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Examining c-di-GMP and possible quorum sensing regulation in Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25:links between intra and inter-cellular regulation benefits community cooperative activities such as biofilm formation
Bacterial success in colonizing complex environments requires individual response to micro-scale conditions as well as community-level cooperation to produce large-scale structures such as biofilms. Connecting individual and community responses could be achieved by linking the intracellular sensory and regulatory systems mediated by bis-(3β²-5β²)-cyclic dimeric guanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP) and other compounds of individuals with intercellular quorum sensing (QS) regulation controlling populations. There is growing evidence to suggest that biofilm formation by many pseudomonads is regulated by both intra and intercellular systems, though in the case of the model Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 Wrinkly Spreader in which mutations increasing c-di-GMP levels result in the production of a robust cellulose-based air-liquid interface biofilm, no evidence for the involvement of QS regulation has been reported. However, our recent review of the P. fluorescens SBW25 genome has identified a potential QS regulatory pathway and other QSβassociated genes linked to c-di-GMP homeostasis, and QS signal molecules have also been identified in culture supernatants. These findings suggest a possible link between c-di-GMP and QS regulation in P. fluorescens SBW25 which might allow a more sophisticated and responsive control of cellulose production and biofilm formation when colonising the soil and plant-associated environments P. fluorescens SBW25 normally inhabits.ΠΠ½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ· Ρ-Π΄ΠΈ-ΠΠΠ€ ΠΈ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΡΠ²ΡΡΠ²Π° ΠΊΠ²ΠΎΡΡΠΌΠ° Ρ Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW 25: ΡΠ²ΡΠ·Ρ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ Π²Π½ΡΡΡΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠΊΠ»Π΅ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π³ΡΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠΎΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π² ΡΠΎΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅ ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ Π±ΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΊΠΈΠ£ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π±Π°ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ½ΡΡ
ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ΅Π±ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΈΠ½Π΄ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΠ΄ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ° Π½Π° ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠΉ Π½Π° ΠΌΠΈΠΊΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΠ²Π½Π΅ ΡΠ°Π²Π½ΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΎΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Π½Π° ΡΡΠΎΠ²Π½Π΅ ΡΠΎΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π° Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΊΡΡΠΏΠ½ΠΎ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΡΠ°Π±Π½ΡΡ
ΡΡΡΡΠΊΡΡΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π±ΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΊΠΈ. ΠΠΎΠΎΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ½Π΄ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΠ΄ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅Ρ ΠΎΠ² ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΎΠ² ΡΠΎΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π° ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ Π±ΡΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠ³Π½ΡΡΠ° ΠΏΡΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΠ²ΡΠ·ΡΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ Π²Π½ΡΡΡΠΈΠΊΠ»Π΅ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π³ΡΠ»ΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌ, ΠΎΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΡ
Π±ΠΈΡ-(3',5')-ΡΠΈΠΊΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ Π΄ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ Π³ΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ·ΠΈΠ½ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠΌ (Ρ-Π΄ΠΈ-ΠΠΠ€) ΠΈ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΈΠ½Π΄ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΠ΄ΡΡΠΌΠΎΠ² Ρ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠΊΠ»Π΅ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π³ΡΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ - ΡΡΠ²ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠΌ ΠΊΠ²ΠΎΡΡΠΌΠ° (Π§Π), ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΠ»ΡΡΠΈ Ρ. ΠΠ°ΠΊΠ°ΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ Π²ΡΡ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ΅ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡΠ² ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π±ΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΊΠΈ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π²Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ½Π°Π΄Π°ΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π³ΡΠ»ΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π²Π½ΡΡΡΠΈ ΠΊΠ»Π΅ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ, ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆ ΠΊΠ»Π΅ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π³ΡΠ»ΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, Ρ
ΠΎΡΡ Π² ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 Wrinkly Spreader, Ρ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ, ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΡΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΈ Ρ-Π΄ΠΈ-ΠΠΠ€, ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡ ΠΊ ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π»Π»ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ·Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π±ΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΊΠΈ Π½Π° Π³ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π΅Π»Π° ΡΠ°Π· Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄ΡΡ
-ΠΆΠΈΠ΄ΠΊΠΎΡΡΡ, Π½Π΅ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ ΠΎΠ±Π½Π°ΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΎ Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΠ° ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡΠ²Π° Π²ΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΊΠ²ΠΎΡΡΠΌ-Π·Π°Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΠΌΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π³ΡΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠΈ. ΠΠ΄Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎ Π½Π°Ρ Π½Π΅Π΄Π°Π²Π½ΠΈΠΉ ΠΎΠ±Π·ΠΎΡ Π³Π΅Π½ΠΎΠΌΠ° P. fluorescens SBW25 Π²ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠ» ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ Π§Π-Π·Π°Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΠΌΡΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π³ΡΠ»ΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΏΡ ΡΡ ΠΈ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΠ΅ Π§Π-Π·Π°Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΠΌΡΠ΅ Π³Π΅Π½Ρ, ΡΠ²ΡΠ·Π°Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ Ρ Π³ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠΌ Ρ-Π΄ΠΈ-ΠΠΠ€, Π° ΠΌΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ»Ρ Π§Π-ΡΠΈΠ³Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ½Π³Π° Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠΈΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Ρ Π² ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΡΡΠ΅. ΠΡΠΈ Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡΠ²ΡΡΡ ΠΎ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ²ΡΠ·ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ Ρ-Π΄ΠΈ-ΠΠΠ€-ΡΠ΅Π³ΡΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΈ Π§Π Ρ P. fluorescens SBW25, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ΅Ρ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΈ Π³ΠΈΠ±ΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠΎΠ»Ρ Π½Π°Π΄ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΊΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π»Π»ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ·Ρ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈ Π΅ΠΌ Π±ΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ² ΠΈ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡ, aΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ
Ρ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠΌ ΠΈ, - Π΅ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄Π°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ P. fluorescens SBW25
The MGDO software library for data analysis in Ge neutrinoless double-beta decay experiments
The GERDA and Majorana experiments will search for neutrinoless double-beta
decay of germanium-76 using isotopically enriched high-purity germanium
detectors. Although the experiments differ in conceptual design, they share
many aspects in common, and in particular will employ similar data analysis
techniques. The collaborations are jointly developing a C++ software library,
MGDO, which contains a set of data objects and interfaces to encapsulate, store
and manage physical quantities of interest, such as waveforms and high-purity
germanium detector geometries. These data objects define a common format for
persistent data, whether it is generated by Monte Carlo simulations or an
experimental apparatus, to reduce code duplication and to ease the exchange of
information between detector systems. MGDO also includes general-purpose
analysis tools that can be used for the processing of measured or simulated
digital signals. The MGDO design is based on the Object-Oriented programming
paradigm and is very flexible, allowing for easy extension and customization of
the components. The tools provided by the MGDO libraries are used by both GERDA
and Majorana.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, proceedings for TAUP201
ΠΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΊΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈ ΡΡΠΆΡΠ»ΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ Π½Π΅Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΈΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄Π°Ρ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ SARS-CoV-2 (ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΎΠ±Π·ΠΎΡ Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ)
The aim of the review: to present up-to-date scientifically based information about the laboratory parameters of patients associated with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection and internal organ damage. Materials and methods: full-text publications of clinical, randomized and cohort studies, systematic reviews and meta-analyses from scientific databases PubMed, Elsevier, Scopus, Google Scholar, E-library for the period from 2019 to 2022 were analyzed. Results. Specific biomarkers were identified, including inflammatory and immunological parameters (C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, IL6), hematological (number of lymphocytes and neutrophils, NLR, D-dimer, ferritin, RDW), myocardial (troponin, creatinekinase-MB, myoglobin), hepatic (AST, ALT, total bilirubin, albumin) and characterizing lung injury (KL-6), which can be used for risk stratification, as prognostic biomarkers of adverse clinical consequences, including death in patients with COVID-19. The studies demonstrated new biomarkers of inflammatory and systemic manifestations of COVID19: procalcitonin, calprotectin and presepsin.ΠΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½Ρ ΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ Π½Π°ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΎ Π»Π°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ°Ρ
ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ² Ρ ΡΡΠΆΡΠ»ΡΠΌ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΈ Π½Π΅Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΈΡΡ
ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ SARS-CoV-2. ΠΡΠΎΠ°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
, ΡΠ°Π½Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎΡΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠΉ, ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±Π·ΠΎΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°-Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·Ρ ΠΈΠ· Π½Π°ΡΡΠ½ΡΡ
