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Abbasi R, Ackermann M, Adams J, Agarwalla SK, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Alameddine JM, Amin NM, Andeen K, Anton G, Argüelles C, Ashida Y, Athanasiadou S, Axani SN, Bai X, Balagopal VA, Baricevic M, Barwick SW, Basu V, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Becker Tjus J, Beise J, Bellenghi C, Benning C, BenZvi S, Berley D, Bernardini E, Besson DZ, Blaufuss E, Blot S, Bontempo F, Book JY, Boscolo Meneguolo C, Böser S, Botner O, Böttcher J, Bourbeau E, Braun J, Brinson B, Brostean-Kaiser J, Burley RT, Busse RS, Butterfield D, Campana MA, Carloni K, Carnie-Bronca EG, Chattopadhyay S, Chau N, Chen C, Chen Z, Chirkin D, Choi S, Clark BA, Classen L, Coleman A, Collin GH, Connolly A, Conrad JM, Coppin P, Correa P, Cowen DF, Dave P, De Clercq C, DeLaunay JJ, Delgado D, Deng S, Deoskar K, Desai A, Desiati P, de Vries KD, de Wasseige G, DeYoung T, Diaz A, Díaz-Vélez JC, Dittmer M, Domi A, Dujmovic H, DuVernois MA, Ehrhardt T, Eller P, Ellinger E, El Mentawi S, Elsässer D, Engel R, Erpenbeck H, Evans J, Evenson PA, Fan KL, Fang K, Farrag K, Fazely AR, Feigl N, Fiedlschuster S, Fienberg AT, Finley C, Fischer L, Fox D, Franckowiak A, Fritz A, Fürst P, Gallagher J, Ganster E, Garcia A, Gerhardt L, Ghadimi A, Glaser C, Glauch T, Glüsenkamp T, Goehlke N, Gonzalez JG, Goswami S, Grant D, Gray SJ, Gries O, Griffin S, Griswold S, Groth KM, Günther C, Gutjahr P, Haack C, Hallgren A, Halliday R, Halve L, Halzen F, Hamdaoui H, Ha Minh M, Hanson K, Hardin J, Harnisch AA, Hatch P, Haungs A, Helbing K, Hellrung J, Henningsen F, Heuermann L, Heyer N, Hickford S, Hidvegi A, Hill C, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hori S, Hoshina K, Hou W, Huber T, Hultqvist K, Hünnefeld M, Hussain R, Hymon K, In S, Ishihara A, Jacquart M, Janik O, Jansson M, Japaridze GS, Jeong M, Jin M, Jones BJP, Kang D, Kang W, Kang X, Kappes A, Kappesser D, Kardum L, Karg T, Karl M, Karle A, Katz U, Kauer M, Kelley JL, Khatee Zathul A, Kheirandish A, Kiryluk J, Klein SR, Kochocki A, Koirala R, Kolanoski H, Kontrimas T, Köpke L, Kopper C, Koskinen DJ, Koundal P, Kovacevich M, Kowalski M, Kozynets T, Krishnamoorthi J, Kruiswijk K, Krupczak E, Kumar A, Kun E, Kurahashi N, Lad N, Lagunas Gualda C, Lamoureux M, Larson MJ, Latseva S, Lauber F, Lazar JP, Lee JW, Leonard DeHolton K, Leszczyńska A, Lincetto M, Liu QR, Liubarska M, Lohfink E, Love C, Lozano Mariscal CJ, Lucarelli F, Luszczak W, Lyu Y, Madsen J, Mahn KBM, Makino Y, Manao E, Mancina S, Marie Sainte W, Mariş IC, Marka S, Marka Z, Marsee M, Martinez-Soler I, Maruyama R, Mayhew F, McElroy T, McNally F, Mead JV, Meagher K, Mechbal S, Medina A, Meier M, Merckx Y, Merten L, Micallef J, Mitchell J, Montaruli T, Moore RW, Morii Y, Morse R, Moulai M, Mukherjee T, Naab R, Nagai R, Nakos M, Naumann U, Necker J, Negi A, Neumann M, Niederhausen H, Nisa MU, Noell A, Novikov A, Nowicki SC, Obertacke Pollmann A, O'Dell V, Oehler M, Oeyen B, Olivas A, Orsoe R, Osborn J, O'Sullivan E, Pandya H, Pankova DV, Park N, Parker GK, Paudel EN, Paul L, Pérez de Los Heros C, Peterson J, Philippen S, Pizzuto A, Plum M, Pontén A, Popovych Y, Prado Rodriguez M, Pries B, Procter-Murphy R, Przybylski GT, Raab C, Rack-Helleis J, Rawlins K, Rechav Z, Rehman A, Reichherzer P, Renzi G, Resconi E, Reusch S, Rhode W, Riedel B, Rifaie A, Roberts EJ, Robertson S, Rodan S, Roellinghoff G, Rongen M, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ruohan L, Ryckbosch D, Safa I, Saffer J, Salazar-Gallegos D, Sampathkumar P, Sanchez Herrera SE, Sandrock A, Santander M, Sarkar S, Sarkar S, Savelberg J, Savina P, Schaufel M, Schieler H, Schindler S, Schlickmann L, Schlüter B, Schlüter F, Schmeisser N, Schmidt T, Schneider J, Schröder FG, Schumacher L, Schwefer G, Sclafani S, Seckel D, Seikh M, Seunarine S, Shah R, Sharma A, Shefali S, Shimizu N, Silva M, Skrzypek B, Smithers B, Snihur R, Soedingrekso J, Søgaard A, Soldin D, Soldin P, Sommani G, Spannfellner C, Spiczak GM, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Stezelberger T, Stürwald T, Stuttard T, Sullivan GW, Taboada I, Ter-Antonyan S, Thiesmeyer M, Thompson WG, Thwaites J, Tilav S, Tollefson K, Tönnis C, Toscano S, Tosi D, Trettin A, Tung CF, Turcotte R, Twagirayezu JP, Ty B, Unland Elorrieta MA, Upadhyay AK, Upshaw K, Valtonen-Mattila N, Vandenbroucke J, van Eijndhoven N, Vannerom D, van Santen J, Vara J, Veitch-Michaelis J, Venugopal M, Vereecken M, Verpoest S, Veske D, Vijai A, Walck C, Weaver C, Weigel P, Weindl A, Weldert J, Wen AY, Wendt C, Werthebach J, Weyrauch M, Whitehorn N, Wiebusch CH, Willey N, Williams DR, Witthaus L, Wolf A, Wolf M, Wrede G, Xu XW, Yanez JP, Yildizci E, Yoshida S, Young R, Yu F, Yu S, Zhang Z, Zhelnin P, Zilberman P, Zimmerman M. Observation of Seven Astrophysical Tau Neutrino Candidates with IceCube. Phys Rev Lett 2024; 132:151001. [PMID: 38682982 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.132.151001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
Abstract
We report on a measurement of astrophysical tau neutrinos with 9.7 yr of IceCube data. Using convolutional neural networks trained on images derived from simulated events, seven candidate ν_{τ} events were found with visible energies ranging from roughly 20 TeV to 1 PeV and a median expected parent ν_{τ} energy of about 200 TeV. Considering backgrounds from astrophysical and atmospheric neutrinos, and muons from π^{±}/K^{±} decays in atmospheric air showers, we obtain a total estimated background of about 0.5 events, dominated by non-ν_{τ} astrophysical neutrinos. Thus, we rule out the absence of astrophysical ν_{τ} at the 5σ level. The measured astrophysical ν_{τ} flux is consistent with expectations based on previously published IceCube astrophysical neutrino flux measurements and neutrino oscillations.
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Affiliation(s)
- R Abbasi
- Department of Physics, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60660, USA
| | - M Ackermann
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Platanenallee 6, 15738 Zeuthen, Germany
| | - J Adams
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
| | - S K Agarwalla
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - J A Aguilar
- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
| | - M Ahlers
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - J M Alameddine
- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
| | - N M Amin
- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
| | - K Andeen
- Department of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - G Anton
- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - C Argüelles
- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
| | - Y Ashida
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
| | - S Athanasiadou
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Platanenallee 6, 15738 Zeuthen, Germany
| | - S N Axani
- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
| | - X Bai
- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
| | - V A Balagopal
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - M Baricevic
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - S W Barwick
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
| | - V Basu
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - R Bay
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
| | - J J Beatty
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
| | - J Becker Tjus
- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - J Beise
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
| | - C Bellenghi
- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
| | - C Benning
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia Galileo Galilei, Università Degli Studi di Padova, 35122 Padova PD, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
| | - E Blaufuss
- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Platanenallee 6, 15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
| | - J Y Book
- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
| | - C Boscolo Meneguolo
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia Galileo Galilei, Università Degli Studi di Padova, 35122 Padova PD, Italy
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - E Bourbeau
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - J Braun
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Platanenallee 6, 15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
| | - E G Carnie-Bronca
- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia
| | - S Chattopadhyay
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - N Chau
- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
| | - C Chen
- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
| | - Z Chen
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
| | - D Chirkin
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - S Choi
- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
| | - B A Clark
- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
| | - L Classen
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
| | - A Coleman
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - A Connolly
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
| | - C De Clercq
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
| | - S Deng
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - K Deoskar
- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
| | - A Desai
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - P Desiati
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - K D de Vries
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology-CP3, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - M Dittmer
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
| | - A Domi
- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - H Dujmovic
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - M A DuVernois
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - T Ehrhardt
- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - P Eller
- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
| | - S El Mentawi
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - D Elsässer
- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
| | - R Engel
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - J Evans
- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
| | - P A Evenson
- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
| | - K L Fan
- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
| | - K Fang
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - K Farrag
- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
| | - A R Fazely
- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
| | - N Feigl
- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
| | - S Fiedlschuster
- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - A T Fienberg
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
| | - C Finley
- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Platanenallee 6, 15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
| | - A Franckowiak
- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - A Fritz
- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - P Fürst
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - J Gallagher
- Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - E Ganster
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - A Garcia
- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
| | - C Glaser
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
| | - T Glauch
- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
| | - T Glüsenkamp
- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
| | - O Gries
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - S Griffin
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - C Günther
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
| | - C Haack
- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
| | - L Halve
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - F Halzen
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- CTSPS, Clark-Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia 30314, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, 502 Yates St., Science Hall Rm 108, Box 19059, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Platanenallee 6, 15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Abe Y, Inoue M, Sekiguchi K, Nakano S, Tomaru Y, Maeda T, Shimizu N, Ihara K. Clinical characteristics of preterm and term infants with Ureaplasma in gastric fluid. Pediatr Neonatol 2024; 65:170-176. [PMID: 37741759 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2023.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Ureaplasma spp. is an endemic microorganism that causes placental chorioamnionitis or preterm delivery in pregnant women, and the occurrence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia or intraventricular hemorrhaging in preterm infants after birth, although the pathogenicity of Ureaplasma remains controversial. The association between Ureaplasma exposure and the symptoms or outcomes of infected mothers or their infants born at term remains poorly understood. We investigated the clinical characteristics of preterm and term infants with or without Ureaplasma in their gastric fluid. METHODS Gastric fluid samples were collected from 47 newborns in the neonatal intensive-care unit immediately after birth and tested using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays targeting Ureaplasma spp., Ureaplasma parvum, and Ureaplasma urealyticum. The clinical findings and outcomes of the neonates and their mothers were retrospectively evaluated. RESULTS Ureaplasma spp. were detected in 9/47 samples (19%) by multiplex PCR assays. In all cases, the subspecies was U. parvum. The Ureaplasma-positive group had a significantly higher incidence of chorioamnionitis in utero than the Ureaplasma-negative group. Regarding preterm infants, the IgM levels in the Ureaplasma-positive group were significantly higher than in the Ureaplasma-negative group. In contrast, in term infants, the rates of a non-reassuring fetal status, a maternal fever, and maternal leukocyte counts and maternal C-reactive protein levels within five days before delivery in the Ureaplasma-positive group were significantly higher than those in the Ureaplasma-negative group. All three extremely-low-birth-weight infants with Ureaplasma developed bronchopulmonary dysplasia. The length of hospitalization in the Ureaplasma-positive group was almost same as that in the Ureaplasma-negative group for term infants. CONCLUSION Mothers or their fetuses with exposure to Ureaplasma expressed characteristic clinical features during pregnancy and after birth.
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- Yoshiichi Abe
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan; Department of Pediatrics, Koseiren Tsurumi Hospital, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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Kondo Y, Achouri NL, Falou HA, Atar L, Aumann T, Baba H, Boretzky K, Caesar C, Calvet D, Chae H, Chiga N, Corsi A, Delaunay F, Delbart A, Deshayes Q, Dombrádi Z, Douma CA, Ekström A, Elekes Z, Forssén C, Gašparić I, Gheller JM, Gibelin J, Gillibert A, Hagen G, Harakeh MN, Hirayama A, Hoffman CR, Holl M, Horvat A, Horváth Á, Hwang JW, Isobe T, Jiang WG, Kahlbow J, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kawase S, Kim S, Kisamori K, Kobayashi T, Körper D, Koyama S, Kuti I, Lapoux V, Lindberg S, Marqués FM, Masuoka S, Mayer J, Miki K, Murakami T, Najafi M, Nakamura T, Nakano K, Nakatsuka N, Nilsson T, Obertelli A, Ogata K, de Oliveira Santos F, Orr NA, Otsu H, Otsuka T, Ozaki T, Panin V, Papenbrock T, Paschalis S, Revel A, Rossi D, Saito AT, Saito TY, Sasano M, Sato H, Satou Y, Scheit H, Schindler F, Schrock P, Shikata M, Shimizu N, Shimizu Y, Simon H, Sohler D, Sorlin O, Stuhl L, Sun ZH, Takeuchi S, Tanaka M, Thoennessen M, Törnqvist H, Togano Y, Tomai T, Tscheuschner J, Tsubota J, Tsunoda N, Uesaka T, Utsuno Y, Vernon I, Wang H, Yang Z, Yasuda M, Yoneda K, Yoshida S. Publisher Correction: First observation of 28O. Nature 2023; 623:E13. [PMID: 37935927 PMCID: PMC10665181 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06815-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Y Kondo
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan.
- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan.
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- LPC Caen UMR6534, Université de Caen Normandie, ENSICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
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- Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
- Lebanese-French University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Deddeh, Lebanon
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
- Helmholtz Research Academy Hesse for FAIR, Darmstadt, Germany
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- LPC Caen UMR6534, Université de Caen Normandie, ENSICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
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- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- LPC Caen UMR6534, Université de Caen Normandie, ENSICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
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- ESRIG, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institutionen för Fysik, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Institutionen för Fysik, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola, Göteborg, Sweden
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- LPC Caen UMR6534, Université de Caen Normandie, ENSICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
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- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
- ESRIG, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Center for Exotic Nuclear Studies, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Institutionen för Fysik, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola, Göteborg, Sweden
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Advanced Energy Engineering Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Center for Exotic Nuclear Studies, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Atomki, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institutionen för Fysik, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola, Göteborg, Sweden
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- LPC Caen UMR6534, Université de Caen Normandie, ENSICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, Saitama, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- ESRIG, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Energy Engineering Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Institutionen för Fysik, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Physics, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), CEA/DRF-CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
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- LPC Caen UMR6534, Université de Caen Normandie, ENSICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- LPC Caen UMR6534, Université de Caen Normandie, ENSICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
- Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), CEA/DRF-CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), CEA/DRF-CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
- Center for Exotic Nuclear Studies, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, Saitama, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, Durham, UK
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Liberal and General Education Center, Institute for Promotion of Higher Academic Education, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
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Kondo Y, Achouri NL, Falou HA, Atar L, Aumann T, Baba H, Boretzky K, Caesar C, Calvet D, Chae H, Chiga N, Corsi A, Delaunay F, Delbart A, Deshayes Q, Dombrádi Z, Douma CA, Ekström A, Elekes Z, Forssén C, Gašparić I, Gheller JM, Gibelin J, Gillibert A, Hagen G, Harakeh MN, Hirayama A, Hoffman CR, Holl M, Horvat A, Horváth Á, Hwang JW, Isobe T, Jiang WG, Kahlbow J, Kalantar-Nayestanaki N, Kawase S, Kim S, Kisamori K, Kobayashi T, Körper D, Koyama S, Kuti I, Lapoux V, Lindberg S, Marqués FM, Masuoka S, Mayer J, Miki K, Murakami T, Najafi M, Nakamura T, Nakano K, Nakatsuka N, Nilsson T, Obertelli A, Ogata K, de Oliveira Santos F, Orr NA, Otsu H, Otsuka T, Ozaki T, Panin V, Papenbrock T, Paschalis S, Revel A, Rossi D, Saito AT, Saito TY, Sasano M, Sato H, Satou Y, Scheit H, Schindler F, Schrock P, Shikata M, Shimizu N, Shimizu Y, Simon H, Sohler D, Sorlin O, Stuhl L, Sun ZH, Takeuchi S, Tanaka M, Thoennessen M, Törnqvist H, Togano Y, Tomai T, Tscheuschner J, Tsubota J, Tsunoda N, Uesaka T, Utsuno Y, Vernon I, Wang H, Yang Z, Yasuda M, Yoneda K, Yoshida S. First observation of 28O. Nature 2023; 620:965-970. [PMID: 37648757 PMCID: PMC10630140 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06352-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
Abstract
Subjecting a physical system to extreme conditions is one of the means often used to obtain a better understanding and deeper insight into its organization and structure. In the case of the atomic nucleus, one such approach is to investigate isotopes that have very different neutron-to-proton (N/Z) ratios than in stable nuclei. Light, neutron-rich isotopes exhibit the most asymmetric N/Z ratios and those lying beyond the limits of binding, which undergo spontaneous neutron emission and exist only as very short-lived resonances (about 10-21 s), provide the most stringent tests of modern nuclear-structure theories. Here we report on the first observation of 28O and 27O through their decay into 24O and four and three neutrons, respectively. The 28O nucleus is of particular interest as, with the Z = 8 and N = 20 magic numbers1,2, it is expected in the standard shell-model picture of nuclear structure to be one of a relatively small number of so-called 'doubly magic' nuclei. Both 27O and 28O were found to exist as narrow, low-lying resonances and their decay energies are compared here to the results of sophisticated theoretical modelling, including a large-scale shell-model calculation and a newly developed statistical approach. In both cases, the underlying nuclear interactions were derived from effective field theories of quantum chromodynamics. Finally, it is shown that the cross-section for the production of 28O from a 29F beam is consistent with it not exhibiting a closed N = 20 shell structure.
