Mean-field theory predicts that bilayer quantum Hall systems at odd integer total filling factors can have stripe ground states, in which the top Landau level is occupied alternately by electrons in one of the two layers. We report on an analysis of the properties of these states based on a coupled-Luttinger-liquid description that is able to account for quantum fluctuations of charge-density a...

The field of cavity optomechanics, which concerns the coupling of a mechanical object’s motion to the electromagnetic field of a high finesse cavity, allows for exquisitely sensitive measurements of mechanical motion, from large-scale gravitational wave detection to microscale accelerometers. Moreover, it provides a potential means to control and engineer the state of a macroscopic mechanical o...

INTRODUCTION Antiretroviral drugs in Spain are delivered by law only in hospital pharmacies. Commercial packages meet variable quality standards when dispensed drugs are returned due to treatment changes or adherence problems Nearly 20-25% of the initial regimens will be changed at 48 weeks for different reasons. We evaluated the economic impact on public health system of the inability of using...

Abstract The health risks of exposure to antineoplastic drugs (ADs) are well established, and healthcare professionals can be exposed while caring for cancer patients receiving AD therapy. Studies conducted worldwide over the past two decades indicate continuing widespread surface contamination by ADs. No occupational limits have been established ADs, but concerns exposures led development guid...

has been approved by the Examining Committee for the thesis requirement for the Interdisciplinary Studies-Master of Science degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the May 2014 graduation. ii In memory of my grandfathers, Abel Garcia and Daniel Lopez iii A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor English Proverb iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I will like to acknowledge my mentor Dr. Fuentes for allowing ...

A 30 year old man was referred by the accident and emergency (A&E) department to the oral and maxillofacial surgery unit with small puncture lacerations on his left cheek and lower neck. The patient, a metal fitter, had been hammering on a piece of metal that shattered on impact. Local examination revealed two small lacerations (approximately 2 cm each) sited in the left cheek and left inferior...

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£430 million project to extract ilmenite, a mineral which can be used to produce titanium dioxide pigment. Around 750,000 tonnes of the ore will be extracted each year at the start of the operation, which could last 40 years. The huge economic growth of China has led to an enormous demand for the white pigment, which is used in paper, paint and plastics, at a time when other ilmenite mines in A...

This paper presents a computer simulation of context effects on problem solving with AMBR — a model of human analogy-making. It demonstrates how perceiving some incidental objects from the environment may change the way the problem is being solved. It also shows that the timing of this perception is important: while the context element may have crucial influence during the initial stages of pro...

An implementation of a genetic algorithm for the n/m/P/Cmax sequencing problem is presented, and two performance enhancements hybridisation with a local search algorithm, and a `string fridge` are evaluated. This implementation is then extended to allow the genetic algorithm to optimise the placement of additional processing units to enhance productivity, and to meet order deadlines. Finally, p...