cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
EFFICACIES OF SANITIZERS AGAINST LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES AND SPOILAGE FUNGI IN SIMULATED DUMP TANK WATER
Creators: name: Wang, Yuanhao
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2022

description: Listeria monocytogenes leads to foodborne outbreaks on fresh apples and apple products. Spoilage fungi such as Penicillium expansum cause blue mold in apples, leading to a large amount of food waste and economical loss. During commercial processing, harvested apples are first soaked in a dump tank and flume water system. To lower operational cost, the industry reuses water in dump tanks over several processing days, which leads to accumulations of microorganisms and organic matters. This practice increases potential risks of crosscontamination of the foodborne pathogens as well as spoilage microorganisms. To reduce the potential cross-contamination, the disinfectants such as chlorine or peroxyacetic acid are extensively used in dump tank water. However, little is known about the practical antimicrobial efficacy of these sanitizers used in dump tanks. This study evaluated antimicrobial efficacies of chlorine, peroxyacetic acid (PAA) against L. monocytogenes and spoilage fungi in simulated dump tank water (SDTW) at different levels of organic matters. Results showed that chlorine at v 25 ppm showed limited efficacy (~2.0-log10 CFU/ml after 5 min) against L. monocytogenes in SDTW regardless of organic matter levels. Anti-Listeria efficacy increased with increased concentrations and diminished by increased level of organic matters indicated by chemical oxygen demand (COD). Anti-Listeria efficacy of chlorine at 100 ppm was not significantly impacted at 1000 ppm COD but was reduced at 4000 ppm COD. Anti-Listeria efficacy of PAA increased with concentration and contact time, which was minimally influenced by the presence or level of organic matters. At 5 min and 4000 ppm COD, 40 ppm PAA resulted in over 8.0-log10 CFU/ml reduction of L. monocytogenes, which was higher than the 6.0-log10 CFU/ml caused by 100 ppm chlorine. However, compared to chlorine, PAA at maximum legal concentration, 80 ppm, had limited efficacy against spoilage fungi, leading to ~0.5-log10 CFU/ml after 5 min contact time. To improv
Self-assembled hexagonal double fishnets as negative index materials
Creators: name: Lodewijks, Kristof
name: Verellen, Niels
name: Van Roy, Willem
name: Borghs, Gustaaf
name: Van Dorpe, Pol
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We show experimentally the successful use of colloidal lithography for the fabrication of negative index metamaterials in the near-infrared wavelength range. In particular, we investigated a specific implementation of the widely studied double fishnet metamaterials, consisting of a gold-silica-gold layer stack perforated by a hexagonal array of round holes. Tuning of the hole diameter allows us to tailor these self-assembled metamaterials both as single- (ε < 0) and double (ε < 0 and μ < 0) negative metamaterials.
title: ÐÐ·ÑÑÐµÐ½Ð¸Ðµ Ð·Ð°Ð²Ð¸ÑÐ¸Ð¼Ð¾ÑÑÐ¸ ÑÑÑÐµÐºÑÐ¸Ð²Ð½Ð¾ÑÑÐ¸ Ð½ÐµÐ¹ÑÐ¾Ð½Ð½Ð¾Ð¹ Ð¼Ð¾Ð´ÐµÐ»Ð¸ Ð¾Ñ ÑÑÐ½ÐºÑÐ¸Ð¹ Ð°ÐºÑÐ¸Ð²Ð°ÑÐ¸Ð¸ Ð¿ÑÐ¸ Ð·Ð°Ð´Ð°ÑÐµ ÐºÐ»Ð°ÑÑÐ¸ÑÐ¸ÐºÐ°ÑÐ¸Ð¸
title: Ð²ÑÐ¿ÑÑÐºÐ½Ð°Ñ ÐºÐ²Ð°Ð»Ð¸ÑÐ¸ÐºÐ°ÑÐ¸Ð¾Ð½Ð½Ð°Ñ ÑÐ°Ð±Ð¾ÑÐ° Ð±Ð°ÐºÐ°Ð»Ð°Ð²ÑÐ°
titleType: Subtitle
title: Study of the dependence of the efficiency of the neural model on the activation functions in the classification problem
Creators: name: Ð¡ÐµÑÐ³ÐµÐµÐ², ÐÐ½Ð´ÑÐµÐ¹
Publisher: name: Ð¡Ð°Ð½ÐºÑ-ÐÐµÑÐµÑÐ±ÑÑÐ³ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ Ð¿Ð¾Ð»Ð¸ÑÐµÑÐ½Ð¸ÑÐµÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ ÑÐ½Ð¸Ð²ÐµÑÑÐ¸ÑÐµÑ ÐÐµÑÑÐ° ÐÐµÐ»Ð¸ÐºÐ¾Ð³Ð¾
Year: 2021
Subjects: Ð½ÐµÐ¹ÑÐ¾Ð½Ð½ÑÐµ ÑÐµÑÐ¸
Ð¼Ð°ÑÐ¸Ð½Ð½Ð¾Ðµ Ð¾Ð±ÑÑÐµÐ½Ð¸Ðµ
ÐºÐ»Ð°ÑÑÐ¸ÑÐ¸ÐºÐ°ÑÐ¸Ñ Ð¸Ð·Ð¾Ð±ÑÐ°Ð¶ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ð¹
ÑÑÐ½ÐºÑÐ¸Ð¸ Ð°ÐºÑÐ¸Ð²Ð°ÑÐ¸Ð¸
neural networks
machine learning
image classification
activation functions

