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The flow and turbulence structure at a rectangular bridge pier with a low angle of attack
River hydrodynamicsInteraction with structure
Raman and fluorescence contributions to resonant inelastic soft x-ray scattering on LaAlO/SrTiO heterostructures
We present a detailed study of the Ti 3 carriers at the interface of
LaAlO/SrTiO heterostructures by high-resolution resonant inelastic soft
x-ray scattering (RIXS), with special focus on the roles of overlayer thickness
and oxygen vacancies. Our measurements show the existence of interfacial Ti
3 electrons already below the critical thickness for conductivity and an
increase of the total interface charge up to a LaAlO overlayer thickness of
6 unit cells before it levels out. By comparing stoichiometric and oxygen
deficient samples we observe strong Ti 3 charge carrier doping by oxygen
vacancies. The RIXS data combined with photoelectron spectroscopy and transport
measurements indicate the simultaneous presence of localized and itinerant
charge carriers. However, it is demonstrated that the relative amount of
localized and itinerant Ti electrons in the ground state cannot be deduced
from the relative intensities of the Raman and fluorescence peaks in excitation
energy dependent RIXS measurements, in contrast to previous interpretations.
Rather, we attribute the observation of either the Raman or the fluorescence
signal to the spatial extension of the intermediate state reached in the RIXS
excitation process.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure
On higher congruences between cusp forms and Eisenstein series
In this paper we present several finite families of congruences between cusp
forms and Eisenstein series of higher weights at powers of prime ideals. We
formulate a conjecture which describes properties of the prime ideals and their
relation to the weights. We check the validity of the conjecture on several
numerical examples.Comment: 20 page
Nonstimulated early visual areas carry information about surrounding context
Even within the early sensory areas, the majority of the input to any given cortical neuron comes from other cortical neurons. To extend our knowledge of the contextual information that is transmitted by such lateral and feedback connections, we investigated how visually nonstimulated regions in primary visual cortex (V1) and visual area V2 are influenced by the surrounding context. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and pattern-classification methods to show that the cortical representation of a nonstimulated quarter-field carries information that can discriminate the surrounding visual context. We show further that the activity patterns in these regions are significantly related to those observed with feed-forward stimulation and that these effects are driven primarily by V1. These results thus demonstrate that visual context strongly influences early visual areas even in the absence of differential feed-forward thalamic stimulation
Suzaku Observation of Two Ultraluminous X-Ray Sources in NGC 1313
Two ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) in the nearby Sb galaxy NGC 1313,
named X-1 and X-2, were observed with Suzaku on 2005 September 15. During the
observation for a net exposure of 28~ks (but over a gross time span of 90~ks),
both objects varied in intensity by about 50~%. The 0.4--10 keV X-ray
luminosity of X-1 and X-2 was measured as
and , respectively, with the former the
highest ever reported for this ULX. The spectrum of X-1 can be explained by a
sum of a strong and variable power-law component with a high energy cutoff, and
a stable multicolor blackbody with an innermost disk temperature of
keV. These results suggest that X-1 was in a ``very high'' state, where the
disk emission is strongly Comptonized. The absorber within NGC 1313 toward X-1
is suggested to have a subsolar oxygen abundance. The spectrum of X-2 is best
represented, in its fainter phase, by a multicolor blackbody model with the
innermost disk temperature of 1.2--1.3 keV, and becomes flatter as the source
becomes brighter. Hence X-2 is interpreted to be in a slim-disk state. These
results suggest that the two ULXs have black hole masses of a few tens to a few
hundreds solar masses.Comment: accepted for publication in PAS
Metabolic effects of diets differing in glycaemic index depend on age and endogenous GIP
Aims/hypothesis
High- vs low-glycaemic index (GI) diets unfavourably affect body fat mass and metabolic markers in rodents. Different effects of these diets could be age-dependent, as well as mediated, in part, by carbohydrate-induced stimulation of glucose-dependent insulinotrophic polypeptide (GIP) signalling.
Methods
Young-adult (16 weeks) and aged (44 weeks) male wild-type (C57BL/6J) and GIP-receptor knockout (Gipr −/− ) mice were exposed to otherwise identical high-carbohydrate diets differing only in GI (20–26 weeks of intervention, n = 8–10 per group). Diet-induced changes in body fat distribution, liver fat, locomotor activity, markers of insulin sensitivity and substrate oxidation were investigated, as well as changes in the gene expression of anorexigenic and orexigenic hypothalamic factors related to food intake.
Results
Body weight significantly increased in young-adult high- vs low-GI fed mice (two-way ANOVA, p < 0.001), regardless of the Gipr genotype. The high-GI diet in young-adult mice also led to significantly increased fat mass and changes in metabolic markers that indicate reduced insulin sensitivity. Even though body fat mass also slightly increased in high- vs low-GI fed aged wild-type mice (p < 0.05), there were no significant changes in body weight and estimated insulin sensitivity in these animals. However, aged Gipr −/− vs wild-type mice on high-GI diet showed significantly lower cumulative net energy intake, increased locomotor activity and improved markers of insulin sensitivity.
Conclusions/interpretation
The metabolic benefits of a low-GI diet appear to be more pronounced in younger animals, regardless of the Gipr genotype. Inactivation of GIP signalling in aged animals on a high-GI diet, however, could be beneficial
Self-assembly in solution of a reversible comb-shaped supramolecular polymer
We report a single step synthesis of a polyisobutene with a bis-urea moiety
in the middle of the chain. In low polarity solvents, this polymer
self-assembles by hydrogen bonding to form a combshaped polymer with a central
hydrogen bonded backbone and polyisobutene arms. The comb backbone can be
reversibly broken, and consequently, its length can be tuned by changing the
solvent, the concentration or the temperature. Moreover, we have proved that
the bulkiness of the side-chains have a strong influence on both the
self-assembly pattern and the length of the backbone. Finally, the density of
arms can be reduced, by simply mixing with a low molar mass bis-urea
Nomenclature of the gadolinite supergroup
The newly defined gadolinite supergroup approved by the IMA CNMNC (vote 16-A) includes mineral species that have the general chemical formula A2MQ2T2O8\u20192 and belong to silicates, phosphates and arsenates. Each site is occupied by: A Ca, REE (Y and lanthanoids), actinoids, Pb, Mn2\ufe, Bi; M Fe, \u25a1 (vacancy), Mg, Mn, Zn, Cu, Al; Q B, Be, Li; T Si, P, As, B, Be, S; and\u2019 O, OH, F. The classification of the gadolinite supergroup is based on the occupancy of A, M, Q, T and\u2019 sites and application of the dominant-valency and dominant-constituent rules. The gadolinite supergroup is divided into two groups defined by prevailing charge occupancy at the T site Si4\ufe in gadolinite group and P5\ufe or As5\ufe in herderite group. The gadolinite group is divided into the gadolinite and datolite subgroups. The A site is dominantly occupied by divalent cations in the datolite subgroup and by trivalent cations in the gadolinite subgroup. Accordingly, the Q site is dominantly occupied by B3\ufe in the datolite subgroup and by Be2\ufe in the gadolinite subgroup. The herderite group is divided into two subgroups. The herderite subgroup is defined by the dominant divalent cation (usually Ca2\ufe) in the A site and Be2\ufe in the Q site, while the M site is vacant. The drugmanite subgroup is defined by the dominance of divalent cations (usually Pb2\ufe) in the A site, vacancy in the Q site and the occupation of the M site. Moreover, \u201cbakerite\u201d is discredited as mineral species because it does not meet the conditions of the dominant-constituent rule
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