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Measurements of W+w- Production in Decay Topologies Inspired by Searches for Electroweak Supersymmetry
No full textThis paper presents a measurement of fiducial and differential cross-sections for W+W- production in proton–proton collisions at s=13 TeV with the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider using a dataset corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 139 fb - 1 . Events with exactly one electron, one muon and no hadronic jets are studied. The fiducial region in which the measurements are performed is inspired by searches for the electroweak production of supersymmetric charginos decaying to two-lepton final states. The selected events have moderate values of missing transverse momentum and the ‘stransverse mass’ variable mT2 , which is widely used in searches for supersymmetry at the LHC. The ranges of these variables are chosen so that the acceptance is enhanced for direct W+W- production and suppressed for production via top quarks, which is treated as a background. The fiducial cross-section and particle-level differential cross-sections for six variables are measured and compared with two theoretical SM predictions from perturbative QCD calculations. © 2023, The Author(s).IN2P3-CNRS; SCI/013; U.S. Department of Energy, USDOE; Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, AvH; CRC Health Group, CRC: 21/SCI/017; Canarie; H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, MSCA; Multiple Sclerosis Scientific Research Foundation, MSSRF; CERN; Compute Canada; Göran Gustafssons Stiftelser; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, NSERC; National Research Council Canada, NRC; Canada Foundation for Innovation, CFI; Science and Technology Facilities Council, STFC; Leverhulme Trust; European Research Council, ERC; European Cooperation in Science and Technology, COST; Australian Research Council, ARC; National Stroke Foundation, NSF; Neurosurgical Research Foundation, NRF; Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft, HGF; Minerva Foundation; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG; Agence Nationale de la Recherche, ANR; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, KAKEN; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, MEXT; Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, SNF; Danmarks Grundforskningsfond, DNRF; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, FAPESP; National Natural Science Foundation of China, NSFC; Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy, MŠMT; Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, FCT; Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF; Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS; Austrian Science Fund, FWF; Generalitat de Catalunya; Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, MOST; Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica, ANPCyT; Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, NWO; Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Wirtschaft, BMWFW; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, CNPq; Nella and Leon Benoziyo Center for Neurological Diseases, Weizmann Institute of Science; Israel Science Foundation, ISF; Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, INFN; Narodowe Centrum Nauki, NCN; Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS, ARRS; Ministarstvo Prosvete, Nauke i Tehnološkog Razvoja, MPNTR; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, MICINN; Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique, CNRST; Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation, SBFI; Horizon 2020; British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund, BCKDF; European Regional Development Fund, ERDF; Defence Science Institute, DSI; Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej, NAWA; Institutul de Fizică Atomică, IFA; Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo, ANID; Royal Society of South Australia, RSSA; Irish Rugby Football