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Bar-induced central star formation as revealed by integral field spectroscopy from CALIFA
We investigate the recent star formation history (SFH) in the inner region of
57 nearly face-on spiral galaxies selected from the Calar Alto Legacy Integral
Field Area (CALIFA) survey. For each galaxy we use the integral field
spectroscopy from CALIFA to obtain two-dimensional maps and radial profiles of
three parameters that are sensitive indicators of the recent SFH: the 4000\AA\
break (D(4000)), and the equivalent width of H absorption
(EW(H)) and H emission (EW(H)). We have also
performed photometric decomposition of bulge/bar/disk components based on SDSS
optical image. We identify a class of 17 "turnover" galaxies whose central
region present significant drop in D(4000), and most of them
correspondingly show a central upturn in EW(H) and EW(H).
This indicates that the central region of the turnover galaxies has experienced
star formation in the past 1-2 Gyr, which makes the bulge younger and more
star-forming than surrounding regions. We find almost all (15/17) the turnover
galaxies are barred, while only half of the barred galaxies in our sample
(15/32) are classified as a turnover galaxy. This finding provides strong
evidence in support of the theoretical expectation that the bar may drive gas
from the disc inward to trigger star formation in galaxy center, an important
channel for the growth/rejuvenation of pseudobulges in disc galaxies.Comment: 19 pages, 10 figures, ApJ accepte
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Analysis of Down syndrome failed to be diagnosed after prenatal screening: A multicenter study.
To analyze the characters of Down syndrome (DS) who failed to be diagnosed after prenatal screening and hope to be able to improve the programs of prenatal screening and reduce the missed diagnosis of DS. In this multicenter study, we collected the missed cases from 3 prenatal diagnosis centers and analyzed their characters. A total of 126 DS babies failed to be diagnosed after prenatal screening. Their mothers accepted the prenatal screening in second trimester. We collected the mothers' blood and detected the levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and the free beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (fβhCG) by time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay. The values were also presented as multiples of the median (MoM) and determined the risk of carrying a fetus with DS by Wallace LifeCycle Elipse analysis software. Compared with normal control group, the level of fβhCG and hCG MoM were dramatically increased, while AFP and AFP MoM were decreased. The area under the receiver-operating-characteristic curve of trisomy 21 was 0.8387 for hCG-MoM and AFP-MoM testing. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were 84.6%, 74.8%, 75.4%, and 83.6%, respectively. Meanwhile, the prediction mode was "0.39957 + 1.90897HCG-MOM -3.32713AFP-MOM". It was worthwhile noting that the risk of 65.9% DS missed diagnosis group were higher than 1/1000, 92.9% higher than 1/3000. However, 72.5% cases in normal control group were lower than 1/3000. Only 9.2% mothers would be higher than the value of risk in 1/1000. The prediction mode of hCG MoM and AFP MoM might be able to help us reduce the missed diagnosis. It is also necessary to adjust more reasonable range of noninvasive prenatal testing with further clinical researches
The peculiar filamentary HI structure of NGC 6145
In this paper, we report the peculiar HI morphology of the cluster spiral
galaxy NGC 6145, which has a 150 kpc HI filament on one side that is nearly
parallel to its major axis. This filament is made up of several HI clouds and
the diffuse HI gas between them, with no optical counterparts. We compare its
HI distribution with other one-sided HI distributions in the literature, and
find that the overall HI distribution is very different from the typical tidal
and ram-pressure stripped HI shape, and its morphology is inconsistent with
being a pure accretion event. Only about 30% of the total HI gas is anchored on
the stellar disk, while most of HI gas forms the filament in the west. At a
projected distance of 122 kpc, we find a massive elliptical companion (NGC
6146) with extended radio emission, whose axis points to an HI gap in NGC 6145.
The velocity of the HI filament shows an overall light-of- sight motion of 80
to 180 km/s with respect to NGC 6145. Using the long-slit spectra of NGC 6145
along its major stellar axis, we find that some outer regions show enhanced
star formation, while in contrast, almost no star formation activities are
found in its center (less than 2 kpc). Pure accretion, tidal or ram-pressure
stripping is not likely to produce the observed HI filament. An alternative
explanation is the jet-stripping from NGC 6146, although direct evidence for a
jet-cold gas interaction has not been found.Comment: 12 pages, 6 figures; Accepted for publication in A
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