532 research outputs found
CC chemokine receptor 6 (CCR6) is a marker for memory T cells that arrest on activated human dermal microvascular endothelium under shear stress.
Comment about UV regularization of basic commutators in string theories
Recently proposed by Hwang, Marnelius and Saltsidis zeta regularization of
basic commutators in string theories is generalized to the string models with
non-trivial vacuums. It is shown that implementation of this regularization
implies the cancellation of dangerous terms in the commutators between Virasoro
generators, which break Jacobi identity.Comment: LaTeX, 9 pages, no figures, submitted to Physics Letters
Targeting reactive carbonyl species with natural sequestering agents
Reactive carbonyl species generated by the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids and sugars are highly reactive due to their electrophilic nature, and are able to easily react with the nucleophilic sites of proteins as well as DNA causing cellular dysfunction. Levels of reactive carbonyl species and their reaction products have been reported to be elevated in various chronic diseases, including metabolic disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. In an effort to identify sequestering agents for reactive carbonyl species, various analytical techniques such as spectrophotometry, high performance liquid chromatography, western blot, and mass spectrometry have been utilized. In particular, recent advances using a novel high resolution mass spectrometry approach allows screening of complex mixtures such as natural products for their sequestering ability of reactive carbonyl species. To overcome the limited bioavailability and bioefficacy of natural products, new techniques using nanoparticles and nanocarriers may offer a new attractive strategy for increased in vivo utilization and targeted delivery of bioactives
Quasi-Fermi Distribution and Resonant Tunneling of Quasiparticles with Fractional Charges
We study the resonant tunneling of quasiparticles through an impurity between
the edges of a Fractional Quantum Hall sample. We show that the one-particle
momentum distribution of fractionally charged edge quasiparticles has a
quasi-Fermi character. The density of states near the quasi-Fermi energy at
zero temperature is singular due to the statistical interaction of
quasiparticles. Another effect of this interaction is a new selection rule for
the resonant tunneling of fractionally charged quasiparticles: the resonance is
suppressed unless an integer number of {\em electrons} occupies the impurity.
It allows a new explanation of the scaling behavior observed in the mesoscopic
fluctuations of the conductivity in the FQHE.Comment: 7 pages, REVTeX 3.0, Preprint SU-ITP-93-1
Entropic force and its cosmological implications
We investigate a possibility of realizing the entropic force into the
cosmology. A main issue is how the holographic screen is implemented in the
Newtonian cosmology. Contrary to the relativistic realization of Friedmann
equations, we do not clarify the connection between Newtonian cosmology and
entropic force because there is no way of implementing the holographic screen
in the Newtonian cosmology.Comment: 16 pages, no figures, version "Accepted for publication in
Astrophysics & Space Science
Thorn-like TiO2 nanoarrays with broad spectrum antimicrobial activity through physical puncture and photocatalytic action
To overcome the conventional limitation of TiO2 disinfection being ineffective under light-free conditions, TiO2 nanowire films (TNWs) were prepared and applied to bacterial disinfection under dark and UV illumination. TNW exhibited much higher antibacterial efficiencies against Escherichia coli (E. coli) under dark and UV illumination conditions compared to TiO2 nanoparticle film (TNP) which was almost inactive in the dark, highlighting the additional contribution of the physical interaction between bacterial membrane and NWs. Such a physical contact-based antibacterial activity was related to the NW geometry such as diameter, length, and density. The combined role of physical puncture and photocatalytic action in the mechanism underlying higher bactericidal effect of TNW was systematically examined by TEM, SEM, FTIR, XPS, and potassium ion release analyses. Moreover, TNW revealed antimicrobial activities in a broad spectrum of microorganisms including Staphylococcus aureus and MS2 bacteriophage, antibiofilm properties, and good material stability. Overall, we expect that the free-standing and antimicrobial TNW is a promising agent for water disinfection and biomedical applications in the dark and/or UV illumination.11Ysciescopu
Dynamics of false vacuum bubbles: beyond the thin shell approximation
We numerically study the dynamics of false vacuum bubbles which are inside an
almost flat background; we assumed spherical symmetry and the size of the
bubble is smaller than the size of the background horizon. According to the
thin shell approximation and the null energy condition, if the bubble is
outside of a Schwarzschild black hole, unless we assume Farhi-Guth-Guven
tunneling, expanding and inflating solutions are impossible. In this paper, we
extend our method to beyond the thin shell approximation: we include the
dynamics of fields and assume that the transition layer between a true vacuum
and a false vacuum has non-zero thickness. If a shell has sufficiently low
energy, as expected from the thin shell approximation, it collapses (Type 1).
However, if the shell has sufficiently large energy, it tends to expand. Here,
via the field dynamics, field values of inside of the shell slowly roll down to
the true vacuum and hence the shell does not inflate (Type 2). If we add
sufficient exotic matters to regularize the curvature near the shell, inflation
may be possible without assuming Farhi-Guth-Guven tunneling. In this case, a
wormhole is dynamically generated around the shell (Type 3). By tuning our
simulation parameters, we could find transitions between Type 1 and Type 2, as
well as between Type 2 and Type 3. Between Type 2 and Type 3, we could find
another class of solutions (Type 4). Finally, we discuss the generation of a
bubble universe and the violation of unitarity. We conclude that the existence
of a certain combination of exotic matter fields violates unitarity.Comment: 40 pages, 41 figure
Instability of generalised AdS black holes and thermal field theory
We study black holes in AdS-like spacetimes, with the horizon given by an
arbitrary positive curvature Einstein metric. A criterion for classical
instability of such black holes is found in the large and small black hole
limits. Examples of large unstable black holes have a B\"ohm metric as the
horizon. These, classically unstable, large black holes are locally
thermodynamically stable. The gravitational instability has a dual description,
for example by using the version of the AdS/CFT
correspondence. The instability corresponds to a critical temperature of the
dual thermal field theory defined on a curved background.Comment: 1+16 pages. 1 figure. LaTeX. Minor clarification
A boundary value problem for the five-dimensional stationary rotating black holes
We study the boundary value problem for the stationary rotating black hole
solutions to the five-dimensional vacuum Einstein equation. Assuming the two
commuting rotational symmetry and the sphericity of the horizon topology, we
show that the black hole is uniquely characterized by the mass, and a pair of
the angular momenta.Comment: 16 pages, no figure
Gauge-ready formulation of the cosmological kinetic theory in generalized gravity theories
We present cosmological perturbations of kinetic components based on
relativistic Boltzmann equations in the context of generalized gravity
theories. Our general theory considers an arbitrary number of scalar fields
generally coupled with the gravity, an arbitrary number of mutually interacting
hydrodynamic fluids, and components described by the relativistic Boltzmann
equations like massive/massless collisionless particles and the photon with the
accompanying polarizations. We also include direct interactions among fluids
and fields. The background FLRW model includes the general spatial curvature
and the cosmological constant. We consider three different types of
perturbations, and all the scalar-type perturbation equations are arranged in a
gauge-ready form so that one can implement easily the convenient gauge
conditions depending on the situation. In the numerical calculation of the
Boltzmann equations we have implemented four different gauge conditions in a
gauge-ready manner where two of them are new. By comparing solutions solved
separately in different gauge conditions we can naturally check the numerical
accuracy.Comment: 26 pages, 9 figures, revised thoroughly, to appear in Phys. Rev.
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