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Reexamining the "finite-size" effects in isobaric yield ratios using a statistical abrasion-ablation model
The "finite-size" effects in the isobaric yield ratio (IYR), which are shown
in the standard grand-canonical and canonical statistical ensembles (SGC/CSE)
method, is claimed to prevent obtaining the actual values of physical
parameters. The conclusion of SGC/CSE maybe questionable for neutron-rich
nucleus induced reaction. To investigate whether the IYR has "finite-size"
effects, the IYR for the mirror nuclei [IYR(m)] are reexamined using a modified
statistical abrasion-ablation (SAA) model. It is found when the projectile is
not so neutron-rich, the IYR(m) depends on the isospin of projectile, but the
size dependence can not be excluded. In reactions induced by the very
neutron-rich projectiles, contrary results to those of the SGC/CSE models are
obtained, i.e., the dependence of the IYR(m) on the size and the isospin of the
projectile is weakened and disappears both in the SAA and the experimental
results.Comment: 5 pages and 4 figure
Electric field-induced creation and directional motion of domain walls and skyrmion bubbles
Magnetization dynamics driven by an electric field could provide long-term
benefits to information technologies because of its ultralow power consumption.
Meanwhile, the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in interfacially asymmetric
multilayers consisting of ferromagnetic and heavy-metal layers can stabilize
topological spin textures, such as chiral domain walls, skyrmions, and skyrmion
bubbles. These topological spin textures can be controlled by an electric
field, and hold promise for building advanced spintronic devices. Here, we
present an experimental and numerical study on the electric field-induced
creation and directional motion of topological spin textures in magnetic
multilayer films and racetracks with thickness gradient and interfacial
Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction at room temperature. We find that the
electric field-induced directional motion of chiral domain wall is accompanied
with the creation of skyrmion bubbles at certain conditions. We also
demonstrate that the electric field variation can induce motion of skyrmion
bubbles. Our findings may provide opportunities for developing skyrmion-based
devices with ultralow power consumption.Comment: 26 pages, 6 figure
Nucleolin functions in nucleolus formation and chromosome congression
Ma N., Matsunaga S., Takata H., et al. Nucleolin functions in nucleolus formation and chromosome congression. Journal of Cell Science, 120, 12, 2091. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.008771
Ab-initio electronic and magnetic structure in La_0.66Sr_0.33MnO_3: strain and correlation effects
The effects of tetragonal strain on electronic and magnetic properties of
strontium-doped lanthanum manganite, La_{2/3}Sr_{1/3}MnO_3 (LSMO), are
investigated by means of density-functional methods. As far as the structural
properties are concerned, the comparison between theory and experiments for
LSMO strained on the most commonly used substrates, shows an overall good
agreement: the slight overestimate (at most of 1-1.5 %) for the equilibrium
out-of-plane lattice constants points to possible defects in real samples. The
inclusion of a Hubbard-like contribution on the Mn d states, according to the
so-called "LSDA+U" approach, is rather ineffective from the structural point of
view, but much more important from the electronic and magnetic point of view.
In particular, full half-metallicity, which is missed within a bare
density-functional approach, is recovered within LSDA+U, in agreement with
experiments. Moreover, the half-metallic behavior, particularly relevant for
spin-injection purposes, is independent on the chosen substrate and is achieved
for all the considered in-plane lattice constants. More generally, strain
effects are not seen to crucially affect the electronic structure: within the
considered tetragonalization range, the minority gap is only slightly (i.e. by
about 0.1-0.2 eV) affected by a tensile or compressive strain. Nevertheless, we
show that the growth on a smaller in-plane lattice constant can stabilize the
out-of-plane vs in-plane e_g orbital and significatively change their relative
occupancy. Since e_g orbitals are key quantities for the double-exchange
mechanism, strain effects are confirmed to be crucial for the resulting
magnetic coupling.Comment: 16 pages, 7 figures, to be published on J. Phys.: Condensed Matte
Statistical nature of cluster emission in nuclear liquid-vapour phase coexistence
The emission of nuclear clusters is investigated within the framework of
isospin dependent lattice gas model and classical molecular dynamics model. It
is found that the emission of individual cluster which is heavier than proton
is almost Poissonian except near the transition temperature at which the system
is leaving the liquid-vapor phase coexistence and the thermal scaling is
observed by the linear Arrhenius plots which is made from the average
multiplicity of each cluster versus the inverse of temperature in the liquid
vapor phase coexistence. The slopes of the Arrhenius plots, {\it i.e.} the
"emission barriers", are extracted as a function of the mass or charge number
and fitted by the formula embodied with the contributions of the surface energy
and Coulomb interaction. The good agreements are obtained in comparison with
the data for low energy conditional barriers. In addition, the possible
influences of the source size, Coulomb interaction and "freeze-out" density and
related physical implications are discussed
Epidermal growth factor receptor-regulated miR-125a-5p – a metastatic inhibitor of lung cancer
Both the epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway and microRNA (miRNA) play an important role in lung cancer development and progression. To address the potential role of miRNA in epidermal growth factor receptor signaling, we identified miR-125a-5p as a downstream target, using an miRNA array. We further demonstrated that miR-125a-5p inhibited migration and invasion of lung cancer cells. Moreover, miR-125a-5p regulated the expression of several downstream genes of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling. Importantly, examination of lung cancer samples revealed a significant correlation of miR-125a-5p repression with lung carcinogenesis. Taken together, our results provide compelling evidence that miR-125a-5p, an epidermal growth factor-signaling-regulated miRNA, may function as a metastatic suppressor
Sequential Decay Distortion of Goldhaber Model Widths for Spectator Fragments
Momentum widths of the primary fragments and observed final fragments have
been investigated within the framework of an Antisymmetrized Molecular Dynamics
transport model code (AMD-V) with a sequential decay afterburner (GEMINI). It
is found that the secondary evaporation effects cause the values of a reduced
momentum width, , derived from momentum widths of the final fragments
to be significantly less than those appropriate to the primary fragment but
close to those observed in many experiments. Therefore, a new interpretation
for experiemental momentum widths of projectile-like fragments is presented.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figs. Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. C as a Rapid
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