Union, IRFUWe thank CERN for the very successful operation of the LHC, as well as the support staff from our institutions without whom ATLAS could not be operated efficiently. We acknowledge the support of ANPCyT, Argentina; YerPhI, Armenia; ARC, Australia; BMWFW and FWF, Austria; ANAS, Azerbaijan; CNPq and FAPESP, Brazil; NSERC, NRC and CFI, Canada; CERN; ANID, Chile; CAS, MOST and NSFC, China; Minciencias, Colombia; MEYS CR, Czech Republic; DNRF and DNSRC, Denmark; IN2P3-CNRS and CEA-DRF/IRFU, France; SRNSFG, Georgia; BMBF, HGF and MPG, Germany; GSRI, Greece; RGC and Hong Kong SAR, China; ISF and Benoziyo Center, Israel; INFN, Italy; MEXT and JSPS, Japan; CNRST, Morocco; NWO, Netherlands; RCN, Norway; MEiN, Poland; FCT, Portugal; MNE/IFA, Romania; MESTD, Serbia; MSSR, Slovakia; ARRS and MIZŠ, Slovenia; DSI/NRF, South Africa; MICINN, Spain; SRC and Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden; SERI, SNSF and Cantons of Bern and Geneva, Switzerland; MOST, Taiwan; TENMAK, Türkiye; STFC, United Kingdom; DOE and NSF, United States of America. In addition, individual groups and members have received support from BCKDF, CANARIE, Compute Canada and CRC, Canada; PRIMUS 21/SCI/017 and UNCE SCI/013, Czech Republic; COST, ERC, ERDF, Horizon 2020 and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, European Union; Investissements d’Avenir Labex, Investissements d’Avenir Idex and ANR, France; DFG and AvH Foundation, Germany; Herakleitos, Thales and Aristeia programmes co-financed by EU-ESF and the Greek NSRF, Greece; BSF-NSF and MINERVA, Israel; Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014–2021, Norway; NCN and NAWA, Poland; La Caixa Banking Foundation, CERCA Programme Generalitat de Catalunya and PROMETEO and GenT Programmes Generalitat Valenciana, Spain; Göran Gustafssons Stiftelse, Sweden; The Royal Society and Leverhulme Trust, United Kingdom. The crucial computing support from all WLCG partners is acknowledged gratefully, in particular from CERN, the ATLAS Tier-1 facilities at TRIUMF (Canada), NDGF (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), CC-IN2P3 (France), KIT/GridKA (Germany), INFN-CNAF (Italy), NL-T1 (Netherlands), PIC (Spain), ASGC (Taiwan), RAL (UK) and BNL (USA), the Tier-2 facilities worldwide and large non-WLCG resource providers. Major contributors of computing resources are listed in Ref. []
Machine Learning Enabled the Design of Compact and Efficient Wavelength Demultiplexing Photonic Devices
No full text2023 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2023 -- 12 November 2023 through 16 November 2023 -- 195842In this paper, we introduce the design approach of integrated photonic devices by employing reinforcement learning known as attractor selection (AttSel). Here, we combined 3D FDTD with AttSel algorithm, which is based on artificial neural networks, to achieve ultra-compact and highly efficient wavelength demultiplexers with low crosstalk such as. The presented devices consist of SOI materials, which are compatible with complementary MOS technology. Consequently, the reinforcement learning is successfully applied to design smaller and superior integrated photonic devices. © 2023 IEEE
Assembling a Critical Toponymy of Diplomacy: the Case of Ankara, Turkey
No full textAn entire subdiscipline of critical toponymy has developed over the past decades to produce theoretically informed approaches to the study of place-naming, in general, and street-naming, in particular. Among other things, research has focused on the colonial politics of street-naming; renaming of streets after a regime change; and the social justice of street-naming. What has not been documented and discussed in detail, however, is street-naming in terms of interstate geopolitics and diplomacy. In light of this omission, the current paper analyses street-naming as a form of diplomatic gift-giving and an element of geopolitical representations. Drawing on the Turkish capital city of Ankara as a case study, our assemblage analysis shows that street-naming as a form of diplomatic gift-giving has multiple underlying intentions, from strengthening existing ties to recognising shared historical, cultural, ethnic and religious narratives. Street names can also be unwanted gifts to punish or shame other countries for breaking alliances or opposing the ruling regime's policies. As a form of ritual exchange, street-naming is highly choreographed and may include the obligation to reciprocate the gift. We end the article by suggesting new angles on, and directions for, critical toponymy and diplomacy research
