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Tshiluba Language Structures
This poster provides a preliminary description of the linguistic features of Tshiluba (also known as Luba-Kasai), a major language spoken in the south-central, Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and by several refugee families in the Boise area. Tshiluba is characterized as an Atlantic-Congo, Narrow Bantu, Central language (L31) within the Niger-Congo language family and, although it is spoken by over 6 million people and enjoys national language status in DRC, it has not received extensive recent attention in the linguistic literature. Over the course of a semester, our group has met with native speakers of Tshiluba to document the phonological, morphological, and syntactic features of the language as well as several semantic domains of interest. The analysis of these features, along with recordings made by our group, serves the greater linguistic community by providing theoretical linguists with new language data to support their research. It will also serve the Tshiluba community in the diaspora by providing documentation and archived recordings of this language for future generations to access. One goal in the community is to encourage the development of teaching materials to support others interested in learning the language
NEID Reveals that The Young Warm Neptune TOI-2076 b Has a Low Obliquity
TOI-2076 b is a sub-Neptune-sized planet () that transits a young () bright
() K-dwarf hosting a system of three transiting planets. Using
spectroscopic observations with the NEID spectrograph on the WIYN 3.5 m
Telescope, we model the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect of TOI-2076 b, and derive a
sky-projected obliquity of . Using the size of
the star (), and the stellar rotation period
( days), we estimate a true obliquity of
( at 95% confidence),
demonstrating that TOI-2076 b is on a well-aligned orbit. Simultaneous
diffuser-assisted photometry from the 3.5 m Telescope at Apache Point
Observatory rules out flares during the transit. TOI-2076 b joins a small but
growing sample of young planets in compact multi-planet systems with
well-aligned orbits, and is the fourth planet with an age Myr in
a multi-transiting system with an obliquity measurement. The low obliquity of
TOI-2076 b and the presence of transit timing variations in the system suggest
the TOI-2076 system likely formed via convergent disk migration in an initially
well-aligned disk.Comment: Submitted to ApJL, 13 pages, 4 figures, 3 table
TOI-2015b: A Warm Neptune with Transit Timing Variations Orbiting an Active mid M Dwarf
We report the discovery of a close-in () warm Neptune with clear transit timing variations (TTVs)
orbiting the nearby () active M4 star, TOI-2015. We
characterize the planet's properties using TESS photometry, precise
near-infrared radial velocities (RV) with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder (HP)
Spectrograph, ground-based photometry, and high-contrast imaging. A joint
photometry and RV fit yields a radius , mass , and
density for TOI-2015b,
suggesting a likely volatile-rich planet. The young, active host star has a
rotation period of and
associated rotation-based age estimate of . Though
no other transiting planets are seen in the TESS data, the system shows clear
TTVs of super period and
amplitude . After considering multiple likely
period ratio models, we show an outer planet candidate near a 2:1 resonance can
explain the observed TTVs while offering a dynamically stable solution.
However, other possible two-planet solutions -- including 3:2 and 4:3 resonance
-- cannot be conclusively excluded without further observations. Assuming a 2:1
resonance in the joint TTV-RV modeling suggests a mass of
for TOI-2015b and
for the outer candidate.
Additional transit and RV observations will be beneficial to explicitly
identify the resonance and further characterize the properties of the system.Comment: 28 pages, 15 figures, 6 tables. As submitted to AAS Journal
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GJ 3929: High-precision Photometric and Doppler Characterization of an Exo-Venus and Its Hot, Mini-Neptune-mass Companion
We detail the follow-up and characterization of a transiting exo-Venus identified by TESS, GJ 3929b (TOI-2013b), and its nontransiting companion planet, GJ 3929c (TOI-2013c). GJ 3929b is an Earth-sized exoplanet in its star’s Venus zone (P b = 2.616272 ± 0.000005 days; Sb = 17.3 − 0.7 + 0.8 S ⊕) orbiting a nearby M dwarf. GJ 3929c is most likely a nontransiting sub-Neptune. Using the new, ultraprecise NEID spectrometer on the WIYN 3.5 m Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, we are able to modify the mass constraints of planet b reported in previous works and consequently improve the significance of the mass measurement to almost 4σ confidence (M b = 1.75 ± 0.45 M ⊕). We further adjust the orbital period of planet c from its alias at 14.30 ± 0.03 days to the likely true period of 15.04 ± 0.03 days, and we adjust its minimum mass to m sin i = 5.71 ± 0.92 M ⊕. Using the diffuser-assisted ARCTIC imager on the ARC 3.5 m telescope at Apache Point Observatory, in addition to publicly available TESS and LCOGT photometry, we are able to constrain the radius of planet b to R p = 1.09 ± 0.04 R ⊕. GJ 3929b is a top candidate for transmission spectroscopy in its size regime (TSM = 14 ± 4), and future atmospheric studies of GJ 3929b stand to shed light on the nature of small planets orbiting M dwarfs. © 2022. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.Open access journalThis item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at [email protected]
Inhibition of the NF-κB signaling pathway by the curcumin analog, 3,5-Bis(2-pyridinylmethylidene)-4-piperidone (EF31): Anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties
Biology of Saccular Cerebral Aneurysms: A Review of Current Understanding and Future Directions
Role of resistin in obesity, insulin resistance and Type II diabetes
Resistin is a member of a class of cysteine-rich proteins collectively termed resistin-like molecules. Resistin has been implicated in the pathogenesis of obesity-mediated insulin resistance and T2DM (Type II diabetes mellitus), at least in rodent models. In addition, resistin also appears to be a pro-inflammatory cytokine. Taken together, resistin, like many other adipocytokines, may possess a dual role in contributing to disease risk. However, to date there has been considerable controversy surrounding this 12.5 kDa polypeptide in understanding its physiological relevance in both human and rodent systems. Furthermore, this has led some to question whether resistin represents an important pathogenic factor in the aetiology of T2DM and cardiovascular disease. Although researchers still remain divided as to the role of resistin, this review will place available data on resistin in the context of our current knowledge of the pathogenesis of obesity-mediated diabetes, and discuss key controversies and development