We study how the critical gradient depends on the coil lay-out in a superconducting quadrupole for particle accelerators. We show that the results relative to a simple sector coil are well representative of the coil lay-outs that have been used to build several quadrupoles in the past 30 years. Using a semi-analytical approach we derive a formula that gives that critical gradient as a function ...

One of the most notable challenges in single cell RNA-Seq data analysis is the so called drop-out effect, where only a fraction of the transcriptome of each cell is captured. The random nature of drop-outs, however, makes it possible to consider imputation methods as means of correcting for drop-outs. In this paper we study some existing scRNA-Seq imputation methods and propose a novel iterativ...

Pension buy-ins and buy-outs have become an important aspect of managing pension risk in recent years. As a step toward understanding these pension de-risking instruments, we develop models for pricing investment risk and longevity risk embedded in pension buy-ins and buy-outs. We also bring a contingent-claims framework to price credit risk of buy-in bulk annuities. Overall, our model can be u...

This paper is focused on the analysis of stress-strain and displacement for compressive load on the fibrereinforced composite laminates. Three different orientations of fibers are analyzed with and without the circular cut-outs. Also different dimensions of circular cut-outs are applied on the laminates at different compressive loading conditions. This analysis is carried out using the finite e...