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Yi D, Zeng S, Guo Y. A diet rich in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids reduced prostaglandin biosynthesis, ovulation rate, and litter size in mice. Theriogenology 2012; 78:28-38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2011] [Revised: 01/14/2012] [Accepted: 01/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Yu P, Luo W, Yi D, Zhang JX, Rossell MD, Yang CH, You L, Singh-Bhalla G, Yang SY, He Q, Ramasse QM, Erni R, Martin LW, Chu YH, Pantelides ST, Pennycook SJ, Ramesh R. Interface control of bulk ferroelectric polarization. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:9710-5. [PMID: 22647612 PMCID: PMC3382509 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1117990109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The control of material interfaces at the atomic level has led to novel interfacial properties and functionalities. In particular, the study of polar discontinuities at interfaces between complex oxides lies at the frontier of modern condensed matter research. Here we employ a combination of experimental measurements and theoretical calculations to demonstrate the control of a bulk property, namely ferroelectric polarization, of a heteroepitaxial bilayer by precise atomic-scale interface engineering. More specifically, the control is achieved by exploiting the interfacial valence mismatch to influence the electrostatic potential step across the interface, which manifests itself as the biased-voltage in ferroelectric hysteresis loops and determines the ferroelectric state. A broad study of diverse systems comprising different ferroelectrics and conducting perovskite underlayers extends the generality of this phenomenon.
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Zhang JX, He Q, Trassin M, Luo W, Yi D, Rossell MD, Yu P, You L, Wang CH, Kuo CY, Heron JT, Hu Z, Zeches RJ, Lin HJ, Tanaka A, Chen CT, Tjeng LH, Chu YH, Ramesh R. Microscopic origin of the giant ferroelectric polarization in tetragonal-like BiFeO(3). PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2011; 107:147602. [PMID: 22107234 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.107.147602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2011] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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We report direct experimental evidence for a room-temperature, ∼130 μC/cm(2) ferroelectric polarization from the tetragonal-like BiFeO(3) phase. The physical origin of this remarkable enhancement of ferroelectric polarization has been investigated by a combination of x-ray absorption spectroscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy, and first principles calculations. A large strain-induced Fe-ion displacement relative to the oxygen octahedra, combined with the contribution of Bi 6s lone pair electrons, is the mechanism driving the large ferroelectric polarization in this tetragonal-like phase.
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Jun Z, Xiao-yong Q, Yan-fang W, Chen Y, Zhan-feng M, Ning W, Yi D, Bo-min Y. e0236 A reperfusion model in AMI rabbits. BRITISH HEART JOURNAL 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.208967.236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Kar PM, Yi D, Kar SM. Looking beyond the obvious: IgA nephropathy in a liver transplant recipient. Indian J Nephrol 2010; 20:97-9. [PMID: 20835326 PMCID: PMC2931143 DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.65305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Seventeen years after a liver transplant for biliary atresia, an adolescent presented with renal failure. The serum level of cyclosporine was sub-therapeutic; and, in spite of dosage adjustments, the patient’s status did not improve. Given the patient’s age, future renal transplant was a feasible consideration. However, this warranted investigation in the form of a renal biopsy in an attempt to confirm the underlying cause(s) of her renal failure. The renal biopsy revealed marked alteration in the renal anatomy due to IgA deposition, interstitial fibrosis, and hyaline arteriopathy.
