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Observation of hc radiative decay hc › ??' and evidence for hc › ??
No full textKolcu, Onur Buğra (Arel Author) --- Makale 69 yazarlıdır.A search for radiative decays of the P-wave spin singlet charmonium resonance hc is performed based on 4.48 × 108 ? events collected with the BESIII detector operating at the BEPCII storage ring. Events of the reaction channels hc › ??' and ?? are observed with a statistical significance of 8.4? and 4.0?, respectively, for the first time. The branching fractions of hc › ??' and hc › ?? are measured to be B(hc › ??' ) = (1.52±0.27±0.29)×10-3 and B(hc › ??) = (4.7±1.5±1.4)×10-4 , respectively, where the first errors are statistical and the second are systematic uncertainties
The branding consultant’s recommendation for the re-branding of Oldham town: Weighing in on the conceptual fit
No full textThe rebranding of Oldham is a positional shift in the perception and strategic image of the town. The commissioning of a consultant to handle this critical aspect of the renewal of the town was meant to usher in a new era for the town and the borough at large. Oldham’s history presents a mixed picture of world dominance, subsequent dilapidation and chaos. The heydays of king cotton vanished over time culminating in economic meltdown and then ultimately 2001 race confrontations. The study reflects on the way the stories relating to the history of Oldham have impacted on the shaping of the brand. Boje (2008) argues that every workplace, school, government office or local religious group if not any organisational setup is a storytelling organisation and that wherever people are involved they are known by their story. The study reviews the approach to branding.
This paper argues that the crisis helped put Oldham back on the national and international map. The consultant employed a simplistic model to capture the ethos of the new Oldham. It is inconclusive if the recommended image really makes a difference in the shaping of the new image of Oldham. The logo represents oneness and seems to answer to political whispers and not well grounded marketing. Ultimately the paper takes a position that the consultant did not comprehensively tackle the key issues that underpin place branding by not addressing some sensitive issues that could help consolidate the development and the image of the town
The narrative/storytelling approach in brand development for towns
No full textThe narrative or storytelling approach is often associated with folklore and other aspects of socialisation rather than a scientific and systematic approach to conceptualising a phenomenon. However, there is a growing body of literature centred on both the practical applications and relevant theory on the authenticity of applying the storytelling approach in brand development and there is evidence to prove the efficacy of this approach in the process. Denning (2007) demonstrates the application of the narrative in general management and branding. Boje (2006; 2008) highlights the story as a reflection of the respective entity in any given situation, be it the individual, the department or the organisation. In formulating a conceptual frame on the application of storytelling in brand development for towns this paper focuses on four key variables which are a) the history of the town, b) the criteria for effective branding, c) the narrative approach in brand building and d) the town strategy for growth, infrastructure, geography.
Lucado(2005) presents the s.t.o.r.y as representing strengths, topic, optimal conditions, relationship and yes. This logical flow of developments shows that the whole process will consolidate a given phenomenon. Ultimately the narrative-based brand development approach concludes that all phenomenon is centred on the story, and the effectiveness of the brand depends on the management of the story in conjunction with the marketing concept and its related variables
Financial analysis and evaluation of company HC Betons Ltd
No full textDiplomdarba nosaukums: Uzņēmuma SIA HC Betons finanšu analīze un novērtējums
Diplomdarba mērķis ir uz finanšu analīzes pamata izvērtēt uzņēmuma SIA HC Betons esošo finansiālo situāciju un izstrādāt priekšlikumus finansiālā stāvokļa uzlabošanai.
Teorētiskajā daļā apskatīti finanšu analīzes teorētiskie aspekti. Praktiskajā daļā autore veica uzņēmuma SIA HC Betons finanšu analīzi par 2009., 2010., un 2011.gadu. Analītiskajā daļā autore salīdzina rādītājus ar konkurējošo uzņēmumu SIA Cemex.
Autore secinājusi, ka uzņēmumam ir finansiālas grūtības, bet pēc autores domām, uzņēmums tuvāko gadu laikā nebankrotēs.
