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The August 24, 2002 Coronal Mass Ejection: When a Western Limb Event Connects to Earth
We discuss how some coronal mass ejections (CMEs) originating from the
western limb of the Sun are associated with space weather effects such as solar
energetic particles (SEPs), shock or geo-effective ejecta at Earth. We focus on
the August 24, 2002 coronal mass ejection, a fast (~ 2000 km/s) eruption
originating from W81. Using a three-dimensional magneto-hydrodynamic simulation
of this ejection with the Space Weather Modeling Framework (SWMF), we show how
a realistic initiation mechanism enables us to study the deflection of the CME
in the corona and the heliosphere. Reconnection of the erupting magnetic field
with that of neighboring streamers and active regions modify the solar
connectivity of the field lines connecting to Earth and can also partly explain
the deflection of the eruption during the first tens of minutes. Comparing the
results at 1 AU of our simulation with observations by the ACE spacecraft, we
find that the simulated shock does not reach Earth, but has a maximum angular
span of about 120, and reaches 35 West of Earth in 58 hours. We
find no significant deflection of the CME and its associated shock wave in the
heliosphere, and we discuss the consequences for the shock angular span.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures, IAU 257 Symposium Proceeding
Effects of exenatide and liraglutide on heart rate, blood pressure and body weight : systematic review and meta-analysis
Objectives: To synthesise current evidence for the effects of exenatide and liraglutide on heart rate, blood pressure and body weight.
Design: Meta-analysis of available data from randomised controlled trials comparing Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogues with placebo, active antidiabetic drug therapy or lifestyle intervention.
Participants: Patients with type 2 diabetes.
Outcome measures: Weighted mean differences between trial arms for changes in heart rate, blood pressure and body weight, after a minimum of 12-week follow-up.
Results: 32 trials were included. Overall, GLP-1 agonists increased the heart rate by 1.86 beats/min (bpm) (95% CI 0.85 to 2.87) versus placebo and 1.90 bpm (1.30 to 2.50) versus active control. This effect was more evident for liraglutide and exenatide long-acting release than for exenatide twice daily. GLP-1 agonists decreased systolic blood pressure by −1.79 mm Hg (−2.94 to −0.64) and −2.39 mm Hg (−3.35 to −1.42) compared to placebo and active control, respectively. Reduction in diastolic blood pressure failed to reach statistical significance (−0.54 mm Hg (−1.15 to 0.07) vs placebo and −0.50 mm Hg (−1.24 to 0.24) vs active control). Body weight decreased by −3.31 kg (−4.05 to −2.57) compared to active control, but by only −1.22 kg (−1.51 to −0.93) compared to placebo.
Conclusions: GLP-1 analogues are associated with a small increase in heart rate and modest reductions in body weight and blood pressure. Mechanisms underlying the rise in heart rate require further investigation
Nuclear magnetic resonance probes for the Kondo scenario for the 0.7 feature in semiconductor quantum point contact devices
We propose a probe based on nuclear relaxation and Knight shift measurements
for the Kondo scenario for the "0.7 feature" in semiconductor quantum point
contact (QPC) devices. We show that the presence of a bound electron in the QPC
would lead to a much higher rate of nuclear relaxation compared to nuclear
relaxation through exchange of spin with conduction electrons. Furthermore, we
show that the temperature dependence of this nuclear relaxation is very
non-monotonic as opposed to the linear-T relaxation from coupling with
conduction electrons. We present a qualitative analysis for the additional
relaxation due to nuclear spin diffusion (NSD) and study the extent to which
NSD affects the range of validity of our method. The conclusion is that nuclear
relaxation, in combination with Knight shift measurements, can be used to
verify whether the 0.7 feature is indeed due to the presence of a bound
electron in the QPC.Comment: Published version. Appears in a Special Section on the 0.7 Feature
and Interactions in One-Dimensional Systems. 16 page
Magnetic field induced Coulomb blockade in small disordered delta-doped heterostructures
At low densities, electrons confined to two dimensions in a delta-doped
heterostructure can arrange themselves into self-consistent droplets due to
disorder and screening effects. We use this observation to show that at low
temperatures, there should be resistance oscillations in low density two
dimensional electron gases as a function of the gate voltage, that are greatly
enhanced in a magnetic field. These oscillations are intrinsic to small samples
and give way to variable range hopping resistivity at low temperatures in
larger samples. We place our analysis in the context of recent experiments
where similar physical effects have been discussed from the point of view of a
Wigner crystal or charge density wave picture.Comment: 6 pages RevTeX, 2 figures, published versio
The ubiquitin ligation machinery in the defense against bacterial pathogens
The ubiquitin system is an important part of the host cellular defense program during bacterial infection. This is in particular evident for a number of bacteria including Salmonella Typhimurium and Mycobacterium tuberculosis which-inventively as part of their invasion strategy or accidentally upon rupture of seized host endomembranes-become exposed to the host cytosol. Ubiquitylation is involved in the detection and clearance of these bacteria as well as in the activation of innate immune and inflammatory signaling. Remarkably, all these defense responses seem to emanate from a dense layer of ubiquitin which coats the invading pathogens. In this review, we focus on the diverse group of host cell E3 ubiquitin ligases that help to tailor this ubiquitin coat. In particular, we address how the divergent ubiquitin conjugation mechanisms of these ligases contribute to the complexity of the anti-bacterial coating and the recruitment of different ubiquitin-binding effectors. We also discuss the activation and coordination of the different E3 ligases and which strategies bacteria evolved to evade the activities of the host ubiquitin system
Magnetotransport in disordered delta-doped heterostructures
We discuss theoretically how electrons confined to two dimensions in a
delta-doped heterostructure can arrange themselves in a droplet-like spatial
distribution due to disorder and screening effects when their density is low.
We apply this droplet picture to magnetotransport and derive the expected
dependence on electron density of several quantities relevant to this
transport, in the regimes of weak and moderate magnetic fields. We find good
qualitative and quantitative agreement between our calculations and recent
experiments on delta-doped heterostructures.Comment: 10 pages RevTeX, 2 figures, uses psfrag; published versio
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