782 research outputs found
Ego-psychopathology: the concept and its empirical evaluation
A phenomenological construct of ego-consciousness, subdivided into 5 aspects (vitality, activity, consistency, demarcation, identity) may help for systematic overview of the schizophrenic syndrome. Its construction and empirical evaluation, and the data of 260 schizophrenic probands are presented. The therapeutic implications of the model are elaborated in body-oriented treatment, especially of acute and severely ill case
Subdividing the functional psychoses: a family hereditary approach
Family genetic data, based on standardized and independent diagnostic procedures of index and secondary cases, confirmed the dichotomy between schizophrenias and affective disorders. The classical schizophrenic subtypes exhibited a significant tendency towards homotypia among their secondary cases. The genetic evidence did not support the monopolar-bipolar subdivision of affective disorder. Schizo-affective disorders impinged on the clear-cut schizophrenic and affective psychotic disorders and there was no homotypical tendency among the relatives of index cases with this diagnosi
Current-voltage characteristics of semiconductor/ferromagnet junctions in the spin blockade regime
It was recently predicted [Phys. Rev. B 75, 193301 (2007)] that spin blockade
may develop at nonmagnetic semiconductor/perfect ferromagnet junctions when the
electron flow is directed from the semiconductor into the ferromagnet. Here we
consider current-voltage characteristics of such junctions. By taking into
account the contact resistance, we demonstrate a current stabilization effect:
by increasing the applied voltage the current density through the junction
saturates at a specific value. The transient behavior of the current density is
also investigated
Spin memristive systems
Recently, in addition to the well-known resistor, capacitor and inductor, a
fourth passive circuit element, named memristor, has been identified following
theoretical predictions. The model example used in such case consisted in a
nanoscale system with coupled ionic and electronic transport. Here, we discuss
a system whose memristive behaviour is based entirely on the electron spin
degree of freedom which allows for a more convenient control than the ionic
transport in nanostructures. An analysis of time-dependent spin transport at a
semiconductor/ferromagnet junction provides a direct evidence of memristive
behaviour. Our scheme is fundamentally different from previously discussed
schemes of memristive devices and broadens the possible range of applications
of semiconductor spintronics
Time-domain simulation of the full hydrodynamic model
A simple upwind discretization of the highly coupled non-linear differential
equations which define the hydrodynamic model for semiconductors is given in
full detail. The hydrodynamic model is able to describe inertia effects which
play an increasing role in different fields of opto- and microelectronics. A
silicon - structure is simulated, using the energy-balance
model and the full hydrodynamic model. Results for stationary cases are then
compared, and it is pointed out where the energy-balance model, which is
implemented in most of today's commercial semiconductor device simulators,
fails to describe accurately the electron dynamics. Additionally, a GaAs -structure is simulated in time-domain in order to illustrate the
importance of inertia effects at high frequencies in modern submicron devices.Comment: 15 pages, 8 figures, prepared using jnmauth.cl
Influence of Charge Carrier Mobility on the Performance of Organic Solar Cells
The power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells based on
donor--acceptor blends is governed by an interplay of polaron pair dissociation
and bimolecular polaron recombination. Both processes are strongly dependent on
the charge carrier mobility, the dissociation increasing with faster charge
transport, with raised recombination losses at the same time. Using a
macroscopic effective medium simulation, we calculate the optimum charge
carrier mobility for the highest power conversion efficiency, for the first
time accounting for injection barriers and a reduced Langevin-type
recombination. An enhancement of the charge carrier mobility from
m/Vs for state of the art polymer:fullerene solar cells to about
m/Vs, which yields the maximum efficiency, corresponds to an
improvement of only about 20% for the given parameter set.Comment: 3 pages, 4 figure
Erkennen in der Psychopathologie: Reflexionen zu Epistemologie und Überlegungen zum Gewinn von praxisrelevantem Wissen
The epistemic processes leading to a practically viable “knowledge” in psychopathology are traced back from the transcendental-philosophical premises and antecedents through various epistemic steps to the empirical recognition and systematisation into a scientific theory. Psychopathology should serve empirical procedures in diagnostics, epidemiology, etiological conditions. However, it should also produce viable advices for the interpersonal therapeutic transaction. This is illustrated by an example of a catatonic syndrome
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