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- Y Kondo
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan.
- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan.
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- LPC Caen UMR6534, Université de Caen Normandie, ENSICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
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- Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
- Lebanese-French University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Deddeh, Lebanon
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
- Helmholtz Research Academy Hesse for FAIR, Darmstadt, Germany
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- LPC Caen UMR6534, Université de Caen Normandie, ENSICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
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- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- LPC Caen UMR6534, Université de Caen Normandie, ENSICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
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- ESRIG, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institutionen för Fysik, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Institutionen för Fysik, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola, Göteborg, Sweden
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- LPC Caen UMR6534, Université de Caen Normandie, ENSICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
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- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
- ESRIG, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Center for Exotic Nuclear Studies, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Institutionen för Fysik, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola, Göteborg, Sweden
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Advanced Energy Engineering Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Center for Exotic Nuclear Studies, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Atomki, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institutionen för Fysik, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola, Göteborg, Sweden
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- LPC Caen UMR6534, Université de Caen Normandie, ENSICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, Saitama, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- ESRIG, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Energy Engineering Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Institutionen för Fysik, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Physics, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), CEA/DRF-CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
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- LPC Caen UMR6534, Université de Caen Normandie, ENSICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- LPC Caen UMR6534, Université de Caen Normandie, ENSICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
- Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), CEA/DRF-CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), CEA/DRF-CNRS/IN2P3, Caen, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
- Center for Exotic Nuclear Studies, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, Saitama, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, Durham, UK
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Liberal and General Education Center, Institute for Promotion of Higher Academic Education, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
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Abbasi R, Ackermann M, Adams J, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Ahrens M, Alameddine JM, Alves AA, Amin NM, Andeen K, Anderson T, Anton G, Argüelles C, Ashida Y, Athanasiadou S, Axani S, Bai X, Balagopal V A, Barwick SW, Basu V, Baur S, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Becker KH, Tjus JB, Beise J, Bellenghi C, Benda S, BenZvi S, Berley D, Bernardini E, Besson DZ, Binder G, Bindig D, Blaufuss E, Blot S, Boddenberg M, Bontempo F, Book JY, Borowka J, Böser S, Botner O, Böttcher J, Bourbeau E, Bradascio F, Braun J, Brinson B, Bron S, Brostean-Kaiser J, Burley RT, Busse RS, Campana MA, Carnie-Bronca EG, Chen C, Chen Z, Chirkin D, Choi K, Clark BA, Clark K, Classen L, Coleman A, Collin GH, Connolly A, Conrad JM, Coppin P, Correa P, Cowen DF, Cross R, Dappen C, Dave P, De Clercq C, DeLaunay JJ, López DD, Dembinski H, Deoskar K, Desai A, Desiati P, de Vries KD, de Wasseige G, DeYoung T, Diaz A, Díaz-Vélez JC, Dittmer M, Dujmovic H, Dunkman M, DuVernois MA, Ehrhardt T, Eller P, Engel R, Erpenbeck H, Evans J, Evenson PA, Fan KL, Fazely AR, Fedynitch A, Feigl N, Fiedlschuster S, Fienberg AT, Finley C, Fischer L, Fox D, Franckowiak A, Friedman E, Fritz A, Fürst P, Gaisser TK, Gallagher J, Ganster E, Garcia A, Garrappa S, Gerhardt L, Ghadimi A, Glaser C, Glauch T, Glüsenkamp T, Goehlke N, Goldschmidt A, Gonzalez JG, Goswami S, Grant D, Grégoire T, Griswold S, Günther C, Gutjahr P, Haack C, Hallgren A, Halliday R, Halve L, Halzen F, Minh MH, Hanson K, Hardin J, Harnisch AA, Haungs A, Helbing K, Henningsen F, Hettinger EC, Hickford S, Hignight J, Hill C, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hoshina K, Hou W, Huang F, Huber M, Huber T, Hultqvist K, Hünnefeld M, Hussain R, Hymon K, In S, Iovine N, Ishihara A, Jansson M, Japaridze GS, Jeong M, Jin M, Jones BJP, Kang D, Kang W, Kang X, Kappes A, Kappesser D, Kardum L, Karg T, Karl M, Karle A, Katz U, Kauer M, Kellermann M, Kelley JL, Kheirandish A, Kin K, Kiryluk J, Klein SR, Kochocki A, Koirala R, Kolanoski H, Kontrimas T, Köpke L, Kopper C, Kopper S, Koskinen DJ, Koundal P, Kovacevich M, Kowalski M, Kozynets T, Krupczak E, Kun E, Kurahashi N, Lad N, Gualda CL, Lanfranchi JL, Larson MJ, Lauber F, Lazar JP, Lee JW, Leonard K, Leszczyńska A, Li Y, Lincetto M, Liu QR, Liubarska M, Lohfink E, Mariscal CJL, Lu L, Lucarelli F, Ludwig A, Luszczak W, Lyu Y, Ma WY, Madsen J, Mahn KBM, Makino Y, Mancina S, Mariş IC, Martinez-Soler I, Maruyama R, McHale S, McElroy T, McNally F, Mead JV, Meagher K, Mechbal S, Medina A, Meier M, Meighen-Berger S, Merckx Y, Micallef J, Mockler D, Montaruli T, Moore RW, Morik K, Morse R, Moulai M, Mukherjee T, Naab R, Nagai R, Nahnhauer R, Naumann U, Necker J, Nguyen LV, Niederhausen H, Nisa MU, Nowicki SC, Nygren D, Pollmann AO, Oehler M, Oeyen B, Olivas A, O'Sullivan E, Pandya H, Pankova DV, Park N, Parker GK, Paudel EN, Paul L, de Los Heros CP, Peters L, Peterson J, Philippen S, Pieper S, Pizzuto A, Plum M, Popovych Y, Porcelli A, Rodriguez MP, Pries B, Przybylski GT, Raab C, Rack-Helleis J, Raissi A, Rameez M, Rawlins K, Rea IC, Rechav Z, Rehman A, Reichherzer P, Reimann R, Renzi G, Resconi E, Reusch S, Rhode W, Richman M, Riedel B, Roberts EJ, Robertson S, Roellinghoff G, Rongen M, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ryckbosch D, Cantu DR, Safa I, Saffer J, Salazar-Gallegos D, Sampathkumar P, Herrera SES, Sandrock A, Santander M, Sarkar S, Sarkar S, Satalecka K, Schaufel M, Schieler H, Schindler S, Schmidt T, Schneider A, Schneider J, Schröder FG, Schumacher L, Schwefer G, Sclafani S, Seckel D, Seunarine S, Sharma A, Shefali S, Shimizu N, Silva M, Skrzypek B, Smithers B, Snihur R, Soedingrekso J, Sogaard A, Soldin D, Spannfellner C, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Stein R, Stettner J, Stezelberger T, Stokstad B, Stürwald T, Stuttard T, Sullivan GW, Taboada I, Ter-Antonyan S, Thwaites J, Tilav S, Tischbein F, Tollefson K, Tönnis C, Toscano S, Tosi D, Trettin A, Tselengidou M, Tung CF, Turcati A, Turcotte R, Turley CF, Twagirayezu JP, Ty B, Elorrieta MAU, Valtonen-Mattila N, Vandenbroucke J, van Eijndhoven N, Vannerom D, van Santen J, Veitch-Michaelis J, Verpoest S, Walck C, Wang W, Watson TB, Weaver C, Weigel P, Weindl A, Weiss MJ, Weldert J, Wendt C, Werthebach J, Weyrauch M, Whitehorn N, Wiebusch CH, Willey N, Williams DR, Wolf M, Wrede G, Wulff J, Xu XW, Yanez JP, Yildizci E, Yoshida S, Yu S, Yuan T, Zhang Z, Zhelnin P. Observation of high-energy neutrinos from the Galactic plane. Science 2023; 380:1338-1343. [PMID: 37384687 DOI: 10.1126/science.adc9818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
Abstract
The origin of high-energy cosmic rays, atomic nuclei that continuously impact Earth's atmosphere, is unknown. Because of deflection by interstellar magnetic fields, cosmic rays produced within the Milky Way arrive at Earth from random directions. However, cosmic rays interact with matter near their sources and during propagation, which produces high-energy neutrinos. We searched for neutrino emission using machine learning techniques applied to 10 years of data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. By comparing diffuse emission models to a background-only hypothesis, we identified neutrino emission from the Galactic plane at the 4.5σ level of significance. The signal is consistent with diffuse emission of neutrinos from the Milky Way but could also arise from a population of unresolved point sources.
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- R Abbasi
- Department of Physics, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60660, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
| | - J Adams
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
| | - J A Aguilar
- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
| | - M Ahlers
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - M Ahrens
- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
| | - J M Alameddine
- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
| | - A A Alves
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
| | - N M Amin
- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
| | - K Andeen
- Department of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 53201, USA
| | - T Anderson
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
| | - G Anton
- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - C Argüelles
- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
| | - Y Ashida
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
| | - S Athanasiadou
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
| | - S Axani
- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
| | - X Bai
- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
| | - V Basu
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
| | - S Baur
- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
| | - J Becker Tjus
- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - J Beise
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
| | - C Bellenghi
- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
- Università di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
| | - J Y Book
- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
| | - J Borowka
- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
| | - J Braun
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
| | - B Brinson
- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
| | | | - R T Burley
- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
| | - M A Campana
- Department of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
| | - E G Carnie-Bronca
- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
| | - Z Chen
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3800, USA
| | - D Chirkin
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
| | - K Choi
- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
| | - B A Clark
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
| | - A Coleman
- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
| | - A Connolly
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst Elementary Particles, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst Elementary Particles, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
| | - C Dappen
- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - P Dave
- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
| | - C De Clercq
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst Elementary Particles, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
| | - J J DeLaunay
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
| | - D Delgado López
- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
| | - H Dembinski
- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
| | - K Deoskar
- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
| | - A Desai
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
| | - P Desiati
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
| | - K D de Vries
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst Elementary Particles, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
| | - G de Wasseige
- Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
| | - T DeYoung
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
| | - A Diaz
- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
| | - J C Díaz-Vélez
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
| | - M Dittmer
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
| | - H Dujmovic
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
| | - M Dunkman
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
| | - M A DuVernois
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
| | - T Ehrhardt
- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - P Eller
- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
| | - R Engel
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
| | - H Erpenbeck
- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - J Evans
- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
| | - P A Evenson
- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
| | - K L Fan
- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
| | - A R Fazely
- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA 70813, USA
| | - A Fedynitch
- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
| | - N Feigl
- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - A T Fienberg
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
| | - C Finley
- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
| | - L Fischer
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
| | - A Franckowiak
- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
| | - E Friedman
- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
| | - A Fritz
- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - P Fürst
- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - T K Gaisser
- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
| | - J Gallagher
- Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
| | - E Ganster
- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - A Garcia
- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
| | - T Glüsenkamp
- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - N Goehlke
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
| | - A Goldschmidt
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
| | - D Grant
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
| | - T Grégoire
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
| | - C Günther
- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - P Gutjahr
- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
| | - C Haack
- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
| | - A Hallgren
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E1 Canada
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- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- The Center for Theoretical Studies of Physical Systems, Clark-Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA 30314, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3800, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA 70813, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E1 Canada
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Lin C, Ahn JK, Choi JM, Farrington MS, Gonzalez M, Grethen N, Hsiung YB, Inagaki T, Kamiji I, Kim EJ, Kim JL, Kim HM, Kawata K, Kitagawa A, Komatsubara TK, Kotera K, Lee SK, Lee JW, Lim GY, Luo Y, Matsumura T, Nakagiri K, Nanjo H, Nomura T, Ono K, Redeker JC, Sato T, Sasse V, Shibata T, Shimizu N, Shinkawa T, Shinohara S, Shiomi K, Shiraishi R, Suzuki S, Tajima Y, Tung YC, Wah YW, Watanabe H, Wu T, Yamanaka T, Yoshida HY. Search for the Pair Production of Dark Particles X with K_{L}^{0}→XX, X→γγ. Phys Rev Lett 2023; 130:111801. [PMID: 37001070 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.111801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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We present the first search for the pair production of dark particles X via K_{L}^{0}→XX with X decaying into two photons using the data collected by the KOTO experiment. No signal was observed in the mass range of 40-110 MeV/c^{2} and 210-240 MeV/c^{2}. This sets upper limits on the branching fractions as B(K_{L}^{0}→XX)<(1-4)×10^{-7} and B(K_{L}^{0}→XX)<(1-2)×10^{-6} at the 90% confidence level for the two mass regions, respectively.
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- C Lin
- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, Republic of China
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Science Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Science Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Science Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
- J-PARC Center, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Division of Science Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
- J-PARC Center, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Defense Academy, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
- J-PARC Center, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Defense Academy, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
- J-PARC Center, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-8560, Japan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, Republic of China
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- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
- J-PARC Center, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-8560, Japan
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Nakano T, Katayama Y, Sakamoto M, Shimizu Y, Inoie M, Shimizu N, Yamanaka H, Tsuge I, Saito S, Morimoto N. Establishment of a keratinocyte and fibroblast bank for clinical applications in Japan. J Artif Organs 2023; 26:45-52. [PMID: 35511369 DOI: 10.1007/s10047-022-01331-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Regenerative medicine products using allogeneic cells, such as allogeneic cultured epidermis (allo-CE), have become a more critical therapeutic method for the treatment of burns. However, there are no clinically available allo-CE products in Japan. Therefore, establishing a quality-controlled cell bank is mandatory to create regenerative medical products using allogeneic cells. In this study, we selected ten patients from the Department of Plastic Surgery of Kyoto University Hospital to become cell donors. We performed medical interviews and blood sampling for the donor to ensure virus safety. We examined the tissues and isolated cells by performing a nucleic acid test (NAT). To establish a master cell bank, quality evaluation was performed according to the International Conference of Harmonization (ICH) Q5A. Serological tests of the blood samples from the ten donors showed that two of them were ineligible. The cells registered in the cell bank were found to be compatible after virus testing was performed, and a master cell bank was constructed. Hence, we established a keratinocyte and fibroblast bank of clinically usable human cultured cells in Japan for the first time.
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- Takashi Nakano
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 6068507, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 6068507, Japan.
