Collins and Sivers asymmetries in muonproduction of pions and kaons off transversely polarised protons

Measurements of the Collins and Sivers asymmetries for charged pions and charged and neutral kaons produced in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering of high energy muons off transversely polarised protons are presented. The results were obtained using all the available COMPASS proton data, which were taken in the years 2007 and 2010. The Collins asymmetries exhibit in the valence region a non-zero signal for pions and there are hints of non-zero signal also for kaons. The Sivers asymmetries are found to be positive for positive pions and kaons and compatible with zero otherwise. © 2015

Activity of rheumatoid arthritis correlates with oral inflammatory burden

To study oral health in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with emphasis on disease activity and treatment of RA. In this prospective cohort study 81 RA patients [53 early untreated RA (EURA) and 28 chronic RA (CRA) patients with inadequate response to synthetic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs)], underwent rheumatological [Disease Activity Score (28-joint) DAS28] and dental examinations [Total Dental Index (TDI), Decayed Missing Filled Teeth (DMFT) and Decayed Missing Filled Surfaces (DMFS)]. For controls, 43 volunteers were examined. After the examinations, EURA patients started treatment with synthetic DMARDs, oral and intra-articular glucocorticoids. CRA patients were candidates for biological DMARDs. The patients were re-examined mean 16 months later. Results were analyzed with descriptive statistics and logistic regression. TDI was higher in both RA groups at baseline compared to controls [EURA: 2 (2-3); CRA: 2 (1-3); controls 1 (1-3), p = 0.045]. DMFT [r(s) 0.561 (p = 0.002)] and DMFS [r(s) 0.581 (p = 0.001)] associated with DAS28 at baseline in CRA patients. After follow-up, DAS28 associated positively with DMFT [r(s) 0.384 (p = 0.016)] and DMFS [r(s) 0.334 (p = 0.038)] in EURA patients; as well as in CRA patients DMFT [r (s) 0.672 (p = 0.001)], DMFS [r(s) 0.650 (p = 0.001)]. RA patients already in the early phase of the disease had poorer oral health compared to controls. The caries indices associated with the activity of RA in both patient groups. Oral status may thus contribute to the development and further relate to the activity of RA.Peer reviewe

Search for exclusive photoproduction of Z(c)(+/-) (3900) at COMPASS

A search for the exclusive production of the Z(c)(+/-)(3900) hadron by virtual photons has been performed in the channel Z(c)(+/-)(3900). J/Psi pi(+/-). The data cover the range from 7GeV to 19GeV in the centre-of- mass energy of the photon-nucleon system. The full set of the COMPASS data set collected with a muon beam between 2002 and 2011 has been used. An upper limit for the ratio BR(Z(c)(+/-)(3900)-> J/Psi pi(+/-)) x sigma(gamma N) -> Z(c)(+/-)(3900) N/sigma gamma N -> J/Psi N 3.7 x10(-3) has been established at the confidence level of90%. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.CERN managemen

Odd and even partial waves of eta pi(-) and eta 'pi(-) in pi(-) p -> eta(('))pi(-)p at 191 GeV/c

Exclusive production of eta pi(-) and eta'pi(-) in has been studied with a 191 GeV/c pi(-) beam impinging on a hydrogen target at COMPASS (CERN). Partial-wave analyses reveal different odd/even angular momentum (L) characteristics in the inspected invariant mass range up to 3 GeV/c(2). A striking similarity between the two systems is observed for the L = 2, 4, 6 intensities (scaled by kinematical factors) and the relative phases. The known resonances a(2)(1320) and a(4)(2040) are in line with this similarity. In contrast, a strong enhancement of eta'pi(-) over eta pi(-) is found for the L = 1, 3, 5 waves, which carry non-qq quantum numbers. The L = 1 intensity peaks at 1.7 GeV/c(2) in in and at 1.4 GeV/c(2) in eta pi(-), the corresponding phase motions with respect to L = 2 are different. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.DFG [1102]; German Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung; Czech Republic MEYS [ME492, LA242]; SAIL (CSR), Govt. of India; CERN-RFBR [08-02-91009, 12-02-91500]; Portuguese FCT - Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia [CERN/FP/109323/2009, CERN/FP/116376/2010, CERN/FP/123600/2011]; MEXT; JSPS [18002006, 20540299, 18540281]; Daiko Foundation; Yamada Foundation; DFG; EU [283286]; Israel Science Foundation; Polish NCN [DEC-2011/01/M/ST2/02350

Domatic Number of a Graph and its Variants (Extended Abstract)

This chapter presents some numerical invariants of graphs that are related to the concept of domination—namely, the domatic number and its variants.. The word domatic was coined from the words dominating and chromatic in the same way as the word smog was composed from the words smoke and fog. This concept is a certain analogy of the chromatic number, but instead of independent sets, dominating sets are used in its definition. A subset D of the vertex set V(G) of an undirected graphs G is called dominating if for each x V(G) − D there exists a vertex yD adjacent to x. A domatic partition of G is a partition of V(G), all of whose classes are dominating sets in G. The maximum number of classes of a domatic partition of G is called the “domatic number” of G and denoted by d(G). R. Laskar and S. T. Hedetniemi have introduced the connected domatic number d, (G) of a graph G. It is the maximum number of classes of a partition of V(G) into dominating sets that induce connected subgraphs of G.DFG [1102]; German Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung; Czech Republic MEYS [ME492, LA242]; SAIL (CSR), Govt. of India; CERN-RFBR [08-02-91009, 12-02-91500]; Portuguese FCT - Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia [CERN/FP/109323/2009, CERN/FP/116376/2010, CERN/FP/123600/2011]; MEXT; JSPS [18002006, 20540299, 18540281]; Daiko Foundation; Yamada Foundation; DFG; EU [283286]; Israel Science Foundation; Polish NCN [DEC-2011/01/M/ST2/02350