We use the very large Millennium Simulation of the concordance ΛCDM cosmogony to calibrate the bias and error distribution of Timing Argument estimators of the masses of the Local Group and of the Milky Way. From a large number of isolated spiral-spiral pairs similar to the Milky Way/Andromeda system, we find the interquartile range of the ratio of timing mass to true mass to be a factor of 1.8...

We consider a finite-range spin glass model in arbitrary dimension, where the strength of the two-body coupling decays to zero over some distance gamma(-1). We show that, under mild assumptions on the interaction potential, the infinite-volume free energy of the system converges to that of the Sherrington-Kirkpatrick one, in the Kac limit gamma-->0. This could be a first step toward an expansio...

The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), Adelges tsugae Annand, primarily infests trees along the eastern seaboard in USDA plant hardiness zones where the minimum low temperature does not exceed –28.8°C. Laboratory studies were done to determine the low lethal temperature of HWA collected in January, February, and March from locations within different USDA plant hardiness zones. The Mt. Tom, Massachus...

Objective(s): Today, there is an urgent need for improved sensor materials for drug sensing and effective monitoring and interventions in this area are highly required to struggle drug abuse. The present study aimed to synthesize a thioguanine-responsive sensor based on a nanocomposite consisting of AuNP-grafted light- and temperature-responsive poly butylmethacrylate-co-acrylamide-co-methacryl...

Among Richard Epstein’s influential contributions to legal scholarship over the years is his writing on common-law intellectual property. In it, we see attempt meld innate logic of common law’s conceptual structure with realities modern information economy. Common-law property refers different judge-made causes action that create forms exclusive rights and privileges in intangibles, interferenc...