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Identity principles for commuting holomorphic self-maps of the unit disc
Some identity principles for holomorphic functions are investigated
Identity principles for commuting holomorphic self-maps of the unit disc
3Some identity principles for holomorphic functions are investigated.nonemixedF. BRACCI; R. TAURASO; VLACCI, FABIOF., Bracci; R., Tauraso; Vlacci, Fabi
Patterns of CT lung injury and toxicity after stereotactic radiotherapy delivered with helical tomotherapy in early stage medically inoperable NSCLC
To evaluate toxicity and patterns of radiologic lung injury on CT images after hypofractionated image-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) delivered with helical tomotherapy (HT) in medically early stage inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
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Immune factors preceding diagnosis of glioma: a Prostate Lung Colorectal Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial nested case-control study.
BackgroundEpidemiological studies of adult glioma have identified genetic and environmental risk factors, but much remains unclear. The aim of the current study was to evaluate anthropometric, disease-related, and prediagnostic immune-related factors for relationship with glioma risk.MethodsWe conducted a nested case-control study among the intervention arm of the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer (PLCO) Screening Trial. One hundred and twenty-four glioma cases were identified and each matched to four controls. Baseline characteristics were collected at enrollment and were evaluated for association with glioma status. Serum specimens were collected at yearly intervals and were analyzed for immune-related factors including TGF-β1, TNF-α, total IgE, and allergen-specific IgE. Immune factors were evaluated at baseline in a multivariate conditional logistic regression model, along with one additional model that incorporated the latest available measurement.ResultsA family history of glioma among first-degree relatives was associated with increased glioma risk (OR = 4.41, P = .002). In multivariate modeling of immune factors at baseline, increased respiratory allergen-specific IgE was inversely associated with glioma risk (OR for allergen-specific IgE > 0.35 PAU/L: 0.59, P = .03). A logistic regression model that incorporated the latest available measurements found a similar association for allergen-specific IgE (P = .005) and showed that elevated TGF-β1 was associated with increased glioma risk (P-value for trend <.0001).ConclusionThe results from this prospective prediagnostic study suggest that several immune-related factors are associated with glioma risk. The association observed for TGF-β1 when sampling closer to the time of diagnosis may reflect the nascent brain tumor's feedback on immune function
Electron screening in molecular fusion reactions
Recent laboratory experiments have measured fusion cross sections at
center-of-mass energies low enough for the effects of atomic and molecular
electrons to be important. To extract the cross section for bare nuclei from
these data (as required for astrophysical applications), it is necessary to
understand these screening effects. We study electron screening effects in the
low-energy collisions of Z=1 nuclei with hydrogen molecules. Our model is based
on a dynamical evolution of the electron wavefunctions within the TDHF scheme,
while the motion of the nuclei is treated classically. We find that at the
currently accessible energies the screening effects depend strongly on the
molecular orientation. The screening is found to be larger for molecular
targets than for atomic targets, due to the reflection symmetry in the latter.
The results agree fairly well with data measured for deuteron collisions on
molecular deuterium and tritium targets.Comment: 15 Page RevTeX document, twelve postscript figures, now in a uufile
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Screening of Nuclear Reactions in the Sun and Solar Neutrinos
We quantitatively determine the effect and the uncertainty on solar neutrino
production arising from the screening process. We present predictions for the
solar neutrino fluxes and signals obtained with different screening models
available in the literature and by using our stellar evolution code. We explain
these numerical results in terms of simple laws relating the screening factors
with the neutrino fluxes. Futhermore we explore a wider range of models for
screening, obtained from the Mitler model by introducing and varying two
phenomenological parameters, taking into account effects not included in the
Mitler prescription. Screening implies, with respect to a no-screening case, a
central temperat reduction of 0.5%, a 2% (8%) increase of Beryllium
(Boron)-neutrino flux and a 2% (12%) increase of the Gallium (Chlorine) signal.
We also find that uncertainties due to the screening effect ar at the level of
1% for the predicted Beryllium-neutrino flux and Gallium signal, not exceeding
3% for the Boron-neutrino flux and the Chlorine signal.Comment: postscript file 11 pages + 4 figures compressed and uuencoded we have
replaced the previous paper with a uuencoded file (the text is the same) for
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On the realization of Symmetries in Quantum Mechanics
The aim of this paper is to give a simple, geometric proof of Wigner's
theorem on the realization of symmetries in quantum mechanics that clarifies
its relation to projective geometry. Although several proofs exist already, it
seems that the relevance of Wigner's theorem is not fully appreciated in
general. It is Wigner's theorem which allows the use of linear realizations of
symmetries and therefore guarantees that, in the end, quantum theory stays a
linear theory. In the present paper, we take a strictly geometrical point of
view in order to prove this theorem. It becomes apparent that Wigner's theorem
is nothing else but a corollary of the fundamental theorem of projective
geometry. In this sense, the proof presented here is simple, transparent and
therefore accessible even to elementary treatments in quantum mechanics.Comment: 8 page
in memoriam mario comporti 1935 2014 co editor in chief since 2009
Mario Comporti was born in Siena and earned a high school diploma (Classical studies) at the local Liceo Classico Enea Silvio Piccolomini. He was proud of this title, and always firmly considered classical studies an essential aspect in the education of young generations. Mario attended as a student at the University of Siena the Institute of Medical Pathology managed by Cesare Bartorelli, and was positively impressed by the ability of many physicians of the Institute to connect the scientific research with the medical-care activity. That was the time period when research first captivated him, to follow him for the rest of his subsequent life. Comporti graduated with honours in 1960, and then worked as Assistant professor at the Institutes of General Pathology of Siena and Turin.[...]</p
Muonic hydrogen cascade time and lifetime of the short-lived state
Metastable muonic-hydrogen atoms undergo collisional -quenching,
with rates which depend strongly on whether the kinetic energy is above
or below the energy threshold. Above threshold, collisional
excitation followed by fast radiative
deexcitation is allowed. The corresponding short-lived component
was measured at 0.6 hPa room temperature gas pressure, with
lifetime ns (i.e.,
at liquid-hydrogen density) and population
% (per atom). In
addition, a value of the cascade time, ns, was found.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
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