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Metastable Innershell Molecular State (MIMS) IV: Heteronucleus K-shell MIMS with H+ and He+
AbstractThe model of MIMS (Metastable Innershell Molecular State) has been applied to interpreting the Kα X-ray satellite data of target atoms in H+ and He+ ion impact on Al, Ca and Ti targets. The binding energies of the heteronucleus H-K-MIMS (K-shell MIMS formed with H and a target atom) and He-K-MIMS have been obtained. The binding energy trend of the H-K-MIMS shows a Z2 dependency similar to that of the homonucleus K-MIMS, while that of the He-K-MIMS shows a transitional behavior from the former to the latter. These behaviors were interpreted with the Z-expansion theory of heteronucleus molecules
Comparison of several author indices for gauging academic productivity
Background
Many author indices exist to gauge academic productivity. Several of these indices are calculated based upon an author's scholarly publication record, but the measurement methodology to calculate each index varies considerably, and the precise function being used, as well as the end result, is often complex and difficult to assess.
Method
Two straightforward methods to weigh author productivity from the publication and citation record were evaluated as possible means for providing a clearer assessment of scholarly activity. The author characteristic index (termed c-index) assigns author rank for each publication based upon author position. The characteristic prime (c') -index normalizes author rank from author position, so that the total weight per publication is unity. The top 10 scholars with keyword 'celiac disease' in the Google Scholar database were then assessed using these metrics. Rankings according to total number of publications, h-index, and c- and c'-indices were compared, then tabulated along with total papers included for assessment, and mean values per paper for author position, number of authors, citations, and year of publication.
Results
The order of the top ten authors with keyword 'celiac disease' varied substantially depending upon whether the h-index, c-index, or c'-index was used as a gauge. The characteristic indices assign credit to authors according to their position in an author list. The affiliated metrics provided a more complete picture of scholarly activity.
Conclusions
Academic achievement by scholars, based upon quantitative publication characteristics, has recently become of interest for evaluating job candidates, for determining work performance, and for bestowing awards and honors. The characteristic indices as described herein are readily calculated and interpreted, and may improve the assessment of scholarly activity
Direct optical transitions at K- and H-point of Brillouin zone in bulk MoS2, MoSe2, WS2, and WSe2
abstract: Modulated reflectance (contactless electroreflectance (CER), photoreflectance (PR), and piezoreflectance (PzR)) has been applied to study direct optical transitions in bulk MoS[subscript 2], MoSe[subscript 2], WS[subscript 2], and WSe[subscript 2]. In order to interpret optical transitions observed in CER, PR, and PzR spectra, the electronic band structure for the four crystals has been calculated from the first principles within the density functional theory for various points of Brillouin zone including K and H points. It is clearly shown that the electronic band structure at H point of Brillouin zone is very symmetric and similar to the electronic band structure at K point, and therefore, direct optical transitions at H point should be expected in modulated reflectance spectra besides the direct optical transitions at the K point of Brillouin zone. This prediction is confirmed by experimental studies of the electronic band structure of MoS[subscript 2], MoSe[subscript 2], WS[subscript 2], and WSe[subscript 2] crystals by CER, PR, and PzR spectroscopy, i.e., techniques which are very sensitive to critical points of Brillouin zone. For the four crystals besides the A transition at K point, an A[subscript H] transition at H point has been observed in CER, PR, and PzR spectra a few tens of meV above the A transition. The spectral difference between A and A[subscript H] transition has been found to be in a very good agreement with theoretical predictions. The second transition at the H point of Brillouin zone (B[subscript H] transition) overlaps spectrally with the B transition at K point because of small energy differences in the valence (conduction) band positions at H and K points. Therefore, an extra resonance which could be related to the B[subscript H] transition is not resolved in modulated reflectance spectra at room temperature for the four crystals.This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. The following article appeared in Journal of Applied Physics and may be found at http://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.4954157
[Letter from K. Okada to Mr. and Mrs. H. Natsumeda]
A letter, written in Japanese from K. Okada in Murray, Utah to Mr. and Mrs. H. Natsumeda inside the Amache Incarceration Camp in Granada, Colorado. Item from Misao Okada’s album.Misao Okada’s scrapbook contains photographs, ephemera, notes, and correspondence documenting her time at Amache and a visit and reunion over 50 years later. The scrapbook also includes materials relating to reparations and events observing Japanese American incarceration
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
The present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Letter from George H. Hand to Mr. K. Kodama concerning a claim of damages to crops. July 7, 1925
Second letter from George H. Hand requesting that Mr. K. Kodama make an appointment to come to his office to sign for a check paying for the damages that incurred to his crops by the Marland Oil Company. See related letter: Letter from Marland Oil Company to the Dominguez Estate Company regarding payout of a claim. July 10, 1924
Letter from George H. Hand to Mr. K. Kodama concerning a claim of damages to crops. July 16, 1924
Letter from George H. Hand requesting that Mr. K. Kodama make an appointment to come to his office to sign for a check paying for the damages that incurred to his crops by the Marland Oil Company. See related letter: Letter from Marland Oil Company to the Dominguez Estate Company regarding payout of a claim. July 10, 1924
Control and Filtering for Discrete Linear Repetitive Processes with H infty and ell 2--ell infty Performance
Repetitive processes are characterized by a series of sweeps, termed passes, through a set of dynamics defined over a finite duration known as the pass length. On each pass an output, termed the pass profile, is produced which acts as a forcing function on, and hence contributes to, the dynamics of the next pass profile. This can lead to oscillations which increase in amplitude in the pass to pass direction and cannot be controlled by standard control laws. Here we give new results on the design of physically based control laws for the sub-class of so-called discrete linear repetitive processes which arise in applications areas such as iterative learning control. The main contribution is to show how control law design can be undertaken within the framework of a general robust filtering problem with guaranteed levels of performance. In particular, we develop algorithms for the design of an H? and dynamic output feedback controller and filter which guarantees that the resulting controlled (filtering error) process, respectively, is stable along the pass and has prescribed disturbance attenuation performance as measured by and – norms
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
We provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Problemas de los grupos *k(h)i̭, *kṷ(h)i̭, *t(h)i̭ y *tṷ en griego
In this research the author studies a series of problems related to the evolution of the groups *k(h)i̭, *kṷ(h)i̭, *t(h)i̭ and *tṷ in Greek. After a brief description of the palatalization process undergone by these groups and considering the different results from *t(h)i̭ in the Ionic-Attic and Arcadian-Cypriot dialects which were swept twice by a wave of palatalization as well as the possible influence by analogy of the development undergone by *k(h)i̭, the author examines in great depth the state of these groups at the time of the Mycenaean tablets analyzing the different values proposed for the series z- and s-. For z- an occlusive palatal and for s- an affricate articulation are considered the most likely ones. The author further suggests that the s- series followed an evolution parallel to that of the complex syllabograms of the type raz, roz, etc. Subsequently the author analyzes the graphic issues related to the evolution of the phonemic groups under study: The use of a special graphical notation in some Ionic and Pamphylian σσ/ττ in the dialects during the first millennium are due to the influence derived from the graphic representation of the state *ts. Finally the author suggests the Boeotian dialect as a starting point for the change *ts > tt, as in this dialect tt has a corresponding voiced series dd.No disponibl
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