cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Dirac quasinormal modes for a 4-dimensional Lifshitz Black Hole
Creators: name: Catalan, Marcela
name: Cisternas, Eduardo
name: Gonzalez, P. A.
name: Vasquez, Yerko
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the quasinormal modes of fermionic perturbations for an asymptotically Lifshitz black hole in 4-dimensions with dynamical exponent z=2 and plane topology for the transverse section, and we find analytically and numerically the quasinormal modes for massless fermionic fields by using the improved asymptotic iteration method and the Horowitz-Hubeny method. The quasinormal frequencies are purely imaginary and negative, which guarantees the stability of these black holes under massless fermionic field perturbations. Remarkably, both numerical methods yield consistent results; i.e., both methods converge to the exact quasinormal frequencies; however, the improved asymptotic iteration method converges in a fewer number of iterations. Also, we find analytically the quasinormal modes for massive fermionic fields for the mode with lowest angular momentum. In this case, the quasinormal frequencies are purely imaginary and negative, which guarantees the stability of these black holes under fermionic field perturbations. Moreover, we show that the lowest quasinormal frequencies have real and imaginary parts for the mode with higher angular momentum by using the improved asymptotic iteration method.
description: Version accepted for publication in EPJC. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1306.5974
Research Project Summary: Arsenic and Mercury in Residential Well Water from Readington and Raritan Townships, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: Division of Science, Research and Technology of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)
Year: 2002

description: This document summarizes a study in which, in October 2000, well water testing for arsenic and mercury was offered to residents living in Readington and Raritan Townships in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The goal was to generate data on levels of these contaminants in ground water used for drinking water in the area. Previous testing showed that this part of the state may have potentially elevated levels of arsenic in well water due to leaching from certain arsenic-rich geologic formations. Two hundred thirty-eight wells were sampled. Three quarters of the well water samples contained arsenic levels below 5 ug/L (micrograms per liter). A quarter of the samples were above 5 ug/L, with 3% of wells containing arsenic levels above 10 ug/L. The highest arsenic level observed in this study was 35 ug/L. Few water samples had detectable levels of mercury, and of those where mercury was detected, the levels were trace.
Sync and swarm: solvable model of non-identical swarmalators
Creators: name: Yoon, S.
name: O'Keeffe, K. P.
name: Mendes, J. F. F.
name: Goltsev, A. V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems (nlin.AO)
subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study a model of non-identical swarmalators, generalizations of phase oscillators that both sync in time and swarm in space. The model produces four collective states: asynchrony, sync clusters, vortex-like phase-waves, and a mixed state. These states occur in many real-world swarmalator systems such as biological microswimmers, chemical nanomotors, and groups of drones. A generalized Ott-Antonsen ansatz provides the first analytic description of these states and conditions for their existence. We show how this approach may be used in studies of active matter and related disciplines.
Section 309 NJ Coastal Management Program Assessment, Draft
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: Coastal Management Office, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)
Year: 2006

description: This document is a draft assessment of New Jersey's Coastal Management Program and has been produced and made available for public input. New Jersey is required by the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act to assess its Coastal Management Program every five years and provide a strategy for program enhancements in nine areas. The required assessment areas are aquaculture, coastal hazards, coastal wetlands, cumulative and secondary impacts, energy and government facility siting, marine debris, ocean resources, public access and special area management planning. Following receipt and consideration of public comments, the Coastal Management Program will revise the Draft Assessment as needed and develop a five-year strategy (2006 - 2010) to guide efforts to enhance management in the areas ranked as either high or medium priority.
Building a Collaborative and Equitable Viral Genomic Surveillance Program: A Playbook for Researchers, Clinicians, Administrators, and Allies
Creators: name: Newman, Jamie J.
name: Kim, Paul
name: Huwe, Peter
name: Ogungbe, Ifedayo Victor
name: Kamil, Jeremy P.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: genomics
virology
sequencing
equity
representation

