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High-temperature ferroelectric order and magnetic field-cooled effect driven magnetoelectric coupling in R2BaCuO5 (R= Er, Dy, Sm)
The high-temperature ferroelectric order and a remarkable magnetoelectric
effect driven by the magnetic field cooling are reported in R2BaCuO5 (R = Er,
Dy, Sm) series. The ferroelectric (FE) orders are observed at much higher
temperatures than their magnetic orders for all three members. The value of FE
Curie temperature (TFE) is considerably high as ~ 235 K with the polarization
value (P) of ~ 1410 {\mu}C/m2 for a 4 kV/cm poling field in case of Er2BaCuO5,
whereas the values of TFE and P are also promising as ~ 232 K and ~ 992
{\mu}C/m2 for Dy2BaCuO5, and ~ 184 K and ~ 980 {\mu}C/m2 for Sm2BaCuO5. The
synchrotron diffraction studies of Dy2BaCuO5 confirm a structural transition at
TFE to a polar Pna21 structure, which correlates the FE order. An unusual
magnetoelectric coupling is observed below the R order for Er and Dy compounds
and below the Cu order for Sm compound, when the pyroelectric current is
recorded only with the magnetic field both in heating and cooling cycles i.e.
typical magnetic field cooled effect. The magnetic field cooled effect driven
emergence of polarization is ferroelectric in nature, as it reverses due to the
opposite poling field. The unexplored R2BaCuO5 series attracts the community
for large TFE, high P value, and strange magnetoelectric consequences.Comment: 9 figures and 2 supporting figure
Effect of quenching process on mechanical properties of flax/polypropylene composites
Flax/polypropylene needle - punched nonwovens (550 g /m2) have been produced and then used as a preform for theproduction of composites. In this study, better infiltration of polypropylene melt into the flax fibres has been achieved byaltering the crystal structure of polypropylene in the preform. A modified sequence of production of composites is alsoproposed. The proposed method yields composite with 25, 98 and, 91% improvement in tensile, flexural and short beamstrength properties as compared to the conventional method of manufacturing
Ayurvedic management of supraspinatus tendon tear: a case report
The two main causes of rotator-cuff injuries are trauma and degeneration. Modern medical sciences recommend operative reconstruction surgery for ruptured injuries of the rotator cuff. But the outcome of surgery often leads to restrictions on movement. In this case, supraspinatus tendon tears with degenerative causes were satisfactorily managed with ayurvedic conservative management alone. A 68-year-old patient was admitted to the Kayachikitsa inpatient department of Vaidyaratnam ayurveda college, Ollur, on September 21, 2023, with right shoulder pain and restricted shoulder movements. In an MRI, the case was diagnosed as a partial tear of the anterior fibres of the supraspinatus tendon of the rotator cuff with sub-coracoid bursitis of the right shoulder joint. On examination of the right shoulder joint, all shoulder movements were restricted due to pain. Hawkins’s impingement test, Neer’s test, and the painful arc test were found to be positive. She underwent a treatment protocol of Vatavyadhi Chikitsa incorporated with Bhagna Chikitsa. Internal and external medications, along with Upanaham, Abhyanga, Thaila pichu, bandage, and active shoulder exercises, were the treatments followed in this case. After the treatment, patient got relief from pain (VAS scale: 7 to 4) and considerable improvement in range of motion (ROM) for the right shoulder joint. This case study highlighted that within one month, the chronic rotator cuff injury got partial functional restoration (SPADI-56 to 30) by conservative ayurvedic management
Self-Adjointness of Generalized MIC-Kepler System
We have studied the self-adjointness of generalized MIC-Kepler Hamiltonian,
obtained from the formally self-adjoint generalized MIC-Kepler Hamiltonian. We
have shown that for \tilde l=0, the system admits a 1-parameter family of
self-adjoint extensions and for \tilde l \neq 0 but \tilde l <{1/2}, it has
also a 1-parameter family of self-adjoint extensions.Comment: 11 pages, Latex, no figur
Effects of Molecular Crowding on stretching of polymers in poor solvent
We consider a linear polymer chain in a disordered environment modeled by
percolation clusters on a square lattice. The disordered environment is meant
to roughly represent molecular crowding as seen in cells. The model may be
viewed as the simplest representation of biopolymers in a cell. We show the
existence of intermediate states during stretching arising as a consequence of
molecular crowding. In the constant distance ensemble the force-extension
curves exhibit oscillations. We observe the emergence of two or more peaks in
the probability distribution curves signaling the coexistence of different
states and indicating that the transition is discontinuous unlike what is
observed in the absence of molecular crowding.Comment: 14 pages, 6 figure
Effect of FCNC mediated Z boson on lepton flavor violating decays
We study the three body lepton flavor violating (LFV) decays , and the semileptonic decay in the flavor changing neutral current (FCNC) mediated boson
model. We also calculate the branching ratios for LFV leptonic B decays,
, , and the
conversion of muon to electron in Ti nucleus. The new physics parameter space
is constrained by using the experimental limits on and
. We find that the branching ratios for and processes could be as large as and . For other LFV B decays the branching ratios are found to be too
small to be observed in the near future.Comment: 15 pages, 8 figures, typos corrected, one more section added, version
to appear in EPJ
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