Width of the confinement-induced resonance in a quasi-one-dimensional trap with transverse anisotropy

We theoretically study the width of the s-wave confinement-induced resonance (CIR) in quasi-one-dimensional atomic gases under tunable transversely anisotropic confinement. We find that the width of the CIR can be tuned by varying the transverse anisotropy. The change in the width of the CIR can manifest itself in the position of the discontinuity in the interaction energy density, which can be probed experimentally.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, update references, published versio

Study on evaluation of International Science and Technology Cooperation Project (ISTCP) in China

This paper presents an overview of evaluation of ISTCP in China. We discuss briefly the history of evaluation and the strengths and weaknesses of different assessment systems. On this basis, with Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), we establish evaluation indicator system for ISTCP that includes research project establishment evaluation, mid-period evaluation system, effect evaluation system, and confirm the value of each indicator. At the same time, we established expert database, project database, research organization database, researcher database etc. We therefore establish an evaluation platform for international science and technology cooperation project. We use it to realize full process supervision from evaluation expert selection to project management

The geometry of the Thurston metric: a survey

This paper is a survey about the Thurston metric on the Teichm\"uller space. The central issue is the constructions of extremal Lipschitz maps between hyperbolic surfaces. We review several constructions, including the original work of Thurston. Coarse geometry and isometry rigidity of the Thurston metric, relation between the Thurston metric and the Thurston compactification are discussed. Some recent generalizations and developments of the Thurston metric are sketched.Comment: 42 pages. This article will appear as a chapter in the book: In the tradition of Thurston, III (ed. K. Ohshika and A. Papadopoulos), Springer Verla

Opportunistic Relaying in Time Division Broadcast Protocol with Incremental Relaying

In this paper, we investigate the performance of time division broadcast protocol (TDBC) with incremental relaying (IR) when there are multiple available relays. Opportunistic relaying (OR), i.e., the “best” relay is select for transmission to minimize the system’s outage probability, is proposed. Two OR schemes are presented. The first scheme, termed TDBC-OIR-I, selects the “best” relay from the set of relays that can decode both flows of signal from the two sources successfully. The second one, termed TDBC-OIR-II, selects two “best” relays from two respective sets of relays that can decode successfully each flow of signal. The performance, in terms of outage probability, expected rate (ER), and diversity-multiplexing tradeoff (DMT), of the two schemes are analyzed and compared with two TDBC schemes that have no IR but OR (termed TDBC-OR-I and TDBC-OR-II accordingly) and two other benchmark OR schemes that have no direct link transmission between the two sources

Factors Influencing Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Inclusive Education in Myanmar

Many researchers worldwide have acknowledged the importance of teachers’ attitudes towards Inclusive Education (IE). The main objective of this research is to explore factors influencing teachers’ attitudes towards IE. A total of 439 in-service teachers working under the Ministry of Education and 305 pre-service teachers studying at the Universities of Education in Myanmar were included in this study. The results indicated that both pre-service and in-service teachers showed somewhat positive attitudes towards inclusion. Nevertheless, in-service teachers showed more positive attitudes towards including Children with Disabilities (CWDs) than pre-service teachers. Besides, their attitudes towards inclusive education were predicted directly and indirectly by familiarity with IE policies, having contact with disabilities, having knowledge about IE, type of disability, and availability of support. Therefore, this study recommended comprehensive IE courses and hands-on experiences at the teacher training colleges and universities to develop the knowledge and skill needed to mainstream CWDs to foster inclusiveness