description: ÐÐ°Ð½Ð½Ð°Ñ ÑÐ°Ð±Ð¾ÑÐ° Ð¿Ð¾ÑÐ²ÑÑÐµÐ½Ð° Ð¸ÑÑÐ»ÐµÐ´Ð¾Ð²Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ñ Ð²Ð½ÐµÑÐ½Ð¸Ñ ÑÑÐ»Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ð¹, Ð²Ð»Ð¸ÑÑÑÐ¸Ñ Ð½Ð° Ð¿ÑÐ¾ÑÐµÑÑ Ð¾Ð±ÑÑÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð¼Ð¾Ð´ÐµÐ»Ð¸ Ð½ÐµÐ¹ÑÐ¾Ð½Ð½Ð¾Ð¹ ÑÐµÑÐ¸, ÑÑÐ¿ÐµÑÐ½Ð¾ÑÑÑ Ð¾Ð±ÑÑÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ, Ð¸Ð·Ð¼ÐµÐ½ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð¼ÐµÑÑÐ¸Ðº Ð¾Ð±ÑÑÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð¼Ð¾Ð´ÐµÐ»Ð¸. Ð¡Ð¾Ð²Ð¾ÐºÑÐ¿Ð½Ð¾ÑÑÑ Ð¿Ð¾Ð´ÑÐ¾Ð´Ð¾Ð² Ð¾Ð±ÑÑÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð¸ Ð¿Ð¾Ð´Ð³Ð¾ÑÐ¾Ð²ÐºÐ¸ Ð´Ð°Ð½Ð½ÑÑ Ð¿Ð¾Ð·Ð²Ð¾Ð»Ð¸Ð»Ð¸ Ð²ÑÑÐ²Ð¸ÑÑ ÑÑÑÐµÐºÑÐ¸Ð²Ð½ÑÐµ ÑÑÐ½ÐºÑÐ¸Ð¸ Ð°ÐºÑÐ¸Ð²Ð°ÑÐ¸Ð¸ Ð½Ð° Ð¾Ð¿ÑÐµÐ´ÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð½ÑÑ Ð½Ð°Ð±Ð¾ÑÐ°Ñ Ð´Ð°Ð½Ð½ÑÑ Ð¿ÑÐ¸ Ð·Ð°Ð´Ð°ÑÐµ ÐºÐ»Ð°ÑÑÐ¸ÑÐ¸ÐºÐ°ÑÐ¸Ð¸.
description: This work is devoted to the study of external conditions that affect the learning process of a neural network model, the success of training, and changes in the model's learning metrics. A combination of training and data preparation approaches made it possible to identify effective activation functions on certain data sets in the classification task.
Lockdown lessons: an international conversation on resilient GI science teaching
Creators: name: Blanford, Justine I.
name: Bowlick, Forrest
name: Gidudu, Anthony
name: Gould, Michael
name: Griffin, Amy L.
name: Kar, Bandana
name: Kemp, Karen
name: de Róiste, Mairéad
name: deSabbata, Stefano
name: Sinton, Diana
name: Strobl, Josef
name: Tate, Nicholas
name: Toppen, Fred
name: Unwin, David
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases

description: We report the findings from two global panel “conversations” that, stimulated by the exceptional coronavirus pandemic of 2020/21, explored the concept of resilience in geographic science teaching and learning. Characteristics of resilient teaching, both in general and with reference to GISc, are listed and shown to be essentially what might in the past have been called good teaching. Similarly, barriers to resilient teaching are explored and strategies for overcoming them listed. Perhaps the most important conclusion is a widespread desire not to “bounce back” to pre-COVID ways, but to use the opportunity to “bounce forward” towards better teaching and learning practices.
The Milky Way's Fermi Bubbles: Echoes of the Last Quasar Outburst?
Creators: name: Zubovas, K.
name: King, A. R.
name: Nayakshin, S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: {\it Fermi}-LAT has recently detected two gamma ray bubbles disposed symmetrically with respect to the Galactic plane. The bubbles have been suggested to be in a quasi-steady state, inflated by ongoing star formation over the age of the Galaxy. Here we propose an alternative picture where the bubbles are the remnants of a large-scale wide-angle outflow from \sgra, the SMBH of our Galaxy. Such an outflow would be a natural consequence of a short but bright accretion event on to \sgra\ if it happened concurrently with the well known star formation event in the inner 0.5 pc of the Milky Way $\sim 6$ Myr ago. We find that the hypothesised near-spherical outflow is focussed into a pair of symmetrical lobes by the greater gas pressure along the Galactic plane. The outflow shocks against the interstellar gas in the Galaxy bulge. Gamma--ray emission could be powered by cosmic rays created by either \sgra\ directly or accelerated in the shocks with the external medium. The Galaxy disc remains unaffected, agreeing with recent observational evidence that supermassive black holes do not correlate with galaxy disc properties. We estimate that an accreted mass $\sim 2 \times 10^3\msun$ is needed for the accretion event to power the observed {\it Fermi}--LAT lobes. Within a factor of a few this agrees with the mass of the young stars born during the star formation event. This estimate suggests that roughly 50% of the gas was turned into stars, while the rest accreted onto \sgra. One interpretation of this is a reduced star formation efficiency inside the \sgra\ accretion disc due to stellar feedback, and the other a peculiar mass deposition geometry that resulted in a significant amount of gas falling directly inside the inner $\sim 0.03$ pc of the Galaxy.
description: 6 pages, 0 figures; accepted for publication in MNRAS
Mapping social vulnerability in Athens (in Greek)
Creators: name: Demo, Dirap
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Demography not elsewhere classified
Spatial data and applications