Platelet Mass Index – a Pre-Diagnostic Tool for Infectious Mononucleosis
No full textObjective: As a member of the human herpesvirus family, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) primarily replicates in lymphocytes but also may replicate in the epithelial cells of the pharynx and parotid duct. The infection is spread primarily by saliva and the incubation period is four to eight weeks. Infectious mononucleosis (IM) is a clinical syndrome caused by EBV that is particularly common in adolescents and children. Typical features of IM include fever, pharyngitis, adenopathy, malaise, and an atypical lymphocytosis. Splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, jaundice, and splenic rupture can occur. The platelet mass index (PMI) is related to platelet functionality and platelet function has an effect on the inflammation cascade. This study is planned to examine the role of PMI in the pre-diagnosis of IM. Methods: Between the years 2010-2019, 274 patients who were tested for EBV antibodies were included in the study and the PMI values of EBV positive group was compared to EBV negative and the control group. Results: EBV positive group has lower PMI values than EBV negative and control group. Conclusion: EPMI can be easily calculated using a CBC test and can be a used as a pre-diagnostic tool for the existence of IM
Predictors of Tolerating Violence Against Women: Honor Concerns and Fundamentalist Religious Orientation
No full textThe present study examined the role of justification for violence (honor-based vs. non-honor-based conflict), honor concerns (feminine, masculine, family, moral integrity), and fundamentalist religious orientation in predicting tolerance to violence against women (VAW) in an honor culture, Turkey. Six hundred and one Turkish university students (437 female, 164 male; M age = 21.16) participated in the study. Results revealed that (1) participants in the honor-based conflict condition scored higher in tolerance to VAW than participants in the non-honor-based condition, and (2) masculine honor positively, integrity honor negatively mediated the relationship between fundamentalist religious orientation and tolerance to VAW, however it was not moderated by justification for violence. The findings contribute to a limited body of literature that links fundamentalist religious orientation to tolerance to VAW and sheds light on the mediator role of honor concerns.This research was supported by Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK 1001-114 K347, Project Manager: Prof. Dr. Nuray Sakalli, Scholarship student: Suzan Ceylan).Scientific and Technological Research Council of TurkeyTurkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [TUBITAK 1001-114 K347
Kısmi Davada Islah ile Artırılan Miktar İçin Faiz İstenmemesi Halinde, Bu Miktar Bakımından Faize Hükmedilebilir Mi? (yargıtay’ın 24.5.2019 Tarihli İbk Dolayısıyla)