description: Genomic surveillance is the process of sequencing microbial genomes to determine which viruses, viral variants, or bacteria are present in a population or geographic area and to understand how these microbes evolve. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, genomic surveillance efforts have allowed researchers around the world to detect and monitor variants like Delta and Omicron and track their spread. In the United States, however, those efforts have not been distributed equally. Medically underserved communities are underrepresented in the national data, leading to blind spots in local public health guidance and sometimes even healthcare. The problem stems from a lack of sample coordination and genome sequencing in these communities, in part due to absence of the trained professionals, equipment, or broader networks necessary to sequence samples. As it stands, commercial laboratories sequence SARS-CoV-2 genomes from RNA left over from diagnostic PCR testing. By designating the source material as medical waste, commercial sequencing laboratories forgo the informed consent process. Moreover, CDC-contracted commercial sequencing laboratories only label sequences with the state in which the sample was collected. They do not report the county, city or town. Thus, even when samples from underserved communities are sequenced, sample donors don’t usually know that their sample is being used, and their community may never benefit because the results don’t make it back to local health officials or healthcare providers. This model represents a different approach. It is predicated on the belief that sample donors and the clinicians who collect those samples are partners in this work and should be treated and recognized as such. That means ensuring that these stakeholders, as well as the researchers who work with them directly, have a sense of ownership over the program and the data it generates and feel confident that they will be recognized for their contributions. Viral genome sequencing should be available to every community so that local health officials have the data necessary to make informed recommendations and these communities can contribute to global pandemic prevention efforts. Given the rapid advancements in sequencing technology over the last two decades, that vision is within reach. This Playbook is intended for academic researchers who want to collaborate with local clinics to collect respiratory specimens from informed patients for sequencing and for anyone who wants to support that mission.
description: This work was supported by The Rockefeller Foundation under grant number 2021 HTH 010 GA-S
TRIPLE Brochure Results & Outputs
Creators: name: Inkret, Ana
name: Yildirim, Kagan
name: Dumouchel, Suzanne
name: Arasteh, Sona
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Open Science
Multlingualism
TRIPLE
OPERAS
Discovery
Collaboration

description: This brochure gives an overview over the main outputs and results of the TRIPLE project.
description: The TRIPLE project (https://project.gotriple.eu/), which is financed under the Horizon 2020 framework (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/863420), under Grant Agreement No. 863420, with approx. 5.6 million Euros for a duration of 42 months (2019-2023). The content of this deliverable reflects only TRIPLE's view and the Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. --- At the heart of the project is the development of the GoTriple platform (https://www.gotriple.eu/), an innovative multilingual and multicultural discovery solution.
Spatiotemporal mode-locking and photonic flywheel in multimode microresonators
Creators: name: Nie, Mingming
name: Jia, Kunpeng
name: Xie, Yijun
name: Zhu, Shi-ning
name: Xie, Zhenda
name: Huang, Shu-Wei
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: Pattern Formation and Solitons (nlin.PS)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Dissipative Kerr soliton (DKS) frequency combs - also known as microcombs - have arguably created a new field in cavity nonlinear photonics, with a strong cross-fertilization between theoretical, experimental, and technological research. Spatiotemporal mode-locking (STML) not only add new degrees of freedom to ultrafast laser technology, but also provide new insights for implementing analogue computers and heuristic optimizers with photonics. Here, we combine the principles of DKS and STML for the first time to demonstrate the STML DKS by developing an unexplored ultrahigh-quality-factor Fabry-Perot microresonator based on graded index multimode fiber (GRIN-MMF). Using the intermodal stimulated Brillouin scattering, we can selectively excite either the eigenmode DKS or the STML DKS. Furthermore, we demonstrate an ultralow noise microcomb that enhances the photonic flywheel performance in both the fundamental comb linewidth and DKS timing jitter. The demonstrated fundamental comb linewidth of 400 mHz and DKS timing jitter of 500 attosecond represent improvements of 25x and 2.5x, respectively, from the state-of-the-art. Our results show the potential of GRIN-MMF FP microresonators as an ideal testbed for high-dimensional nonlinear cavity dynamics and photonic flywheel with ultrahigh coherence and ultralow timing jitter.
La comunità durante il lockdown: Report preliminare di ricerca
Creators: name: Barbieri, Irene
name: Compare, Christian
name: Guarino, Antonella
name: Tzankova, Iana
name: Albanesi, Cinzia
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2020
Subjects: M-PSI/05 Psicologia sociale

