Four studies examined the MP-DP effect (spacing effect) in four quite different situations: recognition of letters, verbal discrimination, short free recall lists, and recall of MP items presented twice, with an intervening interval inserted to produce forgetting. MP-DP differences were found in all studies. Of particular interest were three interactions. Subjects with a low criterion of respon...

The search for the ground state scalar glueball G0 is reviewed. Spin zero glueballs will have unique dynamical properties if the < G0|qq > amplitude is suppressed by chiral symmetry, as it is to all orders in perturbation theory: for instance, mixing of G0 with qq mesons would be suppressed, radiative Ψ decay would be a filter for new physics in the spin zero channel, and the decay G0 → KK coul...

We solve a new chiral Random Two-Matrix Theory by means of biorthogonal polynomials for any matrix size N. By deriving the relevant kernels we find explicit formulas for all (n, k)-point spectral (mixed or unmixed) correlation functions. In the microscopic limit we find the corresponding scaling functions, and thus derive all spectral correlators in this limit as well. We extend these results t...

Five experiments explored how (a) perceived and remembered odor intensities relate to concentration; (b) odor intensities integrate in perceptual, memorial, and mentally constructed mixtures; and (c) components vary in intensity in physical versus mental mixtures. Ss estimated the magnitude of unmixed stimuli presented physically (perceptual estimation) or represented symbolically (memorial est...

We propose a concept of module liaison that extends Gorenstein liaison of ideals and provides an equivalence relation among unmixed modules over a commutative Gorenstein ring. Analyzing the resulting equivalence classes we show that several results known for Gorenstein liaison are still true in the more general case of module liaison. In particular, we construct two maps from the set of even li...

Metallic superlattices with planar, unalloyed (unmixed) interfacial structures are difficult to fabricate by all conventional vapor deposition methods. Molecular dynamics simulations have been used to explore the ways in which inert gas ions can be used to control the atomic assembly of a model Cu/Co metallic super lattice system. High energy, high atomic weight ions are shown to smooth rough i...

People recall taboo words better than neutral words in many experimental contexts. The present rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) experiments demonstrated this taboo-superiority effect for immediate recall of mixed lists containing taboo and neutral words matched for familiarity, length, and category coherence. Under binding theory (MacKay et al., 2004), taboo superiority reflects an inter...

We examine through analytical calculations and finite element simulations how the detection efficiency of disk and wire-like biosensors in unmixed fluids varies with size from the micrometer to nanometer scales. Specifically, we determine the total flux of DNA-like analyte molecules on a sensor as a function of time and flow rate for a sensor incorporated into a microfluidic system. In all case...

We discuss the role of strangeness in dense matter and especially in neutron stars. The early (in density) introduction of hyperons found in many calculations is probably delayed by the decrease in vector mean field acting on the neutron. This decrease results from both conventional many-body rescattering effects and from the movement towards asymptotic freedom at high densities. Subthreshold K...

We propose a compact formula for the mixed resultant of a system of n+1 sparse Laurent polynomials in n variables. Our approach is conceptually simple and geometric, in that it applies a mixed subdivision to the Minkowski Sum of the input Newton polytopes. It constructs a matrix whose determinant is a non-zero multiple of the resultant so that the latter can be de ned as the GCD of n + 1 such d...