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Novel Field-Induced Phases in HoMnO3 at Low Temperatures
The novel field-induced re-entrant phase in multiferroic hexagonal HoMnO3 is
investigated to lower temperatures by dc magnetization, ac susceptibility, and
specific heat measurements at various magnetic fields. Two new phases have been
unambiguously identified below the Neel transition temperature, TN=76 K, for
magnetic fields up to 50 kOe. The existence of an intermediate phase between
the P[6]_3[c]m and P[6]_3c[m] magnetic structures (previously predicted from
dielectric measurements) was confirmed and the magnetic properties of this
phase have been investigated. At low temperatures (T<5 K) a dome shaped phase
boundary characterized by a magnetization jump and a narrow heat capacity peak
was detected between the magnetic fields of 5 kOe and 18 kOe. The transition
across this phase boundary is of first order and the magnetization and entropy
jumps obey the magnetic analogue of the Clausius-Clapeyron relation. Four of
the five low-temperature phases coexist at a tetracritical point at 2 K and 18
kOe. The complex magnetic phase diagram so derived provides an informative
basis for unraveling the underlying driving forces for the occurrence of the
various phases and the coupling between the different orders.Comment: 14 pages, 14 figure
Thermoelectric power of MgBBe
We investigated thermoelectric power of MgBBe (,
0.2, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.6). decreases systematically with , suggesting
that the hole density increases. Our band calculation shows that the increase
occurs in the -band. With the hole-doping, decreases.
Implication of this phenomenon is discussed within the BCS framework. While the
Mott formula explains only the linear part of at low temperature,
incorporation of electron-phonon interaction enables us to explain over
wide temperature range including the anomalous behavior at high temperature.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Learning democracy in social work
In this contribution, we discuss the role of social work in processes of democracy. A key question in this discussion concerns the meaning of ‘the social’ in social work. This question has often been answered in a self-referential way, referring to a methodological identity of social work. This defines the educational role of social work as socialisation (be it socialisation into obedience or into an empowered citizen). However, the idea of democracy as ‘ongoing experiment’ and ‘beyond order’ challenges this methodological identity of social work. From the perspective of democracy as an ‘ongoing experiment’, the social is to be regarded as a platform for dissensus, for ongoing discussions on the relation between private and public issues in the light of human rights and social justice. Hence, the identity of social work cannot be defined in a methodological way; social work is a complex of (institutionalized) welfare practices, to be studied on their underlying views on the ‘social’ as a political and educational concept, and on the way they influence the situation of children, young people and adults in society
High angular resolution N-band observation of the silicate carbon star IRAS08002-3803 with the VLTI/MIDI instrument
We present the results of N-band spectro-interferometric observations of the
silicate carbon star IRAS08002-3803 with the MID-infrared Interferometric
instrument (MIDI) at the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) of the
European Southern Observatory (ESO). The observations were carried out using
two unit telescopes (UT2 and UT3) with projected baseline lengths ranging from
39 to 47 m. Our observations of IRAS08002-3803 have spatially resolved the
dusty environment of a silicate carbon star for the first time and revealed an
unexpected wavelength dependence of the angular size in the N band: the
uniform-disk diameter is found to be constant and ~36 mas (72 Rstar) between 8
and 10 micron, while it steeply increases longward of 10 micron to reach ~53
mas (106 Rstar) at 13 micron. Model calculations with our Monte Carlo radiative
transfer code show that neither spherical shell models nor axisymmetric disk
models consisting of silicate grains alone can simultaneously explain the
observed wavelength dependence of the visibility and the spectral energy
distribution (SED). We propose that the circumstellar environment of
IRAS08002-3803 may consist of two grain species coexisting in the disk:
silicate and a second grain species, for which we consider amorphous carbon,
large silicate grains, and metallic iron grains. Comparison of the observed
visibilities and SED with our models shows that such disk models can fairly --
though not entirely satisfactorily -- reproduce the observed SED and N-band
visibilities. Our MIDI observations and the radiative transfer calculations
lend support to the picture where oxygen-rich material around IRAS08002-3803 is
stored in a circumbinary disk surrounding the carbon-rich primary star and its
putative low-luminosity companion.Comment: 15 pages, 8 figures, accepted for publication in A&
The Rewiring of Ubiquitination Targets in a Pathogenic Yeast Promotes Metabolic Flexibility, Host Colonization and Virulence
Funding: This work was funded by the European Research Council [http://erc.europa.eu/], AJPB (STRIFE Advanced Grant; C-2009-AdG-249793). The work was also supported by: the Wellcome Trust [www.wellcome.ac.uk], AJPB (080088, 097377); the UK Biotechnology and Biological Research Council [www.bbsrc.ac.uk], AJPB (BB/F00513X/1, BB/K017365/1); the CNPq-Brazil [http://cnpq.br], GMA (Science without Borders fellowship 202976/2014-9); and the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research [www.nc3rs.org.uk], DMM (NC/K000306/1). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Acknowledgments We thank Dr. Elizabeth Johnson (Mycology Reference Laboratory, Bristol) for providing strains, and the Aberdeen Proteomics facility for the biotyping of S. cerevisiae clinical isolates, and to Euroscarf for providing S. cerevisiae strains and plasmids. We are grateful to our Microscopy Facility in the Institute of Medical Sciences for their expert help with the electron microscopy, and to our friends in the Aberdeen Fungal Group for insightful discussions.Peer reviewedPublisher PD
New features in the phase diagram of TbMnO
The (H,T)-phase diagram of the multiferroic perovskite TbMnO was studied
by high-resolution thermal expansion and magnetostriction measurements. Below K, TbMnO shows
antiferromagnetic order, which changes at K where
simultaneously a spontaneous polarization develops. Sufficiently high
magnetic fields applied along or induce a polarization flop to .