description: L'obiettivo della ricerca era di comprendere l’impatto che la pandemia Covid-19 e le misure di contenimento hanno avuto sulle dinamiche psicosociali della vita nelle comunità, con una attenzione sugli effetti dell'emergenza su stili di vita, coesione, comportamenti pro-sociali e prospettiva sul futuro. Volevamo ottenere dati non soltanto sugli impatti negativi che richiedono l’attivazione di azioni e progetti ad hoc, ma anche sulle risorse e le capacità che le persone e le comunità hanno mostrato (anchedurante la pandemia. La ricerca è stata realizzata nel periodo aprile-maggio 2020. La raccolta dei dati è avvenuta utilizzando un questionario on-line, distribuito mediante la piattaforma Qualtrics.Il campione è costituto da 1470 partecipanti, in maggioranza donne.
Aspects of Quantum Energy and Stress in Inhomogeneous Unbounded Dielectric Continua
Creators: name: Goto, S.
name: Tucker, R. W.
name: Walton, T. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This article addresses a number of issues associated with the problem of calculating contributions from the electromagnetic quantum induced energy and stress in a stationary material with an inhomogeneous polarizability. After briefly reviewing the conventional approaches developed by Lifshitz el al and more recent attempts by others, we emphasize the need to accommodate the effects due to the classical constitutive properties of the material in any experimental attempt to detect such contributions. Attention is then concentrated on a particular system composed of an ENZ-type (epsilon-near-zero) meta-material, chosen to have an anisotropic and inhomogeneous permittivity confined in an infinitely long perfectly conducting open waveguide. This permits us to deduce from the source-free Maxwell's equations a complete set of harmonic electromagnetic evanescent eigen-modes and eigen-frequencies. Since these solutions prohibit the existence of asymptotic scattering states in the guide an alternative regularization scheme, based on the Euler-Maclaurin formula, enables us to prescribe precise criteria for the extraction of finite quantum expectation values from regularized mode sums together with error bounds on these values. This scheme is used to derive analytic results for regularized energy densities in the guide. The criteria are exploited to construct a numerical scheme that is bench-marked by comparing its output with the analytic results derived from the special properties of the inhomogeneous ENZ medium.
description: 49 pages, 7 figures, updated to further clarity of material presented and to include additional references
Conserve Wildlife: Newsletter of the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife's Endangered and Nongame Species Program, Spring / Summer 2003
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Division of Fish and Wildlife, the Endangered and Nongame Species Program
Year: 2003

description: This newsletter is intended to inform interested individuals and organizations about the activities and events of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Division of Fish and Wildlife's Endangered and Nongame Species Program, as well as provide general information about New Jersey wildlife. This issue contains an article featuring the Endangered and Nongame Species Program's Guide to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife of New Jersey, information about new state regulations to protect the habitat of New Jersey's rare species, a list of "Species on the Edge" Contest Winners, the effect of the previous year's drought on salamanders, Conserve Wildlife Foundation News, etc.
Quantum correlations of a two-qubit system and the Aubry-André chain in bosonic environments
Creators: name: Wang, He
name: Xu, Liufang
name: Wang, Jin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this research, we analyze two models using the tensor network algorithm. The quantum correlations of a two-qubit system are first studied in different bosonic reservoirs. Both equilibrium and nonequilibrium scenarios are discussed. Non-Markovian effects can improve the survival time of the quantum correlations significantly and weaken the decoherence effect. Non-Markovian dynamics with existing memory can lead to entanglement rebirth in specific scenarios instead of the eventual entanglement decay or death seen in memoryless Markovian cases. The system reaches a steady state quickest in sub-Ohmic reservoirs and shows the most apparent non-Markovian behavior in super-Ohmic reservoirs. We not only study the impact of the environment on quantum correlations but also how to protect quantum correlations. Starting from a state in which the two ends are maximally entangled, a one-dimensional AA chain model is also studied. We identify distinct phases by monitoring the imbalance dynamics. When the chain is closed, the imbalance dynamics behave differently in various phases, and so does the entanglement evolution between the chain's ends. When the first site couples to a bath, we found the imbalance dynamics can still be an effective indicator to differentiate various phases in an early evolution stage since the imbalance dynamics is only remarkably affected at relatively high temperatures. The distribution of the eigenenergy of the system can account for it. The entanglement of the chain ends decays rapidly in all phases due to one of the ends being coupled to the bath directly. However, the entanglement of the chain ends will persist for a perceptible amount of time in the localization phase if the bath is coupled to the middle site of the chain. Our research shows that one can utilize the disordered environment as a buffer to protect quantum correlations.
Magnetic circular dichroism within the Algebraic Diagrammatic Construction scheme of the polarisation propagator up to third order
Creators: name: Fedotov, Daniil A.
name: Scott, Mikael
name: Scheurer, Maximilian
name: Rehn, Dirk R.
name: Dreuw, Andreas
name: Coriani, Sonia
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present an implementation of the B term of Magnetic Circular Dichroism within the Algebraic Diagrammatic Construction (ADC) scheme of the polarization propagator and its Intermediate State Representation. As illustrative results, the MCD spectra of the ADC variants ADC(2), ADC(2)-x and ADC(3) of the molecular systems uracil, 2-thiouracil, 4-thiouracil, purine, hypoxanthine, 1,4-naphthoquinone, 9,10-anthraquinone and 1-naphthylamine, are computed and compared with results obtained using the Coupled-Cluster Singles and Approximate Doubles (CC2) method, literature TD-DFT results as well as with available experimental data.
Quantum-jump vs stochastic Schrödinger dynamics for Gaussian states with quadratic Hamiltonians and linear Lindbladians
Creators: name: Christie, Robson
name: Eastman, Jessica
name: Schubert, Roman
name: Graefe, Eva-Maria
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 81Q20 (Primary) 81-10, 81S30 (Secondary)

