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Lee SH, Kim YS, Yeo WH. Advances in Microsensors and Wearable Bioelectronics for Digital Stethoscopes in Health Monitoring and Disease Diagnosis. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2101400. [PMID: 34486237 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202101400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Acoustic stethoscopes have demonstrated beneficial factors aiding diagnosis from the doctors with accurate body sounds. Still, the conventional acoustic stethoscopes require a substantial amount of clinical experience and hearing skills for the physicians to accurately diagnose symptoms from abnormal sounds. Especially for cardiopulmonary systems, it is crucial to collect sounds with precision since they contain valuable information in specific frequency ranges for various sounds. This review paper summarizes recent advances and technical developments in microsensors, circuits, chips, and integrated electronics for fabricating different digital stethoscopes that offer portable detection of body sounds. They solve the limitations of conventional stethoscopes, aiming for wireless auscultation in digitized medicine. Overall, this comprehensive review will help researchers design and develop new wearable electronics and digital stethoscopes for advancing human healthcare, continuous monitoring, and better diagnosis.
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Hao G, Ni A, Chang YJ, Hall K, Lee SH, Chiu HT, Yang SF, Sheu KL, Chen SC. Improve the clinical effective decision of the oral feeding readiness in preterm infants: Revise and validate the TC-POFRAS. J Neonatal Perinatal Med 2021; 15:317-325. [PMID: 34719446 DOI: 10.3233/npm-210869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Currently there is limited information to guide health professionals regarding the optimal time frame to initiate safe and effective oral feedings to preterm infants. The study aims to revise and validate a streamlined version of the Traditional Chinese-Preterm Oral Feeding Readiness Assessment Scale, the TC-POFRAS®, and evaluate its construct validity in the clinical decisions regarding feeding readiness of preterm infants. METHODS Eighty-one clinically stable preterm infants were assessed using the TC-POFRAS for oral feeding readiness. Item-total correlation analysis was used to check if any item was inconsistent with the averaged TC-POFRAS scores. Cronbach's α coefficient was used to evaluate the inter-item consistency. Exploratory factor analysis was used to determine the coherence of variables to reorganize assessment domains. The revised version of TC-POFRAS (TC-POFRAS®) was developed and a new cut-off score based on discriminant accuracy was established. RESULTS Based on the results from statistical analysis, five items ("lips posture," "tongue posture," "biting reflex," "gag reflex," and "tongue cupping") were deleted from the original TC-POFRAS to form the TC-POFRAS®. The TC-POFRAS®'s global accuracy was 92.1%. The cut-off value of 19 was the one that presented the most optimization of sensitivity based on specificity. The TC-POFRAS® was reconstructed into corrected gestational age and five behavioral domains. CONCLUSIONS The TC-POFRAS® is considered a valid, safe, and accurate objective instrument to assist health professionals to initiate oral feeding of preterm infants.
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Acharya UA, Aidala C, Akiba Y, Alfred M, Andrieux V, Apadula N, Asano H, Azmoun B, Babintsev V, Bandara NS, Barish KN, Bathe S, Bazilevsky A, Beaumier M, Belmont R, Berdnikov A, Berdnikov Y, Bichon L, Blankenship B, Blau DS, Bok JS, Brooks ML, Bryslawskyj J, Bumazhnov V, Campbell S, Canoa Roman V, Cervantes R, Chi CY, Chiu M, Choi IJ, Choi JB, Citron Z, Connors M, Corliss R, Corrales Morales Y, Cronin N, Csanád M, Csörgő T, Danley TW, Daugherity MS, David G, DeBlasio K, Dehmelt K, Denisov A, Deshpande A, Desmond EJ, Dion A, Dixit D, Do JH, Drees A, Drees KA, Durham JM, Durum A, Enokizono A, En'yo H, Esha R, Esumi S, Fadem B, Fan W, Feege N, Fields DE, Finger M, Finger M, Fitzgerald D, Fokin SL, Frantz JE, Franz A, Frawley AD, Fukuda Y, Gal C, Gallus P, Garg P, Ge H, Giles M, Giordano F, Goto Y, Grau N, Greene SV, Grosse Perdekamp M, Gunji T, Guragain H, Hachiya T, Haggerty JS, Hahn KI, Hamagaki H, Hamilton HF, Han SY, Hanks J, Harvey M, Hasegawa S, Haseler TOS, He X, Hemmick TK, Hill JC, Hill K, Hodges A, Hollis RS, Homma K, Hong B, Hoshino T, Hotvedt N, Huang J, Huang S, Imai K, Inaba M, Iordanova A, Isenhower D, Ivanishchev D, Jacak BV, Jezghani M, Ji Z, Jiang X, Johnson BM, Jouan D, Jumper DS, Kang JH, Kapukchyan D, Karthas S, Kawall D, Kazantsev AV, Khachatryan V, Khanzadeev A, Khatiwada A, Kim C, Kim EJ, Kim M, Kincses D, Kingan A, Kistenev E, Klatsky J, Kline P, Koblesky T, Kotov D, Kudo S, Kurgyis B, Kurita K, Kwon Y, Lajoie JG, Larionova D, Lebedev A, Lee S, Lee SH, Leitch MJ, Leung YH, Lewis NA, Li X, Lim SH, Liu MX, Loggins VR, Lökös S, Loomis DA, Lovasz K, Lynch D, Majoros T, Makdisi YI, Makek M, Manko VI, Mannel E, McCumber M, McGaughey PL, McGlinchey D, McKinney C, Mendoza M, Mignerey AC, Milov A, Mishra DK, Mitchell JT, Mitrankov I, Mitrankova M, Mitsuka G, Miyasaka S, Mizuno S, Mondal MM, Montuenga P, Moon T, Morrison DP, Mulilo B, Murakami T, Murata J, Nagai K, Nagashima K, Nagashima T, Nagle JL, Nagy MI, Nakagawa I, Nakano K, Nattrass C, Nelson S, Niida T, Nouicer R, Novák T, Novitzky N, Nukazuka G, Nyanin AS, O'Brien E, Ogilvie CA, Orjuela Koop JD, Osborn JD, Oskarsson A, Ottino GJ, Ozawa K, Pantuev V, Papavassiliou V, Park JS, Park S, Pate SF, Patel M, Peng W, Perepelitsa DV, Perera GDN, Peressounko DY, PerezLara CE, Perry J, Petti R, Phipps M, Pinkenburg C, Pisani RP, Potekhin M, Pun A, Purschke ML, Radzevich PV, Ramasubramanian N, Read KF, Reynolds D, Riabov V, Riabov Y, Richford D, Rinn T, Rolnick SD, Rosati M, Rowan Z, Runchey J, Safonov AS, Sakaguchi T, Sako H, Samsonov V, Sarsour M, Sato S, Schaefer B, Schmoll BK, Sedgwick K, Seidl R, Sen A, Seto R, Sexton A, Sharma D, Sharma D, Shein I, Shibata TA, Shigaki K, Shimomura M, Shioya T, Shukla P, Sickles A, Silva CL, Silvermyr D, Singh BK, Singh CP, Singh V, Slunečka M, Smith KL, Snowball M, Soltz RA, Sondheim WE, Sorensen SP, Sourikova IV, Stankus PW, Stoll SP, Sugitate T, Sukhanov A, Sumita T, Sun J, Sun Z, Sziklai J, Tanida K, Tannenbaum MJ, Tarafdar S, Taranenko A, Tarnai G, Tieulent R, Timilsina A, Todoroki T, Tomášek M, Towell CL, Towell RS, Tserruya I, Ueda Y, Ujvari B, van Hecke HW, Velkovska J, Virius M, Vrba V, Vukman N, Wang XR, Watanabe YS, Wong CP, Woody CL, Xu C, Xu Q, Xue L, Yalcin S, Yamaguchi YL, Yamamoto H, Yanovich A, Yoo JH, Yoon I, Yu H, Yushmanov IE, Zajc WA, Zelenski A, Zharko S, Zou L. Probing Gluon Spin-Momentum Correlations in Transversely Polarized Protons through Midrapidity Isolated Direct Photons in p^{↑}+p Collisions at sqrt[s]=200 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 127:162001. [PMID: 34723614 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.162001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Studying spin-momentum correlations in hadronic collisions offers a glimpse into a three-dimensional picture of proton structure. The transverse single-spin asymmetry for midrapidity isolated direct photons in p^{↑}+p collisions at sqrt[s]=200 GeV is measured with the PHENIX detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). Because direct photons in particular are produced from the hard scattering and do not interact via the strong force, this measurement is a clean probe of initial-state spin-momentum correlations inside the proton and is in particular sensitive to gluon interference effects within the proton. This is the first time direct photons have been used as a probe of spin-momentum correlations at RHIC. The uncertainties on the results are a 50-fold improvement with respect to those of the one prior measurement for the same observable, from the Fermilab E704 experiment. These results constrain gluon spin-momentum correlations in transversely polarized protons.
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Gwak SY, Kim DY, Seo JW, Cho IS, Lee SH, Lee S, Hong GR, Ha JW, Shim CY. Factors determining mitral valve dysfunction in patients who underwent surgical mitral valve replacement with bio-prosthetic valves. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
There is increasing Interest in bio-prosthetic MVD as recent advances in transcatheter MV interventions, but there is limited data.
Objectives
The aim of this study was to identify the factors determining mitral valve (MV) dysfunction (MVD) in patients who underwent MV replacement with bio-prosthetic valves. Also, we sought to investigate clinical outcomes in patients with bio-prosthetic MVD.
Methods
A total of 233 patients underwent surgical bio-prosthetic MV replacement between June 1996 and May 2015. Finally, 226 patients (mean age 66.9±11.5 years, 74.3% of women) were analyzed, excluding patients who followed-up for less than 5 years and patients whose baseline or follow-up echocardiography could not be analyzed. Clinical, echocardiographic, and laboratory data were collected early after the surgery and during follow-up. MVD was defined as an increase in mean gradient ≥5 mmHg with leaflet motion limitation and/or newly developed MV regurgitation during follow-up. Clinical outcome was defined as a composite of cardiovascular death, redo MV surgery or intervention, and hospitalization for heart failure.
Results
During a median of 102.0 months (interquartile range 72.0 to 132.0 months), 65 patients (28.8%) revealed MVD. 8 (12.3%) patients revealed predominant MV obstruction, and 57 (87.7%) showed predominant MV regurgitation. Factors associated with bio-prosthetic MVD by multivariate regression analysis were young age at operation (hazard ratio 0.97, 95% CI 0.95–0.99, p=0.001), end-stage renal disease (hazard ratio 4.29, 95% CI 1.45–12.71, p=0.007), elevated mean diastolic pressure gradient>5.5 mmHg across the bio-prosthetic MV early after operation (hazard ratio 1.86, 95% CI 0.97–3.74, p=0.063) and anemia after operation (hazard ratio 0.84, 95% CI 0.74–0.95, p=0.007). However, the presence of hypertension, dyslipidemia, or porcine bio-prosthesis was not related to the bio-prosthetic MVD. Kaplan-Meier curves revealed significant differences in event-free survivals for the occurrence of bio-prosthetic MVD according to each factor (Figure 1). Patients with bio-prosthetic MVD showed significantly poor clinical outcomes compared with those without bio-prosthetic MVD (event-free survival 43.1% vs. 91.9%, log-rank p<0.001) during the follow-up.
