We present a concise review of the recent theoretical progress concerning the standard model calculation of the inclusive radiative B̄ → Xsγ decay. Particular attention is thereby devoted to the calculations of the next-to-next-to-leading order fixed-order O(αs) contributions, non-local O(αsΛ/mb) power corrections, and logarithmic-enhanced O(αs) cut-effects to the decay rate. The current status ...

The equations of motion for a massive spin2 Rarita-Schwinger field in a finite-range, central, Lorentz scalar potential are developed. It is shown that the resulting density may not be everywhere positive definite.

Delay faults are an increasingly important test challenge. Traditional open and bridge fault models are incomplete because only the functional fault or a subset of delay fault are modeled. In this paper, we propose a circuit level model for resistive open and bridge faults. All possible fault behaviors are illustrated and a general resistive bridge delay calculation method is proposed. The new ...

AIM Although transcutaneous oxygen pressure measurements (tcpO2) are largely used in the investigation of vascular patients, its reproducibility is still debated. Indeed an unpredictable gradient exists between arterial and transcutaneous oxygen pressure. We hypothesised that indices taking into account changes over time and independent of absolute starting values would be more reproducible tha...

We show that large-N φ theory is not trivial if one accepts the presence of a tachyon with a truly huge mass, and that it allows exact calculation. We use it to illustrate how to calculate the exact resummed pressure at finite temperature and verify that it is infrared and ultraviolet finite even in the zero-mass case. In 3 dimensions a residual effect of the resummed infrared divergences is th...

â understanding the flow behaviour in a gas well is crucial for future production strategies, obtaining bottomhole conditions from wellhead production data, analyzing production data and estimating reservoir properties. in this work, the pressure profile and flow regime are studied on four wells of a multi-well, multi-layer gas-condensate reservoir, producing at high rate. the wells are deviate...

A good estimate of the design effect is critical for calculating the most efficient sample size for cluster surveys. We reviewed the design effects for seven nutrition and health outcomes from nine population-based cluster surveys conducted in emergency settings. Most of the design effects for outcomes in children, and one-half of the design effects for crude mortality, were below two. A reasse...

We present a model calculation and measurements of the acoustic radiation spectrum generated by thermally activated phase slippage driven by a constant pressure head. The calculation of the spectrum, which is similar to that for shot noise in an electrical current, takes into account the stochastic nature of phase-slip vortex nucleation. The observed acoustic amplitude depends on the driving pr...