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Frequency doubling in Ga:La:S optical glass with microcrystals
Second harmonic generation in gallium-lanthanum-sulphide (Ga:La:S) and GeS2+Ga:La:S glasses is investigated. It is shown that microcrystals of Ga:La:S and of alpha-phase of gallium-sulphide (alpha-Ga2S3), whose presence in the glass matrix is revealed by x-ray diffraction analysis, are responsible for the frequency doubling process
From finite geometry exact quantities to (elliptic) scattering amplitudes for spin chains: the 1/2-XYZ
Initially, we derive a nonlinear integral equation for the vacuum counting
function of the spin 1/2-XYZ chain in the {\it disordered regime}, thus
paralleling similar results by Kl\"umper \cite{KLU}, achieved through a
different technique in the {\it antiferroelectric regime}. In terms of the
counting function we obtain the usual physical quantities, like the energy and
the transfer matrix (eigenvalues). Then, we introduce a double scaling limit
which appears to describe the sine-Gordon theory on cylindrical geometry, so
generalising famous results in the plane by Luther \cite{LUT} and Johnson et
al. \cite{JKM}. Furthermore, after extending the nonlinear integral equation to
excitations, we derive scattering amplitudes involving solitons/antisolitons
first, and bound states later. The latter case comes out as manifestly related
to the Deformed Virasoro Algebra of Shiraishi et al. \cite{SKAO}. Although this
nonlinear integral equations framework was contrived to deal with finite
geometries, we prove it to be effective for discovering or rediscovering
S-matrices. As a particular example, we prove that this unique model furnishes
explicitly two S-matrices, proposed respectively by Zamolodchikov \cite{ZAMe}
and Lukyanov-Mussardo-Penati \cite{LUK, MP} as plausible scattering description
of unknown integrable field theories.Comment: Article, 41 pages, Late
Construction of some missing eigenvectors of the XYZ spin chain at the discrete coupling constants and the exponentially large spectral degeneracy of the transfer matrix
We discuss an algebraic method for constructing eigenvectors of the transfer
matrix of the eight vertex model at the discrete coupling parameters. We
consider the algebraic Bethe ansatz of the elliptic quantum group for the case where the parameter satisfies for arbitrary integers , and . When or
is odd, the eigenvectors thus obtained have not been discussed previously.
Furthermore, we construct a family of degenerate eigenvectors of the XYZ spin
chain, some of which are shown to be related to the loop algebra
symmetry of the XXZ spin chain. We show that the dimension of some degenerate
eigenspace of the XYZ spin chain on sites is given by , if
is an even integer. The construction of eigenvectors of the transfer matrices
of some related IRF models is also discussed.Comment: 19 pages, no figure (revisd version with three appendices
SDiff(2) Toda equation -- hierarchy, function, and symmetries
A continuum limit of the Toda lattice field theory, called the SDiff(2) Toda
equation, is shown to have a Lax formalism and an infinite hierarchy of higher
flows. The Lax formalism is very similar to the case of the self-dual vacuum
Einstein equation and its hyper-K\"ahler version, however now based upon a
symplectic structure and the group SDiff(2) of area preserving diffeomorphisms
on a cylinder . An analogue of the Toda lattice tau function is
introduced. The existence of hidden SDiff(2) symmetries are derived from a
Riemann-Hilbert problem in the SDiff(2) group. Symmetries of the tau function
turn out to have commutator anomalies, hence give a representation of a central
extension of the SDiff(2) algebra.Comment: 16 pages (``vanilla.sty" is attatched to the end of this file after
``\bye" command
Fermionic construction of tau functions and random processes
Tau functions expressed as fermionic expectation values are shown to provide
a natural and straightforward description of a number of random processes and
statistical models involving hard core configurations of identical particles on
the integer lattice, like a discrete version simple exclusion processes (ASEP),
nonintersecting random walkers, lattice Coulomb gas models and others, as well
as providing a powerful tool for combinatorial calculations involving paths
between pairs of partitions. We study the decay of the initial step function
within the discrete ASEP (d-ASEP) model as an example.Comment: 53 pages, 13 figures, a contribution to Proc. "Mathematics and
Physics of Growing Interfaces