Conclusions
Young age at operation, end-stage renal disease, elevated mean pressure gradient early after the operation, and anemia after operation were associated with bio-prosthetic MVD in patients who underwent bio-prosthetic MV replacement.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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Usachov A, Ustyuzhanin A, Uwer U, Vagner A, Vagnoni V, Valassi A, Valenti G, Valls Canudas N, van Beuzekom M, Van Dijk M, van Herwijnen E, Van Hulse CB, van Veghel M, Vazquez Gomez R, Vazquez Regueiro P, Vázquez Sierra C, Vecchi S, Velthuis JJ, Veltri M, Venkateswaran A, Veronesi M, Vesterinen M, Vieira D, Vieites Diaz M, Viemann H, Vilasis-Cardona X, Vilella Figueras E, Villa A, Vincent P, Vom Bruch D, Vorobyev A, Vorobyev V, Voropaev N, Vos K, Waldi R, Walsh J, Wang C, Wang J, Wang J, Wang J, Wang J, Wang M, Wang R, Wang Y, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wark HM, Watson NK, Weber SG, Websdale D, Weisser C, Westhenry BDC, White DJ, Whitehead M, Wiedner D, Wilkinson G, Wilkinson M, Williams I, Williams M, Williams MRJ, Wilson FF, Wislicki W, Witek M, Witola L, Wormser G, Wotton SA, Wu H, Wyllie K, Xiang Z, Xiao D, Xie Y, Xu A, Xu J, Xu L, Xu M, Xu Q, Xu Z, Xu Z, Yang D, Yang S, Yang Y, Yang Z, Yang Z, Yao Y, Yeomans LE, Yin H, Yu J, Yuan X, Yushchenko O, Zaffaroni E, Zavertyaev M, Zdybal M, Zenaiev O, Zeng M, Zhang D, Zhang L, Zhang S, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zharkova A, Zhelezov A, Zheng Y, Zhou X, Zhou Y, Zhu X, Zhu Z, Zhukov V, Zonneveld JB, Zou Q, Zucchelli S, Zuliani D, Zunica G. Branching Fraction Measurements of the Rare B_{s}^{0}→ϕμ^{+}μ^{-} and B_{s}^{0}→f_{2}^{'}(1525)μ^{+}μ^{-} Decays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 127:151801. [PMID: 34678003 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.151801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The branching fraction of the rare B_{s}^{0}→ϕμ^{+}μ^{-} decay is measured using data collected by the LHCb experiment at center-of-mass energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV, corresponding to integrated luminosities of 1, 2, and 6 fb^{-1}, respectively. The branching fraction is reported in intervals of q^{2}, the square of the dimuon invariant mass. In the q^{2} region between 1.1 and 6.0 GeV^{2}/c^{4}, the measurement is found to lie 3.6 standard deviations below a standard model prediction based on a combination of light cone sum rule and lattice QCD calculations. In addition, the first observation of the rare B_{s}^{0}→f_{2}^{'}(1525)μ^{+}μ^{-} decay is reported with a statistical significance of 9 standard deviations and its branching fraction is determined.
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Aaij R, Beteta CA, Ackernley T, Adeva B, Adinolfi M, Afsharnia H, Aidala CA, Aiola S, Ajaltouni Z, Akar S, Albrecht J, Alessio F, Alexander M, Albero AA, Aliouche Z, Alkhazov G, Cartelle PA, Amato S, Amhis Y, An L, Anderlini L, Andreianov A, Andreotti M, Archilli F, Artamonov A, Artuso M, Arzymatov K, Aslanides E, Atzeni M, Audurier B, Bachmann S, Bachmayer M, Back JJ, Rodriguez PB, Balagura V, Baldini W, Leite JB, Barlow RJ, Barsuk S, Barter W, Bartolini M, Baryshnikov F, Basels JM, Bassi G, Batsukh B, Battig A, Bay A, Becker M, Bedeschi F, Bediaga I, Beiter A, Belavin V, Belin S, Bellee V, Belous K, Belov I, Belyaev I, Bencivenni G, Ben-Haim E, Berezhnoy A, Bernet R, Berninghoff D, Bernstein HC, Bertella C, Bertolin A, Betancourt C, Betti F, Bezshyiko I, Bhasin S, Bhom J, Bian L, Bieker MS, Bifani S, Billoir P, Birch M, Bishop FCR, Bitadze A, Bizzeti A, Bjørn M, Blago MP, Blake T, Blanc F, Blusk S, Bobulska D, Boelhauve JA, Garcia OB, Boettcher T, Boldyrev A, Bondar A, Bondar N, Borghi S, Borisyak M, Borsato M, Borsuk JT, Bouchiba SA, Bowcock TJV, Boyer A, Bozzi C, Bradley MJ, Braun S, Rodriguez AB, Brodski M, Brodzicka J, Gonzalo AB, Brundu D, Buonaura A, Burr C, Bursche A, Butkevich A, Butter JS, Buytaert J, Byczynski W, Cadeddu S, Cai H, Calabrese R, Calefice L, Diaz LC, Cali S, Calladine R, Calvi M, Gomez MC, Magalhaes PC, Campana P, Quezada AFC, Capelli S, Capriotti L, Carbone A, Carboni G, Cardinale R, Cardini A, Carli I, Carniti P, Carus L, Akiba KC, Vidal AC, Casse G, Cattaneo M, Cavallero G, Celani S, Cerasoli J, Chadwick AJ, Chapman MG, Charles M, Charpentier P, Chatzikonstantinidis G, Barajas CAC, Chefdeville M, Chen C, Chen S, Chernov A, Chobanova V, Cholak S, Chrzaszcz M, Chubykin A, Chulikov V, Ciambrone P, Cicala MF, Vidal XC, Ciezarek G, Clarke PEL, Clemencic M, Cliff HV, Closier J, Cobbledick JL, Coco V, Coelho JAB, Cogan J, Cogneras E, Cojocariu L, Collins P, Colombo T, Congedo L, Contu A, Cooke N, Coombs G, Corti G, Sobral CMC, Couturier B, Craik DC, Crkovská J, Torres MC, Currie R, Da Silva CL, Dadabaev S, Dall'Occo E, Dalseno J, D'Ambrosio C, Danilina A, d'Argent P, Davis A, Francisco ODA, De Bruyn K, De Capua S, De Cian M, De Miranda JM, De Paula L, De Serio M, De Simone D, De Simone P, de Vries JA, Dean CT, Decamp D, Del Buono L, Delaney B, Dembinski HP, Dendek A, Denysenko V, Derkach D, Deschamps O, Desse F, Dettori F, Dey B, Di Canto A, Di Cicco A, Di Nezza P, Didenko S, Maronas LD, Dijkstra H, Dobishuk V, Donohoe AM, Dordei F, Dos Reis AC, Douglas L, Dovbnya A, Downes AG, Dreimanis K, Dudek MW, Dufour L, Duk V, Durante P, Durham JM, Dutta D, Dziurda A, Dzyuba A, Easo S, Egede U, Egorychev V, Eidelman S, Eisenhardt S, Ek-In S, Eklund L, Ely S, Ene A, Epple E, Escher S, Eschle J, Esen S, Evans T, Falabella A, Fan J, Fan Y, Fang B, Farry S, Fazzini D, Féo M, Prieto AF, Arribas JMFT, Fernez AD, Ferrari F, Lopes LF, Rodrigues FF, Sole SF, Ferrillo M, Ferro-Luzzi M, Filippov S, Fini RA, Fiorini M, Firlej M, Fischer KM, Fitzgerald DS, Fitzpatrick C, Fiutowski T, Fkiaras A, Fleuret F, Fontana M, Fontanelli F, Forty R, Lima VF, Sevilla MF, Frank M, Franzoso E, Frau G, Frei C, Friday DA, Fu J, Fuehring Q, Funk W, Gabriel E, Gaintseva T, Torreira AG, Galli D, Gambetta S, Gan Y, Gandelman M, Gandini P, Gao Y, Garau M, Martin LMG, Moreno PG, Pardiñas JG, Plana BG, Rosales FAG, Garrido L, Gaspar C, Geertsema RE, Gerick D, Gerken LL, Gersabeck E, Gersabeck M, Gershon T, Gerstel D, Ghez P, Gibson V, Giemza HK, Giovannetti M, Gioventù A, Gironell PG, Giubega L, Giugliano C, Gizdov K, Gkougkousis EL, Gligorov VV, Göbel C, Golobardes E, Golubkov D, Golutvin A, Gomes A, Fernandez SG, Abrantes FG, Goncerz M, Gong G, Gorbounov P, Gorelov IV, Gotti C, Govorkova E, Grabowski JP, Grammatico T, Cardoso LAG, Graugés E, Graverini E, Graziani G, Grecu A, Greeven LM, Griffith P, Grillo L, Gromov S, Cazon BRG, Gu C, Guarise M, Günther PA, Gushchin E, Guth A, Guz Y, Gys T, Hadavizadeh T, Haefeli G, Haen C, Haimberger J, Halewood-Leagas T, Hamilton PM, Hammerich JP, Han Q, Han X, Hancock TH, Hansmann-Menzemer S, Harnew N, Harrison T, Hasse C, Hatch M, He J, Hecker M, Heijhoff K, Heinicke K, Hennequin AM, Hennessy K, Henry L, Heuel J, Hicheur A, Hill D, Hilton M, Hollitt SE, Hu J, Hu J, Hu W, Hu X, Huang W, Huang X, Hulsbergen W, Hunter RJ, Hushchyn M, Hutchcroft D, Hynds D, Ibis P, Idzik M, Ilin D, Ilten P, Inglessi A, Ishteev A, Ivshin K, Jacobsson R, Jakobsen S, Jans E, Jashal BK, Jawahery A, Jevtic V, Jezabek M, Jiang F, John M, Johnson D, Jones CR, Jones TP, Jost B, Jurik N, Kandybei S, Kang Y, Karacson M, Karpov M, Keizer F, Kenzie M, Ketel T, Khanji B, Kharisova A, Kholodenko S, Kirn T, Kirsebom VS, Kitouni O, Klaver S, Klimaszewski K, Koliiev S, Kondybayeva A, Konoplyannikov A, Kopciewicz P, Kopecna R, Koppenburg P, Korolev M, Kostiuk I, Kot O, Kotriakhova S, Kravchenko P, Kravchuk L, Krawczyk RD, Kreps M, Kress F, Kretzschmar S, Krokovny P, Krupa W, Krzemien W, Kucewicz W, Kucharczyk M, Kudryavtsev V, Kuindersma HS, Kunde GJ, Kvaratskheliya T, Lacarrere D, Lafferty G, Lai A, Lampis A, Lancierini D, Lane JJ, Lane R, Lanfranchi G, Langenbruch C, Langer J, Lantwin O, Latham T, Lazzari F, Le Gac R, Lee SH, Lefèvre R, Leflat A, Legotin S, Leroy O, Lesiak T, Leverington B, Li H, Li L, Li P, Li S, Li Y, Li Y, Li Z, Liang X, Lin T, Lindner R, Lisovskyi V, Litvinov R, Liu G, Liu H, Liu S, Loi A, Castro JL, Longstaff I, Lopes JH, Lovell GH, Lu Y, Lucchesi D, Luchuk S, Martinez ML, Lukashenko V, Luo Y, Lupato A, Luppi E, Lupton O, Lusiani A, Lyu X, Ma L, Ma R, Maccolini S, Machefert F, Maciuc F, Macko V, Mackowiak P, Maddrell-Mander S, Madejczyk O, Mohan LRM, Maev O, Maevskiy A, Maisuzenko D, Majewski MW, Malczewski JJ, Malde S, Malecki B, Malinin A, Maltsev T, Malygina H, Manca G, Mancinelli G, Manuzzi D, Marangotto D, Maratas J, Marchand JF, Marconi U, Mariani S, Benito CM, Marinangeli M, Marks J, Marshall AM, Marshall PJ, Martellotti G, Martinazzoli L, Martinelli M, Santos 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A, Pagare B, Pais PR, Pajero T, Palano A, Palutan M, Pan Y, Panshin G, Papanestis A, Pappagallo M, Pappalardo LL, Pappenheimer C, Parker W, Parkes C, Parkinson CJ, Passalacqua B, Passaleva G, Pastore A, Patel M, Patrignani C, Pawley CJ, Pearce A, Pellegrino A, Altarelli MP, Perazzini S, Pereima D, Perret P, Petrenko I, Petric M, Petridis K, Petrolini A, Petrov A, Petrucci S, Petruzzo M, Pham TTH, Philippov A, Pica L, Piccini M, Pietrzyk B, Pietrzyk G, Pili M, Pinci D, Pisani F, K RP, Placinta V, Plews J, Casasus MP, Polci F, Lener MP, Poliakova M, Poluektov A, Polukhina N, Polyakov I, Polycarpo E, Pomery GJ, Ponce S, Popov D, Popov S, Poslavskii S, Prasanth K, Promberger L, Prouve C, Pugatch V, Pullen H, Punzi G, Qi H, Qian W, Qin J, Qin N, Quagliani R, Quintana B, Raab NV, Trejo RIR, Rachwal B, Rademacker JH, Rama M, Pernas MR, Rangel MS, Ratnikov F, Raven G, Reboud M, Redi F, Reiss F, Alepuz CR, Ren Z, Renaudin V, Ribatti R, Ricciardi S, Rinnert K, Robbe P, Robertson G, Rodrigues AB, Rodrigues E, Lopez JAR, Rollings A, Roloff P, Romanovskiy V, Lamas MR, Vidal AR, Roth JD, Rotondo M, Rudolph MS, Ruf T, Vidal JR, Ryzhikov A, Ryzka J, Silva JJS, Sagidova N, Sahoo N, Saitta B, Salomoni M, Gonzalo DS, Gras CS, Santacesaria R, Rios CS, Santimaria M, Santovetti E, Saranin D, Sarpis G, Sarpis M, Sarti A, Satriano C, Satta A, Saur M, Savrina D, Sazak H, Smead LGS, Scarabotto A, Schael S, Schiller M, Schindler H, Schmelling M, Schmidt B, Schneider O, Schopper A, Schubiger M, Schulte S, Schune MH, Schwemmer R, Sciascia B, Sellam S, Semennikov A, Soares MS, Sergi A, Serra N, Sestini L, Seuthe A, Seyfert P, Shang Y, Shangase DM, Shapkin M, Shchemerov I, Shchutska L, Shears T, Shekhtman L, Shen Z, Shevchenko V, Shields EB, Shmanin E, Shupperd JD, Siddi BG, Coutinho RS, Simi G, Simone S, Skidmore N, Skwarnicki