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 6068507, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 6068507, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 6068507, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 6068507, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 6068507, Japan
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Mizuno M, Matsuda J, Watanabe K, Shimizu N, Sekiya I. Effect of disinfectants and manual wiping for processing the cell product changeover in a biosafety cabinet. Regen Ther 2023; 22:169-175. [PMID: 36843961 PMCID: PMC9945742 DOI: 10.1016/j.reth.2023.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Introduction The process of cell product changeover poses a high risk of cross-contamination. Hence, it is essential to minimize cross-contamination while processing cell products. Following its use, the surface of a biosafety cabinet is commonly disinfected by ethanol spray and manual wiping methods. However, the effectiveness of this protocol and the optimal disinfectant have not yet been evaluated. Here, we assessed the effect of various disinfectants and manual wiping methods on bacterial removal during cell processing. Methods The hard surface carrier test was performed to evaluate the disinfectant efficacy of benzalkonium chloride with a corrosion inhibitor (BKC + I), ethanol (ETH), peracetic acid (PAA), and wiping against Bacillus subtilis endospores. Distilled water (DW) was used as the control. A pressure sensor was employed to investigate the differences in loading under dry and wet conditions. The pre-spray for wiping was monitored by eight operators using a paper that turns black when wet. Chemical properties, including residual floating proteins, and mechanical properties, such as viscosity and coefficient of friction, were examined. Results In total, 2.02 ± 0.21-Log and 3.00 ± 0.46-Log reductions from 6-Log CFU of B. subtilis endospores were observed for BKC + I and PAA, respectively, following treatment for 5 min. Meanwhile, wiping resulted in a 0.70 ± 0.12-Log reduction under dry conditions. Under wet conditions, DW and BKC + I showed 3.20 ± 0.17-Log and 3.92 ± 0.46-Log reductions, whereas ETH caused a 1.59 ± 0.26-Log reduction. Analysis of the pressure sensor suggested that the force was not transmitted under dry conditions. Evaluation of the amount of spray by eight operators showed differences and bias in the spraying area. While ETH had the lowest ratio in the protein floating and collection assays, it exhibited the highest viscosity. BKC + I had the highest friction coefficient under 4.0-6.3 mm/s; however, that of BKC + I decreased and became similar to the friction coefficient of ETH under 39.8-63.1 mm/s. Conclusions DW and BKC + I are effective for inducing a 3-Log reduction in bacterial abundance. Moreover, the combination of optimal wet conditions and disinfectants is essential for effective wiping in specific environments containing high-protein human sera and tissues. Given that some raw materials processed in cell products contain high protein levels, our findings suggest that a complete changeover of biosafety cabinets is necessary in terms of both cleaning and disinfection.
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Kaneko K, Sun Y, Shimizu N, Mizusaki T. Quasi-SU(3) Coupling Induced Oblate-Prolate Shape Phase Transition in the Casten Triangle. Phys Rev Lett 2023; 130:052501. [PMID: 36800453 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.052501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Shapes and shape evolution in the mass-130 region, including the Te, Xe, and Ba isotopes, have long been a focus of discussion in nuclear physics. This mass region consists of complex many-body systems that can behave in astonishingly simple and regular ways, as classified in the Casten symmetry triangle. By applying the shell model Hamiltonian proposed recently, we carry out calculations using the Hartree-Fock-Bogolyubov plus generator coordinate method, in the large model space containing the (1g_{9/2},1g_{7/2},2d_{5/2},2d_{3/2},3s_{1/2},1h_{11/2},2f_{7/2}) orbits. Based on good reproduction of the experimentally known energy levels, spectroscopic quadrupole moments, and E2 transition probabilities, we identify the quasi-SU(3) couplings across the N=50 and 82 shell gaps, which play a role in driving shape evolution and phase transition discussed in the extended Casten triangle. Specifically, we demonstrate that the quasi-SU(3) coupling mechanism in the proton partner orbits (1g_{9/2}, 2d_{5/2}) tends to drive the system to be more γ soft, and that in the neutron partner orbits (1h_{11/2}, 2f_{7/2}) are responsible for the oblate-to-prolate shape phase transition. With an emphasis on discussing spectroscopic quadrupole moments, our Letter uncovers hidden symmetries from the vast shell-model configurations and adds microscopical insights into the empirical symmetry triangle.
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- K Kaneko
- Department of Physics, Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka 813-8503, Japan
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennodai Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Institute of Natural Sciences, Senshu University, Tokyo 101-8425, Japan
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Iimura S, Rosenbusch M, Takamine A, Tsunoda Y, Wada M, Chen S, Hou DS, Xian W, Ishiyama H, Yan S, Schury P, Crawford H, Doornenbal P, Hirayama Y, Ito Y, Kimura S, Koiwai T, Kojima TM, Koura H, Lee J, Liu J, Michimasa S, Miyatake H, Moon JY, Naimi S, Nishimura S, Niwase T, Odahara A, Otsuka T, Paschalis S, Petri M, Shimizu N, Sonoda T, Suzuki D, Watanabe YX, Wimmer K, Wollnik H. Study of the N=32 and N=34 Shell Gap for Ti and V by the First High-Precision Multireflection Time-of-Flight Mass Measurements at BigRIPS-SLOWRI. Phys Rev Lett 2023; 130:012501. [PMID: 36669221 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.012501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The atomic masses of ^{55}Sc, ^{56,58}Ti, and ^{56-59}V have been determined using the high-precision multireflection time-of-flight technique. The radioisotopes have been produced at RIKEN's Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory (RIBF) and delivered to the novel designed gas cell and multireflection system, which has been recently commissioned downstream of the ZeroDegree spectrometer following the BigRIPS separator. For ^{56,58}Ti and ^{56-59}V, the mass uncertainties have been reduced down to the order of 10 keV, shedding new light on the N=34 shell effect in Ti and V isotopes by the first high-precision mass measurements of the critical species ^{58}Ti and ^{59}V. With the new precision achieved, we reveal the nonexistence of the N=34 empirical two-neutron shell gaps for Ti and V, and the enhanced energy gap above the occupied νp_{3/2} orbit is identified as a feature unique to Ca. We perform new Monte Carlo shell model calculations including the νd_{5/2} and νg_{9/2} orbits and compare the results with conventional shell model calculations, which exclude the νg_{9/2} and the νd_{5/2} orbits. The comparison indicates that the shell gap reduction in Ti is related to a partial occupation of the higher orbitals for the outer two valence neutrons at N=34.
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- S Iimura
- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, College of Science, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94523, USA
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Center of Nuclear Study (CNS), The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Institute for Basic Science, 70, Yuseong-daero 1689-gil, Yusung-gu, Daejeon 305-811, Korea
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- School of Physics, Engineering, and Technology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics, Engineering, and Technology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001, USA
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Mizuno M, Yori K, Takeuchi T, Yamaguchi T, Watanabe K, Tomaru Y, Shimizu N, Sekiya I. Cross-contamination risk and decontamination during changeover after cell-product processing. Regen Ther 2022; 22:30-38. [PMID: 36618490 PMCID: PMC9800260 DOI: 10.1016/j.reth.2022.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Introduction During changeover in cell-product processing, it is essential to minimize cross-contamination risks. These risks differ depending on the patient from whom the cells were derived. Human error during manual cell-product processing increases the contamination risk in biosafety cabinets. Here, we evaluate the risk of cross-contamination during manual cell-processing to develop an evidence-based changeover method for biosafety cabinets. Methods Contaminant coverage was analyzed during simulated medium preparation, cell seeding, and waste liquid decanting by seven operators, classified by skill. Environmental bacteria were surveyed at four participating facilities. Finally, we assessed the effect of conventional UV irradiation in biosafety cabinets on bacteria and fungi that pose a cross-contamination risk. Results Under simulated conditions, scattered contamination occurred via droplets falling onto the surface from heights of 30 cm, and from bubbles rupturing at this height. Visible traces of contaminants were distributed up to 50 cm from the point of droplet impact, or from the location of the pipette tip when the bubble ruptured. In several facilities, we detected Bacillus subtilis, of which the associated endospores are highly resistant to disinfection. Irradiation at 50 mJ/cm2 effectively eliminated Bacillus subtilis vegetative cells and Aspergillus brasiliensis, which is highly resistant to UV. Bacillus subtilis endospores were eliminated at 100 mJ/cm2. Conclusions Under these simulated optimal conditions, UV irradiation successfully prevents cross-contamination. Therefore, following cell-product processing, monitoring the UV dose in the biosafety cabinet during cell changeover represents a promising method for reducing cross-contamination.
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- Mitsuru Mizuno
- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan,Corresponding author. Fax: +81-3-5803-0192.
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- Department of HeartSheet Business, Terumo Corporation, 1500 Inokuchi, Nakaicho, Ashigarakamigun, Kanagawa 259-0151, Japan
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- Department of HeartSheet Business, Terumo Corporation, 1500 Inokuchi, Nakaicho, Ashigarakamigun, Kanagawa 259-0151, Japan
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- Department of HeartSheet Business, Terumo Corporation, 1500 Inokuchi, Nakaicho, Ashigarakamigun, Kanagawa 259-0151, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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Abbasi R, Ackermann M, Adams J, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Ahrens M, Alameddine JM, Alves AA, Amin NM, Andeen K, Anderson T, Anton G, Argüelles C, Ashida Y, Axani S, Bai X, Balagopal V A, Barwick SW, Bastian B, Basu V, Baur S, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Becker KH, Becker Tjus J, Beise J, Bellenghi C, Benda S, BenZvi S, Berley D, Bernardini E, Besson DZ, Binder G, Bindig D, Blaufuss E, Blot S, Boddenberg M, Bontempo F, Book JY, Borowka J, Böser S, Botner O, Böttcher J, Bourbeau E, Bradascio F, Braun J, Brinson B, Bron S, Brostean-Kaiser J, Burley RT, Busse RS, Campana MA, Carnie-Bronca EG, Chen C, Chen Z, Chirkin D, Choi K, Clark BA, Clark K, Classen L, Coleman A, Collin GH, Conrad JM, Coppin P, Correa P, Cowen DF, Cross R, Dappen C, Dave P, De Clercq C, DeLaunay JJ, Delgado López D, Dembinski H, Deoskar K, Desai A, Desiati P, de Vries KD, de Wasseige G, de With M, DeYoung T, Diaz A, Díaz-Vélez JC, Dittmer M, Dujmovic H, Dunkman M, DuVernois MA, Ehrhardt T, Eller P, Engel R, Erpenbeck H, Evans J, Evenson PA, Fan KL, Fazely AR, Fedynitch A, Feigl N, Fiedlschuster S, Fienberg AT, Finley C, Fischer L, Fox D, Franckowiak A, Friedman E, Fritz A, Fürst P, Gaisser TK, Gallagher J, Ganster E, Garcia A, Garrappa S, Gerhardt L, Ghadimi A, Glaser C, Glauch T, Glüsenkamp T, Goehlke N, Gonzalez JG, Goswami S, Grant D, Grégoire T, Griswold S, Günther C, Gutjahr P, Haack C, Hallgren A, Halliday R, Halve L, Halzen F, Ha Minh M, Hanson K, Hardin J, Harnisch AA, Haungs A, Hebecker D, Helbing K, Henningsen F, Hettinger EC, Hickford S, Hignight J, Hill C, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hoshina K, Hou W, Huang F, Huber M, Huber T, Hultqvist K, Hünnefeld M, Hussain R, Hymon K, In S, Iovine N, Ishihara A, Jansson M, Japaridze GS, Jeong M, Jin M, Jones BJP, Kang D, Kang W, Kang X, Kappes A, Kappesser D, Kardum L, Karg T, Karl M, Karle A, Katz U, Kauer M, Kellermann M, Kelley JL, Kheirandish A, Kin K, Kintscher T, Kiryluk J, Klein SR, Kochocki A, Koirala R, Kolanoski H, Kontrimas T, Köpke L, Kopper C, Kopper S, Koskinen DJ, Koundal P, Kovacevich M, Kowalski M, Kozynets T, Krupczak E, Kun E, Kurahashi N, Lad N, Lagunas Gualda C, Lanfranchi JL, Larson MJ, Lauber F, Lazar JP, Lee JW, Leonard K, Leszczyńska A, Li Y, Lincetto M, Liu QR, Liubarska M, Lohfink E, Lozano Mariscal CJ, Lu L, Lucarelli F, Ludwig A, Luszczak W, Lyu Y, Ma WY, Madsen J, Mahn KBM, Makino Y, Mancina S, Mariş IC, Martinez-Soler I, Maruyama R, McCarthy S, McElroy T, McNally F, Mead JV, Meagher K, Mechbal S, Medina A, Meier M, Meighen-Berger S, Micallef J, Mockler D, Montaruli T, Moore RW, Morse R, Moulai M, Mukherjee T, Naab R, Nagai R, Naumann U, Necker J, Nguyễn LV, Niederhausen H, Nisa MU, Nowicki SC, Obertacke Pollmann A, Oehler M, Oeyen B, Olivas A, O'Sullivan E, Pandya H, Pankova DV, Park N, Parker GK, Paudel EN, Paul L, Pérez de Los Heros C, Peters L, Peterson J, Philippen S, Pieper S, Pizzuto A, Plum M, Popovych Y, Porcelli A, Prado Rodriguez M, Pries B, Przybylski GT, Raab C, Rack-Helleis J, Raissi A, Rameez M, Rawlins K, Rea IC, Rechav Z, Rehman A, Reichherzer P, Reimann R, Renzi G, Resconi E, Reusch S, Rhode W, Richman M, Riedel B, Roberts EJ, Robertson S, Roellinghoff G, Rongen M, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ryckbosch D, Rysewyk Cantu D, Safa I, Saffer J, Sampathkumar P, Sanchez Herrera SE, Sandrock A, Santander M, Sarkar S, Sarkar S, Satalecka K, Schaufel M, Schieler H, Schindler S, Schmidt T, Schneider A, Schneider J, Schröder FG, Schumacher L, Schwefer G, Sclafani S, Seckel D, Seunarine S, Sharma A, Shefali S, Shimizu N, Silva M, Skrzypek B, Smithers B, Snihur R, Soedingrekso J, Soldin D, Spannfellner C, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stachurska J, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Stein R, Stettner J, Stezelberger T, Stürwald T, Stuttard T, Sullivan GW, Taboada I, Ter-Antonyan S, Thwaites J, Tilav S, Tischbein F, Tollefson K, Tönnis C, Toscano S, Tosi D, Trettin A, Tselengidou M, Tung CF, Turcati A, Turcotte R, Turley CF, Twagirayezu JP, Ty B, Unland Elorrieta MA, Valtonen-Mattila N, Vandenbroucke J, van Eijndhoven N, Vannerom D, van Santen J, Veitch-Michaelis J, Verpoest S, Walck C, Wang W, Watson TB, Weaver C, Weigel P, Weindl A, Weiss MJ, Weldert J, Wendt C, Werthebach J, Weyrauch M, Whitehorn N, Wiebusch CH, Willey N, Williams DR, Wolf M, Wrede G, Wulff J, Xu XW, Yanez JP, Yildizci E, Yoshida S, Yu S, Yuan T, Zhang Z, Zhelnin P. Search for Unstable Sterile Neutrinos with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 129:151801. [PMID: 36269964 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.151801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
We present a search for an unstable sterile neutrino by looking for a resonant signal in eight years of atmospheric ν_{μ} data collected from 2011 to 2019 at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Both the (stable) three-neutrino and the 3+1 sterile neutrino models are disfavored relative to the unstable sterile neutrino model, though with p values of 2.8% and 0.81%, respectively, we do not observe evidence for 3+1 neutrinos with neutrino decay. The best-fit parameters for the sterile neutrino with decay model from this study are Δm_{41}^{2}=6.7_{-2.5}^{+3.9} eV^{2}, sin^{2}2θ_{24}=0.33_{-0.17}^{+0.20}, and g^{2}=2.5π±1.5π, where g is the decay-mediating coupling. The preferred regions of the 3+1+decay model from short-baseline oscillation searches are excluded at 90% C.L.
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- R Abbasi
- Department of Physics, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60660, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology - CP3, Université catholique de Louvain, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
- DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- CTSPS, Clark-Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia 30314, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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Naito JI, Kambayashi C, Namba R, Yoshikawa N, Shimizu N. Seasonal Changes in Breeding Characters of Two Syntopic Onychodactylus Salamanders with Special Reference to Differentiation in Their Breeding Seasons. Current Herpetology 2022. [DOI: 10.5358/hsj.41.196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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- Faculty of Bio-Science, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga 526–0829, JAPAN
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739–8521, JAPAN
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- Department of Zoology, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Amakubo 4–1–1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305–0005, JAPAN
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- Hiroshima University Museum, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739–8524, JAPAN
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Katsumi T, Shams F, Yanagi H, Ohnishi T, Toda M, Lin SM, Mawaribuchi S, Shimizu N, Ezaz T, Miura I. Highly rapid and diverse sex chromosome evolution in the Odorrana frog species complex. Dev Growth Differ 2022; 64:279-289. [PMID: 35881001 DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Sex chromosomes in poikilothermal vertebrates are characterized by rapid and diverse evolution at the species or population level. Our previous study revealed that the Taiwanese frog Odorrana swinhoana (2n = 26) has a unique system of multiple sex chromosomes created by three sequential translocations among chromosomes 1, 3, and 7. To reveal the evolutionary history of sex chromosomes in the Odorrana species complex, we first identified the original, homomorphic sex chromosomes, prior to the occurrence of translocations, in the ancestral-type population of O. swinhoana. Then, we extended the investigation to a closely related Japanese species, Odorrana utsunomiyaorum, which is distributed on two small islands. We used a high-throughput nuclear genomic approach to analyze single-nucleotide polymorphisms and identify the sex-linked markers. Those isolated from the O. swinhoana ancestral-type population were found to be aligned to chromosome 1 and showed male heterogamety. In contrast, almost all the sex-linked markers isolated from O. utsunomiyaorum were heterozygous in females and homozygous in males and were aligned to chromosome 9. Morphologically, we confirmed chromosome 9 to be heteromorphic in females, showing a ZZ-ZW sex determination system, in which the W chromosomes were heterochromatinized in a stripe pattern along the chromosome axis. These results indicated that after divergence of the two species, the ancestral homomorphic sex chromosome 1 underwent highly rapid and diverse evolution, i.e., sequential translocations with two autosomes in O. swinhoana, and turnover to chromosome 9 in O. utsunomiyaorum, with a transition from XY to ZW heterogamety and change to heteromorphy.