Presence of Cartilage Stem/Progenitor Cells in Adult Mice Auricular Perichondrium
BACKGROUND: Based on evidence from several other tissues, cartilage stem/progenitor cells in the auricular cartilage presumably contribute to tissue development or homeostasis of the auricle. However, no definitive studies have identified or characterized a stem/progenitor population in mice auricle. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) label-retaining technique was used to label dividing cells in fetal mice. Observations one year following the labeling revealed that label-retaining cells (LRCs) were present specifically in auricular perichondrium at a rate of 0.08Β±0.06%, but LRCs were not present in chondrium. Furthermore, LRCs were successfully isolated and cultivated from auricular cartilage. Immunocytochemical analyses showed that LRCs express CD44 and integrin-Ξ±(5). These LRCs, putative stem/progenitor cells, possess clonogenicity and chondrogenic capability in vitro. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: We have identified a population of putative cartilage stem/progenitor cells in the auricular perichondrium of mice. Further characterization and utilization of the cell population should improve our understanding of basic cartilage biology and lead to advances in cartilage tissue engineering and novel therapeutic strategies for patients with craniofacial defects, including long-term tissue restoration
Phase II trial of dasatinib for recurrent or metastatic c-KIT expressing adenoid cystic carcinoma and for nonadenoid cystic malignant salivary tumors
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a subtype of malignant salivary gland tumors (MSGT), in which 90% of cases express cKIT. Dasatinib is a potent and selective inhibitor of five oncogenic protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs)/kinase families including cKIT. We conducted a phase II study to determine the antitumor activity of dasatinib in ACC and non-ACC MSGT
-analogue of modified KP hierarchy and its quasi-classical limit
A -analogue of the tau function of the modified KP hierarchy is defined by
a change of independent variables. This tau function satisfies a system of
bilinear -difference equations. These bilinear equations are translated to
the language of wave functions, which turn out to satisfy a system of linear
-difference equations. These linear -difference equations are used to
formulate the Lax formalism and the description of quasi-classical limit. These
results can be generalized to a -analogue of the Toda hierarchy. The results
on the -analogue of the Toda hierarchy might have an application to the
random partition calculus in gauge theories and topological strings.Comment: latex2e, a4 paper 15 pages, no figure; (v2) a few references are
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Non-homogeneous systems of hydrodynamic type possessing Lax representations
We consider 1+1 - dimensional non-homogeneous systems of hydrodynamic type
that possess Lax representations with movable singularities. We present a
construction, which provides a wide class of examples of such systems with
arbitrary number of components. In the two-component case a classification is
given.Comment: 22 pages, latex, minor change
Epimorphin Mediates Mammary Luminal Morphogenesis through Control of C/EBPΞ²
We have shown previously that epimorphin (EPM), a protein expressed on the surface of myoepithelial and fibroblast cells of the mammary gland, acts as a multifunctional morphogen of mammary epithelial cells. Here, we present the molecular mechanism by which EPM mediates luminal morphogenesis. Treatment of cells with EPM to induce lumen formation greatly increases the overall expression of transcription factor CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP)Ξ² and alters the relative expression of its two principal isoforms, LIP and LAP. These alterations were shown to be essential for the morphogenetic activities, since constitutive expression of LIP was sufficient to produce lumen formation, whereas constitutive expression of LAP blocked EPM-mediated luminal morphogenesis. Furthermore, in a transgenic mouse model in which EPM expression was expressed in an apolar fashion on the surface of mammary epithelial cells, we found increased expression of C/EBPΞ², increased relative expression of LIP to LAP, and enlarged ductal lumina. Together, our studies demonstrate a role for EPM in luminal morphogenesis through control of C/EBPΞ² expression
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