Anomalous Hall effect in the coplanar antiferromagnetic coloring-triangular lattice

We study the anomalous Hall effect on the antiferromagnetic coloring-triangular lattice with a coplanar magnetic configuration in the presence of a spin-orbit interaction. The effect of the spin-orbit coupling is included at an effective level as a rotation of the electronic spin as the electrons hop from site to site. Our result reveals that a finite Hall conductivity in the planar 120 structure takes place if a finite spin-orbit coupling is present. A quantized Hall conductivity occurs at global band gaps resulting from the topologically nontrivial band structure.Fil: Duran, A. C.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Física de Líquidos y Sistemas Biológicos. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Física de Líquidos y Sistemas Biológicos; ArgentinaFil: Osorio, Santiago Antonio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Unidad Ejecutora Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología. Unidad Ejecutora Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología - Nodo Bariloche | Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Unidad Ejecutora Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología. Unidad Ejecutora Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología - Nodo Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Sturla, Mauricio Bernardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Física de Líquidos y Sistemas Biológicos. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Física de Líquidos y Sistemas Biológicos; Argentin

Low energy electron-phonon effective action from symmetry analysis

Based on a detailed symmetry analysis, we state the general rules to build up the effective low energy field theory describing a system of electrons weakly interacting with the lattice degrees of freedom. The basic elements in our construction are what we call the "memory tensors", that keep track of the microscopic discrete symmetries into the coarse-grained action. The present approach can be applied to lattice systems in arbitrary dimensions and in a systematic way to any desired order in derivatives. We apply the method to the honeycomb lattice and re-obtain the by now well-known effective action of Dirac fermions coupled to fictitious gauge fields. As a second example, we derive the effective action for electrons in the kagom\'e lattice, where our approach allows to obtain in a simple way the low energy electron-phonon coupling terms.Comment: 18 pages, one figur

LANCL1 binds abscisic acid and stimulates glucose transport and mitochondrial respiration in muscle cells via the AMPK/PGC-1α/Sirt1 pathway

Objective: Abscisic acid (ABA) is a plant hormone also present and active in animals. In mammals, ABA regulates blood glucose levels by stimulating insulin-independent glucose uptake and metabolism in adipocytes and myocytes through its receptor LANCL2. The objective of this study was to investigate whether another member of the LANCL protein family, LANCL1, also behaves as an ABA receptor and, if so, which functional effects are mediated by LANCL1. Methods: ABA binding to human recombinant LANCL1 was explored by equilibrium-binding experiments with [3H]ABA, circular dichroism, and surface plasmon resonance. Rat L6 myoblasts overexpressing either LANCL1 or LANCL2, or silenced for the expression of both proteins, were used to investigate the basal and ABA-stimulated transport of a fluorescent glucose analog (NBDG) and the signaling pathway downstream of the LANCL proteins using Western blot and qPCR analysis. Finally, glucose tolerance and sensitivity to ABA were compared in LANCL2−/− and wild-type (WT) siblings. Results: Human recombinant LANCL1 binds ABA with a Kd between 1 and 10 μM, depending on the assay (i.e., in a concentration range that lies between the low and high-affinity ABA binding sites of LANCL2). In L6 myoblasts, LANCL1 and LANCL2 similarly, i) stimulate both basal and ABA-triggered NBDG uptake (4-fold), ii) activate the transcription and protein expression of the glucose transporters GLUT4 and GLUT1 (4-6-fold) and the signaling proteins AMPK/PGC-1α/Sirt1 (2-fold), iii) stimulate mitochondrial respiration (5-fold) and the expression of the skeletal muscle (SM) uncoupling proteins sarcolipin (3-fold) and UCP3 (12-fold). LANCL2−/− mice have a reduced glucose tolerance compared to WT. They spontaneously overexpress LANCL1 in the SM and respond to chronic ABA treatment (1 μg/kg body weight/day) with an improved glycemia response to glucose load and an increased SM transcription of GLUT4 and GLUT1 (20-fold) of the AMPK/PGC-1α/Sirt1 pathway and sarcolipin, UCP3, and NAMPT (4- to 6-fold). Conclusions: LANCL1 behaves as an ABA receptor with a somewhat lower affinity for ABA than LANCL2 but with overlapping effector functions: stimulating glucose uptake and the expression of muscle glucose transporters and mitochondrial uncoupling and respiration via the AMPK/PGC-1α/Sirt1 pathway. Receptor redundancy may have been advantageous in animal evolution, given the role of the ABA/LANCL system in the insulin-independent stimulation of cell glucose uptake and energy metabolism

