Plasma densities produced by half-and full-wavelength helical antennas in helicon discharges are compared. Contrary to theoretical expectations, half-wavelength antennas are more efficient than full-wavelength ones in producing plasma downstream. This effect is probably caused by capacitive coupling , which interferes with inductive coupling and is not included in the computations.

Abstract Early feminist or pro-woman works often combine the claim that rational souls of men and women are same with an argument for superiority women. This article considers two such works, Lucrezia Marinella's The Nobility Excellence Women Defects Vices Men (Venice, 1601 [1999]) Marguerite Buffet's In Praise Illustrious Learned Women, both Ancient Modern (Paris, 1668), in order to show conti...

Background: To improve local radicality of surgical treatment for left-sided pancreatic cancer, radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy (RAMPS) was developed. However, no evidences are available regarding the superiority RAMPS to conventional distal pancreatectomy (cDP) in terms long-term outcomes. Objective: assess oncological benefit by comparing outcomes between patients who underwent...

We tested whether and why observers dislike individuals who convey self-superiority through blatant social comparison (the hubris hypothesis). Participants read self-superiority claims ("I am better than others"; Experiments 1-7), noncomparative positive claims ("I am good"; Experiments 1-2, 4), self-equality claims ("I am as good as others"; Experiments 3-4, 6), temporally comparative self-sup...