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De Leon RGP, Salas L, Velazco A, Yi D, Clark KA, Garrido R. O353 Evaluation of ultrasound needs in first trimester medical abortion with misoprostol. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(09)60725-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zhou C, Shuai Y, Yi D, Sun Z, Zhang J. Characterization and primary function study of a novel gene HMGB4 in human testis. Fertil Steril 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.07.1477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Kwok R, Cunningham GF, Wensnahan M, Rigor I, Zwally HJ, Yi D. Thinning and volume loss of the Arctic Ocean sea ice cover: 2003–2008. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1029/2009jc005312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 568] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cui Q, Zhou H, Zhao R, Liu J, Yang X, Zhu H, Zheng Q, Gu C, Yi D. The Effects of Open Lung Ventilation on Respiratory Mechanics and Haemodynamics in Atelectatic Infants after Cardiopulmonary Bypass. J Int Med Res 2009; 37:113-20. [PMID: 19215680 DOI: 10.1177/147323000903700113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Acute lung injury (ALI) frequently occurs in infants after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery and it sometimes develops into acute respiratory distress syndrome in critically ill infants, which can be life threatening. This study investigated the effects of open lung ventilation on the haemodynamics and respiratory mechanics of 64 infants (34 males; 30 females) with a mean ± SD age of 8.3 ± 0.3 months who developed ALI following CPB surgery. Open lung ventilation significantly improved the respiratory mechanics and oxygenation parameters of the infants, including the partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood (PaO2), the ratio of PaO2/FiO2 (fraction of inspired oxygen), peak inspiratory pressure, static compliance and airway resistance. It is concluded that open lung ventilation can greatly improve oxygenation and respiratory mechanics in infants with ALI following CPB surgery.
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Yu Z, Jinhua L, Jinghe L, Yi D. Laparoscopic Treatment of Rectovaginal Endometriosis with Posterior Vaginal Fornix Involvement. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2008.09.602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kwok R, Cunningham GF, Zwally HJ, Yi D. Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) over Arctic sea ice: Retrieval of freeboard. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1029/2006jc003978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Yi D, Passian A, Lereu AL, Thundat T. An experimental investigation of analog delay generation for dynamic control of microsensors and atomic force microscopy. Ultramicroscopy 2007; 107:1020-6. [PMID: 17576037 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2007.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2006] [Accepted: 03/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We present an implementation of pure-time-delay generation in analog signals located in the kilo-Hertz frequency band. The controlled constant delays that are produced engage in a feedback system to investigate the dynamic response of microcantilevers. Delayed systems offer a vast richness of eigenvalues resulting in the possibility of excitations at frequencies other than that of the fundamental mode. Different cantilever actuation and delay generation approaches are investigated and compared, and detailed experimental observation of the dynamic response of the system is presented. Based on our results, an acoustic excitation is devised that may be used as an efficient sensor.
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Gong JQ, Lin L, Lin T, Hao F, Zeng FQ, Bi ZG, Yi D, Zhao B. Skin colonization by Staphylococcus aureus in patients with eczema and atopic dermatitis and relevant combined topical therapy: a double-blind multicentre randomized controlled trial. Br J Dermatol 2007; 155:680-7. [PMID: 16965415 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07410.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Staphylococcus aureus has a peculiar ability to colonize the skin of patients with eczema and atopic dermatitis (AD), and is consistently found in eczematous skin lesions in these patients. A correlation between the severity of the eczema and colonization with S. aureus has been demonstrated, and it has been determined that bacterial colonization is an important factor aggravating skin lesions. Patients colonized with S. aureus have been treated with antibiotics in several open and double-blind placebo-controlled studies, with conflicting results. OBJECTIVES To investigate the colonizing features of S. aureus in the lesional and nonlesional skin of patients with eczema and AD in China and to compare the therapeutic effect of mupirocin plus hydrocortisone butyrate with vehicle ointment plus hydrocortisone butyrate. METHODS A multicentre, double-blind randomized trial was conducted. Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) scores were evaluated before the start of the trial and on the 7th, 14th and 28th day of treatment. Swabs for bacterial isolation were taken from lesional skin before the start of the trial and on the 7th, 14th and 28th day of treatment, and from nonlesional skin only before the start of the trial. A combination topical therapy with mupirocin plus hydrocortisone butyrate ointment was used in the experimental group, with vehicle ointment plus hydrocortisone butyrate ointment as a control. RESULTS Of 327 patients enrolled in the study, 208 had eczema and 119 had AD. Bacteria were isolated from 70.2% of lesional and 32.7% of nonlesional skin samples from patients with eczema, of which S. aureus accounted for 47.3% and 27.9%, respectively. Bacteria were isolated from 74.8% of lesional and 34.5% of nonlesional skin samples from patients with AD, of which S. aureus accounted for 79.8% and 80.5%, respectively. The colonization density of S. aureus was markedly higher in lesional than in nonlesional skin, both in patients with eczema and with AD (P < 0.01, P < 0.05), and was positively correlated with lesion severity. Considering the EASI scores before and after treatment and the final effective rate, good therapeutic effects were obtained in both the combination experimental groups and the control groups (P < 0.01), and there were no differences in the global therapeutic effect between the two groups in patients with eczema and with AD (P > 0.05). However, in patients with eczema with a clinical score of > 8 or in patients with AD with a clinical score of > 7, the therapeutic effect in the experimental groups was superior to that in the control groups (P < 0.05) on the 7th day of treatment. There were no differences between the two groups on the 14th and 28th days of treatment (P > 0.05). Following the improvement of symptoms and signs of eczema and AD, the positive rates of bacteria and S. aureus were reduced on the 7th day of treatment. CONCLUSIONS This study confirmed that lesional skin of patients with eczema and AD was more frequently colonized with S. aureus than was nonlesional skin. The more severe the eczema, the higher the colonization rate of S. aureus, and S. aureus was also more often present in lesional and nonlesional skin in patients with AD than in those with eczema. Staphylococcus aureus infection is related to the pathogenesis of eczema and AD. An antibiotic-corticosteroid combination and corticosteroid alone both gave good therapeutic effect in eczema and in AD, and both reduced colonization by S. aureus. Early combined topical therapy is beneficial to patients with moderate to severe eczema and AD, and it is unnecessary to use antibiotics at later stages of disease or in mild eczema or AD.
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Kwok R, Cunningham GF, Zwally HJ, Yi D. ICESat over Arctic sea ice: Interpretation of altimetric and reflectivity profiles. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1029/2005jc003175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Pinnaduwage LA, Yi D, Tian F, Thundat T, Lareau RT. Adsorption of trinitrotoluene on uncoated silicon microcantilever surfaces. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2004; 20:2690-2694. [PMID: 15835138 DOI: 10.1021/la035658f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We measured the adsorption characteristics of trinitrotoluene (TNT) on piezoresistive silicon microcantilever surfaces under ambient air using a well-characterized TNT vapor generator. This allowed us to quantify the adsorption parameters and to estimate the sticking coefficient. The sticking coefficient initially increases with TNT exposure time and then levels off around 0.3. Atomic force microscopy images of silicon surfaces exposed to TNT revealed "island" formation of the adsorbate on the silicon surface. At low exposure times, mainly the number density of islands increased with exposure time; at longer exposure times, the size (in particular, height) of the islands grew, corresponding to the higher sticking coefficients. These observations can be qualitatively explained via the difference between TNT-surface and TNT-TNT interactions mediated by water molecules.