description: ABSTRACT The social vulnerability of a region is "quantified" by means of composite indicators at a low level of geographical resolution. The indicators include different variables that shape the risk and the degree of preparedness of regions according to their physical, social and demographic characteristics. Here, an attempt is made to construct a social vulnerability index and apply it to the Municipality of Athens to identify the most vulnerable areas and the factors that contribute to it.
 ΠΕΡΙΛΗΨΗ Η κοινωνική τρωτότητα μιας περιοχής «ποσοτικοποιείται» με τη βοήθεια σύνθετων δεικτών σε χαμηλό επίπεδο γεωγραφικής ανάλυσης. Οι δείκτες συμπεριλαμβάνουν διαφορετικές μεταβλητές που διαμορφώνουν την επικινδυνότητα αλλά και το βαθμό ετοιμότητας των περιοχών ανάλογα με τα φυσικά, κοινωνικά και δημογραφικά χαρακτηριστικά τους. Στο σύντομο αυτό κείμενο επιχειρείται η κατασκευή ενός δείκτη κοινωνικής τρωτότητας και η εφαρμογή του στο Δήμο Αθηναίων, για τον εντοπισμό των περισσότερο ευάλωτων περιοχών και των παραγόντων που συμβάλλουν σε αυτή.
Electron spin coherence and electron nuclear double resonance of Bi donors in natural Si
Creators: name: George, Richard E.
name: Witzel, Wayne
name: Riemann, H.
name: Abrosimov, N. V.
name: Notzel, N.
name: Thewalt, Mike L. W.
name: Morton, John J. L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Donors in silicon hold considerable promise for emerging quantum technologies, due to the their uniquely long electron spin coherence times. Bi donors in silicon differ from P and other Group V donors in several significant respects: they have the strongest binding energy (70.98 meV), a large nuclear spin (I = 9/2) and strong hyperfine coupling constant (A = 1475.4 MHz). These larger energy scales allow a detailed test of theoretical models describing the spectral diffusion mechanism that is known to govern the electron spin coherence time (T2e) of P-donors in natural silicon. We report the electron nuclear double resonance spectra of the Bi donor, across the range 200 MHz to 1.4 GHz, and confirm that coherence transfer is possible between electron and nuclear spin degrees of freedom at these higher frequencies.
description: 4 pages, 4 figures, plus supporting information 2 pages, 3 figures
The supergravity fields for a D-brane with a travelling wave from string amplitudes
Creators: name: Black, William
name: Russo, Rodolfo
name: Turton, David
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We calculate the supergravity fields sourced by a D-brane with a null travelling wave from disk amplitudes in type IIB string theory compactified on T^4 x S^1. The amplitudes reproduce all the non-trivial features of the previously known two-charge supergravity solutions in the D-brane/momentum frame, providing a direct link between the microscopic bound states and their macroscopic descriptions.
description: 13 pages, v2: minor typos corrected, published version
Application of selective-flocculation flotation on a high clay, ultrafine stream
Creators: name: Tuchscherer, Michele
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2022

description: The application of insoluble mineral flocculation-flotation on an ultrafine, high insoluble mineral (insol) content stream utilizing flotation column technology was evaluated as an alternate method to dissolution in separating insoluble minerals from residual salts in fine potash tailings. This study was a novel application of insoluble flocculation-flotation due to the high insol composition, the ultrafine particle size distribution, and the use of column flotation technology, which has yet to be implemented in a slimes flotation duty on an industrial scale. The feed insol content was 5-25 times higher than typical slimes flotation applications with a P80 of 30 µm compared to 3350 µm. A twelve-inch diameter by five-meter-tall pilot column with an external cavitation sparging system was installed in the plant to trial slimes flotation of an ultrafine, high clay stream with an ethoxylated amine collector. The column operating parameters were optimized, and a statistical approach was taken to evaluate the flotation response and determine the flotation column sizing parameters. The results conclude that collector-less insol flotation utilizing column technology from a high clay, ultrafine stream was successful, with a modeled optimum of 88.2% insol rejection and 86.7% KCl recovery; however, the patented method of flocculation-flotation is invalid in this application, due to the observed destruction of flocs in the flotation pulp arising from the power intensity of the column external sparging system and the significant column residence time. Direct comparison of the pilot separation efficiencies with a more power-intensive flotation machine revealed that the selectivity performance of the column was equipment limited. Complete liberation of the insoluble minerals, a fundamental characteristic of the ultrafine stream, resulted in near-ideal separation efficiencies from sylvite at high insol rejection rates when sufficient power intensity was provided; however, individual insol mineral flotation was found to be unselective. Column flotation of the ultrafine high clay stream was characterized by a low carrying capacity of 0.9 t/h/m2 and a long residence time of 17 minutes. Sparger energy intensity, collector addition, pulp density, feed composition, and brine temperature were found to be statistically significant predictors of insol rejection (R2 = 80.47%).
title: Ð¡Ð¾Ð²ÐµÑÑÐµÐ½ÑÑÐ²Ð¾Ð²Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ðµ ÑÐµÑ Ð½Ð¾Ð»Ð¾Ð³Ð¸Ð¸ Ð¼Ð°ÑÐ»ÑÐ½Ð¾Ð³Ð¾ Ð±Ð¸ÑÐºÐ²Ð¸ÑÐ° Ñ Ð¸ÑÐ¿Ð¾Ð»ÑÐ·Ð¾Ð²Ð°Ð½Ð¸ÐµÐ¼ ÐºÐ¾Ð½Ð¾Ð¿Ð»ÑÐ½Ð¾Ð¹ Ð¼ÑÐºÐ¸
title: Ð²ÑÐ¿ÑÑÐºÐ½Ð°Ñ ÐºÐ²Ð°Ð»Ð¸ÑÐ¸ÐºÐ°ÑÐ¸Ð¾Ð½Ð½Ð°Ñ ÑÐ°Ð±Ð¾ÑÐ° Ð±Ð°ÐºÐ°Ð»Ð°Ð²ÑÐ°
titleType: Subtitle
title: Improvement of technology of an oil biscuit with use of hempy flour
Creators: name: ÐÐ°Ð»ÐµÑÐ¸Ð½Ð°, ÐÐ°ÑÐ¸Ð»Ð¸ÑÐ°
Publisher: name: Ð¡Ð°Ð½ÐºÑ-ÐÐµÑÐµÑÐ±ÑÑÐ³ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ Ð¿Ð¾Ð»Ð¸ÑÐµÑÐ½Ð¸ÑÐµÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ ÑÐ½Ð¸Ð²ÐµÑÑÐ¸ÑÐµÑ ÐÐµÑÑÐ° ÐÐµÐ»Ð¸ÐºÐ¾Ð³Ð¾
Year: 2019
Subjects: ÐºÐ¾Ð½Ð¾Ð¿Ð»ÑÐ½Ð°Ñ Ð¼ÑÐºÐ°
Ð±ÐµÐ·Ð³Ð»ÑÑÐµÐ½Ð¾Ð²Ð°Ñ Ð¿ÑÐ¾Ð´ÑÐºÑÐ¸Ñ
Ð¼Ð°ÑÐ»ÑÐ½ÑÐ¹ Ð±Ð¸ÑÐºÐ²Ð¸Ñ
Ð·Ð´Ð¾ÑÐ¾Ð²Ð¾Ðµ Ð¿Ð¸ÑÐ°Ð½Ð¸Ðµ
ÐºÐ¾Ð½Ð´Ð¸ÑÐµÑÑÐºÐ¸Ðµ Ð¸Ð·Ð´ÐµÐ»Ð¸Ñ
hempy flour
gluten free products
oil biscuit
healthy food
confectionery

