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The galla[1]ferrocenophane {[dimethyl(2-pyridyl)silyl]bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl-κ2 C,N}(ferrocene-1,1′-diyl)gallium(III)
The title compound, [GaFe(C5H4)2(C14H28NSi3)] or [{(2-H4C5N)Me2Si}(Me3Si)2C]Ga(C5H4)2Fe, a galla[1]ferrocenophane, crystallizes with two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. In these strained sandwich compounds, the angles between the planes of the two π-ligands are 15.4 (2) and 16.4 (2)°, with gallium in a distorted tetrahedral coordination environment
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Large field ranges from aligned and misaligned winding
We search for effective axions with super-Planckian decay constants in type
IIB string models. We argue that such axions can be realised as long winding
trajectories in complex-structure moduli space by an appropriate flux choice.
Our main findings are: The simplest models with aligned winding in a 2-axion
field space fail due to a general no-go theorem. However, equally simple models
with misaligned winding, where the effective axion is not close to any of the
fundamental axions, appear to work to the best of our present understanding.
These models have large decay constants but no large monotonic regions in the
potential, making them unsuitable for large-field inflation. We also show that
our no-go theorem can be avoided by aligning three or more axions. We argue
that, contrary to misaligned models, such models can have both large decay
constants and large monotonic regions in the potential. Our results may be used
to argue against the refined Swampland Distance Conjecture and strong forms of
the axionic Weak Gravity Conjecture. It becomes apparent, however, that
realising inflation is by far harder than just producing a light field with
large periodicity
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Searching the landscape of flux vacua with genetic algorithms
In this paper, we employ genetic algorithms to explore the landscape of type
IIB flux vacua. We show that genetic algorithms can efficiently scan the
landscape for viable solutions satisfying various criteria. More specifically,
we consider a symmetric as well as the conifold region of a Calabi-Yau
hypersurface. We argue that in both cases genetic algorithms are powerful tools
for finding flux vacua with interesting phenomenological properties. We also
compare genetic algorithms to algorithms based on different breeding mechanisms
as well as random walk approaches
Systematics of type IIB moduli stabilisation with odd axions
Moduli stabilisation in superstring compactifications on Calabi-Yau orientifolds remains a key challenge in the search for realistic string vacua. In particular, odd moduli arising from the reduction of 2-forms (B2, C2) in type IIB are largely unexplored despite their relevance for inflationary model building. This article provides novel insights into the general structure of 4D N = 1 F-term scalar potentials at higher orders in the α′ and gs expansion for arbitrary Hodge numbers. We systematically examine superpotential contributions with distinct moduli dependences which are induced by fluxes or non-perturbative effects. Initially, we prove the existence of a no-scale structure for odd moduli in the presence of (α′)3 corrections to the Kähler potential. By studying a partially SL(2, ℤ)-completed form of the Kähler potential, we derive the exact no-scale breaking effects at the closed string 1-loop and non-perturbative D-instanton level. These observations allow us to present rigorous expressions for the F-term scalar potential applicable to arbitrary numbers of moduli in type IIB Calabi-Yau orientifold compactifications. Finally, we compute the Hessian for odd moduli and discuss potential phenomenological implications
New insight into the evolution of the vertebrate respiratory system and the discovery of unidirectional airflow in iguana lungs
Journal ArticleThe generally accepted framework for the evolution of a key feature of the avian respiratory system, unidirectional airflow, is that it is an adaptation for efficiency of gas exchange and expanded aerobic capacities, and therefore it has historically been viewed as important to the ability of birds to fly and to maintain an endothermic metabolism. This pattern of flow has been presumed to arise from specific features of the respiratory system, such as an enclosed intrapulmonary bronchus and parabronchi. Here we show unidirectional airflow in the green iguana, a lizard with a strikingly different natural history from that of birds and lacking these anatomical features. This discovery indicates a paradigm shift is needed. The selective drivers of the trait, its date of origin, and the fundamental aerodynamic mechanisms by which unidirectional flow arises must be reassessed to be congruent with the natural history of this lineage. Unidirectional flow may serve functions other than expanded aerobic capacity; it may have been present in the ancestral diapsid; and it can occur in structurally simple lungs
The Standard Model quiver in de Sitter string compactifications
We argue that the Standard Model quiver can be embedded into compact Calabi-Yau geometries through orientifolded D3-branes at del Pezzo singularities dPn with n ≥ 5 in a framework including moduli stabilisation. To illustrate our approach, we explicitly construct a local dP5 model via a combination of Higgsing and orientifolding. This procedure reduces the original dP5 quiver gauge theory to the Left-Right symmetric model with three families of quarks and leptons as well as a Higgs sector to further break the symmetries to the Standard Model gauge group. We embed this local model in a globally consistent Calabi-Yau flux compactification with tadpole and Freed-Witten anomaly cancellations. The model features closed string moduli stabilisation with a de Sitter minimum from T-branes, supersymmetry broken by the Kähler moduli, and the MSSM as the low energy spectrum. We further discuss phenomenological and cosmological implications of this construction
Efficacy of a cultural adaptation of the Identity Project intervention among adolescents attending multiethnic classrooms in Italy: A randomized controlled trial
Glycosylation of a CNS-specific extracellular matrix glycoprotein, tenascin-R, is dominated by O-linked sialylated glycans and "brain-type” neutral N-glycans
As a member of the tenascin family of extracellular matrix glycoproteins, tenascin-R is located exclusively in the CNS. It is believed to play a role in myelination and axonal stabilization and, through repulsive properties, may contribute to the lack of regeneration of CNS axons following damage. The contrary functions of the tenascins have been localized to the different structural domains of the protein. However, little is known concerning the influence of the carbohydrate conjugated to the many potential sites for N- and O-glycosylation (10-120% by weight). As a first analytical requirement, we show that >80% of the N-glycans in tenascin-R are neutral and dominated by complex biantennary structures. These display the "brain-type” characteristics of outer-arm- and core-fucosylation, a bisecting N-acetylglucosamine and, significantly, an abundance of antennae truncation. In some structures, truncation resulted in only a single mannose residue remaining on the 3-arm, a particularly unusual consequence of the N-glycan processing pathway. In contrast to brain tissue, hybrid and oligomannosidic N-glycans were either absent or in low abundance. A high relative abundance of O-linked sialylated glycans was found. This was associated with a significant potential for O-linked glycosylation sites and multivalent display of the sialic acid residues. These O-glycans were dominated by the disialylated structure, NeuAcα2-3Galβ1-3(NeuAcα2-6)GalNAc. The possibility that these O-glycans enable tenascin-R to interact in the CNS either with the myelin associated glycoprotein or with sialoadhesin on activated microglia is discusse
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