Gluino-mediated electroweak penguin with flavor-violating trilinear couplings

In light of a discrepancy of the direct $CP$ violation in $K\to\pi\pi$ decays, $\varepsilon'/\varepsilon_K$, we investigate gluino contributions to the electroweak penguin, where flavor violations are induced by squark trilinear couplings. Top-Yukawa contributions to $\Delta S = 2$ observables are taken into account, and vacuum stability conditions are evaluated in detail. It is found that this scenario can explain the discrepancy of $\varepsilon'/\varepsilon_K$ for the squark mass smaller than 5.6 TeV. We also show that the gluino contributions can amplify $\mathcal{B}(K \to \pi \nu \overline{\nu})$, $\mathcal{B}(K_S \to \mu^+ \mu^-)_{\rm eff}$ and $\Delta A_{\rm CP}(b\to s\gamma)$. Such large effects could be measured in future experiments.Comment: 30 pages, 8 figures; references added, version published in JHE

Life cycle of the suctorian ciliate Ephelota plana attached to the krill Euphausia pacifica

© The Author(s), 2016. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here under a nonexclusive, irrevocable, paid-up, worldwide license granted to WHOI. It is made available for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 486 (2017): 368-372, doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2016.11.003.The hypothesis that life cycle of an epibiotic suctorian ciliate Ephelota plana is adapted to the molt cycle of the krill Euphausia pacifica collected in Saanich Inlet, Canada was evaluated. The infestation prevalence of E. plana and the number of individuals attached increased from postmolt stage to premolt stage of E. pacifica, and concurrently cell growth of E. plana was observed. Budding individuals of E. plana first appeared at early premolt stage and increased to 21% at late premolt stage. Thus the life cycle of E. plana seems to be adapted to the molt cycle of E. pacifica

Site‐specific methylation patterns of the GAL and GALR1/2 genes in head and neck cancer: Potential utility as biomarkers for prognosis

Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/136246/1/mc22577.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/136246/2/mc22577_am.pd

Activation routes for high surface area graphene monoliths from graphene oxide colloids

Graphene monoliths made from graphene oxide colloids by unidirectional freeze-drying method were activated by typical activation processes of CO2 activation, chemical activation using ZnCl2 or H3PO4, and KOH activation. The porosity development of graphene monolith markedly depends on the activation method. The monoliths with highest surface area are obtained by the KOH activation method; only the KOH activation is effective for production of the graphene monolith of which surface area is in the range of 1760–2150 m2 g−1. The mechanism of the porosity development by KOH activation method is proposed. This work provides a promising route for the bottom-up design of pore width-tunable nanoporous carbons.K.K., F.T., T.F., R.C-S, M.T. and M.E. were supported by Exotic Nanocarbons, Japan Regional Innovation Strategy Program by the Excellence, JST. This work was supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (24241038) and Concert-Japan project: Efficient Energy Storage and Distribution, JST. D. M., and this study were partially supported by JST CREST “Creation of Innovative Functional Materials with Advanced Properties by Hyper-nano-space Design”

Metal-semiconductor transition like behavior of naphthalene-doped single wall carbon nanotube bundles

Accepted 27 Jun 2014Naphthalene (N) or naphthalene-derivative (ND) adsorption-treatment evidently varies the electrical conductivity of single wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) bundles over a wide temperature range due to a charge-transfer interaction. The adsorption treatment of SWCNTs with dinitronaphthalene molecules enhances the electrical conductivity of the SWCNT bundles by 50 times. The temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity of N- or ND-adsorbed SWCNT bundles having a superlattice structure suggests metal-semiconductor transition like behavior near 260 K. The ND-adsorbed SWCNT gives a maximum in the logarithm of electrical conductivity vs. T-1. plot, which may occur after the change to a metallic state and be associated with a partial unravelling of the SWCNT bundle due to an evoked librational motion of the moieties of ND with elevation of the temperature.ArticleFARADAY DISCUSSIONS. 173:145-156 (2014)journal articl