Captive propagation of threatened primates - the example of the Lion-tailed Macaque <i>Macaca silenus</i>

Many conservation-oriented breeding programs are not likely to reach their goal of establishing self-sustaining populations. Some zoo biologists propagate to reconsider zoo-based conservation policies and strategies. The Lion-tailed Macaque is a flagship species for in situ conservation and a high priority species in captive propagation. This article reviews the captive management history of the Lion-tailed Macaque, identifies management patterns that might have negatively influenced the development of the programs, and proposes to use this analysis to initiate a new management perspective. In the North American captive Lion-tailed Macaque population under the Species Survival Plan (SSP), the strong reduction in population size and group sizes due to space problems might have contributed to a decrease in population viability. The population over two decades has declined from almost 300 to less than 100 individuals. In the European population under the European Endangered Species Program (EEP), population size was not limited and larger groups were advocated. The population grew slowly but steadily to a present size of more than 350 individuals over about 23 years. The effective population size has remained low in both SSP and EEP populations. A general conceptual framework that focuses on individuals and their phenotypes for in situ and ex situ conservation recently developed by field conservationists is briefly introduced. It is used to suggest improvements in the management of the Lion-tailed Macaque. It is concluded that the size and structure of a breeding population is to be decided so as to provide conditions and materials for successful reproduction rather than by the available zoo space only. For this, large groups and populations with representation of all age-sex classes are advocated. This would result in a further reduction in the number of species kept in zoos. It is indicated that zoo biology needs to develop new concepts that include a large spectrum of concepts of biology and knowledge about the adaptive potential of animal species under altered and fragmented conditions

Measurement of the B-S(0) meson lifetime using semileptonic decays

The lifetime of the B-S(o) meson is measured using the semileptonic decay B-s(o)-->D(s)(-)l(+) nu X. The data sample consists of about 110 pb(-1) of p (p) over bar collisions at root s = 1.8 TeV collected by the CDF detector at Fermilab. Four different D-s(-) decay modes are reconstructed resulting in approximately 600 D(s)(-)l(+) signal events. The B-s(o) meson lifetime is determined to be tau(B-s(o))=(1.36+/-0.09(-0.05)(+0.06))) ps, where the first and second uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. The B-s(o) mason decay length distribution is examined far a lifetime difference Delta Gamma/Gamma between the two mass eigenstates of the B-s(o) mason. An upper limit of Delta Gamma/Gamma <0.83 is set at the 95% confidence level. [S0556-2821(99)01103-0]

Measurement of the B-S(0) meson lifetime using semileptonic decays

The lifetime of the B-S(o) meson is measured using the semileptonic decay B-s(o)-->D(s)(-)l(+) nu X. The data sample consists of about 110 pb(-1) of p (p) over bar collisions at root s = 1.8 TeV collected by the CDF detector at Fermilab. Four different D-s(-) decay modes are reconstructed resulting in approximately 600 D(s)(-)l(+) signal events. The B-s(o) meson lifetime is determined to be tau(B-s(o))=(1.36+/-0.09(-0.05)(+0.06))) ps, where the first and second uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. The B-s(o) mason decay length distribution is examined far a lifetime difference Delta Gamma/Gamma between the two mass eigenstates of the B-s(o) mason. An upper limit of Delta Gamma/Gamma <0.83 is set at the 95% confidence level. [S0556-2821(99)01103-0]

Search for diphoton events with large missing transverse momentum in 1 fb(-1) of 7 TeV proton-proton collision data with the ATLAS detector ATLAS Collaboration

A search for diphoton events with large missing transverse momentum has been performed using 1.07 fb -1 of proton-proton collision data at s=7 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector. No excess of events was observed above the Standard Model prediction and 95% Confidence Level (CL) upper limits are set on the production cross section for new physics. The limits depend on each model parameter space and vary as follows: Λ&lt;(22-129) fb in the context of a generalised model of gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking (GGM) with a bino-like lightest neutralino, σ&lt;(27-91) fb in the context of a minimal model of gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking (SPS8), and σ&lt;(15-27) fb in the context of a specific model with one universal extra dimension (UED). A 95% CL lower limit of 805 GeV, for bino masses above 50 GeV, is set on the GGM gluino mass. Lower limits of 145 TeV and 1.23 TeV are set on the SPS8 breaking scale Λ and on the UED compactification scale 1/R, respectively. These limits provide the most stringent tests of these models to date. © 2012 CERN