Π±Π°Π· PubMed, Elsevier, Scopus, Google Scholar, E-library Π·Π° ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄ Ρ 2019 ΠΏΠΎ 2022 Π³. ΠΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π±ΠΈΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠΊΠ΅ΡΡ, Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°Ρ Π²ΠΎΡΠΏΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΈΠΌΠΌΡΠ½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΡ (C-ΡΠ΅Π°ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΡΠΉ Π±Π΅Π»ΠΎΠΊ, ΠΏΡΠΎΠΊΠ°Π»ΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠ½, ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ»Π΅ΠΉΠΊΠΈΠ½-6, D-Π΄ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Ρ, ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠΈΠ½), Π³Π΅ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ (ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π½Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎΠ², Π»ΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ², ΠΈΡ
ΡΠΎΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅, RDW), ΠΌΠΈΠΎΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ (ΡΡΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠ½, ΠΊΡΠ΅Π°ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΊΠΈΠ½Π°Π·Π°, ΠΌΠΈΠΎΠ³Π»ΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠ½), ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ (ΠΠ‘Π’, ΠΠΠ’, ΠΎΠ±ΡΠΈΠΉ Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡΠ±ΠΈΠ½, Π°Π»ΡΠ±ΡΠΌΠΈΠ½) ΠΈ Ρ
Π°ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ·ΡΡΡΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π»Π΅Π³ΠΊΠΈΡ
(Π³Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΈΠ½ ΠΡΠ΅Π±ΡΠ° ΡΠΎΠ½ Π΄Π΅Π½ ΠΡΠ½Π³Π΅Π½Π°-6), ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡΡ Π±ΡΡΡ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Ρ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠΈΡΠΊΠ°, Π² ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ΅Π² Π½Π΅Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π·Π°Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ, Π² ΡΠΎΠΌ ΡΠΈΡΠ»Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π½Π΅Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ, ΡΡΠΆΡΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΒ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈ Π»Π΅ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈΡΡ
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The background in the neutrinoless double beta decay experiment GERDA
The GERmanium Detector Array (GERDA) experiment at the Gran Sasso underground
laboratory (LNGS) of INFN is searching for neutrinoless double beta decay of
76Ge. The signature of the signal is a monoenergetic peak at 2039 keV, the
Q-value of the decay, Q_bb. To avoid bias in the signal search, the present
analysis does not consider all those events, that fall in a 40 keV wide region
centered around Q_bb. The main parameters needed for the neutrinoless double
beta decay analysis are described. A background model was developed to describe
the observed energy spectrum. The model contains several contributions, that
are expected on the basis of material screening or that are established by the
observation of characteristic structures in the energy spectrum. The model
predicts a flat energy spectrum for the blinding window around Q_bb with a
background index ranging from 17.6 to 23.8*10^{-3} counts/(keV kg yr). A part
of the data not considered before has been used to test if the predictions of
the background model are consistent. The observed number of events in this
energy region is consistent with the background model. The background at Q-bb
is dominated by close sources, mainly due to 42K, 214Bi, 228Th, 60Co and alpha
emitting isotopes from the 226Ra decay chain. The individual fractions depend
on the assumed locations of the contaminants. It is shown, that after removal
of the known gamma peaks, the energy spectrum can be fitted in an energy range
of 200 kev around Q_bb with a constant background. This gives a background
index consistent with the full model and uncertainties of the same size
Advanced liver disease in Russian children and adolescents with chronic hepatitis C
Russia has one of the highest prevalences of paediatric chronic hepatitis C infection (CHC). Our aim was to provide a detailed characterization of children and adolescents with CHC including treatment outcomes.Thus, an observational study of children with CHC aged <18 years was conducted in three hepatology centres from November 2014 to May 2017. Of 301 children(52% male), 196(65%) acquired HCV vertically, 70(23%) had a history of blood transfusion or invasive procedures, 1 injecting drug use and 34(11%) had no known risk factors. Median age at HCV diagnosis was 3.1[IQR 1.1,8.2] and 10.8[7.4,14.7] at last follow-up. The most common genotype was 1b(51%), followed by 3(31%). Over a quarter of patients (84,28%) had raised liver transaminases. Of 92 with liver biopsy, 38(41%) had bridging fibrosis (median age 10.4[7.1,14.1]). Of 223 evaluated by transient elastography (TE), 67(30%) had liver stiffness β₯5.0kPa. For each year increase in age mean stiffness increased by 0.09kPa(95%CI 0.05,0.13, p<0.001). There was significant correlation between liver stiffness and biopsy results (Tau-b=0.29, p=0.042). Of 205 treated with IFN-based regimens, 100(49%) had SVR24. Most children (191,93%) experienced adverse reactions, leading to treatment discontinuation in 6(3%). In conclusion, a third of children acquired HCV via non-vertical routes and a substantial proportion of those with liver biopsy had advanced liver disease. Only half of children achieved SVR24 with IFN-based regimens highlighting the need for more effective and better tolerated treatments with direct-acting antivirals. Further studies are warranted in Russia on causes and prevention of non-vertical transmission of HCV in children. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved
\textsc{MaGe} - a {\sc Geant4}-based Monte Carlo Application Framework for Low-background Germanium Experiments
We describe a physics simulation software framework, MAGE, that is based on
the GEANT4 simulation toolkit. MAGE is used to simulate the response of
ultra-low radioactive background radiation detectors to ionizing radiation,
specifically the MAJORANA and GERDA neutrinoless double-beta decay experiments.
