A high resolution search for the tensor glueball candidate [xi] (2230) Crystal Barrel Collaboration

We report results of a high resolution search for the tensor glueball candidate ξ(2230) in a p̄p formation experiment. π0π0 and ηη decay channels were measured in a scan of the mass region 2220 MeV to 2240 MeV. No evidence for the existence of ξ(2230) was found. 95% confidence upper limits for the possible existence of ξ are presented

Erratum to: 36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1186/s13054-016-1208-6.]

Optyczny czujnik podczerwieni wewnątrz cylindra w celu określenia recyrkulacji spalin i reszty spalin w silniku wysokoprężnym

To meet the increased demands of new exhaust and CO2 limits a research project of Volkswagen R&D, the Technical University of Poznan and the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences has been initiated; its main target was the development and adaptation ICOS (Internal Combustion Optical Sensor) – an infrared sensor of LaVision for on-line measurements of EGR-rate in cylinder of an engine under operation. The objective of the project was to determine by different optical signals the CO2 concentration, the EGR rate and residual gas which are cycle-resolved in the cylinder. In this paper the principle of measurement of optical indication has been described. The infrared sensor was validated by a one-cylinder diesel engine and compared to a synchronously running fast gas sampling system (CSV). Finally the practical application of various parameter variations is illustrated in the determination of the EGR and residual gas rate. Thus a new measurement technique for the development of future generations of engines introduced.Aby umożliwić spełnienie wymagań nowych norm emisji spalin oraz spełnić limity emisji CO2 podjęto projekt badawczy z udziałem: Volkswagen R&D, Politechniki Poznańskiej i Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences; jego głównym celem był rozwój i adaptacja ICOS (Internal Combustion Optical Sensor) – czujnika podczerwieni firmy LaVision dla bieżących pomiarów stopnia recyrkulacji spalin w cylindrze pracującego silnika. Celem projektu było określenie na podstawie różnych sygnałów optycznych wartość stężenia CO2, stopnia recyrkulacji spalin (EGR – rate) oraz ilości spalin, które znajdują się w cylindrze przed rozpoczęciem procesu spalania. W artykule przedstawiono zasadę pomiaru zawartości spalin z wykorzystaniem czujnika optycznego. Możliwość zastosowania czujnika podczerwieni została potwierdzona przez badania na jednocylindrowym silniku wysokoprężnym, a otrzymane wyniki porównano z systemem do szybkiego pobierania próbek gazu (CSV). Przedstawiono również wyniki pozwalające na określenie recyrkulacji spalin oraz reszty spalin przy różnych parametrach pracy silnika. Nowa technika pomiarowa pozwala na dostosowanie nowoczesnych silników spalinowych do przyszłych norm ochrony środowiska i tworzy podstawę dla rozwoju przyszłych generacji silników spalinowych

Costs, effects, and savings of screening for cystic fibrosis gene carriers

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Evaluating the costs, effects, and savings of several strategies for cystic fibrosis (CF) gene carrier screening. DESIGN: A general model for evaluating prenatal, preconceptional, school, and neonatal carrier screening was constructed. For prenatal and preconceptional screening, two strategies were evaluated: single entry and double entry two step couple screening. Firstly, the Dutch situation was evaluated prospectively; subsequently the results were generalised to other carrier frequencies. SETTING: Prospective simulation model. MAIN RESULTS: Of all screening strategies, neonatal carrier screening gives most carrier couples an informed choice concerning reproduction. If the parents of carrier newborns would not be tested however, prenatal screening detects most carrier couples. Prenatal and single entry preconceptional screening programmes have a favourable cost-savings balance in the Netherlands under a wide range of assumptions. For double entry preconceptional screening and neonatal screening, high enough values of uptake of screening, prenatal diagnosis, and induced abortion are necessary. School carrier screening does not have a favourable cost-savings balance. CONCLUSIONS: If a CF screening programme is judged to be useful on individual and social grounds, costs considerations are no obstacle for prenatal and single entry preconceptional screening.