No full textIn its Unification of Judgments Decision dated 24.5.2019, the Court of Cassation decided that, “In the partial lawsuit where it is requested to decide on the collection of an amount of money together with the interest, in case the amount subject to the lawsuit is increased without specifying the interest request by partial amendment, interest will be awarded depending on the interest request in the case petition in terms of the increased amount”. It is difficult to reconcile Unification of Judgments Decision with the nature of partial lawsuit and partial amendment. Because in a partial lawsuit, only the claim that is t he subject of the lawsuit bec omes pending, and the partial lawsuit has consequences only in terms of the claims put forward in the petition. In the case the demand is increased by applying partial amendment, the amendment petition can only be valid in terms of the demands put forward in this petition. Although the claim put forward in the partial lawsuit and the claim increased by amendment constitute a part of the whole claim, they are not part of each other. In the same manner, the interest requested for the portion increased by amendment is not a part of the claim requested in the petition. For this reason, the interest demand in the partial lawsuit only results in that part, it cannot automatically affect the demand increased by partial amendment and cannot ensure that the unrequested demand in the amendment petition is ruled. The partial amendment petition for the increase of the demand only increases the amount of the claim demanded in the partial lawsuit and thus enables the determination of the new claim to be ruled. The partial amendment petition does not change the fact that the interest demand in the partial lawsuit was requested only for that demand. For this reason, it is difficult to agree with the argument that partial amendment does not eliminate the interest claim in the partial lawsuit, so this demand will be deemed to have been made for the part increased by amendment. On the other hand, this unification of judgments decision is against the ultra petita prohibition, as it will lead to the decision of something that is not demanded by the party. Additionally, it is not possible to accept the provision of something that is not requested by the party, just because it would be in accordance with the procedural economy.Yargıtay, 24.5.2019 tarihli İçtihadı Birleştirme Kararında, “Bir miktar para alacağının faizi ile birlikte tahsiline karar verilmesinin talep edildiği kısmi davada, dava konusu miktarın kısmi ıslahla faiz talebi belirtilmeksizin arttırılması halinde, arttırılan miktar bakımından dava dilekçesindeki faiz talebine bağlı olarak faize hükmedilecektir” şeklinde karar vermiştir. Bu İBK’nı, kısmi dava ve k ısmi ıslahın niteliğiyle bağdaştırmak güçtür. Çünkü k ısmi davada ancak dava konusu yapılan talep derdest hale gelir ve k ısmi dava, ancak dilekçede ileri sürülen talepler bakımından sonuç doğurur. Talebin kısmi ıslah yoluna başvurularak artırılması halinde ise, ıslah dilekçesi ancak bu dilekçede ileri sürülen talepler bakımından hüküm ifade edebilir. Her ne kadar kısmi davada ileri sürülen talep ile ıslah sure- tiyle artırılan talep, bütün talebin bir kısmını teşkil etmekte ise de, bunlar, birbirinin parçası değildir. Aynı şekilde, ıslahla artırılan kısım için istenen faiz de, dava dilekçesinde istenen alacağın bir parçası değildir. Bu nedenle kısmi davadaki faiz talebi sadece o k ısım bakımından sonuç doğururkısmi ıslahla artırılan talebe kendiliğinden sirayet edemez ve ıslah dilekçesinde istenmeyen talebin hüküm altına alınmasını sağlayamaz. Talebin artırılmasına yöne- lik olan kısmi ıslah dilekçesi, sadece kısmi davada talep edilen alacağın miktarını değiştirerek artırır ve böylece hüküm altına alınacak yeni talebin belirlenmesini sağlar. Yoksa kısmi ıslah dilekçesi, kısmi davadaki faiz talebinin sadece o talep için istenmiş olduğu hususunu de ğiştirmez. Bu nedenle, kısmi ıslahın, kısmi davadaki faiz talebini ortadan kaldırmadığı, dolayısıyla bu talebin ıslahla artırılan kısım için de yapılmış sayılacağı gerekçesine katılmak güçtür. Öte yandan söz konusu İBK, tarafça talep edilmeyen bir şeye karar verilmesine yol açacağı için, taleple bağlılık ilkesine aykırıdır. Ayr ıca, salt usul ekonomisine uygun olacağı gerekçesiyle, tarafça talep edilmeyen bir şeyin hüküm altına alınmasını kabul etmek de mümkün değildir
Tasarim Yoluyla Arastirma Yöntemiyle Özgün Bir Ergonomik Bilgisayar Faresi Tasarlanmasi ve Dogrulanmasi
