413 research outputs found
Measurement Properties of the Chinese Weinstein Noise Sensitivity Scale
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Spin dynamics in high- superconductors
Key features of antiferromagnetic dynamical correlations in high-
superconductors cuprates are discussed. In underdoped regime, the sharp
resonance peak, occuring exclusively in the SC state, is accompanied by a
broader contribution located around 30 meV which remains above .
Their interplay may induce incommensurate structure in the superconducting
state.Comment: HTS99 Proceedings Miami (January 7-11 1999
A comparison of intimate partner violence and associated physical injuries between cohabitating and married women: a 5-year medical chart review
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The resonant magnetic mode: a common feature of high- superconductors
Inelastic neutron scattering experiments in high- cuprates have
evidenced a new magnetic excitation present in the superconducting state. In
particular, recent experiments on single layer TlBaCuO, performed near optimum doping ( K), provide evidence of a
sharp magnetic resonant mode below , similar to previous reports on the
YBCO and BSCCO bilayer systems. This result supports models that ascribe a key
role to magnetic excitations in the mechanism of superconductivity.Comment: Proceedings of the LT23 conference (Hiroshima-Aug2002
Stabilization of monodomain polarization in ultrathin PbTiO3 films
Using in situ high-resolution synchrotron x-ray scattering, the Curie temperature T-C has been determined for ultrathin c-axis epitaxial PbTiO3 films on conducting substrates (SrRuO3 on SrTiO3), with surfaces exposed to a controlled vapor environment. The suppression of T-C was relatively small, even for the thinnest film (1.2 nm). We observe that 180 degrees stripe domains do not form, indicating that the depolarizing field is compensated by free charge at both interfaces. This is confirmed by ab initio calculations that find polar ground states in the presence of ionic adsorbates.open15511
The distribution of extremal points of Gaussian scalar fields
We consider the signed density of the extremal points of (two-dimensional)
scalar fields with a Gaussian distribution. We assign a positive unit charge to
the maxima and minima of the function and a negative one to its saddles. At
first, we compute the average density for a field in half-space with Dirichlet
boundary conditions. Then we calculate the charge-charge correlation function
(without boundary). We apply the general results to random waves and random
surfaces. Furthermore, we find a generating functional for the two-point
function. Its Legendre transform is the integral over the scalar curvature of a
4-dimensional Riemannian manifold.Comment: 22 pages, 8 figures, corrected published versio
Contribution to the understanding of tribological properties of graphite intercalation compounds with metal chloride
Intrinsic tribological properties of lamellar compounds are usually attributed to the presence of van der Waals gaps in their structure through which interlayer interactions are weak. The controlled variation of the distances and interactions between graphene layers by intercalation of electrophilic species in graphite is used in order to explore more deeply the friction reduction properties of low-dimensional compounds. Three graphite intercalation compounds with antimony pentachloride, iron trichloride and aluminium trichloride are studied. Their tribological properties are correlated to their structural parameters, and the interlayer interactions are deduced from ab initio bands structure calculations
Neural correlates of sexual cue reactivity in individuals with and without compulsive sexual behaviours
Although compulsive sexual behaviour (CSB) has been conceptualized as a "behavioural" addiction and common or overlapping neural circuits may govern the processing of natural and drug rewards, little is known regarding the responses to sexually explicit materials in individuals with and without CSB. Here, the processing of cues of varying sexual content was assessed in individuals with and without CSB, focusing on neural regions identified in prior studies of drug-cue reactivity. 19 CSB subjects and 19 healthy volunteers were assessed using functional MRI comparing sexually explicit videos with non-sexual exciting videos. Ratings of sexual desire and liking were obtained. Relative to healthy volunteers, CSB subjects had greater desire but similar liking scores in response to the sexually explicit videos. Exposure to sexually explicit cues in CSB compared to non-CSB subjects was associated with activation of the dorsal anterior cingulate, ventral striatum and amygdala. Functional connectivity of the dorsal anterior cingulate-ventral striatum-amygdala network was associated with subjective sexual desire (but not liking) to a greater degree in CSB relative to non-CSB subjects. The dissociation between desire or wanting and liking is consistent with theories of incentive motivation underlying CSB as in drug addictions. Neural differences in the processing of sexual-cue reactivity were identified in CSB subjects in regions previously implicated in drug-cue reactivity studies. The greater engagement of corticostriatal limbic circuitry in CSB following exposure to sexual cues suggests neural mechanisms underlying CSB and potential biological targets for interventions
Transplantation of canine olfactory ensheathing cells producing chondroitinase ABC promotes chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan digestion and axonal sprouting following spinal cord injury
Olfactory ensheathing cell (OEC) transplantation is a promising strategy for treating spinal cord injury (SCI), as has been demonstrated in experimental SCI models and naturally occurring SCI in dogs. However, the presence of chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans within the extracellular matrix of the glial scar can inhibit efficient axonal repair and limit the therapeutic potential of OECs. Here we have used lentiviral vectors to genetically modify canine OECs to continuously deliver mammalian chondroitinase ABC at the lesion site in order to degrade the inhibitory chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans in a rodent model of spinal cord injury. We demonstrate that these chondroitinase producing canine OECs survived at 4 weeks following transplantation into the spinal cord lesion and effectively digested chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans at the site of injury. There was evidence of sprouting within the corticospinal tract rostral to the lesion and an increase in the number of corticospinal axons caudal to the lesion, suggestive of axonal regeneration. Our results indicate that delivery of the chondroitinase enzyme can be achieved with the genetically modified OECs to increase axon growth following SCI. The combination of these two promising approaches is a potential strategy for promoting neural regeneration following SCI in veterinary practice and human patients
Role of defects and disorder in the half-metallic full-Heusler compounds
Half-metallic ferromagnets and especially the full-Heusler alloys containing
Co are at the center of scientific research due to their potential applications
in spintronics. For realistic devices it is important to control accurately the
creation of defects in these alloys. We review some of our late results on the
role of defects and impurities in these compounds. More precisely we present
results for the following cases (i) doping and disorder in CoCr(Mn)Al(Si)
alloys, (ii) half-metallic ferrimagnetism appeared due to the creation of
Cr(Mn) antisites in these alloys, (iii) Co-doping in MnVAl(Si) alloys
leading to half-metallic antiferromagnetism, and finally (iv) the occurrence of
vacancies in the full-Heusler alloys containing Co and Mn. These results are
susceptible of encouraging further theoretical and experimental research in the
properties of these compounds.Comment: Chapter intended for a book with contributions of the invited
speakers of the International Conference on Nanoscale Magnetism 2007. Revised
version contains new figure
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