We find that all of these transitions are strongly coupled to the lattice
parameters. Thus, our data allow for a precise determination of the phase
boundaries and also yield information about their uniaxial pressure
dependencies. The strongly hysteretic phase boundary to the ferroelectric phase
with is derived in detail. Contrary to previous reports, we find that
even in high magnetic fields there are no direct transitions from this phase to
the paraelectric phase. We also determine the various phase boundaries in the
low-temperature region related to complex reordering transitions of the Tb
moments.Comment: 17 pages including 9 figure
The Spitzer Spectroscopic Survey of S-type Stars
S-type AGB stars are thought to be in the transitional phase between M-type
and C-type AGB stars. Because of their peculiar chemical composition, one may
expect a strong influence of the stellar C/O ratio on the molecular chemistry
and the mineralogy of the circumstellar dust. In this paper, we present a large
sample of 87 intrinsic galactic S-type AGB stars, observed at infrared
wavelengths with the Spitzer Space Telescope, and supplemented with
ground-based optical data. On the one hand, we derive the stellar parameters
from the optical spectroscopy and photometry, using a grid of model
atmospheres. On the other, we decompose the infrared spectra to quantify the
flux-contributions from the different dust species. Finally, we compare the
independently determined stellar parameters and dust properties. For the stars
without significant dust emission, we detect a strict relation between the
presence of SiS absorption in the Spitzer spectra and the C/O ratio of the
stellar atmosphere. These absorption bands can thus be used as an additional
diagnostic for the C/O ratio. For stars with significant dust emission, we
define three groups, based on the relative contribution of certain dust species
to the infrared flux. We find a strong link between group-membership and C/O
ratio. We show that these groups can be explained by assuming that the
dust-condensation can be cut short before silicates are produced, while the
remaining free atoms and molecules can then form the observed magnesium
sulfides or the carriers of the unidentified 13 and 20 micron features.
Finally, we present the detection of emission features attributed to molecules
and dust characteristic to C-type stars, such as molecular SiS, hydrocarbons
and magnesium sulfide grains. We show that we often detect magnesium sulfides
together with molecular SiS and we propose that it is formed by a reaction of
SiS molecules with Mg.Comment: Accepted for publication in A&
Three Novel Mutations in the PHEX Gene in Chinese Subjects with Hypophosphatemic Rickets Extends Genotypic Variability
Mutations in the phosphate-regulating endopeptidase homolog, X-linked, gene (PHEX), which encodes a zinc-dependent endopeptidase that is involved in bone mineralization and renal phosphate reabsorption, cause the most common form of hypophosphatemic rickets, X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLH). The distribution of PHEX mutations is extensive, but few mutations have been identified in Chinese with XLH. We extracted genomic DNA and total RNA from leukocytes obtained from nine unrelated Chinese subjects (three males and six females, age range 11–36 years) who were living in Taiwan. The PHEX gene was amplified from DNA by PCR, and the amplicons were directly sequenced. Expression studies were performed by reverse-transcription PCR of leukocyte RNA. Serum levels of FGF23 were significantly greater in the patients than in normal subjects (mean 69.4 ± 18.8 vs. 27.2 ± 8.4 pg/mL, P < 0.005), and eight of the nine patients had elevated levels of FGF23. Germline mutations in the PHEX gene were identified in five of 9 patients, including novel c.1843 delA, donor splice site mutations c.663+2delT and c.1899+2T>A, and two previously reported missense mutations, p.C733Y and p.G579R. These data extend the spectrum of mutations in the PHEX gene in Han Chinese and confirm variability for XLH in Taiwan
Historical roots of gauge invariance
Gauge invariance is the basis of the modern theory of electroweak and strong
interactions (the so called Standard Model). The roots of gauge invariance go
back to the year 1820 when electromagnetism was discovered and the first
electrodynamic theory was proposed. Subsequent developments led to the
discovery that different forms of the vector potential result in the same
observable forces. The partial arbitrariness of the vector potential A brought
forth various restrictions on it. div A = 0 was proposed by J. C. Maxwell;
4-div A = 0 was proposed L. V. Lorenz in the middle of 1860's . In most of the
modern texts the latter condition is attributed to H. A. Lorentz, who half a
century later was one of the key figures in the final formulation of classical
electrodynamics. In 1926 a relativistic quantum-mechanical equation for charged
spinless particles was formulated by E. Schrodinger, O. Klein, and V. Fock. The
latter discovered that this equation is invariant with respect to
multiplication of the wave function by a phase factor exp(ieX/hc) with the
accompanying additions to the scalar potential of -dX/cdt and to the vector
potential of grad X. In 1929 H. Weyl proclaimed this invariance as a general
principle and called it Eichinvarianz in German and gauge invariance in
English. The present era of non-abelian gauge theories started in 1954 with the
paper by C. N. Yang and R. L. Mills.Comment: final-final, 34 pages, 1 figure, 106 references (one added with
footnote since v.2); to appear in July 2001 Rev. Mod. Phy
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