bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
P‐125: High Quantum Yield InP/ZnMnS/ZnS Quantum Dots
Authors: Zhang Wenda , Zhuang Weidong , Qu Xiangwei , Liu Haochen , Wang Kai , Sun Xiao Wei
Published: May 2019

In this work, we synthesized InP/ZnMnS/ZnS QDs. Compared with InP/ZnSe/ZnS QDs, the bandgap of MnS (3.7 eV) is wider than that of ZnSe (2.7 eV), which avoid the type II structure formed relative to InP/ZnSe/ZnS QDs. The lattice constant of MnS is close to InP at the same time (mismatch 4.3%), which reduce the lattice mismatch between the core and shell, the highest QY reached 80% for the InP/ZnMnS/ZnS QDs. Finally, the QDs were made into QLED with EQE of 0.7% and brightness of 2010 cd/cm2.
P‐140: Embedded NFC Antenna Display Design for Contactless EMVCo Application
Authors: Hu David CH , Lu Chi-Hung , Dong Ren-Lang , Lee Samson
Published: May 2019

A series of Near Field Communication (NFC) antenna was design for embedded in LCD display module attempt to pass analogue power transfer at 13.56MHz used for EMV@ (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) contactless payment transaction. However it was found that magnetic fields seems to seriously interfere by the display if antenna located behind the display module although increasing magnetic field strength of transmitter. As gradually built up the understanding of magnetic field interaction with LCD panel we find that is difficult to pass EMV@ contactless specification by antenna optimized design only if there’s no display modification. The antenna structure proposed in this paper has been designed and simulated with frequency solver CST 2018. Finally, we proposed a total solution, an optimized NFC antenna transmitter embedded with a modified LCD structure that can pass EMV@ contactless analogue power transfer criteria within specific testing volume.
P‐142: On the Equivalent Circuit Models of Flexible AMOLED On‐Cell Touch Panels
Authors: Kang Jiahao , Guan Ximeng , Luo Haojun , Gupta Amit , Tsong Tina , Lu Ping , Wu Tsung-Ta , Wang Yu-Min , Wang Shaowen , Yu Eric Kai-Hsiang , Zhao Jigang , Chen Chao , Lin Yuancheng , Zhu Jianlei , Yuan Ze , Wei Peng , Yu Xiaojun
Published: May 2019

On‐cell touch (OCT) is one of the critical techniques for thickness reduction and thus flexibility improvement of flexible active‐matrix organic light‐emitting diode (AMOLED) displays. In this work, an equivalent circuit model is established in order to speed up the iteration of OCT designs as well as to understand the impacts of design and process variations. This work provides implications for the implementation of OCT and highlights the necessity of such a hybrid methodology in OCT design.
P‐151: High Reflectance Blue Phase LCoS with Positive and Negative Alternating Electrode
Authors: Li Rui , Chu Fan , Dou Hu , Tian Li-Lan , Wang Qiong-Hua
Published: May 2019

A high reflectance (~ 80.62%) blue‐phase (BP) LCoS with positive (P+) and negative (P‐) alternating electrodes is proposed. By utilizing P+ and Palternating electrodes on the top and bottom substrates respectively, the reflectance is increased and the operating voltage is greatly reduced.
P‐207: Late‐News Poster: Optimized Pixel Design to Improve Image Sticking in Full‐Screen LCDs with Ultra Narrow Border
Authors: He Yanlin , Chen BaoLing , Ling Ankai , Shen Poping , Li Junyi
Published: May 2019

We have proposed an optimized pixel design based on Width ＞ Space(abbreviation SFT‐Pro) to improve image sticking( IS ) , the scheme has been demonstrated by theory simulation and variable‐controlled practical experiment.
P‐159: Study on the mechanism and method of improving around mura
Authors: Chi Baolin , Zhang Yu , Zhao Yongchao , Chen Zhongtian , Cao Zhibo , Zhao Ting , Zhao Guo , Hsieh Chung-Ching , Chiu Chung-Yi
Published: May 2019

In this article, we study how to improve the irregular Mura in the surrounding and corner of GOA (Gate Driver on Array) product in high temperature and high humidity HTHHO (60/90) environment, because of the influence of PI Halo area. This article illustrates that by adjusting the PI phase separation ,adjusting the PI drop position and adjustment of coating position of Seal ,which can reduce the influence of PI and improve the around mura. The experimental results show that increasing PPO (PI prebake oven) temperature can accelerate the separation of PI phase, allow PI to form faster and improve the around mura. By modifying the Pattern coated by PI, the PI is expanded and the around mura. can be improved. Adjusting Seal location also improves Mura around the site.
P‐163: Mechanism Analysis and Improvement of Corner Light leakage for Small Size TFT‐LCD
Authors: Cai Peng , Wang Yang , Zhao Yongliang , Wang Xingming , Wang Chunjie , Li Guanzheng , Cui Xiaochen , Wang Xin , Zhang Junwei , Zhang Can , Yang Jun , Li Jinxiang
Published: May 2019

