In order to implement an integrated optical quantum circuit, designing waveguides based on the quantum box is of prime importance. To do this we have investigated optical waveguide both with and without optical pumping. The rate of absorption and emission using an array of AlGaAs/GaAs quantum box core/shell structure in the optical waveguide with various pumping intensities has computed. By con...

To compute norms from reference group test scores, continuous norming is preferred over traditional norming. A suitable continuous norming approach for continuous data is the use of the Box–Cox Power Exponential model, which is found in the generalized additive models for location, scale, and shape. Applying the Box–Cox Power Exponential model for test norming requires model selection, but it i...

We have developed a numerical scheme for exact diagonalization of the few-particle electron–hole interaction Hamiltonians with a simultaneous resolution of several discrete conserved quantum numbers such as total electron or hole spins, total angular momentum, or parity. The method was applied to a simple model of a two-dimensional rectangular quantum box of arbitrary size and anisotropy, and c...

The commercial real estate sector is responsible for a large share of a city’s overall carbon footprint. An ongoing trend in this sector has been the entry of big-box stores such as Wal-Mart. Using a unique monthly panel data set for every Wal-Mart store in California from 2006 through 2011, we document three main findings about the environmental performance of big-box retailers. First, Wal-Mar...

The design of a prototype monolithic active pixel matrix, designed in a 0.15 μm CMOS SOI process, is presented. The process allowed connection between the electronics and the silicon volume under the layer of buried oxide (BOX). The small size vias traversing through the BOX and implantation of small p-type islands in the n-type bulk result in a monolithic imager. During the acquisition time, a...

We propose a trust-region method for nonlinear semidefinite programs with box-constraints. The penalty barrier method can handle this problem, but the size of variable matrices available in practical time is restricted to be less than 500. We develop a trust-region method based on the approach of Coleman and Li (1996) that utilizes the distance to the boundary of the box-constraints into consid...

To compute norms from reference group test scores, continuous norming is preferred over traditional norming. A suitable continuous norming approach for continuous data is the use of the Box-Cox Power Exponential model, which is found in the generalized additive models for location, scale, and shape. Applying the Box-Cox Power Exponential model for test norming requires model selection, but it i...