectra for human gait
The stride interval time series in normal human gait is not strictly
constant, but fluctuates from step to step in a complex manner. More precisely,
it has been shown that the control process for human gait is a fractal random
phenomenon, that is, one with a long-term memory. Herein we study the Holder
exponent spectra for the slow, normal and fast gaits of 10 young healthy men in
both free and metronomically triggered conditions and establish that the stride
interval time series is more complex than a monofractal phenomenon. A slightly
multifractal and non-stationary time series under the three different gait
conditions emerges.Comment: 23 pages, 12 figures, 9 Table
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How much improvement in mental health can be expected when people stop smoking? Findings from a national survey
Background and aims: There is evidence that mental health improves when smokers stop. This study aimed to assess in a nationally representative sample how far anxiety and depression in long-term ex-smokers can be expected eventually to reach levels found in those who have never smoked. Methods: Data from the Smoking Toolkit Study (STS) were used. The STS involves monthly household surveys of representative samples of the adult population of England. Anxiety and depression were compared using an item from the EQ5-D in respondents aged 40+ years where were either current smokers, never smokers, or had stopped for at least a year, adjusting statistically for age, gender and social grade. Results: The prevalence of anxiety or depression was 10.0% (95% CI 9.1-10.9) in never smokers, 18.3% (95% CI 16.0-20.6) in current smokers, and 11.3% (95% CI 9.6-13.0) in long-term ex-smokers. After adjusting for age, sex and social grade, long-term ex-smokers were similar to never smokers (OR=1.15, 95% CI=0.94-1.41). Current smokers had higher prevalence than never smokers (OR=1.69, 95% CI=1.39-2.04) and ex-smokers (OR=1.47, 95% CI=1.15-1.86). Conclusions: Prevalence of anxiety and depression in long-term ex-smokers appears to be similar to what is found in never smokers
Galaxy Orientations in the Coma Cluster
We have examined the orientations of early-type galaxies in the Coma cluster
to see whether the well-established tendency for brightest cluster galaxies to
share the same major axis orientation as their host cluster also extends to the
rest of the galaxy population. We find no evidence of any preferential
orientations of galaxies within Coma or its surroundings. The implications of
this result for theories of the formation of clusters and galaxies
(particularly the first-ranked members) are discussed.Comment: Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal Letters. 4
pages, 4 figure
Non-Poisson dichotomous noise: higher-order correlation functions and aging
We study a two-state symmetric noise, with a given waiting time distribution
, and focus our attention on the connection between the four-time
and the two-time correlation functions. The transition of from
the exponential to the non-exponential condition yields the breakdown of the
usual factorization condition of high-order correlation functions, as well as
the birth of aging effects. We discuss the subtle connections between these two
properties, and establish the condition that the Liouville-like approach has to
satisfy in order to produce a correct description of the resulting diffusion
process
Charge metastability and hysteresis in the quantum Hall regime
We report simultaneous quasi-dc magnetotransport and high frequency surface
acoustic wave measurements on bilayer two-dimensional electron systems in GaAs.
Near strong integer quantized Hall states a strong magnetic field sweep
hysteresis in the velocity of the acoustic waves is observed at low
temperatures. This hysteresis indicates the presence of a metastable state with
anomalously high conductivity in the interior of the sample. This
non-equilibrium state is not revealed by conventional low frequency transport
measurements which are dominated by dissipationless transport at the edge of
the 2D system. We find that a field-cooling technique allows the equilibrium
charge configuration within the interior of the sample to be established. A
simple model for this behavior is discussed.Comment: 8 pages, 4 postscript figure
Non-Poisson dichotomous noise: higher-order correlation functions and aging
We study a two-state symmetric noise, with a given waiting time distribution
, and focus our attention on the connection between the four-time
and the two-time correlation functions. The transition of from
the exponential to the non-exponential condition yields the breakdown of the
usual factorization condition of high-order correlation functions, as well as
the birth of aging effects. We discuss the subtle connections between these two
properties, and establish the condition that the Liouville-like approach has to
satisfy in order to produce a correct description of the resulting diffusion
process
Independently contacted two-dimensional electron systems in double quantum wells
A new technique for creating independent ohmic contacts to closely spaced two-dimensional electron systems in double quantum well (DQW) structures is described. Without use of shallow diffusion or precisely controlled etching methods, the present technique results in low-resistance contacts which can be electrostatically switched between the two-conducting layers. The method is demonstrated with a DQW consisting of two 200 Ã… GaAs quantum wells separated by a 175 Ã… AlGaAs barrier. A wide variety of experiments on Coulomb and tunnel-coupled 2D electron systems is now accessible
Field-induced resonant tunneling between parallel two-dimensional electron systems
Resonant tunneling between two high-mobility two-dimensional (2D) electron systems in a double quantum well structure has been induced by the action of an external Schottky gate field. Using one 2D electron gas as source and the other as drain, the tunnel conductance between them shows a strong resonance when the gate field aligns the ground subband edges of the two quantum wells
Standard and Non-standard Extensions of Lie algebras
We study the problem of quadruple extensions of simple Lie algebras. We find
that, adding a new simple root , it is not possible to have an
extended Kac-Moody algebra described by a Dynkin-Kac diagram with simple links
and no loops between the dots, while it is possible if is a
Borcherds imaginary simple root. We also comment on the root lattices of these
new algebras. The folding procedure is applied to the simply-laced triple
extended Lie algebras, obtaining all the non-simply laced ones. Non- standard
extension procedures for a class of Lie algebras are proposed. It is shown that
the 2-extensions of , with a dot simply linked to the Dynkin-Kac diagram
of , are rank 10 subalgebras of . Finally the simple root
systems of a set of rank 11 subalgebras of , containing as sub-algebra
, are explicitly written.Comment: Revised version. Inaccurate statements corrected. Expanded version
with added reference
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