In this paper, we analysis the mechanism of corner light leakage, and in order to improve the corner light leakage, we study the influence of LC pattern design, the vas condition and oven condition on corner light leakage.
P‐165: Effect of Polarized Light Polymerization on Reflection Band Tunability in Polymer‐Stabilized Bimesogenic Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Devices
Authors: Varanytsia Andrii , Joshi Vinay , Chien Liang-Chy
Published: May 2019

This work demonstrates approach for improvement of electro‐optic performance and light reflectance properties of electrically‐controlled reflective heliconical cholesteric liquid crystal (CLCoh) textures. A noticeable increase of the electric field range which supports the CLCohtexture is demonstrated by using photo polymerization with polarized UV light. Such performance improvement broadens the scope of potential applications of CLCohmaterials in electro‐optical devices.
P‐169: Operationally Stable Blue Inverted OLEDs Employing Fluorescent Emitter
Authors: Iwasaki Yukiko , Fukagawa Hirohiko , Shimizu Takahisa
Published: May 2019

We are researching air‐stable inverted OLEDs to realize long‐lifetime flexible displays. Although operationally stable red and green devices have been developed, a blue device has not yet been demonstrated. Here, we developed an operationally stable inverted OLED with an expected half lifetime of over 40,000 h at 500 cd/m2.
P‐189: Distinguished Poster: 3D Pixel Configurations for Optical Out‐coupling of OLED Displays‐ Part I: Optical Simulation
Authors: Lee Wei-Kai , Chen Yi-Ting , Wen Sheng-Wen , Liao Po-Hsiang , Lee Min-Chia , Hsu Ting-Sheng , Chen Yi-Jiun , Su Guo-Dong , Lin Hoang Yan , Chen Chung-Chia , Lin Wan-Yu , Xu Lisong , Yu Gang , Kwak B. Leo , Visser Robert Jan , Wu Chung-Chih
Published: May 2019

Due to considerations on image quality and fabrication/integration compatibility, current active‐matrix OLED displays (AMOLEDs) hardly adopt any effective light out‐coupling techniques/structures and it remains an unsolved critical technical issue. Recently, through optical simulation, we proposed a 3D pixel configuration as a potential and promising way to boost light out‐coupling of OLED display pixels. With extending the bottom reflective electrode to bank slope of the pixel definition layer (PDL) and selectively filling the bank opening (concave area) with high‐index filler to form the optically reflective concave structure, it is possible to give several‐fold light extraction enhancement. In this paper, we further extend the simulation work by evaluating effects of more realistic graded bank slopes vs. straight bank slope, less challenging non‐patterned (blanket) high‐index filler vs. patterned filler, and real OLED layer stacks and properties. The optical simulation clearly reveals that light extraction enhancement can be mostly kept with more realistic graded bank profiles and even less ideal (but also less challenging) non‐patterned filler can provide substantial extraction enhancement. The graded bank structure also provides beneficial effects on viewing characteristics.
P‐213: Late‐News Poster: Phenanthroimidazole Based Small Molecule Functioning Both as Blue Emitter and Host for Organic Light Emitting Diodes
Authors: Swayamprabha Sujith Sudheendran , Dubey Deepak Kumar , Tagare Jairam , Yadav Rohit Ashok Kumar , Vaidyanathan Sivakumar , Jou Jwo Huei
Published: May 2019

Designing a single molecule with high photoluminescent quantum yield and triplet energy with suitable molecular orbital levels is crucial. It can be used as an efficient deep‐blue emitter as well as host. Here, we demonstrated a novel phenanthroimidazole based small molecule with the aforementioned features and have successfully utilized it in solution processed OLEDs.
The influence of dielectric layer on the thermal boundary resistance of GaN‐on‐diamond substrate
Authors: Jia Xin , Wei Jun‐jun , Kong Yuechan , Li Cheng‐ming , Liu Jinlong , Chen Liangxian , Sun Fangyuan , Wang Xinwei
Published: May 2019

The cooling behavior of GaN‐on‐diamond substrate can be enhanced by reducing the thermal boundary resistance (TBR), which is mainly determined by the nature of interlayer. Although SiN film is considered as the primary candidate of dielectric layer, it is still needed to be optimized. In order to facilitate the understanding of the influence of dielectric layer on the TBR of GaN‐on‐Diamond substrate, aluminum nitride (AlN), and silicon nitride (SiN) film were compared systematically, both of which are 100 nm. The time‐domain thermoreflectance (TDTR) measurements, adhesion evaluation, and microstructural analysis methods were adopted to analyse these two interlayers. The results show the TBR of SiN interlayer is as low as 38.5 ± 2.4 m2K GW−1, comparing with the value of 56.4 ± 5.5 m2K GW−1 for AlN interlayer. The difference of TBR between these two interlayers is elucidated by the diamond nucleation density, and the adhesion between the diamond film and GaN substrate, both of which are affected by the surface charge and chemical groups of the dielectric layer.
Hierarchically Porous Co/CoxMy (M = P, N) as an Efficient Mott–Schottky Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution in Rechargeable Zn–Air Batteries
Authors: Chen Jiangyue , Fan Chuang , Hu Xianyu , Wang Chao , Huang Zihan , Fu Gengtao , Lee Jong‐Min , Tang Yawen
Published: May 2019