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- Taito Katsumi
- School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Australia
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- Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
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- Hiroshima University Museum, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Australia
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- Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Australia.,Amphibian Research Center, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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Abbasi R, Ackermann M, Adams J, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Ahrens M, Alameddine JM, Alispach C, Alves AA, Amin NM, Andeen K, Anderson T, Anton G, Argüelles C, Ashida Y, Axani S, Bai X, Balagopal A, Barbano A, Barwick SW, Bastian B, Basu V, Baur S, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Becker KH, Becker Tjus J, Bellenghi C, Benda S, BenZvi S, Berley D, Bernardini E, Besson DZ, Binder G, Bindig D, Blaufuss E, Blot S, Boddenberg M, Bontempo F, Borowka J, Böser S, Botner O, Böttcher J, Bourbeau E, Bradascio F, Braun J, Brinson B, Bron S, Brostean-Kaiser J, Browne S, Burgman A, Burley RT, Busse RS, Campana MA, Carnie-Bronca EG, Chen C, Chen Z, Chirkin D, Choi K, Clark BA, Clark K, Classen L, Coleman A, Collin GH, Conrad JM, Coppin P, Correa P, Cowen DF, Cross R, Dappen C, Dave P, De Clercq C, DeLaunay JJ, Delgado López D, Dembinski H, Deoskar K, Desai A, Desiati P, de Vries KD, de Wasseige G, de With M, DeYoung T, Diaz A, Díaz-Vélez JC, Dittmer M, Dujmovic H, Dunkman M, DuVernois MA, Dvorak E, Ehrhardt T, Eller P, Engel R, Erpenbeck H, Evans J, Evenson PA, Fan KL, Fazely AR, Fedynitch A, Feigl N, Fiedlschuster S, Fienberg AT, Filimonov K, Finley C, Fischer L, Fox D, Franckowiak A, Friedman E, Fritz A, Fürst P, Gaisser TK, Gallagher J, Ganster E, Garcia A, Garrappa S, Gerhardt L, Ghadimi A, Glaser C, Glauch T, Glüsenkamp T, Gonzalez JG, Goswami S, Grant D, Grégoire T, Griswold S, Günther C, Gutjahr P, Haack C, Hallgren A, Halliday R, Halve L, Halzen F, Ha Minh M, Hanson K, Hardin J, Harnisch AA, Haungs A, Hebecker D, Helbing K, Henningsen F, Hettinger EC, Hickford S, Hignight J, Hill C, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hoffmann R, Hoshina K, Huang F, Huber M, Huber T, Hultqvist K, Hünnefeld M, Hussain R, Hymon K, In S, Iovine N, Ishihara A, Jansson M, Japaridze GS, Jeong M, Jin M, Jones BJP, Kang D, Kang W, Kang X, Kappes A, Kappesser D, Kardum L, Karg T, Karl M, Karle A, Katz U, Kauer M, Kellermann M, Kelley JL, Kheirandish A, Kin K, Kintscher T, Kiryluk J, Klein SR, Koirala R, Kolanoski H, Kontrimas T, Köpke L, Kopper C, Kopper S, Koskinen DJ, Koundal P, Kovacevich M, Kowalski M, Kozynets T, Kun E, Kurahashi N, Lad N, Lagunas Gualda C, Lanfranchi JL, Larson MJ, Lauber F, Lazar JP, Lee JW, Leonard K, Leszczyńska A, Li Y, Lincetto M, Liu QR, Liubarska M, Lohfink E, Lozano Mariscal CJ, Lu L, Lucarelli F, Ludwig A, Luszczak W, Lyu Y, Ma WY, Madsen J, Mahn KBM, Makino Y, Mancina S, Mariş IC, Martinez-Soler I, Maruyama R, McCarthy S, McElroy T, McNally F, Mead JV, Meagher K, Mechbal S, Medina A, Meier M, Meighen-Berger S, Micallef J, Mockler D, Montaruli T, Moore RW, Morse R, Moulai M, Naab R, Nagai R, Naumann U, Necker J, Nguyễn LV, Niederhausen H, Nisa MU, Nowicki SC, Obertacke Pollmann A, Oehler M, Oeyen B, Olivas A, O'Sullivan E, Pandya H, Pankova DV, Park N, Parker GK, Paudel EN, Paul L, Pérez de Los Heros C, Peters L, Peterson J, Philippen S, Pieper S, Pittermann M, Pizzuto A, Plum M, Popovych Y, Porcelli A, Prado Rodriguez M, Price PB, Pries B, Przybylski GT, Raab C, Rack-Helleis J, Raissi A, Rameez M, Rawlins K, Rea IC, Rechav Z, Rehman A, Reichherzer P, Reimann R, Renzi G, Resconi E, Reusch S, Rhode W, Richman M, Riedel B, Roberts EJ, Robertson S, Roellinghoff G, Rongen M, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ryckbosch D, Rysewyk Cantu D, Safa I, Saffer J, Sanchez Herrera SE, Sandrock A, Santander M, Sarkar S, Sarkar S, Satalecka K, Schaufel M, Schieler H, Schindler S, Schmidt T, Schneider A, Schneider J, Schröder FG, Schumacher L, Schwefer G, Sclafani S, Seckel D, Seunarine S, Sharma A, Shefali S, Shimizu N, Silva M, Skrzypek B, Smithers B, Snihur R, Soedingrekso J, Soldin D, Spannfellner C, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stachurska J, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Stein R, Stettner J, Stezelberger T, Stürwald T, Stuttard T, Sullivan GW, Taboada I, Ter-Antonyan S, Thwaites J, Tilav S, Tischbein F, Tollefson K, Tönnis C, Toscano S, Tosi D, Trettin A, Tselengidou M, Tung CF, Turcati A, Turcotte R, Turley CF, Twagirayezu JP, Ty B, Unland Elorrieta MA, Valtonen-Mattila N, Vandenbroucke J, van Eijndhoven N, Vannerom D, van Santen J, Veitch-Michaelis J, Verpoest S, Walck C, Wang W, Watson TB, Weaver C, Weigel P, Weindl A, Weiss MJ, Weldert J, Wendt C, Werthebach J, Weyrauch M, Whitehorn N, Wiebusch CH, Williams DR, Wolf M, Woschnagg K, Wrede G, Wulff J, Xu XW, Yanez JP, Yildizci E, Yoshida S, Yu S, Yuan T, Zhang Z, Zhelnin P. Strong Constraints on Neutrino Nonstandard Interactions from TeV-Scale ν_{μ} Disappearance at IceCube. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 129:011804. [PMID: 35841552 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.011804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
We report a search for nonstandard neutrino interactions (NSI) using eight years of TeV-scale atmospheric muon neutrino data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. By reconstructing incident energies and zenith angles for atmospheric neutrino events, this analysis presents unified confidence intervals for the NSI parameter ε_{μτ}. The best-fit value is consistent with no NSI at a p value of 25.2%. With a 90% confidence interval of -0.0041≤ε_{μτ}≤0.0031 along the real axis and similar strength in the complex plane, this result is the strongest constraint on any NSI parameter from any oscillation channel to date.
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- R Abbasi
- Department of Physics, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60660, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology-CP3, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
- DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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Ideguchi E, Kibédi T, Dowie JTH, Hoang TH, Kumar Raju M, Aoi N, Mitchell AJ, Stuchbery AE, Shimizu N, Utsuno Y, Akber A, Bignell LJ, Coombes BJ, Eriksen TK, Gray TJ, Lane GJ, McCormick BP. Electric Monopole Transition from the Superdeformed Band in ^{40}Ca. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 128:252501. [PMID: 35802446 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.252501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
The electric monopole (E0) transition strength ρ^{2} for the transition connecting the third 0^{+} level, a "superdeformed" band head, to the "spherical" 0^{+} ground state in doubly magic ^{40}Ca is determined via e^{+}e^{-} pair-conversion spectroscopy. The measured value ρ^{2}(E0;0_{3}^{+}→0_{1}^{+})=2.3(5)×10^{-3} is the smallest ρ^{2}(E0;0^{+}→0^{+}) found in A<50 nuclei. In contrast, the E0 transition strength to the ground state observed from the second 0^{+} state, a band head of "normal" deformation, is an order of magnitude larger ρ^{2}(E0;0_{2}^{+}→0_{1}^{+})=25.9(16)×10^{-3}, which shows significant mixing between these two states. Large-scale shell-model (LSSM) calculations are performed to understand the microscopic structure of the excited states and the configuration mixing between them; experimental ρ^{2} values in ^{40}Ca and neighboring isotopes are well reproduced by the LSSM calculations. The unusually small ρ^{2}(E0;0_{3}^{+}→0_{1}^{+}) value is due to destructive interference in the mixing of shape-coexisting structures, which are based on several different multiparticle-multihole excitations. This observation goes beyond the usual treatment of E0 strengths, where two-state shape mixing cannot result in destructive interference.
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- E Ideguchi
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP), Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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- Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP), Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP), Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- Department of Physics, GITAM Institute of Science, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam-530045, India
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP), Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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- Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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- Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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- Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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- Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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- Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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- Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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- Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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Ohashi A, Uemura Y, Yoshimori M, Wada N, Imadome KI, Yudo K, Koyama T, Shimizu N, Nishio M, Arai A. The Plasma Level of Interleukin-1β Can Be a Biomarker of Angiopathy in Systemic Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus Infection. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:874998. [PMID: 35464987 PMCID: PMC9019545 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.874998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Systemic chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection (sCAEBV) is an EBV-positive T- or NK-cell neoplasm revealing persistent systemic inflammation. Twenty-five percent of sCAEBV patients accompany angiopathy. It is crucial to clarify the mechanisms of angiopathy development in sCAEBV because angiopathy is one of the main causes of death. Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is reported to be involved in angiopathy onset. We investigated if IL-1β plays a role as the inducer of angiopathy of sCAEBV. We detected elevated IL-1β levels in four out of 17 sCAEBV patient's plasma. Interestingly, three out of the four had clinically associated angiopathy. None of the other patients with undetectable level of IL-1β had angiopathy. In all patients with high plasma levels of IL-1β and vascular lesions, EBV-infected cells were CD4-positive T cells. In one patient with high plasma IL-1β, the level of IL-1β mRNA of the monocytes was 17.2 times higher than the level of the same patient's EBV-infected cells in peripheral blood. In Ea.hy926 cells, which are the models of vascular endothelial cells, IL-1β inhibited the proliferation and induced the surface coagulation activity. IL-1β is a potent biomarker and a potent therapeutic target to treat sCAEBV accompanying angiopathy.
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- Ayaka Ohashi
- Department of Frontier Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.,Department of Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Hematology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Hematological Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Medicine for Viral Infections, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Medicine for Viral Infections, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Hematology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Hematology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Center of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Advanced Multidisciplinary Research Cluster, Institute of Research, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Hematology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.,Department of Hematological Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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Logothetou V, Casado Bregón D, Lataretu A, Isaya R, Eiras-Diaz A, Shimizu N. Migrating grass awns in the proximal ureter of a dog. J Small Anim Pract 2022; 63:642. [PMID: 35385157 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- V Logothetou
- Southfields Veterinary Specialists, Laindon, Essex, UK
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- Medivet Southend 24h Hospital, Southend, Essex, UK
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- Southfields Veterinary Specialists, Laindon, Essex, UK
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- Southfields Veterinary Specialists, Laindon, Essex, UK
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- Southfields Veterinary Specialists, Laindon, Essex, UK
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Takezawa K, Fujita K, Matsushita M, Motooka D, Hatano K, Banno E, Shimizu N, Takao T, Takada S, Okada K, Fukuhara S, Kiuchi H, Uemura H, Nakamura S, Kojima Y, Nonomura N. The association between human gut microbiota and prostate enlargement. Eur Urol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(22)00673-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Sugita S, Hono A, Fujino S, Futatsugi Y, Yunomae Y, Shimizu N, Takahashi M. Detection of Mycoplasma Contamination in Transplanted Retinal Cells by Rapid and Sensitive Polymerase Chain Reaction Test. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222212555. [PMID: 34830437 PMCID: PMC8617609 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Contamination of cells/tissues by infectious pathogens (e.g., fungi, viruses, or bacteria, including mycoplasma) is a major problem in cell-based transplantation. In this study, we tested a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method to provide rapid, simple, and sensitive detection of mycoplasma contamination in laboratory cultures for clinical use. This mycoplasma PCR system covers the Mycoplasma species (spp.) listed for testing in the 17th revision of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia, and we designed it for use in transplantable retinal cells. Here, we analyzed mycoplasma contamination in induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS cell)-derived transplantable retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells. In the spike tests to RPE cells with nine species of class Mollicutes bacteria, including seven Mycoplasma spp. and one of each Acholeplasma spp. and Ureaplasma spp., contamination at the concentration of 100 and 10 CFU/mL were detected with 100% probability in all cases, while 1 CFU/mL had a detection rate of 0–75%. DNA prepared from bacteria species other than class Mollicutes species was not detectable, indicating the specificity of this PCR. While iPS cells and iPS-RPE cells established in our laboratory were all negative by this PCR, some of the commercially available cell lines were positive. Cells for transplantation should never have infection, as once pathogens are implanted into the eyes, they can cause severe intraocular inflammation. Thus, it is imperative to monitor for infections in the transplants, although generally, mycoplasma infection is difficult to detect.
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- Sunao Sugita
- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, 2-2-3 Minatojima-minamimachi, Kobe 650-0047, Japan; (A.H.); (S.F.); (Y.F.); (M.T.)
- Vision Care Inc., Kobe 650-0047, Japan
- Correspondence: or ; Tel.: +81-78-306-3305; Fax: +81-78-306-3303
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- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, 2-2-3 Minatojima-minamimachi, Kobe 650-0047, Japan; (A.H.); (S.F.); (Y.F.); (M.T.)
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- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, 2-2-3 Minatojima-minamimachi, Kobe 650-0047, Japan; (A.H.); (S.F.); (Y.F.); (M.T.)
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- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, 2-2-3 Minatojima-minamimachi, Kobe 650-0047, Japan; (A.H.); (S.F.); (Y.F.); (M.T.)
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan; (Y.Y.); (N.S.)
- Nissui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo 110-8736, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan; (Y.Y.); (N.S.)
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- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, 2-2-3 Minatojima-minamimachi, Kobe 650-0047, Japan; (A.H.); (S.F.); (Y.F.); (M.T.)
- Vision Care Inc., Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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Miyazaki T, Myojin M, Takahashi H, Hosokawa M, Shimizu N, Uchinami Y, Aoyama H. The Role of Endoscopic Resection in Long-Term Results of Chemoradiotherapy for T1bN0M0 Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Yoshimori M, Nishio M, Ohashi A, Tateishi M, Mimura A, Wada N, Saito M, Shimizu N, Imadome KI, Arai A. Interferon-γ Produced by EBV-Positive Neoplastic NK-Cells Induces Differentiation into Macrophages and Procoagulant Activity of Monocytes, Which Leads to HLH. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13205097. [PMID: 34680246 PMCID: PMC8533691 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13205097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), a common virus all over the world, infects not only B-cells but also T- and NK-cells. Once infected with EBV, human beings remain infected for life, and EBV renders infected B-cells immortal. EBV-positive NK-cell neoplasms, such as extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma of nasal type, aggressive NK-cell leukemia, and chronic active EBV infection, are relatively rare but lethal disorders. They show systemic inflammation and progress to hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a life-threatening state of immune hyperactivation. The suppression and prevention of HLH are important to treat the neoplasms. Revealing the mechanism will pave a new path for treatment. We show herein that IFN-γ produced by EBV-positive neoplastic NK-cell is responsible for inducing the differentiation and the activation of M1-like macrophages. Suppressing IFN-γ may regulate HLH in EBV-positive NK-cell neoplasms. Abstract Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)-positive T- or NK-cell neoplasms show progressive systemic inflammation and abnormal blood coagulation causing hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). It was reported that inflammatory cytokines were produced and secreted by EBV-positive neoplastic T- or NK-cells. These cytokines can induce the differentiation of monocytes into macrophages leading to HLH. To clarify which products of EBV-positive neoplastic T- or NK-cells have effects on monocytes, we performed a co-culture assay of monocytes with the supernatants of EBV-positive T- or NK-cell lines. The expression of differentiation markers, the phagocytosis ability, and the mRNA expression of the inflammatory cytokines of THP-1, a monocytic cell line, clearly increased after culturing with the supernatants from EBV-NK-cell lines. Co-culturing with the supernatants promoted the expression of CD80 and CD206 as well as M1 and M2 macrophage markers in human monocytes. Co-culturing with the supernatants of EBV-NK-cell lines significantly enhanced the procoagulant activity and the tissue factor expression of monocytes. Interferon (IFN)-γ was elevated extremely not only in the supernatant of EBV-NK-cell lines but also in the plasma of EBV-positive NK-cell neoplasms patients accompanying HLH. Finally, we confirmed that IFN-γ directly enhanced the differentiation into M1-like macrophages and the procoagulant activity of monocytes. Our findings suggest that IFN-γ may potentially serve as a therapeutic target to regulate HLH in EBV-positive NK-cell neoplasms.
