We investigate the role of non-uniform spatial density profiles of trapped atomic Bose-Einstein condensates in the propagation of Raman-matched laser pulses under conditions for electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT). We find that the sharp edged axial density profile of an interacting condensate (due to a balance between external trap and repulsive atomic interaction) is advantageous f...

The literature on e-adoption in various areas such as health, education, learning, security, energy, transport and environment is growing enormously in last few years. A growing literature recognizes the positive impact eadoption has made on social and economic front. Organizations have created more operational and economic efficiencies. Individuals have been benefited by having more opportunit...

The literature on e-adoption in various areas such as health, education, learning, security, energy, transport and environment is growing enormously in last few years. A growing literature recognizes the positive impact eadoption has made on social and economic front. Organizations have created more operational and economic efficiencies. Individuals have been benefited by having more opportunit...

I investigate the relation between firm risk and firm transparency over the period 1992-2006 and find that the level of firm transparency and the level of firm risk are negatively related. I also find that higher CEO pay-performance sensitivity (delta) works to mitigate this inverse relationship. This result is consistent with Hermalin and Weisbach (2007) who suggest that managers reduce risk t...

This paper describes IBIS, a distributed file system for a network. of UNIX machines. IBIS provides two levels of abstraction: file access transparency and file location transparency. File access transparency means that all files are accessed in the same way, regardless of whether they are remote or local. File location transparency hides the location of files in the network. IBIS provides a si...

We examine the welfare implications of two types of central-bank transparency: the publication of the information underlying the central bank’s decision (decision transparency) and the release of the information that the central bank observes afterwards (postdecision transparency). Decision transparency does not make the public better informed in equilibrium. Even so, it may be socially desirab...

This paper provides a short survey on transparency tools for privacy purposes. It defines the term transparency tools, argues why they are important and gives examples for transparency tools. A classification of transparency tools is suggested and some example tools are analyzed with the help of the classification.

Supplier value networks are an emerging inter-organizational form resulting from efforts to integrate across fragmented supply chains, for the purpose of efficiency and performance gains. By proposing value network transparency as a central construct in supplier value networks, this paper identifies the different dimensions of transparency and presents a theoretical framework for achieving valu...

phytoplanktons are the first bio- indicators of pollution in aquatic ecosystems. phytoplankton assemblage and aquatic ecosystems are always influenced by environmental factors therefore these environmental changes and threats must be understood in any ecosystem. phytoplankton are inexpensive and readily available bio- indicators. in the present study, phytoplankton were used to study the sefid ...

EIT waveforms have components synchronous with cardiac activity, which are often assumed to originate from the blood perfusion. There are numerous other contributions to this signal. The goal of this paper is to provide a list of the factors which could be at the origin of these cardiacrelated components, to help guide future research.