Decision-Making Authority, Team Efficiency and Human Worker Satisfaction in Mixed Human-Robot Teams

has opened up the possibility of integrating highly autonomous mobile robots into human teams. However, with this capability comes the issue of how to maximize both team efficiency and the desire of human team members to work with robotic counterparts. We hypothesized that giving workers partial decision-making authority over a task allocation process for the scheduling of work would achieve such a maximization, and conducted an experiment on human subjects to test this hypothesis. We found that an autonomous robot can outperform a worker in the execution of part or all of the task allocation (p < 0.001 for both). However, rather than finding an ideal balance of control authority to maximize worker satisfaction, we observed that workers preferred to give control authority to the robot (p < 0.001). Our results indicate that workers prefer to be part of an efficient team rather than have a role in the scheduling process, if maintaining such a role decreases their efficiency. These results provide guidance for the successful introduction of semi-autonomous robots into human teams. I

Gauge invariant perturbation theory and non-critical string models of Yang-Mills theories

We carry out a gauge invariant analysis of certain perturbations of $D-2$-branes solutions of low energy string theories. We get generically a system of second order coupled differential equations, and show that only in very particular cases it is possible to reduce it to just one differential equation. Later, we apply it to a multi-parameter, generically singular family of constant dilaton solutions of non-critical string theories in $D$ dimensions, a generalization of that recently found in arXiv:0709.0471[hep-th]. According to arguments coming from the holographic gauge theory-gravity correspondence, and at least in some region of the parameters space, we obtain glue-ball spectra of Yang-Mills theories in diverse dimensions, putting special emphasis in the scalar metric perturbations not considered previously in the literature in the non critical setup. We compare our numerical results to those studied previously and to lattice results, finding qualitative and in some cases, tuning properly the parameters, quantitative agreement. These results seem to show some kind of universality of the models, as well as an irrelevance of the singular character of the solutions. We also develop the analysis for the T-dual, non trivial dilaton family of solutions, showing perfect agreement between them.Comment: A new reference added

Systems toxicology: real world applications and opportunities

Systems Toxicology aims to change the basis of how adverse biological effects of xenobiotics are characterized from empirical end points to describing modes of action as adverse outcome pathways and perturbed networks. Toward this aim, Systems Toxicology entails the integration of in vitro and in vivo toxicity data with computational modeling. This evolving approach depends critically on data reliability and relevance, which in turn depends on the quality of experimental models and bioanalysis techniques used to generate toxicological data. Systems Toxicology involves the use of large-scale data streams ("big data"), such as those derived from omics measurements that require computational means for obtaining informative results. Thus, integrative analysis of multiple molecular measurements, particularly acquired by omics strategies, is a key approach in Systems Toxicology. In recent years, there have been significant advances centered on in vitro test systems and bioanalytical strategies, yet a frontier challenge concerns linking observed network perturbations to phenotypes, which will require understanding pathways and networks that give rise to adverse responses. This summary perspective from a 2016 Systems Toxicology meeting, an international conference held in the Alps of Switzerland, describes the limitations and opportunities of selected emerging applications in this rapidly advancing field. Systems Toxicology aims to change the basis of how adverse biological effects of xenobiotics are characterized, from empirical end points to pathways of toxicity. This requires the integration of in vitro and in vivo data with computational modeling. Test systems and bioanalytical technologies have made significant advances, but ensuring data reliability and relevance is an ongoing concern. The major challenge facing the new pathway approach is determining how to link observed network perturbations to phenotypic toxicity

