Evidence for regulated expression of Telomeric Repeat-containing RNAs (TERRA) in parasitic trypanosomatids

The Telomeric Repeat-containing RNAs (TERRA) participate in the homeostasis of telomeres in higher eukaryotes. Here, we investigated the expression of TERRA in Leishmania spp. and Trypanosoma brucei and found evidences for its expression as a specific RNA class. The trypanosomatid TERRA are heterogeneous in size and partially polyadenylated. The levels of TERRA transcripts appear to be modulated through the life cycle in both trypanosomatids investigated, suggesting that TERRA play a stage-specific role in the life cycle of these early-branching eukaryotes

On Measures and Measurements: a Fibre Bundle approach to Contextuality

Contextuality is the failure of "local" probabilistic models to become global ones. In this paper we introduce the notions of \emph{measurable fibre bundles}, \emph{probability fibre bundles}, and \emph{sample fibre bundle} which capture and make precise the former statement. The central notions of contextuality are discussed under this formalism, examples worked out, and some new aspects pointed out.Comment: 14 pages; no figures; Purdue-Winer Memorial Lectures 2018; submitted to Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. A. Comments are very welcom

Exoplanet Terra Incognita

Exoplanet surface imaging, cartography and the search for exolife are the next frontiers of planetology and astrophysics. Here we present an over-view of ideas and techniques to resolve albedo features on exoplanetary surfaces. Albedo maps obtained in various spectral bands (similar to true-colour images) may reveal exoplanet terrains, geological history, life colonies, and even artificial structures of advanced civilizations.Comment: 16 pages, 6 figures, Planetary Cartograph

Proposal of a two-qutrit contextuality test free of the finite precision and compatibility loopholes

It has been argued that any test of quantum contextuality is nullified by the fact that perfect orthogonality and perfect compatibility cannot be achieved in finite precision experiments. We introduce experimentally testable two-qutrit violations of inequalities for noncontextual theories in which compatibility is guaranteed by the fact that measurements are performed on separated qutrits. The inequalities are inspired by the basic building block of the Kochen-Specker proof of quantum contextuality for a qutrit, despite the fact that their proof is completely independent of it.Comment: REVTeX4-1, 5+2 pages, 1 figur

Long-distance remote comparison of ultrastable optical frequencies with 1e-15 instability in fractions of a second

We demonstrate a fully optical, long-distance remote comparison of independent ultrastable optical frequencies reaching a short term stability that is superior to any reported remote comparison of optical frequencies. We use two ultrastable lasers, which are separated by a geographical distance of more than 50 km, and compare them via a 73 km long phase-stabilized fiber in a commercial telecommunication network. The remote characterization spans more than one optical octave and reaches a fractional frequency instability between the independent ultrastable laser systems of 3e-15 in 0.1 s. The achieved performance at 100 ms represents an improvement by one order of magnitude to any previously reported remote comparison of optical frequencies and enables future remote dissemination of the stability of 100 mHz linewidth lasers within seconds.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figure

The Lipkin Model in Many-Fermion System as an Example of the su(1,1) times su(1,1)-Algebraic Model

Following the idea, recently, proposed by the present authors for the two-level pairing model, the Lipkin model is reexamined. It is a natural generalization of the method already developed by the present authors with Kuriyama. This model is a schematic model for many-fermion system and obeys the su(2)-algebra. It is shown that the use of the Schwinger boson representation, the model is expressed in terms of the su(1,1) times su(1,1)-algebra and with the aid of the MYT mapping method, it is disguised from the orginal form in terms of the Holstein-Primakoff representation. Further, under various coherent states, the classical counterparts are derived. It is concluded that the Lipkin model can be treated in the common ring as that of the two-level pairing model.Comment: 22 pages, no figure, using PTPTeX.cl