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The political economy of Shariah compliant ads on TV Al Hijrah

Privatisation Policy (1983) has urged television (TV) stations to compete for their survival in generating income from advertising.Furthermore, this policy has imposed TV Al Hijrah in a dilemma because of its establishment as a non-profit TV station is based on Islamic Absorption Values Policy(1985), which was contained in Islam Hadhari Policy (2003).Therefore, this study attempts to comprehend the influence of political economy of Sharia compliant advertising of TV Al Hijrah for its strict and controlled conditions while increasing the advertising income.Based on the interview sessions with a producer and executive producer of TV Al Hijrah, the researchers found that, the influence of political economy is important towards the Interpretation of Sharia Compliant, Sharia Compliant Products and Social Responsibility Advertising.In conclusion, the influence of political economy towards Sharia compliant policy will strengthen the policy so that it can be understood as one of the Islamic requirements in Muslims daily life, including the publishing and viewing of the advertisements
Characterizing major avalanche episodes in space and time in the twentieth and early twentyfirst centuries in the Catalan Pyrenees

With the aim of better understanding avalanche risk in the Catalan Pyrenees, the present work focuses on the analysis of major (or destructive) avalanches. For such purpose major avalanche cartography was made by an exhaustive photointerpretation of several flights, winter and summer field surveys and inquiries to local population. Major avalanche events were used to quantify the magnitude of the episodes during which they occurred, and a Major Avalanche Activity Magnitude Index (MAAMI) was developed. This index is based on the number of major avalanches registered and its estimated frequency in a given time period, hence it quantifies the magnitude of a major avalanche episode or winter. Furthermore, it permits a comparison of the magnitude between major avalanche episodes in a given mountain range, or between mountain ranges, and for a long enough period, it should allow analysis of temporal trends. Major episodes from winter 1995/96 to 2013/14 were reconstructed. Their magnitude, frequency and extent were also assessed. During the last 19 winters, the episodes of January 22-23 and February 6-8 in 1996 were those with highest MAAMI values,followed by January 30-31, 2003, January 29, 2006, and January 24-25, 2014. To analyze the whole twentieth century, a simplified MAAMI was defined in order to attain the same purpose with a less complete dataset. With less accuracy, the same parameters were obtained at winter time resolution throughout the twentieth century. Again, 1995/96 winter had the highest MAAMI value followed by 1971/72, 1974/75 and 1937/38 winter seasons. The analysis of the spatial extent of the different episodes allowed refining the demarcation of nivological regions, and improving our knowledge about the atmospheric patterns that cause major episodes and their climatic interpretation. In some cases, the importance of considering a major avalanche episode as the result of a previous preparatory period, followed by a triggering one was revealed
Search for strong production of supersymmetric particles in final states with missing transverse momentum and at least three b-jets at root s=8 TeV proton-proton collisions with the ATLAS detector

This paper reports the results of a search for strong production of supersymmetric particles in 20.1 fb(-1) of proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV using the ATLAS detector at the LHC. The search is performed separately in events with either zero or at least one high-p (T) lepton (electron or muon), large missing transverse momentum, high jet multiplicity and at least three jets identified as originated from the fragmentation of a b-quark. No excess is observed with respect to the Standard Model predictions. The results are interpreted in the context of several supersymmetric models involving gluinos and scalar top and bottom quarks, as well as a mSUGRA/CMSSM model. Gluino masses up to 1340 GeV are excluded, depending on the model, significantly extending the previous ATLAS limits
A computable bound of the essential spectral radius of finite range Metropolis–Hastings kernels

International audienceLet $\pi$ be a positive continuous target density on $\mathbb{R}$. Let $P$ be  the Metropolis-Hastings operator on the Lebesgue space $\mathbb{L}^2(\pi)$ corresponding to a proposal Markov kernel $Q$ on $\mathbb{R}$. When using the quasi-compactness method to estimate the spectral gap of $P$, a mandatory first step is to obtain an accurate bound of the essential spectral radius  $r_{ess}(P)$ of $P$. In this paper a computable bound of $r_{ess}(P)$ is obtained  under the following assumption on the proposal kernel: $Q$ has a bounded continuous density $q(x,y)$ on $\mathbb{R}^2$ satisfying the following finite range assumption : $|u| > s \, \Rightarrow\,  q(x,x+u) = 0$ (for some $s>0$). This result is illustrated with Random Walk Metropolis-Hastings kernels
Towards Compensable SLAs