No full textHızla gelişen bilgisayar ve iletişim teknolojileri insanların bilgisayar kullanarak geçirdiği süreyi arttırmıştır. Bu yüzden bilgisayar faresi kullanıcı sayısı ve kullanım süreleri artmıştır. Bu artış beraberinde elin kasılmasıyla oluşan rahatsızlıkları ve ağrıları getirmiştir. Pazarda elin masa üzerindeki pozisyonuna uygun tasarım bulunmamaktadır. Bu tezin amacı; eli nötr pozisyona en yakın şekilde tutabilecek formun geliştirilmesi ve kullanım esnasında minimum kas aktivasyonu yaratacak tasarım ve prototipin test edilmesidir. Tasarımın estetik, fonksiyonel ve ergonomik kriterlere uygun olması araştırma hedefleri arasındadır. Form ve ürün geliştirme çalışmalarının ardından bilgisayar faresi estetik açıdan katılımcılar tarafından incelenmiştir. Bilgisayar performans testine tabi tutularak fonksiyonel yeterlilik analiz edilmiştir. Tasarlanan bilgisayar faresi katılımcıların kollarındaki üç kas grubu aktivasyonları EMG cihazı ile ölçülerek ergonomik açıdan test edilmiştir. Piyasada ergonomik olarak öne çıkan Logitech Vertical model fare referans alınmış ve tasarlanan bilgisayar faresi ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Sonuç olarak tasarlanan bilgisayar faresinin diğer fareden daha estetik, fonksiyonel ve ergonomik olduğu testler sonucunda ortaya çıkarılmıştır.Rapidly developing information and communication technologies have increased the amount of time spend using computers. Therefore, the number of computer mouse users and their usage times have also increased. This increase brought along the discomfort and pain caused by the contraction of the hand. Current Mouse designs do not support the neutral resting position of the hand on the table. The aim of this thesis; is to design and develop a Mouse that can hold the hand closest to the neutral position and to test the mouse prototype to achieve minimum muscle tension during use. Aesthetic qualities, functional performance, and ergonomics research are within the scope of this research. A user centered research methodology is applied to assess perceived aesthetics and quality of the prototype. Functional competence assessed by a series of custom performance tests. The prototype was tested ergonomically by measuring the tensions of three muscle groups in the fore-arms of users with an EMG device. The market leader Mouse that is advertised as ergonomical, is taken as a benchmark and compared with the prototype Mouse. Based on the responses of the users it can be said that the prototype Mouse is preferred in terms of aesthetic, functional, and ergonomic qualities
Türk Sosyal Sigortalar Hukukunda Gelir ve Aylıkların Birleşmesi - Birden Fazla Sosyal Sigorta Edimine Hak Kazanma
No full textSosyal sigorta sistemimizin tarihsel gelişim süreci içerisinde işçilerin, bağımsız çalışanların ve kamu görevlilerinin sosyal güvencesi ilk etapta farklı sosyal sigorta kurumlarınca sağlanmıştır. Bu dağınık görünüm 5502 sayılı kanunda tek çatı getirilerek giderilmek istenmiş ve Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu kurulmuştur. Ancak geçmişteki yapı günümüze halen etkide bulunmaktadır. Kaldı ki, henüz tüm sosyal riskler için tek bir prim alınması uygulaması devreye alınamamıştır. Bu durum aynı zamanda birden çok sosyal sigorta edimine hak kazanılması halinde nasıl bir uygulamaya gidileceği sorusunun güncelliğini korumasına yol açmaktadır. Henüz İkinci Dünya Savaşı döneminde hazırlanan Beveridge Raporunda sosyal sigorta edimlerinde teklik ilkesi dile getirilmiştir. Bu ilke, sosyal sigorta edimlerinin ikame/destek işlevi ve aynı zamanda kişilerin sosyal riskin gerçekleşmesinden önceki duruma kıyasla daha iyi konuma getirilmemesi amacıyla yakından ilişkilidir. Dolayısıyla sosyal sigorta sistemimizde de bu ilkeye işlerlik kazandırılıp kazandırılamayacağının yabancı ülke uygulamaları gözetilerek incelenmesi muhtemel bir yasa değişikliği açısından fikir verebilecektir. Bu itibarla hem mevcut sorunların ele alınması hem de gelecekte ortaya çıkabilecek farklı seçeneklerin şimdiden incelenmesi isabetli olacaktır
