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Suppressed Superconductivity of the Surface Conduction Layer in BiSrCaCuO Single Crystals Probed by {\it c}-Axis Tunneling Measurements
We fabricated small-size stacks on the surface of
BiSrCaCuO (BSCCO-2212) single crystals with the bulk
transition temperature 90 K, each containing a few intrinsic
Josephson junctions. Below a critical temperature ( ), we have
observed a weakened Josephson coupling between the CuO superconducting
double layer at the crystal surface and the adjacent one located deeper inside
a stack. The quasiparticle branch in the data of the weakened Josephson
junction (WJJ) fits well to the tunneling characteristics of a d-wave
superconductor()/insulator/d-wave superconductor (DID) junction. Also,
the tunneling resistance in the range agrees well with the
tunneling in a normal metal/insulator/d-wave superconductor (NID) junction. In
spite of the suppressed superconductivity at the surface layer the symmetry of
the order parameter appears to remain unaffected.Comment: 13 pages, 6 figure
Effects of Symmetry Energy on the Equation of State for Hybrid Neutron Stars
In this paper, the implications of the symmetry energy on the hadron and
quark phase transitions in the compact star, including the properties of the
possible configurations of the quark-hadron hybrid stars, are investigated in
the frameworks of the energy-density functional (EDF) models and the flavor
SU(2) Nambu--Jona-Lasinio (NJL) model with the help of the Schwinger's
covariant proper-time regularization (PTR) scheme. In this {theoretical setup},
the equations of states (EoSs) of hadronic matter for various values of
symmetry energies obtained from the EDF models are employed to describe the
hadronic matter, and the {flavor} SU(2) NJL model with various repulsive-vector
interaction strengths are used to describe the quark matter. We then observe
the obtained EoS in the mass-radius properties of the hybrid star
configurations for various vector interactions and nuclear symmetry energies by
solving the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equation. We obtain that the critical
density at which the phase transition occurs varies over the density
(3.6--6.7) depending on the symmetry energy and the strength of the
vector coupling . The maximum mass of the neutron star (NS) is susceptible
to . When there is no repulsive force, the NS maximum mass is only about
, but it becomes larger than when the vector coupling
constant is about half of the {attractive} scalar coupling constant.
Surprisingly, the presence of the quark matter does not affect the canonical
mass of NS (), so observing the canonical mass of NSs can provide
unique constraints to the EoS of hadronic matter at high densities.Comment: 20 pages, 5 figures, 1 tabl
Neutrino propagation in the neutron star with uncertainties from nuclear, hadron, and particle physics
In the present work, we investigate the neutral-current neutrino-nucleon
scattering in the nuclear medium using various energy-density functional (EDF)
models such as the KIDS (Korea-IBS-Daegu-SKKU) and SLy4, together with the
quark-meson coupling (QMC) model for the nucleon form factors at finite
density. The differential cross section (DCS) and neutrino mean free path
(NMFP) are computed numerically, considering the density-dependent nucleon form
factors (DDFF) and neutrino structural properties such as the neutrino magnetic
moment (NMM) and its electric charge radius (NCR). It turns out that the DDFF
decreases the scattering cross-section, while the NCR increases it
considerably. The effect of the NMM turns out to be almost negligible. We also
observe that the value of the neutron effective mass is of importance in the
neutron-star cooling process, indicating that for the neutron effective mass
larger than the mass in free space, the neutrino can interact with matter at
densities in the neutron star with radius 13 km.Comment: 16 pages, 2 tables, 12 figure
Role of nucleon effective mass and symmetry energy on the neutrino mean free path in neutron star
The Korea-IBS-Daegu-SKKU energy density functional (KIDS-EDF) models, derived
from the universal Skyrme functional, have been successfully and widely applied
in describing the properties of finite nuclei and infinite nuclear matter. In
the present work, we extend the applications of the KIDS-EDF models to
investigate the implications of the nucleon effective mass and nuclear symmetry
energy obtained from the KIDS-EDF models on the properties of neutron star (NS)
and neutrino interaction with the NS constituents matter in the linear response
approximation (LRA). We then analyze the total differential cross-section of
neutrino, neutrino mean free path (NMFP), and the NS mass-radius (M-R)
relations. We find that the NS M-R relations predictions for all KIDS-EDF
models are in excellent agreement with the recent observations as well as the
NICER result. Remarkable prediction results on the NMFPs are given by the
KIDS0-m*77 and KIDS0-m*99 models with which are quite
higher in comparison with those obtained for the KIDS0, KIDS-A, and KIDS-B
models with . For the KIDS0, KIDS-A, and KIDS-B models, we
obtain the , indicating that these models
support the slow NS cooling and neutrino trapping in NS. On the contrary, both
KIDS0-m*77 and KIDS0-m*99 models support faster NS cooling and a small
possibility of neutrino trapping within NS, predicting . More interestingly the NMFP decreases as the density and
neutrino energy increase, which is consistent with those obtained in the