description: ÐÑÐ¾Ð²ÐµÐ´ÑÐ½ Ð¾Ð±Ð·Ð¾Ñ Ð»Ð¸ÑÐµÑÐ°ÑÑÑÑ, Ð¿Ð¾Ð·Ð²Ð¾Ð»Ð¸Ð²ÑÐ¸Ð¹ Ð¾Ð¿ÑÐµÐ´ÐµÐ»Ð¸ÑÑ Ð°ÐºÑÑÐ°Ð»ÑÐ½Ð¾ÑÑÑ Ð¿ÑÐ¾Ð¸Ð·Ð²Ð¾Ð´ÑÑÐ²Ð° Ð¼Ð°ÑÐ»ÑÐ½ÑÑ Ð±Ð¸ÑÐºÐ²Ð¸ÑÐ½ÑÑ Ð¿Ð¾Ð»ÑÑÐ°Ð±ÑÐ¸ÐºÐ°ÑÐ¾Ð² Ð½Ð° Ð¾ÑÐ½Ð¾Ð²Ðµ ÐºÐ¾Ð½Ð¾Ð¿Ð»ÑÐ½Ð¾Ð¹ Ð¼ÑÐºÐ¸. ÐÑÐ¾Ð°Ð½Ð°Ð»Ð¸Ð·Ð¸ÑÐ¾Ð²Ð°Ð½ ÑÐ¾Ð²ÑÐµÐ¼ÐµÐ½Ð½ÑÐ¹ ÑÑÐ½Ð¾Ðº Ð±ÐµÐ·Ð³Ð»ÑÑÐµÐ½Ð¾Ð²Ð¾Ð¹ Ð¿ÑÐ¾Ð´ÑÐºÑÐ¸Ð¸, Ð¸ÑÑÐ»ÐµÐ´Ð¾Ð²Ð°Ð½Ñ ÑÐµÑÐ½Ð¾Ð»Ð¾Ð³Ð¸ÑÐµÑÐºÐ¸Ðµ ÑÐ°ÑÐ°ÐºÑÐµÑÐ¸ÑÑÐ¸ÐºÐ¸ ÐºÐ¾Ð½Ð¾Ð¿Ð»ÑÐ½Ð¾Ð¹ Ð¼ÑÐºÐ¸, ÑÐ°Ð·ÑÐ°Ð±Ð¾ÑÐ°Ð½ ÑÐ¿Ð¾ÑÐ¾Ð± Ð¿ÑÐ¾Ð¸Ð·Ð²Ð¾Ð´ÑÑÐ²Ð° Ð±Ð¸ÑÐºÐ²Ð¸ÑÐ½Ð¾Ð³Ð¾ Ð¿Ð¾Ð»ÑÑÐ°Ð±ÑÐ¸ÐºÐ°ÑÐ° Ñ Ð¾ÑÐµÐ½ÐºÐ¾Ð¹ Ð±Ð¸Ð¾Ð»Ð¾Ð³Ð¸ÑÐµÑÐºÐ¾Ð¹ ÑÐµÐ½Ð½Ð¾ÑÑÐ¸ Ð²ÑÐ¿ÐµÑÐµÐ½Ð½Ð¾Ð³Ð¾ Ð¸Ð·Ð´ÐµÐ»Ð¸Ñ. Ð Ð°Ð·ÑÐ°Ð±Ð¾ÑÐ°Ð½Ð° Ð¸ Ð¿ÑÐµÐ´ÑÑÐ°Ð²Ð»ÐµÐ½Ð° ÐºÐ¾Ð½ÑÐµÐ¿ÑÐ¸Ñ Ð¸ Ð°ÑÑÐ¾ÑÑÐ¸Ð¼ÐµÐ½Ñ Ð¿ÑÐ¾Ð´ÑÐºÑÐ¸Ð¸, Ð²ÑÑÐ°Ð±Ð°ÑÑÐ²Ð°ÐµÐ¼Ð¾Ð¹ Ð² Ð¿ÑÐ¾ÐµÐºÑÐ¸ÑÑÐµÐ¼Ð¾Ð¼ ÑÐ¿ÐµÑÐ¸Ð°Ð»Ð¸Ð·Ð¸ÑÐ¾Ð²Ð°Ð½Ð½Ð¾Ð¼ ÑÐµÑÐµ. ÐÑÐ¿Ð¾Ð»Ð½ÐµÐ½ Ð³ÑÐ°ÑÐ¸ÑÐµÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ ÑÐµÑÑÑÐ¶ Ð² Ð²Ð¸Ð´Ðµ Ð¿Ð»Ð°Ð½Ð° ÐºÐ¾Ð½Ð´Ð¸ÑÐµÑÑÐºÐ¾Ð³Ð¾ ÑÐµÑÐ° Ñ Ð¼Ð¾Ð½ÑÐ°Ð¶Ð½ÑÐ¼Ð¸ Ð¿ÑÐ¸Ð²ÑÐ·ÐºÐ°Ð¼Ð¸ ÑÐµÑÐ½Ð¾Ð»Ð¾Ð³Ð¸ÑÐµÑÐºÐ¾Ð³Ð¾ Ð¾Ð±Ð¾ÑÑÐ´Ð¾Ð²Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ñ Ð¸ Ð¸Ð½Ð¶ÐµÐ½ÐµÑÐ½ÑÑ ÐºÐ¾Ð¼Ð¼ÑÐ½Ð¸ÐºÐ°ÑÐ¸Ð¹.
description: The review of literature which allowed to define relevance of production of oil biscuit semi-finished products on the basis of hempy flour is carried out. The modern market of gluten-free products is analysed, technical characteristics on hempy flour are investigated, the way of production of a biscuit semi-finished product with assessment of biological value of the baked product is developed. The concept and the product range, developed in the designed specialized shop is developed and presented. The graphic drawing in the form of the plan of the confectionery shop with assembly bindings of processing equipment and utilities is executed.
Finite size scaling of current fluctuations in the totally asymmetric exclusion process
Creators: name: Gorissen, Mieke
name: Vanderzande, Carlo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the fluctuations of the current J(t) of the totally asymmetric exclusion process with open boundaries. Using a density matrix renormalization group approach, we calculate the cumulant generating function of the current. This function can be interpreted as a free energy for an ensemble in which histories are weighted by exp(-sJ(t)). We show that in this ensemble the model has a first order space-time phase transition at s=0. We numerically determine the finite size scaling of the cumulant generating function near this phase transition, both in the non-equilibrium steady state and for large times.
description: 18 pages, 11 figures
A Non Standard Supersymmetric Spectrum
Creators: name: Barbieri, Riccardo
name: Bertuzzo, Enrico
name: Farina, Marco
name: Lodone, Paolo
name: Pappadopulo, Duccio
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Taking a bottom-up point of view and focussing on the lack of signals so far in the Higgs and in the flavour sectors, we argue in favour of giving consideration to supersymmetric extensions of the Standard Model where the lightest Higgs boson has a mass between 200 and 300 GeV and the first two generations of s-fermions are above 20 TeV. After examining the simplest extensions of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model that allow this in a natural way, we summarize the main consequences of this pattern of masses at the LHC and we analyze the consequences of a heavier than normal Higgs boson for Dark Matter.
description: 15 pages, 14 figures. v2: a subsection added on the constraint from colour conservation. v3: minor changes in Fig 3 due to numerical corrections
title: Stimulus-dependent deliberation process in left- and right-handers obtained via current source density analysis
Creators: name: Kolb, Florian P.
name: Kutz, Dieter Friedhelm
name: Werner, Jana
name: Schönecker, Sonja
name: Hürster, Walter
name: Nida-Rümelin, Julian
Publisher: name: University of Muenster, Institutional Repository MIAMI
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 610 Medicine and health

