46 research outputs found
Hernia of Foramen of Morgagni in Adult: Case Report of Laparoscopic Repair
The videolaparoscopic repair of a diaphragmatic hernia of Morgagni by external knot tying technique is described. A 69-year-old woman with subocclusive symptoms by intrathoracic migration of abdominal viscera had an immediate and complete postoperative recovery. The hernial sac was not excised. A four-year follow-up shows no hernia recurrence. This case indicated that the laparoscopic approach can be considered a suitable and safe procedure for treatment of Morgagni's hernia
Enhanced Coherence of a Quantum Doublet Coupled to Tomonaga-Luttinger Liquid Leads
We use boundary field theory to describe the phases accessible to a
tetrahedral qubit coupled to Josephson junction chains acting as
Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid leads. We prove that, in a pertinent range of the
fabrication and control parameters, an attractive finite coupling fixed point
emerges due to the geometry of the composite Josephson junction network. We
show that this new stable phase is characterized by the emergence of a quantum
doublet which is robust not only against the noise in the external control
parameters (magnetic flux, gate voltage) but also against the decoherence
induced by the coupling of the tetrahedral qubit with the superconducting
leads. We provide protocols allowing to read and to manipulate the state of the
emerging quantum doublet and argue that a tetrahedral Josephson junction
network operating near the new finite coupling fixed point may be fabricated
with today's technologies.Comment: 36 pages, 4 figure
Umbraculumin-Î’, an unusual 3-Hydroxybutyric acid ester from the opisthobranch mollusc Umbraculum mediterraneum.
The structure and stereochemistry of Umbraculumin-B, a metabolite isolated from the skin extracts of the opisthobranchmolluscUmbraculummediterraneum, have been established by spectroscopic and chemical methods