Low Frequency (327 MHz) VLBI Survey: First Results

AbstractIn this paper we report the first results of the 327 MHz VLBI survey which has been carried out in the last two years to select potential candidate sources for the future SVLBI missions and to search for directions of small scattering-“holes” in the interstellar scattering medium. During the three VLBI sessions conducted so far, we observed about 80 sources. Preliminary data analyzed from the first part of the survey shows that at least 17 out of 50 sources have compact components with a size smaller than 30 mas.

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On behalf of Pascal: A Reply to Le Poidevin

European Journal for Philosophy of Religion ◽

10.24204/ejpr.v12i3.3416 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 189

Author(s):

Sebastian Gäb

Keyword(s):

Christian Spirituality ◽

Potential Candidate ◽

Christian Doctrine ◽

Real Possibility ◽

Doctrine Of God ◽

The Future ◽

In The Wild ◽

As If

When we were on the subway back from his lecture, I said to Robin: “I’m not sure there actually are any religious fictionalists.” We keep talking about them in papers and lectures, acting as if fictionalism in religion is a real possibility, but to be honest, I haven’t been able to spot one in the wild so far. The only potential candidate who comes to mind is Don Cupitt, who wrote things like: “I still pray and love God, even though I fully acknowledge that no God actually exists.”[1] Perhaps this is as fictionalist as it gets. But then again, Cupitt never explicitly declared himself a fictionalist (at least to my knowledge). Moreover, on other occasions he sounds more like an expressivist than a fictionalist, e.g. when he says: “The Christian doctrine of God just is Christian spirituality in coded form.”[2] So, if there are any actual fictionalists out there, please step forward.[1] Don Cupitt, After God: The Future of Religion (Basic Books, 1997), 85.[2] Don Cupitt, Taking leave of God (SCM Press, 1980), 14.

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First results of low frequency electromagnetic wave detector of TC-2/Double Star program

Annales Geophysicae ◽

10.5194/angeo-23-2803-2005 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 23 (8) ◽

pp. 2803-2811 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

J. B. Cao ◽

Z. X. Liu ◽

J. Y. Yang ◽

C. X. Yian ◽

Z. G. Wang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Electromagnetic Wave ◽

Southern Hemisphere ◽

Northern Hemisphere ◽

Geomagnetic Storms ◽

Low Frequency ◽

Wave Detector ◽

Ion Cyclotron Waves ◽

Satellite Platform ◽

Ion Cyclotron ◽

First Results

Abstract. LFEW is a low frequency electromagnetic wave detector mounted on TC-2, which can measure the magnetic fluctuation of low frequency electromagnetic waves. The frequency range is 8 Hz to 10 kHz. LFEW comprises a boom-mounted, three-axis search coil magnetometer, a preamplifier and an electronics box that houses a Digital Spectrum Analyzer. LFEW was calibrated at Chambon-la-Forêt in France. The ground calibration results show that the performance of LFEW is similar to that of STAFF on TC-1. The first results of LFEW show that it works normally on board, and that the AC magnetic interference of the satellite platform is very small. In the plasmasphere, LFEW observed the ion cyclotron waves. During the geomagnetic storm on 8 November 2004, LFEW observed a wave burst associated with the oxygen ion cyclotron waves. This observation shows that during geomagnetic storms, the oxygen ions are very active in the inner magnetosphere. Outside the plasmasphere, LFEW observed the chorus on 3 November 2004. LFEW also observed the plasmaspheric hiss and mid-latitude hiss both in the Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere on 8 November 2004. The hiss in the Southern Hemisphere may be the reflected waves of the hiss in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Stealing Cookies in the Twenty-First Century: Measures of Spoken Narrative in Healthy Versus Speakers With Aphasia

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology ◽

10.1044/2018_ajslp-17-0131 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (1S) ◽

pp. 321-329 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shauna Berube ◽

Jodi Nonnemacher ◽

Cornelia Demsky ◽

Shenly Glenn ◽

Sadhvi Saxena ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Preliminary Data ◽

Primary Progressive Aphasia ◽

Total Content ◽

First Century ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Progressive Aphasia ◽