T, Slater MW, Slazyk I, Smallwood JC, Smeaton JG, Smetkina A, Smith E, Smith M, Snoch A, Soares M, Lavra LS, Sokoloff MD, Soler FJP, Solovev A, Solovyev I, De Almeida FLS, De Paula BS, Spaan B, Norella ES, Spradlin P, Stagni F, Stahl M, Stahl S, Stefko P, Steinkamp O, Stenyakin O, Stevens H, Stone S, Stramaglia ME, Straticiuc M, Strekalina D, Suljik F, Sun J, Sun L, Sun Y, Svihra P, Swallow PN, Swientek K, Szabelski A, Szumlak T, Szymanski M, Taneja S, Tanner AR, Terentev A, Teubert F, Thomas E, Thomson KA, Tisserand V, T'Jampens S, Tobin M, Tomassetti L, Machado DT, Tou DY, Tran MT, Trifonova E, Trippl C, Tuci G, Tully A, Tuning N, Ukleja A, Unverzagt DJ, Ursov E, Usachov A, Ustyuzhanin A, Uwer U, Vagner A, Vagnoni V, Valassi A, Valenti G, Canudas NV, van Beuzekom M, Van Dijk M, van Herwijnen E, Van Hulse CB, van Veghel M, Gomez RV, Regueiro PV, Sierra CV, Vecchi S, Velthuis JJ, Veltri M, Venkateswaran A, Veronesi M, Vesterinen M, Vieira D, Diaz MV, Viemann H, Vilasis-Cardona X, Figueras EV, Villa A, Vincent P, Bruch DV, Vorobyev A, Vorobyev V, Voropaev N, Vos K, Waldi R, Walsh J, Wang C, Wang J, Wang J, Wang J, Wang J, Wang M, Wang R, Wang Y, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wark HM, Watson NK, Weber SG, Websdale D, Weisser C, Westhenry BDC, White DJ, Whitehead M, Wiedner D, Wilkinson G, Wilkinson M, Williams I, Williams M, Williams MRJ, Wilson FF, Wislicki W, Witek M, Witola L, Wormser G, Wotton SA, Wu H, Wyllie K, Xiang Z, Xiao D, Xie Y, Xu A, Xu J, Xu L, Xu M, Xu Q, Xu Z, Xu Z, Yang D, Yang S, Yang Y, Yang Z, Yang Z, Yao Y, Yeomans LE, Yin H, Yu J, Yuan X, Yushchenko O, Zaffaroni E, Zavertyaev M, Zdybal M, Zenaiev O, Zeng M, Zhang D, Zhang L, Zhang S, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zharkova A, Zhelezov A, Zheng Y, Zhou X, Zhou Y, Zhu X, Zhu Z, Zhukov V, Zonneveld JB, Zou Q, Zucchelli S, Zuliani D, Zunica G. Observation of the Mass Difference between Neutral Charm-Meson Eigenstates. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 127:111801. [PMID: 34558945 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.111801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
A measurement of mixing and CP violation in neutral charm mesons is performed using data reconstructed in proton-proton collisions collected by the LHCb experiment from 2016 to 2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.4 fb^{-1}. A total of 30.6 million D^{0}→K_{S}^{0}π^{+}π^{-} decays are analyzed using a method optimized for the measurement of the mass difference between neutral charm-meson eigenstates. Allowing for CP violation in mixing and in the interference between mixing and decay, the mass and decay-width differences are measured to be x_{CP}=[3.97±0.46(stat)±0.29(syst)]×10^{-3} and y_{CP}=[4.59±1.20(stat)±0.85(syst)]×10^{-3}, respectively. The CP-violating parameters are measured as Δx=[-0.27±0.18(stat)±0.01(syst)]×10^{-3} and Δy=[0.20±0.36(stat)±0.13(syst)]×10^{-3}. This is the first observation of a nonzero mass difference in the D^{0} meson system, with a significance exceeding seven standard deviations. The data are consistent with CP symmetry and improve existing constraints on the associated parameters.
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Aaij R, Abellán Beteta C, Ackernley T, Adeva B, Adinolfi M, Afsharnia H, Aidala CA, Aiola S, Ajaltouni Z, Akar S, Albrecht J, Alessio F, Alexander M, Alfonso Albero A, Aliouche Z, Alkhazov G, Alvarez Cartelle P, Amato S, Amhis Y, An L, Anderlini L, Andreianov A, Andreotti M, Archilli F, Artamonov A, Artuso M, Arzymatov K, Aslanides E, Atzeni M, Audurier B, Bachmann S, Bachmayer M, Back JJ, Baker S, Baladron Rodriguez P, Balagura V, Baldini W, Baptista Leite J, Barlow RJ, Barsuk S, Barter W, Bartolini M, Baryshnikov F, Basels JM, Bassi G, Batsukh B, Battig A, Bay A, Becker M, Bedeschi F, Bediaga I, Beiter A, Belavin V, Belin S, Bellee V, Belous K, Belov I, Belyaev I, Bencivenni G, Ben-Haim E, Berezhnoy A, Bernet R, Berninghoff D, Bernstein HC, Bertella C, Bertolin A, Betancourt C, Betti F, Bezshyiko I, Bhasin S, Bhom J, Bian L, Bieker MS, Bifani S, Billoir P, Birch M, Bishop FCR, Bitadze A, Bizzeti A, Bjørn M, Blago MP, Blake T, Blanc F, Blusk S, Bobulska D, Boelhauve JA, Boente Garcia O, Boettcher T, Boldyrev A, Bondar A, Bondar N, Borghi S, Borisyak M, Borsato M, Borsuk JT, Bouchiba SA, Bowcock TJV, Boyer A, Bozzi C, Bradley MJ, Braun S, Brea Rodriguez A, Brodski M, Brodzicka J, Brossa Gonzalo A, Brundu D, Buonaura A, Burr C, Bursche A, Butkevich A, Butter JS, Buytaert J, Byczynski W, Cadeddu S, Cai H, Calabrese R, Calefice L, Calero Diaz L, Cali S, Calladine R, Calvi M, Calvo Gomez M, Camargo Magalhaes P, Camboni A, Campana P, Campoverde Quezada AF, Capelli S, Capriotti L, Carbone A, Carboni G, Cardinale R, Cardini A, Carli I, Carniti P, Carus L, Carvalho Akiba K, Casais Vidal A, Casse G, Cattaneo M, Cavallero G, Celani S, Cerasoli J, Chadwick AJ, Chapman MG, Charles M, Charpentier P, Chatzikonstantinidis G, Chavez Barajas CA, Chefdeville M, Chen C, Chen S, Chernov A, Chobanova V, Cholak S, Chrzaszcz M, Chubykin A, Chulikov V, Ciambrone P, Cicala MF, Cid Vidal X, Ciezarek G, Clarke PEL, Clemencic M, Cliff HV, Closier J, Cobbledick JL, Coco V, Coelho JAB, Cogan J, Cogneras E, Cojocariu L, Collins P, Colombo T, Congedo L, Contu A, Cooke N, Coombs G, Corti G, Costa Sobral CM, Couturier B, Craik DC, Crkovská J, Cruz Torres M, Currie R, Da Silva CL, Dall'Occo E, Dalseno J, D'Ambrosio C, Danilina A, d'Argent P, Davis A, De Aguiar Francisco O, De Bruyn K, De Capua S, De Cian M, De Miranda JM, De Paula L, De Serio M, De Simone D, De Simone P, de Vries JA, Dean CT, Decamp D, Del Buono L, Delaney B, Dembinski HP, Dendek A, Denysenko V, Derkach D, Deschamps O, Desse F, Dettori F, Dey B, Di Nezza P, Didenko S, Dieste Maronas L, Dijkstra H, Dobishuk V, Donohoe AM, Dordei F, Dos Reis AC, Douglas L, Dovbnya A, Downes AG, Dreimanis K, Dudek MW, Dufour L, Duk V, Durante P, Durham JM, Dutta D, Dziewiecki M, Dziurda A, Dzyuba A, Easo S, Egede U, Egorychev V, Eidelman S, Eisenhardt S, Ek-In S, Eklund L, Ely S, Ene A, Epple E, Escher S, Eschle J, Esen S, Evans T, Falabella A, Fan J, Fan Y, Fang B, Farry S, Fazzini D, Fedin P, Féo M, Fernandez Declara P, Fernandez Prieto A, Fernandez-Tenllado Arribas JM, Ferrari F, Ferreira Lopes L, Ferreira Rodrigues F, Ferreres Sole S, Ferrillo M, Ferro-Luzzi M, Filippov S, Fini RA, Fiorini M, Firlej M, Fischer KM, Fitzpatrick C, Fiutowski T, Fleuret F, Fontana M, Fontanelli F, Forty R, Franco Lima V, Franco Sevilla M, Frank M, Franzoso E, Frau G, Frei C, Friday DA, Fu J, Fuehring Q, Funk W, Gabriel E, Gaintseva T, Gallas Torreira A, Galli D, Gambetta S, Gan Y, Gandelman M, Gandini P, Gao Y, Garau M, Garcia Martin LM, Garcia Moreno P, García Pardiñas J, Garcia Plana B, Garcia Rosales FA, Garrido L, Gaspar C, Geertsema RE, Gerick D, Gerken LL, Gersabeck E, Gersabeck M, Gershon T, Gerstel D, Ghez P, Gibson V, Giemza HK, Giovannetti M, Gioventù A, Gironella Gironell P, Giubega L, Giugliano C, Gizdov K, Gkougkousis EL, Gligorov VV, Göbel C, Golobardes E, Golubkov D, Golutvin A, Gomes A, Gomez Fernandez S, Goncalves Abrantes F, Goncerz M, Gong G, Gorbounov P, Gorelov IV, Gotti C, Govorkova E, Grabowski JP, Graciani Diaz R, Grammatico T, Granado Cardoso LA, Graugés E, Graverini E, Graziani G, Grecu A, Greeven LM, Griffith P, Grillo L, Gromov S, Gruberg Cazon BR, Gu C, Guarise M, Günther PA, Gushchin E, Guth A, Guz Y, Gys T, Hadavizadeh T, Haefeli G, Haen C, Haimberger J, Halewood-Leagas T, Hamilton PM, Han Q, Han X, Hancock TH, Hansmann-Menzemer S, Harnew N, Harrison T, Hasse C, Hatch M, He J, Hecker M, Heijhoff K, Heinicke K, Hennequin AM, Hennessy K, Henry L, Heuel J, Hicheur A, Hill D, Hilton M, Hollitt SE, Hu J, Hu J, Hu W, Huang W, Huang X, Hulsbergen W, Hunter RJ, Hushchyn M, Hutchcroft D, Hynds D, Ibis P, Idzik M, Ilin D, Ilten P, Inglessi A, Ishteev A, Ivshin K, Jacobsson R, Jakobsen S, Jans E, Jashal BK, Jawahery A, Jevtic V, Jezabek M, Jiang F, John M, Johnson D, Jones CR, Jones TP, Jost B, Jurik N, Kandybei S, Kang Y, Karacson M, Karpov M, Kazeev N, Keizer F, Kenzie M, Ketel T, Khanji B, Kharisova A, Kholodenko S, Kim KE, Kirn T, Kirsebom VS, Kitouni O, Klaver S, Klimaszewski K, Koliiev S, Kondybayeva A, Konoplyannikov A, Kopciewicz P, Kopecna R, Koppenburg P, Korolev M, Kostiuk I, Kot O, Kotriakhova S, Kravchenko P, Kravchuk L, Krawczyk RD, Kreps M, Kress F, Kretzschmar S, Krokovny P, Krupa W, Krzemien W, Kucewicz W, Kucharczyk M, Kudryavtsev V, Kuindersma HS, Kunde GJ, Kvaratskheliya T, Lacarrere D, Lafferty G, Lai A, Lampis A, Lancierini D, Lane JJ, Lane R, Lanfranchi G, Langenbruch C, Langer J, Lantwin O, Latham T, Lazzari F, Le Gac R, Lee SH, Lefèvre R, Leflat A, Legotin S, Leroy O, Lesiak T, Leverington B, Li H, Li L, Li P, Li Y, Li Y, Li Z, Liang X, Lin T, Lindner R, Lisovskyi V, Litvinov R, Liu G, Liu H, Liu S, Liu X, Loi A, Lomba Castro J, Longstaff I, Lopes JH, Lovell GH, Lu Y, Lucchesi D, Luchuk S, Lucio Martinez M, Lukashenko V, Luo Y, Lupato A, Luppi E, Lupton O, Lusiani A, Lyu X, Ma L, Maccolini S, Machefert F, Maciuc F, Macko V, Mackowiak P, Maddrell-Mander S, Madejczyk O, Madhan Mohan LR, Maev O, Maevskiy A, Maisuzenko D, Majewski MW, Malczewski JJ, 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Y, Zhelezov A, Zheng Y, Zhou X, Zhou Y, Zhu X, Zhukov V, Zonneveld JB, Zucchelli S, Zuliani D, Zunica G. Observation of New Resonances Decaying to J/ψK^{+} and J/ψϕ. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 127:082001. [PMID: 34477418 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.082001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The first observation of exotic states with a new quark content cc[over ¯]us[over ¯] decaying to the J/ψK^{+} final state is reported with high significance from an amplitude analysis of the B^{+}→J/ψϕK^{+} decay. The analysis is carried out using proton-proton collision data corresponding to a total integrated luminosity of 9 fb^{-1} collected by the LHCb experiment at center-of-mass energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV. The most significant state, Z_{cs}(4000)^{+}, has a mass of 4003±6_{-14}^{+4} MeV, a width of 131±15±26 MeV, and spin parity J^{P}=1^{+}, where the quoted uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. A new 1^{+} X(4685) state decaying to the J/ψϕ final state is also observed with high significance. In addition, the four previously reported J/ψϕ states are confirmed and two more exotic states, Z_{cs}(4220)^{+} and X(4630), are observed with significance exceeding 5 standard deviations.
