We study the phase structure of a 4D complex scalar field theory with a potential V (Φ) = | Λ 3 Φ −ΛΦ | 2 at zero and at finite temperature. The model is analyzed by mean-field and Monte Carlo methods. At zero temperature the theory falls in the universality class of the 4D Ising model when varying Λ. The situation is less clear-cut for variations w.r.t. Λ at large temperatures and variations w...

this paper is devoted to the study of determining optimal process mean in system production with the two markets for the sale of goods. in this paper, we developed an absorbing markov chain model in production systems where all items are inspected %100 for conformance with their specification limits. when the value of the quality characteristic of an item falls below a lower limit, the item is ...

In supersymmetric theories a eld can develop a vacuum expectation value M 10GeV, even though its mass m is of order 10 to 10GeV. The nite temperature in the early Universe can hold such a eld at zero, corresponding to a false vacuum with energy density V0 m 2 M . When the temperature falls below V 1=4 0 , the thermal energy density becomes negligible and an era of thermal in ation begins. It en...

objective(s) physiological changes in the body may be utilized as potential triggers for controlled drug delivery. based on these mechanisms, stimulus-responsive drug delivery has been developed. materials and methods in this study, a kind of poly (n-isopropylacrylamide-acrylamide) membrane was prepared by radical copolymerization. changes in swelling ratios and diameters of the membrane were i...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate critically Carl Wunderlich's axioms on clinical thermometry. DESIGN Descriptive analysis of baseline oral temperature data from volunteers participating in Shigella vaccine trials conducted at the University of Maryland Center for Vaccine Development, Baltimore. SETTING Inpatient clinical research unit. PARTICIPANTS One hundred forty-eight healthy men and women aged ...

Clay minerals may be si<j'nifieant indieatoi's of earth processes. They form throufrh a range which involves at one extreme the action of compressed water vapor at a temperature of several hundred degrees centigrade, and at the other extreme, the action of atmospheric agencies at an ordinary temperature. Not recognized as original products of magmatic crystallization, clay minerals are prima fa...

Perioperative hypothermia is a common and serious complication of anesthesia and surgery. Core body temperature, which is normally regulated to within a few tenths of a degree centigrade, can fall by as much as 6 degrees C during anesthesia. The combination of anesthetic-induced impairment of thermoregulatory control and exposure to a cool operating room environment causes most surgical patient...