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Channel and active component abstractions for WSN programming - a language model with operating system support
To support the programming of Wireless Sensor Networks, a number of unconventional programming models have evolved, in particular the event-based model. These models are non-intuitive to programmers due to the introduction of unnecessary, non-intrinsic complexity. Component-based languages like Insense can eliminate much of this unnecessary complexity via the use of active components and synchronous channels. However, simply layering an Insense implementation over an existing event-based system, like TinyOS, while proving efficacy, is insufficiently space and time efficient for production use. The design and implementation of a new language-specific OS, InceOS, enables both space and time efficient programming of sensor networks using component-based languages like Insense
Gamma rays from molecular clouds illuminated by cosmic rays escaping from interacting supernova remnants
Recently, gamma-ray telescopes AGILE and Fermi observed several middle-aged
supernova remnants (SNRs) interacting with molecular clouds. It is likely that
their gamma rays arise from the decay of neutral pions produced by the
inelastic collision between cosmic rays (CRs) and nucleons, which suggests that
SNRs make the bulk of Galactic CRs. In this letter, we provide the analytical
solution of the distribution of CRs that have escaped from a finite-size
region, which naturally explains observed broken power-law spectra of the
middle-aged SNRs. In addition, the typical value of the break energy of the
gamma-ray spectrum, 1-10 GeV, is naturally explained from the fact that the
stellar wind dynamics shows the separation between the molecular clouds and the
explosion center of about 10 pc. We find that a runaway-CR spectrum of the four
middle-aged SNRs (W51C, W28, W44 and IC 443) interacting with molecular clouds
could be the same, even though it leads to different gamma-ray spectra. This
result is consistent with that of recent studies of the Galactic CR
propagation, and supports that SNRs are indeed the sources of Galactic CRs.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures, 1 table, MNRAS in pres
Social capital and immigrants' labour market performance
This paper analyses the role of social capital on immigrantsâ labour market outcomes. We use the âprincipal component analysisâ (PCA) to build an index of social networks and
explore its impact on the probability of getting a job and on wage levels using the Households Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) longitudinal survey data. We find a
positive effect of social capital on migrantsâ employment outcomes and wages, especially for women. Distinguishing employment into blue and white-collar jobs, we find that social capital only affects the probability of getting a white-collar job. These results suggest that promoting opportunities to create social capital has a beneficial effect on migrantsâ integration in the host country
Federated authentication and authorisation for e-science
The Grid and Web service community are defining a range of standards for a complete solution for security. The National e-Science Centre (NeSC) at the University of Glasgow is investigating how the various pre-integration components work together in a variety of e-Science projects. The EPSRC-funded nanoCMOS project aims to allow electronics designers and manufacturers to use e-Science technologies and expertise to solve problems of device variability and its impact on system design. To support the security requirements of nanoCMOS, two NeSC projects (VPMan and OMII-SP) are providing tools to allow easy configuration of security infrastructures, exploiting previous successful projects using Shibboleth and PERMIS. This paper presents the model in which these tools interoperate to provide secure and simple access to Grid resources for non-technical users
Time resolved fission in metal clusters
We explore from a theoretical point of view pump and probe (P&P) analysis for
fission of metal clusters where probe pulses are generalized to allow for
scanning various frequencies. We show that it is possible to measure the time
the system needs to develop to scission. This is achieved by a proper choice of
both delay and frequency of the probe pulse. A more detailed analysis even
allows to access the various intermediate stages of the fission process.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Slow Forcing in the Projective Dynamics Method
We provide a proof that when there is no forcing the recently introduced
projective dynamics Monte Carlo algorithm gives the exact lifetime of the
metastable state, within statistical uncertainties. We also show numerical
evidence illustrating that for slow forcing the approach to the zero-forcing
limit is rather rapid. The model studied numerically is the 3-dimensional
3-state Potts ferromagnet.Comment: 1 figure, invited submission to CCP'98 conference, submitted to
Computer Physics Communication
A Compton Up-scattering Model for Soft Lags in the Lower Kilohertz QPO in 4U1608-52
An empirical Compton up-scattering model is described which reproduces both
the fractional amplitude (RMS) vs. energy and the soft time lags in the 830 Hz
QPO observed in 4U1608-52 on Mar. 3, 1996. A combination of two coherent
variations in the coronal and soft photon temperatures (with their relative
contributions determined by enforcing energy conservation) gives rise to the
QPO's energy dependent characteristics. All input parameters to the model, save
a characteristic plasma size and the fraction of Comptonized photons impinging
on the soft photon source, are derived from the time-averaged photon energy
spectrum of the same observation. Fits to the fractional RMS and phase lag data
for this kilohertz QPO imply that the spatial extent of the plasma is in the
range from 4 to 15 km.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
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