Kavli Affiliate: Paul W. Sternberg| First 5 Authors: Franciszek Rakowski, Franciszek Rakowski, , , | Summary:C. elegans is the only animal for which a detailed neural connectivity diagram has been constructed. However, synaptic polarities in this diagram, and thus, circuit functions are largely unknown. Here, we deciphered the likely polarities of 7 pre-motor neurons implicated […]
Kavli Affiliate: Paul W. Sternberg| First 5 Authors: Franciszek Rakowski, Franciszek Rakowski, , , | Summary:C. elegans is the only animal for which a detailed neural connectivity diagram has been constructed. However, synaptic polarities in this diagram, and thus, circuit functions are largely unknown. Here, we deciphered the likely polarities of 7 pre-motor neurons implicated […]
Kavli Affiliate: Jie Shan | First 5 Authors: Donato Bini, Donato Bini, , , | Summary: A scalar field equivalent to a non-ideal "dark energy fluid" obeying a Shan-Chen-like equation of state is used as the background source of a flat Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmological spacetime to describe the inflationary epoch of our universe. Within the slow-roll […]
Kavli Affiliate: Roel H. M. Smit| First 5 Authors: Manohar Kumar, Manohar Kumar, , , | Summary:Pt is known to show spontaneous formation of monatomic chains upon breaking a metallic contact. From model calculations, these chains are expected to be spin polarized. However, direct experimental evidence for or against magnetism is lacking. Here, we investigate […]
Kavli Affiliate: Zhiting Tian | First 5 Authors: Zhiting Tian, Zhiting Tian, , , | Summary: Solid-state thermoelectric devices are currently used in applications ranging from thermocouple sensors to power generators in satellites, to portable air-conditioners and refrigerators. With the ever-rising demand throughout the world for energy consumption and CO2 reduction, thermoelectric energy conversion has […]
Kavli Affiliate: Kinfai Mak | First 5 Authors: Kit-Ho Mak, Kit-Ho Mak, , , | Summary: Let $p$ be a prime number, $X$ be an absolutely irreducible affine plane curve over $mathbbF_p$, and $g,finmathbbF_p(x,y)$. We study the distribution of the values of the hybrid exponential sums S_n on $ninmathcalI$ for some short interval $mathcalI$. We […]
Kavli Affiliate: Jacqueline Barton| First 5 Authors: Nithyanandan Thyagarajan, Nithyanandan Thyagarajan, , , | Summary:In this paper we explore for the first time the relative magnitudes of three fundamental sources of uncertainty, namely, foreground contamination, thermal noise and sample variance in detecting the HI power spectrum from the Epoch of Reionization (EoR). We derive limits […]
Kavli Affiliate: Barbara Baird| First 5 Authors: LBNE Collaboration, LBNE Collaboration, , , | Summary:The preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early Universe, the dynamics of the supernova bursts that produced the heavy elements necessary for life and whether protons eventually decay — these mysteries at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics are […]
Kavli Affiliate: Daniel Ralph| First 5 Authors: Paul Ralph, Paul Ralph, , , | Summary:Many academics have called for increasing attention to theory in software engineering. Consequently, this paper empirically evaluates two dissimilar software development process theories – one expressing a more traditional, methodical view (FBS) and one expressing an alternative, more improvisational view (SCI). […]
Kavli Affiliate: Mikhail Shapiro| First 5 Authors: Adam H. Marblestone, Adam H. Marblestone, , , | Summary:Simultaneously measuring the activities of all neurons in a mammalian brain at millisecond resolution is a challenge beyond the limits of existing techniques in neuroscience. Entirely new approaches may be required, motivating an analysis of the fundamental physical constraints […]