In this note we present an evaluation of the couplings JD(∗)D(∗) and JD(∗)D(∗)π in the Constituent Quark Model. These couplings are a crucial ingredient in the calculation of cross sections for the processes πJ/ψ → D(∗)D̄(∗), an important background for the J/ψ suppression signal in quark-gluon plasma. BARI-TH/02-450 CERN-TH/2002-343 LYCEN-2002-68 November 2002 in Workshop on Hard Probes in Heav...

BACKGROUND Healthy university students have been shown to use psychoactive substances, expecting them to be functional means for enhancing their cognitive capacity, sometimes over and above an essentially proficient level. This behavior called Neuroenhancement (NE) has not yet been integrated into a behavioral theory that is able to predict performance. Job Demands Resources (JD-R) Theory for e...

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for the diagnosis of Johne's disease (JD), caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, were developed using whole bacilli treated with formaldehyde (called WELISA) or surface antigens obtained by treatment of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis bacilli with formaldehyde and then brief sonication (called SELISA). ELISA plates were coated with e...

Background Estimates of disease burden in Nepal are based on cross-sectional studies that provide inadequate epidemiological information to support public health decisions. This study compares the health and demographic indicators at the end of 2012 in the Jhaukhel-Duwakot Health Demographic Surveillance Site (JD-HDSS) with the baseline conducted at the end of 2010. We also report on the use of...

Spread adaptive quadrature amplitude modulated (AQAM) code-division multiple access (CDMA) is proposed as a powerful means of exploiting the time-variant channel capacity fluctuations of wireless channels. It is studied in comparison to variable spreading factor (VSF)-based techniques. These adaptive-rate transmission methods are compared in the context of joint detection and interference cance...

We consider the free non-commutative analogue , introduced by D. Voiculescu, of the concept of Fisher information for random variables. We determine the minimal possible value of (a; a), if a is a non-commutative random variable subject to the constraint that the distribution of a a is prescribed. More generally, we obtain the minimal possible value of (fa ij ; a ij g 1i;jd), if fa ij g 1i;jd i...

It is estimated that 200 children per day worldwide develop Juvenile Diabetes (JD). There is no cure for JD, therefore treatment protocols focus on controlling the disease. Several information systems (IS) have been developed to help patients manage their chronic diseases, but often these systems suffer from reduced use over time or complete abandonment. Limited research has been conducted that...

OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical efficacy of Jie-du granule preparation versus best supportive treatment in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was carried out in patients with advanced liver cancer. Patients were divided into Jie-du granule treatment (JD) and best supportive treatment (BST) groups. The main outcomes included median overall s...

We describe and evaluate a Hierarchical Sparse Matrix (HiSM) storage format designed to be a unified format for sparse matrix applications on vector processors. The advantages that the format offers are low storage requirements, a flexible structure for element manipulations and allowing for efficient operations. To take full advantage of the format we also propose a vector architecture extensi...

Single-particle tracking (SPT) is widely used to study processes from membrane receptor organization to the dynamics of RNAs in living cells. While single-dye labeling strategies have the benefit of being minimally invasive, this comes at the expense of data quality; typically a data set of short trajectories is obtained and analyzed by means of the mean square displacements (MSD) or the distri...