Primary Progressive ◽

Link Type ◽

The Future ◽

Language Output

Purpose Our goal was to evaluate an updated version of the “Cookie Theft” picture by obtaining norms based on picture descriptions by healthy controls for total content units (CUs), syllables per CU, and the ratio of left–right CUs. In addition, we aimed to compare these measures from healthy controls to picture descriptions obtained from individuals with poststroke aphasia and primary progressive aphasia (PPA) to assess whether these measures can capture impairments in content and efficiency of communication. Method Using an updated version of this picture, we analyzed descriptions from 50 healthy controls to develop norms for numbers of syllables, total CUs, syllables per CU, and left–right CU. We provide preliminary data from 44 individuals with aphasia (19 with poststroke aphasia and 25 with PPA). Results A total of 96 CUs were established based on the written transcriptions of spoken picture descriptions of the 50 control participants. There was a significant effect of group on total CUs, syllables, syllables per CU, and left–right CUs. The poststroke participants produced significantly fewer total CU and syllables than those with PPA. Each aphasic group produced significantly fewer total CUs, fewer syllables, more syllables per CU, and lower left–right CUs (indicating a right-sided bias) compared to controls. Conclusions Results show that the measures of numbers of syllables, total CUs, syllables per CU, and left–right CUs can distinguish language output of individuals with aphasia from controls and capture impairments in content and efficiency of communication. A limitation of this study is that we evaluated only 44 individuals with aphasia. In the future, we will evaluate other measures, such as CUs per minute, lexical variability, grammaticality, and ratio of nouns to verbs. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.7015223

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Effect of Step Gate Work Function on InGaAs p-TFET for Low Power Switching Applications

Nanomaterials ◽

10.3390/nano11123166 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 3166

Author(s):

Sayed Md Tariful Azam ◽

Abu Saleh Md Bakibillah ◽

Md Tanvir Hasan ◽

Md Abdus Samad Kamal

Keyword(s):

Low Power ◽

Work Function ◽

Potential Candidate ◽

Gate Electrodes ◽

The Future ◽

Work Function Difference ◽

High Transconductance ◽

Dual Material ◽

Gate Work Function ◽

Function Difference

In this study, we theoretically investigated the effect of step gate work function on the InGaAs p-TFET device, which is formed by dual material gate (DMG). We analyzed the performance parameters of the device for low power digital and analog applications based on the gate work function difference (∆ϕS-D) of the source (ϕS) and drain (ϕD) side gate electrodes. In particular, the work function of the drain (ϕD) side gate electrodes was varied with respect to the high work function of the source side gate electrode (Pt, ϕS = 5.65 eV) to produce the step gate work function. It was found that the device performance varies with the variation of gate work function difference (∆ϕS-D) due to a change in the electric field distribution, which also changes the carrier (hole) distribution of the device. We achieved low subthreshold slope (SS) and off-state current (Ioff) of 30.89 mV/dec and 0.39 pA/µm, respectively, as well as low power dissipation, when the gate work function difference (∆ϕS-D = 1.02 eV) was high. Therefore, the device can be a potential candidate for the future low power digital applications. On the other hand, high transconductance (gm), high cut-off frequency (fT), and low output conductance (gd) of the device at low gate work function difference (∆ϕS-D = 0.61 eV) make it a viable candidate for the future low power analog applications.

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Ophyiulus in Victoria: results of millipede surveys from south-eastern Australia

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ◽

10.1071/rs15019 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 127 (2) ◽

pp. 69

Author(s):

Briony A. Norton ◽

Linda J. Thomson ◽

Michael A. Nash

Keyword(s):

Species Identification ◽

Preliminary Data ◽

Native Species ◽

South Eastern ◽

Eastern Australia ◽

The Future ◽

South Eastern Australia

The composition and ecology of the millipede fauna of Victoria remain poorly understood. We collected millipedes as part of a series of ecological arthropod surveys across south-eastern Australia, focusing mainly on Victoria. These samples almost exclusively contained millipedes from the introduced order Julida. We pursued species identification of the julids when it became apparent there were species other than the well-recorded Ommatoiulus moreleti (Lucas, 1860) (Portuguese millipede) in the samples. The majority of specimens were O. moreleti, but we also detected at least one species of Cylindroiulus Verhoeff, 1894, as well as an Ophyiulus Berlese, 1884, species, specimens of which have been identified as Ophyiulus cf. targionii. These are the first Ophyiulus records for Victoria to our knowledge. We present preliminary data on the abundance through the year of Ophyiulus. This is the first study to examine this species in Victoria and little is currently known about its likely impact on agriculture or on native species. Monitoring and research of the species in the future is therefore warranted.