description: The dynamics of Gaussian states for open quantum systems described by Lindblad equations can be solved analytically for systems with quadratic Hamiltonians and linear Lindbladians, showing the familiar phenomena of dissipation and decoherence. It is well known that the Lindblad dynamics can be expressed as an ensemble average over stochastic pure-state dynamics, which can be interpreted as individual experimental implementations, where the form of the stochastic dynamics depends on the measurement setup. Here we consider quantum-jump and stochastic Schrödinger dynamics for initially Gaussian states. While both unravellings converge to the same Lindblad dynamics when averaged, the individual dynamics can differ qualitatively. For the stochastic Schrödinger equation, Gaussian states remain Gaussian during the evolution, with stochastic differential equations governing the evolution of the phase-space centre and a deterministic evolution of the covariance matrix. In contrast to this, individual pure-state dynamics arising from the quantum-jump evolution do not remain Gaussian in general. Applying results developed in the non-Hermitian context for Hagedorn wavepackets, we formulate a method to generate quantum-jump trajectories that is described entirely in terms of the evolution of an underlying Gaussian state. To illustrate the behaviours of the different unravellings in comparison to the Lindblad dynamics, we consider two examples in detail, which can be largely treated analytically, a harmonic oscillator subject to position measurement and a damped harmonic oscillator. In both cases, we highlight the differences as well as the similarities of the stochastic Schrödinger and the quantum-jump dynamics.
description: 34 pages, 10 figures, Revised version with added author Roman Schubert, accepted to Journal of Physics A
Representations of centrally extended Lie superalgebra $\mathfrak{psl}(2|2)$
Creators: name: Matsumoto, Takuya
name: Molev, Alexander
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Representation Theory (math.RT)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The symmetries provided by representations of the centrally extended Lie superalgebra $\mathfrak{psl}(2|2)$ are known to play an important role in the spin chain models originated in the planar anti-de Sitter/conformal field theory correspondence and one-dimensional Hubbard model. We give a complete description of finite-dimensional irreducible representations of this superalgebra thus extending the work of Beisert which deals with a generic family of representations. Our description includes a new class of modules with degenerate eigenvalues of the central elements. Moreover, we construct explicit bases in all irreducible representations by applying the techniques of Mickelsson--Zhelobenko algebras.
description: 27 pages, references added
The Jersey Sierran, Vol. 33, No. 2, April-June 2004
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: New Jersey Chapter of The Sierra Club
Year: 2004

description: This is the quarterly newsletter of the New Jersey Chapter of The Sierra Club. This issue includes articles on the victory in preserving the Millstone River and long-eared owls from a proposed road, family planning initiatives overseas to protect the environment, the establishment of the Friends of Essex County Parks, New Jersey's new clean car law, environmental damage caused by ATVs, a status report on New Jersey environmental litigation, news from local Sierra Club groups around the state, and much more.
New York - New Jersey Highlands Regional Study : 2002 Update (final report)
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: USDA Forest Service
Year: 2002

description: This is an update of a 1992 study, authorized because the Highlands Region continues to experience significant  changes in population and land consuming growth patterns that can affect the ability of the area to provide the environmental and economic benefits that support a sustained quality of life.  The study reassesses the condition of natural resources in the Highland region, analyzes land cover change and potential land use, identifies significant areas to be conserved and protected, and develops strategies to protect the long-term integrity of the region.  It also revises and increases the geographic boundaries of the 1992 study.
Works of St. Ephrem the Syrian.  Volume 6
Creators: name: Assemani, Stefano Evodio
name: Benedictus, Petrus
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1737