In Cooperative Information Systems, service level agreements (SLA) can be used to describe the rights and obligations of parties involved in the transaction (typically the service consumer and the service provider); amongst other information, SLA could define guarantees associated with the idea of service level objectives (SLOs) that normally represent key performance indicators of either the consumer or the provider. in case the guarantee is under-fulfilled or over-fulfilled SLAs could also define some compensations (i.e. penalties or rewards). in such a context, during the last years there have been important steps towards the automation of the management of SLAs, however the formalization of compensations in SLAs still remains as an important challenge. in this paper we aim to provide a characterization model to create SLAs with compensations; specifically, the main contributions are twofold: (i) the conceptualization of the Compensation Function to express consistently penalties and rewards and (ii) a model for Compensable Guarantees that associate SLOs with Compensation Functions. This formalization models aims to establish a foundation to elaborate tools that could provide an automated support to the modeling and analysis of SLAs with compensations. Additionally, in order to validate our approach, we model and analyze a set of guarantee terms from three real world examples of SLAs and our formalization proves to be useful for detecting mistakes that are ty
Hadron-Hadron Interactions from Imaginary-time Nambu-Bethe-Salpeter Wave
  Function on the Lattice

Imaginary-time Nambu-Bethe-Salpeter (NBS) wave function is introduced to
extend our previous approach for hadron-hadron interactions on the lattice.
Scattering states of hadrons with different energies encoded in the NBS
wave-function are utilized to extract non-local hadron-hadron potential. "The
ground state saturation", which is commonly used in lattice QCD but is hard to
be achieved for multi-baryons, is not required. We demonstrate that the present
method works efficiently for the nucleon-nucleon interaction (the potential and
the phase shift) in the 1S_0 channel.Comment: 13 pages, 6 figure
Can hydrodynamic contact line paradox be solved by evaporation–condensation?

International audienceWe investigate a possibility to regularize the hydrodynamic contact line singularity in the configuration of partial wetting (liquid wedge on a solid substrate) via evaporation-condensation, when an inert gas is present in the atmosphere above the liquid. The no-slip condition is imposed at the solid-liquid interface and the system is assumed to be isothermal. The mass exchange dynamics is controlled by vapor diffusion in the inert gas and interfacial kinetic resistance. The coupling between the liquid meniscus curvature and mass exchange is provided by the Kelvin effect. The atmosphere is saturated and the substrate moves at a steady velocity with respect to the liquid wedge. A multi-scale analysis is performed. The liquid dynamics description in the phase-change-controlled microregion and visco-capillary intermediate region is based on the lubrication equations. The vapor diffusion is considered in the gas phase. It is shown that from the mathematical point of view, the phase exchange relieves the contact line singularity. The liquid mass is conserved: evaporation existing on a part of the meniscus and condensation occurring over another part compensate exactly each other. However, numerical estimations carried out for three common fluids (ethanol, water and glycerol) at the ambient conditions show that the characteristic length scales are tiny
Finite-size effects in the spectrum of the OSp(3|2) superspin chain

The low energy spectrum of a spin chain with OSp(3|2)supergroup symmetry is studied based on the Bethe ansatz solution of the related vertex model. This model is a lattice realization of intersecting loops in two dimensions with loop fugacity z=1which provides a framework to study the critical properties of the unusual low temperature Goldstone phase of the O(N)sigma model for N=1in the context of an integrable model. Our finite-size analysis provides strong evidence for the existence of continua of scaling dimensions, the lowest of them starting at the ground state. Based on our data we conjecture that the so-called watermelon correlation functions decay logarithmically with exponents related to the quadratic Casimir operator of OSp(3|2). The presence of a continuous spectrum is not affected by a change to the boundary conditions although the density of states in the continua appears to be modified.DFGFAPESPCNP
First look at the physics case of TLEP