Tailoring composition and morphology of electrocatalysts is of great importance in improving their catalytic performance. Herein, a salt‐templated strategy is proposed to construct novel multicomponent Co/CoxMy (M = P, N) hybrids with outstanding electrocatalytic performance for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The obtained Co/CoxMy hybrids present porous sheet‐like architecture consisting of many hierarchical secondary building‐units. The synthetic strategy depends on a facile and effective dissolution–recrystallization–pyrolysis process under NH3 atmosphere of the precursors, which does not involve any surfactant or long‐time hydrothermal pretreatment. That is different from the conventional methods for the synthesis of hierarchical nitrides/phosphides. Benefitting from unique composition/structure‐dependent merits, the Co/CoxMy hybrids as a typical Mott–Schottky electrocatalyst exhibit good OER performance in an alkaline medium compared with their counterparts, as evidenced by a low overpotential of 334 mV at 10 mA cm−2 and a small Tafel slope of 79.2 mV dec−1, as well as superior long‐term stability. More importantly, the Co/CoxMy+Pt/C achieves higher voltaic efficiency and several times longer cycle life than conventional RuO2+Pt/C catalysts in rechargeable Zn–air batteries. It is envisioned that the present work can provide a new avenue for the development of Mott–Schottky electrocatalysts for sustainable energy storage.
Investigating the use of duration‐based windows and estimation by analogy for COCOMO
Authors: Nguyen Vu , Huynh Thuy , Boehm Barry , Huang LiGuo , Truong Thong
Published: May 2019

In model‐based software estimation, using the right training data is a key contributor for making accurate predictions, which is crucial for the success of software projects. This study investigates the use of duration‐based windows and estimation by analogy to calibrate COCOMO and assess their estimation performance. We compare these approaches as well as the use of all available historical data using the COCOMO data set of 341 projects and NASA data set of 93 projects. The results show that timing information exists in the data sets affecting estimation accuracy. Given sufficient data for calibration, using recently completed projects within short durations generates more accurate estimates than retaining all historical data or using k‐nearest neighbors based on estimation by analogy. More training data spanning a long period of time may not lead to improved estimation accuracy. This study offers evidence to support the use of projects completed within recent years for training estimation models.
Surface Chlorination of ZnO for Perovskite Solar Cells with Enhanced Efficiency and Stability
Authors: Zhang Dezhong , Zhang Xindong , Bai Sai , Liu Chunyu , Li Zhiqi , Guo Wenbin , Gao Feng
Published: May 2019

Defect states on the zinc oxide (ZnO) surface cause severe interfacial charge recombination and perovskite decomposition during device operation, which inevitably leads to efficiency loss and poor device stability, making the usage of ZnO in perovskite solar cells (PSCs) problematic. Herein, a simple and effective method of inorganic chlorination treatment is used to passivate the surface defects of the ZnO electron transport layer. It is shown that chlorine (Cl) effectively fills the oxygen vacancy defects of ZnO, suppressing charge recombination and facilitating charge transport at the perovskite/ZnO interface. Therefore, the resulting CH3NH3PbI3‐based device achieves an enhanced power conversion efficiency with suppressed hysteresis. Meanwhile, the chlorination of the ZnO surface protects the perovskite layer from decomposition, thus improving device stability. Herein, an ingenious method is developed to further improve the device performance of ZnO‐based PSCs and useful guidance is provided for the development of other perovskite optoelectronics, especially those with ZnO as the charge transport layer.
Comparative study of different chemistries and particle properties, high‐performance liquid chromatography stationary phases in separation of escitalopram oxalate and its impurities in different pharmaceutical dosage forms
Authors: Badulla Wafa F. S. , Can Nafiz Öncü , Atkosar Zeki , Arli Göksel , Aboul‐Enein Hassan Y.
Published: May 2019

The liquid chromatographic separation performance of 12 different columns was evaluated for the estimation of the escitalopram oxalate and six of its impurities in different pharmaceutical formulations. All columns exhibited a reasonable separation power. Six columns with three different chemistries and two different particle morphology (i.e. core‐shell and fully porous particle) were nominated for further evaluation. The objectives of the current study were to develop a simple method for detection of escitalopram oxalate and its impurities and to compare the separation power of the stationary phase of different chemistry and particle properties. The separation was carried out under isocratic elution by using acetonitrile/methanol/water/phosphate buffer solution (pH = 3.5, 50 mM) (25:5:20:50, v/v/v/v) mixture as mobile phase, with a flow rate of 1.2 mL min−1. The core‐shell phenyl‐hexyl column showed the best separation performance over the traditional octadecyl and pentafluorophenyl phases. The developed method was applied for detection of escitalopram oxalate and its impurities in valid and expired dosage forms.
Antioxidant activity of Coridius chinensis extracts on manganese‐induced testicular damage in rats
Authors: Liu Qiongyou , Cen Changhuo , Fu Huihui , Wang Fengyue , Wang Yong , Xu Tiantian , Hou Xiaohui
Published: May 2019