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Selvaraj P, Kwon OM, Lee SH, Sakthivel R. Equivalent-input-disturbance estimator-based event-triggered control design for master-slave neural networks. Neural Netw 2021; 143:413-424. [PMID: 34246866 DOI: 10.1016/j.neunet.2021.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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This paper investigates the robust synchronization problem for a class of master-slave neural networks (MSNNs) subject to network-induced delays, unknown time-varying uncertainty, and exogenous disturbances. An equivalent-input-disturbance (EID) estimation technique is applied to compensate for the effects of unknown uncertainty and disturbances in the system output. In addition, to reduce the burden of the communication channel in the addressed MSNNs and improve the utilization of bandwidth an event-triggered control protocol is developed to obtain the synchronization of MSNNs. In particular, event-triggering conditions are verified periodically at every sampling instant in both sensors and actuators to avoid the Zeno behavior in the networks. By designing an appropriate low-pass filter in the EID estimator block, the accuracy of disturbance estimation performance is improved. Moreover, by concatenating the synchronization error, observer, and filter states as a single state vector, an augmented system is formulated. Then the tangible delay-dependent stability condition for that augmented system is established by employing the Lyapunov stability theory and reciprocally convex approach. Based on the feasible solutions of the derived stability conditions, the event-triggering parameters, controller, and observer gains are co-designed. Finally, two toy examples are given to illustrate the established theoretical findings.
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Park H, Lee SH. Review on Interfacial Bonding Mechanism of Functional Polymer Coating on Glass in Atomistic Modeling Perspective. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13142244. [PMID: 34301000 PMCID: PMC8309365 DOI: 10.3390/polym13142244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 07/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Atomistic modeling methods are successfully applied to understand interfacial interaction in nanoscale size and analyze adhesion mechanism in the organic-inorganic interface. In this paper, we review recent representative atomistic simulation works, focusing on the interfacial bonding, adhesion strength, and failure behavior between polymer film and silicate glass. The simulation works are described under two categories, namely non-bonded and bonded interaction. In the works for non-bonded interaction, three main interactions, namely van der Waals interaction, polar interaction, and hydrogen bonds, are investigated, and the contributions to interfacial adhesion energy are analyzed. It is revealed that the most dominant interaction for adhesion is hydrogen bonding, but flexibility of the polymer film and modes of adhesion measurement test do affect adhesion and failure behavior. In the case of bonded interactions, the mechanism of covalent silane bond formation through condensation and hydrolysis process is reviewed, and surface reactivity, molecular density, and adhesion properties are calculated with an example of silane functionalized polymer. Besides interfacial interactions, effects of external conditions, such as surface morphology of the glass substrate and relative humidity on the adhesion and failure behavior, are presented, and modeling techniques developed for building interfacial system and calculating adhesion strengths are briefly introduced.
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Lee ES, Kim S, Lee SW, Jung J, Lee SH, Na HW, Kim HJ, Hong YD, Park WS, Lee TG, Jo DG, Kim SH. Molecule-Resolved Visualization of Particulate Matter on Human Skin Using Multimodal Nonlinear Optical Imaging. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22105199. [PMID: 34069002 PMCID: PMC8156198 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22105199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Precise measurement of particulate matter (PM) on skin is important for managing and preventing PM-related skin diseases. This study aims to directly visualize the deposition and penetration of PM into human skin using a multimodal nonlinear optical (MNLO) imaging system. We successfully obtained PM particle signals by merging two different sources, C–C vibrational frequency and autofluorescence, while simultaneously visualizing the anatomical features of the skin via keratin, collagen, and elastin. As a result, we found morphologically dependent PM deposition, as well as increased deposition following disruption of the skin barrier via tape-stripping. Furthermore, PM penetrated more and deeper into the skin with an increase in the number of tape-strippings, causing a significant increase in the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Our results suggest that MNLO imaging could be a useful technique for visualizing and quantifying the spatial distribution of PM in ex vivo human skin tissues.
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Aw KL, Lee SH, McLarnon M, Raveendran D, O'Callaghan C, Mullan G, Fearon M, Samuel S, Sekar V, Rogan P. 326 Student Perceptions of Neurosurgery: Evaluating the Role of Undergraduate Neuroscience Societies. Br J Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab134.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Introduction
Many institutions lack an organized system of informal network for medical students wishing to explore neurosurgery. We sought to evaluate the role of extracurricular neurosurgical events in influencing student perceptions of neurosurgery.
Method
Participants for this study were recruited from a neurosurgical careers seminar and practical workshop. Responses were collected prospectively using a multi-method strategy consisting of closed and open-ended questions. Additionally, semi-structured interviews were conducted to gain a deeper insight of students’ evaluation of these events and their perceptions of neurosurgery.
Results
A total of 124 students attended our extracurricular neurosurgery events. These events showed benefits in clinical knowledge and career planning. Students perceived the practical workshops to be useful in improving their basic surgical skills. Semi-structured interviews revealed that students felt their opportunities in exploring clinical neurosciences to be limited, which was seen as contributing towards the wider culture of neurophobia.
Conclusions
Undergraduate neuroscience societies provide useful educational platforms for students interested in neurosurgery, even in regions lacking institutional neuroscience networks. To help mitigate the wider culture of neurophobia, undergraduate neuroscience societies should focus on non-academic aspects of neurosurgery that are more personal and engaging, in an effort to spark interest in those who have had little exposure to the specialty.
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Lee SH, Lee ES, Bae IH, Kim SH, Park NH, Shim JS, Lee CS, Lee J. The Protective Effect of Ganoderma lucidum Extract in Ultraviolet B-Induced Human Dermal Fibroblasts and Skin Equivalent Models. Ann Dermatol 2021; 32:251-254. [PMID: 33911747 PMCID: PMC7992618 DOI: 10.5021/ad.2020.32.3.251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Angular Analysis of the B^{+}→K^{*+}μ^{+}μ^{-} Decay. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 126:161802. [PMID: 33961457 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.161802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We present an angular analysis of the B^{+}→K^{*+}(→K_{S}^{0}π^{+})μ^{+}μ^{-} decay using 9 fb^{-1} of pp collision data collected with the LHCb experiment. For the first time, the full set of CP-averaged angular observables is measured in intervals of the dimuon invariant mass squared. Local deviations from standard model predictions are observed, similar to those in previous LHCb analyses of the isospin-partner B^{0}→K^{*0}μ^{+}μ^{-} decay. The global tension is dependent on which effective couplings are considered and on the choice of theory nuisance parameters.
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Valencia M, Kim SR, Jang Y, Lee SH. Neuronal Autophagy: Characteristic Features and Roles in Neuronal Pathophysiology. Biomol Ther (Seoul) 2021; 29:605-614. [PMID: 33875624 PMCID: PMC8551733 DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2021.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Autophagy is an important degradative pathway that eliminates misfolded proteins and damaged organelles from cells. Autophagy is crucial for neuronal homeostasis and function. A lack of or deficiency in autophagy leads to the accumulation of protein aggregates, which are associated with several neurodegenerative diseases. Compared with non-neuronal cells, neurons exhibit rapid autophagic flux because damaged organelles or protein aggregates cannot be diluted in post-mitotic cells; because of this, these cells exhibit characteristic features of autophagy, such as compartment-specific autophagy, which depends on polarized structures and rapid autophagy flux. In addition, neurons exhibit compartment-specific autophagy, which depends on polarized structures. Neuronal autophagy may have additional physiological roles other than amino acid recycling. In this review, we focus on the characteristics and regulatory factors of neuronal autophagy. We also describe intracellular selective autophagy in neurons and its association with neurodegenerative diseases.
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Lim N, Lee GS, Won KH, Kang JS, Lee SH, Kang EY, Lee HK, Cho YK. Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis After Botulinum Toxin Injection: A Case Report. Ann Rehabil Med 2021; 45:160-164. [PMID: 33849088 PMCID: PMC8137386 DOI: 10.5535/arm.20118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Botulinum toxin (BoNT) injection is widely used to improve spasticity. However, after the treatment, the patient may experience pain, inflammation, swelling and redness at the injection site. In this case, we addressed deep vein thrombosis (DVT) after BoNT treatment of the upper limb. A male aged 37 years had spasticity and dystonia in his left upper extremity. BoNT-A 100 U was injected into the left biceps brachii and an equal amount into the brachialis to relieve spasticity. After three days, he developed redness and painful swelling in the left upper arm and the next day, through the upper extremity computed tomography venography, DVT was identified in the left cephalic vein. The thrombus resolved after the anticoagulation therapy with rivaroxaban (Xarelto). We hypothesized the role of mainly three mechanisms in the development of DVT in this case: repetitive strenuous activity, relative stasis due to reduced muscle tone, and possible direct mechanical damage to the vessel wall.