The discovery by the ATLAS and CMS experiments of a new boson with mass around 125 GeV and with measured properties compatible with those of a Standard-Model Higgs boson, coupled with the absence of discoveries of phenomena beyond the Standard Model at the TeV scale, has triggered interest in ideas for future Higgs factories. A new circular e+e− collider hosted in a 80 to 100 km tunnel, TLEP, is among the most attractive solutions proposed so far. It has a clean experimental environment, produces high luminosity for top-quark, Higgs boson, W and Z studies, accommodates multiple detectors, and can reach energies up to the tt⎯⎯ threshold and beyond. It will enable measurements of the Higgs boson properties and of Electroweak Symmetry-Breaking (EWSB) parameters with unequalled precision, offering exploration of physics beyond the Standard Model in the multi-TeV range. Moreover, being the natural precursor of the VHE-LHC, a 100 TeV hadron machine in the same tunnel, it builds up a long-term vision for particle physics. Altogether, the combination of TLEP and the VHE-LHC offers, for a great cost effectiveness, the best precision and the best search reach of all options presently on the market. This paper presents a first appraisal of the salient features of the TLEP physics potential, to serve as a baseline for a more extensive design study
In vitro impact of five pesticides alone or in combination on human intestinal cell line Caco-2.

In Burkina Faso, as in most Sahelian countries, the failure to follow good agricultural practices coupled with poor soil and climate conditions in the locust control context lead to high environmental contaminations with pesticide residues. Thus, consumers being orally exposed to a combination of multiple pesticide residues through food and water intake, the digestive tract is a tissue susceptible to be directly exposed to these food contaminants. The aim of our work was to compare in vitro the impact of five desert locust control pesticides (Deltamethrin DTM, Fenitrothion FNT, Fipronil FPN, Lambda-cyalothrine LCT, and Teflubenzuron TBZ) alone and in combination on the human intestinal Caco-2 cells viability and function. Cells were exposed to 0.1–100 μM pesticides for 10 days alone or in mixture (MIX). Our results showed a cytotoxic effect of DTM, FNT, FPN, LCT, and TBZ alone or in combination in human intestinal Caco-2 cells. The most efficient were shown to be FPN and FNT impacting the cell layer integrity and/or barrier function, ALP activity, antioxidant enzyme activity, lipid peroxidation, Akt activation, and apoptosis. The presence of antioxidant reduced lipid peroxidation level and attenuated the pesticides-induced cell toxicity, suggesting that key mechanism of pesticides cytotoxicity may be linked to their pro-oxidative potential. A comparative analysis with the predicted cytotoxic effect of pesticides mixture using mathematical modeling shown that the combination of these pesticides led to synergistic effects rather than to a simple independent or dose addition effect
Herschel-ATLAS : blazars in the science demonstration phase field

To investigate the poorly constrained sub-mm counts and spectral properties of blazars we searched for these in the Herschel-ATLAS (H-ATLAS) science demonstration phase (SDP) survey catalog. We cross-matched 500 mu m sources brighter than 50 mJy with the FIRST radio catalogue. We found two blazars, both previously known. Our study is among the first blind blazar searches at sub-mm wavelengths, i.e., in the spectral regime where little is still known about the blazar SEDs, but where the synchrotron peak of the most luminous blazars is expected to occur. Our early results are consistent with educated extrapolations of lower frequency counts and question indications of substantial spectral curvature downwards and of spectral upturns at mm wavelengths. One of the two blazars is identified with a Fermi/LAT gamma-ray source and a WMAP source. The physical parameters of the two blazars are briefly discussed. These observations demonstrate that the H-ATLAS survey will provide key information about the physics of blazars and their contribution to sub-mm counts
SPIRE imaging of M82 : cool dust in the wind and tidal streams

