Width of Radio-Loud and Radio-Quiet CMEs

In the present paper we report on the difference in angular sizes between radio-loud and radio-quiet CMEs. For this purpose we compiled these two samples of events using Wind/WAVES and SOHO/LASCO observations obtained during 1996-2005. It is shown that the radio-loud CMEs are almost two times wider than the radio-quiet CMEs (considering expanding parts of CMEs). Furthermore we show that the radio-quiet CMEs have a narrow expanding bright part with a large extended diffusive structure. These results were obtained by measuring the CME widths in three different ways.Comment: Solar Physic, in pres

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Variations spatiotemporelles des compartiments autotrophes et hétérotrophes de la boucle microbienne dans les lacs du sud du Québec

Les variations de la biomasse des compartiments autotrophes et hétérotrophes de la boucle microbienne ont été examinées dans neuf lacs de deux régions du sud du Québec. Six lacs étaient situés dans les Laurentides et trois lacs dans les Cantons de l'Est. Ils se différenciaient en fonction de leur statut trophique, de la géologie du bassin versant, et de la physicochimie des eaux. Dans chaque lac, l'échantillonnage a été réalisé à trois profondeurs correspondant aux strates épi-, méta- et hypolimnétiques et à cinq dates au cours de l'été (1990-1992). Les biomasses moyennes de picoplancton autotrophe (PPA : 16-80 µg·C·L-1), de picoplancton hétérotrophe (PPH : 97-647 µg·C·L-1), de nanoplancton autotrophe (NPA : 7-37 µg·C·L-1) et de nanoplancton hétérotrophe (NPH : 9-29 µg·C·L-1) notées dans les lacs du sud du Québec le long d'un gradient trophique de PT variant de 7 à 73 µg·L-1 étaient du même ordre de grandeur que celles rapportées pour d'autres écosystèmes d'eau douce au Canada.La majeure partie de la variation dans les biomasses des compartiments microbiens étaient reliée aux variations inter-lacs mais il existaient aussi des sources de variation significatives au sein des lacs, soit au niveau spatial entre les strates limnétiques ou au niveau temporel entre les dates d'échantillonnage durant l'été. Toutefois, les patrons de variation spatiotemporelle intra-lac variaient d'un lac à l'autre. Les variations inter-lacs de la biomasse des quatre compartiments microbiens ont été mises en relation avec les changements dans les concentrations de phosphore total (PT) et dans les densités de macrozooplancton. Le niveau trophique des lacs, exprimés en PT, et l'abondance du macrozooplancton avaient un effet sur les biomasses des compartiments picoplanctoniques. La biomasse de PPA et PPH décroissait dans les lacs eutrophes des Cantons de l'Est ayant des concentrations de PT supérieures à 20 µg·L-1 et dans les lacs ayant de fortes densités de macrozooplancton ou un faible rapport micro-macrozooplancton. Notre étude n'a pas mis clairement en évidence les effets du niveau trophique ou du macrozoopancton sur les compartiments nanoplanctoniques (NPA, NPH).The biomass of autotrophic and heterotrophic microbial compartments were measured in nine lakes in two regions of southern Quebec. Six lakes were located in the Laurentides while three lakes were situated in the Eastern Townships. They varied in trophic status, watershed geology, and water chemistry. Each lake was sampled at three depths, corresponding to the epi-, meta-, and hypolimnion strata, and at five dates over the summer season (1991-1992). The mean biomass of autotrophic picoplankton (PPA: 16-80 µg·C·L-1), heterotrophic picoplankton (PPH: 97-647 µg·C·L-1), autotrophic nanoplankton (NPA: 7-37 µg·C·L-1), and heterotrophic nanoplankton (NPH: 9-29 µg·C·L-1) found in Quebec lakes over a PT range of trophy varying from 7 to 73 µg·L-1 were of the same order as those reported in other freshwater environments in Canada.Most of the variation in the biomass of the four microbial compartments was related to among-lake variation. Some variation was also due to within-lake spatial variation among limnetic strata or temporal variation over the summer season. However, within-lake patterns of variation patterns were different among lakes. Among-lake variations in the biomass of the four microbial compartments were examined in relation to changes in total phosphorus concentrations (PT) and macrozooplankton densities between lakes. Both lake trophy, expressed by PT, and macrozooplankton abundance influence the biomass of picoplankton compartments. The biomass of PPA and PPH decline in the most eutrophic lakes of the Eastern Townships where PT > 20 µg·L-1. PPA and PPH biomass were also reduced in lakes with the highest density of macrozooplankton or with low micro-/macrozooplankton ratio. Our study did not clearly detected the effects of lake trophy or macrozooplankton on nanoplanktonic compartments

Cynicism about change, work engagement, and job satisfaction of Public Sector Nurses

