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Finite-size effects on the dynamic susceptibility of CoPhOMe single-chain molecular magnets in presence of a static magnetic field
The static and dynamic properties of the single-chain molecular magnet
[Co(hfac)NITPhOMe] are investigated in the framework of the Ising model
with Glauber dynamics, in order to take into account both the effect of an
applied magnetic field and a finite size of the chains. For static fields of
moderate intensity and short chain lengths, the approximation of a
mono-exponential decay of the magnetization fluctuations is found to be valid
at low temperatures; for strong fields and long chains, a multi-exponential
decay should rather be assumed. The effect of an oscillating magnetic field,
with intensity much smaller than that of the static one, is included in the
theory in order to obtain the dynamic susceptibility . We find
that, for an open chain with spins, can be written as a
weighted sum of frequency contributions, with a sum rule relating the
frequency weights to the static susceptibility of the chain. Very good
agreement is found between the theoretical dynamic susceptibility and the ac
susceptibility measured in moderate static fields ( kOe),
where the approximation of a single dominating frequency turns out to be valid.
For static fields in this range, new data for the relaxation time,
versus , of the magnetization of CoPhOMe at low temperature are
also well reproduced by theory, provided that finite-size effects are included.Comment: 16 pages, 9 figure
Transumbilical versus transvaginal retrieval of surgical specimens at laparoscopy: a randomized trial.
Objective
We sought to compare transumbilical (TU) and transvaginal (TV) route for retrieval of surgical specimens at laparoscopy.
Study design
Women scheduled for a laparoscopic resection of an adnexal mass were randomized to have their surgical specimen removed either through a posterior colpotomy (n = 34) or the umbilical port site (n = 32). Group allocation was concealed from patients and bedside clinicians. The primary outcome was postoperative incisional pain assessed by a 10-cm visual analog scale at 1, 3, and 24 hours after surgery.
Results
TV retrieval caused less postoperative pain than TU specimen extraction at each time point (visual analog scale score at 1 hour: 2.6 \ub1 2.9 vs 1.2 \ub1 2.0, P = .03; at 3 hours: 2.4 \ub1 2.0 vs 1.4 \ub1 2.0, P = .02; and at 24 hours: 1.1 \ub1 1.5 vs 0.5 \ub1 1.4, P = .02). A higher proportion of women in the TU group than in the TV group indicated the umbilicus as the most painful area at 1 and 3 hours postoperatively. Two months after surgery, the participants scored similarly as to their overall satisfaction, cosmetic outcome, and dyspareunia upon resumption of intercourse.
Conclusion
A TV approach for specimen removal after laparoscopic resection of adnexal masses offers the advantage of less postoperative pain than TU retrieva
Eradication of isolated para-aortic nodal recurrence in a patient with an advanced high grade sorous ovarian carcinoma: our experience and review of literature
Abstract: We report a case report regarding the eradication of isolated lymph-nodal para-aortic recurrence
in the aortic region down the left renal vein (LRV) in a patient treated two years earlier in
another hospital for a FIGO stage IC2 high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma with a video showing
the para-aortic space after eradication of the metastatic tissue. A 66 year-old woman was admitted
24 months after the initial surgical procedure for an increased Ca 125 level and CT scan that revealed
a 3 cm para-aortic infrarenal lymph-nodal recurrence that was confirmed by PET/CT scan. A secondary
cytoreductive surgery (SCS) with a para-aortic lymph-nodal dissection of the tissue down
the LRV and radical omentectomy were performed: during the cytoreduction, the right hemicolon
was mobilized. The anterior surface of the inferior vena cava (IVC), aorta and LRV were exposed.
The metastatic lymph nodes were detected in the para-ortic space down the proximal part of the
LRV and eradicated; an en bloc infrarenal lymph-node dissection from the aortocaval region was
performed. The operative time during the surgical procedure was 212 min with a blood loss of 120
mL. No intra- and postoperative complications, including ureteral or vascular injury or renal dysfunction,
occurred. At histological examination, three dissected lymph nodes were positive for metastasis,
and the patient was discharged five days after laparotomy without side effects and underwent
chemotherapy 3 weeks later; after a follow-up of 42 months, no recurrence was detected. In
conclusion, secondary debulking surgery can be considered a safe and effective therapeutic option
for the management of recurrences, although long-term follow-ups are necessary to evaluate the
overall oncologic outcomes of this procedure
On the scent of sexual attraction
A study in the current issue of BMC Biology has identified a mouse major urinary protein as a pheromone that attracts female mice to male urine marks and induces a learned attraction to the volatile urinary odor of the producer. See research article http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/7
Spin canting in a Dy-based Single-Chain Magnet with dominant next-nearest neighbor antiferromagnetic interactions
We investigate theoretically and experimentally the static magnetic
properties of single crystals of the molecular-based Single-Chain Magnet (SCM)
of formula [Dy(hfac)NIT(CHOPh)] comprising
alternating Dy and organic radicals. A peculiar inversion between maxima
and minima in the angular dependence of the magnetic molar susceptibility
occurs on increasing temperature. Using information regarding the
monomeric building block as well as an {\it ab initio} estimation of the
magnetic anisotropy of the Dy ion, this anisotropy-inversion phenomenon
can be assigned to weak one-dimensional ferromagnetism along the chain axis.
This indicates that antiferromagnetic next-nearest-neighbor interactions
between Dy ions dominate, despite the large Dy-Dy separation, over the
nearest-neighbor interactions between the radicals and the Dy ions.
Measurements of the field dependence of the magnetization, both along and
perpendicularly to the chain, and of the angular dependence of in a
strong magnetic field confirm such an interpretation. Transfer matrix
simulations of the experimental measurements are performed using a classical
one-dimensional spin model with antiferromagnetic Heisenberg exchange
interaction and non-collinear uniaxial single-ion anisotropies favoring a
canted antiferromagnetic spin arrangement, with a net magnetic moment along the
chain axis. The fine agreement obtained with experimental data provides
estimates of the Hamiltonian parameters, essential for further study of the
dynamics of rare-earths based molecular chains.Comment: 11 pages, 8 figure
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