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Microscopic Description of Nuclear Wobbling Motion -- Rotation of traxially deformed nuclei --
The nuclear wobbling motion in the Lu region is studied by the microscopic
cranked mean-field plus RPA method. The Woods-Saxon potential is used as a
mean-field with a new parameterization which gives reliable description of
rapidly rotating nuclei. The prescription of symmetry-preserving residual
interaction makes the calculation of the RPA step parameter-free, and we find
the wobbling-like RPA solution if the triaxial deformation of the mean-field is
suitably chosen. It is shown that the calculated out-of-band of the
wobbling-like solution depends on the triaxial deformation in the same way as
in the macroscopic rotor model, and can be used to probe the triaxiality of the
nuclear mean-field.Comment: 10 pages, 8 figures, talk at International Conference on Nuclear
Structure Physics, Shanghai, June 200
Applications of GNSS Slant Path Delay Data on Meteorology at Storm Scales
This chapter focuses on applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) slant path delay data (SPD) to obtain signals from thunderstorms or rainbands. Current operational numerical weather prediction systems (NWPs) use water vapor distributions derived by GNSS technology as vital information for predicting convective rainfall. Mostly, zenith total delay or integrated water vapor data are used at horizontal scales of several tens of kilometers for this purpose. Beyond such operational use, SPD can be used to obtain information on storms (cumulonimbus) at horizontal scales of less than 10 km. For instance, found that SPD represents very small-scale phenomena of less than 10 km and can be used to estimate water vapor distribution around a thunderstorm with a strong tornado, and succeeded in improving the forecast skill of a rainband at 10 km scale. This chapter reviews SPD, which is invaluable for predicting thunderstorms and/or rainbands
Topology conserving gauge action and the overlap-Dirac operator
We apply the topology conserving gauge action proposed by Luescher to the
four-dimensional lattice QCD simulation in the quenched approximation. With
this gauge action the topological charge is stabilized along the hybrid Monte
Carlo updates compared to the standard Wilson gauge action. The quark potential
and renormalized coupling constant are in good agreement with the results
obtained with the Wilson gauge action. We also investigate the low-lying
eigenvalue distribution of the hermitian Wilson-Dirac operator, which is
relevant for the construction of the overlap-Dirac operator.Comment: 27pages, 11figures, accepted versio
Parametrizations of triaxial deformation and E2 transitions of the wobbling band
By the very definition the triaxial deformation parameter is related
to the expectation values of the K=0 and K=2 components of the intrinsic
quadrupole tensor operator. On the other hand, using the same symbol
"", various different parametrizations of triaxial deformation have
been employed, which are suitable for various types of the mean-field
potentials. It is pointed out that the values of various "" are quite
different for the same actual triaxial deformation, especially for the large
deformation; for example, the difference can be almost a factor two for the
case of the triaxial superdeformed bands recently observed in the Hf and Lu
nuclei. In our previous work, we have studied the wobbling band in Lu nuclei by
using the microscopic framework of the cranked Nilsson mean-field and the
random phase approximation, where the most serious problem is that the
calculated B(E2) value is about factor two smaller. It is shown that the origin
of this underestimation can be mainly attributed to the small triaxial
deformation; if is used the same triaxial deformation as in the analysis of the
particle-rotor model, the calculated B(E2) increases and gives correct
magnitude compared with the experimental data.Comment: 10 pages, 9 figure
MyoD and myogenin mRNA levels after single session of treadmill exercise in rat skeletal muscle
金沢大学医薬保健研究域保健学系[Purpose]: We examined mRNA levels of MyoD and myogenin in rat skeletal muscle after a single session of treadmill running. [Subject]: A total of 26 male Sprague-Dawley rats aged 4 weeks were used in this study. [Methods]: Rats were run on a 16° decline for 30 min. Treadmill speeds were 0, 16, 20, 24 and 28 m/min. At 72 h post-exercise, soleus (SOL) and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles were extracted. The expression of MyoD and myogenin MRNA were analyzed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and quantitative RT-PCR. [Results]: MyoD and myogenin mRNA expression were detected in all groups. Significant differences in myogenin levels were apparent in SOL between 16 m/min and 28 m/min. MyoD levels in SOL at 16, 24, 28 m/min were lower, while myogenin levels at 20, 24 and 28 m/min were higher, when compared with the 0 m/min group, although significant differences were not seen. [Conclusion]: These results suggest that a single session of exercise has little effect on proliferation of satellite cells, or myotube production. Copyright (c) 2009 by the Society of Physical Therapy Science
Real-time analysis of the role of Ca2+ in flagellar movement and motility in single sea urchin sperm
Eggs of many marine and mammalian species attract sperm by releasing chemoattractants that modify the bending properties of flagella to redirect sperm paths toward the egg. This process, called chemotaxis, is dependent on extracellular Ca2+. We used stroboscopic fluorescence imaging to measure intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in the flagella of swimming sea urchin sperm. Uncaging of cyclic GMP induced Ca2+ entry via at least two distinct pathways, and we identified a nimodipine-sensitive pathway, compartmentalized in the flagella, as a key regulator of flagellar bending and directed motility changes. We found that, contrary to current models, the degree of flagellar bending does not vary in proportion to the overall [Ca2+]i. Instead we propose a new model whereby flagella bending is increased by Ca2+ flux through the nimodipine-sensitive pathway, and is unaffected by [Ca2+]i increases through alternative pathways
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