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On why using \({{\mathbb {D}}}{{\mathbb {L}}}(P)\) for the symmetric polynomial eigenvalue problem might need to be reconsidered
In the literature it is common to use the first and last pencils \(D_1(\uplambda , P)\) ...
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Cross-species coprophagy in small stream detritivores counteracts low-quality litter: native versus invasive plant litter
Understanding how stream detritivores can cope with riparian plant invasions is relevant to predict future impacts on detritivore assemblages and the functioning of small stream ecosystems, where litter decomp...
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Publisher Correction to: Topologies on the symmetric inverse semigroup
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Topologies on the symmetric inverse semigroup
The symmetric inverse semigroup I(X) on a set X is the collection of all partial bijections between subsets of X with composition as the algebraic operation. We study the minimal Hausdorff inverse semigroup topol...
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Open AccessSensitivity of a tonne-scale NEXT detector for neutrinoless double-beta decay searches
The Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC (NEXT) searches for the neutrinoless double-beta (0νββ) decay of 136Xe using high-pressure xenon gas TPCs with electroluminescent amplification. A scaled-up version of thi...
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Open AccessBoosting background suppression in the NEXT experiment through Richardson-Lucy deconvolution
Next-generation neutrinoless double beta decay experiments aim for half-life sensitivities of ∼ 1027 yr, requiring suppressing backgrounds to < 1 count/tonne/yr. For this, any extra background rejection handle, b...
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Open AccessSensitivity of the NEXT experiment to Xe-124 double electron capture
Double electron capture by proton-rich nuclei is a second-order nuclear process analogous to double beta decay. Despite their similarities, the decay signature is quite different, potentially providing a new c...
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Open AccessDemonstration of background rejection using deep convolutional neural networks in the NEXT experiment
Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are widely used state-of-the-art computer vision tools that are becoming increasingly popular in high-energy physics. In this paper, we attempt to understand the potential ...
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A Class of Lagrangian–Eulerian Shock-Capturing Schemes for First-Order Hyperbolic Problems with Forcing Terms
In this work, we develop an improved shock-capturing and high-resolution Lagrangian–Eulerian method for hyperbolic systems and balance laws. This is a new method to deal with discontinuous flux and complicated...
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Open AccessLow-diffusion Xe-He gas mixtures for rare-event detection: electroluminescence yield
High pressure xenon Time Projection Chambers (TPC) based on secondary scintillation (electroluminescence) signal amplification are being proposed for rare event detection such as directional dark matter, doubl...
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Microscopical Techniques to Analyze the Hepatic and Peritoneal Changes Caused by Fasciola hepatica Infection
The helminth parasite Fasciola hepatica modulates the host immune response at early stages of infection (Rodríguez et al., PLoS Negl Trop Dis 9:e0004234, 2015; Vukman et al., J Immunol 190:2873–2879, 2013). Never...
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Validation of Automated Farming
This chapter presents first concepts for the improved validation of automated farming solutions. Within the ENABLE-S3 ECSEL JU project, the farming use case team presents developments within the agricultural d...
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Open AccessEnergy calibration of the NEXT-White detector with 1% resolution near Qββ of 136Xe
Excellent energy resolution is one of the primary advantages of electroluminescent high-pressure xenon TPCs. These detectors are promising tools in searching for rare physics events, such as neutrinoless doubl...
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Open AccessRadiogenic backgrounds in the NEXT double beta decay experiment
Natural radioactivity represents one of the main backgrounds in the search for neutrinoless double beta decay. Within the NEXT physics program, the radioactivity- induced backgrounds are measured with the NEXT...
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Open AccessDemonstration of the event identification capabilities of the NEXT-White detector
In experiments searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay, the possibility of identifying the two emitted electrons is a powerful tool in rejecting background events and therefore improving the overall sensi...
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Open AccessIdentification of reference genes for real-time PCR cytokine gene expression studies in sheep experimentally infected with Fasciola hepatica
The aim of this study was to validate reference genes for gene normalisation using qRT-PCR in hepatic lymph nodes (HLN) and livers from sheep infected with Fasciola hepatica during early and late stages of infect...
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Open AccessElectroluminescence TPCs at the thermal diffusion limit
The NEXT experiment aims at searching for the hypothetical neutrinoless double-beta decay from the 136Xe isotope using a high-purity xenon TPC. Efficient discrimination of the events through pattern recognition o...
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Open AccessSEOM clinical guidelines to primary prevention of cancer (2018)
Cancer is the leading social and healthcare problem of the twenty-first century. The aim of primary prevention is to decrease the incidence of cancer by avoiding the known causes and risk factors. Nevertheless...
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ICH15: A Linac Accelerator for Proton Therapy and Radioisotope Production Using IH/CH Cavities
The project ICH15 aims for the design of a heavy-ion facility capable of accelerating protons up to an energy of 70 MeV and 5 MeV/u heavy-ions with A/Q
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Open AccessMeasurement of radon-induced backgrounds in the NEXT double beta decay experiment
The measurement of the internal 222Rn activity in the NEXT-White detector during the so-called Run-II period with 136Xe-depleted xenon is discussed in detail, together with its implications for double beta decay ...
