Compact Measurement Station for Low Energy Proton Beams

A compact, remote controlled, cost efficient diagnostic station has been developed to measure the charge, the profile and the emittance for low energy proton beams. It has been installed and tested in the proton beam line of the Project Prometheus at SANAEM of the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority.Comment: 7 pages 2 column

First results of the CAST-RADES haloscope search for axions at 34.67 μeV

We present results of the Relic Axion Dark-Matter Exploratory Setup (RADES), a detector which is part of the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST), searching for axion dark matter in the 34.67μeV mass range. A radio frequency cavity consisting of 5 sub-cavities coupled by inductive irises took physics data inside the CAST dipole magnet for the first time using this filter-like haloscope geometry. An exclusion limit with a 95% credibility level on the axion-photon coupling constant of gaγ & 4 × 10−13 GeV−1 over a mass range of 34.6738μeV < ma < 34.6771μeV is set. This constitutes a significant improvement over the current strongest limit set by CAST at this mass and is at the same time one of the most sensitive direct searches for an axion dark matter candidate above the mass of 25μeV. The results also demonstrate the feasibility of exploring a wider mass range around the value probed by CAST-RADES in this work using similar coherent resonant cavitiesWe wish to thank our colleagues at CERN, in particular Marc Thiebert from the coating lab, as well as the whole team of the CERN Central Cryogenic Laboratory for their support and advice in speci c aspects of the project. We thank Arefe Abghari for her contributions as the project's summer student during 2018. This work has been funded by the Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI) and Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) under project FPA-2016-76978-C3-2-P and PID2019-108122GB-C33, and was supported by the CERN Doctoral Studentship programme. The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Research Council and BD, JG and SAC acknowledge support through the European Research Council under grant ERC-2018-StG-802836 (AxScale project). BD also acknowledges fruitful discussions at MIAPP supported by DFG under EXC-2094 { 390783311. IGI acknowledges also support from the European Research Council (ERC) under grant ERC-2017-AdG-788781 (IAXO+ project). JR has been supported by the Ramon y Cajal Fellowship 2012-10597, the grant PGC2018-095328-B-I00(FEDER/Agencia estatal de investigaci on) and FSE-GA2017-2019-E12/7R (Gobierno de Aragón/FEDER) (MINECO/FEDER), the EU through the ITN \Elusives" H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015/674896 and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft under grant SFB-1258 as a Mercator Fellow. CPG was supported by PROMETEO II/2014/050 of Generalitat Valenciana, FPA2014-57816-P of MINECO and by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreements 690575 and 674896. AM is supported by the European Research Council under Grant No. 742104. Part of this work was performed under the auspices of the US Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract No. DE-AC52-07NA27344

Antibodies against oxidised low-density lipoprotein in hypopituitary patients with growth hormone deficiency

Growth hormone-deficient hypopituitary patients on conventional replacement therapy have increased mortality and morbidity from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is a key event in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Antibodies against oxidatively modified LDL may reflect in vivo oxidation processes. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of growth hormone deficiency on oxidised-LDL antibody titres in panhypopituitary patients taking conventional replacement therapy. Twenty-one GH deficient, adult panhypopituitary patients and 17 age, sex and body mass index-matched healthy controls were studied. After an overnight fast, anthropometric parameters were measured and body composition was determined by a bioelectrical impedance analyser. Venous blood samples were obtained for the measurements of biochemical parameters. Antibodies to oxidised-LDL were analysed by an ELISA system in the patients' and controls' serum. No significant difference was observed between the oxidised-LDL antibody titres in hypopituitary patients and controls (395.4 +/- 183.2 mU/ml and 393.2 +/- 186.2 mU/ml respectively, p=NS). A. significant positive correlation was observed between oxidised-LDL antibody titres and total cholesterol concentrations in the patients (r=0.449, p <0.05). No significant correlation was observed between oxidised-LDL antibody titres and anthropometric/biochemical variables in the controls. It is concluded that relatively increased LDL oxidation may not contribute to the progression of atherosclerosis in hypopituitary patients

Structural Investigations Of 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydrocarbazole Derivatives .1. 2,3-Dihydro-9-(Phenylsulfonyl)Carbazole-4(1H)-One And 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-Carbazole-1-Spiro-2'-[1,3]Dithiolane

Rings A and B of the title compounds, C18H15NO3S (1) and C14H15NS2 (2), are planar while the hydrogenated C rings are not. The rings in the tetrahydrocarbazole skeleton are twisted with respect to each other.Wo

The effect of Kinesio taping on back pain in patients with Lenke Type 1 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A randomized controlled trial

Purpose: This study investigated the short-term effects of KT on back pain (BP) in patients with Lenke Type 1 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Methods: We chosen Lenke Type 1 scoliosis who have had only back pain (the localization of the pain: the only in the apical convex edge). Forty patients suffering from BP with Lenke Type 1 AIS were randomly separated into two groups, Group 1 (20 patients) and Group 2 (20 patients). Group 1 was given KT with tension and home exercises and Group 2 was given KT without tension and home exercises. KT and home exercises was applied to the thoracic area of the patients in both groups for four weeks. Pain intensity was measured using a visual analog scale (VAS) and SRS-22 (subtotal SRS-20) before and after treatment. Results: Mean age of both groups was 16.1 years. Mean Cobb angle of the thoracic scoliosis was 31.8° (range: 17°–44°) in Group 1 and 32.8° (range: 19°–43°) in Group 2 before the treatment. The decrease in VAS score of Group 1 after taping was higher than that of Group 2. The difference between the pre- and post-treatment VAS scores of both groups was statistically significant (p < 0.05). The increase in mean SRS-20 score of Group 1 following taping application was significantly higher than the increase in the control group (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Results demonstrated that KT application with tension effectively leads to back pain relief shortly after application. In addition, KT has a positive impact on quality of life. Thus, KT may be a suitable intervention in treating back pain of patients with AIS. Level of Evidence: Level 1, Therapeutic study Keywords: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, Back pain, Exercise, Kinesio tapin