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Poslavskii S, Prasanth K, Promberger L, Prouve C, Pugatch V, Pullen H, Punzi G, Qian W, Qin J, Quagliani R, Quintana B, Raab NV, Rabadan Trejo RI, Rachwal B, Rademacker JH, Rama M, Ramos Pernas M, Rangel MS, Ratnikov F, Raven G, Reboud M, Redi F, Reiss F, Remon Alepuz C, Ren Z, Renaudin V, Ribatti R, Ricciardi S, Richards DS, Rinnert K, Robbe P, Robert A, Robertson G, Rodrigues AB, Rodrigues E, Rodriguez Lopez JA, Rollings A, Roloff P, Romanovskiy V, Romero Lamas M, Romero Vidal A, Roth JD, Rotondo M, Rudolph MS, Ruf T, Ruiz Vidal J, Ryzhikov A, Ryzka J, Saborido Silva JJ, Sagidova N, Sahoo N, Saitta B, Sanchez Gonzalo D, Sanchez Gras C, Santacesaria R, Santamarina Rios C, Santimaria M, Santovetti E, Saranin D, Sarpis G, Sarpis M, Sarti A, Satriano C, Satta A, Saur M, Savrina D, Sazak H, Scantlebury Smead LG, Schael S, Schellenberg M, Schiller M, Schindler H, Schmelling M, Schmelzer T, Schmidt B, Schneider O, Schopper A, Schubiger M, Schulte S, Schune MH, Schwemmer R, Sciascia B, Sciubba A, Sellam S, Semennikov A, Senghi Soares M, Sergi A, Serra N, Sestini L, Seuthe A, Seyfert P, Shangase DM, Shapkin M, Shchemerov I, Shchutska L, Shears T, Shekhtman L, Shen Z, Shevchenko V, Shields EB, Shmanin E, Shupperd JD, Siddi BG, Silva Coutinho R, Simi G, Simone S, Skiba I, Skidmore N, Skwarnicki T, Slater MW, Smallwood JC, Smeaton JG, Smetkina A, Smith E, Smith M, Snoch A, Soares M, Soares Lavra L, Sokoloff MD, Soler FJP, Solovev A, Solovyev I, Souza De Almeida FL, Souza De Paula B, Spaan B, Spadaro Norella E, Spradlin P, Stagni F, Stahl M, Stahl S, Stefko P, Steinkamp O, Stemmle S, Stenyakin O, Stevens H, Stone S, Stramaglia ME, Straticiuc M, Strekalina D, Strokov S, Suljik F, Sun J, Sun L, Sun Y, Svihra P, Swallow PN, Swientek K, Szabelski A, Szumlak T, Szymanski M, Taneja S, Teubert F, Thomas E, Thomson KA, Tilley MJ, Tisserand V, T'Jampens S, Tobin M, Tolk S, Tomassetti L, Torres Machado D, Tou DY, Traill M, Tran MT, Trifonova E, Trippl C, Tuci G, Tully A, Tuning N, Ukleja A, Unverzagt DJ, Usachov A, Ustyuzhanin A, Uwer U, Vagner A, Vagnoni V, Valassi A, Valenti G, Valls Canudas N, van Beuzekom M, Van Dijk M, Van Hecke H, van Herwijnen E, Van Hulse CB, van Veghel M, Vazquez Gomez R, Vazquez Regueiro P, Vázquez Sierra C, Vecchi S, Velthuis JJ, Veltri M, Venkateswaran A, Veronesi M, Vesterinen M, Vieira D, Vieites Diaz M, Viemann H, Vilasis-Cardona X, Vilella Figueras E, Vincent P, Vitali G, Vollhardt A, Vom Bruch D, Vorobyev A, Vorobyev V, Voropaev N, Waldi R, Walsh J, Wang C, Wang J, Wang J, Wang J, Wang J, Wang M, Wang R, Wang Y, Wang Z, Wark HM, Watson NK, Weber SG, Websdale D, Weisser C, Westhenry BDC, White DJ, Whitehead M, Wiedner D, Wilkinson G, Wilkinson M, Williams I, Williams M, Williams MRJ, Wilson FF, Wislicki W, Witek M, Witola L, Wormser G, Wotton SA, Wu H, Wyllie K, Xiang Z, Xiao D, Xie Y, Xu A, Xu J, Xu L, Xu M, Xu Q, Xu Z, Xu Z, Yang D, Yang Y, Yang Z, Yang Z, Yao Y, Yeomans LE, Yin H, Yu J, Yuan X, Yushchenko O, Zaffaroni E, Zarebski KA, Zavertyaev M, Zdybal M, Zenaiev O, Zeng M, Zhang D, Zhang L, Zhang S, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zhelezov A, Zheng Y, Zhou X, Zhou Y, Zhu X, Zhukov V, Zonneveld JB, Zucchelli S, Zuliani D, Zunica G. Observation of a New Excited D_{s}^{+} Meson in B^{0}→D^{-}D^{+}K^{+}π^{-} Decays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 126:122002. [PMID: 33834812 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.122002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Using pp collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.4 fb^{-1} collected with the LHCb detector at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, the B^{0}→D^{-}D^{+}K^{+}π^{-} decay is studied. A new excited D_{s}^{+} meson is observed decaying into the D^{+}K^{+}π^{-} final state with large statistical significance. The pole mass and width, and the spin parity of the new state are measured with an amplitude analysis to be m_{R}=2591±6±7 MeV, Γ_{R}=89±16±12 MeV, and J^{P}=0^{-}, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. Fit fractions for all components in the amplitude analysis are also reported. The new resonance, denoted as D_{s0}(2590)^{+}, is a strong candidate to be the D_{s}(2^{1}S_{0})^{+} state, the radial excitation of the pseudoscalar ground-state D_{s}^{+} meson.
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Nur Izzati ZA, Syazwan SA, Lee SH, Ruhil Hayati H, Peng TL. Ovicidal Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) towards Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) Eggs. Trop Biomed 2021; 38:102-105. [PMID: 33797531 DOI: 10.47665/tb.38.1.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Rhipicephalus sanguineus, commonly known as brown dog tick is a widespread species with considerable public health and economic importance. Tremendous efforts were performed to control the tick populations with the concern of resistance build-up and environmental issues. Alternative towards microbial control thus emerged as one option to reduce tick populations. In this study, the ovicidal efficacy of a native isolate entomopathogenic hyphomycetes fungi, Metarhizium anisopliae strain HSAH5 was evaluated against eggs of R. sanguineus. Spray applications with three different conidial concentrations of 105, 106 and 107 conidia mL-1; 40 ppm of Flumethrin and a negative control. The M. anisopliae strain was found highly virulent to R. sanguineus eggs by reducing the hatching percentages to ≈30% compared with 8.9% in Flumethrin eggs. The result showed a significantly higher mortality in M. anisopliae group than those of the control groups (F = 42.08, df = 32, P < 0.001) at 30 days post-infection. However, there are no significant differences within the M. anisopliae group, in which the mortality between different conidial concentrations is almost the same. The estimated LC50 of M. anisopliae against eggs of R. sanguineus is 1.36 × 103 conidia ml-1. Thus, these results suggest M. anisopliae strain HSAH5 could be a potential biocontrol agent of R. sanguineus in the integrated approach to managing ticks in the residential landscape by targeting on the eggs.
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Kim HB, Kim D, Kim H, Kim W, Chung S, Lee SH, Kim HR, Oh SB. Aβ Accumulation in Vmo Contributes to Masticatory Dysfunction in 5XFAD Mice. J Dent Res 2021; 100:960-967. [PMID: 33719684 DOI: 10.1177/00220345211000263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) shows various symptoms that reflect cognitive impairment and loss of neural circuit integrity. Sensory dysfunctions such as olfactory and ocular pathology are also observed and used as indicators for early detection of AD. Although mastication is suggested to correlate with AD progression, changes in the masticatory system have yet to be established in transgenic animal models of AD. In the present study, we have assessed pathologic hallmarks of AD with the masticatory behavior of 5XFAD mice. We found that masticatory efficiency and maximum biting force were decreased in 5XFAD mice, with no significant change in general motor function. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed significant accumulation of Aβ (amyloid β), increased microglia number, and cell death in Vmo (trigeminal motor nucleus) as compared with other cranial motor nuclei that innervate the orofacial region. Masseter muscle weight and muscle fiber size were also decreased in 5XFAD mice. Taken together, our results demonstrate that Aβ accumulation in Vmo contributes to masticatory dysfunction in 5XFAD mice, suggesting a close association between masticatory dysfunction and dementia.
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Aaij R, Abellán Beteta C, Ackernley T, Adeva B, Adinolfi M, Afsharnia H, Aidala CA, Aiola S, Ajaltouni Z, Akar S, Albrecht J, Alessio F, Alexander M, Alfonso Albero A, Aliouche Z, Alkhazov G, Alvarez Cartelle P, Amato S, Amhis Y, An L, Anderlini L, Andreianov A, Andreotti M, Archilli F, Artamonov A, Artuso M, Arzymatov K, Aslanides E, Atzeni M, Audurier B, Bachmann S, Bachmayer M, Back JJ, Baker S, Baladron Rodriguez P, Balagura V, Baldini W, Baptista Leite J, Barlow RJ, Barsuk S, Barter W, Bartolini M, Baryshnikov F, Basels JM, Bassi G, Batsukh B, Battig A, Bay A, Becker M, Bedeschi F, Bediaga I, Beiter A, Belavin V, Belin S, Bellee V, Belous K, Belov I, Belyaev I, Bencivenni G, Ben-Haim E, Berezhnoy A, Bernet R, Berninghoff D, Bernstein HC, Bertella C, Bertholet E, Bertolin A, Betancourt C, Betti F, Bettler MO, Bezshyiko I, Bhasin S, Bhom J, Bian L, Bieker MS, Bifani S, Billoir P, Birch M, Bishop FCR, Bizzeti A, Bjørn M, Blago MP, Blake T, Blanc F, Blusk S, Bobulska D, Boelhauve JA, Boente Garcia O, Boettcher T, Boldyrev A, Bondar A, Bondar N, Borghi S, Borisyak M, Borsato M, Borsuk JT, Bouchiba SA, Bowcock TJV, Boyer A, Bozzi C, Bradley MJ, Braun S, Brea Rodriguez A, Brodski M, Brodzicka J, Brossa Gonzalo A, Brundu D, Buonaura A, Burr C, Bursche A, Butkevich A, Butter JS, Buytaert J, Byczynski W, Cadeddu S, Cai H, Calabrese R, Calefice L, Calero Diaz L, Cali S, Calladine R, Calvi M, Calvo Gomez M, Camargo Magalhaes P, Camboni A, Campana P, Campora Perez DH, Campoverde Quezada AF, Capelli S, Capriotti L, Carbone A, Carboni G, Cardinale R, Cardini A, Carli I, Carniti P, Carvalho Akiba K, Casais Vidal A, Casse G, Cattaneo M, Cavallero G, Celani S, Cerasoli J, Chadwick AJ, Chapman MG, Charles M, Charpentier P, Chatzikonstantinidis G, Chavez Barajas CA, Chefdeville M, Chen C, Chen S, Chernov A, Chitic SG, Chobanova V, Cholak S, Chrzaszcz M, Chubykin A, Chulikov V, Ciambrone P, Cicala MF, Cid Vidal X, Ciezarek G, Clarke PEL, Clemencic M, Cliff HV, Closier J, Cobbledick JL, Coco V, Coelho JAB, Cogan J, Cogneras E, Cojocariu L, Collins P, Colombo T, Congedo L, Contu A, Cooke N, Coombs G, Corti G, Costa Sobral CM, Couturier B, Craik DC, Crkovská J, Cruz Torres M, Currie R, Da Silva CL, Dall'Occo E, Dalseno J, D'Ambrosio C, Danilina A, d'Argent P, Davis A, De Aguiar Francisco O, De Bruyn