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    Zeeman effects on the entanglement of non-equilibrium finite-spin systems

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    We study the Zeeman effect on entanglement of non-equilibrium finite-spin systems with external fields using a method based on thermofield dynamics (TFD). For this purpose, the extended density matrices and extended entanglement entropies of two systems with either non-competing or competing external fields are calculated according to the dissipative von Neumann equation, and the numerical results are compared. Consequently, through the "twin-peaks" oscillations of the quantum entanglement, we have illustrated the Zeeman effect on the entanglement of non-equilibrium finite-spin systems with competing external fields in the TFD algorithm.Comment: Title and abstract were correcte

    Pancreaticogastrostomy: Effect of Partial Gastrectomy on the Pancreatic Stump in Rabbits

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    To assess the influence of digestive juice on the pancreatic stump when pancreaticogastrostomy was performed after pancreatoduodenectomy, the pancreatic stump was anastomosed to the intact stomach (group I), the stomach after partial gastrectomy (group II), or the jejunum (group III) in rabbits, and the nature of the digestive juice at the anastomotic site as well as the histologic changes of the pancreatic tissue were investigated. The digestive juice was highly acidic in group I, slightly acidic in group II, and almost neutral in group III. Histological examination of the pancreatic stump revealed extensive coagulative necrosis and delayed replacement with granulation tissue in group I, while there was less prominent liquefactive necrosis and early replacement with granulation tissue in groups II and III. Intraperitoneal abscess formation around the anastomotic site and atrophic fibrosis of the pancreas (similar to the changes after pancreatic duct ligation) occurred in 27.8% and 46.2% of group I rabbits, respectively, but no such changes were detected in groups II and III (both P &#60; 0.05). These results indicate that the highly acidic gastric juice had a widespread corrosive effect on the anastomosed pancreatic tissue, and that partial gastrectomy may be necessary to prevent anastomotic leakage and pancreatic duct obstruction after pancreaticogastrostomy.</p

    Carrier Relaxation Dynamics in the Organic Superconductor kappa-(BEDT-TTF)(2)Cu(NCS)(2) Under Pressure

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    Photo-induced carrier relaxation dynamics have been investigated for the organic superconductor kappa-(BEDT-TTF)(2)Cu(NCS)(2) with different probe polarization under 1.3 kbar at low temperatures. We successfully observed the isotropic and anisotropic responses for the probe polarization, which were found to appear at 56 K. By comparing the responses with and without applying pressure, we found that those were slightly changed, indicating that the application of pressure has effect on the carrier relaxation dynamics

    Issue selection flexibility and strategic rigidity : Lessons from Sharp's crisis

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