M82 is a unique representative of a whole class of galaxies, starbursts with superwinds, in the Very Nearby Galaxy Survey with Herschel. In addition, its interaction with the M81 group has stripped a significant portion of its interstellar medium from its disk. SPIRE maps now afford better characterization of the far-infrared emission from cool dust outside the disk, and sketch a far more complete picture of its mass distribution and energetics than previously possible. They show emission coincident in projection with the starburst wind and in a large halo, much more extended than the PAH band emission seen with Spitzer. Some complex substructures coincide with the brightest PAH filaments, and others with tidal streams seen in atomic hydrogen. We subtract the far-infrared emission of the starburst and underlying disk from the maps, and derive spatially-resolved far-infrared colors for the wind and halo. We interpret the results in terms of dust mass, dust temperature, and global physical conditions. In particular, we examine variations in the dust physical properties as a function of distance from the center and the wind polar axis, and conclude that more than two thirds of the extraplanar dust has been removed by tidal interaction, and not entrained by the starburst wind
Criticality on the international scene : quo vadis?

This paper brings a discussion on the current state-of-the-art in criticality assessment in an international context. It analyzes the status of resource criticality concepts and their calculation methods. The current practice often exhibits a common two-axis assessment framework but the way the two axes are further operationalized shows heterogeneous approaches. Apart from the two-axis as key element of criticality assessment, the scope of the materials, the role of substitution, the delineation of the supply chain and data, and indicator selection are addressed as key elements, The abovementioned criticality assessment practice is approached in function of the upcoming international debate on criticality. The paper tackles the role of criticality assessment in the context of the sustainability assessment toolbox and it proposes a clear distinction between criticality assessment and resilience to criticality. The insights offered in the paper may feed the international discussion in the identification of elements that may be harmonized and elements that may be better left open in function of the particular application
Minimally invasive repair of Morgagni hernia - A multicenter case series

Children may benefit from minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in the correction of Morgagni hernia (MH). The present study aims to evaluate the outcome of MIS through a multicenter study. National institutions that use MIS in the treatment of MH were included. Demographic, clinical and operative data were analyzed. Thirteen patients with MH (6 males) were operated using similar MIS technique (percutaneous stitches) at a mean age of 22.2±18.3 months. Six patients had chromosomopathies (46%), five with Down syndrome (39%). Respiratory complaints were the most common presentation (54%). Surgery lasted 95±23min. In none of the patients was the hernia sac removed; prosthesis was never used. In the immediate post-operative period, 4 patients (36%) were admitted to intensive care unit (all with Down syndrome); all patients started enteral feeds within the first 24h. With a mean follow-up of 56±16.6 months, there were two recurrences (18%) at the same institution, one of which was repaired with an absorbable suture; both with Down syndrome. The application of MIS in the MH repair is effective even in the presence of comorbidities such as Down syndrome; the latter influences the immediate postoperative recovery and possibly the recurrence rate. Removal of hernia sac does not seem necessary. Non-absorbable sutures may be more appropriate
Pulse Electron Beam Annealing of Phosphorus Implanted CuInS2

[[abstract]]Pulsed electron beam annealing of phosphorus‐implanted CuInS2 has been found to be an efficient method in p‐type doping of CuInS2. A sheet resistance as low as 10.1 Ω/☒, a sheet carrier concentration as high as 2.6×1016 cm−2, and a hole mobility as high as 499 cm2/V s have been obtained. The irradiation energy density for the best doping condition was determined to be in the range ∼11–13 J/cm2. Using Van der Pauw/Hall technique in conjunction with a chemical etching technique, effective carrier concentration profiles have been determined with a maximum carrier concentration of 9×1019 cm−3. Excellent p‐n CuInS2 homojunctions have been fabricated by electron beam pulse annealing with an ideality factor of 1.75.[[fileno]]2030170010128[[department]]電機工程學
The light-yield response of a NE-213 liquid-scintillator detector
  measured using 2 -- 6 MeV tagged neutrons