K, De Capua S, De Cian M, De Miranda JM, De Paula L, De Serio M, De Simone D, De Simone P, de Vries JA, Dean CT, Dean W, Decamp D, Del Buono L, Delaney B, Dembinski HP, Dendek A, Denysenko V, Derkach D, Deschamps O, Desse F, Dettori F, Dey B, Di Nezza P, Didenko S, Dieste Maronas L, Dijkstra H, Dobishuk V, Donohoe AM, Dordei F, Dos Reis AC, Douglas L, Dovbnya A, Downes AG, Dreimanis K, Dudek MW, Dufour L, Duk V, Durante P, Durham JM, Dutta D, Dziewiecki M, Dziurda A, Dzyuba A, Easo S, Egede U, Egorychev V, Eidelman S, Eisenhardt S, Ek-In S, Eklund L, Ely S, Ene A, Epple E, Escher S, Eschle J, Esen S, Evans T, Falabella A, Fan J, Fan Y, Fang B, Farley N, Farry S, Fazzini D, Fedin P, Féo M, Fernandez Declara P, Fernandez Prieto A, Ferrari F, Ferreira Lopes L, Ferreira Rodrigues F, Ferreres Sole S, Ferrillo M, Ferro-Luzzi M, Filippov S, Fini RA, Fiorini M, Firlej M, Fischer KM, Fitzpatrick C, Fiutowski T, Fleuret F, Fontana M, Fontanelli F, Forty R, Franco Lima V, Franco Sevilla M, Frank M, Franzoso E, Frau G, Frei C, Friday DA, Fu J, Fuehring Q, Funk W, Gabriel E, Gaintseva T, Gallas Torreira A, Galli D, Gambetta S, Gan Y, Gandelman M, Gandini P, Gao Y, Garau M, Garcia Martin LM, Garcia Moreno P, García Pardiñas J, Garcia Plana B, Garcia Rosales FA, Garrido L, Gascon D, Gaspar C, Geertsema RE, Gerick D, Gerken LL, Gersabeck E, Gersabeck M, Gershon T, Gerstel D, Ghez P, Gibson V, Giovannetti M, Gioventù A, Gironella Gironell P, Giubega L, Giugliano C, Gizdov K, Gkougkousis EL, Gligorov VV, Göbel C, Golobardes E, Golubkov D, Golutvin A, Gomes A, Gomez Fernandez S, Goncerz M, Gong G, Gorbounov P, Gorelov IV, Gotti C, Govorkova E, Grabowski JP, Graciani Diaz R, Grammatico T, Granado Cardoso LA, Graugés E, Graverini E, Graziani G, Grecu A, Greeven LM, Griffith P, Grillo L, Gromov S, Gruber L, Gruberg Cazon BR, Gu C, Guarise M, Günther PA, Gushchin E, Guth A, Guz Y, Gys T, Hadavizadeh T, Haefeli G, Haen C, Haimberger J, Haines SC, Halewood-Leagas T, Hamilton PM, Han Q, Han X, Hancock TH, Hansmann-Menzemer S, Harnew N, Harrison T, Hasse C, Hatch M, He J, Hecker M, Heijhoff K, Heinicke K, Hennequin AM, Hennessy K, Henry L, Heuel J, Hicheur A, Hill D, Hilton M, Hollitt SE, Hopchev PH, Hu J, Hu J, Hu W, Huang W, Huang X, Hulsbergen W, Hunter RJ, Hushchyn M, Hutchcroft D, Hynds D, Ibis P, Idzik M, Ilin D, Ilten P, Inglessi A, Ishteev A, Ivshin K, Jacobsson R, Jakobsen S, Jans E, Jashal BK, Jawahery A, Jevtic V, Jezabek M, Jiang F, John M, Johnson D, Jones CR, Jones TP, Jost B, Jurik N, Kandybei S, Kang Y, Karacson M, Kariuki JM, Kazeev N, Kecke M, Keizer F, Kenzie M, Ketel T, Khanji B, Kharisova A, Kholodenko S, Kim KE, Kirn T, Kirsebom VS, Kitouni O, Klaver S, Klimaszewski K, Koliiev S, Kondybayeva A, Konoplyannikov A, Kopciewicz P, Kopecna R, Koppenburg P, Korolev M, Kostiuk I, Kot O, Kotriakhova S, Kravchenko P, Kravchuk L, Krawczyk RD, Kreps M, Kress F, Kretzschmar S, Krokovny P, Krupa W, Krzemien W, Kucewicz W, Kucharczyk M, Kudryavtsev V, Kuindersma HS, Kunde GJ, Kvaratskheliya T, Lacarrere D, Lafferty G, Lai A, Lampis A, Lancierini D, Lane JJ, Lane R, Lanfranchi G, Langenbruch C, Langer J, Lantwin O, Latham T, Lazzari F, Le Gac R, Lee SH, Lefèvre R, Leflat A, Legotin S, Leroy O, Lesiak T, Leverington B, Li H, Li L, Li P, Li X, Li Y, Li Y, Li Z, Liang X, Lin T, Lindner R, Lisovskyi V, Litvinov R, Liu G, Liu H, Liu S, Liu X, Loi A, Lomba Castro J, Longstaff I, Lopes JH, Loustau G, Lovell GH, Lu Y, Lucchesi D, Luchuk S, Lucio Martinez M, Lukashenko V, Luo Y, Lupato A, Luppi E, Lupton O, Lusiani A, Lyu X, Ma L, Maccolini S, Machefert F, Maciuc F, Macko V, Mackowiak P, Maddrell-Mander S, Madejczyk O, Madhan Mohan LR, Maev O, Maevskiy A, Maisuzenko D, Majewski MW, Malde S, Malecki B, Malinin A, Maltsev T, Malygina H, Manca G, Mancinelli G, Manera Escalero R, Manuzzi D, Marangotto D, Maratas J, Marchand JF, Marconi U, Mariani S, Marin Benito C, Marinangeli M, Marino P, Marks J, Marshall PJ, Martellotti G, Martinazzoli L, Martinelli M, Martinez Santos D, Martinez Vidal F, Massafferri A, Materok M, Matev R, Mathad A, Mathe Z, Matiunin V, Matteuzzi C, Mattioli KR, Mauri A, Maurice E, Mauricio J, Mazurek M, McCann M, Mcconnell L, Mcgrath TH, McNab A, McNulty R, Mead JV, Meadows B, Meaux C, Meier G, Meinert N, Melnychuk D, Meloni S, Merk M, Merli A, Meyer Garcia L, Mikhasenko M, Milanes DA, Millard E, Minard MN, Minzoni L, Mitchell SE, Mitreska B, Mitzel DS, Mödden A, Mohammed RA, Moise RD, Mombächer T, Monroy IA, Monteil S, Morandin M, Morello G, Morello MJ, Moron J, Morris AB, Morris AG, Mountain R, Mu H, Muheim F, Mukherjee M, Mulder M, Müller D, Müller K, Murphy CH, Murray D, Muzzetto P, Naik P, Nakada T, Nandakumar R, Nanut T, Nasteva I, Needham M, Neri I, Neri N, Neubert S, Neufeld N, Newcombe R, Nguyen TD, Nguyen-Mau C, Niel EM, Nieswand S, Nikitin N, Nolte NS, Nunez C, Oblakowska-Mucha A, Obraztsov V, O'Hanlon DP, Oldeman R, Onderwater CJG, Ossowska A, Otalora Goicochea JM, Ovsiannikova T, Owen P, Oyanguren A, Pagare B, Pais PR, Pajero T, Palano A, Palutan M, Pan Y, Panshin G, Papanestis A, Pappagallo M, Pappalardo LL, Pappenheimer C, Parker W, Parkes C, Parkinson CJ, Passalacqua B, Passaleva G, Pastore A, Patel M, Patrignani C, Pawley CJ, Pearce A, Pellegrino A, Pepe Altarelli M, Perazzini S, Pereima D, Perret P, Petridis K, Petrolini A, Petrov A, Petrucci S, Petruzzo M, Philippov A, Pica L, Piccini M, Pietrzyk B, Pietrzyk G, Pili M, Pinci D, Pinzino J, Pisani F, Piucci A, P K R, Placinta V, Playfer S, Plews J, Plo Casasus M, Polci F, Poli Lener M, Poliakova M, Poluektov A, Polukhina N, Polyakov I, Polycarpo E, Pomery GJ, Ponce S, Popov A, Popov D, Popov S, Poslavskii S, Prasanth K, Promberger L, Prouve C, Pugatch V, Puig Navarro A, Pullen H, Punzi G, Qian W, Qin J, Quagliani R, Quintana B, Raab NV, Rabadan Trejo RI, Rachwal B, Rademacker JH, Rama M, Ramos Pernas M, Rangel MS, Ratnikov F, Raven G, Reboud M, Redi F, Reiss F, Remon Alepuz C, Ren Z, Renaudin V, Ribatti R, Ricciardi S, Richards DS, Rinnert K, Robbe P, Robert A, Robertson G, Rodrigues AB, Rodrigues E, Rodriguez Lopez JA, Rollings A, Roloff P, Romanovskiy V, Romero Lamas M, Romero Vidal A, Roth JD, Rotondo M, Rudolph MS, Ruf T, Ruiz Vidal J, Ryzhikov A, Ryzka J, Saborido Silva JJ, Sagidova N, Sahoo N, Saitta B, Sanchez Gonzalo D, Sanchez Gras C, Sanchez Mayordomo C, Santacesaria R, Santamarina Rios C, Santimaria M, Santovetti E, Saranin D, Sarpis G, Sarpis M, Sarti A, Satriano C, Satta A, Saur M, Savrina D, Sazak H, Scantlebury Smead LG, Schael S, Schellenberg M, Schiller M, Schindler H, Schmelling M, Schmelzer T, Schmidt B, Schneider O, Schopper A, Schubiger M, Schulte S, Schune MH, Schwemmer R, Sciascia B, Sciubba A, Sellam S, Semennikov A, Senghi Soares M, Sergi A, Serra N, Serrano J, Sestini L, Seuthe A, Seyfert P, Shangase DM, Shapkin M, Shchemerov I, Shchutska L, Shears T, Shekhtman L, Shevchenko V, Shields EB, Shmanin E, Shupperd JD, Siddi BG, Silva Coutinho R, Simi G, Simone S, Skiba I, Skidmore N, Skwarnicki T, Slater MW, Smallwood JC, Smeaton JG, Smetkina A, Smith E, Smith M, Snoch A, Soares M, Soares Lavra L, Sokoloff MD, Soler FJP, Solovev A, Solovyev I, Souza De Almeida FL, Souza De Paula B, Spaan B, Spadaro Norella E, Spradlin P, Stagni F, Stahl M, Stahl S, Stefko P, Steinkamp O, Stemmle S, Stenyakin O, Stevens H, Stone S, Stramaglia ME, Straticiuc M, Strekalina D, Strokov S, Suljik F, Sun J, Sun L, Sun Y, Svihra P, Swallow PN, Swientek K, Szabelski A, Szumlak T, Szymanski M, Taneja S, Tang Z, Tekampe T, Teubert F, Thomas E, Thomson KA, Tilley MJ, Tisserand V, T'Jampens S, Tobin M, Tolk S, Tomassetti L, Torres Machado D, Tou DY, Traill M, Tran MT, Trifonova E, Trippl C, Tsaregorodtsev A, Tuci G, Tully A, Tuning N, Ukleja A, Unverzagt DJ, Usachov A, Ustyuzhanin A, Uwer U, Vagner A, Vagnoni V, Valassi A, Valenti G, Valls Canudas N, van Beuzekom M, Van Hecke H, van Herwijnen E, Van Hulse CB, van Veghel M, Vazquez Gomez R, Vazquez Regueiro P, Vázquez Sierra C, Vecchi S, Velthuis JJ, Veltri M, Venkateswaran A, Veronesi M, Vesterinen M, Vieira D, Vieites Diaz M, Viemann H, Vilasis-Cardona X, Vilella Figueras E, Vincent P, Vitali G, Vollhardt A, Vom Bruch D, Vorobyev A, Vorobyev V, Voropaev N, Waldi R, Walsh J, Wang C, Wang J, Wang J, Wang J, Wang J, Wang M, Wang R, Wang Y, Wang Z, Ward DR, Wark HM, Watson NK, Weber SG, Websdale D, Weisser C, Westhenry BDC, White DJ, Whitehead M, Wiedner D, Wilkinson G, Wilkinson M, Williams I, Williams M, Williams MRJ, Wilson FF, Wislicki W, Witek M, Witola L, Wormser G, Wotton SA, Wu H, Wyllie K, Xiang Z, Xiao D, Xie Y, Xing H, Xu A, Xu J, Xu L, Xu M, Xu Q, Xu Z, Xu Z, Yang D, Yang Y, Yang Z, Yang Z, Yao Y, Yeomans LE, Yin H, Yu J, Yuan X, Yushchenko O, Zarebski KA, Zavertyaev M, Zdybal M, Zenaiev O, Zeng M, Zhang D, Zhang L, Zhang S, Zhang Y, Zhelezov A, Zheng Y, Zhou X, Zhou Y, Zhu X, Zhukov V, Zonneveld JB, Zucchelli S, Zuliani D, Zunica G. Observation of Multiplicity Dependent Prompt χ_{c1}(3872) and ψ(2S) Production in pp Collisions. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 126:092001. [PMID: 33750184 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.092001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The production of χ_{c1}(3872) and ψ(2S) hadrons is studied as a function of charged particle multiplicity in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 8 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2 fb^{-1}. For both states, the fraction that is produced promptly at the collision vertex is found to decrease as charged particle multiplicity increases. The ratio of χ_{c1}(3872) to ψ(2S) cross sections for promptly produced particles is also found to decrease with multiplicity, while no significant dependence on multiplicity is observed for the equivalent ratio of particles produced away from the collision vertex in b-hadron decays. This behavior is consistent with a calculation that models the χ_{c1}(3872) structure as a compact tetraquark. Comparisons with model calculations and implications for the binding energy of the χ_{c1}(3872) state are discussed.