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Preliminary data of hereditary constitutional studies in endemic goiter in the Mariob region

Kazan medical journal ◽

10.17816/kazmj52701 ◽

1930 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 290-299

Author(s):

M. P. Andreev ◽

M. G. Ul'yanova

Keyword(s):

Preliminary Data ◽

Endemic Goiter ◽

Journal Article ◽

Medical Community ◽

Preliminary Results ◽

Enormous Amount ◽

The Future

In the summer of 1928 and 1929, we had to work on an expedition to study the endemic goiter in the Mariob region. It is impossible to cover in a journal article the enormous amount of material that these expeditions brought (mainly in 1929), its processing is still ongoing and the publication of data in special works of the expedition is a matter of the future; but already at the present time it is possible to share some preliminary results that are of interest to a wide medical community.

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The Regional Virtual Power Plant – Experiences of a field test

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/201911106011 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 111 ◽

pp. 06011

Author(s):

Joachim Seifert ◽

Paul Seidel ◽

Jens Werner ◽

Andrea Meinzenbach

Keyword(s):

Power Plant ◽

Field Test ◽

Energy Supply ◽

Energy System ◽

System Transformation ◽

Virtual Power ◽

German Government ◽

Virtual Power Plant ◽

The Future ◽

First Results

Due to the energy system transformation initiated by the German government, the energy supply structures will be much more decentralized in the future. In the following publication the methodology of a Regional Virtual Power Plant will be described and first results from a field test will be presented.

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The Interplay between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease—In the Hunt for Biomarkers

International Journal of Molecular Sciences ◽

10.3390/ijms21082744 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (8) ◽

pp. 2744 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Adriana Kubis-Kubiak ◽

Aleksandra Dyba ◽

Agnieszka Piwowar

Keyword(s):

Alzheimer’S Disease ◽

Alzheimer's Disease ◽

Protein Glycation ◽

S100b Protein ◽

Potential Candidate ◽

Glucose Levels ◽

The Future ◽

Psychiatric Complications ◽

The Relationship ◽

The Brain

The brain is an organ in which energy metabolism occurs most intensively and glucose is an essential and dominant energy substrate. There have been many studies in recent years suggesting a close relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as they have many pathophysiological features in common. The condition of hyperglycemia exposes brain cells to the detrimental effects of glucose, increasing protein glycation and is the cause of different non-psychiatric complications. Numerous observational studies show that not only hyperglycemia but also blood glucose levels near lower fasting limits (72 to 99 mg/dL) increase the incidence of AD, regardless of whether T2DM will develop in the future. As the comorbidity of these diseases and earlier development of AD in T2DM sufferers exist, new AD biomarkers are being sought for etiopathogenetic changes associated with early neurodegenerative processes as a result of carbohydrate disorders. The S100B protein seem to be interesting in this respect as it may be a potential candidate, especially important in early diagnostics of these diseases, given that it plays a role in both carbohydrate metabolism disorders and neurodegenerative processes. It is therefore necessary to clarify the relationship between the concentration of the S100B protein and glucose and insulin levels. This paper draws attention to a valuable research objective that may in the future contribute to a better diagnosis of early neurodegenerative changes, in particular in subjects with T2DM and may be a good basis for planning experiments related to this issue as well as a more detailed explanation of the relationship between the neuropathological disturbances and changes of glucose and insulin concentrations in the brain.

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LOW-FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC SCATTERING BY AN INHOMOGENEOUS MEDIUM

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences ◽

10.1142/s0218202505000881 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 15 (10) ◽

pp. 1459-1468 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

GEORGE VENKOV

Keyword(s):

Refractive Index ◽

Plane Wave ◽

Inhomogeneous Medium ◽

Acoustic Waves ◽

Spherical Wave ◽

Low Frequency ◽

Far Field ◽

Scattering Medium ◽

Wave Incidence ◽

Plane Wave Incidence

This paper deals with the scattering of time-harmonic acoustic waves by inhomogeneous medium. We study the problem to recover the near and the far field using a priori information about the refractive index and the support of inhomogeneity. The incident spherical wave is modified in such a way as to recover the plane wave incidence when the source point approaches infinity. Applying the low-frequency expansions, the scattering medium problem is reduced to a sequence of potential problems for the approximation coefficients in the presence of a monopole singularity located at the source of incidence. Complete expansions for the integral representation formula in the near field as well as for the scattering amplitude in the far field are provided. The method is applied to the case of a spherical region of inhomogeneity and a radial dependent refractive index. As the point singularity tends to infinity, the relative results recover the scattering medium problem for plane wave incidence.

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