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Spin Stiffness of Mesoscopic Quantum Antiferromagnets
We study the spin stiffness of a one-dimensional quantum antiferromagnet in
the whole range of system sizes and temperatures . We show that for
integer and half-odd integer spin case the stiffness differs fundamentally in
its and dependence, and that in the latter case the stiffness exhibits
a striking dependence on the parity of the number of sites. Integer spin chains
are treated in terms of the non-linear sigma model, while half-odd integer spin
chains are discussed in a renormalization group approach leading to a Luttinger
liquid with Aharonov-Bohm type boundary conditions.Comment: 12 pages, LaTe
Virtual Compton Scattering and Neutral Pion Electroproduction in the Resonance Region up to the Deep Inelastic Region at Backward Angles
We have made the first measurements of the virtual Compton scattering (VCS)
process via the H exclusive reaction in the nucleon resonance
region, at backward angles. Results are presented for the -dependence at
fixed GeV, and for the -dependence at fixed near 1.5 GeV.
The VCS data show resonant structures in the first and second resonance
regions. The observed -dependence is smooth. The measured ratio of
H to H cross sections emphasizes the different
sensitivity of these two reactions to the various nucleon resonances. Finally,
when compared to Real Compton Scattering (RCS) at high energy and large angles,
our VCS data at the highest (1.8-1.9 GeV) show a striking -
independence, which may suggest a transition to a perturbative scattering
mechanism at the quark level.Comment: 20 pages, 8 figures. To appear in Phys.Rev.
Genotoxic effect induced by hydrogen peroxide in human hepatoma cells using comet assay
Background: Hydrogen peroxide is a common reactive oxygen intermediate generated by variousforms of oxidative stress. Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the DNA damage capacity ofH2O2 in HepG2 cells. Methods: Cells were treated with H2O2 at concentrations of 25 μM or 50 μM for5 min, 30 min, 40 min, 1 h or 24 h in parallel. The extent of DNA damage was assessed by the cometassay. Results: Compared to the control, DNA damage by 25 μM and 50 μM H2O2 increasedsignificantly with increasing incubation time up to 1 h, but it was not increased at 24 h. Conclusions:Our Findings confirm that H2O2 is a typical DNA damage inducing agent and thus is a good modelsystem to study the effects of oxidative stress. DNA damage in HepG2 cells increased significantlywith H2O2 concentration and time of incubation but later decreased likely due to DNA repairmechanisms and antioxidant enzyme
Collider aspects of flavour physics at high Q
This review presents flavour related issues in the production and decays of
heavy states at LHC, both from the experimental side and from the theoretical
side. We review top quark physics and discuss flavour aspects of several
extensions of the Standard Model, such as supersymmetry, little Higgs model or
models with extra dimensions. This includes discovery aspects as well as
measurement of several properties of these heavy states. We also present public
available computational tools related to this topic.Comment: Report of Working Group 1 of the CERN Workshop ``Flavour in the era
of the LHC'', Geneva, Switzerland, November 2005 -- March 200
Comprimento crítico de declive relacionado à erosão hídrica, em três tipos e doses de resíduos em duas direções de semeadura direta
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The effect of debulking surgery after induction chemotherapy on the prognosis in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. Gynecological Cancer Cooperative Group of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer
BACKGROUND. Although the value of primary cytoreductive surgery for
epithelial ovarian cancer is beyond doubt, the value of debulking surgery
after induction chemotherapy has not yet been defined. In this randomized
study we investigated the effect on survival of debulking surgery.
METHODS. Eligible patients had residual lesions measuring more than 1 cm
in diameter after primary surgery. After three cycles of cyclophosphamide
and cisplatin, these patients were randomly assigned to undergo either
debulking surgery or no surgery, followed by further cycles of
cyclophosphamide and cisplatin. The study end points were progression-free
and overall survival. At surgery 65 percent of the patients had lesions
measuring more than 1 cm. In 45 percent of this group, the lesions were
reduced surgically to less than 1 cm. RESULTS. Of the 319 patients who
underwent randomization, 278 could be evaluated (140 patients who
underwent surgery and 138 patients who did not). Progression-free and
overall survival were both significantly longer in the group that
underwent surgery (P = 0.01). The difference in median survival was six
months. The survival rate at two years was 56 percent for the group that
underwent surgery and 46 percent for the group that did not. In the
multivariate analysis, debulking surgery was an independent prognostic
factor (P = 0.012). Overall, after adjustment for all other prognostic
factors, surgery reduced the risk of death by 33 percent (95 percent
confidence interval, 10 to 50 percent; P = 0.008). Surgery was not
associated with death or severe morbidity. CONCLUSIONS: Debulking surgery
significantly lengthened progression-free and overall survival. The risk
of death was reduced by one third, after adjustment for a variety of
prognostic factors
Le artroprotesi modulari nella chirurgia oncologica
Il ginocchio \ue8 la sede pi\uf9 frequentemente coinvolta nei tumori primitivi dello scheletro (60%), soprattutto a livello del femore distale. L\u2019osteosarcoma, il sarcoma di Ewing ed il condrosarcoma sono le neoplasie maligne primitive pi\uf9 comuni in questa sede. Tra le lesioni benigne ricordiamo il tumore a cellule giganti, la cisti aneurismatica ed il condroblastoma. L\u2019et\ue0 pi\uf9 colpita \ue8 quella degli adolescenti e dei giovani adulti