This paper uses the job demands‐resources theory to examine the consequences of changes on nursing work. Data were collected from 220 public sector nurses in Australia to test the model. We conducted a two‐wave data collection process where independent variables (organisational change, workload, job control, nursing administrative stressors, cynicism about organisational change, and demographic variables) were collected in Time 1. The dependent variables (nursing work engagement and job satisfaction) were collected 6 months later. Changes to nursing work were found to cause high workload and an increase of administrative stressors that leads to an increase in nurses’ change cynicism. Job control was needed to cope with the increase in workload and reduction in cynicism about change. Cynicism about organisational change was found to have a direct negative effect on nurses’ engagement which in turn was found to negatively impact job satisfaction. Our contribution to theory and practice arises from the discovery that the connections between organisational change, work environment variables, and job outcomes of nurses are more complicated than previous research suggests. Theoretical and practical implications will be discussed

Combined LHC/ILC analysis of a SUSY scenario with heavy sfermions

We discuss the potential of combined analyses at the Large Hadron Collider and the planned International Linear Collider to explore low-energy supersymmetry in a difficult region of the parameter space characterized by masses of the scalar SUSY particles around 2 TeV. Precision analyses of cross sections for light chargino production and forward--backward asymmetries of decay leptons and hadrons at the ILC, together with mass information on chi^0_2 and squarks from the LHC, allow us to determine the underlying fundamental gaugino/higgsino MSSM parameters and to constrain the masses of the heavy, kinematically inaccessible sparticles. No assumptions on a specific SUSY-breaking mechanism are imposed. For this analysis the complete spin correlations between production and decay processes are taken into account.Comment: new figure added, updated to match the published versio

Proteasome Lid Bridges Mitochondrial Stress with Cdc53/Cullin1 NEDDylation Status

Cycles of Cdc53/Cullin1 rubylation (a.k.a NEDDylation) protect ubiquitin-E3 SCF (Skp1-Cullin1-F-box protein) complexes from self-destruction and play an important role in mediating the ubiquitination of key protein substrates involved in cell cycle progression, development, and survival. Cul1 rubylation is balanced by the COP9 signalosome (CSN), a multi-subunit derubylase that shows 1:1 paralogy to the 26 S proteasome lid. The turnover of SCF substrates and their relevance to various diseases is well studied, yet, the extent by which environmental perturbations influence Cul1 rubylation/derubylation cycles per se is still unclear. In this study, we show that the level of cellular oxidation serves as a molecular switch, determining Cullin1 rubylation/derubylation ratio. We describe a mutant of the proteasome lid subunit, Rpn11 that exhibits accumulated levels of Cullin1-Rub1 conjugates, a characteristic phenotype of csn mutants. By dissecting between distinct phenotypes of rpn11 mutants, proteasome and mitochondria dysfunction, we were able to recognize the high reactive oxygen species (ROS) production during the transition of cells into mitochondrial respiration, as a checkpoint of Cullin1 rubylation in a reversible manner. Thus, the study adds the rubylation cascade to the list of cellular pathways regulated by redox homeostasis

Design of Pre-Dumping Ring Spin Rotator with a Possibility of Helicity Switching for Polarized Positrons at the ILC

The use of polarized beams enhance the possibility of the precision measurements at the International Linear Collider (ILC). In order to preserve the degree of polarization during beam transport spin rotators are included in the current TDR ILC Lattice. In this report some advantages of using a combined spin rotator/spin flipper are discussed. A few possible lattice designs of spin flipper developed at DESY in 2012 are presented.Comment: Talk presented at the International Workshop on Future Linear Colliders (LCWS15), Whistler, Canada, 2-6 November 201

A T-odd asymmetry in neutralino production and decay

We study CP-violating effects in neutralino production and subsequent decay within the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model with complex parameters M_1 and mu. The observable we propose is a T-odd asymmetry based on a triple product in neutralino production e^+ e^- -> tilde{chi}^0_i tilde{chi}^0_2, i = 1,...,4, with subsequent leptonic three-body decay tilde{chi}^0_2 -> tilde{chi}^0_1 l^+ l^-, l = e, mu, at an e^+ e^- linear collider with sqrt{s} = 500 GeV and polarised beams. We provide compact analytical formulae for the cross section and the T-odd asymmetry taking into account the complete spin correlations between production and decay. We give numerical predictions for the cross section and the T-odd asymmetry. The asymmetry can go up to 10 %.Comment: 28 pages, LaTeX, 10 figures; v2: typos corrected, published versio

Interference Effects, Time Reversal Violation and Search for New Physics in Hadronic Weak Decays

We propose some methods for studying hadronic sequential two-body decays involving more spinning particles. It relies on the analysis of T-odd and T-even asymmetries, which are related to interference terms. The latter asymmetries turn out to be as useful as the former ones in inferring time reversal violating observables; these in turn may be sensitive, under some particular conditions, to possible contributions beyond the standard model. Our main result is that one can extract such observables even after integrating the differential decay width over almost all of the available angles. Moreover we find that the correlations based exclusively on momenta are quite general, since they provide as much information as those involving one or more spins. We generalize some methods already proposed in the literature for particular decay channels, but we also pick out a new kind of time reversal violating observables. Our analysis could be applied, for example, to data of LHCb experiment.Comment: 35 page