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Aitala EM, Amato S, Anjos JC, Appel JA, Ashery D, Banerjee S, Bediaga I, Blaylock G, Bracker SB, Burchat PR, Burnstein RA, Carter T, Carvalho HS, Copty NK, Cremaldi LM, Darling C, Denisenko K, Devmal S, Fernandez A, Fox GF, Gagnon P, Göbel C, Gounder K, Halling AM, Herrera G, Hurvits G, James C, Kasper PA, Kwan S, Langs DC, Leslie J, Lundberg B, Magnin J, Massafferri A, MayTal-Beck S, Meadows B, de Mello Neto JRT, Mihalcea D, Milburn RH, de Miranda JM, Napier A, Nguyen A, d'Oliveira AB, O'Shaughnessy K, Peng KC, Perera LP, Purohit MV, Quinn B, Radeztsky S, Rafatian A, Reay NW, Reidy JJ, dos Reis AC, Rubin HA, Sanders DA, Santha AKS, Santoro AFS, Schwartz AJ, Sheaff M, Sidwell RA, Slaughter AJ, Sokoloff MD, Solano Salinas CJ, Stanton NR, Stefanski RJ, Stenson K, Summers DJ, Takach S, Thorne K, Tripathi AK, Watanabe S, Weiss-Babai R, Wiener J, Witchey N, Wolin E, Yang SM, Yi D, Yoshida S, Zaliznyak R, Zhang C. Dalitz plot analysis of the decay D(+)-->K(-)pi(+)pi(+) and indication of a low-mass scalar Kpi resonance. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2002; 89:121801. [PMID: 12225077 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.89.121801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2002] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We study the Dalitz plot of the decay D(+)-->K(-)pi(+)pi(+) with a sample of 15090 events from Fermilab experiment E791. Modeling the decay amplitude as the coherent sum of known Kpi resonances and a uniform nonresonant term, we do not obtain an acceptable fit. If we allow the mass and width of the K(*)(0)(1430) to float, we obtain values consistent with those from PDG but the chi(2) per degree of freedom of the fit is still unsatisfactory. A good fit is found when we allow for the presence of an additional scalar resonance, with mass 797+/-19+/-43 MeV/c(2) and width 410+/-43+/-87 MeV/c(2). The mass and width of the K(*)(0)(1430) become 1459+/-7+/-5 MeV/c(2) and 175+/-12+/-12 MeV/c(2), respectively. Our results provide new information on the scalar sector in hadron spectroscopy.
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Aitala EM, Amato S, Anjos JC, Appel JA, Ashery D, Banerjee S, Bediaga I, Blaylock G, Bracker SB, Burchat PR, Burnstein RA, Carter T, Carvalho HS, Copty NK, Cremaldi LM, Darling C, Denisenko K, Devmal S, Fernandez A, Fox GF, Gagnon P, Gerzon S, Gobel C, Gounder K, Halling AM, Herrera G, Hurvits G, James C, Kasper PA, Kwan S, Langs DC, Leslie J, Lichtenstadt J, Lundberg B, MayTal-Beck S, Meadows B, de Mello Neto JR, Mihalcea D, Milburn RH, de Miranda JM, Napier A, Nguyen A, d'Oliveira AB, O'Shaughnessy K, Peng KC, Perera LP, Purohit MV, Quinn B, Radeztsky S, Rafatian A, Reay NW, Reidy JJ, dos Reis AC, Rubin HA, Sanders DA, Santha AK, Santoro AF, Schwartz AJ, Sheaff M, Sidwell RA, Slaughter AJ, Sokoloff MD, Solano J, Stanton NR, Stefanski RJ, Stenson K, Summers DJ, Takach S, Thorne K, Tripathi AK, Watanabe S, Weiss-Babai R, Wiener J, Witchey N, Wolin E, Yang SM, Yi D, Yoshida S, Zaliznyak R, Zhang C. Observation of color-transparency in diffractive dissociation of pions. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2001; 86:4773-4777. [PMID: 11384345 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.4773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We have studied the diffractive dissociation into dijets of 500 GeV/c pions scattering coherently from carbon and platinum targets. Extrapolating to asymptotically high energies (where t(min)-->0), we find that when the per-nucleus cross section for this process is parametrized as sigma = sigma0Aalpha, alpha has values near 1.6, the exact result depending on jet transverse momentum. These values are in agreement with those predicted by theoretical calculations of color-transparency.