Coridius chinensis (C. chinensis) is a traditional Chinese medicine that has been used to treat pain, erectile dysfunction, and other diseases. Our previous study demonstrated that manganese‐induced reproductive damage was partially rescued by a medium dose of C. chinensis treatment in rat. However, the underlying mechanism is unknown. In this study, we found that the weight of reproductive organs and the sperm count in manganese‐exposed rat were partially rescued by C. chinensis extracts (CcE) treatment. The number of apoptotic cells was significantly decreased and the expression of malondialdehyde, cytochrome c, and caspase‐3 in manganese‐exposed rats was significantly decreased after high dose of CcE treatment. Further studies revealed that the activity of superoxide dismutase, total antioxidant capacity, and glutathione peroxidase enzymes was significantly increased in testis tissues and serum of manganese‐exposed rats with high dose of CcE treatment. Taken together, the results of this study suggest that CcE inhibits the Mn2+‐induced apoptosis in testes by inducing the activity of antioxidants.
Long‐term nitrogen removal performance and kinetics of anaerobic ammonia oxidation bacteria treating nitrogen‐rich saline wastewater with trehalose addition
Authors: Bai Lijing , Li Jin , Li Ronggui , Wang Jingchao , Wang Dan
Published: May 2019

A sequencing batch reactor was used to study long‐term nitrogen removal performance of anaerobic ammonia oxidation bacteria (AnAOB) with trehalose addition treating nitrogen‐rich saline wastewater. The operating temperature was controlled at 35 ± 0.5°C with influent pH of 7.5 ± 0.1. Trehalose played a significant role in enhancing long‐term nitrogen removal performance. When trehalose was 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 mM, ammonia removal efficiency (ARE) increased by 4.9%, 16.2%, and 32.4%, and nitrite removal efficiency (NRE) improved by 7.5%, 27.9%, and 42.2%, respectively. Optimal ARE and NRE were 92.4% and 97.4% achieved at 0.35 mM trehalose. Moreover, was removed completely within 2 hr at high trehalose content due to the synergistic effect resulting from AnAOB and heterotrophic denitrifying bacteria. increased with trehalose addition, while decreased. Compared to , fluctuated greatly. The remodified Logistic model and modified Gompertz model were suitable for describing nitrogen removal in an operating cycle with trehalose addition. Fitted AREmax values were consistent with experimental values. Appropriate trehalose addition could shorten the response time of AnAOB coping with hazardous environment stress. Lag time was within 1 hr and the minimal fitted λ value got close to 0 achieved at 0.15 mM trehalose.

Practitioner points

Trehalose enhanced nitrogen removal of AnAOB in saline wastewater treatment.

Optimal ARE and NRE were 92.4% and 97.4% achieved at 0.35 mM trehalose.

Remodified Logistic and Gompertz models can analyze nitrogen removal with trehalose.

Appropriate trehalose can shorten response time of AnAOB coping with salt stress.
The Constitution of Italy: Axiological Continuity Between the Domestic and International Levels of Governance?
Authors: Martinico Giuseppe , Guastaferro Barbara , Pollicino Oreste
Published: May 2019

The Italian Constitution (1948) belongs to the group of constitutions described as ‘constitutions born from the Resistance’, forged to reject totalitarian experiences. According to the report, the concept of the ‘Stato di diritto’ is similar to the Rechtsstaat, with two key dimensions: (a) constitutional provisions on access to courts and judicial review; and (b) the legality principle, which subordinates administrative acts to parliamentary statutes. Under the latter, the introduction of criminal offences and imposition of obligations and taxation is permissible only on the basis of a parliamentary statute. The need to protect these tenets in the context of implementing the European Arrest Warrant system gave ground to extensive concerns on the part of governmental committees and legal scholars, leading to the introduction of fundamental rights safeguards, which, however, were criticised by the European Commission. Other areas where constitutional values have come under strain include the protection of social rights and the powers of the regions. More broadly, the report explores how to ensure axiological continuity between the principles and values that govern the life of a given polity within its boundaries and those that should characterise the international community. The report also observes that the autonomous language of transnational ‘constitutionalism’ does not readily correspond to what constitutional lawyers mean by the same word. In Italian scholarship, a number of scholars have come to speak about ‘weak’ or ‘post-modern’ constitutionalism, typical of the era of globalisation. Constitutional amendments regarding the EU are limited; further amendments have been considered, including a reference to ‘supreme principles of the Italian legal order and of the inviolable human rights’.
Slovakia: Between Euro-Optimism and Euro-Concerns
Authors: Vikarská Zuzana , Bobek Michal
Published: May 2019