description: Begun by Peter Benedictus (Mobarak) and continued by Stephen Evodius Assemani, the great Roman edition of Ephrem’s works, based on Vatican manuscripts, was the result of the first major effort to publish the famous Syrian’s literary remains in large number. Volumes 1-3 contain the Syriac works with Latin translation, and volumes 4-6 contain works in Greek (and a small number in Latin) attributed to Ephrem, these too with Latin translation. This edition laid the foundation for further editions and translations of Ephrem’s works in Syriac by Overbeck, Bickell, Lamy, and others. While Ephrem’s Syriac corpus has been reedited more recently by Beck, this edition from a vital age of European Syriac scholarship remains worthy of study for its presentation and perspective. Scholars interested in Syriac literature and the history of its study in the west will be especially interested in this monumental edition.
Inside the Pinelands: A Report by the Pinelands Preservation Alliance, April/May 2003, Vol.10, No.4
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: Pinelands Preservation Alliance
Year: 2003

description: This is the bimonthly newsletter of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance (PPA), a nonprofit organization working to protect and preserve the resources of the New Jersey Pinelands. This issue features: Water: The Misguided Cornucopian View; Don't Let NJ Miss a Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity; South Jersey Pineway: A Scenic Tour of the Pinelands; Crestwood Water Supply; Support of Members like You; A Few Symphonius Friends [frogs]; and Pinelands Calendar of Events.
Radiation-induced quantum Fano-type resonances in the transport of $N$-$P$-$N$ graphene based junctions
Creators: name: Fistul, M. V.
name: Efetov, K. B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a theoretical study of quantum resonances in the ballistic transport of graphene based $N$-$P$-$N$ junction subject to an externally applied electromagnetic field (EF). By making use of the Floquet analysis and the quasi-classical approach we analyze the dynamics of electrons in the presence of time and coordinate dependent potential $U(z,t)$. In the absence of EF the resonant tunneling results in a set of sharp resonances in the dependence of dc conductance $σ$ on the gate voltage $V_g$. In irradiated $N$-$P$-$N$ junctions we obtain the Fano-type resonances in the dependence of $σ(V_g)$. This \emph{coherent quantum-mechanical phenomenon} is due to the interplay of two effects: the resonant tunneling through quasi-bound states and the quantum-interference effect in the region between the "resonant points", where the resonant absorption (emission) of photons occurs, and junction interfaces.
description: 5 pages, 3 figures
Active Brownian particles: Entropy production and fluctuation-response
Creators: name: Chaudhuri, Debasish
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Within the Rayleigh-Helmholtz model of active Brownian particles activity is due to a non-linear velocity dependent force. In the presence of an external trapping potential or a constant force, the steady state of the system breaks detailed balance producing a net entropy. Using molecular dynamics simulations, we obtain the probability distributions of entropy production in these steady states. The distribution functions obey detailed fluctuation theorem for entropy production. Using simulation results, we further show that the steady state response function obeys a modified fluctuation-dissipation relation.
description: 8 pages, 6 figures; version accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. E
A covariant treatment of cosmic parallax
Creators: name: Rasanen, Syksy
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Gaia satellite will soon probe parallax on cosmological distances. Using the covariant formalism and considering the angle between a pair of sources, we find parallax for both spacelike and timelike separation between observation points. Our analysis includes both intrinsic parallax and parallax due to observer motion. We propose a consistency condition that tests the FRW metric using the parallax distance and the angular diameter distance. This test is purely kinematic and relies only on geometrical optics, it is independent of matter content and its relation to the spacetime geometry. We study perturbations around the FRW model, and find that they should be taken into account when analysing observations to determine the parallax distance.
description: 27 pages, 4 figures. v2: Corrected typos, clarified text, sharpened one argument. v3: Added figures, corrected typos, clarified text. Published version
New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places, Passaic County
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Historic Preservation Office
Year: 2004

description: This document by the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places lists properties and historic districts in Passaic County, New Jersey for which a formal action was taken by the State Historic Preservation Officer or designee. The listings are current through the end of 2002, and itemize the buildings, structures, sites, objects, and districts listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places (SR) and the National Register of Historic Places (NR). They also include resources that have received Certifications of Eligibility (COE), opinions of eligibility from the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO Opinion), or Determinations of Eligibility (DOE) from the Keeper of the National Register.
Mercury Switch Data Collection Pilot Project: Final Report
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: Division of Science, Research and Technology, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)
Year: 2004

description: The mercury switch data collection pilot project was developed as part of the State of New Jersey's efforts to reduce the amount of mercury in the environment. It has been estimated that 8.8 to 10.2 metric tons of mercury are contained in scrap autos recycled in the US annually. The primary source of mercury is in convenience lighting switches located in the trunks and hoods of many vehicles. The goals of this project were to determine the effectiveness of an End-of-Life Vehicle switch removal program and estimate the costs in order to develop and implement a cost effective and reliable program. Preliminary data suggest that removal of mercury switches from vehicles prior to shredding results in a reduction in mercury emissions of approximately 50 percent. It is desirable that a switch removal program be implemented on a regional basis due to the significant amount of interstate commerce involved in the handling and processing of end-of-life vehicles, as well as the marketing of shredded scrap.
Interpreting Drinking Water Quality Analysis: What Do the Numbers Mean? 6th Edition
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension
Year: 2006

