The band structure and local properties of La2O3 and LaF3 crystals are investigated within the framework of CNDO approximation.

This volume is a collection of articles dealing with a question of Jewish involvement in the interfaith and intercultural dialogue in the postwar Europe, Israel and the United States. Jewish relation to alterity is seen from a few different methodological standpoints: historical, sociological, theological and literary.

We construct a model based on the electroweak gauge group SU(2)L×SU(2)R×U(1)B-L augmented by an S3 symmetry. We assign nontrivial S3 transformation properties to the quarks, and consequently we need two scalar bidoublets. Despite the extra bidoublet, we have only six Yukawa couplings thanks to the discrete symmetry. Diagonalization of the quark mass matrices shows that at the leading order only th

We propose an alternative method of constructing two Higgs-doublet models free from scalar mediated FCNC couplings at the tree-level. In a toy scenario, we have presented semi realistic textures for the Yukawa matrices, which can reproduce the approximate flavor structure in the quark sector. Presence of flavor diagonal but nonuniversal Yukawa couplings emerges as a distinguishing feature of such

We impose an S3 symmetry on the quark fields under which two of three quarks transform like a doublet and the remaining one as singlet, and use a scalar sector with the same structure of SU(2) doublets. After gauge symmetry breaking, a Z2 subgroup of the S3 remains unbroken. We show that this unbroken subgroup can explain the approximate block structure of the CKM matrix. By allowing soft breaking

We apply the random-phase approximation to two-photon ionization. We develop a formalism which, by means of screened electron-photon interactions, includes the nonlinear response and, in particular, double-excitation processes. The theory is illustrated by numerical calculations of the two-photon ionization cross section of the external (5p and 5s) shell of xenon, over a large energy range: from t

We present experimental results of harmonic generation at 1064 nm using a 36-ps neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet laser tightly focused in a gas jet of xenon. The harmonic yields are studied as a function of the position of the focus in the jet at several laser intensities and as a function of intensity at several focus positions. These results bring information about how the high harmonics

This book analyzes the exile ontology of Spanish philosopher María Zambrano (1904-1991). Karolina Enquist Källgren connects Zambrano’s lived exile and political engagement with the Spanish Civil War to her poetic reason, and argues that Zambrano developed a theory of expressive subjectivity that combined embodiment with the expressive creativity of the human mind. The analysis of recurring literar

The historical evolution of languages has been more than once influenced by the sheer influence of scholars who re-channeled some linguistic phenomena or simply consecrated aspects of colloquial usage. This happened in the history of Romanian language when the Latinist scholars cleansed the lexicon and parts of morphology of various non-Latin borrowings and derivations whereas they revived or inse

EU-rätten har på flera områden lett till förändringar av den svenska lagstiftningen, men samtidigt ger EU-rätten stort och outnyttjat handlingsutrymme för de enskilda nationerna. Exempel på sådana utrymmen är bostadspolitiken och regelverket för offentlig upphandling. Ett klarläggande av vilket handlingsutrymme som faktiskt föreligger är av stor betydelse för analysen av vilket utrymme som finns a

The European Union (EU) has been entrusted with rather weak powers as regards industrial policy. On top of this, its Member States are prevented from pursuing a national industrial policy with monetary elements as this may distort competition within the EU internal market. At the same time, European companies compete in the global market with state-supported companies from other economically stron

Renal hyperparathyroidism (rHPT) is a complex and challenging disorder. It develops early in the course of renal failure and is associated with increased risks of fractures, cardiovascular disease and death. It is treated medically, but when medical therapy cannot control the hyperparathyroidism, surgical parathyroidectomy is an option. In this review, we summarize the pathophysiology, diagnosis,

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection has become the gold standard for diagnosis and typing of enterovirus (EV) and human parechovirus (HPeV) infections. Its effectiveness depends critically on using the appropriate sample types and high assay sensitivity as viral loads in cerebrospinal fluid samples from meningitis and sepsis clinical presentation can be extremely low. This study evaluated th