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- Mayumi Yoshimori
- Department of Hematological Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo 113-8519, Japan;
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- Department of Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Hematology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo 113-8519, Japan; (M.N.); (A.O.); (M.T.); (A.M.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Hematology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo 113-8519, Japan; (M.N.); (A.O.); (M.T.); (A.M.); (M.S.)
- Department of Frontier Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki 216-8511, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Hematology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo 113-8519, Japan; (M.N.); (A.O.); (M.T.); (A.M.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Hematology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo 113-8519, Japan; (M.N.); (A.O.); (M.T.); (A.M.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Advanced Medicine for Infections, National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD), Tokyo 157-8535, Japan; (N.W.); (K.-I.I.)
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- Department of Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Hematology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo 113-8519, Japan; (M.N.); (A.O.); (M.T.); (A.M.); (M.S.)
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo 113-8519, Japan;
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- Department of Advanced Medicine for Infections, National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD), Tokyo 157-8535, Japan; (N.W.); (K.-I.I.)
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- Department of Hematological Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo 113-8519, Japan;
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki 216-8511, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-44-977-8111; Fax: +81-44-977-8361
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Sabino-Pinto J, Bletz MC, Islam MM, Shimizu N, Bhuju S, Geffers R, Jarek M, Kurabayashi A, Vences M. Correction to: Composition of the Cutaneous Bacterial Community in Japanese Amphibians: Effects of Captivity, Host Species, and Body Region. Microb Ecol 2021; 82:830. [PMID: 33511438 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-021-01693-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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- Joana Sabino-Pinto
- Zoological Institute, Braunschweig University of Technology, Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Zoological Institute, Braunschweig University of Technology, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Amphibian Biology, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Hiroshima University Museums, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Genome Analytics, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Genome Analytics, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Genome Analytics, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Amphibian Biology, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Zoological Institute, Braunschweig University of Technology, Braunschweig, Germany
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Miyazawa Y, Oka D, Nakayama H, Miyao T, Nakamura T, Takezawa Y, Shimizu N, Matsuo Y, Haruyuki O, Takei T, Sekine Y, Arai S, Suzuki K. Prospective study of the relationship between clinical outcomes of enzalutamide and serum androgen levels measured by LC-MS/MS in CRPC patients. Eur Urol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(21)01230-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Shimizu N, Hamaide A, Soliveres E, Heimann M, Noel S, Bolen G. Ultrasound-guided transurethral urinary bladder biopsy using an endoscopic biopsy forceps in dogs: 27 cases (2016-2019). J Small Anim Pract 2021; 62:788-794. [PMID: 33977543 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To describe an ultrasound-guided transurethral bladder biopsy technique using endoscopic forceps and its results in dogs of different sizes with different lesion locations. MATERIALS AND METHODS Medical records of dogs that underwent ultrasound-guided transurethral bladder biopsy with endoscopic forceps were retrospectively reviewed. Patient signalment, lesion location, use of urinary catheter as a guide, outcome of the procedure and histopathology results were retrieved. RESULTS Twenty-seven dogs underwent this procedure. Biopsy samples were successfully obtained in 23 dogs. Insertion of the endoscopic forceps without a urinary catheter allowed the procedure to be performed in patients with a small urethral diameter without complication. The procedure was unsuccessful in dogs with a urethral diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the biopsy forceps (i.e. 1.8 mm), either due to small patient size or obstructive urethral lesion. All biopsy samples allowed histopathological diagnosis. No complications were reported after the procedure. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE This non-invasive biopsy technique should be considered in patients with bladder lesions in which histopathological diagnosis is needed, especially when endoscopic examination is not feasible. By use of the Doppler mode, biopsy retrieval was safe also when the lesion was highly vascularised.
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- N Shimizu
- Department of Clinical Sciences (Small Animals and Equids), FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences (Small Animals and Equids), FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences (Small Animals and Equids), FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Anapet SPRL, Anatomie Pathologique Vétérinaire Pour Animaux de Compagnie, Montigny-le-Tilleul, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences (Small Animals and Equids), FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences (Small Animals and Equids), FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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Ahn JK, Beckford B, Campbell M, Chen SH, Comfort J, Dona K, Farrington MS, Hanai K, Hara N, Haraguchi H, Hsiung YB, Hutcheson M, Inagaki T, Isoe M, Kamiji I, Kato T, Kim EJ, Kim JL, Kim HM, Komatsubara TK, Kotera K, Lee SK, Lee JW, Lim GY, Lin QS, Lin C, Luo Y, Mari T, Masuda T, Matsumura T, Mcfarland D, McNeal N, Miyazaki K, Murayama R, Nakagiri K, Nanjo H, Nishimiya H, Noichi Y, Nomura T, Nunes T, Ohsugi M, Okuno H, Redeker JC, Sanchez J, Sasaki M, Sasao N, Sato T, Sato K, Sato Y, Shimizu N, Shimogawa T, Shinkawa T, Shinohara S, Shiomi K, Shiraishi R, Su S, Sugiyama Y, Suzuki S, Tajima Y, Taylor M, Tecchio M, Togawa M, Toyoda T, Tung YC, Vuong QH, Wah YW, Watanabe H, Yamanaka T, Yoshida HY, Zaidenberg L. Study of the K_{L}→π^{0}νν[over ¯] Decay at the J-PARC KOTO Experiment. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 126:121801. [PMID: 33834796 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.121801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The rare decay K_{L}→π^{0}νν[over ¯] was studied with the dataset taken at the J-PARC KOTO experiment in 2016, 2017, and 2018. With a single event sensitivity of (7.20±0.05_{stat}±0.66_{syst})×10^{-10}, three candidate events were observed in the signal region. After unveiling them, contaminations from K^{±} and scattered K_{L} decays were studied, and the total number of background events was estimated to be 1.22±0.26. We conclude that the number of observed events is statistically consistent with the background expectation. For this dataset, we set an upper limit of 4.9×10^{-9} on the branching fraction of K_{L}→π^{0}νν[over ¯] at the 90% confidence level.
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- J K Ahn
- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Division of Science Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Science Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Science Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
- J-PARC Center, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Division of Science Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
- J-PARC Center, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, Republic of China
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- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Defense Academy, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
- J-PARC Center, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-8560, Japan
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- Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Defense Academy, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
- J-PARC Center, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-8560, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
- J-PARC Center, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-8560, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Nakagawa N, Shimizu N, Sugawara T, Sakai S. The relationship between habitual physical activity and skin mechanical properties. Skin Res Technol 2020; 27:353-357. [PMID: 33085833 DOI: 10.1111/srt.12950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Physical activity (PA) is important for body health. A few reports suggested that PA also influenced skin structure and components. Little data are available on the influence of PA on skin mechanical properties (SMP). Here, we investigated the relationship between PA and SMP. METHODS Twenty-five healthy Japanese female subjects (31.0 ± 3.3 years) were enrolled in the study. To monitor the 24-hr pulse rate, a wrist watch-type pulse monitor was used. PA intensity was divided into five PA intensity zones (max, anaerobic, aerobic, fat combustion, and warm-up) by the pulse monitor. The average values of the time spent on each intensity for 70 days were calculated. To measure SMP, a Cutometer was used at the end of the monitoring. R0 indicated the height of the maximal skin deformation, and R6 was the ratio between viscoelastic and elastic deformation. RESULTS R0 was positively correlated with the time spent in four of the five PA intensity zones (max, anaerobic, aerobic, and fat combustion), whereas R6 was negatively correlated with the time spent in these four PA intensity zones. The time of warm-up did not correlate with SMP. CONCLUSION These results suggest that habitual moderate-to-vigorous PA influences SMP.
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- Skin Care Products Research, Kao Corporation, Odawara, Japan
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- Skin Care Products Research, Kao Corporation, Odawara, Japan
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- Skin Care Products Research, Kao Corporation, Odawara, Japan
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Nakano S, Tomaru Y, Kubota T, Takase H, Mochizuki M, Shimizu N, Sugita S. Multiplex Solid-Phase Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction without DNA Extraction: A Rapid Intraoperative Diagnosis Using Microvolumes. Ophthalmology 2020; 128:729-739. [PMID: 32987046 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Current polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods for the diagnosis of infections are time consuming and require large sample volume and skilled technicians. We developed a novel, easy-to-use, and rapid (processing time, 1 minute; total time, 33 minutes) multiplex real-time PCR test (Direct Strip PCR) that did not require DNA extraction to detect 9 pathogens that could cause uveitis in 20-μl samples. DESIGN Multicenter prospective evaluation of a diagnostic PCR test. PARTICIPANTS A total of 511 participants (patients with infectious uveitis and controls) were examined at 18 institutes worldwide. METHODS After validation, intraocular fluid samples were subjected to etiologic or exclusive diagnosis, including intraoperative rapid diagnosis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The concordance and correlations between Direct Strip PCR and quantitative PCR (qPCR) results. RESULTS Direct Strip PCR exhibited rapid detection, good repeatability and specificity, long storage stability, and detection ability equal to that of qPCR. It also showed low interinstitutional variability compared with qPCR, even when PCR beginners used various real-time PCR machines. The Direct Strip PCR for 9 pathogens exhibited high concordance against the qPCR (positive concordance rate, 98.8%-100%; negative concordance rate, 99.8%-100%; κ coefficient, 0.969-1.000; P < 0.001-0.031). Additionally, results obtained using Direct Strip PCR and qPCR were highly correlated (ρ = 0.748; P < 0.001). This assay was used for rapid intraoperative diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS The Direct Strip PCR test may improve the prognosis of various infectious diseases because it facilitates rapid etiologic evaluation at the first hospital visit and can be used for intraoperative diagnosis.
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- Satoko Nakano
- Department of Ophthalmology, Oita University, Yufu, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan; Miyata Eye Hospital, Miyakonojo, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kobe City Eye Hospital, Kobe, Japan; Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan.
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- H Kitaoka
- Department of Pediatrics, Yaizu City Hospital, 1000 Doubara, Yaizu-shi, Shizuoka 425-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yaizu City Hospital, 1000 Doubara, Yaizu-shi, Shizuoka 425-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yaizu City Hospital, 1000 Doubara, Yaizu-shi, Shizuoka 425-8505, Japan
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Mizuno M, Endo K, Katano H, Tsuji A, Kojima N, Watanabe K, Shimizu N, Morio T, Sekiya I. The environmental risk assessment of cell-processing facilities for cell therapy in a Japanese academic institution. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0236600. [PMID: 32756610 PMCID: PMC7406055 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Cell therapy is a promising treatment. One of the key aspects of cell processing products is ensuring sterility of cell-processing facilities (CPFs). The objective of this study was to assess the environmental risk factors inside and outside CPFs. We monitored the temperature, humidity, particle number, colony number of microorganisms, bacteria, fungi, and harmful insects in and around our CPF monthly over one year. The temperature in the CPF was constant but the humidity fluctuated depending on the humidity outside. The particle number correlated with the number of entries to the room. Except for winter, colonies of microorganisms and harmful insects were detected depending on the cleanliness of the room. Seven bacterial and two fungal species were identified by PCR analyses. Psocoptera and Acari each accounted for 41% of the total trapped insects. These results provide useful data for taking the appropriate steps to keep entire CPFs clean.
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- Mitsuru Mizuno
- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo, Japan
- Center for Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo, Japan
- Center for Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo, Japan
- Center for Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo, Japan
- Center for Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Yushima, Tokyo, Japan
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Frotscher A, Gómez-Ramos M, Obertelli A, Doornenbal P, Authelet G, Baba H, Calvet D, Château F, Chen S, Corsi A, Delbart A, Gheller JM, Giganon A, Gillibert A, Isobe T, Lapoux V, Matsushita M, Momiyama S, Motobayashi T, Niikura M, Otsu H, Paul N, Péron C, Peyaud A, Pollacco EC, Roussé JY, Sakurai H, Santamaria C, Sasano M, Shiga Y, Shimizu N, Steppenbeck D, Takeuchi S, Taniuchi R, Uesaka T, Wang H, Yoneda K, Ando T, Arici T, Blazhev A, Browne F, Bruce AM, Carroll R, Chung LX, Cortés ML, Dewald M, Ding B, Dombradi Z, Flavigny F, Franchoo S, Giacoppo F, Górska M, Gottardo A, Hadyńska-Klęk K, Korkulu Z, Koyama S, Kubota Y, Jungclaus A, Lee J, Lettmann M, Linh BD, Liu J, Liu Z, Lizarazo C, Louchart C, Lozeva R, Matsui K, Miyazaki T, Moschner K, Nagamine S, Nakatsuka N, Nita C, Nishimura S, Nobs CR, Olivier L, Ota S, Patel Z, Podolyák Z, Rudigier M, Sahin E, Saito TY, Shand C, Söderström PA, Stefan IG, Sumikama T, Suzuki D, Orlandi R, Vaquero V, Vajta Z, Werner V, Wimmer K, Wu J, Xu Z. Sequential Nature of (p,3p) Two-Proton Knockout from Neutron-Rich Nuclei. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 125:012501. [PMID: 32678621 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.012501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Twenty-one two-proton knockout (p,3p) cross sections were measured from neutron-rich nuclei at ∼250 MeV/nucleon in inverse kinematics. The angular distribution of the three emitted protons was determined for the first time, demonstrating that the (p,3p) kinematics are consistent with two sequential proton-proton collisions within the projectile nucleus. Ratios of (p,3p) over (p,2p) inclusive cross sections follow the trend of other many-nucleon removal reactions, further reinforcing the sequential nature of (p,3p) in neutron-rich nuclei.
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- A Frotscher
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, RIKEN campus, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo 172-8501, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, D-50937 Köln, Germany
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- School of Computing Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brighton, Brighton BN2 4GJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Computing Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brighton, Brighton BN2 4GJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Nuclear Science & Technology, VINATOM, P.O. Box 5T-160, Nghia Do, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, D-50937 Köln, Germany
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- MTA Atomki, P.O. Box 51, Debrecen H-4001, Hungary
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- Present affiliation: LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, 14050 Caen Cedex 04, France
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- Present affiliation: LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, 14050 Caen Cedex 04, France
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Present affiliation: LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, 14050 Caen Cedex 04, France
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- MTA Atomki, P.O. Box 51, Debrecen H-4001, Hungary
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, RIKEN campus, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Science & Technology, VINATOM, P.O. Box 5T-160, Nghia Do, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- IPHC, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Strasbourg, F-67037 Strasbourg, France
- CSNSM, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Sud, F-91405 Orsay Campus, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, D-50937 Köln, Germany
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), RO-077125 Bucharest, Romania
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- School of Computing Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brighton, Brighton BN2 4GJ, United Kingdom
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- Present affiliation: LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, 14050 Caen Cedex 04, France
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, RIKEN campus, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP), 077125 Bucharest-Măgurele, Romania
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- Present affiliation: LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, 14050 Caen Cedex 04, France
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Present affiliation: LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, 14050 Caen Cedex 04, France
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- MTA Atomki, P.O. Box 51, Debrecen H-4001, Hungary
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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Nakano S, Tomaru Y, Kubota T, Takase H, Mochizuki M, Shimizu N, Sugita S. Evaluation of a Multiplex Strip PCR Test for Infectious Uveitis: A Prospective Multicenter Study. Am J Ophthalmol 2020; 213:252-259. [PMID: 31785234 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2019.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE A novel multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test (Strip PCR) for 24 common ocular infectious disease pathogens was established. Solid-phase techniques provide stable, prompt, and accurate results while using less sample amount with lower cost than conventional quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). Strip PCR for infectious uveitis was optimized and evaluated using intraocular samples. DESIGN Evaluation of diagnostic testing. METHODS We examined 722 samples at 14 institutions. Genomic DNA from aqueous humor and vitreous fluid was analyzed by qPCR and Strip PCR. Clinical diagnosis was determined based on symptoms, clinical findings, and laboratory tests. MainOutcomeMeasures: The diagnostic parameters of the Strip PCR were based on qPCR results. RESULTS Strip PCR showed low intra- and inter-institutional variability even when performed by technicians with various PCR skill levels. The targets of Strip PCR for infectious uveitis were optimized for 9 major pathogens (herpes simplex virus [HSV] 1, HSV2, varicella-zoster virus, human T-cell lymphotropic virus 1, human herpesvirus 6, Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, Toxoplasma gondii, and Treponema pallidum) with 772 intraocular samples. The Strip PCR successfully detected pathogen DNA at concentrations ranging from 100 to 109 copies/mL in 252 of the 255 qPCR-positive samples. It yielded negative results for all the 191 qPCR-negative samples. Strip PCR had higher sensitivity (98.8%), specificity (98.5%), positive predictive value (98.8%), and negative predictive value (98.5%) than qPCR, with distinct primers. The Strip PCR results had strong correlation with that of the qPCR (r = 0.838) and they were consistent with the clinical diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS Easy-to-use Strip PCR is recommended for rapid diagnosis of infectious uveitis, as its results are equivalent to that of conventional qPCR.