Brussels-Montreal Skyrme (BSk17 and BSk18) models at saturation density.Comment: 24 pages, 2 tables, 22 figure
Tetramethyl-O-scutellarin isolated from peels of immature Shiranuhi fruit exhibits anti-inflammatory effects on LPSinduced RAW264.7 cells
Purpose: To investigate the anti-inflammatory activity of the ethanol extract of the immature fruit of a citrus, Shiranuhi, and to identify the active ingredient.Methods: The immature Shiranuhi peel was extracted with 80 % ethanol, and the extract was fractionated with solvents (n-hexane, ethyl acetate and n-butanol) to afford the corresponding fractions and water residue. Among them, the EtOAc-soluble portion was subjected to medium pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) over a reversed-phase SiO2 column to give compound 1. The isolated compound was identified based on the proton and carbon nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra. The release of nitric oxide, prostaglandin (PG)E2, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-6 secreted by mouse macrophages was measured using RAW264.7 cell culture supernatant.Results: Shiranuhi (Korean name, Hallabong) is an important citrus species cultivated in Jeju Island, Korea. A polymethoxyflavonoid (PMF), tetramethyl-O-scutellarin (1), was isolated from the peels of immature Shiranuhi fruit. Upon the evaluation of anti-inflammatory effects, the flavonoid 1 decreased the nitric oxide production in macrophage cells with high efficiency, viz, 50 % inhibition concentration, IC50 of 57.4 μM. Subsequent studies demonstrated that PMF 1 effectively inhibited the generation of PGE2, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 cytokine in a dose-dependent manner.Conclusion: Tetramethyl-O-scutellarin (1) has been successfully isolated from Shiranuhi species for the first time. Thus, Shiranuhi fruit peel extract containing PMF 1 can potentially be applied as an antiinflammatory ingredient in food or cosmetic industries.Keywords: Shiranuhi fruit, Nitric oxide, Tetramethyl-O-scutellarin, Anti-inflammator
Is Further Treatment Necessary for Patellar Crepitus After Total Knee Arthroplasty?
Introduction: Posterior-stabilized (PS) TKA that sacrifice the cruciate ligaments improves pain and function in patients with advanced osteoarthritis. Patellar crepitus appears to be due to a spectrum of peripatellar fibrosynovial formations and is usually encountered after PS-TKA, which uniquely has an intercondylar box to accept the tibial post. Symptoms of patellar crepitus occur most commonly during terminal knee extension and occur usually from 3 to 9 months after PS-TKA, and in some cases, this phenomenon is symptomatic enough to warrant an arthroscopic procedure or open arthrotomy. The development of patellar crepitus after PS-TKA appears related to many factors such as femoral component design, surgical errors, increased postoperative knee flexion, and postoperative patellar baja, which are also responsible for patellar clunk syndrome
Tau functions as Widom constants
We define a tau function for a generic Riemann-Hilbert problem posed on a
union of non-intersecting smooth closed curves with jump matrices analytic in
their neighborhood. The tau function depends on parameters of the jumps and is
expressed as the Fredholm determinant of an integral operator with block
integrable kernel constructed in terms of elementary parametrices. Its
logarithmic derivatives with respect to parameters are given by contour
integrals involving these parametrices and the solution of the Riemann-Hilbert
problem. In the case of one circle, the tau function coincides with Widom's
determinant arising in the asymptotics of block Toeplitz matrices. Our
construction gives the Jimbo-Miwa-Ueno tau function for Riemann-Hilbert
problems of isomonodromic origin (Painlev\'e VI, V, III, Garnier system, etc)
and the Sato-Segal-Wilson tau function for integrable hierarchies such as
Gelfand-Dickey and Drinfeld-Sokolov.Comment: 26 pages, 6 figure
The Influence of Tibial Positioning on the Diagnostic Accuracy of Combined Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Knee
Background: To determine if tibial positioning affects the external rotation of the tibia in a dial test for posterolateral rotatory instability combined with posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuries. Methods: Between April 2007 and October 2007, 16 patients with a PCL tear and posterolateral rotatory instability were diagnosed using a dial test. The thigh-foot angle was measured at both 30 ° and 90 ° of knee fl exion with an external rotation stress applied to the tibia in 2 different positions (reduction and posterior subluxation). The measurements were performed twice by 2 orthopedic surgeons. Results: In posterior subluxation, the mean side-to-side difference in the thigh-foot angle was 11.56 ± 3.01 ° at 30 ° of knee fl exion and 11.88 ± 4.03 ° at 90 ° of knee flexion. In the sequential dial test performed with the tibia reduced, the mean side-to-side difference was 15.94 ± 4.17 ° (p < 0.05) at 30 ° of knee fl exion and 16.88 ± 4.42 ° (p = 0.001) at 90 ° of knee fl exion. The mean tibial external rotation was 5.31 ± 2.86 ° and 6.87 ± 3.59 ° higher in the reduced position than in the posterior subluxation at both 30° and 90 ° of knee fl exion. Conclusions: In the dial test, reducing the tibia with an anterior force increases the ability of an examiner to detect posterolateral rotary instability of the knee combined with PCL injuries
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