We present a general theory of non-Markovian dynamics for open systems of noninteracting fermions (bosons) linearly coupled to thermal environments of noninteracting fermions (bosons). We explore the non-Markovian dynamics by connecting the exact master equations with the nonequilibirum Green's functions. Environmental backactions are fully taken into account. The non-Markovian dynamics consist...

Recently the authors showed that there is a robust potential theory attached to any calibrated manifold (X, φ). In particular, on X there exist φ-plurisubharmonic functions, φ-convex domains, φ-convex boundaries, etc., all inter-related and having a number of good properties. In this paper we show that, in a strong sense, the plurisubharmonic functions are the polar duals of the φ-submanifolds,...

As a developing country, economic and environmental performance has to be balanced in china. Green supply chain management (GSCM) is emerging to be an important approach for Chinese enterprises to improve performance, possibly on both dimensions. Based upon a database of over 128 manufacturing facilities in china, this paper explored performance measurement for GSCM. The results showed that GSC...

In this paper, we introduce a novel acceleration method for the calculation of dyadic Green’s functions for the mixed potential integral equation formulation of electromagnetic scattering of scatterers embedded in a multilayered medium. Numerical results are provided to demonstrate the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed method. c © 2000 Academic Press

Contemporary ecological models of health prominently feature the natural environment as fundamental to the ecosystem services that support human life, health, and well-being. The natural environment encompasses and permeates all other spheres of influence on health. Reviews of the natural environment and health literature have tended, at times intentionally, to focus on a limited subset of ecos...

A Green Winter: The Case of Proposed Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort Wind Turbine John MacArthur; Thomas Barton WHEN CONSUMERS REEL FROM THE STICKER SHOCK OF HIGH ENERGY COSTS, smart business managers are looking for creative and profitable ways to insulate themselves from the vagaries of the energy marketplace. This teaching case is about a successful medium-sized ski resort in the Berkshire Mount...

The links between cellular and systemic metabolism and different pathologies, including cancer, are on the rise. Cell editor Lara Szewczak asked Doug Green, Ralph DeBerardinis, and Mark Febbraio about what the prospects are for being able to target metabolism therapeutically. An annotated excerpt of the conversation appears below, and the full conversation is available with the article online.

to evaluate the most suitable method as well as different conditions of blanching in the process of green tea production from local tea green leaves, this research was conducted in split plot in time and on the basis of a randomized complete block design of six treatments in 3 replications (different plucking times). two common methods of blanching by steaming and panning were used. green leaf ...

In the present study, observers viewed displays in which two equally salient color singletons were simultaneously present. Before each trial, observers received a word cue (e.g., the word red, or green) or a symbolic cue (a circle colored red or green) telling them which color singleton to select on the upcoming trial. Even though many theories of visual search predict that observers should be ...