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Data-Driven Precision Luminosity Measurements with Z Bosons at the LHC and HL-LHC
A method to measure integrated luminosities at the LHC using Z bosons without
theoretical cross section input is discussed. The main uncertainties and the
prospects for precision luminosity measurements using this method are outlined.Comment: Minor revisio
Hardware acceleration architectures for MPEG-Based mobile video platforms: a brief overview
This paper presents a brief overview of past and current hardware acceleration (HwA) approaches that have been proposed for the most computationally intensive compression tools of the MPEG-4 standard. These approaches are classified based on their historical evolution and architectural approach. An analysis of both evolutionary and functional classifications is carried out in order to speculate on the possible trends of the HwA architectures to be employed in mobile video platforms
The Evolutionary Origin of the Runx/CBFbeta Transcription Factors – Studies of the Most Basal Metazoans
BACKGROUND. Members of the Runx family of transcriptional regulators, which bind DNA as heterodimers with CBFβ, are known to play critical roles in embryonic development in many triploblastic animals such as mammals and insects. They are known to regulate basic developmental processes such as cell fate determination and cellular potency in multiple stem-cell types, including the sensory nerve cell progenitors of ganglia in mammals. RESULTS. In this study, we detect and characterize the hitherto unexplored Runx/CBFβ genes of cnidarians and sponges, two basal animal lineages that are well known for their extensive regenerative capacity. Comparative structural modeling indicates that the Runx-CBFβ-DNA complex from most cnidarians and sponges is highly similar to that found in humans, with changes in the residues involved in Runx-CBFβ dimerization in either of the proteins mirrored by compensatory changes in the binding partner. In situ hybridization studies reveal that Nematostella Runx and CBFβ are expressed predominantly in small isolated foci at the base of the ectoderm of the tentacles in adult animals, possibly representing neurons or their progenitors. CONCLUSION. These results reveal that Runx and CBFβ likely functioned together to regulate transcription in the common ancestor of all metazoans, and the structure of the Runx-CBFβ-DNA complex has remained extremely conserved since the human-sponge divergence. The expression data suggest a hypothesis that these genes may have played a role in nerve cell differentiation or maintenance in the common ancestor of cnidarians and bilaterians.National Science Foundation (IBN-0212773, FP-91656101-0); Boston University SPRInG (20-202-8103-9); Israel Science Foundation (825/07
Implementación de un modelo de datos para la identificación de potenciales clientes y optimización del spread comercial en el negocio de cambio de divisas en un entorno Big Data de una entidad bancaria
Desarrolla la implementación de un modelo de datos en el entorno Big Data de una entidad bancaria llevado a cabo en el año 2021. Busca incrementar la rentabilidad del negocio de compra y venta de divisas, identificando a potenciales clientes que requerían realizar ese tipo de operaciones y optimizando el spread comercial. La construcción del modelo se realizó utilizando el marco de trabajo Scrum y se usaron las tecnologías Spark en su versión 2.4 y Python en su versión 3 para los procesamientos de datos. La entidad bancaria tuvo un incremento de clientes en un 3.38% posterior a la implementación del modelo, así mismo se identificó que la rentabilidad del negocio se incrementó en un 4.57% en sus operaciones de cambio de divisas
Pulse shape study of the fast scintillation light emitted from xenon-doped liquid argon using silicon photomultipliers
Xenon-doped liquid argon has been proposed as a good alternative to pure
liquid argon in scintillation detectors. In this study, we report on the
measurement of the time profile of scintillation light emitted from xenon-doped
liquid argon with molar concentrations up to 1600 ppm. A compact setup has been
developed for this study, with silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) as the
photosensor and and as scintillation
sources. An effective model based on the de-excitation processes has been
developed to describe the data. The results show that xenon-doped liquid argon
is a good fast scintillator and can be used in lieu of tetraphenyl butadiene
(TPB) in a way that preserves its capability for particle identification via
pulse shape discrimination (PSD)
Can Red Clay Go Green? Adapting Law and Policy in the Face of Climate Change, 20th Annual Red Clay Conference
Program for the 20th Annual Red Clay Conference held Friday, April 4, 2008 at the University of Georgia School of Law\u27s Dean Rusk Hall
Age-related changes to human stratum corneum lipids detected using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry following in vivo sampling