Diplomdarba apjoms ir 78 lapaspuses, tas sastāv no 3 daļām, 12 tabulām, 5 attēliem un 12 pielikumiem.
Atslēgvārdi: analīze, likviditāte, bankrots, koeficienti.Diploma thesis: Financial Analysis and Evaluation of Company HC Betons Ltd.
The aim of the diploma paper is to evaluate company’s HC Betons Ltd current financial situation based on financial analysis and make suggestions for improvement of the financial position.
Theoretical aspects of financial analysis are discussed in the theoretical part of the paper. In the practical part author has performed company’s HC Betons Ltd financial analysis of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. In the analytical part author compares ratios of a competing company Cemex Ltd.
The author concludes that the company is in financial difficulties, but according to the author’s thoughts, the company will not bankrupt in the coming years.
The volume of the diploma paper is 78 pages; it consists of 3 parts, 12 tables, 5 images and 12 appendices.
Keywords: analysis, liquidity, bankruptcy, ratios
Metabolic profiling and population screening of analgesic usage in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy-based large-scale epidemiologic studies
No full textThe application of a 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy-based screening method for determining the use of two widely available analgesics (acetaminophen and ibuprofen) in epidemiologic studies has been investigated. We used samples and data from the cross-sectional INTERMAP Study involving participants from Japan (n = 1145), China (n = 839), U.K. (n = 501), and the U.S. (n = 2195). An orthogonal projection to latent structures discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) algorithm with an incorporated Monte Carlo resampling function was applied to the NMR data set to determine which spectra contained analgesic metabolites. OPLS-DA preprocessing parameters (normalization, bin width, scaling, and input parameters) were assessed systematically to identify an optimal acetaminophen prediction model. Subsets of INTERMAP spectra were examined to verify and validate the presence/absence of acetaminophen/ibuprofen based on known chemical shift and coupling patterns. The optimized and validated acetaminophen model correctly predicted 98.2%, and the ibuprofen model correctly predicted 99.0% of the urine specimens containing these drug metabolites. The acetaminophen and ibuprofen models were subsequently used to predict the presence/absence of these drug metabolites for the remaining INTERMAP specimens. The acetaminophen model identified 415 out of 8436 spectra as containing acetaminophen metabolite signals while the ibuprofen model identified 245 out of 8604 spectra as containing ibuprofen metabolite signals from the global data set after excluding samples used to construct the prediction models. The NMR-based metabolic screening strategy provides a new objective approach for evaluation of self-reported medication data and is extendable to other aspects of population xenometabolome profiling
Specific and fitness testing of goalies HC Motor Czech Budejovice\\
No full textThe aim of this bachelor thesis is to test specific and fitness abilities of goalkeepers of HC Motor Czech Budejovice. In the theoretical part of this thesis, based on content analysis of literature research, the author presents motoric abilities, development patterns and overview of most frequently used tests. In the practical part of thesis, the author deals with creating and verifying tested battery. It was designed using the knowledge gained from books reference and self- experience of a player and a coach as well. To obtain the results of performance of particular motoric abilities the author used testing method. The outcomes were subsequently compared with the evaluation of given motoric abilities on ice. The author acquired the evaluation from goalkeeper's coaches of HC Motor Czech Budejovice. Final results are described and thereafter tabularly presented
VIBRATIONAL RELAXATION IN THE BINARY GASEOUS MIXTURES AND