description: This publication summarizes the information necessary for interpreting drinking water quality analyses performed by water testing laboratories. It focuses on testing results obtained from drinking water supplies from public water systems and non-public water systems (home wells). It is intended primarily for homeowners, but environmental organizations, health departments, and commercial water testing laboratories and others should find this material of interest and value.
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Five-Year Strategic Plan, 2004-2008
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC)
Year: 2003

description: This document is the Strategic Plan that guides the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) activities from 2004 through 2008. Using a proactive approach to dealing with current and anticipated challenges, the Plan charts a course for the Commission to establish its goals and provides a framework for the Commission's constituents to use to monitor progress. The document provides the context for the development of the Commission's goals and strategies and it presents the mission as it was first stated in 1942 and as it is interpreted in today's political, social, and economic situation. The values section of the Plan highlights the qualities of states and Commission staff required to attain the mission, vision, and goals. The driving forces section outlines issues that were taken into account as the Plan's goals and strategies were developed. The Plan sets forth goals that the Commission seeks to realize during the five-year planning horizon and strategies for achieving these goals. The Strategic Plan closes with a critical statement of what steps the Commission takes to turn strategies into action, monitor progress, and adjust course where necessary. Implementation of the Plan occurs through development of annual Action Plans identifying specific tasks. Also, the Commission will develop measurable indicators to monitor progress toward broad-scale objectives.
Book of Abstracts
Creators: name: Imisc Admin
Publisher: name: IMISC
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 150302 Business Information Systems
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: Organizational culture is a unique property of an academic field to create and boost scientific value for humanity. Our department* is established recently (2011) and we are willing to embed scientific best practices, and to create an efficient academic climate and culture in the Department of Management Information Systems specifically, in the research field of MIS generally.
 With the Fifth International Management Information Systems Conference, we, as the organizing committee of the conference, try to contribute the development of MIS in Turkey with our humble efforts. If we have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
 In The Book of Abstracts of the IMISC 2018, reader can find the abstracts of papers submitted, reviewed, and presented in the conference by means of various topics, viewpoints, approaches, functions and actions with the MIS perspective.
 For many people, IMISC 2018 may seemed to be just an effort for sharing scientific knowledge, create MIS-focused scientific network, give some opportunities for the tenure track, or a weird way that try to create an artificial social structure. However, such opinions will also be exist in the future regardless of efforts to create a knowledge-based society.
 Please check the conference full papers which are published on conference website (http://2018.imisc.net) and figshare portal (http://imisc.figshare.com)
 Best regards,
 On behalf of the Organizing Committee H. Kemal İlter, Ph.D. Conference Chair
A Tight Lower Bound on Certificate Complexity in Terms of Block Sensitivity and Sensitivity
Creators: name: Ambainis, Andris
name: Prūsis, Krišjānis
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Computational Complexity (cs.CC)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Sensitivity, certificate complexity and block sensitivity are widely used Boolean function complexity measures. A longstanding open problem, proposed by Nisan and Szegedy, is whether sensitivity and block sensitivity are polynomially related. Motivated by the constructions of functions which achieve the largest known separations, we study the relation between 1-certificate complexity and 0-sensitivity and 0-block sensitivity. Previously the best known lower bound was $C_1(f)\geq \frac{bs_0(f)}{2 s_0(f)}$, achieved by Kenyon and Kutin. We improve this to $C_1(f)\geq \frac{3 bs_0(f)}{2 s_0(f)}$. While this improvement is only by a constant factor, this is quite important, as it precludes achieving a superquadratic separation between $bs(f)$ and $s(f)$ by iterating functions which reach this bound. In addition, this bound is tight, as it matches the construction of Ambainis and Sun up to an additive constant.
description: 12 pages
Bethe Ansatz and Q-operator for the open ASEP
Creators: name: Lazarescu, Alexandre
name: Pasquier, Vincent
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper, we look at the asymmetric simple exclusion process with open boundaries with a current-counting deformation. We construct a two-parameter family of transfer matrices which commute with the deformed Markov matrix of the system. We show that these transfer matrices can be factorised into two commuting matrices with one parameter each, which can be identified with Baxter's Q-operator, and that for certain values of the product of those parameters, they decompose into a sum of two commuting matrices, one of which is the Bethe transfer matrix for a given dimension of the auxiliary space. Using this, we find the T-Q equation for the open ASEP, and, through functional Bethe Ansatz techniques, we obtain an exact expression for the dominant eigenvalue of the deformed Markov matrix.
description: 46 pages. New version: references updated and typos corrected
Search for supersymmetry in events with four or more leptons in $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector
Creators: name: ATLAS Collaboration
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Results from a search for supersymmetry in events with four or more leptons including electrons, muons and taus are presented. The analysis uses a data sample corresponding to 20.3 $fb^{-1}$ of proton--proton collisions delivered by the Large Hadron Collider at $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV and recorded by the ATLAS detector. Signal regions are designed to target supersymmetric scenarios that can be either enriched in or depleted of events involving the production of a $Z$ boson. No significant deviations are observed in data from Standard Model predictions and results are used to set upper limits on the event yields from processes beyond the Standard Model. Exclusion limits at the 95% confidence level on the masses of relevant supersymmetric particles are obtained. In R-parity-violating simplified models with decays of the lightest supersymmetric particle to electrons and muons, limits of 1350 GeV and 750 GeV are placed on gluino and chargino masses, respectively. In R-parity-conserving simplified models with heavy neutralinos decaying to a massless lightest supersymmetric particle, heavy neutralino masses up to 620 GeV are excluded. Limits are also placed on other supersymmetric scenarios.
description: 21 pages plus author list+cover page (34 pages total), 11 figures, 10 tables, submitted to Phys. Rev. D. All figures including auxiliary figures are available at http://atlas.web.cern.ch/Atlas/GROUPS/PHYSICS/PAPERS/SUSY-2013-13/
Gradient flows and randomised thresholding: sparse inversion and classification
Creators: name: Latz, Jonas
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Computation (stat.CO)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 37N40, 34F05, 62J07, 35Q56

