Contribution of α2\alpha^2-terms to the total interaction cross sections of relativistic elementary atoms with atoms of matter

It is shown that the corrections of $\alpha^2$ order to the total cross sections for interaction of elementary hydrogen-like atoms with target atoms, reported in the previously published paper [S.Mrowczynski, Phys.Rev. D36, 1520 (1987)], do not include some terms of the same order of magnitude. That results in a significant contribution of these corrections in particular cases. The full $\alpha^2$-corrections have been derived and it is shown that they are really small and could be omitted for most practical applications.Comment: 5 page

Acute complicated anaerobic paraproctitis: a case from practice

Anaerobic paraproctitis is a life-threatening disease, accompanied by a high mortality rate, requiring absolutely innovative diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. The development of acute paraproctitis is brought about by a number of predisposing factors: weakening of the immune system due to concurrent acute or chronical infection, microcirculation disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, complications of hemorrhoids, fissures, cryptitis. Not infrequently acute paraproctitis is complicated by Fournier’s gangrene. Objectives. To describe the clinical case of acute anaerobic non-clostridial paraproctitis. Material and methods. The paper presents a patient with suspected anaerobic non-clostridial paraproctitis. Results. We managed to control the process. The patient was discharged in a satisfactory condition for the outpatient treatment. Conclusions. As a result of complex treatment of the patient with symptoms of acute anaerobic non-clostridial paraproctitis, including a wide dissection of purulent streaks and antibiotic therapy, it was possible to stop the given disease

Thermal analysis of production of resonances in relativistic heavy-ion collisions

Production of resonances is considered in the framework of the single-freeze-out model of ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions. The formalism involves the virial expansion, where the probability to form a resonance in a two-body channel is proportional to the derivative of the phase-shift with respect to the invariant mass. The thermal model incorporates longitudinal and transverse flow, as well as kinematic cuts of the STAR experiment at RHIC. We find that the shape of the pi+ pi- spectral line qualitatively reproduces the preliminary experimental data when the position of the rho peak is lowered. This confirms the need to include the medium effects in the description of the RHIC data. We also analyze the transverse-momentum spectra of rho, K*(892), and f_0(980), and find that the slopes agree with the observed values. Predictions are made for eta, eta', omega, phi, Lambda(1520), and Sigma(1385).Comment: minor modifications, a reference adde