In the Slovak constitutional system, the understanding of the concept of the rule of law is closer to the German concept of the Rechtsstaat rather than the common law concept. The constitutional elements of the Slovak accession to the EU have been largely settled by a comprehensive and detailed EU Amendment to the Constitution (2001). The accession to the EU was confirmed by a referendum in 2003. Constitutional amendments regarding EU and international law include provisions that enable the implementation of EU law by governmental regulations. The report generally observes a lack of case law and scholarly debate on matters relating to Slovakia’s membership in the EU. Some critical voices have considered the Slovak solutions regarding the European Arrest Warrant to be overly enthusiastic and lacking the constitutional guarantees provided elsewhere. However, a constitutional challenge was brought with regard to the Data Retention Directive, together with a request by the claimants to refer a question to the ECJ. The Constitutional Court decided to wait for the ECJ judgment in Digital Rights Ireland and subsequently declared that the implementation measures were in breach of several provisions of the Slovak Constitution, without addressing the alleged breach of the Charter provisions. The report generally recalls the high value placed on the right to privacy in Central and Eastern Europe, given the historical reality of surveillance by the secret police before 1989. Debate on the ESM Treaty was held at the political level; the report surmises that constitutional challenges might arise if citizens were actually asked to pay. More broadly, the report observes that the ongoing interaction between the national and European legal orders need not be one-directional, requiring only changes in the national legal systems; rather, a cluster of Member States might push towards a constitutional change at the European level.
The Constitutional Experience of Lithuania in the Context of European and Global Governance Challenges
Authors: Jarukaitis Irmantas , Švedas Gintaras
Published: May 2019

The Lithuanian Constitution (1992) is described in the report as a typical revolutionary constitution, adopted after the collapse of a totalitarian regime. The Constitutional Court (CC) is a strong player both in terms of the protection of fundamental rights and as an arbitrator in political disputes. The report observes that due to their bitter historical struggle for statehood, Lithuanians have generally treated membership in the EU as a fundamental geopolitical choice. From this perspective, the Constitution is unique, as it was – in a self-standing constitutional act – extensively opened to the EU, whilst another constitutional act prohibits joining any union based on the former USSR. The CC has held that the Constitution establishes a constitutional imperative of EU and NATO membership. By and large, no critical constitutional debates have arisen in relation to EU and transnational law. Some exceptions include an (unsuccessful) request to hold a referendum on the adoption of the euro on the ground that the nature of the EMU had been changed by the ESM Treaty due to the extensive financial liabilities it might entail. The report notes that these discussions were overshadowed by events in Ukraine and geopolitical security concerns. The report also observes a lack of real discussion both in academia and in the public discourse concerning various issues decided at the EU level, which later have had a profound impact upon implementation at the national level (e.g. the Data Retention Directive), and calls for stimulating such discussion.
Ireland: The Constitution of Ireland and EU Law: The Complex Constitutional Debates of a Small Country
Authors: Hogan Gerard
Published: May 2019

The 1937 Constitution of Ireland draws on the following three main influences: (1) the US Constitution as regards judicial review of legislation; (2) UK common law heritage regarding the fused Westminster style legislative/executive model; and (3) a variety of continental constitutions regarding some fundamental rights. The report observes that apart from constitutional guarantees on fair trial and habeas corpus, most fundamental rights provisions are expressed at a high level of generality. A distinctive feature is that the Constitution can only be amended by a referendum, and this is indeed frequently done, including with regard to EU law. The central EU amendment is the so-called ‘necessitated obligations’ clause (Art. 29.4.(6)), which has the effect of overriding all other constitutional provisions. The Constitution is a key part of the political debate, and extensive constitutional issues have also arisen in relation to EU law. Three of the most important data retention cases that have come before the ECJ have all originated from Ireland. Another notable case is Pringle, where an MP raised concerns about the large size of the financial liabilities undertaken by the ESM Treaty. With regard to the European Arrest Warrant, whilst the Irish courts carry out more extensive judicial review, the automaticity involved in mutual recognition has nevertheless been a constant source of concern for judges. The rule of parliamentary reservation of law has led to extensive adjudication, e.g. in relation to the introduction of indictable offences by governmental regulations under EU measures, and in relation to the ratification of an IMF loan agreement and an extradition treaty.
New Weinberg operator for neutrino mass and its seesaw origin
Authors: Hernandez-Garcia Josu , King Stephen F.
Published: May 2019

Abstract

We consider a new Weinberg operator for neutrino mass of the form

$$ {H}_u{\tilde{H}}_d{L}_i{L}_j $$

H
u

H
˜

d

L
i

L
j

involving two different Higgs doublets H

u

, H

d
with opposite hypercharge, where

$$ \tilde{H}{s}_d $$

H
˜

s
d

is the charge conjugated doublet. It may arise from a model where the two Higgs doublets carry the same charge under a U(1)′ gauge group which forbids the usual Weinberg operator but allows the mixed one. The new Weinberg operator may be generated via two right-handed neutrinos oppositely charged under the U(1)′, which may be identified as components of a fourth vector-like family in a complete model. Such a version of the type I seesaw model, which we refer to as type Ib to distinguish it from the usual type Ia seesaw mechanism which yields the usual Weinberg operator, allows the possibility of having potentially large violations of unitarity of the leptonic mixing matrix whose bounds we explore. We also consider the relaxation of the unitarity bounds due to the further addition of a single right-handed neutrino, neutral under U(1)′, yielding a usual type Ia seesaw contribution.
Universal relations in composite Higgs models
Authors: Liu Da , Low Ian , Yin Zhewei
Published: May 2019

