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Intermittent emission of particles from three coupled condensates in a one-dimensional lattice
We investigate particle emission, driven by periodically modulating the
interaction strength, from three coupled Bose-Einstein condensates in a
one-dimensional lattice. Within perturbative analyses, which lead to the
regimes of instabilities for different modes, we not only obtain two main
frequencies, under which the system can emit a large particle jet, but also
find that the emission is distinctly intermittent rather than continuous. The
time evolution of the trapped particles exhibits a stair-like decay, and a
larger drive induces a more significant intermittency. We further shed light on
the dynamics of the stimulating process, and demonstrate that instead of a real
suspension, the intermittency represents a build-up stage of the particles. The
theoretical framework might be generalized, to the explorations on other
multiple-condensate systems with analogous configurations and couplings.Comment: 7 pages, 10 figure
Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of regional nodal metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Correlation with nodal staging
Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Regional Nodal Metastasis in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Correlation with Nodal Staging
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Intravoxel incoherent motion MR imaging in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Comparison and correlation with dynamic contrast enhanced MR imaging
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Modification of membrane lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes activation in transgenic rice resistant to Rhizoctonia solani
Activation of membrane lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes were investigated in transgenic rice (Oryza sativa L.) lines J6 and J61 expressing the rice chitinase gene (RCH10) and the alfalfa â-1,3-glucanase gene (AGLU1). Our results show enhanced resistance of both lines to Rhizoctonia solani, the causal agent of rice sheath blight disease. While malondialdehyde (MDA) was significantly generated with increasing infection time, maximum production in wild-type (WT) transgenic lines J6 and J61 (44.35, 35.00 and 38.65 ìmol/g FW, respectively) occurred after 4 days. Analysis of superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity after 2 days inoculation also revealed distinct differences between WT (34.45 U/mg protein) and the 2 transgenic lines (J6; 45.86 U/mg protein; J61, 71.90 U/mg protein). On the other hand, the activities of catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), guaiacol peroxidase (GPX), dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR) and glutathione reductase (GR) were found to be quite similar in all 3 lines. Taken together, these findings suggest that MDA content and SOD activity might play important roles in enhancing pathogen resistance in the transgenic plants. Our study provides a valuable route to analyze the mechanism of transgene-mediated defense in transgenic rice.Key words: Transgenic rice, resistance, sheath blight, Rhizoctonia solani, membrane lipid peroxidation, antioxidant enzymes
Quark Distributions of Octet Baryons from SU(3) Symmetry
SU(3) symmetry relations between the octet baryons are introduced in order to
connect both the unpolarized and polarized quark distributions of the octet
baryons with those of the nucleon. Two different parametrizations of the
nucleon quark distributions are used. A new scenario of quark flavor and spin
structure of the is found and compared with two other models: a
perturbative QCD based analysis and a quark diquark model. The and
quarks inside the are predicted to be positively polarized at large
Bjorken variable in the new scenario. By using an approximate relation
connecting the quark fragmentation functions with the quark distributions, the
hadron polarizations of the octet baryons in -annihilation, polarized
charged lepton deep inelastic scattering (DIS) processes, and neutrino
(antineutrino) DIS processes are predicted. The predictions for
polarizations in several processes are compatible with the available data at
large fragmentation momentum fraction , and support the prediction of
positively polarized and quarks inside the at large .
Predictions for Drell-Yan processes from and beams on an
isoscalar target are also given and discussed.Comment: 29 latex pages, 16 figures, to appear in PR
Evidence for SU(3) symmetry breaking from hyperon production
We examine the SU(3) symmetry breaking in hyperon semileptonic decays (HSD)
by considering two typical sets of quark contributions to the spin content of
the octet baryons: Set-1 with SU(3) flavor symmetry and Set-2 with SU(3) flavor
symmetry breaking in HSD. The quark distributions of the octet baryons are
calculated with a successful statistical model. Using an approximate relation
between the quark fragmentation functions and the quark distributions, we
predict polarizations of the octet baryons produced in annihilation
and semi-inclusive deeply lepton-nucleon scattering in order to reveal the
SU(3) symmetry breaking effect on the spin structure of the octet baryons. We
find that the SU(3) symmetry breaking significantly affects the hyperon
polarization. The available experimental data on the polarization
seem to favor the theoretical predictions with SU(3) symmetry breaking. We
conclude that there is a possibility to get a collateral evidence for SU(3)
symmetry breaking from hyperon production. The theoretical errors for our
predictions are discussed.Comment: 3 tables, 14 figure
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