Publications by authors named "N A Desbiens"

Article Synopsis
  • - Molecular dynamics is like a numerical experiment that requires error bars for results, but determining these can be tough and resource-intensive.
  • - This study introduces a low-cost method called the bootstrap (BS) to measure uncertainties in time correlation functions, using the autocorrelation functions of velocity and interdiffusion current in a binary ionic mixture as an example.
  • - The research compares the BS method with the replica method to evaluate errors from phase space sampling and explores how BS can help manage issues related to finite-size effects.
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Transport properties of mixtures of elements in the dense plasma regime play an important role in natural astrophysical and experimental systems, e.g., inertial confinement fusion.

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We show that the Bayesian inference of recently measured x-ray diffraction spectra from laser-shocked aluminum [L. B. Fletcher et al.

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We present a simple, fast, and promising method to compute the melting curves of materials with ab initio molecular dynamics. It is based on the two-phase thermodynamic model of Lin et al [J. Chem.

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Background: Lifelong learning is an integral component of practice-based learning and improvement. Physicians need to be lifelong learners to provide timely, efficient, and state-of-the-art patient care in an environment where knowledge, technology, and social requirements are rapidly changing.

Objectives: To assess graduates' self-reported perception of the usefulness of a residency program requirement to submit a narrative report describing their planned educational modalities for their future continued medical learning ("Education for Life" requirement), and to compare the modalities residents intended to use with their reported educational activities.

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