Let Ω be a convex domain with smooth boundary in Rd. It has been shown recently that the semigroup generated by the discrete Laplacian for quasi-uniform families of piecewise linear finite element spaces on Ω is analytic with respect to the maximum-norm, uniformly in the mesh-width. This implies a resolvent estimate of standard form in the maximum-norm outside some sector in the right halfplane...

Innovation is often talked about but not always well understood in the Australian public service context. At the same time, enhancing public sector performance is a key goal of the Australian Government and other governments around the world. Innovation, particularly in policy development, program design and service delivery, is a necessary element in public services becoming better targeted, m...

By designating one eigenvector of the mass matrix, one can reduce the free parameters in the mass matrix effectively. Applying this method to the quark mass matrix and to the lepton mass matrix, we find that this method is consistent with available experimental data. This approach may provide some hints for constructing theoretical models. Especially, in the lepton sector, the Koide’s mass rela...

We report an update to our previous measurement of the CKM element |Vub| using exclusive B → π`ν decays. In the charm sector we have performed a measurement of fDs using D + s → τ ντ decays, we have measured the mixing parameter yCP using the lifetime ratio 〈τKπ〉 〈τhh〉 in D decays, and we have also searched for CP violation using T-odd correlations in D decays to K+K−π+π−. Finally, in the tau s...

This paper describes tracking studies of FFAGs and radial-sector cyclotrons with reverse bends using the cyclotron equilibrium orbit code CYCLOPS. The results for FFAGs confirm those obtained with lumped-element codes, and suggest that cyclotron codes will prove to be important tools for evaluating the measured fields of FFAG magnets. The results for radial-sector cyclotrons show that the use o...

The perspective of the business sector is crucial in advancing efforts for the sustainability of socialecological systems. This paper reports an exploration performed around sustainability related business initiatives. The point of departure is a literature review where sustainability is portrayed as a business mega-trend. Interestingly, out of a series of semi-structured interviews, the respon...

A STUDY OF TRACE-ELEMENT PARTITIONING BETWEEN PYROXENE AND ANGRITIC MELT: EQUILIBRIUM AND KINETIC EFFECTS INCLUDING SECTOR ZONING IN PYROXENE. G. E. Lofgren 1, A. J. Fahey2, and G. J. Wasserburg2, 'Mail Code SN4, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston TX 77058, USA, 2Lunatic Asylum, Division of Geological and Planetary Science, Mail Stop 170-25, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA 91125...

Governments started e-government strategies to renew the public sector and eliminate existing bureaucracy and therefore reduce costs. Interoperability appears as the mean for accomplishing the interlinking of information systems, applications and ways of working not only within governments but also in their interaction with the administration, enterprises and public sector. The main source of a...

The dualisation and the first-order formulation of the D = 7 abelian Yang-Mills supergravity which is the low energy effective limit of the D = 7 fully Higssed heterotic string is discussed. The nonlinear coset formulation of the scalars is enlarged to include the entire bosonic sector by introducing dual fields and by constructing the Lie superalgebra which generates the dualized coset element.