Electricidad, industria y cooperativismo en la provincia de Córdoba, 1946-1980

Esta investigación intenta demostrar que el importante impulso de electrificación operado desde la creación de EPEC permitió extender la cobertura del servicio eléctrico y facilitó una rápida incorporación de hogares y empresas al sistema, lo que se tradujo en un importante crecimiento de la cantidad de usuarios conectados tanto en las zonas urbanas como rurales y en una transformación de la estructura sectorial del consumo que benefició a los rubros industrial y cooperativo. Dos objetivos fundamentales la guían: a) estudiar el proceso de electrificación, el papel jugado en el mismo por EPEC y su influencia en el desenvolvimiento industrial y en el desarrollo del interior provincial a través de las cooperativas eléctricas, y b) la formación de recursos humanos, en tanto que los objetivos específicos son: profundizar el estudio del proceso de electrificación como instrumento utilizado por el Estado para promover el desarrollo industrial y agropecuario y al mismo tiempo mejorar las condiciones de vida de los cordobeses; estudiar la actividad empresaria de EPEC; reconstruir la historia de algunas cooperativas eléctricas cordobesas prestando atención al desarrollo económico, social y cultural de sus zonas de influencia; analizar las particularidades que distinguen al movimiento cooperativo eléctrico cordobés, considerando que las mismas pueden ser fruto tanto del accionar del Estado provincial como de las características propias de los lugares en que se crean; proseguir con el estudio del avance del proceso de industrialización, especialmente en el sector automotriz, relacionando la demanda de fuerza motriz con la evolución de la oferta de energía eléctricaFil: Solveira, Beatríz Rosario. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales; ArgentinaFil: Ratti, Sandra Liliana. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía Y Humanidades; ArgentinaFil: Roggio, Patricia Beatríz. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales; Argentin

Electricidad, industria y cooperativismo en la provincia de Córdoba, 1946-1980

Esta investigación intenta demostrar que el importante impulso de electrificación operado desde la creación de EPEC permitió extender la cobertura del servicio eléctrico y facilitó una rápida incorporación de hogares y empresas al sistema, lo que se tradujo en un importante crecimiento de la cantidad de usuarios conectados tanto en las zonas urbanas como rurales y en una transformación de la estructura sectorial del consumo que benefició a los rubros industrial y cooperativo. Dos objetivos fundamentales la guían: a) estudiar el proceso de electrificación, el papel jugado en el mismo por EPEC y su influencia en el desenvolvimiento industrial y en el desarrollo del interior provincial a través de las cooperativas eléctricas, y b) la formación de recursos humanos, en tanto que los objetivos específicos son: profundizar el estudio del proceso de electrificación como instrumento utilizado por el Estado para promover el desarrollo industrial y agropecuario y al mismo tiempo mejorar las condiciones de vida de los cordobeses; estudiar la actividad empresaria de EPEC; reconstruir la historia de algunas cooperativas eléctricas cordobesas prestando atención al desarrollo económico, social y cultural de sus zonas de influencia; analizar las particularidades que distinguen al movimiento cooperativo eléctrico cordobés, considerando que las mismas pueden ser fruto tanto del accionar del Estado provincial como de las características propias de los lugares en que se crean; proseguir con el estudio del avance del proceso de industrialización, especialmente en el sector automotriz, relacionando la demanda de fuerza motriz con la evolución de la oferta de energía eléctricaFil: Solveira, Beatríz Rosario. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales; ArgentinaFil: Ratti, Sandra Liliana. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía Y Humanidades; ArgentinaFil: Roggio, Patricia Beatríz. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales; Argentin

Perturbative instabilities in Horava gravity

We investigate the scalar and tensor perturbations in Horava gravity, with and without detailed balance, around a flat background. Once both types of perturbations are taken into account, it is revealed that the theory is plagued by ghost-like scalar instabilities in the range of parameters which would render it power-counting renormalizable, that cannot be overcome by simple tricks such as analytic continuation. Implementing a consistent flow between the UV and IR limits seems thus more challenging than initially presumed, regardless of whether the theory approaches General Relativity at low energies or not. Even in the phenomenologically viable parameter space, the tensor sector leads to additional potential problems, such as fine-tunings and super-luminal propagation.Comment: 21 pages, version published at Class. Quant. Gra