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Holographic QCD with Topologically Charged Domain-Wall/Membranes
We study the thermodynamical phase structures of holographic QCD with
nontrivial topologically charged domain-wall/membranes which are originally
related to the multiple -vacua in the large limit. We realize the
topologically charged membranes as the holographic D6-brane fluxes in the
Sakai-Sugimoto model. The D6-brane fluxes couple to the probe D8-anti-D8 via
Chern-Simon term, and act as the source for the baryonic current density of
QCD. We find rich phase structures of the dual meson system by varying
asymptotic separation of D8 and anti-D8. Especially, there can be a
thermodynamically favored and stable phase of finite baryonic current density.
This provides the supporting evidence for the discovery of the topologically
charged membranes found in the lattice QCD calculations. We also find a
crossover phase with the limiting baryonic current density and temperature
which suggest a Hagedorn-like phase transition of meson dissociation.Comment: 23 pages, 19 figures;v2 typos corrected;v3 text improve
Exploring the Higgs Sector of a Most Natural NMSSM and its Prediction on Higgs Pair Production at the LHC
As a most natural realization of the Next-to Minimal Supersymmetry Standard
Model (NMSSM), {\lambda}-SUSY is parameterized by a large {\lambda} around one
and a low tan below 10. In this work, we first scan the parameter space
of {\lambda}-SUSY by considering various experimental constraints, including
the limitation from the Higgs data updated by the ATLAS and CMS collaborations
in the summer of 2014, then we study the properties of the Higgs bosons. We get
two characteristic features of {\lambda}-SUSY in experimentally allowed
parameter space. One is the triple self coupling of the SM-like Higgs boson may
get enhanced by a factor over 10 in comparison with its SM prediction. The
other is the pair production of the SM-like Higgs boson at the LHC may be two
orders larger than its SM prediction. All these features seems to be
unachievable in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model and in the NMSSM with
a low {\lambda}. Moreover, we also find that naturalness plays an important
role in selecting the parameter space of {\lambda}-SUSY, and that the Higgs
obtained with the latest data is usually significantly smaller than
before due to the more consistency of the two collaboration measurements
Cholesterol-directed nanoparticle assemblies based on single amino acid peptide mutations activate cellular uptake and decrease tumor volume.
Peptide drugs have been difficult to translate into effective therapies due to their low in vivo stability. Here, we report a strategy to develop peptide-based therapeutic nanoparticles by screening a peptide library differing by single-site amino acid mutations of lysine-modified cholesterol. Certain cholesterol-modified peptides are found to promote and stabilize peptide α-helix formation, resulting in selectively cell-permeable peptides. One cholesterol-modified peptide self-assembles into stable nanoparticles with considerable α-helix propensity stabilized by intermolecular van der Waals interactions between inter-peptide cholesterol molecules, and shows 68.3% stability after incubation with serum for 16 h. The nanoparticles in turn interact with cell membrane cholesterols that are disproportionately present in cancer cell membranes, inducing lipid raft-mediated endocytosis and cancer cell death. Our results introduce a strategy to identify peptide nanoparticles that can effectively reduce tumor volumes when administered to in in vivo mice models. Our results also provide a simple platform for developing peptide-based anticancer drugs
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In this study, the robot arm control, computer vision, and deep learning technologies are combined to realize an automatic control program. There are three functional modules in this program, i.e., the hand gesture recognition module, the robot arm control module, and the communication module. The hand gesture recognition module records the user’s hand gesture images to recognize the gestures’ features using the YOLOv4 algorithm. The recognition results are transmitted to the robot arm control module by the communication module. Finally, the received hand gesture commands are analyzed and executed by the robot arm control module. With the proposed program, engineers can interact with the robot arm through hand gestures, teach the robot arm to record the trajectory by simple hand movements, and call different scripts to satisfy robot motion requirements in the actual production environment
Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Exploration of Tax Differences and Tax Economics
Multinational companies transfer profits to countries with low tax rates via tax planning. In response to the request from G20 nations, the OECD launched a total of 15 BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) actions, hoping to prompt the reform in tax systems in different countries. This paper conducts a case study in the examination of taxation differences created by multinational companies by leveraging various tax rates in different countries. Expert interviews are conducted to examine the adjustments and responses of tax planning and investment structures in the corporate world in the wake of the amendments to CFC and PEM tax codes, as well as the correlation between tax revenues and economies. Finally, this paper presents suggestions so that taxes and profits are operated in a fair and efficient environment. This will benefit economic developments and promote effective resources utilization
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