description: The aim of the present study was to compare the activity patterns of young, healthy right- (RH, n = 25) and left-handed (LH, n = 20) subjects in high-density electroencephalograpic (EEG) recordings during a deliberation task. The deliberation task consisted of pressing one of two keys depending on a color-word Stroop task (Stroop, 1935) presented on a computer screen. Depending on the color shown and the meaning of the color word, participants responded with the index finger of the dominant or non-dominant hand. This leads to different activities in the hemispheres depending on the acting hand and on subject's handedness. Presenting the word "black" in black color, subjects were not to press any key (no-go-trial). Prior to this, subjects were tested for simple motor tasks, during which they were informed about the motor action to be performed. The temporal activity patterns obtained from RH and LH were very similar in shape and constituent components. The comparison of the three types of trials lead to the assumption that the deliberation process is based on a two-step decision: The first decision was characterized by the choice between move (match-trials, mismatch-trials) or not to move (no-go-trials). The second decision resulted in the final judgment of which index finger has to be used. The latter decision, in particular, can be tracked via the local spread of activity over the scalp. Our hypothesis is based on a comparison of activities and locations of RH and LH and yields some insights about processing a two-step decision in a deliberation task.
Multipartite entanglement in fermionic systems via a geometric measure
Creators: name: Lari, Behzad
name: Durganandini, P.
name: Joag, Pramod S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study multipartite entanglement in a system consisting of indistinguishable fermions. Specifically, we have proposed a geometric entanglement measure for N spin-1/2 fermions distributed over 2L modes (single particle states). The measure is defined on the 2L qubit space isomorphic to the Fock space for 2L single particle states. This entanglement measure is defined for a given partition of 2L modes containing m >= 2 subsets. Thus this measure applies to m <= 2L partite fermionic system where L is any finite number, giving the number of sites. The Hilbert spaces associated with these subsets may have different dimensions. Further, we have defined the local quantum operations with respect to a given partition of modes. This definition is generic and unifies different ways of dividing a fermionic system into subsystems. We have shown, using a representative case, that the geometric measure is invariant under local unitaries corresponding to a given partition. We explicitly demonstrate the use of the measure to calculate multipartite entanglement in some correlated electron systems. To the best of our knowledge, there is no usable entanglement measure of m > 3 partite fermionic systems in the literature, so that this is the first measure of multipartite entanglement for fermionic systems going beyond the bipartite and tripartite cases.
description: 25 pages, 8 figures
js.2020-00392 Supplemental Table 2
Creators: name: Adibi, Jennifer
name: Xiaoshuang Xun
name: Yaqi Zhao
name: Yin, Qing
name: LeWinn, Kaja
name: Bush, Nicole R.
name: Panigrahy, Ashok
name: Peddada, Shyamal
name: Alfthan, Henrik
name: Ulf-Håkan Stenman
name: Tylavsky, Frances
name: Koistinen, Hannu
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biomarkers
subject: 110306 Endocrinology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111706 Epidemiology
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111401 Foetal Development and Medicine
subject: 111403 Paediatrics
subject: 111404 Reproduction
subject: FOS: Medical biotechnology