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Aaij R, Abellán Beteta C, Ackernley T, Adeva B, Adinolfi M, Afsharnia H, Aidala CA, Aiola S, Ajaltouni Z, Akar S, Albrecht J, Alessio F, Alexander M, Alfonso Albero A, Aliouche Z, Alkhazov G, Alvarez Cartelle P, Amato S, Amhis Y, An L, Anderlini L, Andreianov A, Andreotti M, Andrews JE, Archilli F, Artamonov A, Artuso M, Arzymatov K, Aslanides E, Atzeni M, Audurier B, Bachmann S, Bachmayer M, Back JJ, Baker S, Baladron Rodriguez P, Balagura V, Baldini W, Baptista Leite J, Barlow RJ, Barsuk S, Barter W, Bartolini M, Baryshnikov F, Basels JM, Bassi G, Batsukh B, Battig A, Bay A, Becker M, Bedeschi F, Bediaga I, Beiter A, Belavin V, Belin S, Bellee V, Belous K, Belov I, Belyaev I, Bencivenni G, Ben-Haim E, Berezhnoy A, Bernet R, Berninghoff D, Bernstein HC, Bertella C, Bertholet E, Bertolin A, Betancourt C, Betti F, Bezshyiko I, Bhasin S, Bhom J, Bian L, Bieker MS, Bifani S, Billoir P, Birch M, Bishop FCR, Bizzeti A, Bjørn M, Blago MP, Blake T, Blanc F, Blusk S, Bobulska D, Boelhauve JA, Boente Garcia O, Boettcher T, Boldyrev A, Bondar A, Bondar N, Borghi S, Borisyak M, Borsato M, Borsuk JT, Bouchiba SA, Bowcock TJV, Boyer A, Bozzi C, Bradley MJ, Braun S, Brea Rodriguez A, Brodski M, Brodzicka J, Brossa Gonzalo A, Brundu D, Buonaura A, Burr C, Bursche A, Butkevich A, Butter JS, Buytaert J, Byczynski W, Cadeddu S, Cai H, Calabrese R, Calefice L, Calero Diaz L, Cali S, Calladine R, Calvi M, Calvo Gomez M, Camargo Magalhaes P, Camboni A, Campana P, Campoverde Quezada AF, Capelli S, Capriotti L, Carbone A, Carboni G, Cardinale R, Cardini A, Carli I, Carniti P, Carus L, Carvalho Akiba K, Casais Vidal A, Casse G, Cattaneo M, Cavallero G, Celani S, Cerasoli J, Chadwick AJ, Chapman MG, Charles M, Charpentier P, Chatzikonstantinidis G, Chavez Barajas CA, Chefdeville M, Chen C, Chen S, Chernov A, Chitic SG, Chobanova V, Cholak S, Chrzaszcz M, Chubykin A, Chulikov V, Ciambrone P, Cicala MF, Cid Vidal X, Ciezarek G, Clarke PEL, Clemencic M, Cliff HV, Closier J, Cobbledick JL, Coco V, Coelho JAB, Cogan J, Cogneras E, Cojocariu L, Collins P, Colombo T, Congedo L, Contu A, Cooke N, Coombs G, Corti G, Costa Sobral CM, Couturier B, Craik DC, Crkovská J, Cruz Torres M, Currie R, Da Silva CL, Dall'Occo E, Dalseno J, D'Ambrosio C, Danilina A, d'Argent P, Davis A, De Aguiar Francisco O, De Bruyn K, De Capua S, De Cian M, De Miranda JM, De Paula L, De Serio M, De Simone D, De Simone P, de Vries JA, Dean CT, Dean W, Decamp D, Del Buono L, Delaney B, Dembinski HP, Dendek A, Denysenko V, Derkach D, Deschamps O, Desse F, Dettori F, Dey B, Di Nezza P, Didenko S, Dieste Maronas L, Dijkstra H, Dobishuk V, Donohoe AM, Dordei F, Dos Reis AC, Douglas L, Dovbnya A, Downes AG, Dreimanis K, Dudek MW, Dufour L, Duk V, Durante P, Durham JM, Dutta D, Dziewiecki M, Dziurda A, Dzyuba A, Easo S, Egede U, Egorychev V, Eidelman S, Eisenhardt S, Ek-In S, Eklund L, Ely S, Ene A, Epple E, Escher S, Eschle J, Esen S, Evans T, Falabella A, Fan J, Fan Y, Fang B, Farley N, Farry S, Fazzini D, Fedin P, Féo M, Fernandez Declara P, Fernandez Prieto A, Fernandez-Tenllado Arribas JM, Ferrari F, Ferreira Lopes L, Ferreira Rodrigues F, Ferreres Sole S, Ferrillo M, Ferro-Luzzi M, Filippov S, Fini RA, Fiorini M, Firlej M, Fischer KM, Fitzpatrick C, Fiutowski T, Fleuret F, Fontana M, Fontanelli F, Forty R, Franco Lima V, Franco Sevilla M, Frank M, Franzoso E, Frau G, Frei C, Friday DA, Fu J, Fuehring Q, Funk W, Gabriel E, Gaintseva T, Gallas Torreira A, Galli D, Gambetta S, Gan Y, Gandelman M, Gandini P, Gao Y, Garau M, Garcia Martin LM, Garcia Moreno P, García Pardiñas J, Garcia Plana B, Garcia Rosales FA, Garrido L, Gaspar C, Geertsema RE, Gerick D, Gerken LL, Gersabeck E, Gersabeck M, Gershon T, Gerstel D, Ghez P, Gibson V, Giovannetti M, Gioventù A, Gironella Gironell P, Giubega L, Giugliano C, Gizdov K, Gkougkousis EL, Gligorov VV, Göbel C, Golobardes E, Golubkov D, Golutvin A, Gomes A, Gomez Fernandez S, Goncalves Abrantes F, Goncerz M, Gong G, Gorbounov P, Gorelov IV, Gotti C, Govorkova E, Grabowski JP, Graciani Diaz R, Grammatico T, Granado Cardoso LA, Graugés E, Graverini E, Graziani G, Grecu A, Greeven LM, Griffith P, Grillo L, Gromov S, Gruberg Cazon BR, Gu C, Guarise M, Günther PA, Gushchin E, Guth A, Guz Y, Gys T, Hadavizadeh T, Haefeli G, Haen C, Haimberger J, Halewood-Leagas T, Hamilton PM, Han Q, Han X, Hancock TH, Hansmann-Menzemer S, Harnew N, Harrison T, Hasse C, Hatch M, He J, Hecker M, Heijhoff K, Heinicke K, Hennequin AM, Hennessy K, Henry L, Heuel J, Hicheur A, Hill D, Hilton M, Hollitt SE, Hu J, Hu J, Hu W, Huang W, Huang X, Hulsbergen W, Hunter RJ, Hushchyn M, Hutchcroft D, Hynds D, Ibis P, Idzik M, Ilin D, Ilten P, Inglessi A, Ishteev A, Ivshin K, Jacobsson R, Jakobsen S, Jans E, Jashal BK, Jawahery A, Jevtic V, Jezabek M, Jiang F, John M, Johnson D, Jones CR, Jones TP, Jost B, Jurik N, Kandybei S, Kang Y, Karacson M, Karpov M, Kazeev N, Keizer F, Kenzie M, Ketel T, Khanji B, Kharisova A, Kholodenko S, Kim KE, Kirn T, Kirsebom VS, Kitouni O, Klaver S, Klimaszewski K, Koliiev S, Kondybayeva A, Konoplyannikov A, Kopciewicz P, Kopecna R, Koppenburg P, Korolev M, Kostiuk I, Kot O, Kotriakhova S, Kravchenko P, Kravchuk L, Krawczyk RD, Kreps M, Kress F, Kretzschmar S, Krokovny P, Krupa W, Krzemien W, Kucewicz W, Kucharczyk M, Kudryavtsev V, Kuindersma HS, Kunde GJ, Kvaratskheliya T, Lacarrere D, Lafferty G, Lai A, Lampis A, Lancierini D, Lane JJ, Lane R, Lanfranchi G, Langenbruch C, Langer J, Lantwin O, Latham T, Lazzari F, Le Gac R, Lee SH, Lefèvre R, Leflat A, Legotin S, Leroy O, Lesiak T, Leverington B, Li H, Li L, Li P, Li Y, Li Y, Li Z, Liang X, Lin T, Lindner R, Lisovskyi V, Litvinov R, Liu G, Liu H, Liu S, Liu X, Loi A, Lomba Castro J, Longstaff I, Lopes JH, Loustau G, Lovell GH, Lu Y, Lucchesi D, Luchuk S, Lucio Martinez M, Lukashenko V, Luo Y, Lupato A, Luppi E, Lupton O, Lusiani A, Lyu X, Ma L, Ma R, Maccolini S, Machefert F, Maciuc F, Macko V, Mackowiak P, Maddrell-Mander S, Madejczyk O, Madhan Mohan LR, Maev O, Maevskiy A, Maisuzenko D, Majewski MW, Malczewski JJ, Malde S, Malecki B, Malinin A, Maltsev T, Malygina H, Manca G, Mancinelli G, Manera Escalero R, Manuzzi D, Marangotto D, Maratas J, Marchand JF, Marconi U, Mariani S, Marin Benito C, Marinangeli M, Marino P, Marks J, Marshall PJ, Martellotti G, Martinazzoli L, Martinelli M, Martinez Santos D, Martinez Vidal F, Massafferri A, Materok M, Matev R, Mathad A, Mathe Z, Matiunin V, Matteuzzi C, Mattioli KR, Mauri A, Maurice E, Mauricio J, Mazurek M, McCann M, Mcconnell L, Mcgrath TH, McNab A, McNulty R, Mead JV, Meadows B, Meaux C, Meier G, Meinert N, Melnychuk D, Meloni S, Merk M, Merli A, Meyer Garcia L, Mikhasenko M, Milanes DA, Millard E, Milovanovic M, Minard MN, Minzoni L, Mitchell SE, Mitreska B, Mitzel DS, Mödden A, Mohammed RA, Moise RD, Mombächer T, Monroy IA, Monteil S, Morandin M, Morello G, Morello MJ, Moron J, Morris AB, Morris AG, Mountain R, Mu H, Muheim F, Mukherjee M, Mulder M, Müller D, Müller K, Murphy CH, Murray D, Muzzetto P, Naik P, Nakada T, Nandakumar R, Nanut T, Nasteva I, Needham M, Neri I, Neri N, Neubert S, Neufeld N, Newcombe R, Nguyen TD, Nguyen-Mau C, Niel EM, Nieswand S, Nikitin N, Nolte NS, Nunez C, Oblakowska-Mucha A, Obraztsov V, O'Hanlon DP, Oldeman R, Olivares ME, Onderwater CJG, Ossowska A, Otalora Goicochea JM, Ovsiannikova T, Owen P, Oyanguren A, Pagare B, Pais PR, Pajero T, Palano A, Palutan M, Pan Y, Panshin G, Papanestis A, Pappagallo M, Pappalardo LL, Pappenheimer C, Parker W, Parkes C, Parkinson CJ, Passalacqua B, Passaleva G, Pastore A, Patel M, Patrignani C, Pawley CJ, Pearce A, Pellegrino A, Pepe Altarelli M, Perazzini S, Pereima D, Perret P, Petridis K, Petrolini A, Petrov A, Petrucci S, Petruzzo M, Pham TTH, Philippov A, Pica L, Piccini M, Pietrzyk B, Pietrzyk G, Pili M, Pinci D, Pisani F, Piucci A, P K R, Placinta V, Plews J, Plo Casasus M, Polci F, Poli Lener M, Poliakova M, Poluektov A, Polukhina N, Polyakov I, Polycarpo E, Pomery GJ, Ponce S, Popov D, Popov S, Poslavskii S, Prasanth K, Promberger L, Prouve C, Pugatch V, Pullen H, Punzi G, Qian W, Qin J, Quagliani R, Quintana B, Raab NV, Rabadan Trejo RI, Rachwal B, Rademacker JH, Rama M, Ramos Pernas M, Rangel MS, Ratnikov F, Raven G, Reboud M, Redi F, Reiss F, Remon Alepuz C, Ren Z, Renaudin V, Ribatti R, Ricciardi S, Rinnert K, Robbe P, Robert A, Robertson G, Rodrigues AB, Rodrigues E, Rodriguez Lopez JA, Rollings A, Roloff P, Romanovskiy V, Romero Lamas M, Romero Vidal A, Roth JD, Rotondo M, Rudolph MS, Ruf T, Ruiz Vidal J, Ryzhikov A, Ryzka J, Saborido Silva JJ, Sagidova N, Sahoo N, Saitta B, Sanchez Gonzalo D, Sanchez Gras C, Santacesaria R, Santamarina Rios C, Santimaria M, Santovetti E, Saranin D, Sarpis G, Sarpis M, Sarti A, Satriano C, Satta A, Saur M, Savrina D, Sazak H, Scantlebury Smead LG, Schael S, Schellenberg M, Schiller M, Schindler H, Schmelling M, Schmidt B, Schneider O, Schopper A, Schubiger M, Schulte S, Schune MH, Schwemmer R, Sciascia B, Sciubba A, Sellam S, Semennikov A, Senghi Soares M, Sergi A, Serra N, Sestini L, Seuthe A, Seyfert P, Shangase DM, Shapkin M, Shchemerov I, Shchutska L, Shears T, Shekhtman L, Shen Z, Shevchenko V, Shields EB, Shmanin E, Shupperd JD, Siddi BG, Silva Coutinho R, Simi G, Simone S, Skiba I, Skidmore N, Skwarnicki T, Slater MW, Smallwood JC, Smeaton JG, Smetkina A, Smith E, Smith M, Snoch A, Soares M, Soares Lavra L, Sokoloff MD, Soler FJP, Solovev A, Solovyev I, Souza De Almeida FL, Souza De Paula B, Spaan B, Spadaro Norella E, Spradlin P, Stagni F, Stahl M, Stahl S, Stefko P, Steinkamp O, Stemmle S, Stenyakin O, Stevens H, Stone S, Stramaglia ME, Straticiuc M, Strekalina D, Strokov S, Suljik F, Sun J, Sun L, Sun Y, Svihra P, Swallow PN, Swientek K, Szabelski A, Szumlak T, Szymanski M, Taneja S, Teubert F, Thomas E, Thomson KA, Tilley MJ, Tisserand V, T'Jampens S, Tobin M, Tolk S, Tomassetti L, Torres Machado D, Tou DY, Traill M, Tran MT, Trifonova E, Trippl C, Tuci G, Tully A, Tuning N, Ukleja A, Unverzagt DJ, Ursov E, Usachov A, Ustyuzhanin A, Uwer U, Vagner A, Vagnoni V, Valassi A, Valenti G, Valls Canudas N, van Beuzekom M, Van Dijk M, van Herwijnen E, Van Hulse CB, van Veghel M, Vazquez Gomez R, Vazquez Regueiro P, Vázquez Sierra C, Vecchi S, Velthuis JJ, Veltri M, Venkateswaran A, Veronesi M, Vesterinen M, Vieira D, Vieites Diaz M, Viemann H, Vilasis-Cardona X, Vilella Figueras E, Vincent P, Vitali G, Vollhardt A, Vom Bruch D, Vorobyev A, Vorobyev V, Voropaev N, Waldi R, Walsh J, Wang C, Wang J, Wang J, Wang J, Wang J, Wang M, Wang R, Wang Y, Wang Z, Wark HM, Watson NK, Weber SG, Websdale D, Weisser C, Westhenry BDC, White DJ, Whitehead M, Wiedner D, Wilkinson G, Wilkinson M, Williams I, Williams M, Williams MRJ, Wilson FF, Wislicki W, Witek M, Witola L, Wormser G, Wotton SA, Wu H, Wyllie K, Xiang Z, Xiao D, Xie Y, Xu A, Xu J, Xu L, Xu M, Xu Q, Xu Z, Xu Z, Yang D, Yang S, Yang Y, Yang Z, Yang Z, Yao Y, Yeomans LE, Yin H, Yu J, Yuan X, Yushchenko O, Zaffaroni E, Zarebski KA, Zavertyaev M, Zdybal M, Zenaiev O, Zeng M, Zhang D, Zhang L, Zhang S, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zhelezov A, Zheng Y, Zhou X, Zhou Y, Zhu X, Zhukov V, Zonneveld JB, Zucchelli S, Zuliani D, Zunica G. Measurement of CP Violation in the Decay B^{+}→K^{+}π^{0}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 126:091802. [PMID: 33750182 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.091802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A measurement of CP violation in the decay B^{+}→K^{+}π^{0} is reported using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.4 fb^{-1} collected with the LHCb experiment at a center-of-mass energy of sqrt[s]=13 TeV. The CP asymmetry is measured to be 0.025±0.015±0.006±0.003, where the uncertainties are statistical, systematic, and due to an external input. This is the most precise measurement of this quantity. It confirms and significantly enhances the observed anomalous difference between the direct CP asymmetries of the B^{0}→K^{+}π^{-} and B^{+}→K^{+}π^{0} decays, known as the Kπ puzzle.