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Aitala EM, Amato S, Anjos JC, Appel JA, Ashery D, Banerjee S, Bediaga I, Blaylock G, Bracker SB, Burchat PR, Burnstein RA, Carter T, Carvalho HS, Copty NK, Cremaldi LM, Darling C, Denisenko K, Deval S, Fernandez A, Fox GF, Gagnon P, Gerzon S, Gobel C, Gounder K, Halling AM, Herrera G, Hurvits G, James C, Kasper PA, Kwan S, Langs DC, Leslie J, Lichtenstadt J, Lundberg B, MayTal-Beck S, Meadows B, de Mello Neto JR, Mihalcea D, Milburn RH, de Miranda JM, Napier A, Nguyen A, d'Oliveira AB, O'Shaughnessy K, Peng KC, Perera LP, Purohit MV, Quinn B, Radeztsky S, Rafatian A, Reay NW, Reidy JJ, dos Reis AC, Rubin HA, Sanders DA, Santha AK, Santoro AF, Schwartz AJ, Sheaff M, Sidwell RA, Slaughter AJ, Sokoloff MD, Solano J, Stanton NR, Stefanski RJ, Stenson K, Summers DJ, Takach S, Thorne K, Tripathi AK, Watanabe S, Weiss-Babai R, Wiener J, Witchey N, Wolin E, Yang SM, Yi D, Yoshida S, Zaliznyak R, Zhang C. Direct measurement of the pion valence-quark momentum distribution, the pion light-cone wave function squared. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2001; 86:4768-4772. [PMID: 11384344 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.4768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We present the first direct measurements of the pion valence-quark momentum distribution which is related to the square of the pion light-cone wave function. The measurements were carried out using data on diffractive dissociation of 500 GeV/c pi(-) into dijets from a platinum target at Fermilab experiment E791. The results show that the /q&q> light-cone asymptotic wave function describes the data well for Q2 approximately 10 (GeV/c)(2) or more. We also measured the transverse momentum distribution of the diffractive dijets.
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Aitala EM, Amato S, Anjos JC, Appel JA, Ashery D, Banerjee S, Bediaga I, Blaylock G, Bracker SB, Burchat PR, Burnstein RA, Carter T, Carvalho HS, Copty NK, Cremaldi LM, Darling C, Denisenko K, Devmal S, Fernandez A, Fox GF, Gagnon P, Gobel C, Gounder K, Halling AM, Herrera G, Hurvits G, James C, Kasper PA, Kwan S, Langs DC, Leslie J, Lundberg B, Magnin J, MayTal-Beck S, Meadows B, de Mello Neto JR, Mihalcea D, Milburn RH, de Miranda JM, Napier A, Nguyen A, d'Oliveira AB, O'Shaughnessy K, Peng KC, Perera LP, Purohit MV, Quinn B, Radeztsky S, Rafatian A, Reay NW, Reidy JJ, dos Reis AC, Rubin HA, Sanders DA, Santha AK, Santoro AF, Schwartz AJ, Sheaff M, Sidwell RA, Slaughter AJ, Sokoloff MD, Solano J, Stanton NR, Stefanski RJ, Stenson K, Summers DJ, Takach S, Thorne K, Tripathi AK, Watanabe S, Weiss-Babai R, Wiener J, Witchey N, Wolin E, Yang SM, Yi D, Yoshida S, Zaliznyak R, Zhang C. Search for rare and forbidden Charm Meson decays D0 --> Vl+l- and hhll. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2001; 86:3969-3972. [PMID: 11328072 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.3969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We report results of a search for flavor-changing neutral current (FCNC), lepton flavor, and lepton-number violating decays of the D0 (and its antiparticle) into three and four bodies. Using data from Fermilab charm hadroproduction experiment E791, we examine modes with two leptons (muons or electrons) and a rho(0), K( *0), or straight phi vector meson or a nonresonant pi(pi), Kpi, or KK pair of pseudoscalar mesons. No evidence for any of these decays is found. Therefore, we present branching-fraction upper limits at 90% confidence level for the 27 decay modes examined (18 new).