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Otsuka T, Tsunoda Y, Abe T, Shimizu N, Van Duppen P. Underlying Structure of Collective Bands and Self-Organization in Quantum Systems. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 123:222502. [PMID: 31868396 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.222502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The underlying structure of low-lying collective bands of atomic nuclei is discussed from a novel perspective on the interplay between single-particle and collective degrees of freedom, by utilizing state-of-the-art configuration interaction calculations on heavy nuclei. Besides the multipole components of the nucleon-nucleon interaction that drive collective modes forming those bands, the monopole component is shown to control the resistance against such modes. The calculated structure of ^{154}Sm corresponds to the coexistence between prolate and triaxial shapes, while that of ^{166}Er exhibits a deformed shape with a strong triaxial instability. Both findings differ from traditional views based on β/γ vibrations. The formation of collective bands is shown to be facilitated from a self-organization mechanism.
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- T Otsuka
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Minami K, Tanaka Y, Okamoto T, Shimizu N, Doi T, Ogawa H, Hokka D, Jimbo N, Nishio W, Yoshimura M, Itoh T, Maniwa Y. EP1.12-17 Neuroendocrine Marker Staining Pattern Categorization of Small-Sized Pulmonary Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.2262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Funakoshi Y, Ito K, Morino S, Kinoshita K, Morikawa Y, Kono T, Doan YH, Shimizu H, Hanaoka N, Konagaya M, Fujimoto T, Suzuki A, Chiba T, Akiba T, Tomaru Y, Watanabe K, Shimizu N, Horikoshi Y. Enterovirus D68 respiratory infection in a children's hospital in Japan in 2015. Pediatr Int 2019; 61:768-776. [PMID: 31136073 PMCID: PMC7167638 DOI: 10.1111/ped.13903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Outbreaks of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) respiratory infections in children were reported globally in 2014. In Japan, there was an EV-D68 outbreak in the autumn of 2015 (September-October). The aim of this study was to compare EV-D68-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-positive and EV-D68-specific PCR-negative patients. METHODS Pediatric patients admitted for any respiratory symptoms between September and October 2015 were enrolled. Nasopharyngeal swabs were tested for multiplex respiratory virus PCR and EV-D68-specific reverse transcription-PCR. EV-D68-specific PCR-positive and -negative patients were compared regarding demographic data and clinical information. RESULTS A nasopharyngeal swab was obtained from 76 of 165 patients admitted with respiratory symptoms during the study period. EV-D68 was detected in 40 samples (52.6%). Median age in the EV-D68-specific PCR-positive and -negative groups was 3.0 years (IQR, 5.5 years) and 3.0 years (IQR, 4.0 years), respectively. The rates of coinfection in the two groups were 32.5% and 47.2%, respectively. There was no significant difference in the history of asthma or recurrent wheezing, length of hospitalization, or pediatric intensive care unit admission rate between the groups. The median days between symptom onset and admission was significantly lower for the EV-D68-positive group (3.0 days vs 5.0 days, P = 0.001). EV-D68 was identified as clade B on phylogenetic analysis. No cases of acute flaccid myelitis were encountered. CONCLUSIONS More than half of the samples from the children admitted with respiratory symptoms were positive for EV-D68-specific PCR during the outbreak. Asthma history was not associated with the risk of developing severe respiratory infection.
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- Yu Funakoshi
- Department of General Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Clinical Research Support Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashi-Murayama, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashi-Murayama, Tokyo, Japan
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- Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Medical Science, Department of Virology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Medical Science, Department of Virology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Medical Science, Department of Virology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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Ahn JK, Beckford B, Beechert J, Bryant K, Campbell M, Chen SH, Comfort J, Dona K, Hara N, Haraguchi H, Hsiung YB, Hutcheson M, Inagaki T, Kamiji I, Kawasaki N, Kim EJ, Kim JL, Kim YJ, Ko JW, Komatsubara TK, Kotera K, Kurilin AS, Lee JW, Lim GY, Lin C, Lin Q, Luo Y, Ma J, Maeda Y, Mari T, Masuda T, Matsumura T, Mcfarland D, McNeal N, Micallef J, Miyazaki K, Murayama R, Naito D, Nakagiri K, Nanjo H, Nishimiya H, Nomura T, Ohsugi M, Okuno H, Sasaki M, Sasao N, Sato K, Sato T, Sato Y, Schamis H, Seki S, Shimizu N, Shimogawa T, Shinkawa T, Shinohara S, Shiomi K, Su S, Sugiyama Y, Suzuki S, Tajima Y, Taylor M, Tecchio M, Togawa M, Tung YC, Wah YW, Watanabe H, Woo JK, Yamanaka T, Yoshida HY. Search for K_{L}→π^{0}νν[over ¯] and K_{L}→π^{0}X^{0} Decays at the J-PARC KOTO Experiment. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 122:021802. [PMID: 30720307 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.021802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A search for the rare decay K_{L}→π^{0}νν[over ¯] was performed. With the data collected in 2015, corresponding to 2.2×10^{19} protons on target, a single event sensitivity of (1.30±0.01_{stat}±0.14_{syst})×10^{-9} was achieved and no candidate events were observed. We set an upper limit of 3.0×10^{-9} for the branching fraction of K_{L}→π^{0}νν[over ¯] at the 90% confidence level (C.L.), which improved the previous limit by almost an order of magnitude. An upper limit for K_{L}→π^{0}X^{0} was also set as 2.4×10^{-9} at the 90% C.L., where X^{0} is an invisible boson with a mass of 135 MeV/c^{2}.
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- J K Ahn
- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Science Education, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
- J-PARC Center, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Researches, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
- J-PARC Center, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, Republic of China
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- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Defense Academy, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
- J-PARC Center, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-8560, Japan
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- Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Defense Academy, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
- J-PARC Center, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-8560, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
- J-PARC Center, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-8560, Japan
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Sugawara T, Nakagawa N, Shimizu N, Hirai N, Saijo Y, Sakai S. Gender- and age-related differences in facial sebaceous glands in Asian skin, as observed by non-invasive analysis using three-dimensional ultrasound microscopy. Skin Res Technol 2019; 25:347-354. [PMID: 30609153 DOI: 10.1111/srt.12657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Revised: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND While determining sebaceous gland morphology is useful in the treatment of skin disorders such as acne, a non-invasive assessment method has not been developed. Since age and gender affect sebum level, differences in sebaceous gland morphology according to these factors were investigated. METHODS Facial skin was measured using a high-frequency three-dimensional ultrasound microscope. First, the ultrasound images were compared with skin sections. Next, we assessed sebaceous gland morphology. Images of sebaceous gland in the cheeks of young male, young female and elderly female subjects were obtained using ultrasound microscopy, and en face images were processed to measure the sebaceous gland area. RESULTS In the ultrasound images, sebaceous glands and also thin collagen fibers, which surrounded the glands, could be detected as low-intensity regions. We called them sebaceous units. In young male subjects, the sebaceous unit areas 900-μm beneath the skin surface were larger than those at 700 μm. In contrast, depth-dependent differences in sebaceous unit area were not observed in young female subjects, indicating that males had cauliflower-shaped sebaceous glands while young females had somewhat more cylindrical and smaller sebaceous glands than the young males. Regarding age, the areas of sebaceous units at 900 μm were diminished and the depth of maximum area was shallower in elderly female subjects compared to young female subjects. Hence, sebaceous glands are considered to shrink with age. CONCLUSION Differences in facial sebaceous unit morphology between genders as well as by age groups could be observed using high-frequency ultrasound microscopy.
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- Tomoko Sugawara
- Skin Care Products Research, Kao Corporation, Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Skin Care Products Research, Kao Corporation, Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Skin Care Products Research, Kao Corporation, Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Skin Care Products Research, Kao Corporation, Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Skin Care Products Research, Kao Corporation, Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Adachi I, Adye T, Ahmed H, Ahn JK, Aihara H, Akar S, Alam MS, Albert J, Anulli F, Arnaud N, Asner DM, Aston D, Atmacan H, Aushev T, Ayad R, Babu V, Badhrees I, Bakich AM, Banerjee S, Bansal V, Barlow RJ, Batignani G, Beaulieu A, Behera P, Bellis M, Ben-Haim E, Bernard D, Bernlochner FU, Bettarini S, Bettoni D, Bevan AJ, Bhardwaj V, Bhuyan B, Bianchi F, Biasini M, Biswal J, Blinov VE, Bomben M, Bondar A, Bonneaud GR, Bozek A, Bozzi C, Bračko M, Browder TE, Brown DN, Brown DN, Bünger C, Burchat PR, Buzykaev AR, Calabrese R, Calcaterra A, Calderini G, Di Carlo S, Carpinelli M, Cartaro C, Casarosa G, Cenci R, Chao DS, Chauveau J, Cheaib R, Chen A, Chen C, Cheng CH, Cheon BG, Chilikin K, Cho K, Choi Y, Choudhury S, Chrzaszcz M, Cibinetto G, Cinabro D, Cochran J, Coleman JP, Convery MR, Cowan G, Cowan R, Cremaldi L, Cunliffe S, Dash N, Davier M, Davis CL, De Mori F, De Nardo G, Denig AG, de Sangro R, Dey B, Di Lodovico F, Dittrich S, Doležal Z, Dorfan J, Drásal Z, Druzhinin VP, Dunwoodie W, Ebert M, Echenard B, Eidelman S, Eigen G, Eisner AM, Emery S, Epifanov D, Ernst JA, Faccini R, Fast JE, Feindt M, Ferber T, Ferrarotto F, Ferroni F, Field RC, Filippi A, Finocchiaro G, Fioravanti E, Flood KT, Forti F, Fritsch M, Fulsom BG, Gabathuler E, Gamba D, Garg R, Garmash A, Gary JW, Garzia I, Gaur V, Gaz A, Gelb M, Gershon TJ, Li Gioi L, Giorgi MA, Giri A, Godang R, Goldenzweig P, Golob B, Golubev VB, Gorodeisky R, Gradl W, Graham MT, Grauges E, Griessinger K, Gritsan AV, Grünberg O, Guan Y, Guido E, Guttman N, Haba J, Hafner A, Hara T, Harrison PF, Hast C, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hearty C, Heck M, Hedges MT, Heß M, Hirose S, Hitlin DG, Honscheid K, Hou WS, Hsu CL, Huard Z, Van Hulse C, Hutchcroft DE, Inami K, Inguglia G, Innes WR, Ishikawa A, Itoh R, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Izen JM, Jacobs WW, Jawahery A, Jessop CP, Jia S, Jin Y, Joo KK, Julius T, Kaliyar AB, Kang KH, Karyan G, Kass R, Kichimi H, Kim DY, Kim JB, Kim KT, Kim SH, Kim J, Kim P, King GJ, Kinoshita K, Koch H, Kodyš P, Kolomensky YG, Korpar S, Kotchetkov D, Kowalewski R, Kravchenko EA, Križan P, Kroeger R, Krokovny P, Kuhr T, Kulasiri R, Kumita T, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lacker HM, Lafferty GD, Lanceri L, Lange JS, Lange DJ, Lankford AJ, Latham TE, Leddig T, Le Diberder F, Lee IS, Lee SC, Lees JP, Leith DWGS, Li LK, Li YB, Li Y, Libby J, Liventsev D, Lockman WS, Long O, LoSecco JM, Lou XC, Lubej M, Lueck T, Luitz S, Luo T, Luppi E, Lusiani A, Lutz AM, MacFarlane DB, MacNaughton J, Mallik U, Manoni E, Marchiori G, Margoni M, Martellotti S, Martinez-Vidal F, Masuda M, Matsuda T, Mattison TS, Matvienko D, McKenna JA, Meadows BT, Merola M, Miyabayashi K, Miyashita TS, Miyata H, Mizuk R, Mohanty GB, Moon HK, Mori T, Muller DR, Müller T, Mussa R, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nanut T, Nath KJ, Nayak M, Neal H, Neri N, Nisar NK, Nishida S, Nugent IM, Oberhof B, Ocariz J, Ogawa S, Ongmongkolkul P, Ono H, Onuchin AP, Onuki Y, Oyanguren A, Pakhlov P, Pakhlova G, Pal B, Palano A, Palombo F, Panduro Vazquez W, Paoloni E, Pardi S, Park H, Passaggio S, Patrignani C, Patteri P, Paul S, Pavelkin I, Payne DJ, Pedlar TK, Peimer DR, Peruzzi IM, Pestotnik R, Piccolo M, Piilonen LE, Pilloni A, Piredda G, Poireau V, Popov V, Porter FC, Posocco M, Prell S, Prepost R, Puccio EMT, Purohit MV, Pushpawela BG, Rama M, Randle-Conde A, Ratcliff BN, Raven G, Resmi PK, Ritchie JL, Ritter M, Rizzo G, Roberts DA, Robertson SH, Röhrken M, Roney JM, Roodman A, Rossi A, Rotondo M, Rozanska M, Russo G, Sacco R, Al Said S, Sakai Y, Salehi M, Sandilya S, Santelj L, Santoro V, Sanuki T, Savinov V, Schneider O, Schnell G, Schroeder T, Schubert KR, Schwanda C, Schwartz AJ, Schwitters RF, Sciacca C, Seddon RM, Seino Y, Sekula SJ, Senyo K, Seon O, Serednyakov SI, Sevior ME, Shebalin V, Shen CP, Shibata TA, Shimizu N, Shiu JG, Simi G, Simon F, Simonetto F, Skovpen YI, Smith JG, Smith AJS, So RY, Sobie RJ, Soffer A, Sokoloff MD, Solodov EP, Solovieva E, Spanier SM, Starič M, Stroili R, Sullivan MK, Sumisawa K, Sumiyoshi T, Summers DJ, Sun L, Takizawa M, Tamponi U, Tanida K, Taras P, Tasneem N, Tenchini F, Tisserand V, Todyshevx KY, Touramanis C, Uchida M, Uglov T, Unno Y, Uno S, Vahsen SE, Varner G, Vasseur G, Va'vra J, Červenkov D, Verderi M, Vitale L, Vorobyev V, Voß C, Wagner SR, Waheed E, Waldi R, Walsh JJ, Wang B, Wang CH, Wang MZ, Wang P, Watanabe Y, Wilson FF, Wilson JR, Wisniewski WJ, Won E, Wormser G, Wright DM, Wu SL, Ye H, Yuan CZ, Yusa Y, Zakharov S, Zallo A, Zani L, Zhang ZP, Zhilich V, Zhukova V, Zhulanov V, Zupanc A. First Evidence for cos2β>0 and Resolution of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa Quark-Mixing Unitarity Triangle Ambiguity. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 121:261801. [PMID: 30636113 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.261801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Revised: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
We present first evidence that the cosine of the CP-violating weak phase 2β is positive, and hence exclude trigonometric multifold solutions of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM) Unitarity Triangle using a time-dependent Dalitz plot analysis of B^{0}→D^{(*)}h^{0} with D→K_{S}^{0}π^{+}π^{-} decays, where h^{0}∈{π^{0},η,ω} denotes a light unflavored and neutral hadron. The measurement is performed combining the final data sets of the BABAR and Belle experiments collected at the ϒ(4S) resonance at the asymmetric-energy B factories PEP-II at SLAC and KEKB at KEK, respectively. The data samples contain (471±3)×10^{6}BB[over ¯] pairs recorded by the BABAR detector and (772±11)×10^{6}BB[over ¯] pairs recorded by the Belle detector. The results of the measurement are sin2β=0.80±0.14(stat)±0.06(syst)±0.03(model) and cos2β=0.91±0.22(stat)±0.09(syst)±0.07(model). The result for the direct measurement of the angle β of the CKM Unitarity Triangle is β=[22.5±4.4(stat)±1.2(syst)±0.6(model)]°. The measurement assumes no direct CP violation in B^{0}→D^{(*)}h^{0} decays. The quoted model uncertainties are due to the composition of the D^{0}→K_{S}^{0}π^{+}π^{-} decay amplitude model, which is newly established by performing a Dalitz plot amplitude analysis using a high-statistics e^{+}e^{-}→cc[over ¯] data sample. CP violation is observed in B^{0}→D^{(*)}h^{0} decays at the level of 5.1 standard deviations. The significance for cos2β>0 is 3.7 standard deviations. The trigonometric multifold solution π/2-β=(68.1±0.7)° is excluded at the level of 7.3 standard deviations. The measurement resolves an ambiguity in the determination of the apex of the CKM Unitarity Triangle.