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Lee JY, Kim BJ, Lee SH, Lee JW, Lee WS. Low quality of life and high HSS-29 scores reflect the risk of loss to follow-up: a study in patients with androgenetic alopecia. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 35:e457-e459. [PMID: 33657244 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kang SY, Go ES, Seo SB, Kim HW, Keel SI, Lee SH. A comparative evaluation of recarbonated CaCO 3 derived from limestone under oxy-fuel circulating fluidized bed conditions. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 758:143704. [PMID: 33243493 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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SO2 emissions from coal-fired boilers are air pollutants and a source of acid rain, causing extensive environmental pollution. Limestone (CaCO3) is a Ca-based sorbent which is injected into circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers, where it combines with SO2 to produce calcium sulfate (CaSO4). As a result, SO2 emissions from a power plant are reduced. In this study, CaCO3 addition was proposed and the desulfurization efficiency improved. The direct desulfurization reaction is dominant in a commercial CFB boiler due to the high CO2 partial pressure, but CaO is formed at a fast reaction rate by calcination in the high temperature or in the low CO2 partial pressure region. When CaO remains in the loop seal, it is exposed to a high CO2 partial pressure condition moving through the recirculation section for an extended period and re-injected into the furnace as recarbonated CaCO3. To analyze the direct desulfurization reaction kinetics, a shrink core model in which the reaction proceeds inside the particle was adopted. Surface observations through FE-SEM of CaSO4 produced by the 180 minute long desulfurization experiment using TGA suggest that the CaSO4 crystal growth rate increased after the pre-treatment (recarbonation) of limestone. Recarbonation lowered the limestone crystallinity, causing a faster reaction. The CaCO3 recarbonation increased the Ca utilization by more than 20% when the direct desulfurization reaction occurred. The TGA experiments show that recarbonation contributes to CaSO4 conversion. Increasing the desulfurization efficiency using recarbonation can reduce the fixed investment and operating costs of oxy-fuel CFB plants because only desulfurization in the furnace is able to meet SO2 emission regulations or lower the flue gas desulfurization (FGD) dependence. Accordingly, the desulfurization conversions of recarbonated CaCO3 and limestone were compared in this study. Morphological changes in the limestone were also evaluated using XRD, FE-SEM, and other analysis methods.
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Lee PJ, Pham CH, Thuy NTT, Park HJ, Lee SH, Yoo HM, Cho N. 1-Methoxylespeflorin G11 Protects HT22 Cells from Glutamate-Induced Cell Death through Inhibition of ROS Production and Apoptosis. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 31:217-225. [PMID: 33397834 PMCID: PMC9705990 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2011.11032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This study aimed to investigate the neuroprotective effects of 1-methoxylespeflorin G11 (MLG), a pterocarpan, against glutamate-induced neurotoxicity in neuronal HT22 hippocampal cells. The protective effects of MLG were evaluated using MTT assay and microscopic analysis. The extent of apoptosis was studied using flow cytometric analysis performed on the damaged cells probed with annexin V/propidium iodide. Moreover, mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) were assessed using flow cytometry through MitoSOXTM Red staining. To determine mitochondrial membrane potential, staining with tetramethylrhodamine and JC-1 was performed followed by flow cytometry. The results demonstrated that MLG attenuates glutamate-induced apoptosis in HT22 cells by inhibiting intracellular ROS generation and mitochondrial dysfunction. Additionally, MLG prevented glutamate-induced apoptotic pathway in HT22 cells through upregulation of Bcl-2 and downregulation of cleaved PARP-1, AIF, and phosphorylated MAPK cascades. In addition, MLG treatment induced HO-1 expression in HT22 cells. These results suggested that MLG exhibits neuroprotective effects against glutamate-induced neurotoxicity in neuronal HT22 cells by inhibiting oxidative stress and apoptosis.
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Aaij R, Abellán Beteta C, Ackernley T, Adeva B, Adinolfi M, Afsharnia H, Aidala CA, Aiola S, Ajaltouni Z, Akar S, Albrecht J, Alessio F, Alexander M, Alfonso Albero A, Aliouche Z, Alkhazov G, Alvarez Cartelle P, Amato S, Amhis Y, An L, Anderlini L, Andreianov A, Andreotti M, Archilli F, Artamonov A, Artuso M, Arzymatov K, Aslanides E, Atzeni M, Audurier B, Bachmann S, Bachmayer M, Back JJ, Baker S, Baladron Rodriguez P, Balagura V, Baldini W, Baptista Leite J, Barlow RJ, Barsuk S, Barter W, Bartolini M, Baryshnikov F, Basels JM, Bassi G, Batsukh B, Battig A, Bay A, Becker M, Bedeschi F, Bediaga I, Beiter A, Belavin V, Belin S, Bellee V, Belous K, Belov I, Belyaev I, Bencivenni G, Ben-Haim E, Berezhnoy A, Bernet R, Berninghoff D, Bernstein HC, Bertella C, Bertholet E, Bertolin A, Betancourt C, Betti F, Bettler MO, Bezshyiko I, Bhasin S, Bhom J, Bian L, Bieker MS, Bifani S, Billoir P, Birch M, Bishop FCR, Bizzeti A, Bjørn M, Blago MP, Blake T, Blanc F, Blusk S, Bobulska D, Boelhauve JA, Boente Garcia O, Boettcher T, Boldyrev A, Bondar A, Bondar N, Borghi S, Borisyak M, Borsato M, Borsuk JT, Bouchiba SA, Bowcock TJV, Boyer A, Bozzi C, Bradley MJ, Braun S, Brea Rodriguez A, Brodski M, Brodzicka J, Brossa Gonzalo A, Brundu D, Buonaura A, Burr C, Bursche A, Butkevich A, Butter JS, Buytaert J, Byczynski W, Cadeddu S, Cai H, Calabrese R, Calefice L, Calero Diaz L, Cali S, Calladine R, Calvi M, Calvo Gomez M, Camargo Magalhaes P, Camboni A, Campana P, Campora Perez DH, Campoverde Quezada AF, Capelli S, Capriotti L, Carbone A, Carboni G, Cardinale R, Cardini A, Carli I, Carniti P, Carus L, Carvalho Akiba K, Casais Vidal A, Casse G, Cattaneo M, Cavallero G, Celani S, Cerasoli J, Chadwick AJ, Chapman MG, Charles M, Charpentier P, Chatzikonstantinidis G, Chavez Barajas CA, Chefdeville M, Chen C, Chen S, Chernov A, Chitic SG, Chobanova V, Cholak S, Chrzaszcz M, Chubykin A, Chulikov V, Ciambrone P, Cicala MF, Cid Vidal X, Ciezarek G, Clarke PEL, Clemencic M, Cliff HV, Closier J, 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First Observation of the Decay B_{s}^{0}→K^{-}μ^{+}ν_{μ} and a Measurement of |V_{ub}|/|V_{cb}|. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 126:081804. [PMID: 33709730 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.081804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The first observation of the suppressed semileptonic B_{s}^{0}→K^{-}μ^{+}ν_{μ} decay is reported. Using a data sample recorded in pp collisions in 2012 with the LHCb detector, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2 fb^{-1}, the branching fraction B(B_{s}^{0}→K^{-}μ^{+}ν_{μ}) is measured to be [1.06±0.05(stat)±0.08(syst)]×10^{-4}, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second one represents the combined systematic uncertainties. The decay B_{s}^{0}→D_{s}^{-}μ^{+}ν_{μ}, where D_{s}^{-} is reconstructed in the final state K^{+}K^{-}π^{-}, is used as a normalization channel to minimize the experimental systematic uncertainty. Theoretical calculations on the form factors of the B_{s}^{0}→K^{-} and B_{s}^{0}→D_{s}^{-} transitions are employed to determine the ratio of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix elements |V_{ub}|/|V_{cb}| at low and high B_{s}^{0}→K^{-} momentum transfer.
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Kim SH, Paik BR, Lee SH, Lee SM, Kim MJ, Kim EJ, Leow CY, Cho C, Park WS, Suh BF. Clinical brightening efficacy and safety of Melasolv™ (3,4,5-trimethoxy cinnamate thymol ester, TCTE) in Southeast Asian women. J Cosmet Dermatol 2021; 20:2851-2859. [PMID: 33533074 DOI: 10.1111/jocd.13969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Skin darkening because of increased and irregular synthesis of melanin causes melasma, solar lentigo, and freckles. Melasolv™, produced in the early 2000s, shows potent depigmenting effect and has low cytotoxicity. It has been used as a brightening agent in cosmetics for decades. AIMS This study was conducted to investigate whether Melasolv™ is effective for the skin of ASEAN (Southeast Asia) women. METHODS We recruited ASEAN women in Singapore and divided them into two groups (active group vs. placebo group). Melasolv™ and placebo formulations were applied twice a day for 12 weeks. The changes in the pigmented spots were visually evaluated by an expert and assessed using a spectrophotometer and Mexameter at 0, 4, 8, and 12 weeks. RESULTS The visual evaluation revealed significant improvements, in both size and color intensity, in the active group compared with those in the placebo group at 12 weeks. In the spectrophotometric evaluation, the L* value of the pigmented spots in the active group was significantly higher than that in the placebo group at 12 weeks. Similar results were obtained in the evaluation using the Mexameter. After 12 weeks, the melanin index of the pigmented spots significantly decreased, and it was significantly higher than that in the placebo group. There was no significant change in the erythema index. In the image analysis, there were no significant differences in skin color brightness and evenness in the active group compared with those in the placebo group. CONCLUSION Melasolv™ can be effective used for skin brightening.
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