We evaluate the impacts of using multi-level modulation formats on the transmission capacity of the multi-core fiber (MCF) having trench-assisted index profile and hexagonal layout. For this evaluation, we utilize the spectral efficiency per unit area, defined as the spatial spectral efficiency (SSE). The results show that the SSE improvement achievable by using the higher-level modulation form...

BACKGROUND In patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) without ST segment elevation (SSE), it is suggested that a series of markers (inflammatory cells, hyperglycemia and renal function) can identify individuals with increased risk for cardiovascular events. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of these laboratory parameters on intra-hospital outcomes of patients with ACS with no SSE. METHO...

Recent studies have found that temporal variability and reactivity in self-esteem (SE) are associated with risk for depressive symptoms subsequent to life stress. It is unclear, however, whether it is variability uniquely in SE that is critical, or whether variability in other domains, such as specific self-evaluation (SSE) and affect, would show similar effects. Further, the specificity of the...

Do non-Markovian diffusive stochastic Schrödinger equations (SSEs) for open quantum systems have a physical interpretation? In a recent paper we investigated this question using the orthodox interpretation of quantum mechanics [phys. Rev. A 66, 012108 (2002)] . We found that the solution of a non-Markovian SSE at time t represents the state the system would be in at that time if a measurement w...

In previous research, hands-crossed versions of a social variant of the Simon task were used to distinguish between effector-based coding of the Social Simon effect (SSE, analogously to the standard Simon effect) or body-based coding, in which the coding of stimulus location and seating position of the participants functions as a spatial reference frame. In the present study, the analysis of th...

Development of a protection profile under the Common Criteria is a demanding task, requiring difficult engineering decisions, complex analyses, and detailed knowledge about the intended environment and use for a product or system. We believe that building a protection profile is essentially a security engineering problem and is best approached by applying the Systems Security Engineering Capabi...

Face verification in an uncontrolled environment is a challenging task due to the possibility of large variations in pose, illumination, expression, occlusion, age, scale, and misalignment. To account for these intra-personal settings, this paper proposes a sparsity sharing embedding (SSE) method for face verification that takes into account a pair of input faces under different settings. The p...

This prospective study examines psychosocial mediators of an efficacious skin self-examination (SSE) intervention that includes provision of a whole-body digital photography book depicting the entire skin surface. Individuals (n = 100) with established risk factors for melanoma were recruited from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Pigmented Lesion Clinic during their initial dermatolog...

This paper studies strongly symmetric equilibria (SSE) in continuous-time games of strategic experimentation with Poisson bandits. SSE payoffs can be studied via two functional equations similar to the HJB equation used for Markov equilibria. This is valuable for three reasons. First, these equations retain the tractability of Markov equilibrium, while allowing for punishments and rewards: the ...

which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Editorial Super-spreading events (SSE) have been reported for many infectious disease outbreaks such as measles [1], tuberculosis [2], Ebola [3], and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) [4-6]. The SARS outbreaks in Singapore, Hong Kong, and China in 200...