No full textAuthor Institution: Laboratoire de Spectronomie Moleculaire, Universit\'e de Paris VI, 4, Place Jussieu - Tour 13Vibrational relaxation rates for gaseous mixtures , with or , in which vibrational energy transfer can occur from the level of M to the v = 1 level of , has been measured as a function of the temperature using the laser-induced vibrational fluorescence technique. The relaxation processes which must be considered are: - the V-V transfer process: \begin{eqnarray*} &&M(00^{\circ }1)+ HC (v=0)\begin{array}{c}^{k}M-HC\ell\\ \rightleftharpoons\\ ^{k}HC\ell-M\end{array}M(00^{\circ}0)+ HC\ell(v=1)+ \Delta E=he\Delta\nu\\ &&with\ \Delta\nu=-537\, cm^{-1} for\ CO_{2}, -663\, cm ^{-1}\ for\ N_{2}O \end{eqnarray*} - the V-TR de-excitation processes: \begin{eqnarray*} M(00^{\circ}1)+ HC\ell(or M)\stackrel{k^{HC\ell}_{M}}{(o\vec{r}\; k_{M})}M(mn^{\ell}0)+HC\ell (or \; M)\\ HC\ell(v=1)+ M(or\; HC\ell)\stackrel{k^{M}_{HC\ell}}{(o\vec{r}\; k_{HC\ell})}HC\ell(v=0)+M(or \; HC\ell) \end{eqnarray*} For most of the systems in which near-resonant V-V transfers occur, the V-TR de-excitation rates are negligible compared to the V-V transfer rates. But this is not the case for the M-HC systems considered in this work. The de-excitation rates and are of the same order of magnitude as the V-V transfer rates and respectively. In order to determine separately all these rates, relaxation measurements have been performed by exciting either H to the level or to the v = 1 level, and measuring the relaxation rates versus the molar fraction of the gas excited by laser. The results are discussed and compared with the values of the rates calculated by using a Morse potential as the intermolecular potential, and according to a semi-classical method in which a vibration-rotation exchange is assumed
VIBRATIONAL COUPLINGS AND ENERGY FLOW IN COMPLEXES OF HC=CH, HC=CD, HC=CC=C, AND N=CH WITH
No full textAuthor Institution: Molecular Physics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Molecular Physics Divisoin, National Institute of Standards and TechnologyInfrared spectra of the C-H stretching vibrations of the symmetric-top complexes, , have been recorded using a color-center-laser electric-resonance optothermal spectrometer. Efforts to observe the N-H stretches were unsuccessful. The hydrogen-bonded C-H stretching modes of HC=CH--NH3 are strongly coupled to the hydrogen bond as evidenced by their large monomer red-shifts of 75 and and broad predissociation linewidths of 2000 ad 650-800 MHz, respectively. The complexation-induced asymmetry in is not sufficient to allow us to observe the local mode associated with the outer C-H stretch. However, isotopic substitution in shows that this mode is red shifted by less than from the monomer vibration. The narrow predissociation linewidths of this mode (7-12 MHz) are consistent with this small red shift. The weaker coupling of the C-H stretches in HC=CC=CH is completely quenched upon complexation with . The outer C-H stretch is observed in the diacetylene (HC=CC=CH) complex, blue shifted by approximately from the infrared-active monomer C-H stretch at ; the bound CH stretch is red shifted about the same amount as in . These observations imply that the weak coupling of the local modes in diacetylene is significantly quenched upon complexation with . The predissociation linewidths are similar to those in , even though the outer C-H stretch is now five bonds away from the hydrogen bond. Surprisingly, these results suggest that the length of the triple-bond backbone in acetylene chains does not significantly impede the rate of vibrational energy flow. Future efforts will be made to extend these studies to the triacelyne complex,
Measurements of hc(P11) in ψ ′ Decays
No full textWe present measurements of the charmonium state hc(P11) made with 106×106 ψ ′ events collected by BESIII at BEPCII. Clear signals are observed for ψ ′→π0hc with and without the subsequent radiative decay hc→γηc. First measurements of the absolute branching ratios B(ψ ′→π0hc)=(8. 4±1.3±1.0)×10 -4 and B(hc→γηc)=(54. 3±6.7±5.2)% are presented. A statistics-limited determination of the previously unmeasured hc width leads to an upper limit Γ(hc)<1. 44MeV (90% confidence). Measurements of M(hc)=3525.40±0.13±0. 18MeV/c2 and B(ψ ′→π0hc) ×B(hc→γηc)=(4.58±0.40±0.50)×10 -4 are consistent with previous results. © 2010 The American Physical Society.published_or_final_versio
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