Abstract

We initiate a phenomenological study of “universal relations” in composite Higgs models, which are dictated by nonlinear shift symmetries acting on the 125 GeV Higgs boson. These are relations among one Higgs couplings with two electroweak gauge bosons (HVV), two Higgses couplings with two electroweak gauge bosons (HHVV), one Higgs couplings with three electroweak gauge bosons (HVVV), as well as triple gauge boson couplings (TGC), which are all controlled by a single input parameter: the decay constant f of the pseudo-Nambu-Goldstone Higgs boson. Assuming custodial invariance in strong sector, the relation is independent of the symmetry breaking pattern in the UV, for an arbitrary symmetric coset G/H. The complete list of corrections to HVV, HHVV, HVVV and TGC couplings in composite Higgs models is presented to all orders in 1/f , and up to four-derivative level, without referring to a particular G/H. We then present several examples of universal relations in ratios of coefficients which could be extracted experimentally. Measuring the universal relation requires a precision sensitive to effects of dimension-8 operators in the effective Lagrangian and highlights the importance of verifying the tensor structure of HHVV interactions in the standard model, which remains untested to date.
Reactor neutrino oscillations as constraints on effective field theory
Authors: Falkowski Adam , González-Alonso Martín , Tabrizi Zahra
Published: May 2019

Abstract

We study constraints on the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT) from neutrino oscillations in short-baseline reactor experiments. We calculate the survival probability of reactor antineutrinos at the leading order in the SMEFT expansion, that is including linear effects of dimension-6 operators. It is shown that, at this order, reactor experiments alone cannot probe charged-current contact interactions between leptons and quarks that are of the (pseudo)vector (V±A) or pseudo-scalar type. We also note that flavor-diagonal (pseudo)vector coefficients do not have observable effects in oscillation experiments. In this we reach novel or different conclusions than prior analyses of non-standard neutrino interactions. On the other hand, reactor experiments offer a unique opportunity to probe tensor and scalar SMEFT operators that are off-diagonal in the lepton-flavor space. We derive constraints on the corresponding SMEFT parameters using the most recent data from the Daya Bay and RENO experiments.
On symmetry and duality
Authors: De Haro Sebastian , Butterfield Jeremy
Published: May 2019

We advocate an account of dualities between physical theories: the basic idea is that dual theories are isomorphic representations of a common core. We defend and illustrate this account, which we call a Schema, in relation to symmetries. Overall, the account meshes well with standard treatments of symmetries. But the distinction between the common core and the dual theories prompts a distinction between three kinds of symmetry: which we call ‘stipulated’, ‘accidental’ and ‘proper’.
Lycopene and cognitive function
Authors: Crowe-White Kristi M. , Phillips Tinsley A. , Ellis Amy C.
Published: May 2019

Decreases in cognitive function related to increases in oxidative stress and inflammation occur with ageing. Acknowledging the free radical-quenching activity and anti-inflammatory action of the carotenoid lycopene, the aim of the present review was to assess if there is evidence for a protective relationship between lycopene and maintained cognitive function or between lycopene and development or progression of dementia. A systematic literature search identified five cross-sectional and five longitudinal studies examining these outcomes in relation to circulating or dietary lycopene. Among four studies evaluating relationships between lycopene and maintained cognition, three reported significant positive relationships. Neither of the two studies reporting on relationship between lycopene and development of dementia reported significant results. Of four studies investigating circulating lycopene and pre-existing dementia, only one reported significant associations between lower circulating lycopene and higher rates of Alzheimer's disease mortality. Acknowledging heterogeneity among studies, there is insufficient evidence and a paucity of data to draw firm conclusions or tease apart direct effects of lycopene. Nevertheless, as low circulating lycopene is a predictor of all-cause mortality, further investigation into its relationship with cognitive longevity and dementia-related mortality is warranted.
Pseudo-Jerome in the Commentary of Andrew of St. Victor on Samuel
Authors: Saltman A.
Published: May 2019

The essential conservatism of medieval Biblical exegesis is well illustrated by the sources used by Andrew of St. Victor in his commentary on the books of Samuel. Despite his justified reputation as an exponent of literal exegesis, his originality and his freedom in his handling of his authorities, the overall appearance of his commentary is not all that different from the literal portions of the ninth-century commentaries of Rabanus Maurus and Angelomus of Luxeuil, despite the lapse of time and increasing sophistication of approach. Josephus, Jerome, Isidore, Bede, and Pseudo-Jerome continue to hold the field. In fact, in at least one respect there is a recession, as Rabanus and Angelomus knew how to distinguish between Jerome and Pseudo-Jerome (Hebraeus), whereas Andrew did not, and this in spite of his use of Rabanus and Angelomus, who had incorporated substantial chunks of Pseudo-Jerome into their commentaries.
The “Grace of the Absurd”; Form and Concept in W. H. Auden's For the Time Being
Authors: Starkman Miriam K.
Published: May 2019

In the world of English Christian poetry the co-ordinates by which we usually map our position are Dante and Milton. Any serious, inclusive religious poem, that is, one in which the Christian matter is presented in devotional mode with prophetic intent, will, ultimately, exhibit a more significant inherent relationship either to the Divine Comedy or to Paradise Lost. T. S. Eliot, clearly, was Dantesque, and though the story of his ambivalent Miltonism is no longer even a smouldering issue, it still speaks cogently to the point of his anti-Miltonic sensibility. Auden, however, was atypical in that though he talked much about Dante, when it came down to cases he wrote more like Milton. And in For the Time Being he faced a problem very similar to the one Milton faced in Paradise Lost. What Puritanism was to Paradise Lost, Existentialism was to For the Time Being, enormously complicating the devotionalism, but simultaneously dramatizing and humanizing it.
A Legal Approach to International Terrorism
Authors: Lador-Lederer J. J.
Published: May 2019

