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Large Magnetoresistance in Compensated Semimetals TaAs and NbAs
We report large magnetoresistance (MR) at low temperatures in
single-crystalline nonmagnetic compounds TaAs and NbAs. Both compounds
exhibit parabolic-field-dependent MR larger than in a magnetic
field of 9 Tesla at 2 K. The MR starts to deviate from parabolic dependence
above 10 T and intends to be saturated in 45 T for TaAs at 4.2 K. The Hall
resistance measurements and band structural calculations reveal their
compensated semimetal characteristics. The large MR at low temperatures is
ascribed to a resonance effect of the balanced electrons and holes with large
mobilities. We also discuss the relation of the MR and samples' quality for
TaAs and other semimetals. We found that the magnitudes of MR are strongly
dependent on the samples' quality for different compounds.Comment: 26 pages, 11 figures, 2 table
Traditional Chinese medicine combination therapy for patients with steroid-dependent ulcerative colitis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
SPIRIT 2013 Checklist: recommended items to address in a clinical trial protocol and related documents. (DOC 133 kb
Ultrafast Relaxation Dynamics of Photoexcited Dirac Fermion in The Three Dimensional Dirac Semimetal Cadmium Arsenide
Three dimensional (3D) Dirac semimetals which can be seen as 3D analogues of
graphene have attracted enormous interests in research recently. In order to
apply these ultrahigh-mobility materials in future electronic/optoelectronic
devices, it is crucial to understand the relaxation dynamics of photoexcited
carriers and their coupling with lattice. In this work, we report ultrafast
transient reflection measurements of the photoexcited carrier dynamics in
cadmium arsenide (Cd3As2), which is one of the most stable Dirac semimetals
that have been confirmed experimentally. By using low energy probe photon of
0.3 eV, we probed the dynamics of the photoexcited carriers that are
Dirac-Fermi-like approaching the Dirac point. We systematically studied the
transient reflection on bulk and nanoplate samples that have different doping
intensities by tuning the probe wavelength, pump power and lattice temperature,
and find that the dynamical evolution of carrier distributions can be retrieved
qualitatively by using a two-temperature model. This result is very similar to
that of graphene, but the carrier cooling through the optical phonon couplings
is slower and lasts over larger electron temperature range because the optical
phonon energies in Cd3As2 are much lower than those in graphene
A mutation in the interferon regulatory element of HBV may influence the response of interferon treatment in chronic hepatitis B patients
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A functional interferon regulatory element (IRE) has been found in the EnhI/X promoter region of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome. The purpose of this study is to compare the gene order of responder and non-responder to interferon therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), so as to evaluate the relationship between IRE mutation and the response to interferon treatment for CHB patients.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Synthetic therapeutic effect is divided into complete response (CR), partial response (PR) and non-response (NR). Among the 62 cases included in this study, 40 cases (64.5%) were in the response group (CR and PR) and 22 (35.5%) cases were in the NR group. Wild type sequence of HBV IRE TTTCACTTTC were found in 35 cases (56.5%), and five different IRE gene sequences. included TTTtACTTTC, TTTCAtTTTC, TTTtAtTTTC, TTTtACTTTt and cTTtACcTTC, were found in 22 cases (35.5%), 1 case (1.6%), 1 case (1.6%), 2 cases (3.2%) and 1 case (1.6%) respectively. There were 41.9%cases (26/62) with forth base C→T mutation, consisted of 32.5% (13/40) cases in response group and 59.1% (13/22) cases in NR group. Among the 35 cases with IRE sequences, there were 67.5% (27/40) cases in response group and 36.4% (8/22) in NR group, and the difference in IRE sequences between two groups was statistic significantly (P = 0.027). The result suggested that there is likely relationship between the forth base mutation (C→T) of IRE region and the response of HBV to Interferon therapy, and this mutation may partially decrease the inhibition effect of interferon on HBV.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The forth base C→T mutation in IRE element of HBV may partially influence the response of Interferon treatment in CHB patients.</p
Large Magnetoresistance over an Extended Temperature Regime in Monophosphides of Tantalum and Niobium
We report extremely large magnetoresistance (MR) in an extended temperature
regime from 1.5 K to 300 K in non-magnetic binary compounds TaP and NbP. TaP
exhibits linear MR around at 2 K in a magnetic field of 9
Tesla, which further follows its linearity up to in a magnetic
field of 56 Tesla at 1.5 K. At room temperature the MR for TaP and NbP follows
a power law of the exponent about with the values larger than in
a magnetic field of 9 Tesla. Such large MR in a wide temperature regime is not
likely only due to a resonance of the electron-hole balance, but indicates a
complicated mechanism underneath.Comment: 13 pages, 4 figures; submitted in May 20, 2015; accepted for
publicatio
catena-Poly[[iodidocopper(I)]-μ-4,4′,6,6′-tetraÂmethyl-2,2′-(ethylÂenedithio)dipyrimidine-κ2 N:N′]
In the title coordination polymer, [CuI(C14H18N4S2)]n, the CuI center is trigonally coordinated by two pyrimidine N-atom donors from two distinct dithioÂether ligands and one iodide anion. The Cu and I atoms are located on a twofold axis, whereas the midpoint of the central C—C bond of the dithioÂether ligand is located on an inversion center. Each organic ligand, acting in a bidentate mode, bridges two CuI ions, resulting in the formation of polymeric zigzag chains. The dihedral angle between the two pyrimidine units bonded to the metal center is 88.01 (2)°. The crystal packing is mainly stabilized by van der Waals forces and π–π stacking interÂactions, with an interÂplanar distance between the pyrimidine rings of adjacent chains of 3.638 (3) Å
Influence of Step Length and Cadence on the Sharing of the Total Support Moments Between the Lower Limbs During Level Walking
The current study aimed to investigate the effects of walking speed on the inter-limb sharing of whole body support in terms of total support moments (Ms) during walking. A multiple linear regression model was conducted to explore the relationship between gait speed in terms of step length and cadence, and the difference of the first and second peaks of the Ms (DMs) during walking. The DMs were found to increase with either increased step length or cadence. Walking with greater speed relied more on the leading limb to provide support for the forward progression of the body. In addition, variations of gait speed parameters affected the load-sharing pattern between the lower limbs during weight transfer of walking. Gait speed parameters have to be taken as covariates when analysing the coordination of the kinetics between lower limbs
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