Search for diphoton events with large missing transverse momentum in 1 fb^-1 of 7 TeV proton–proton collision data with the ATLAS detector

A search for diphoton events with large missing transverse momentum has been performed using 1.07 fb−1of proton–proton collision data at &#8730;s=7  TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector. No excess of events was observed above the Standard Model prediction and 95% Confidence Level (CL) upper limits are set on the production cross section for new physics. The limits depend on each model parameter space and vary as follows: &#963;&#60;(22–129) fb in the context of a generalised model of gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking (GGM) with a bino-like lightest neutralino, &#963;&#60;(27–91) fb in the context of a minimal model of gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking (SPS8), and &#963;&#60; (15–27) fb in the context of a specific model with one universal extra dimension (UED). A 95% CL lower limit of 805 GeV, for bino masses above 50 GeV, is set on the GGM gluino mass. Lower limits of 145 TeV and 1.23 TeV are set on the SPS8 breaking scale &#8743; and on the UED compactification scale 1/R, respectively. These limits provide the most stringent tests of these models to date

Search for diphoton events with large missing transverse momentum in 1 fb(-1) of 7 TeV proton-proton collision data with the ATLAS detector ATLAS Collaboration

A search for diphoton events with large missing transverse momentum has been performed using 1.07 fb(-1) of proton-proton collision data at root s = 7 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector. No excess of events was observed above the Standard Model prediction and 95% Confidence Level (CL) upper limits are set on the production cross section for new physics. The limits depend on each model parameter space and vary as follows: sigma < (22-129) fb in the context of a generalised model of gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking (GGM) with a bino-like lightest neutralino, sigma < (27-91) fb in the context of a minimal model of gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking (SPS8), and sigma < (15-27) fb in the context of a specific model with one universal extra dimension (UED). A 95% CL lower limit of 805 GeV, for bino masses above 50 GeV, is set on the GGM gluino mass. Lower limits of 145 TeV and 1.23 TeV are set on the SPS8 breaking scale Lambda and on the UED compactification scale 1/R, respectively. These limits provide the most stringent tests of these models to date. (C) 2012 CERN. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

Search for diphoton events with large missing transverse momentum in 1 fb(-1) of 7 TeV proton-proton collision data with the ATLAS detector ATLAS Collaboration

A search for diphoton events with large missing transverse momentum has been performed using 1.07 fb(-1) of proton-proton collision data at root s = 7 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector. No excess of events was observed above the Standard Model prediction and 95% Confidence Level (CL) upper limits are set on the production cross section for new physics. The limits depend on each model parameter space and vary as follows: sigma < (22-129) fb in the context of a generalised model of gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking (GGM) with a bino-like lightest neutralino, sigma < (27-91) fb in the context of a minimal model of gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking (SPS8), and sigma < (15-27) fb in the context of a specific model with one universal extra dimension (UED). A 95% CL lower limit of 805 GeV, for bino masses above 50 GeV, is set on the GGM gluino mass. Lower limits of 145 TeV and 1.23 TeV are set on the SPS8 breaking scale Lambda and on the UED compactification scale 1/R, respectively. These limits provide the most stringent tests of these models to date. (C) 2012 CERN. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. RI Sivoklokov, Sergey/D-8150-2012; Li, Xuefei/C-3861-2012; Smirnov, Sergei/F-1014-2011; Gladilin, Leonid/B-5226-2011; Barreiro, Fernando/D-9808-2012; Prokoshin, Fedor/E-2795-2012; Fazio, Salvatore /G-5156-2010; Orlov, Ilya/E-6611-2012; Doyle, Anthony/C-5889-2009; Alexa, Calin/F-6345-2010; Moorhead, Gareth/B-6634-2009; Livan, Michele/D-7531-2012; Takai, Helio/C-3301-2012; Petrucci, Fabrizio/G-8348-2012; Jones, Roger/H-5578-2011; Fabbri, Laura/H-3442-2012; Kurashige, Hisaya/H-4916-2012; Villa, Mauro/C-9883-2009; Delmastro, Marco/I-5599-201