We propose the use of spectrally colored rather than white (i.e., incoherent) population pumping in lasing-without-inversion schemes. We show that colored pumping can lead to a significant enhancement in gain by presenting explicit results for the gain in a three-level ladder system. These results are obtained from Monte Carlo simulations of the coupled density-matrix-equations, which, for a co...

the objective of this study was to evaluate the potential gain in accuracy of predictions by imputing genotypes from a low-density marker panel (6640 marker with 10 replicates) to a medium-density marker panel in a simulated population of jersey cattle using fimpute software and also to evaluate the reliability of genomic estimate of breeding values (gebv) for milk yield (h2=0.40) and fertility...

We analyze the steady-state transmission of high-momentum (high-k) electromagnetic waves through metal-semiconductor multilayer systems with loss and gain in the near-infrared (NIR). Using a semiclassical optical gain model in conjunction with the scattering matrix method (SMM), we study indium gallium arsenide phosphide (InGaAsP) quantum wells as the active semiconductor, in combination with t...

We describe here a new approach to marker recycling, a controlled sequence of steps in which a genetic marker is selected and then lost. Marker recycling is important for genetic manipulation, because it allows a single selection marker to be used repeatedly. Our approach relies upon the ability of the CRISPR-Cas9 system to make a targeted double-strand break in DNA and the expectation that a d...

A method for designing a signal-adapted, two-channel biorthogonal wavelet filter bank that maximizes coding gain is presented using the technique of Pseudoframes for Subspaces (PFFS). At the same time the PFFS model is able to incorporate the requirements of regularity and perfect reconstruction into this design. The coding gain achieved for AR(2) signals can result in a reduction in bit rate o...

OBJECTIVE This study describes an international acupuncture elective and its impact on medical students' development of cultural competence. METHODS Collaborating with Chinese colleagues, we created a 4-week elective that teaches medical students about acupuncture in its native cultural environment. Three focus groups were conducted to elicit students' experiences. RESULTS Students' reflect...

A review of the academic discourses on gender and music on the one hand, and on electronic music composition on the other, might elicit the impression that the two fields carry mutually repellent charges.1 Despite the diversity of backgrounds and compositional interests among women electronic composers, their relative obscurity has made theorizing gender difference as a factor in electronic exp...

Recently, extensive efforts have been made to understand the rate of energy expenditure and the weight gain associated with atypical antipsychotic treatment, including identification of markers of obesity risk. In recent years, leptin, an adipocyte hormone, has gained significant interest in psychiatric disorders. S100B has been considered as a surrogate marker for astrocyte-specific damage in ...