D * polarization vs. R D(∗) anomalies in the leptoquark models

Polarization measurements in B → D(*)Ƭν̅ are useful to check consistency in new physics explanations for the RD and RD* anomalies. In this paper, we investigate the D* and Ƭ polarizations and focus on the new physics contributions to the fraction of a longitudinal D* polarization (F D*/L ), which is recently measured by the Belle collaboration F D*/L = 0:60 ± 0:09, in model-independent manner and in each single leptoquark model (R2, S1 and U1) that can naturally explain the RD(*) anomalies. It is found that B(B+/c → Ƭ⁺ν) severely restricts deviation from the Standard Model (SM) prediction of F D*/L,SM = 0:46 ± 0:04 in the leptoquark models: [0:43; 0:44], [0:42; 0:48], and [0:43; 0:47] are predicted as a range of F D*/L for the R2, S1, and U1 leptoquark models, respectively, where the current data of RD(*) is satised at 1 σ level. It is also shown that the Ƭ polarization observables can much deviate from the SM predictions. The Belle II experiment, therefore, can check such correlations between RD(*) and the polarization observables, and discriminate among the leptoquark models

Gender-related differences of renal mass supply and metabolic demand after living donor kidney transplantation

Kidney donation from female donors to male recipients has been reported to be associated with decreased allograft survival. Whether there was a gender-related inadequacy between donor nephron supply and recipient functional demand was investigated in this study. One hundred ninety-five living donor kidney transplant recipients that had neither ischemic injury, episode of rejection, nor any complication were included. Weights and heights of both donors and recipients were recorded to calculate body surface area, lean body weight, and body mass index. The donated kidney was weighed just after cold flush, and the recipient's serum creatinine (Scr) was measured on a daily basis post-operatively. When the recipient's Scr reached the baseline, a 24-h urine was collected for the amount of proteinuria (Upr), creatinine excretion (Ucr) and creatinine clearance (Ccr) calculation. The effect of donor and recipient gender was analysed by independent sample t -test. On average, male donors and recipients were heavier and taller than females. However, the mass of kidneys donated from men and women were not statistically different. The gender-related differences in post-transplant Scr and Ucr of recipients were associated with the differences in the parameters of metabolic demands of recipients rather than with the weight of implanted kidney (renal mass supply) or with pre-operative renal functions of donors (functional supply). The early graft function is not determined by donor gender. The effect of recipient gender on the graft function depends on the metabolic demands, which are higher in male recipients.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/73185/1/j.1399-0012.2005.00459.x.pd