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- I Adachi
- SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada B2G 2W5
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- Korea University, Seoul 136-713, South Korea
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- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies, IN2P3/CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Université Denis Diderot-Paris7, F-75252 Paris, France
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- State University of New York, Albany, New York 12222, USA
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- University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3P6
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- INFN Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Laboratoire de l'Accélérateur Linéaire, IN2P3/CNRS et Université Paris-Sud 11, Centre Scientifique d'Orsay, F-91898 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
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- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow Region 141700, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005, India
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- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh 11442, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- School of Physics, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3P6
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- Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies, IN2P3/CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Université Denis Diderot-Paris7, F-75252 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS/IN2P3, F-91128 Palaiseau, France
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- University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3P6
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
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- Queen Mary, University of London, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, SAS Nagar, 140306, India
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- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- INFN Sezione di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State Technical University, Novosibirsk 630092, Russian Federation
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- Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies, IN2P3/CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Université Denis Diderot-Paris7, F-75252 Paris, France
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies, IN2P3/CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Université Denis Diderot-Paris7, F-75252 Paris, France
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- H. Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakow 31-342, Poland
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- INFN Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
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- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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- Universität Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- INFN Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies, IN2P3/CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Université Denis Diderot-Paris7, F-75252 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de l'Accélérateur Linéaire, IN2P3/CNRS et Université Paris-Sud 11, Centre Scientifique d'Orsay, F-91898 Orsay Cedex, France
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies, IN2P3/CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Université Denis Diderot-Paris7, F-75252 Paris, France
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- University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- National Central University, Chung-li 32054, Taiwan
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- Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, South Korea
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- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
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- Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon 305-806, South Korea
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- Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, South Korea
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- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Telangana 502285, India
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- INFN Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
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- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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- Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
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- University of London, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Laboratory for Nuclear Science, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Satya Nagar 751007, India
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- Laboratoire de l'Accélérateur Linéaire, IN2P3/CNRS et Université Paris-Sud 11, Centre Scientifique d'Orsay, F-91898 Orsay Cedex, France
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- University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Napoli, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- Queen Mary, University of London, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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- Universität Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 121 16 Prague, Czech Republic
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 121 16 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
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- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- University of Bergen, Institute of Physics, N-5007 Bergen, Norway
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- University of California at Santa Cruz, Institute for Particle Physics, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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- CEA, Irfu, SPP, Centre de Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- State University of New York, Albany, New York 12222, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma La Sapienza, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- INFN Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma La Sapienza, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
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- INFN Sezione di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
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- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Ruhr Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik 1, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
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- University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
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- INFN Sezione di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- University of California at Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
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- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Telangana 502285, India
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- University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- Tel Aviv University, School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
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- Universitat de Barcelona, Facultat de Fisica, Departament ECM, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Universität Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47408, USA
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- INFN Sezione di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- Tel Aviv University, School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
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- Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Nara Women's University, Nara 630-8506, Japan
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- Institute of Particle Physics, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1
- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1
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- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- Universität Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
| | - C Van Hulse
- University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
| | - D E Hutchcroft
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
| | - K Inami
- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
| | - G Inguglia
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
| | - W R Innes
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
| | - A Ishikawa
- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
| | - R Itoh
- SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
| | - M Iwasaki
- Osaka City University, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
| | - Y Iwasaki
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
| | - J M Izen
- University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75083, USA
| | - W W Jacobs
- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47408, USA
| | - A Jawahery
- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
| | - C P Jessop
- University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
| | - S Jia
- Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
| | - Y Jin
- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
| | - K K Joo
- Chonnam National University, Kwangju 660-701, South Korea
| | - T Julius
- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
| | - A B Kaliyar
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
| | - K H Kang
- Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, South Korea
| | - G Karyan
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
| | - R Kass
- Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
| | - H Kichimi
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
| | - D Y Kim
- Soongsil University, Seoul 156-743, South Korea
| | - J B Kim
- Korea University, Seoul 136-713, South Korea
| | - K T Kim
- Korea University, Seoul 136-713, South Korea
| | - S H Kim
- Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, South Korea
| | - J Kim
- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - P Kim
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
| | - G J King
- University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3P6
| | - K Kinoshita
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
| | - H Koch
- Ruhr Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik 1, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - P Kodyš
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 121 16 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - Yu G Kolomensky
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
| | - S Korpar
- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
| | - D Kotchetkov
- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
| | - R Kowalewski
- University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3P6
| | - E A Kravchenko
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
| | - P Križan
- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - R Kroeger
- University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
| | - P Krokovny
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
| | - T Kuhr
- Ludwig Maximilians University, 80539 Munich, Germany
| | - R Kulasiri
- Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia 30144, USA
| | - T Kumita
- Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
| | - A Kuzmin
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
| | - Y-J Kwon
- Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, South Korea
| | - H M Lacker
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Physik, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
| | - G D Lafferty
- University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
| | - L Lanceri
- INFN Sezione di Trieste and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - J S Lange
- Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, 35392 Gießen, Germany
| | - D J Lange
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
| | - A J Lankford
- University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
| | - T E Latham
- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
| | - T Leddig
- Universität Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
| | - F Le Diberder
- Laboratoire de l'Accélérateur Linéaire, IN2P3/CNRS et Université Paris-Sud 11, Centre Scientifique d'Orsay, F-91898 Orsay Cedex, France
| | - I S Lee
- Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, South Korea
| | - S C Lee
- Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, South Korea
| | - J P Lees
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-Le-Vieux, France
| | - D W G S Leith
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
| | - L K Li
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
| | - Y B Li
- Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
| | - Y Li
- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - J Libby
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
| | - D Liventsev
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
| | - W S Lockman
- University of California at Santa Cruz, Institute for Particle Physics, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
| | - O Long
- University of California at Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, USA
| | - J M LoSecco
- University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
| | - X C Lou
- University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75083, USA
| | - M Lubej
- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - T Lueck
- University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3P6
| | - S Luitz
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
| | - T Luo
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Ion-Beam Application (MOE) and Institute of Modern Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200443, China
| | - E Luppi
- INFN Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
| | - A Lusiani
- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - A M Lutz
- Laboratoire de l'Accélérateur Linéaire, IN2P3/CNRS et Université Paris-Sud 11, Centre Scientifique d'Orsay, F-91898 Orsay Cedex, France
| | - D B MacFarlane
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
| | - J MacNaughton
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
| | - U Mallik
- University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
| | - E Manoni
- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
| | - G Marchiori
- Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies, IN2P3/CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Université Denis Diderot-Paris7, F-75252 Paris, France
| | - M Margoni
- INFN Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - S Martellotti
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
| | | | - M Masuda
- Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
| | - T Matsuda
- University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
| | - T S Mattison
- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1
| | - D Matvienko
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
| | - J A McKenna
- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1
| | - B T Meadows
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
| | - M Merola
- INFN Sezione di Napoli, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
| | | | - T S Miyashita
- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - H Miyata
- Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
| | - R Mizuk
- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
- Moscow Physical Engineering Institute, Moscow 115409, Russian Federation
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow Region 141700, Russian Federation
| | - G B Mohanty
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005, India
| | - H K Moon
- Korea University, Seoul 136-713, South Korea
| | - T Mori
- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
| | - D R Muller
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
| | - T Müller
- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
| | - R Mussa
- INFN Sezione di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
| | - E Nakano
- Osaka City University, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
| | - M Nakao
- SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
| | - T Nanut
- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - K J Nath
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
| | - M Nayak
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
| | - H Neal
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
| | - N Neri
- INFN Sezione di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy
| | - N K Nisar
- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
| | - S Nishida
- SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
| | - I M Nugent
- University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3P6
| | - B Oberhof
- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - J Ocariz
- Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies, IN2P3/CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Université Denis Diderot-Paris7, F-75252 Paris, France
| | - S Ogawa
- Toho University, Funabashi 274-8510, Japan
| | - P Ongmongkolkul
- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - H Ono
- Nippon Dental University, Niigata 951-8580, Japan
- Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
| | - A P Onuchin
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State Technical University, Novosibirsk 630092, Russian Federation
| | - Y Onuki
- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
| | - A Oyanguren
- IFIC, Universitat de Valencia-CSIC, E-46071 Valencia, Spain
| | - P Pakhlov
- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
- Moscow Physical Engineering Institute, Moscow 115409, Russian Federation
| | - G Pakhlova
- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow Region 141700, Russian Federation
| | - B Pal
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
| | - A Palano
- INFN Sezione di Bari and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Bari, I-70126 Bari, Italy
| | - F Palombo
- INFN Sezione di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy
| | - W Panduro Vazquez
- University of California at Santa Cruz, Institute for Particle Physics, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
| | - E Paoloni
- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - S Pardi
- INFN Sezione di Napoli, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
| | - H Park
- Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, South Korea
| | - S Passaggio
- INFN Sezione di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy
| | | | - P Patteri
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
| | - S Paul
- Department of Physics, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - I Pavelkin
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow Region 141700, Russian Federation
| | - D J Payne
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
| | - T K Pedlar
- Luther College, Decorah, Iowa 52101, USA
| | - D R Peimer
- Tel Aviv University, School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
| | - I M Peruzzi
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
| | - R Pestotnik
- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - M Piccolo
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
| | - L E Piilonen
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
| | - A Pilloni
- INFN Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma La Sapienza, I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - G Piredda
- INFN Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - V Poireau
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-Le-Vieux, France
| | - V Popov
- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow Region 141700, Russian Federation
| | - F C Porter
- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - M Posocco
- INFN Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - S Prell
- Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
| | - R Prepost
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - E M T Puccio
- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - M V Purohit
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
| | | | - M Rama
- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | | | - B N Ratcliff
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
| | - G Raven
- NIKHEF, National Institute for Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics, NL-1009 DB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - P K Resmi
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
| | - J L Ritchie
- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
| | - M Ritter
- Ludwig Maximilians University, 80539 Munich, Germany
| | - G Rizzo
- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - D A Roberts
- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
| | - S H Robertson
- Institute of Particle Physics, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 2T8
- McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 2T8
| | - M Röhrken
- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
| | - J M Roney
- University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3P6
| | - A Roodman
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
| | - A Rossi
- INFN Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
| | - M Rotondo
- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
| | - M Rozanska
- H. Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakow 31-342, Poland
| | - G Russo
- INFN Sezione di Napoli, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
| | - R Sacco
- Queen Mary, University of London, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom
| | - S Al Said
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
| | - Y Sakai
- SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
| | - M Salehi
- Ludwig Maximilians University, 80539 Munich, Germany
- University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - S Sandilya
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
| | - L Santelj
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
| | - V Santoro
- INFN Sezione di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
| | - T Sanuki
- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
| | - V Savinov
- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
| | - O Schneider
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
| | - G Schnell
- University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
| | - T Schroeder
- Ruhr Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik 1, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - K R Schubert
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - C Schwanda
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Vienna 1050, Austria
| | - A J Schwartz
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
| | | | - C Sciacca
- INFN Sezione di Napoli, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
| | - R M Seddon
- McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 2T8
| | - Y Seino
- Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
| | - S J Sekula
- Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
| | - K Senyo
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-8560, Japan
| | - O Seon
- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
| | - S I Serednyakov
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
| | - M E Sevior
- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
| | - V Shebalin
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
| | - C P Shen
- Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
| | - T-A Shibata
- Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
| | - N Shimizu
- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
| | - J-G Shiu
- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
| | - G Simi
- INFN Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - F Simon
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, 80805 München, Germany
- Excellence Cluster Universe, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - F Simonetto
- INFN Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - Yu I Skovpen
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
| | - J G Smith
- University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
| | - A J S Smith
- Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
| | - R Y So
- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1
| | - R J Sobie
- Institute of Particle Physics, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3P6
- University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3P6
| | - A Soffer
- Tel Aviv University, School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
| | - M D Sokoloff
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
| | - E P Solodov
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
| | - E Solovieva
- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow Region 141700, Russian Federation
| | - S M Spanier
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
| | - M Starič
- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - R Stroili
- INFN Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - M K Sullivan
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
| | - K Sumisawa
- SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
| | - T Sumiyoshi
- Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
| | - D J Summers
- University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
| | - L Sun
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
| | - M Takizawa
- J-PARC Branch, KEK Theory Center, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
- Theoretical Research Division, Nishina Center, RIKEN, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Showa Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan
| | - U Tamponi
- INFN Sezione di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
| | - K Tanida
- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Naka 319-1195, Japan
| | - P Taras
- Université de Montréal, Physique des Particules, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7
| | - N Tasneem
- University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3P6
| | - F Tenchini
- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
| | - V Tisserand
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-Le-Vieux, France
| | - K Yu Todyshevx
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
| | - C Touramanis
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
| | - M Uchida
- Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
| | - T Uglov
- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow Region 141700, Russian Federation
| | - Y Unno
- Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, South Korea
| | - S Uno
- SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Hayama 240-0193, Japan
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
| | - S E Vahsen
- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
| | - G Varner
- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
| | - G Vasseur
- CEA, Irfu, SPP, Centre de Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - J Va'vra
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
| | - D Červenkov
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 121 16 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - M Verderi
- Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS/IN2P3, F-91128 Palaiseau, France
| | - L Vitale
- INFN Sezione di Trieste and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - V Vorobyev
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
| | - C Voß
- Universität Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
| | - S R Wagner
- University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
| | - E Waheed
- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
| | - R Waldi
- Universität Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
| | - J J Walsh
- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - B Wang
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
| | - C H Wang
- National United University, Miao Li 36003, Taiwan
| | - M-Z Wang
- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
| | - P Wang
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
| | - Y Watanabe
- Kanagawa University, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford, California 94309 USA
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- Korea University, Seoul 136-713, South Korea
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- Laboratoire de l'Accélérateur Linéaire, IN2P3/CNRS et Université Paris-Sud 11, Centre Scientifique d'Orsay, F-91898 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow Region 141700, Russian Federation
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- INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044 Frascati, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
- Moscow Physical Engineering Institute, Moscow 115409, Russian Federation
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- J. Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Shimizu N, Hamaide A, Dourcy M, Noël S, Clercx C, Teske E. Evaluation of urinary and serum level of chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 as a potential biomarker in canine urothelial tumours. Vet Comp Oncol 2018; 17:11-20. [PMID: 30588734 DOI: 10.1111/vco.12436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 (CCL2) is a chemotactic cytokine recruiting monocytes, releasing growth factors and promoting adhesion in vascular endothelium. Elevated serum and urinary CCL2 levels and expression of its receptor (CCR2) have been associated with tumorigenesis in human urinary malignancies. CCL2 implication has not been investigated in canine urothelial carcinoma. The aim of this study was to evaluate CCL2 serum and urine levels (measured by ELISA) in dogs with urothelial carcinoma or non-neoplastic urinary tract disease. CCL2 serum and urine levels were significantly higher in diseased dogs compared with healthy dogs (P < 0.001). Dogs with carcinoma had significantly higher serum and urine CCL2 levels (P = 0.001) than healthy dogs. Dogs with metastases showed significantly lower serum and urine CCL2 levels compared with the non-metastasised tumour group (P = 0.007). CCL2 as a diagnostic marker for urothelial carcinoma held a sensitivity of 95.2% and a specificity of 38.2% in the urine. As a staging marker, sensitivity was 85.7% and specificity was 57.1% with a positive predictive value of 75.7% and a negative predictive value of 71.9%. Further investigation is needed to define the role of CCL2 as a prognostic marker in canine urothelial carcinoma.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, FARAH, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Date H, Andou A, Shimizu N. The Value of Limited Resection for “Clinical” Stage I Peripheral Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Poor-Risk Patients: Comparison of Limited Resection and Lobectomy by a Computer-Assisted Matched Study. Tumori 2018; 80:422-6. [PMID: 7900230 DOI: 10.1177/030089169408000603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Aim A computer-assisted retrospective matched study was devised to compare limited resection and lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer. Methods Of 353 patients undergoing operation for “clinical” stage I peripheral non-small cell lung cancer, 16 patients undergoing limited resection (because of poor risk) could be matched satisfactorily with 16 patients undergoing lobectomy (as a standard procedure) on the basis of age, sex, histology, tumor location, and tumor size with computer assistance. Results No hospital death was observed in the 32 patients. Three of the 16 limited resection patients (19%) developed local recurrence in the same lobe. The 5-year survival rate was 55.5% for limited resection and 73.7% for lobectomy ( P = not significant). For tumors more than 2.0 cm in diameter, 3-year survival rate was significantly lower in the limited resection group than in the lobectomy group: 34.3% versus 85.7%, P < 0.05. For adenocarcinoma, limited resection seemed to be more unfavorable than lobectomy: 5-year survival rate, 34.3% versus 75.0%, P = 0.07. Conclusions Limited resection offered a good survival rate without hospital death for poor-risk patients; however, lobectomy should be performed for good-risk patients.
