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A political not judicial process : impeachment in the U.S.
2019
Impeachment is inherently a political process in the United States. The political nature of impeachment makes political expediency a greater factor than any legal or even moral framework applicable. Therefore, the 2020 elections plays a significant role. nonPeerReviewed
Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19.1 million participants
2017
Background Raised blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and chronic kidney disease. We estimated worldwide trends in mean systolic and mean diastolic blood pressure, and the prevalence of, and number of people with, raised blood pressure, defined as systolic blood pressure of 140 mm Hg or higher or diastolic blood pressure of 90 mm Hg or higher. Methods For this analysis, we pooled national, subnational, or community population-based studies that had measured blood pressure in adults aged 18 years and older. We used a Bayesian hierarchical model to estimate trends from 1975 to 2015 in mean systolic and mean diastolic blood pressure, and the prevalence of rai…
Adrb3 adrenergic receptor is a key regulator of human myometrial apoptosis and inflammation during chorioamnionitis1
2008
The pathophysiology underlying preterm labor triggered by inflammatory conditions such as chorioamnionitis remains largely unclear. It has already been suggested that beta-3 adrenergic (ADRB3) agonists might be of interest in the pharmacological management of preterm labor. Although there is evidence implicating ADRB receptors in the control of inflammation, there are minimal data relating specifically to ADRB3. To explore the cellular consequences of chorioamnionitis and detect apoptosis, we first performed immunostaining and Western blot experiments on human myometrial samples obtained from women with confirmed chorioamnionitis. We then developed an in vitro model of chorioamnionitis by i…
High-spin states beyond the proton drip-line: Quasiparticle alignments in Cs-113
2015
Excited states have been studied in the deformed proton emitter 113Cs. Gamma-ray transitions have been unambiguously assigned to 113Cs by correlation with its characteristic proton decay, using the method of recoil-decay tagging. Two previously identified rotational bands have been observed and extended to tentative spins of 45/2 and 51/2 h¯, with excitation energies over 8 MeV above the lowest state. These are the highest angular momenta and excitation energies observed to date in any nucleus beyond the proton drip-line. Transitions in the bands have been rearranged compared to previous work. A study of aligned angular momenta, in comparison to the predictions of Woods–Saxon cranking calcu…
ESTADOS PROVINCIALES Y OFICIOS DE HACIENDA EN EL REINO DE FRANCIA (SIGLOS XVI A XVIII): LOS CASOS DE BORGOÑA Y DE BRETAÑA
2014
Los estados provinciales de Borgoña y Bretaña crearon un personal financiero específico para recaudar sus impuestos, con cronologías distintas — desde el siglo XVI en Borgoña, en el siglo XVIII en Bretaña. El sistema no sólo fue la base de arbitrios financieros utilizados para satisfacer necesidades puntuales de fondos, vendiéndose los cargos u obligando a sus titulares a costear el aumento de su sueldo. Las asambleas provinciales también se valieron de él para preservar cierta autonomía y mantener una forma de separación, aunque sólo fuera formal, entre la fiscalidad real tradicional que estaba admitida —cuyo volumen ya casi no variaba— y unasexigencias extraordinarias. Éstas requerían un …
Correspondence between generalized binomial field states and coherent atomic states
2008
We show that the N-photon generalized binomial states of electromagnetic field may be put in a bijective mapping with the coherent atomic states of N two-level atoms. We exploit this correspondence to simply obtain both known and new properties of the N-photon generalized binomial states. In particular, an over-complete basis of these binomial states and an orthonormal basis are obtained. Finally, the squeezing properties of generalized binomial state are analyzed.
Experimental Engineering of Arbitrary Qudit States with Discrete-Time Quantum Walks
2019
The capability to generate and manipulate quantum states in high-dimensional Hilbert spaces is a crucial step for the development of quantum technologies, from quantum communication to quantum computation. One-dimensional quantum walk dynamics represents a valid tool in the task of engineering arbitrary quantum states. Here we affirm such potential in a linear-optics platform that realizes discrete-time quantum walks in the orbital angular momentum degree of freedom of photons. Different classes of relevant qudit states in a six-dimensional space are prepared and measured, confirming the feasibility of the protocol. Our results represent a further investigation of quantum walk dynamics in p…
Identification of the Jπ = 1− state in 218Ra populated via α decay of 222Th
2016
The α decay of 222Th populating the low-lying J π = 3− state, and also a proposed 1− state, in 218Ra has been observed. The observations suggest an excitation energy of 853 keV for the 1− state, which is 60 keV above the 3− state. The hindrance factors of these α decays give a possible boundary to the region of ground-state octupole deformation in the light-actinide nuclei. The relative positions of the J π = 1− and 3− states suggest they are produced by an octupole-vibrational mechanism, as opposed to α clustering or rotations of a reflection-asymmetric octupole-deformed shape. peerReviewed
Urheilu, rasismi ja Washingtonin punanahat
2014
[Johdanto] Tänä kesänä Yhdysvalloissa on keskusteltu urheiluun liittyvästä rasismista kahdessa merkittävässä tapauksessa, jotka ovat muodostuneet monilta osin toistensa vastakohdiksi. Huhtikuussa Los Angelesilaisen koripallojoukkueen omistaja Donald Sterling jäi kiinni rasistisista puheistaan, jotka hänen tietämättään nauhoitettiin. Sterling sai NBA-liigalta nopeasti elinikäisen toimintakiellon ja joutui myymään joukkueensa. Sterlingin tapauksessa korostettiin sitä, miten amerikkalaisen yhteiskunnassa vallitsee nollatoleranssi rasismin suhteen. Samaan aikaan on käyty myös toista keskusteltu myös siitä, tulisiko Washington Redskins-jalkapallojoukkueen vaihtaa Yhdysvaltain alkuperäisväestöä h…
How representative are referendums? Evidence from 20 years of Swiss referendums
2017
Direct democracy allows citizens to reverse decisions made by legislatures and even initiate new laws which parliaments are unwilling to pass, thereby, as its proponents argue, leading to more representative policies than would have obtained under a purely representative democracy. Yet, turnout in referendums is usually lower than in parliamentary elections and tends to be skewed towards citizens of high socio-economic status. Consequently, critics of direct democracy argue that referendum outcomes may not be representative of the preferences of the population at large. We test this assertion using a compilation of post-referendum surveys encompassing 148 national referendums held in Switze…