A novel measurement of Bs0B^0_s and Ds−D^-_s lifetimes using semileptonic decays at LHCb

I report new, world-leading LHCb results on heavy meson lifetimes. We use a novel approach that suppresses the shortcomings typically associated with reconstruction of semileptonic decays, allowing for precise measurements of lifetimes and other properties in collider experiments. We achieve a 15% and a $2\times$ improvement over current best determinations of the flavor-specific $B^0_s$ lifetime and $D^-_s$ lifetime, respectively.Comment: 12 pages, 6 figures. Talk presented at the APS Division of Particles and Fields Meeting (DPF 2017), July 31-August 4, 2017, Fermilab. C17073

Table_1_Kolmogorov complexity metrics in assessing L2 proficiency: An information-theoretic approach.DOCX

Based on 774 argumentative writings produced by Chinese English as a foreign language (EFL) learners, this study examined the extent to which Kolmogorov complexity metrics can distinguish the proficiency levels of beginner, lower-intermediate, and upper-intermediate second language (L2) English learners. Kolmogorov complexity metric is a holistic information-theoretic approach, which measures three facets of linguistic complexity, i.e., overall, syntactic, and morphological complexity simultaneously. To assess its validity in distinguishing L2 proficiency, Kolmogorov complexity metric is compared with traditional syntactic and morphological complexity metrics as well as fine-grained syntactic complexity metrics. Results showed that Kolmogorov overall and syntactic complexity could significantly distinguish any adjacent pair of L2 levels, serving as the best separators explored in the present study. Neither Kolmogorov morphological complexity nor other complexity metrics at both the syntactic and morphological levels can distinguish between all pairs of adjacent levels. Results of correlation analysis showed that Kolmogorov syntactic complexity was not or weakly correlated with all the fine-grained syntactic complexity metrics, indicating that they may address distinct linguistic features and can complement each other to better predict different proficiency levels.</p

Additional file 6: Figure S3. of The complete mitochondrial DNA of three monozoic tapeworms in the Caryophyllidea: a mitogenomic perspective on the phylogeny of eucestodes

Mitochondrial gene order (include non-coding regions) of the 54 cestode species in this study. (PDF 3548 kb

Additional file 3: of Comparative mitogenomics supports synonymy of the genera Ligula and Digramma (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae)

Table S3. General statistics (length and codons) for mitochondrial protein-coding genes and rRNAs of 38 cestodes. Abbreviations of species name are the initials of genus and species name combined. (XLSX 21 kb

L'Automobile sur la Côte d'azur : organe officiel des automobiles-clubs de la Côte d'azur

février 19361936/02 (N90)-1936/02.Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : PACA

Additional file 4: of Comparative mitogenomics supports synonymy of the genera Ligula and Digramma (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae)

Figure S1. Relative Synonymous Codon Usage (RSCU) of Digramma interrupta and Ligula intestinalis. Codon families are labelled on the x-axis. Values on the top of the bars denote amino acid usage. (PDF 37 kb

Additional file 2: of Comparative mitogenomics supports synonymy of the genera Ligula and Digramma (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae)

Table S2. The list of cestode species and outgroups used for comparative mitogenomic and phylogenetic analyses, and accession number, A+T content and skewness of different elements of each mitogenome. (XLSX 19 kb

Schematic drawing of the luciferase reporter vectors (psi-CHECK2) contains <i>NBS1</i> 3’-UTR sequence with either the G or C at the rs2735383 locus.

<p>The luciferase activity of the rs2735383 variant allele on luciferase reporter bearing <i>NBS1</i> 3’-UTR co-transfected with or without hsa-miR-509-5p mimics or hsa-miR-509-5p inhibitors in HCT116 cells <b>(A)</b> and HT-29 cells <b>(B)</b>. Renilla luciferase activity was measured and normalized to firefly luciferase. Six replicates were carried out for each group, and the experiment was repeated at least three times. Data are mean±standard error of the mean; **<i>P</i><0.01. <b>(C)</b><i>NBS1</i> mRNA expression level in tumor tissue samples from colorectal cancer individuals with different rs2735383 variant alleles genotype (11 rs2735383GG, 13 rs2735383GC and 5 rs2735383CC); data are mean±standard error of the mean, normalized to <i>GAPDH</i>, <i>P</i> = 0.027. <b>(D)</b> hsa-miR-509-5p mRNA expression in 29 colorectal cancer tissues grouped by rs2735383 C/G genotypes. The hsa-miR-509-5p mRNA expression was calculated relative to expression of <i>U6</i> mRNA. Data are mean ± standard error of the mean, <i>P</i> = 0.345.</p