description: Supplemental Table 2
Effects of magnetic fields on the cosmic-ray ionization of molecular cloud cores
Creators: name: Padovani, Marco
name: Galli, Daniele
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Low-energy cosmic rays are the dominant source of ionization for molecular cloud cores. The ionization fraction, in turn, controls the coupling of the magnetic field to the gas and hence the dynamical evolution of the cores. The purpose of this work is to compute the attenuation of the cosmic-ray flux rate in a cloud core taking into account magnetic focusing, magnetic mirroring, and all relevant energy loss processes. We adopt a standard cloud model characterized by a mass-to-flux ratio supercritical by a factor of about 2 to describe the density and magnetic field distribution of a low-mass starless core, and we follow the propagation of cosmic rays through the core along flux tubes enclosing different amount of mass. We then extend our analysis to cores with different mass-to-flux ratios. We find that mirroring always dominates over focusing, implying a reduction of the cosmic-ray ionization rate by a factor of about 2-3 over most of a solar-mass core with respect to the value in the intercloud medium outside the core. For flux tubes enclosing larger masses the reduction factor is smaller, since the field becomes increasingly uniform at larger radii and lower densities. We also find that the cosmic-ray ionization rate is further reduced in clouds with stronger magnetic field, e.g. by a factor of about 4 for a marginally critical cloud. The magnetic field threading molecular cloud cores affects the penetration of low-energy cosmic rays and reduces the ionization rate by a factor 3-4 depending on the position inside the core and the magnetization of the core.
description: 7 pages, 7 figures, to be published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Role of Adversarial Allegiance in Atkins v. Virginia Cases
Creators: name: Lambros, Alexa Morgan
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2023
Subjects: adversarial allegiance
allegiance effect
Atkins
death penalty
intellectual disability
intelligence

description: Atkins v. Virginia (2002) held that an intellectually disabled (ID) individual cannot be sentenced to death. The Atkins standard determines ID using three criteria: an IQ at or below 70, impaired adaptive functioning, and onset of disability before age 18. In these cases, current IQ is determined using one of various standardized intelligence tests, which have high interrater reliability in non-adversarial settings. However, the concept of adversarial allegiance suggests that even when using theoretically objective measures, evaluators may be inclined to reach conclusions supporting their retaining party. The current study examined the outcome of Atkins-eligible capital cases recorded in NexisUni to determine if different aspects of expert testimony in these cases were associated with adversarial allegiance. Prosecution experts reported higher average IQ scores, raised more concerns about malingering or low effort, and were more likely to testify that the defendant was not ID than defense experts, suggesting adversarial allegiance effects. The influence of adversarial allegiance could result in biased determinations of the presence or absence of ID in such capital cases. To reduce the possibility of adversarial allegiance, it may be necessary for Atkins evidentiary hearings to require neutral experts in place of adversarial experts. Other possible solutions include the formal adoption of best practice guidelines.
Similarities in Spatial Characteristics of Several Basketmaker II Sites on Cedar Mesa, Utah
Creators: name: Dohm, Karen Marie
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 1981
Subjects: Basketmaker II
Cedar Mesa (San Juan County, Utah)
Southeastern Utah
Pueblo Indians
Patterning
Antiquities

description: Basketmaker II open sites on Cedar Mesa, Utah are differentiated through patterning in the spatial distributions of artifacts and features. The sites are known from surficial evidence only. Source data includes maps and collections of all surface artifacts. Evidence for site classification is taken from field notes, results of statistical techniques which provide average pattern size of groupings of individual artifact classes in each site, and maps of the spatial distribution of the artifacts in the sites. Similarities between sites are found not to be dependent on similarities in site size. Further, sites which may be classed as pithouse habitations all appear to have a regular distributional structure of features in relation to the total artifact distribution.Notes on statistical techniques used in analysis, particularly dimensional analysis of variance, are included. These notes are limited to comments relevant to completion of this work or necessary to a reading of the thesis.
Thermal quantum and classical correlations in two qubit XX model in a nonuniform external magnetic field
Creators: name: Hassan, Ali Saif M.
name: Lari, Behzad
name: Joag, Pramod S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate how thermal quantum discord (QD) and classical correlations (CC) of a two-qubit one-dimensional XX Heisenberg chain in thermal equilibrium depend on the temperature of the bath as well as on nonuniform external magnetic fields applied to two qubits and varied separately. We show that the behavior of QD differs in many unexpected ways from the thermal entanglement (EOF). For the nonuniform case (B1 = -B2), we find that QD and CC are equal for all values of (B1 = -B2) and for different temperatures. We show that, in this case, the thermal states of the system belong to a class of mixed states and satisfy certain conditions under which QD and CC are equal. The specification of this class and the corresponding conditions are completely general and apply to any quantum system in a state in this class satisfying these conditions. We further find that the relative contributions of QD and CC can be controlled easily by changing the relative magnitudes of B1 and B2. Finally, we connect our results with the monogamy relations between the EOF, CC and the QD of two qubits and the environment.
description: 8 pages, 13 figures. We connect our results with the monogamy relations between the EOF, CC and the QD of two qubits and the environment
Thermally modified composite wood-strand panels for building construction applications
Creators: name: Jerves, Ruben
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2022

