118 research outputs found
A simple model for explaining Galaxy Rotation Curves
A new simple expression for the circular velocity of spiral galaxies is
proposed and tested against HI Nearby Galaxy Survey (THINGS) data set. Its
accuracy is compared with the one coming from MOND.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables; this article is connected to
arXiv:1705.0413
Do sewn singularities falsify the Palatini cosmology?
We investigate further (cf. arXiv:1512.01199, JCAP01 (2016) 040) Starobinsky
cosmological model in the Palatini formalism with Chaplygin gas
and baryonic matter as a source. For this aim we use dynamical system theory.
The dynamics is reduced to the 2D sewn dynamical system of a Newtonian type (a
piecewise-smooth dynamical system). We classify all evolutional paths in the
model as well as trajectories in the phase space. We demonstrate the presence
of a degenerate freeze singularity (glued freeze type singularities) for the
positive . In this case it is a generic feature of early evolution of
the universe. We point out that a degenerate type III of singularity can be
considered as an endogenous model of inflation between the matter dominating
epoch and the dark energy phase. We also investigate cosmological models with
negative . It is demonstrated that equal zero is a bifurcation
parameter and dynamics qualitatively changes in comparison to positive
. Instead of the big bang the sudden bounce singularity of a finite
scale factor appears and there is a generic class of bouncing solutions sewn
along the line . And we argue that the presence of sudden
singularities in an evolutional scenario of the Universe falsifies the negative
in the Palatini cosmology. Only very small values of
parameter are admissible if we requires that agreements physics with the
CDM model. From the statistical analysis of astronomical observations,
we deduce that the case of negative values of can be rejected
even if it may fit better to the data.Comment: 26 pages, 15 figures, v3: change of title, more discussion on
singularitie
Inflationary cosmology with Chaplygin gas in Palatini formalism
We present a simple generalisation of the CDM model which on the one
hand reaches very good agreement with the present day experimental data and
provides an internal inflationary mechanism on the other hand. It is based on
Palatini modified gravity with quadratic Starobinsky term and generalized
Chaplygin gas as a matter source providing, besides a current accelerated
expansion, the epoch of endogenous inflation driven by type III freeze
singularity. It follows from our statistical analysis that astronomical data
favors negative value of the parameter coupling quadratic term into
Einstein-Hilbert Lagrangian and as a consequence the bounce instead of initial
Big-Bang singularity is preferred.Comment: 19 pages, 6 figures, typos corrected; version accepted by JCA
Expression of SATB1 protein in the ductal breast carcinoma tissue microarrays — preliminary study
Abstract: Special AT-rich sequence-binding protein 1 (SATB1) is a nuclear matrix protein which interacts with specific regions of DNA, ensuring its proper organization and function in the cell. The expression of SATB1 was primarily found in thymocytes, but its increased levels were observed in various types of cancers. However, the knowledge of the function and application possibilities of this protein is still limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of SATB1 protein using immunohistochemistry and tissue microarray (TMA) technique and determine its possible relationship with the proliferative marker Ki-67, estrogen a (ER) and progesterone (PR) receptors as well as grade of histological malignancy (G). The study was performed on material of 48 archival invasive ductal breast cancers (IDC). The TMAs were prepared with the use of 0.6 mm diameter punches. Immunohistochemical reactions were carried out using antibodies against Ki-67, ER, PR and SATB1 proteins. The intensity of the nuclear reaction was evaluated using a light microscope and computer-assisted image analysis. Expression of Ki-67 and SATB1 protein was observed in 89.58% and 31.25% of cancer cases, respectively. 62.5% of tumors were classified as ER-positive, and 47.92% as PR-positive. Statistical analysis showed a moderate positive correlation between Ki-67 and SATB1 expression (r = 0.291, p = 0.045 independently on the receptor status, and r = 0.392, p = 0.032 in ER-negative tumors). The expression of the Ki-67 antigen increased with higher grade of histological malignancy (G). The results suggest that SATB1 protein may play an indirect role in the cell proliferation and should be evaluated in relation to the other markers. Further studies concerning determination of its role in cancer progression and metastasis, in terms of application as therapeutic target and prognostic marker, are recommended
The expression of selected immunocytochemical diagnostic markers in the case of chondrosarcoma with a mesenchymal component
The case of 52-year-old man is presented, who had suffered from pains in his
right brachial region and in whom, upon admission to the Lower Silesia Centre
of Oncology, a tumour of 20 cm in diameter and restricted mobility was disclosed
in the right brachial region and proximal 1/3 of his right arm. Radiograms
of his right humerus disclosed non-uniform restructuring of the osseous tissue,
dominated by osteosclerosis in the upper half of his right humerus, while in the
surrounding dift tissues of the proximal portion non-uniform shades were seen
of calcified appearance. The patient was qualified to surgical biopsy and histopathological
examination of the sample disclosed Chondrosarcoma G II. Following
amputation of the right upper extremity together with the scapula, the tumour
was subjected to histopathological and immunocytochemical examination
in the Department of Pathomorphology, Lower Silesia Centre of Oncology. In
numerous samples of the tumour dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma was diagnosed
with a dominating component of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH),
which was confirmed by detecting a high expression of alpha-1-antichymotrypsin
(ACT) within the spindle-shaped cell component of the chondrosarcoma.
Spindle-shaped elements in dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma (DChSa) may represent
patterns of fibrosarcoma, osteosarcoma or the malignant fibrohistiocytoma
(MFH) type and they are present as if in the form of restricted fields with
no reciprocal infiltrates. Moreover, due to the worse prognosis in the case of the
MFH component in dedifferentiated chondrosarcoman as compared to that in
classical chondrosarcoma, common evaluation of the material was made by
a surgeon, radiologist and histopathologist, accompanied by a minimum panel
of immunocytochemical tests (ACT, Vimentyna, Desmina, S-100). This enabled
a final diagnosis for all tumour components to be established and prognosis to
be made regarding the further fate of the patient
Invariant solutions and Noether symmetries in Hybrid Gravity
Symmetries play a crucial role in physics and, in particular, the Noether
symmetries are a useful tool both to select models motivated at a fundamental
level, and to find exact solutions for specific Lagrangians. In this work, we
consider the application of point symmetries in the recently proposed
metric-Palatini Hybrid Gravity in order to select the functional
form and to find analytical solutions for the field equations and for the
related Wheeler-DeWitt (WDW) equation. We show that, in order to find out
integrable models, conformal transformations in the Lagrangians
are extremely useful. In this context, we explore two conformal transformations
of the forms and . For the former conformal
transformation, we found two cases of functions where the field
equations admit Noether symmetries. In the second case, the Lagrangian reduces
to a Brans-Dicke-like theory with a general coupling function. For each case,
it is possible to transform the field equations by using normal coordinates to
simplify the dynamical system and to obtain exact solutions. Furthermore, we
perform quantization and derive the WDW equation for the minisuperspace model.
The Lie point symmetries for the WDW equation are determined and used to find
invariant solutions.Comment: 12 pages, 1 figur
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