The response of a NE-213 liquid-scintillator detector has been measured using
tagged neutrons from 2--6 MeV originating from an Am/Be neutron source. The
neutron energies were determined using the time-of-flight technique.
Pulse-shape discrimination was employed to discern between gamma-rays and
neutrons. The behavior of both the fast (35 ns) and the combined fast and slow
(475 ns) components of the neutron scintillation-light pulses were studied.
Three different prescriptions were used to relate the neutron maximum
energy-transfer edges to the corresponding recoil-proton scintillation-light
yields, and the results were compared to simulations. Parametrizations which
predict the fast or total light yield of the scintillation pulses were also
tested. Our results agree with both existing data and existing
parametrizations. We observe a clear sensitivity to the portion and length of
the neutron scintillation-light pulse considered.Comment: 10 pages, 7 figures, to be submitted to Nucl. Instr. and Meth. in
  Phys. Res. A, Referee comments addresse
An observational study of dust nucleation in Mira ($o$ Ceti): II.
  Titanium oxides are negligible for nucleation at high temperatures

The formation of silicate dust in oxygen-rich envelopes of evolved stars is
thought to be initiated by formation of seed particles that can withstand the
high temperatures close to the stellar photosphere and act as condensation
cores farther away from the star. Candidate species considered as first
condensates are TiO and TiO$_2$. We aim to identify and characterize the
circumstellar gas-phase chemistry of titanium that leads to the formation of
solid titanium compounds in the envelope of $o$ Cet, the prototypical Mira, and
seek an observational verification of whether titanium oxides play a major role
in the onset of dust formation in M-type AGB stars. We present high
angular-resolution ALMA observations at submillimeter (submm) wavelengths
supplemented by APEX and Herschel spectra of the rotational features of TiO and
TiO$_2$. In addition, circumstellar features of TiO and TiI are identified in
optical spectra which cover multiple pulsation cycles of $o$ Cet. The submm
ALMA data reveal TiO and TiO$_2$ bearing gas within the extended atmosphere of
Mira. While TiO is traceable up to a radius (FWHM/2) of 4.0 R$_{\star}$,
TiO$_2$ extends as far as 5.5 R$_{\star}$ and unlike TiO appears to be
anisotropically distributed. Optical spectra display variable emission of TiI
and TiO from inner parts of the extended atmosphere (<3 R$_{\star}$). Chemical
models which include shocks are in general agreement with the observations of
gas-phase titanium-bearing molecules. It is unlikely that substantial amounts
of titanium is locked up in solids because the abundance of the gaseous
titanium species is very high. In particular, formation of hot titanium-rich
condensates is very improbable because we find no traces of their hot precursor
species in the gas phase. It therefore appears unlikely that the formation of
dust in Mira, and possibly other M-type AGB stars, is initiated by titanium
oxides.Comment: 19 pages plus spectral atlas of the TiO gamma' band in 1998-2014
  submitted to A&
6d Dual Conformal Symmetry and Minimal Volumes in AdS

The S-matrix of a theory often exhibits symmetries which are not manifest
from the viewpoint of its Lagrangian. For instance, powerful constraints on
scattering amplitudes are imposed by the dual conformal symmetry of planar 4d
$\mathcal{N}=4$ super Yang-Mills theory and the ABJM theory. Motivated by this,
we investigate the consequences of dual conformal symmetry in six dimensions,
which may provide useful insight into the worldvolume theory of M5-branes (if
it enjoys such a symmetry). We find that 6d dual conformal symmetry uniquely
fixes the integrand of the one-loop 4-point amplitude, and its structure
suggests a Lagrangian with more than two derivatives. On integrating out the
loop momentum in $6-2 \epsilon$ dimensions, the result is very similar to the
corresponding amplitude of $\mathcal{N}=4$ super Yang-Mills theory. We confirm
this result holographically by generalizing the Alday-Maldacena solution for a
minimal area string in Anti-de Sitter space to a minimal volume M2-brane ending
on pillow-shaped Wilson surface in the boundary whose seams correspond to a
null-polygonal Wilson loop. This involves careful treatment of a prefactor
which diverges as $1/\epsilon$, and we comment on its possible interpretation.
We also study 2-loop 4-point integrands with 6d dual conformal symmetry and
speculate on the existence of an all-loop formula for the 4-point amplitude.Comment: v1: 17+5 pages, 9 figures, v2: Published version; new references
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