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- H Date
- Department of Surgery II, Okayama University School of Medicine, Japan
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Kinoshita S, Ishida T, Ito A, Narita T, Masaki A, Suzuki S, Yoshida T, Ri M, Kusumoto S, Komatsu H, Shimizu N, Inagaki H, Kuroda T, Scholz A, Ueda R, Sanda T, Iida S. Cyclin-dependent kinase 9 as a potential specific molecular target in NK-cell leukemia/lymphoma. Haematologica 2018; 103:2059-2068. [PMID: 30076184 PMCID: PMC6269314 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2018.191395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BAY 1143572 is a highly selective inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase 9/positive transcription elongation factor b. It has entered phase I clinical studies. Here, we have assessed the utility of BAY 1143572 for treating natural killer (NK) cell leukemias/lymphomas that have a poor prognosis, namely extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type and aggressive NK-cell leukemia, in a preclinical mouse model in vivo as well as in tissue culture models in vitro Seven NK-cell leukemia/lymphoma lines and primary aggressive NK-cell leukemia cells from two individual patients were treated with BAY 1143572 in vitro Primary tumor cells from an aggressive NK-cell leukemia patient were used to establish a xenogeneic murine model for testing BAY 1143572 therapy. Cyclin-dependent kinase 9 inhibition by BAY 1143572 resulted in prevention of phosphorylation at the serine 2 site of the C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II. This resulted in lower c-Myc and Mcl-1 levels in the cell lines, causing growth inhibition and apoptosis. In aggressive NK-cell leukemia primary tumor cells, exposure to BAY 1143572 in vitro resulted in decreased Mcl-1 protein levels resulting from inhibition of RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain phosphorylation at the serine 2 site. Orally administering BAY 1143572 once per day to aggressive NK-cell leukemia-bearing mice resulted in lower tumor cell infiltration into the bone marrow, liver, and spleen, with less export to the periphery relative to control mice. The treated mice also had a survival advantage over the untreated controls. The specific small molecule targeting agent BAY1143572 has potential for treating NK-cell leukemia/lymphoma.
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- Shiori Kinoshita
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan .,Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan.,Department of Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Tumor Immunology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Virology, Division of Medical Science, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Bayer AG Pharmaceuticals Division, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Tumor Immunology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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Yoshida M, Hariya T, Yokokura S, Maruyama K, Sato K, Sugita S, Tomaru Y, Shimizu N, Nakazawa T. Diagnosing superinfection keratitis with multiplex polymerase chain reaction. J Infect Chemother 2018; 24:1004-1008. [PMID: 30006249 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2018.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 06/16/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE To report the potential usefulness of multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mPCR) for diagnosing superinfection keratitis caused by herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), bacteria and fungus. METHODS Case series. Corneal scrapings were analyzed with mPCR for human herpes virus 1-8, bacterial 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and fungal 28S rDNA. RESULTS Case 1 was a 69-year-old man who presented with refractory infectious keratitis. PCR examination was positive for bacterial 16S rDNA and negative for fungal 28S rDNA. HSV-1 was not examined at this time. A geographic ulcer arose after 2 months of intensive antibacterial treatment. Herpes simplex keratitis (HSK) was suspected; PCR analysis was positive for HSV-1. Corneal scrapings obtained at the initial visit were re-analyzed and found to be HSV-1 positive. Thus, it turned out that this was a case of superinfection keratitis caused by bacteria and HSV-1. Case 2 was a 60-year-old man with corneal ulcer who had received unsuccessful treatment with antibiotics. mPCR analysis was positive for HSV-1, bacterial 16S rDNA and fungal 28S rDNA. The patient was diagnosed with superinfection keratitis caused by HSV-1, bacteria and fungus. Case 3 was an 82-year-old woman who had been treated for HSK and then developed bacterial keratitis during treatment. mPCR analysis was positive for HSV-1 and bacterial 16S rDNA. The patient was diagnosed with superinfection keratitis caused by HSV-1 and bacteria. CONCLUSION Superinfection keratitis is hard to diagnose because of its atypical manifestation. mPCR has the potential to allow prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment in these cases.
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- Masaaki Yoshida
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; Department of Ophthalmic Imaging and Information Analytics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Virology, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Virology, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; Department of Ophthalmic Imaging and Information Analytics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; Department of Retinal Disease Control, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; Department of Advanced Ophthalmic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Onozawa E, Ishikawa T, Tomaru Y, Shimizu N, Arai A. [Ovum collection following ovarian stimulation in patients with chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection]. Rinsho Ketsueki 2018; 59:475-479. [PMID: 29877232 DOI: 10.11406/rinketsu.59.475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The only curative treatment for chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection (CAEBV) is hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. For young female patients, ovulation induction and oocyte cryopreservation may be performed prior to transplantation to provide for future pregnancies. However, the effects of this ovum treatment on CAEBV and EBV infections have not been reported. Attempts were made to collect ova from three female CAEBV patients before transplantation conditioning, but this was only successful in two cases. Ovarian stimulation did not induce disease progression, and there was no change in the peripheral blood EBV DNA load. In one patient, 460 copies/ml of EBV DNA were detected in the follicular fluid by real-time PCR. Red blood cells were also present in the follicular fluid but not mononuclear cells. EBV protein mRNA was not detected in the RNA extracted from the same fluid, suggesting that the EBV DNA resulted from peripheral blood contamination. Moreover, there were no EBV-infected cells in the follicular fluid. Therefore cryopreservation of oocytes from CAEBV patients is possible and may be used to provide for future pregnancies.
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- Erika Onozawa
- Department of Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Hematology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Perinatal and Maternal Medicine (Ibaraki), Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU)
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- Division of Medical Science, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU)
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- Division of Medical Science, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU)
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- Department of Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Hematology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU).,Department of Hematology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) Hospital
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Shioda S, Kasai F, Watanabe K, Kawakami K, Ohtani A, Iemura M, Ozawa M, Arakawa A, Hirayama N, Kawaguchi E, Tano T, Miyata S, Satoh M, Shimizu N, Kohara A. Screening for 15 pathogenic viruses in human cell lines registered at the JCRB Cell Bank: characterization of in vitro human cells by viral infection. R Soc Open Sci 2018; 5:172472. [PMID: 29892436 PMCID: PMC5990783 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.172472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Human cell lines have been used in a variety of research fields as an in vitro model. These cells are all derived from human tissue samples, thus there is a possibility of virus infection. Virus tests are routinely performed in clinical practice, but are limited in cell lines. In this study, we investigated 15 kinds of viruses in 844 human cell lines registered at the Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources (JCRB) Cell Bank. Our real-time PCR analysis revealed that six viruses, EBV, HTLV-1, HBV, B19V, HHV-6 and HHV-7, were detected in 43 cell lines. Of them, 20 cell lines were transformed by intentional infection in vitro with EBV or HTLV-1. Viruses in the other 23 cell lines and one EBV transformed cell line are derived from an in vivo infection, including five de novo identifications of EBV, B19V or HHV-7 carriers. Among them, 17 cell lines were established from patients diagnosed with virus-associated diseases. However, the other seven cell lines originated from in vivo cells unrelated to disease or cellular tropism. Our approach to screen for a set of 15 viruses in each cell line has worked efficiently to identify these rare cases. Virus tests in cell lines contribute not only to safety assessments but also to investigation of in vivo viral infection which can be a characteristic feature of cell lines.
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- Setsuko Shioda
- Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources (JCRB) Cell Bank, Laboratory of Cell Cultures, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
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- Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources (JCRB) Cell Bank, Laboratory of Cell Cultures, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
- Author for correspondence: Fumio Kasai e-mail:
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- Department of Virology, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources (JCRB) Cell Bank, Laboratory of Cell Cultures, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
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- Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources (JCRB) Cell Bank, Laboratory of Cell Cultures, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
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- Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources (JCRB) Cell Bank, Laboratory of Cell Cultures, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
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- Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources (JCRB) Cell Bank, Laboratory of Cell Cultures, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
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- Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources (JCRB) Cell Bank, Laboratory of Cell Cultures, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
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- Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources (JCRB) Cell Bank, Laboratory of Cell Cultures, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
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- Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources (JCRB) Cell Bank, Laboratory of Cell Cultures, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
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- Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources (JCRB) Cell Bank, Laboratory of Cell Cultures, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
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- Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources (JCRB) Cell Bank, Laboratory of Cell Cultures, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
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- Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources (JCRB) Cell Bank, Laboratory of Cell Cultures, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Virology, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources (JCRB) Cell Bank, Laboratory of Cell Cultures, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
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Osuga T, Hasegawa T, Nakane T, Aoki M, Shimizu N, Takanashi M, Fujie M, Tamura Y, Makino S, Asai T. N-Methylacetamide and N-Methylformamide: Low cytotoxic cryopreservatives—alternatives to dimethyl sulfoxide. Cytotherapy 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2018.02.361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hosoi H, Mushino T, Nishikawa A, Hashimoto H, Murata S, Hatanaka K, Tamura S, Hanaoka N, Shimizu N, Sonoki T. Severe graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with residual mogamulizumab concentration. Int J Hematol 2018; 107:717-719. [PMID: 29671245 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-018-2456-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2017] [Revised: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Hiroki Hosoi
- Hematology/Oncology, Wakayama Medical University, Kimiidera 811-1, Wakayama, 641-8510, Japan
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- Hematology/Oncology, Wakayama Medical University, Kimiidera 811-1, Wakayama, 641-8510, Japan
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- Hematology/Oncology, Wakayama Medical University, Kimiidera 811-1, Wakayama, 641-8510, Japan
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- Department of Cell Therapy, Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation, 2-2, Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Hematology/Oncology, Wakayama Medical University, Kimiidera 811-1, Wakayama, 641-8510, Japan
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- Hematology/Oncology, Wakayama Medical University, Kimiidera 811-1, Wakayama, 641-8510, Japan
- Department of Hematology, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, 5-30 Fudegasakicho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka, 543-8555, Japan
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- Hematology/Oncology, Wakayama Medical University, Kimiidera 811-1, Wakayama, 641-8510, Japan
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- Hematology/Oncology, Wakayama Medical University, Kimiidera 811-1, Wakayama, 641-8510, Japan
- Department of General Medicine, National Hospital Organization, Kumamoto Minami Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Advanced Biomedical Engineering Research, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Research, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology/Oncology, Wakayama Medical University, Kimiidera 811-1, Wakayama, 641-8510, Japan.
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Watanabe K, Otabe K, Shimizu N, Komori K, Mizuno M, Katano H, Koga H, Sekiya I. High-sensitivity virus and mycoplasma screening test reveals high prevalence of parvovirus B19 infection in human synovial tissues and bone marrow. Stem Cell Res Ther 2018; 9:80. [PMID: 29587847 PMCID: PMC5870688 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-018-0811-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Latent microorganism infection is a safety concern for the clinical application of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). The aim of this study is to investigate the frequencies and sensitivities of the latent virus and mycoplasma infections in synovium, bone marrow, peripheral blood cells, and blood plasma and cultured synovial MSCs. Methods Total DNA and RNA of the synovium (n = 124), bone marrow (n = 123), peripheral blood cells (n = 121), plasma (n = 121), and 14-day cultured synovial MSCs (n = 63) were collected from patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty or anterior ligament reconstruction after written informed consents were obtained. The multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers were designed to quantitatively measure the representative genomes of 13 DNA viruses, 6 RNA viruses, and 9 mycoplasmas. Multi-spliced mRNA detection and virus spike test were also performed to demonstrate the sensitivity of synovial MSCs to the candidate pathogens. Results In synovium and bone marrow, the positive rates of parvovirus B19 genome were significantly higher than in peripheral blood cells (18.7% and 22% vs. 0.8%, respectively). Multi-alignment analysis of amplified and sequenced viral target genes showed the proximity of the parvovirus B19 gene from different tissue in the same patients. Synovial MSCs cultured for 14 days were positive for virus infection only in two patients (2/62 = 3%). Parvovirus B19 multi-spliced mRNAs were not detected in these two samples. Virus spike test demonstrated the sensitivity of synovial MSCs to herpes simplex virus (HSV)1 and cytomegalovirus (CMV), but not to parvovirus B19. Conclusion This study revealed a relatively high incidence of latent parvovirus B19 in synovium and bone marrow tissue. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13287-018-0811-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ken Watanabe
- Virus Research Unit, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan.
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- Virus Research Unit, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan
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Sasaki M, Shimizu N, Zushi Y, Saito T, Tsunemine H, Itoh K, Aoyama Y, Goto Y, Kodaka T, Tsuji G, Senda E, Fujimori T, Itoh T, Takahashi T. Analysis of gastrointestinal virus infection in immunocompromised hosts by multiplex virus PCR assay. AIMS Microbiol 2018; 4:225-239. [PMID: 31294212 PMCID: PMC6604934 DOI: 10.3934/microbiol.2018.2.225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Regarding viral infection of intestinal mucosa, there have been only a few studies on limited diseases, targeting a few herpes family viruses. In this study, we analyzed 12 kinds of DNA viruses including 8 species of herpes family viruses in the gastrointestinal mucosa of patients with hematologic malignancies, inflammatory bowel diseases, collagen diseases, or other miscellaneous forms of gastroenteritis using the multiplex virus PCR assay, which we recently developed. The virus PCR assay yielded positive results in 63 of 102 patients; Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was the most frequently detected, followed by cytomegalovirus (CMV), human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6), HHV-7, parvovirus B19, and herpes simplex virus type 1. The frequencies of viral detection in the 4 diseases were similar involving these 6 viruses. Regarding CMV colitis, the multiplex virus PCR assay was superior to the immunohistopathologic method in detecting CMV. All viruses were more efficiently detected in the mucosa than in the blood in individual patients. These results suggest that CMV, EBV, and HHV-6 were commonly detected in the gastrointestinal mucosa of patients with these 4 diseases, and our multiplex virus PCR assay was useful for the early diagnosis of gastrointestinal virus infection, especially CMV colitis.
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- Miho Sasaki
- Laboratory of Cell Therapy, Shinko Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Departments of Virology, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell Therapy, Shinko Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Laboratory of Hematology, Shinko Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Laboratory of Hematology, Shinko Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Laboratory of Hematology, Shinko Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Laboratory of Rheumatology, Shinko Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinko Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Cell transplantation is a promising therapy for several muscle diseases, including Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Satellite cells are stem cells in skeletal muscle that provide an important cell source for transplantation therapy. However, culture of satellite cells in vitro causes them to lose their undifferentiated state, associated with reduced transplantation efficiency. It is therefore necessary to develop optimal culture conditions for maintaining the undifferentiated state of satellite cells. METHODS Primary satellite cells were cultured with or without leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). The expression of undifferentiation and differentiation markers, and the transplantation efficiency were analyzed. RESULTS LIF-treated satellite cells showed increased expression of Pax7, and enhanced transplantation efficiency in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. CONCLUSIONS Our study showed that the treatment with LIF effectively maintained the undifferentiated state of satellite cells, and enhanced their transplantation efficiency. These results will contribute to the optimization of culture conditions for cell transplantation therapy.
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- N Ito
- Department of Molecular Therapy, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan.,Department of Rheumatology and Allergy, IMSUT Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Center for Antibody and Vaccine, IMSUT Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and Allergy, IMSUT Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Rheumatology, Center for Antibody and Vaccine, IMSUT Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Therapy, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan
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Ando S, Kawada JI, Watanabe T, Suzuki M, Sato Y, Torii Y, Asai M, Goshima F, Murata T, Shimizu N, Ito Y, Kimura H. Tofacitinib induces G1 cell-cycle arrest and inhibits tumor growth in Epstein-Barr virus-associated T and natural killer cell lymphoma cells. Oncotarget 2018; 7:76793-76805. [PMID: 27732937 PMCID: PMC5363550 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.12529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects not only B cells, but also T cells and natural killer (NK) cells, and is associated with T or NK cell lymphoma. These lymphoid malignancies are refractory to conventional chemotherapy. We examined the activation of the JAK3/STAT5 pathway in EBV-positive and -negative B, T and NK cell lines and in cell samples from patients with EBV-associated T cell lymphoma. We then evaluated the antitumor effects of the selective JAK3 inhibitor, tofacitinib, against these cell lines in vitro and in a murine xenograft model. We found that all EBV-positive T and NK cell lines and patient samples tested displayed activation of the JAK3/STAT5 pathway. Treatment of these cell lines with tofacitinib reduced the levels of phospho-STAT5, suppressed proliferation, induced G1 cell-cycle arrest and decreased EBV LMP1 and EBNA1 expression. An EBV-negative NK cell line was also sensitive to tofacitinib, whereas an EBV-infected NK cell line was more sensitive to tofacitinib than its parental line. Tofacitinib significantly inhibited the growth of established tumors in NOG mice. These findings suggest that tofacitinib may represent a useful therapeutic agent for patients with EBV-associated T and NK cell lymphoma.
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- Shotaro Ando
- Departments of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Departments of Virology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Departments of Virology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Departments of Pathology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Departments of Virology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Departments of Virology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Center of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Departments of Virology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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