MAJORANA and GERDA use high-purity germanium detectors to search for the
neutrinoless double-beta decay of 76Ge, and MAGE is jointly developed between
these two collaborations. The MAGE framework contains the geometry models of
common objects, prototypes, test stands, and the actual experiments. It also
implements customized event generators, GEANT4 physics lists, and output
formats. All of these features are available as class libraries that are
typically compiled into a single executable. The user selects the particular
experimental setup implementation at run-time via macros. The combination of
all these common classes into one framework reduces duplication of efforts,
eases comparison between simulated data and experiment, and simplifies the
addition of new detectors to be simulated. This paper focuses on the software
framework, custom event generators, and physics lists.Comment: 12 pages, 6 figure
Insights to scaling remote plasma sources sustained in NF3 mixtures
Remote plasma sources (RPSs) are being developed for low damage materials processing during semiconductor fabrication. Plasmas sustained in NF3 are often used as a source of F atoms. NF3 containing gas mixtures such as NF3/O2 and NF3/H2 provide additional opportunities to produce and control desirable reactive species such as F and NO. In this paper, results from computational investigations of RPS sustained in capacitively coupled plasmas are discussed using zero-dimensional global and two-dimensional reactor scale models. A comprehensive reaction mechanism for plasmas sustained in Ar/NF3/O2 was developed using electron impact cross sections for NF2 and NF calculated by ab initio molecular R-matrix methods. For validation of the reaction mechanism, results from the simulations were compared with optical emission spectroscopy measurements of radical densities. Dissociative attachment and dissociative excitation of NFx are the major sources of F radicals. The exothermicity from these FranckβCondon dissociative processes is the dominant gas heating mechanism, producing gas temperatures in excess of 1500βK. The large fractional dissociation of the feedstock gases enables a larger variety of end-products. Reactions between NFx and O atom containing species lead to the formation of NO and N2O through endothermic reactions facilitated by the gas heating, followed by the formation of NO2 and FNO from exothermic reactions. The downstream composition in the flowing afterglow is an ionβion plasma maintained by, in oxygen containing mixtures, [Fβ] β [NO+] since NO has the lowest ionization potential and F has the highest electron affinity among the major neutral species
Status of the GERDA experiment
The study of neutrinoless double beta (0nbb) decay is the only one presently known approach to the fundamental question if the neutrino is a Majorana particle, i.e. its own anti-particle. The observation of 0nbb decay would prove that lepton number is not conserved, establish that neutrino has a Majorana component and, assuming that light neutrino is the dominating process, provide a method for the determination of its effective mass. GERDA is a new 0nbb decay experiment which is currently taking data at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) of INFN in Italy. It implements a new shielding concept by operating bare diodes made from Ge with enriched 76Ge in high purity liquid argon supplemented by a water shield. The aim of GERDA is to verify or refute the recent claim of discovery, and, in a second phase, to achieve a two orders of magnitude lower background index than past experiments, to increase the sensitive mass and to collect an exposure of 100 kg yr. The paper will discuss design, physics reach, and status of data taking of GERDA.JRC.D.4-Standards for Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguard
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