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Transition Phenomena Induced by Internal Noise and Quasi-absorbing State
We study a simple chemical reaction system and effects of the internal noise.
The chemical reaction system causes the same transition phenomenon discussed by
Togashi and Kaneko [Phys. Rev. Lett. 86 (2001) 2459; J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 72
(2003) 62]. By using the simpler model than Togashi-Kaneko's one, we discuss
the transition phenomenon by means of a random walk model and an effective
model. The discussion makes it clear that quasi-absorbing states, which are
produced by the change of the strength of the internal noise, play an important
role in the transition phenomenon. Stabilizing the quasi-absorbing states
causes bifurcation of the peaks in the stationary probability distribution
discontinuously.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figure
Bulk and surface-sensitive high-resolution photoemission study of Mott-Hubbard systems SrVO and CaVO
We study the electronic structure of Mott-Hubbard systems SrVO and
CaVO with bulk and surface-sensitive high-resolution photoemission
spectroscopy (PES), using a VUV laser, synchrotron radiation and a discharge
lamp ( = 7 - 21 eV). A systematic suppression of the density of states
(DOS) within 0.2 eV of the Fermi level () is found on decreasing
photon energy i.e. on increasing bulk sensitivity. The coherent band in
SrVO and CaVO is shown to consist of surface and bulk derived
features, separated in energy. The stronger distortion on surface of CaVO
compared to SrVO leads to higher surface metallicity in the coherent DOS
at , consistent with recent theory.Comment: 4 pages 5 figures (including 2 auxiliary figures); A complete
analysis of the spectra based on the surface and bulk analysis shows in
auxiliary figures Fig. A1 and A
On the simulation of dropletization
Compressible and near-incompressible solvers, together with particle update
techniques and chemistry packages are combined in order to compute complex multiphase
flows that include dropletization, vaporization and subsquent combustion
Fécondité et développement larvaire de Monochamus galloprovincialis (Coleoptera Cerambycidae) en élevage
Recursiveness, Switching, and Fluctuations in a Replicating Catalytic Network
A protocell model consisting of mutually catalyzing molecules is studied in
order to investigate how chemical compositions are transferred recursively
through cell divisions under replication errors. Depending on the path rate,
the numbers of molecules and species, three phases are found: fast switching
state without recursive production, recursive production, and itinerancy
between the above two states. The number distributions of the molecules in the
recursive states are shown to be log-normal except for those species that form
a core hypercycle, and are explained with the help of a heuristic argument.Comment: 4 pages (with 7 figures (6 color)), submitted to PR
Staging of uterine cervical cancer with MRI: guidelines of the european society of urogenital radiology
Objective: To design clear guidelines for the
staging and follow-up of patients with uterine cervical
cancer, and to provide the radiologist with a framework for
use in multidisciplinary conferences. Methods: Guidelines
for uterine cervical cancer staging and follow-up were
defined by the female imaging subcommittee of the ESUR
(European Society of Urogenital Radiology) based on the
expert consensus of imaging protocols of 11 leading
institutions and a critical review of the literature. Results:
The results indicated that high field Magnetic Resonance
Imaging (MRI) should include at least two T2-weighted
sequences in sagittal, axial oblique or coronal obliqu
Regulation of Calcium-Permeable TRPV2 Channel by Insulin in Pancreatic β-Cells
OBJECTIVE—Calcium-permeable cation channel TRPV2 is expressed in pancreatic β-cells. We investigated regulation and function of TRPV2 in β-cells
Requirement for the N-Terminal Coiled-Coil Domain for Expression and Function, but not Subunit Interaction of, the ADPR-Activated TRPM2 Channel
Transient receptor potential melastatin 2 (TRPM2) proteins form multiple-subunit complexes, most likely homotetramers, which operate as Ca2+-permeable, nonselective cation channels activated by intracellular ADP-ribose (ADPR) and oxidative stress. Each TRPM2 channel subunit is predicted to contain two coiled-coil (CC) domains, one in the N-terminus and the other in the C-terminus. Our recent study has shown that the C-terminal CC domain plays an important, but not exclusive, role in the TRPM2 channel assembly. This study aimed to examine the potential role of the N-terminal CC domain. Domain deletion dramatically reduced protein expression and abolished ADPR-evoked currents but did not alter the subunit interaction. Deletion of both CC domains strongly attenuated the subunit interaction, confirming that the C-terminal CC domain is critical in the subunit interaction. Glutamine substitutions into individual hydrophobic residues at positions a and d in the heptad repeats to disrupt the CC formation had no effect on protein expression, subunit interaction, or ADPR-evoked currents. Mutation of Ile658 to glutamine, which did not perturb the CC formation, decreased ADPR-evoked currents without affecting protein expression, subunit interaction, or membrane trafficking. These results collectively suggest the requirement for the N-terminal CC domain for protein expression and function, but not subunit interaction, of the TRPM2 channel
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