L'internationalisation du crime terroriste ne pouvait laisser indifférents les criminalistes et les internationalistes pas plus que les gouvernements, d'autant que, souvent, des crimes d'une telle gravité restent impunis, car à l'internationalisation du terrorisme ne répond encore l'internationalisation de la répression.Antoine Sottile, 1938

The great upbuilding of international law which set in with the end of World War II did not overlook the penal aspects affecting the social substratum and organizational assignments of international law. Matters were no longer envisaged in the rather simplistic manner of Art. 231 of the Treaty of Versailles which had, authoritatively though not arbitrarily, decreed that “Germany accepts the responsibility … for causing all the loss and damage to which Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals had been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed on them by the aggression of Germany and her allies”, and, not less authoritatively, though more arbitrarily, decided “publicly [to] arraign William II for a supreme offence against international morality and the sanctity of treaties”. More realistically, Art. 228 postulated the “right of the Allied and Associated Powers to bring before military tribunals persons accused of having committed acts in violation of the laws and customs of war”. To the great loss of mankind, these provisions were in time eroded to the point of becoming less than meaningless.
Is Custom a Source of Law in Israel?
Authors: Meron Ya'akov
Published: May 2019

This question, evoked for the first time over thirty years ago and apparently resolved some twenty years ago, is being presently hotly debated as a result of the Bill Repealing Ottoman Laws, which is intended to abrogate, inter alia, the remains of the Mejelle, the Ottoman Civil “Code”, still in force in Israel. Throughout the Courts' examination of the question there was never any doubt that the answer is to be found in the Mejelle. For this reason it is now feared that, with the latter's disappearance, no statutory authority will be left in Israel law recognizing custom as a source of law. Admittedly, in the absence of any provision in the Ottoman law still prevailing in this country, article 46 of the Palestine Order-in-Council, 1922 might once again allow recourse to English Common law. Moreover, under the British Mandate in Palestine, reference was made to the Common law on this subject. Since the establishment of the State, however, less significance is attached to this reference. Recently it has even been stressed that there is no point in trying to adopt the English notion of custom, whose requirements are so rigid (notably as to antiquity) that the existence of a custom is not recognized unless it dates from 1189, the first year of the reign of Richard I. Indeed, this lack of flexibility renders recourse to English law, on this point, totally unworkable and merely underlines the necessity of finding a solution within the local—in this case—Ottoman law.
Misleading Issues in Criminal Law Codification
Authors: Ryu Paul K. , Silving Helen
Published: May 2019

Our purpose in this lecture is to deal with certain basic problems of the recent codification and recodification efforts, indicating particularly some of the major sources of their failures.

The Philosophical and Scientific Underpinning of Criminal Legislation: Both the American and the continental European law proceed either from an obsolete image of man or from a false conception of the impact of a given image on the legal issues at stake, especially those involving the ethical, constitutional demands of our times.

Jurists, lawyers and law professors on both sides of the Atlantic are still formulating criminal law issues in terms of the dichotomy of free will versus determinism. At one time, in Germany, legal insanity was defined in terms of “free determination of the will” and when prominent psychiatrists complained that on the basis of their particular discipline it was impossible for them to answer the question of whether a man did or did not possess such self-determination, legislators accommodated them, formulating the relevant question in terms of “capacity to conform to insight into the wrongfulness (or unlawfulness) of the act”.
On the Unwritten Constitution
Authors: Diplock Lord
Published: May 2019

The subject matter of our discussion today is entitled “Written or Unwritten Constitutions”—but the real issue before us is the supremacy of the legislature. A written constitution is normally thought and spoken of as a curb upon the supremacy of the legislature; and a constitution under which the legislature is supreme, is normally called “unwritten”. I shall not presume to advise you in Israel as to whether you should give yourselves a written constitution: all I can venture to do is to give you some personal reflections from my own experience, as one who has lived his life and administered the law under an unwritten constitution.

So far as constitutional law deals with the structure of government—how laws are to be made, how they are to be put into effect, how disputes as to rights and obligations under the law are to be decided—it may or may not, in a unicameral legislature, be advisable to require that amendments of what I may call the structure of the constitution should be by a particular majority. Opinions on this may be divided, and I am not going to take any stand. What I should like to give some reflections upon is the proposal that there should be a “basic law” setting out the fundamental human rights and liberties, and what the status of that law should be.
Bodies Corporate in Israel
Authors: Baker Henry E.
Published: May 2019

Societies consisting of persons who have associated for a common interest and for objects other than that of deriving profits, which are generally known in this country as “Ottoman societies” are regulated by the Ottoman Law of Societies of August 3, 1909, which is based on a French law of July 1, 1901. Such a society is formed by agreement of the founders and does not owe its existence to any registration, but its founders must notify the competent official of the formation of the society immediately after its formation and supply him with the prescribed particulars. No such society may be established contrary to the provisions of the law, public morality or with the intention of disturbing the peace of the country or aiming at disintegration of the State, or changing the form of the ruling Government, or causing dissension among different communities, and it is prohibited to establish political societies under the title of races and nationalities.