description: Mass timber construction is rapidly growing in North America, given its versatility and performance. Additionally, wood has a high strength to weight ratio and low environmental impact
description: in contrast with other construction materials. Nevertheless, durability is a significant concern that
description: needs to be addressed for the advancement of mass timber construction. Extreme care is required to
description: protect members from exposure to high moisture environments while ensuring long-term durability. This project thus focuses on improvements of wood’s longevity by combating two main issues:
description: dimensional stability and decay resistance to biological organisms. At the same time, a sustainable approach is considered while utilizing small-diameter logs, which optimizes forest industry
description: products. This is all achieved with the fabrication of Cross Laminated Strand-Veneer-Lumber
description: (CLSVL) out of thermally modified wood strands. State-of-the-art concepts and technologies are implemented in the treatment process, fabrication, and assessment of the material. At first, wood
description: strands are treated at different temperatures to understand its implications. A look at wettability,
description: water sorption, and wood structure is used for this analysis. Furthermore, a series of macro-level
description: mechanical benchmark tests in thin plies are conducted, such as internal bonding and bending.
description: Later, accelerated decay tests are done to assess the improvement of wood’s resistance to rot fungi.
description: Finally, these analyses are used to systematically understand the thermal modification to obtain
description: the best performing material to be used in the fabrication of mass timber as CLSVL, where its
description: uni-axial out-of-plane bending performance is evaluated
Search for the coolest white dwarfs in the Galaxy
Creators: name: Catalan, S.
name: Napiwotzki, R.
name: Hodgkin, S.
name: Pinfield, D.
name: Hornillos, D. Cristobal
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A number of so-called ultra-cool white dwarfs have been detected in different surveys so far. However, based on anecdotal evidence it is believed that most or all of these ultra-cool white dwarfs are low-mass products of binary evolution and thus not representative for the oldest white dwarfs. Their low mass causes relatively high luminosity making them the first cool white dwarfs detected in relatively shallow surveys. Deeper observations are needed for the oldest, high mass white dwarfs with the longest cooling times. We report results of an ongoing project that combines deep IR and optical data. This combination plus proper motion information will allow an unambiguous identification of very cool white dwarfs, since the spectral energy distributions are very different from other types of stellar objects. The atmospheric parameters that can be derived from the spectral energy distributions together with the proper motions inferred from the IR data can be used to construct the white dwarf luminosity functions for the thick disc and halo populations. From these we will be able to test the early star formation history and initial mass function of the first stellar populations.
description: 6 pages, 5 figures, to appear in AIP Conference Proceedings for the 17th European White Dwarf Workshop
Nirbhaya : “an isolated rebellion or a social revolution?" : analyzing the role of media and legislation on violence against women in India
Creators: name: Ghai, Tanya
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2022

description: India witnessed one of its most gruesome gang rapes, of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi on 16th December 2012, which ignited angry protests around the country as well as across the world. The barbarity of the sexual assault shook the conscience of the nation. Because the victim fought fearlessly for her life till the end, she was called Nirbhaya, the ‘fearless one’ in Hindi. The protests in turn, sparked a global media frenzy, drawing attention to sexual violence in India and exposing patriarchal attitudes prevalent in its culture. The Nirbhaya case is still being addressed in the mainstream press, a decade later, underlining the importance of the case in the discussion of sexual assault and women's security. In this thesis, I explore the issue of violence against women in India through the lens of the Nirbhaya rape case. The literature reviewed unveils India’s patriarchal structures and stigmatization of rape, as well as how its victims are treated. Further, I investigate if Nirbhaya’s case brought about significant change in Indian society, through a media content analysis of two renowned English newspapers using three time periods: before, immediately after, and five years after the rape case. The results indicate that Nirbhaya’s upheaval positively changed the media narrative regarding sexual violence to some extent. This is followed by a critical analysis of the Criminal Law Amendment (2013), a legal reform outcome of the case. The analysis helps uncover that a pattern of continued increase in violent crimes against women to this day can be attributed to state negligence, in addition to a lack of sufficient implementation of the amendment and similar laws.
Immune reactions in lymph nodes and ovarian cancer
Creators: name: Johnson, Sarah Christina
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2019

description: During adaptive immune response, the lymph node (LN) volume may increase, but the impact on T cell (TC) trafficking and interaction are unknown. Lymphangiogenic LNs are associated with poor prognosis in cancer patients, in addition to presenting with impaired anti-tumour immune responses. Lymphatic vessels (LVs) can respond to lymph-born signalling molecules and secrete agents that can impact the response at the LN. Two studies were conducted to gain insight into immune response changes; first, in the LN due to LN swelling and second, in LVs of ovarian cancer patients. The first study involved using an agent-based model to describe the TCs response to antigen presenting dendritic cells in the LN paracortex while modulating the paracortex swelling behaviour. The expression of TC receptor Sphingosine-1- phosphate-1 receptor (S1P₁r) was also modulated and the effector TC response analysed under different swelling conditions. This showed that paracortical swelling can aid TC activation but can inhibit effector CD8⁺ TCs production if the swelling occurs too early in the proliferative response. S1P₁r- mediated retention of newly differentiated effector TCs increased the effector TC response. The second study investigated LV changes from ovarian cancer patients using immunohistochemistry to quantify LV inflammatory status, identify cancer-cell infiltration and analyse changes in miRNA expression. Patient relapse was associated with high LV inflammation away from the tumour site. In addition, several miRNA groups, including the let-7 family, may present as prognostic and therapeutic targets.
Ideator Types in Electronic Brainstorming
Creators: name: Kern, Kim
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: electronic innovation systems
subject: ideation
subject: electronic brainstorming
subject: 000 Informatik, Informationswissenschaft, allgemeine Werke::000 Informatik, Wissen, Systeme::000 Informatik, Informationswissenschaft, allgemeine Werke

