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Effect of magnetic order on the superfluid response of single-crystal ErNiBC: A penetration depth study
We report measurements of the in-plane magnetic penetration depth (T) in single crystals of ErNiBC down to 0.1 K using
a tunnel-diode based, self-inductive technique at 21 MHz. We observe four
features: (1) a slight dip in (T) at the Nel
temperature = 6.0 K, (2) a peak at = 2.3 K, where a weak
ferromagnetic component sets in, (3) another maximum at 0.45 K, and (4) a final
broad drop down to 0.1 K. Converting to superfluid density , we see
that the antiferromagnetic order at 6 K only slightly depresses
superconductivity. We seek to explain some of the above features in the context
of antiferromagnetic superconductors, where competition between the
antiferromagnetic molecular field and spin fluctuation scattering determines
increased or decreased pairbreaking. Superfluid density data show only a slight
decrease in pair density in the vicinity of the 2.3 K feature, thus supporting
other evidences against bulk ferromagnetism in this temperature range.Comment: 15 pages, 5 figure
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Inhibition of autophagic flux differently modulates cannabidiol induced death in 2D and 3D glioblastoma cell cultures
Radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy is the major treatment modality for human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). GBMs eventually relapse after treatment and the average survival of GBM patients is less than two years. There is some evidence that cannabidiol (CBD) can induce cell death and increases the radiosensitivity of GBM by enhancing apoptosis. Beside initiation of death, CBD has been demonstrated as an inducer of autophagy. In the present study, we address the question whether CBD simultaneously induces a protective effect in GBM by upregulating autophagy. Addition of chloroquine that suppressed autophagic flux to 2D GBM cultures increased CBD-induced cell death, presenting proof for the protective autophagy. Blockage of autophagy upregulated radiation-induced cytotoxicity but only modestly affected the levels of cell death in CBD- or CBD/gamma-irradiated 3D GBM cultures. Furthermore, CBD enhanced the pro-apoptotic activities of JNK1/2 and MAPK p38 signaling cascades while partially downregulated the pro-survival PI3K-AKT cascade, thereby changing a balance between cell death and survival. Suppression of JNK activation partially reduced CBD-induced cell death in 3D GBM cultures. In contrast, co-treatment of CBD-targeted cells with inhibitors of PI3K-AKT-NF-kB, IKK-NF-kB or JAK2-STAT3 pathways killed surviving GBM cells in both 2D and 3D cultures, potentially improving the therapeutic ratio of GBM
Management Information, Decision Sciences, and Financial Economics : a connection
The paper provides a brief review of the connecting literature in management information, decision
sciences, and financial economics, and discusses some research that is related to the three cognate
disciplines.
Academics could develop theoretical models and subsequent econometric models to
estimate the parameters in the associated models, and analyze some interesting issues in the three
related disciplines
Management Science, Economics and Finance: A Connection
This paper provides a brief review of the connecting literature in management science, economics and finance, and discusses some research that is related to the three disciplines. Academics could develop theoretical models and subsequent econometric models to estimate the parameters in the associated models, and analyze some interesting issues in the three disciplines
Behavioural, Financial, and Health & Medical Economics: A Connection
This Opinion article briefly reviews some of the literature in behavioural and financial economics that are related to health & medical economics. We then discuss some of the research on behavioural and financial economics that could be extended to health & medical economics beyond the existing areas in theory, statistics and econometrics
Informatics, Data Mining, Econometrics and Financial Economics: A Connection
This short communication reviews some of the literature in econometrics and financial economics that is related to informatics and data mining. We then discuss some of the research on econometrics and financial economics that could be extended to informatics and data mining beyond the existing areas in econometrics and financial economics
Decision Sciences, Economics, Finance, Business, Computing, and Big Data: Connections
This paper provides a review of some connecting literature in Decision Sciences, Economics,
Finance, Business, Computing, and Big Data. We then discuss some research that is related to the
six cognate disciplines. Academics could develop theoretical models and subsequent econometric
and statistical models to estimate the parameters in the associated models. Moreover, they could
then conduct simulations to examine whether the estimators or statistics in the new theories on
estimation and hypothesis have small size and high power. Thereafter, academics and practitioners
could then apply their theories to analyze interesting problems and issues in the six disciplines and
other cognate areas
Composite-fermion crystallites in quantum dots
The correlations in the ground state of interacting electrons in a
two-dimensional quantum dot in a high magnetic field are known to undergo a
qualitative change from liquid-like to crystal-like as the total angular
momentum becomes large. We show that the composite-fermion theory provides an
excellent account of the states in both regimes. The quantum mechanical
formation of composite fermions with a large number of attached vortices
automatically generates omposite fermion crystallites in finite quantum dots.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Kaluza-Klein Dark Matter
We propose that cold dark matter is made of Kaluza-Klein particles and
explore avenues for its detection. The lightest Kaluza-Klein state is an
excellent dark matter candidate if standard model particles propagate in extra
dimensions and Kaluza-Klein parity is conserved. We consider Kaluza-Klein gauge
bosons. In sharp contrast to the case of supersymmetric dark matter, these
annihilate to hard positrons, neutrinos and photons with unsuppressed rates.
Direct detection signals are also promising. These conclusions are generic to
bosonic dark matter candidates.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, discussion of spin-independent cross section
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SoC-based biomedical embedded system design of arrhythmia detector
Arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat where the blood may not be delivered effectively throughout the body and cause sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Immediate treatment is required to prevent SCA. However, most of the existing electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring devices are bulky, cost expensive and lack arrhythmia detection and classification system. This paper proposes a front-end on-board graphical interface design of System-on-Chip (SoC) based arrhythmia detector which can be used as a first screening device for cardiac disease patient. The system consists of a knowledge-based arrhythmia classifier which is able to identify three types of arrhythmias which are ventricular fibrillation (VF), premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) and second-degree atrioventricular (AV) block. The system has been evaluated and benchmarked with ECG data from MIT-BIH arrhythmia database. The results show that its accuracy is up to 99.25% with a computation time of 6.385 seconds. It is highly portable and relatively inexpensive for installation in small clinics and home monitoring
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