Weight function method for precise determination of top quark mass at Large Hadron Collider

We propose a new method to measure a theoretically well-defined top quark mass at the LHC. This method is based on the "weight function method," which we proposed in our preceding paper. It requires only lepton energy distribution and is basically independent of the production process of the top quark. We perform a simulation analysis of the top quark mass reconstruction with $t\bar{t}$ pair production and lepton+jets decay channel at the leading order. The estimated statistical error of the top quark mass is about $0.4$ GeV with an integrated luminosity of $100$ fb$^{-1}$ at $\sqrt{s}=14$ TeV. We also estimate some of the major systematic uncertainties and find that they are under good control.Comment: 8 pages, 7 figures, version to appear in PL

Enzymatic synthesis of cyclic imino acids

Optically active cyclic imino acids are widely used as important pharmaceutical intermediates and it is necessary to develop cost effective synthetic method for their production. We have already established one-pot synthesis of L-cyclic imino acids from diamino acids by using N-methyl-L-amino acid dehydrogenase (NMAADH) from Pseudomonas putida. In order to make this process more efficient, we established a recombinant Escherichia coli which expresses NMAADH, lysine racemase from P. putida and D-lysine dehydrogenase from Selenomonas ruminantium in a single cell. The recombinant E. coli makes it possible to recycle NADPH by combination of reductive reaction using NMAADH and oxidative reaction using D-lysine dehydrogenase (Fig.1). Please click Additional Files below to see the full abstract

Bullous Variant of Sweet's Syndrome after Herpes Zoster Virus Infection

Aim: Cutaneous manifestations of Sweet’s syndrome (SS) are typically painful plaque-forming erythematous papules, while bullae are quite uncommon. We present a case of bullous variant of SS in acute myeloid leukaemia. In this case, herpes infection of the left mandible had preceded the development of SS. Case Report: A 75-year-old male with myelodysplastic syndrome first presented with herpes zoster virus infection-like bullae and erosive plaques on the left side of the face and neck. Treatment with valacyclovir and antibiotics was effective only for the initial lesions, whereas the other bullae kept developing predominantly on the left side. Histopathological study revealed epidermal bulla formation, pandermal neutrophilic infiltration, erythrocyte extravasation and subepidermal oedema, but no vasculitis. The findings suggested the diagnosis of bullous variant of SS. Discussion: Our case was unique in that bullous SS symptoms developed predominantly on one side of the cheek and neck where the herpes zoster infection occurred prior to SS. The tendency may explain the possible association between viral infection and development of SS

Direct ab-initio MD study on the diffusion of lithium ion on the Nano-Carbon Materials

The diffusion dynamics of the Li^+ ion on carbon materials such as graphene and fullerene (C_) have been investigated by means of direct molecular orbital-molecular dynamics (MO-MD) method. Simulation temperatures were chosen in the ranges 10-1200 K. The dynamics calculations showed that the diffusion coefficients for the Li^+ ion on the C_ surface are larger than those of the graphite surface at low temperature (below 300 K). Those of both C_ and graphene surface were almost equivalent at medium temperatures around 300 K. At higher temperatures (T > 300K), the coefficients for graphene surface were significantly larger than those of C_. On the basis of theoretical results, we designed an ion switching molecular device composed of C_ and graphite sheet.Nagasaki Symposium on Nano-Dynamics 2008 (NSND2008) 平成20年1月29日(火)於長崎大学 Poster Presentatio