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Kingsbury SJ, Yi D. Insight and moderating variables. Psychiatr Serv 2001; 52:387-8. [PMID: 11239115 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.52.3.387-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aitala EM, Amato S, Anjos JC, Appel JA, Ashery D, Banerjee S, Bediaga I, Blaylock G, Bracker SB, Burchat PR, Burnstein RA, Carter T, Carvalho HS, Copty NK, Cremaldi LM, Darling C, Denisenko K, Devmal S, Fernandez A, Fox GF, Gagnon P, Gobel C, Gounder K, Halling AM, Herrera G, Hurvits G, James C, Kasper PA, Kwan S, Langs DC, Leslie J, Lundberg B, Magnin J, Massafferri A, MayTal-Beck S, Meadows B, de Mello Neto JR, Mihalcea D, Milburn RH, de Miranda JM, Napier A, Nguyen A, d'Oliveira AB, O'Shaughnessy K, Peng KC, Perera LP, Purohit MV, Quinn B, Radeztsky S, Rafatian A, Reay NW, Reidy JJ, dos Reis AC, Rubin HA, Sanders DA, Santha AK, Santoro AF, Schwartz AJ, Sheaff M, Sidwell RA, Slaughter AJ, Sokoloff MD, Solano J, Stanton NR, Stefanski RJ, Stenson K, Summers DJ, Takach S, Thorne K, Tripathi AK, Watanabe S, Weiss-Babai R, Wiener J, Witchey N, Wolin E, Yang SM, Yi D, Yoshida S, Zaliznyak R, Zhang C. Study of the D(+)(s)-->pi(-)pi(+)pi(+) decay and measurement of f(0) masses and widths. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2001; 86:765-769. [PMID: 11177935 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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From a sample of 848+/-44 D(+)(s)-->pi(-)pi(+)pi(+) decays, we find gamma(D(+)(s)-->pi(-)pi(+)pi(+))/gamma(D(+)(s)-->straight phipi(+)) = 0.245+/-0.028(+0.019)(-0.012). Using a Dalitz plot analysis of this three body decay, we find significant contributions from the channels rho(0)(770)pi(+), rho(0)(1450)pi(+), f(0)(980)pi(+), f(2)(1270)pi(+), and f(0)(1370)pi(+). We also present the values obtained for masses and widths of the resonances f(0)(980) and f(0)(1370).
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Aitala EM, Amato S, Anjos JC, Appel JA, Ashery D, Banerjee S, Bediaga I, Blaylock G, Bracker SB, Burchat PR, Burnstein RA, Carter T, Carvalho HS, Copty NK, Cremaldi LM, Darling C, Denisenko K, Devmal S, Fernandez A, Fox GF, Gagnon P, Gobel C, Gounder K, Halling AM, Herrera G, Hurvits G, James C, Kasper PA, Kwan S, Langs DC, Leslie J, Lundberg B, Magnin J, Massafferri A, MayTal-Beck S, Meadows B, de Mello Neto JR, Mihalcea D, Milburn RH, de Miranda JM, Napier A, Nguyen A, d'Oliveira AB, O'Shaughnessy K, Peng KC, Perera LP, Purohit MV, Quinn B, Radeztsky S, Rafatian A, Reay NW, Reidy JJ, dos Reis AC, Rubin HA, Sanders DA, Santha AK, Santoro AF, Schwartz AJ, Sheaff M, Sidwell RA, Slaughter AJ, Sokoloff MD, Solano J, Stanton NR, Stefanski RJ, Stenson K, Summers DJ, Takach S, Thorne K, Tripathi AK, Watanabe S, Weiss-Babai R, Wiener J, Witchey N, Wolin E, Yang SM, Yi D, Yoshida S, Zaliznyak R, Zhang C. Experimental evidence for a light and broad scalar resonance in D(+) --> pi(-)pi(+)pi(+) decay. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2001; 86:770-774. [PMID: 11177936 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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From a sample of 1172 +/- 61 D(+)-->pi(-)pi(+)pi(+) decays, we find gamma(D(+)-->pi(-)pi(+)pi(+))/gamma(D(+)-->K-pi(+)pi(+)) = 0.0311 +/- 0.0018(+0.0016)(-0.0026). Using a coherent amplitude analysis to fit the Dalitz plot of these decays, we find strong evidence that a scalar resonance of mass 478(+24)(-23) +/- 17 MeV/c(2) and width 324(+42)(-40) +/- 21 MeV/c(2) accounts for approximately half of all decays.