Among Ottoman societies are theHistadrut, WIZO, Hebrew University and professional associations such as the Bar Association.
The Law of Labour Disputes
Authors: Zamir Itzhak
Published: May 2019

A few years ago a Supreme Court Justice remarked that in Israel the strike was a sacred tradition. Indeed it was. But now, it is more often regarded as a nuisance. This change of attitude has been reflected in the law.

In this country, as in some other countries, the law concerning labour disputes has swung back and forth during the years like a pendulum: from severe restrictions under the Ottoman Empire, through de facto recognition during the British mandatory period, to a privileged status after the establishment of the State of Israel. True, even after the establishment of the State, the right to strike has not been expressly guaranteed by any statute. But in this respect, it is not different from other basic rights, such as the freedoms of expression or assembly, which are in the nature of common law rights. In fact, it fares better, since other rights are subject under various statutes to substantial restrictions. Only the right to strike was left virtually free from such legal restraints. One might be led to believe that to the socialist leaders of the country, most of whom rose to the Government from the ranks of the trade union movement, the right to strike was dearer than other civil liberties. During the first twenty years of the State, on the few occasions on which the legislature touched upon the right to strike, it only acted to protect it. Most conspicuous is the provision that a strike shall not be regarded as breach of a personal obligation on the part of the individual employee.
The Concept of “Territorial Sea” in the Talmud
Authors: Rosenne Shabtai
Published: May 2019

One of the central, and most controversial, issues of historic international law concerns the distinction between the territorial sea, over which the sovereignty of the coastal State extends (and by implication also its legal system), and the high seas which are subject to the doctrine of the freedom of the seas. Involved in that controversy is first and foremost the very idea of a division of the waters of the sea into two distinct juridical institutes. In the present century alone this question has been unsuccessfully tackled by a whole series of major international conferences on the law of the sea, held in 1930 under the auspices of the League of Nations, and in 1958, 1960 and 1973–75 under the auspices of the United Nations—this latter conference being still in progress at the time of writing.
First assessment of Goidanich Index and aerobiological data forPlasmopara viticolainfection risk management in north-west Spain
Authors: Fernández-González M. , Piña-Rey A. , González-Fernández E. , Aira M. J. , Rodríguez-Rajo F. J.
Published: May 2019

The climate of north-western Spain, with high temperatures and relative humidity during the grapevine vegetative cycle, can especially favour the development of fungal diseases in vineyards. One of the most important diseases is downy mildew, caused by the fungusPlasmopara viticola. The aim of the current study is to propose a system containing phenological data, biological sensors of pathogen indicator and the agrometeorological Goidanich Index in order to optimize the application of downy mildew fungicide treatments. The study was conducted in a vineyard of the ‘Ribeiro’ Designation of Origin region from 2005 to 2016 during theVitisvegetative period. Aerobiological sampling was performed using a LANZONI VPPS-2000 volumetric trap. The highest number of infection cycles was recorded during the 2009 harvest, with a total of 16 cycles. Years with fewer infection cycles were 2008, 2011 and 2012 (13 cycles). Primary infections were produced during the third fortnight of April and a high amount of secondary infection cycles were detected by the Goidanich algorithm during the fruit development and berry ripening stages. The best estimators of theP. viticolaspore concentrations were the fungus spore levels during the previous day, the average temperature 5 days before and rainfall 2 days before. The regression equation obtained accounted for the 95.9% of the spore concentration variation. The combination of the Goidanich index and biological sensors provides a valuable tool to establish an accurate, modern, integrated downy mildew pest-management strategy.
Association between number of sexual partners and utilization of family planning and sexually transmitted infection services by men aged 15–44 in the United States
Authors: Hossain Mian B. , Bronner Yvonne , Udo Ifeyinwa , Dennis Sabriya
Published: May 2019

Unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) pose a huge public health problem in the United States. Efforts towards reducing unintended pregnancies have previously focused on women, but the role of men in family planning and preventing unwanted pregnancy is becoming clearer. The primary objective of the study was to fully examine the utilization of family planning services by men in the US, and to determine whether factors such as race, health insurance type and number of sexual partners influenced their utilization and receipt of family planning services and STI-related health services. Data were from the 2006–2010 National Survey on Family Growth (NSFG) study conducted in the US. The study sample comprised 7686 men aged 14–44 who ever had sex with women, and who had had at least one sexual partner in the 12 months before the survey. The receipt of family planning and STI-related health services by this group of men was estimated. The results showed that non-Hispanic Black men were more likely to receive family planning and STI-related services than Hispanic and non-Hispanic White males. Given that non-Hispanic Black men are disproportionately affected by STIs and are a high-risk group, the finding that this group received more family planning and STI services is a positive step towards reducing the disproportionately high prevalence of STIs in men in this under-privileged population.