I review the basic idea of k⊥-factorization and its relation to collinear factorization. Theoretical results in resummed perturbation theory are summarized and the example of the heavy-flavour structure functions is explicitly considered. Using these results one can investigate the small-x behaviour of quantities that are independent of the non-perturbative parton densities. In particular, one ...

We analyze Susskind's proposal of applying the non-commutative Chern-Simons theory to the quantum Hall effect. We study the corresponding regularized matrix Chern-Simons theory introduced by Polychronakos. We use holomorphic quantiza-tion and perform a change of matrix variables that solves the Gauss law constraint. The remaining physical degrees of freedom are the complex eigenvalues that can ...

We study the Unsplittable Flow problem (UFP) on trees with a submodular objective function. The input to this problem is a tree with edge capacities and a collection of tasks, each characterized by a source node, a sink node, and a demand. A subset of the tasks is feasible if the tasks can simultaneously send their demands from the source to the sink without violating the edge capacities. The g...

Anatomical evidence shows that our visual field is initially split along the vertical midline and contralaterally projected to different hemispheres. It remains unclear at which processing stage the split information converges. In the current study, we applied the Double Filtering by Frequency (DFF) theory (Ivry & Robertson, 1998) to modeling the visual field split; the theory assumes a right-h...

Mitochondria play a central role in controlling apoptosis, and activation of the caspase cascade appears to be crucial event during the apoptotic process. Human B lymphoma Raji cells are resistant to nuclear apoptosis induced by various stimuli. Using this cell line, we have asked whether reduction of the mitochondrial transmembrane potential and activation of caspase-3 are sufficient to induce...

The objective of this project is to develop a Programmable Frequency divider design for multi GHz PLL System implementation on FPGA using VHDL (hardware description language). The frequency divider architecture features 6 parallel divider chains, each one of them implementing a single division ratio. The desired frequency division ratio is then selected using the four control bits of an output ...

From June 2011 to August 2014, 21 cases of infection by severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome bunyavirus (SFTSV) were confirmed in Zhoushan Islands in the Eastern coast of China. To identify the source of SFTSV in Zhoushan Islands, the whole SFTSV genomes were amplified and sequenced from 17 of 21 patients. The L, M, and S genomic segments of these SFTSV strains were phylogenetically anal...

Building blocks with amine functionality are crucial in the chemical industry. Biocatalytic syntheses and chemicals derived from renewable resources increasingly desired to achieve sustainable production of these amines. As a result, materials such as furfurals, especially furfurylamines like 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfurylamine (HMFA) 2,5-di(aminomethyl)furan (DAF), gaining increasing attention. In ...

When using the Genetic Programming (GP) Algorithm on a diicult problem with a large set of training cases, a large population size is needed and a very large number of function-tree evaluations must be carried out. This paper describes how to reduce the number of such evaluations by selecting a small subset of the training data set on which to actually carry out the GP algorithm. Three subset s...

The size of transistors has drastically reduced over the years. Interconnects have likewise also been scaled down. Today, conventional copper (Cu)-based interconnects face a significant impediment to further scaling since their electrical conductivity decreases at smaller dimensions, which worsens signal delay and energy consumption. As result, alternative scalable materials such as semi-metals...