Isospin particle on S2S^{2} with arbitrary number of supersymmetries

We study the supersymmetric quantum mechanics of an isospin particle in the background of spherically symmetric Yang-Mills gauge field. We show that on $S^{2}$ the number of supersymmetries can be made arbitrarily large for a specific choice of the spherically symmetric SU(2) gauge field. However, the symmetry algebra containing the supercharges becomes nonlinear if the number of fermions is greater than two. We present the exact energy spectra and eigenfunctions, which can be written as the product of monopole harmonics and a certain isospin state. We also find that the supersymmetry is spontaneously broken if the number of supersymmetries is even.Comment: 6 page

BRST symmetries in SU(3) linear sigma model

We study the BRST symmetries in the SU(3) linear sigma model which is constructed through introduction of a novel matrix for the Goldstone boson fields satisfying geometrical constraints embedded in SU(2) subgroup. To treat these constraints we exploit the improved Dirac quantization scheme. We also discuss phenomenological aspacts in the mean field approach to this model.Comment: 17 pages, no figur

Measuring Willingness to Accept for GM Food by Characteristics

Korean consumers' willingness to accept (WTA) for GM food are studied in this paper. This study compares hypothetical and nonhypothetical responses to choice experiment questions. We test for hypothetical bias in a choice experiment involving GM rice with differing characteristic attributes and multinomial logit model is applied to predict the estimated results. In general, hypothetical responses predicted higher probabilities of purchasing GM rice than nonhypothetical responses. Thus, hypothetical choices overestimate willingness to accept for GM rice. The results of this paper could contributes to government's GM food policies and subsequent studies, also improving economic welfare of farmers and consumers.GM Food, Willingness to Accept, Choice experiment, Hypothetical bias, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety,

N=4 Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics with Magnetic Monopole

We propose an N=4 supersymmetric quantum mechanics of a charged particle on a sphere in the background of Dirac magnetic monopole and study the system using the CP(1) model approach. We explicitly calculate the symmetry algebra taking the operator ordering ambiguity into consideration. We find that it is given by the superalgebra SU(1|2)x SU(2). We show that the Hamiltonian can be written in terms of the Casimir invariant of SU(2). Using this relation and the lower bound for angular momentm we obtain the energy spectrum. We then examine the ground energy sector to find that the N=4 supersymmetry is spontaneously broken to N=2 for certain values of the monopole charge.Comment: 7 page

Roles of 17-AAG-induced molecular chaperones and Rma1 E3 ubiquitin ligase in folding and degradation of Pendrin

AbstractPendrin is a transmembrane chloride/anion exchanger highly expressed in thyroid, kidney, and inner ear. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-retention of improperly folded Pendrin mutants is considered as the major cause for Pendred syndrome. However, the folding and degradation mechanisms of Pendrin are poorly understood. Here, we report that treatment of 17-AAG, an Hsp90 inhibitor, facilitates the folding of Pendrin through heat shock transcription factor 1 (Hsf1)-dependent induction of molecular chaperones. Furthermore, we demonstrate that Rma1, an E3 ubiquitin ligase localized in the ER membrane, is involved in Pendrin degradation

CP1CP^{1} model with Hopf term and fractional spin statistics

We reconsider the $CP^{1}$ model with the Hopf term by using the Batalin-Fradkin-Tyutin (BFT) scheme, which is an improved version of the Dirac quantization method. We also perform a semi-classical quantization of the topological charge Q sector by exploiting the collective coordinates to explicitly show the fractional spin statistics.Comment: 15 page

Delayed Presentation of Renocolic Fistula at 4 Months after Blunt Abdominal Trauma

Causes of previously reported reno-colic fistulas included primary renal and colonic pathologic states involving infectious, malignant or other inflammatory processes. However, reno-colic fistula after renal injury is extremely uncommon. We report an unusual delayed presentation of reno-colic fistula that occurred at 4 months later after blunt abdominal trauma