This work demonstrates the ability to detect changes in both quantity and spatial distribution of human stratum corneum (SC) lipids from samples collected in vivo. The SC functions as the predominant barrier to the body, protecting against the penetration of xenobiotic substances. Changes to the SC lipid composition have been associated with barrier impairment and consequent skin disorders and it is therefore important to monitor and quantify changes to this structure. This work demonstrates the first reported use of time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) to assess physiological changes to human SC as a function of depth. This technique provides exceptional sensitivity and chemical specificity, al-lowing analysis of single tape stripped samples taken from volunteers. Using this methodology we were able to successfully identify chemical differences in human SC resulting from both intrinsic and extrinsic (photo) aging. Samples were collected from women of two age groups (under 27 and post-menopausal) and from two body sites with varying UV exposure (inner forearm and dorsal hand) and differences were identified using multivariate data analysis. The key finding was the signifi-cant aged-related increase and change in spatial distribution of the sterol cholesterol sulfate, a membrane stabilizing lipid. Significant changes in the prevalence of both lignoceric acid (C24:0) and hexacosanoic acid (C26:0) were also observed. This work describes previously unreported age-related chemical changes to human SC, providing an insight into aging mechanisms which may improve the design of both pharmaceutical and cosmetic topical products
A Service evaluation of a hospital child death review process to elucidate understanding of contributory factors to child mortality and inform practice in the English National Health Service
ObjectiveTo describe a novel approach to hospital mortality meetings to elucidate understanding of contributory factors to child death and inform practice in the National Health Service.DesignAll child deaths were separately reviewed at a meeting attended by professionals across the healthcare pathway, and an assessment was made of contributory factors to death across domains intrinsic to the child, family and environment, parenting capacity and service delivery. Data were analysed from a centrally held database of records.SettingAll child deaths in a tertiary children’s hospital between 1 April 2010 and 1 April 2013.Main outcome measuresDescriptive data summarising contributory factors to child deaths.Results95 deaths were reviewed. In 85% cases, factors intrinsic to the child provided complete explanation for death. In 11% cases, factors in the family and environment and, in 5% cases, factors in parenting capacity, contributed to patient vulnerability. In 33% cases, factors in service provision contributed to patient vulnerability and in two patients provided complete explanation for death. 26% deaths were classified as potentially preventable and in those cases factors in service provision were more commonly identified than factors across other domains (OR: 4.89; 95% CI 1.26 to 18.9).ConclusionsHospital child death review meetings attended by professionals involved in patient management across the healthcare pathway inform understanding of events leading to a child’s death. Using a bioecological approach to scrutinise contributory factors the multidisciplinary team concluded most deaths occurred as a consequence of underlying illness. Although factors relating to service provision were commonly identified, they rarely provided a complete explanation for death. Efforts to reduce child mortality should be driven by an understanding of modifiable risk factors. Systematic data collection arising from a standardised approach to hospital reviews should be the basis for national mortality review processes and database development.</jats:sec
Prospects for Pentaquark Production at Meson Factories
Following Rosner [hep-ph/0312269], we consider B-decay production channels
for the exotic I=0 and pentaquarks that have been recently reported. We
also discuss new search channels for isovector pentaquarks, such as the
, that are generically present in chiral soliton
models but were not observed in recent experiments. Futhermore, we argue that
weak decays of charmed baryons, such as the and ,
provide another clean way of detecting exotic baryons made of light quarks
only. We also discuss discovery channels for charmed pentaquarks, such as the
isosinglet , in weak decays of bottom mesons and
baryons. Finally, we discuss prospects for inclusive production of pentaquarks
in collisions, with associated production of particles carrying the
opposite baryon number.Comment: 15 pages, LaTeX; v2,v3: minor corrections, references added; v4:
minor modifications, the version published in Physics Letters
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