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Yi D, Ingelse BA, Duncan MW, Smythe GA. Quantification of 3-nitrotyrosine in biological tissues and fluids: generating valid results by eliminating artifactual formation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2000; 11:578-586. [PMID: 10833032 DOI: 10.1016/s1044-0305(00)00113-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Reactive nitrogen species such as peroxynitrite can nitrate specific amino acids, whether free or protein bound, and 3-nitrotyrosine is believed to be one marker of this reaction. To examine the significance of this pathway in biological systems we have developed an accurate, sensitive, and specific assay for 3-nitrotyrosine based on combined liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Our approach allowed simultaneous analysis of both tyrosine and 3-nitrotyrosine and employs isotopomer standards (i.e., [15N1, 13C9]-tyrosine and [13C6]-3nitrotyrosine). Calibration curves were linear (r2 = 0.999) across the range 0.5-100 pg/microL (i.e., 2.2-442 fmol/microL), and the detection limit for standard samples was 0.5 pg/microL (2.2 fmol/microL, or 10 fmol on column; S/N = 5) or 1 pg/microL (4.4 fmol/microL) for extracted (biological) samples. As a component of this study we have undertaken an extensive investigation of artifactual formation of 3-nitrotyrosine under conditions that exist during sample extraction and derivatization. Our studies show that under appropriate conditions (low pH, elevated temperatures, and in the presence of a vast excess of the two substrates, tyrosine and the nitrate anion), 3-nitrotyrosine can readily be formed as an artifact.
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Smythe GA, Matanovic G, Yi D, Duncan MW. Trifluoroacetic anhydride-catalyzed nitration of toluene as an approach to the specific analysis of nitrate by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Nitric Oxide 1999; 3:67-74. [PMID: 10355897 DOI: 10.1006/niox.1999.0210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The nitration of aromatic compounds by electrophilic substitution is often utilized in analyses of nitrate concentrations in physiological samples by gas chromatographic methods. Problems associated with the use of concentrated sulfuric acid, which is normally used to catalyze this reaction, led us to investigate an alternative method. We describe here a facile GC/MS assay for nitrate in plasma or urine samples which takes advantage of the ability of trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFAA) to catalyze the nitration of aromatics. Toluene, utilized as both reaction solvent and electrophile, was shown to react with nitrate in the presence of TFAA to quantitatively produce the three nitrotoluene isomers (ratio o-:m:p-, approx 57:3:40). Following the incorporation of 15N-labeled nitrate as internal standard, nitrotoluene was quantified using GC/MS by analysis of the selected the ion pairs m/z 120 and 121 (M+ -OH) for the o-isomer or m/z 137 and 138 (molecular ion, M+) for the p-isomer. The limit of detection for nitrate after TFAA-catalyzed conversion to nitrotoluene was less than 100 fmol on column (s/n; 40:1). The TFAA-based GC/MS assay was compared with that utilizing the usual catalyst, concentrated sulfuric acid. With the exception of samples containing nitroarginine analogues, good correlation was found for urine or plasma samples analyzed using either a standard sulfuric acid-catalyzed method or the TFAA-catalyzed procedure. Nitroarginine analogues, which can be present in samples following their use as nitric oxide synthase inhibitors, did not decompose under the conditions of the TFAA-catalyzed assay and, hence, do not give rise to significant interference with nitrate analysis in this procedure. In contrast, catalytic sulfuric acid caused nitroarginine analogues to decompose (essentially quantitatively) and cause spuriously high nitrate levels in samples. The use of TFAA as a catalyst for the nitration of toluene enables a facile and sensitive GC/MS analysis for nitrate which offers improved safety and sample integrity.
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