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A new Skyrme interaction with improved spin-isospin properties
A correct determination of the spin-isospin properties of the nuclear
effective interaction should lead, among other improvements, to an accurate
description of the Gamow-Teller Resonance (GTR). These nuclear excitations
impact on a variety of physical processes: from the response in charge-exchange
reactions of nuclei naturally present in the Earth, to the description of the
stellar nucleosynthesis, and of the pre-supernova explosion core-collapse
evolution of massive stars in the Universe. A reliable description of the GTR
provides also stringent tests for neutrinoless double- decay
calculations. We present a new Skyrme interaction as accurate as previous
forces in the description of finite nuclei and of uniform matter properties
around saturation density, and that account well for the GTR in Ca,
Zr and Pb, the Isobaric Analog Resonance and the Spin Dipole
Resonance in Zr and Pb.Comment: Predictions on the IAR and SDR and comparison with the SGII
interaction for the GTRs where adde
Local covariant density functional constrained by the relativistic Hartree-Fock theory
The recent progress in the localized covariant density functional constrained
by the relativistic Hartree-Fock theory is briefly presented by taking the
Gamow-Teller resonance in 90Zr as an example. It is shown that the constraints
introduced by the Fock terms into the particle-hole residual interactions are
straight forward and robust.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, Proceedings of NSD12, Opatija, Croatia, 9-13 July
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Information content of the weak-charge form factor
Parity-violating electron scattering provides a model-independent
determination of the nuclear weak-charge form factor that has widespread
implications across such diverse areas as fundamental symmetries, nuclear
structure, heavy-ion collisions, and neutron-star structure. We assess the
impact of precise measurements of the weak-charge form factor of Ca
and Pb on a variety of nuclear observables, such as the neutron skin
and the electric-dipole polarizability. We use the nuclear Density Functional
Theory with several accurately calibrated non-relativistic and relativistic
energy density functionals. To assess the degree of correlation between nuclear
observables and to explore systematic and statistical uncertainties on
theoretical predictions, we employ the chi-square statistical covariance
technique. We find a strong correlation between the weak-charge form factor and
the neutron radius, that allows for an accurate determination of the neutron
skin of neutron-rich nuclei. We determine the optimal range of the momentum
transfer that maximizes the information content of the measured weak-charge
form factor and quantify the uncertainties associated with the strange quark
contribution. Moreover, we confirm the role of the electric-dipole
polarizability as a strong isovector indicator. Accurate measurements of the
weak-charge form factor of Ca and Pb will have a profound
impact on many aspects of nuclear theory and hadronic measurements of neutron
skins of exotic nuclei at radioactive-beam facilities.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figure
Consumer perceptions of a lamb meat communication campaign: A qualitative study
This article provides early insight into the effectiveness of advertising posters designed to promote new cuts of lamb meat with a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) and investigate consumers’ perceptions of them; focus group techniques were utilized as part of the research. Lamb meat is associated with festive consumption and tradition. Regarding the advertising poster and its effectiveness, the majority of participants stated that they were unaware of the new lamb cuts and did not remember the advertising posters. Samples of the new cuts were presented to participants, and they perceived the new cuts to be innovative
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Computational modeling of TC0583 as a putative component of the Chlamydia muridarum V-type ATP synthase complex and assessment of its protective capabilities as a vaccine antigen.
Numerous Chlamydia trachomatis proteins have been identified as potential subunit vaccines, of which the major outer-membrane protein (MOMP) has, so far, proven the most efficacious. Recently, subunit A of the V-type ATP synthase (ATPase; TC0582) complex was shown to elicit partial protection against infection. Computational modeling of a neighboring gene revealed a novel subunit of the V-type ATPase (TC0583). To determine if this newly identified subunit could induce protection and/or enhance the partial protection provided by subunit A alone, challenge studies were performed using a combination of these recombinant proteins. The TC0583 subunit alone and concurrently with TC0582, was used to vaccinate BALB/c mice utilizing CpG-1826 and Montanide ISA 720 VG as adjuvants. Vaccinated animals were challenged intranasally with Chlamydia muridarum and the course of the infection was followed. Mice immunized with individual antigens showed minimal alleviation of body weight reduction; however, mice immunized with TC0583 and TC0582 in combination, displayed weight loss levels close to those observed with MOMP. Importantly, immunization with a combination of recombinant subunit proteins reduced chlamydial inclusion forming units by approximately a log-fold. These protection levels support that, these highly conserved Chlamydia proteins, in combination with other antigens, may serve as potential vaccine candidates
Irredundant Triangular Decomposition
Triangular decomposition is a classic, widely used and well-developed way to
represent algebraic varieties with many applications. In particular, there
exist sharp degree bounds for a single triangular set in terms of intrinsic
data of the variety it represents, and powerful randomized algorithms for
computing triangular decompositions using Hensel lifting in the
zero-dimensional case and for irreducible varieties. However, in the general
case, most of the algorithms computing triangular decompositions produce
embedded components, which makes it impossible to directly apply the intrinsic
degree bounds. This, in turn, is an obstacle for efficiently applying Hensel
lifting due to the higher degrees of the output polynomials and the lower
probability of success. In this paper, we give an algorithm to compute an
irredundant triangular decomposition of an arbitrary algebraic set defined
by a set of polynomials in C[x_1, x_2, ..., x_n]. Using this irredundant
triangular decomposition, we were able to give intrinsic degree bounds for the
polynomials appearing in the triangular sets and apply Hensel lifting
techniques. Our decomposition algorithm is randomized, and we analyze the
probability of success
Second-order equation of state with the full Skyrme interaction: toward new effective interactions for beyond mean-field models
In a quantum Fermi system the energy per particle calculated at the second
order beyond the mean-field approximation diverges if a zero-range interaction
is employed. We have previously analyzed this problem in symmetric nuclear
matter by using a simplified nuclear Skyrme interaction, and proposed a
strategy to treat such a divergence. In the present work, we extend the same
strategy to the case of the full nuclear Skyrme interaction. Moreover we show
that, in spite of the strong divergence ( , where is
the momentum cutoff) related to the velocity-dependent terms of the
interaction, the adopted cutoff regularization can be always simultaneously
performed for both symmetric and nuclear matter with different
neutron-to-proton ratio. This paves the way to applications to finite nuclei.Comment: 15 figure
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