description: Sparse inversion and classification problems are ubiquitous in modern data science and imaging. They are often formulated as non-smooth minimisation problems. In sparse inversion, we minimise, e.g., the sum of a data fidelity term and an L1/LASSO regulariser. In classification, we consider, e.g., the sum of a data fidelity term and a non-smooth Ginzburg--Landau energy. Standard (sub)gradient descent methods have shown to be inefficient when approaching such problems. Splitting techniques are much more useful: here, the target function is partitioned into a sum of two subtarget functions -- each of which can be efficiently optimised. Splitting proceeds by performing optimisation steps alternately with respect to each of the two subtarget functions. In this work, we study splitting from a stochastic continuous-time perspective. Indeed, we define a differential inclusion that follows one of the two subtarget function's negative subdifferential at each point in time. The choice of the subtarget function is controlled by a binary continuous-time Markov process. The resulting dynamical system is a stochastic approximation of the underlying subgradient flow. We investigate this stochastic approximation for an L1-regularised sparse inversion flow and for a discrete Allen-Cahn equation minimising a Ginzburg--Landau energy. In both cases, we study the longtime behaviour of the stochastic dynamical system and its ability to approximate the underlying subgradient flow at any accuracy. We illustrate our theoretical findings in a simple sparse estimation problem and also in low- and high-dimensional classification problems.
Interference-induced magnetoresistance in HgTe quantum wells
Creators: name: Gornyi, I. V.
name: Kachorovskii, V. Yu.
name: Ostrovsky, P. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the quantum interference correction to the conductivity in HgTe quantum wells using the Bernevig-Hughes-Zhang model. This model consists of two independent species (blocks) of massive Dirac fermions. We describe the crossover between the orthogonal and symplectic classes with the increasing the carrier concentration and calculate, respectively, weak localization and antilocalization corrections in the absence of the block mixing and assuming the white-noise disorder within each block. We have calculated the interference-induced magnetoresistance in a wide interval of magnetic fields, in particular, beyond the diffusion regime. Remarkably, each Dirac cone taken separately gives a linear contribution to the low-field magnetoresistance, which turns out to be asymmetric in magnetic field $B$. We present an interpretation of this result in terms of the Berry phase formalism. The contributions of the two blocks are related to each other by replacing $B$ to $-B$, so that the total magnetoresistance is symmetric and parabolic in the limit $B\to 0$. However, in some range of parameters field dependence turns out to be strongly non-monotonous. We also demonstrate that block mixing gives rise to additional singular diffusive modes which do not show up in the absence of mixing.
description: 32 pages, 20 figures
NJ Environmental Federation News, January 2005
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: New Jersey Environmental Federation, the New Jersey Chapter of Clean Water Action
Year: 2005

