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Raltegravir-induced drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome: implications for clinical practice and patient safety
Anisotropic Superconducting Properties of MgB2 Single Crystals
In-plane electrical transport properties of MgB2 single crystals grown under
high pressure of 4-6 GPa and temperature of 1400-1700oC in Mg-B-N system have
been measured. For all specimens we found sharp superconducting transition
around 38.1-38.3K with transition width within 0.2-0.3K. Estimated resistivity
value at 40K is about 1 mkOhmcm and resistivity ratio R(273K)/R(40K) of about
4.9. Results of measurements in magnetic field up to 5.5T perpendicular to Mg
and B planes and up to 9T in parallel orientation show temperature dependent
anisotropy of the upper critical field with anisotropy ratio increasing from
2.2 close to Tc up to about 3 below 30K. Strong deviation of the angular
dependence of Hc2 from anisotropic mass model has been also found.Comment: 10pages, including 5 figures,submitted to Physica C (in press
Effectiveness of new agri-environment schemes in conserving arable plants in intensively farmed landscapes
Atmospheric conditions and their effect on ball-milled magnesium diboride
Magnesium diboride bulk pellets were fabricated from pre-reacted MgB2 powder
ball milled with different amounts of exposure to air. Evidence of increased
electron scattering including increased resistivity, depressed Tc, and enhanced
Hc2 of the milled and heat treated samples were observed as a result of
increased contact with air. These and other data were consistent with alloying
with carbon as a result of exposure to air. A less clear trend of decreased
connectivity associated with air exposure was also observed. In making the case
that exposure to air should be considered a doping process, these results may
explain the wide varibability of "undoped" MgB2 properties extant in the
literature.Comment: Work presented at ASC 2006 in Seattl
Suppression of the critical temperature of superconducting NdFeAs(OF) single crystals by Kondo-like defect sites induced by alpha-particle irradiation
We report a comprehensive investigation of the suppression of the critical
temperature Tc of NdFeAs(OF) single crystal by alpha-particle irradiation. Our
data indicate that irradiation defects produce both nonmagnetic and magnetic
scattering, resulting in the Kondo-like excess resistance over 2 decades in temperatures above . Despite high densities of
irradiation defects, the dose at which is suppressed to zero is
comparable to that for MgB2 but is well above the corresponding values for
cuprates.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figure
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