This contribution discusses the phenomenon of parton saturation, the color glass picture of hadronic wavefuntions, and their relevance in the early stages of nucleus-nucleus collisions. Evidence for the color glass condensate in the presently available RHIC data is critically reviewed. Preprint SPhT-T04/062

Methods: In this randomized-controlled pilot, surgery residents (n=14) participated in standardized thoracostomy tube placement (SimMan) and bronchoscopy (EndoscopyVR) simulation scenarios. Traditional vital-sign monitors were available 90 degrees from the operative field during all procedures, and residents were additionally randomized with or without continuous wireless vital-sign streaming t...

We discuss proton-nucleus collisions in the framework of the color glass condensate. By assuming that the proton can be described as a low density color source, we solve exactly the Yang-Mills equations corresponding to this type of collision, and then use this solution in order to calculate inclusive gluon production or quarkantiquark production. Our result shows that k⊥-factorization, while v...

A brief qualitative mapping is given between austenite, tweed and twinned phases of martensite alloys and corresponding paramagnetic, spin glass and periodic phases in spin glass alloys. ‡ This paper is dedicated to John Pendry in celebration of his 65th birthday. § Permanent address A Simple Spin Glass Perspective on Martensitic Shape-memory Alloys 2

Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 86036-370, Londrina, PR, Brazil Laboratório de Novos Materiais Isolantes e Semicondutores (LNMIS), Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, CP 593, CEP 38400-902, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais e Educação (ICENE), Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Triângul...

The Color Glass Condensate is a state of high density gluonic matter which controls the high energy limit of hadronic matter. These lectures begin with a discussion of general problems of high energy strong interactions. The infinite momentum frame description of a single hadron at very small x is developed, and this picture is applied to the description of ultrarelativistic nuclear collisions....

The development of whole-slide imaging has paved the way for digitizing of glass slides that are the basis for surgical pathology. This transformative technology has changed the landscape in research applications and education but despite its tremendous potential, its adoption for clinical use has been slow. We review the various niche applications that initiated awareness of this technology, p...