Search for Exclusive Higgs and Z Boson Decays To Ωγ and Higgs Boson Decays To K*γ With the Atlas Detector
No full textSearches for the exclusive decays of the Higgs boson to an omega meson and a photon or a K* meson and a photon can probe flavour-conserving and flavour-violating Higgs boson couplings to light quarks, respectively. Searches for these decays, along with the analogous Z boson decay to an omega meson and a photon, are performed with a pp collision data sample corresponding to integrated luminosities of up to 134 fb(-1) collected at root s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. The obtained 95% confidence-level upper limits on the respective branching fractions are B(H -> omega gamma) 5.5 x 10(-4), B(H -> K*gamma) 2.2 x 10(-4) and B(Z -> omega gamma) 3.9 x 10(-6). The limits for H -> omega gamma and Z -> omega gamma) are 370 times and 140 times the Standard Model expected values, respectively. The result for Z -> omega gamma corresponds to a two-orders-of-magnitude improvement over the limit obtained by the DELPHI experiment at LEP.ANPCyT, Argentina; YerPhI, Armenia; ARC, Australia; BMWFW; FWF, Austria; ANAS; CNPq; FAPESP, Brazil; NSERC; CFI, Canada; NSFC, China; MEYS CR, Czech Republic; DNRF; DNSRC, Denmark; IN2P3-CNRS; CEA-DRF/IRFU, France; BMBF; MPG, Germany; RGC and Hong Kong SAR, China; ISF and Benoziyo Center, Israel; INFN, Italy; MEXT; JSPS, Japan; CNRST, Morocco; RCN, Norway; MEiN, Poland; FCT, Portugal; MNE/IFA, Romania; MESTD, Serbia; MSSR, Slovakia; ARRS; MIZS, Slovenia; MICINN, Spain; Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden; SNSF and Cantons of Bern and Geneva, Switzerland; MOST, Taiwan; DOE; NSF, United States of America; BCKDF; CRC, Canada [PRIMUS 21/SCI/017, UNCE SCI/013]; Czech Republic; ERC; ERDF; Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, European Union; Investissements d'Avenir Labex, Investissements d'Avenir Idex; ANR, France; DFG; AvH Foundation, Germany - EU-ESF; Greek NSRF, Greece; BSF-NSF; NCN; La Caixa Banking Foundation; CERCA Programme Generalitat de Catalunya; PROMETEO; Generalitat Valenciana, Spain; Goran Gustafssons Stiftelse, Sweden; Royal Society; Leverhulme Trust, United Kingdom; NWO, NetherlandsWe acknowledge the support of ANPCyT, Argentina; YerPhI, Armenia; ARC, Australia; BMWFW and FWF, Austria; ANAS, Azerbaijan; CNPq and FAPESP, Brazil; NSERC, NRC and CFI, Canada; CERN; ANID, Chile; CAS, MOST and NSFC, China; Minciencias, Colombia; MEYS CR, Czech Republic; DNRF and DNSRC, Denmark; IN2P3-CNRS and CEA-DRF/IRFU, France; SRNSFG, Georgia; BMBF, HGF and MPG, Germany; GSRI, Greece; RGC and Hong Kong SAR, China; ISF and Benoziyo Center, Israel; INFN, Italy; MEXT and JSPS, Japan; CNRST, Morocco; NWO, Netherlands; RCN, Norway; MEiN, Poland; FCT, Portugal; MNE/IFA, Romania; MESTD, Serbia; MSSR, Slovakia; ARRS and MIZS, Slovenia; DSI/NRF, South Africa; MICINN, Spain; SRC and Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden; SERI, SNSF and Cantons of Bern and Geneva, Switzerland; MOST, Taiwan; TENMAK, Turkiye; STFC, United Kingdom; DOE and NSF, United States of America. In addition, individual groups and members have received support from BCKDF, Canarie, Compute Canada and CRC, Canada; PRIMUS 21/SCI/017 and UNCE SCI/013, Czech Republic; COST, ERC, ERDF, Horizon 2020, ICSC-NextGenerationEU and Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, European Union; Investissements d'Avenir Labex, Investissements d'Avenir Idex and ANR, France; DFG and AvH Foundation, Germany; Herakleitos, Thales and Aristeia programmes co-financed by EU-ESF and the Greek NSRF, Greece; BSF-NSF and MINERVA, Israel; Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021, Norway; NCN and NAWA, Poland; La Caixa Banking Foundation, CERCA Programme Generalitat de Catalunya and PROMETEO and GenT Programmes Generalitat Valenciana, Spain; Goran Gustafssons Stiftelse, Sweden; The Royal Society and Leverhulme Trust, United Kingdom