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Origin of atomic clusters during ion sputtering
Previous studies have shown that the size distributions of small clusters ( n<=40 n = number of atoms/cluster) generated by sputtering obey an inverse power law with an exponent between -8 and -4. Here we report electron microscopy studies of the size distributions of larger clusters ( n>=500) sputtered by high-energy ion impacts. These new measurements also yield an inverse power law, but one with an exponent of -2 and one independent of sputtering yield, indicating that the large clusters are produced when shock waves, generated by subsurface displacement cascades, ablate the surface
Mass-Transport Models with Multiple-Chipping Processes
We study mass-transport models with multiple-chipping processes. The rates of
these processes are dependent on the chip size and mass of the fragmenting
site. In this context, we consider k-chip moves (where k = 1, 2, 3, ....); and
combinations of 1-chip, 2-chip and 3-chip moves. The corresponding mean-field
(MF) equations are solved to obtain the steady-state probability distributions,
P (m) vs. m. We also undertake Monte Carlo (MC) simulations of these models.
The MC results are in excellent agreement with the corresponding MF results,
demonstrating that MF theory is exact for these models.Comment: 18 pages, 4 figures, To appear in European Physical Journal
Bone Mineral Changes in Spine and Proximal Femur in Individual Obese Women after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Short-Term Study
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The impact of sex on gene expression across human tissues
Many complex human phenotypes exhibit sex-differentiated characteristics, however the underlying molecular mechanisms of these differences remain largely unknown. Here, we present an extensive catalog of both sex differences in gene expression and its genetic regulation across 44 human tissue sources surveyed by GTEx (v8 release). We demonstrate that sex strongly influences gene expression levels and cellular composition of tissue samples across the human body. The effect of sex on gene expression is widespread, with a total of 37% of all genes exhibiting sex-biased expression in at least one tissue. This suggests that many if not most biological processes, and thus complex traits and diseases, are impacted by sex effects on the transciptome. We expand the identification of cis-eQTLs with sex-differentiated effects and characterize their cellular origin. By integrating sex-biased eQTLs with genome-wide association study data, we identify 58 gene-trait associations that are driven by genetic regulation in a single sex, including novel associations not detected with sex-agnostic approaches. Altogether we provide the most comprehensive characterization of sex differences in the human transcriptome and its regulation to date.Peer ReviewedPreprin
Internal Energies of Ion-Sputtered Neutral Tryptophan and Thymine Molecules Determined by Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization
A Review on the Mechanical Modeling of Composite Manufacturing Processes
© 2016, The Author(s). The increased usage of fiber reinforced polymer composites in load bearing applications requires a detailed understanding of the process induced residual stresses and their effect on the shape distortions. This is utmost necessary in order to have more reliable composite manufacturing since the residual stresses alter the internal stress level of the composite part during the service life and the residual shape distortions may lead to not meeting the desired geometrical tolerances. The occurrence of residual stresses during the manufacturing process inherently contains diverse interactions between the involved physical phenomena mainly related to material flow, heat transfer and polymerization or crystallization. Development of numerical process models is required for virtual design and optimization of the composite manufacturing process which avoids the expensive trial-and-error based approaches. The process models as well as applications focusing on the prediction of residual stresses and shape distortions taking place in composite manufacturing are discussed in this study. The applications on both thermoset and thermoplastic based composites are reviewed in detail
RIMS analysis of ion induced fragmentation of molecules sputtered from an enriched U3O8 matrix
Time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometric determination of molecular weight distributions of low polydispersity poly(dimethyl siloxane) with polyatomic primary ions
Confinement increases the lifetimes of hydroxyapatite precursors
The mineral component of bone is a carbonated, nonstoichiometric hydroxyapatite (calcium phosphate) that forms in nanometer confinement within collagen fibrils, the principal organic constituent of bone. We here employ a model system to study the effects of confinement on hydroxyapatite precipitation from solution under physiological conditions. In common with earlier studies of calcium carbonate and calcium sulfate precipitation, we find that confinement significantly prolongs the lifetime of metastable phases, here amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) and octacalcium phosphate (OCP). The effect occurs at surprisingly large separations of up to 1 ÎĽm, and at 0.2 ÎĽm the lifetime of ACP is extended by at least an order of magnitude. The soluble additive poly(aspartic acid), which in bulk stabilizes ACP, appears to act synergistically with confinement to give a greatly enhanced stability of ACP. The reason for the extended lifetime appears to be different from that found with CaCO3 and CaSO4, and underscores both the variety of mechanisms whereby confinement affects the growth and transformation of solid phases, and the necessity to study a wide range of crystalline systems to build a full understanding of confinement effects. We suggest that in the case of ACP and OCP the extended lifetime of these metastable phases is chiefly due to a slower transport of ions between a dissolving metastable phase, and the more stable, growing phase. These results highlight the potential importance of confinement on biomineralization processes
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