description: The goal of the New Jersey Environmental Federation is to ensure safe drinking water for all NJ residents, reduce the use of pesticides, promote recycling and lobby for sound and sustainable environmental practices on a local, state, and national level. This issue of the newsletter features the following articles: Bipartisan leaders in state senate and assembly launch effort to repeal fast track; Take action to help save Petty's Island - home to bald eagles and herons; NJEF Accomplishments 2004; Has Your Mayor Signed On to Protect Critical Habitat from Sprawl?; and Is Your Child's School or Daycare Center Pest Free and Clean?
Data Analysis Methods for Testing Alternative Theories of Gravity with LISA Pathfinder
Creators: name: Korsakova, Natalia
name: Messenger, Chris
name: Pannarale, Francesco
name: Hewitson, Martin
name: Armano, Michele
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper we present a data analysis approach applicable to the potential saddle-point fly-by mission extension of LISA Pathfinder (LPF). At the peak of its sensitivity, LPF will sample the gravitational field in our Solar System with a precision of several $\text{fm/s}^2/\sqrt{\text{Hz}}$ at frequencies around $1\,\text{mHz}$. Such an accurate accelerometer will allow us to test alternative theories of gravity that predict deviations from Newtonian dynamics in the non-relativistic limit. As an example, we consider the case of the Tensor-Vector-Scalar theory of gravity and calculate, within the non-relativistic limit of this theory, the signals that anomalous tidal stresses generate in LPF. We study the parameter space of these signals and divide it into two subgroups, one related to the mission parameters and the other to the theory parameters that are determined by the gravity model. We investigate how the mission parameters affect the signal detectability concluding that these parameters can be determined with the sufficient precision from the navigation of the spacecraft and fixed during our analysis. Further, we apply Bayesian parameter estimation and determine the accuracy to which the gravity theory parameters may be inferred. We evaluate the portion of parameter space that may be eliminated in case of no signal detection and estimate the detectability of signals as a function of parameter space location. We also perform a first investigation of non-Gaussian "noise-glitches" that may occur in the data. The analysis we develop is universal and may be applied to anomalous tidal stress induced signals predicted by any theory of gravity.
The Generalized Langevin Equation: An efficient approach to non-equilibrium molecular dynamics of open systems
Creators: name: Stella, L.
name: Lorenz, C. D.
name: Kantorovich, L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Generalized Langevin Equation (GLE) has been recently suggested to simulate the time evolution of classical solid and molecular systems when considering general non-equilibrium processes. In this approach, a part of the whole system (an open system), which interacts and exchanges energy with its dissipative environment, is studied. Because the GLE is derived by projecting out exactly the harmonic environment, the coupling to it is realistic, while the equations of motion are non-Markovian. Although the GLE formalism has already found promising applications, e.g., in nanotribology and as a powerful thermostat for equilibration in classical molecular dynamics simulations, efficient algorithms to solve the GLE for realistic memory kernels are highly non-trivial, especially if the memory kernels decay non-exponentially. This is due to the fact that one has to generate a colored noise and take account of the memory effects in a consistent manner. In this contribution, we present a simple, yet efficient, algorithm for solving the GLE for practical memory kernels and we demonstrate its capability for the exactly solvable case of a harmonic oscillator coupled to a Debye bath.
description: 21 pages, 3 figures
Selected topics in diffraction with protons and nuclei: past, present, and future
Creators: name: Frankfurt, L.
name: Guzey, V.
name: Stasto, A.
name: Strikman, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We review a broad range of phenomena in diffraction in the context of hadron-hadron, hadron-nucleus collisions and deep inelastic lepton-proton/nucleus scattering focusing on the interplay between the perturbative QCD and non-perturbative models. We discuss inclusive diffraction in DIS, phenomenology of dipole models, resummation and parton saturation at low $x$, hard diffractive production of vector mesons, inelastic diffraction in hadron-hadron scattering, formalism of color fluctuations, inclusive coherent and incoherent diffraction as well as soft and hard diffraction phenomena in hadron-hadron/nucleus and photon-nucleus collisions. For each topic we review key results from the past and present experiments including HERA and the LHC. Finally, we identify the remaining open questions, which could be addressed in the continuing experiments, in particular in photon-induced reactions at the LHC and the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) in the US, Large Hadron electron Collider (LHeC) and Future Circular Collider (FCC) at CERN.
description: 128 pages, 55 figures. Review prepared for and submitted to Reports on Progress in Physics