description: Large scale ideation continues to gain importance in today's economy, driving research and development. One of its best-known techniques is electronic brainstorming (EBS), which has proven to be successful at producing a large number of ideas but struggles with a high quantity of low-quality ideas. This weakness motivated the question: How can the quality of these ideas be improved? While much research on the improvement of idea quality has been done regarding what kind of inspiration is given during ideation and in what way, little has been looked into individual differences of ideators who may have different needs in terms of inspiration and therefore show different behavior when exposed to inspiration. This thesis examines whether such types of ideators with individual differences can be identified. As individual differences may have various dimensions, first, an in-situ exploratory study was conducted to identify individual differences in the context of inspirations, that can be tested for its impact on the ideation outcome in a subsequent, quantitative study. The exploratory study induced the idea of the existence of the ideator types inspiration seeker (benefiting from inspiration) and inspiration avoider (feeling distracted by inspiration). The analysis of data from previous EBS studies showed that this idea applies not only to classical group ideation but to a large-scale ideation setting as well. In order to understand the impact of the identified ideator types, a quantitative study was conducted. It aimed at replicating a recent study on the influence of inspirational stimuli (Siangliulue et al., 2015), while additionally examining different effects of these stimuli on inspiration seekers and inspiration avoiders. The analysis of the study showed that the ideator type did not seem to have an impact on the number of submitted ideas or their value. However, avoiders produced ideas with a higher maximum novelty per session than seekers across all inspiration conditions with the greatest difference between the types when no inspiration at all was provided. The results show that individual differences regarding inspirational stimuli exist and do impact the fluency and quality of ideas. Paying attention to these differences is a promising approach to improve the quality of the ideas produced in electronic innovation systems. This classification could potentially be used to create personalized inspiration systems catering to the needs of different ideator types.
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title: Hong Kong in the Victorian era. At the crossroads between Europe and Asia
Creators: name: ÐÐ¾ÑÐ¾ÑÐµÐ½ÐºÐ¾, ÐÐ½ÑÐ¾Ð½
Publisher: name: Ð¡Ð°Ð½ÐºÑ-ÐÐµÑÐµÑÐ±ÑÑÐ³ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ Ð¿Ð¾Ð»Ð¸ÑÐµÑÐ½Ð¸ÑÐµÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ ÑÐ½Ð¸Ð²ÐµÑÑÐ¸ÑÐµÑ ÐÐµÑÑÐ° ÐÐµÐ»Ð¸ÐºÐ¾Ð³Ð¾
Year: 2019
Subjects: ÐÐ¾Ð½ÐºÐ¾Ð½Ð³
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Hong Kong
Great Britain
colonialism
opium wars
the Victorian era
XIX century

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description: The colonial period of the Hong Kong history is considered in the given work. The description of the events contributing to the colonization of Hong Kong is stated. The analysis of the colonyâs life changes from the colonization to the beginning of 20th century is given.
Relativistic analyses of quasielastic neutrino cross sections at MiniBooNE kinematics
Creators: name: Amaro, J. E.
name: Barbaro, M. B.
name: Caballero, J. A.
name: Donnelly, T. W.
name: Udias, J. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Two relativistic approaches are considered to evaluate the quasielastic double-differential and integrated neutrino-nucleus cross sections. One, based on the relativistic impulse approximation, relies on the microscopic description of nuclear dynamics using relativistic mean field theory, and incorporates a description of the final-state interactions. The second is based on the superscaling behavior exhibited by electron scattering data and its applicability, due to the universal character of the scaling function, to the analysis of neutrino scattering reactions. The role played by the vector meson-exchange currents in the two-particle two-hole sector is also incorporated and the results obtained are compared with the recent data for neutrinos measured by the MiniBooNE Collaboration.
description: 17 page, 6 figures
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation : insights from patients’ peri-procedure experiences
Creators: name: Percy, Celeste Grace
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2022

description: Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease in the elderly population. When left untreated, 50% of patients die within two-years after the onset of symptoms. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an evolving new procedure that allows the heart valve to be replaced percutaneously without open-heart surgery. The recent transition to a minimalist procedure and the avoidance of general anaesthesia has further contributed to improving clinical outcomes; however, there is a gap in evidence on patients’ perspectives of these recent changes to their peri-procedure care. The purpose of this study was to explore patients’ experiences of undergoing contemporary TAVI to help inform nursing and multidisciplinary practice. We used a prospective qualitative research design and interpretive description to generate knowledge and insights applicable to clinical practice. We recruited 15 participants (women = 5; mean age = 83 ± 5.4) using purposeful sampling. Each participant was interviewed by telephone within one-week from discharge home from the hospital. We identified an overarching theme of participants’ shared desire to be a member on their Heart Team during their procedure. Participants sought to understand their role in relation to others, how to manage their complex wave of emotions, and how to make sense of the unfamiliar environment. The findings highlighted that there can be a disconnect between the intent to provide patient-centred care during the short but intense TAVI procedure time, and patients’ perceptions of the care they received and their interactions with the team. Patients’ perspectives of being a member of their peri-procedure Heart Team may be facilitated by focused strategies: raising the team’s awareness of the needs of conscious TAVI patients, leveraging perioperative nursing expertise, strengthening the close communication between nursing, anaesthesiology and cardiology around patient assessment and coaching, and modifying patient education resources to match individual patient learning styles and help manage patient expectations. This study offers unique insights to inform future research to develop interventions to improve patients’ experiences during TAVI and contribute to closing the gap between advances in the care of valvular heart disease and the needs of patients.
Spin-orbit coupling and perpendicular Zeeman field for fermionic cold atoms: observation of the intrinsic anomalous Hall effect
Creators: name: Zhang, Chuanwei
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We propose a scheme for generating Rashba spin-orbit coupling and perpendicular Zeeman field simultaneously for cold fermionic atoms in a harmonic trap through the coupling between atoms and laser fields. The realization of Rashba spin-orbit coupling and perpendicular Zeeman field provides opportunities for exploring many topological phenomena using cold fermionic atoms. We focus on the intrinsic anomalous Hall effect and show that it may be observed through the response of atomic density to a rotation of the harmonic trap.
description: 5 pages, 4 figures
Probing three-body correlations in a quantum gas using the measurement of the third moment of density fluctuations
Creators: name: Armijo, Julien
name: Jacqmin, Thibaut
name: Kheruntsyan, Karen
name: Bouchoule, Isabelle
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We perform measurements of the third moment of atom number fluctuations in small slices of a very elongated weakly interacting degenerate Bose gas. We find a positive skewness of the atom number distribution in the ideal gas regime and a reduced skewness compatible with zero in the quasi-condensate regime. For our parameters, the third moment is a thermodynamic quantity whose measurement constitutes a sensitive test of the equation of state and our results are in agreement with a modified Yang-Yang thermodynamic prediction. Moreover, we show that the measured skewness reveals the presence of true three body correlations in the system.