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Structure of A = 7 - 8 nuclei with two- plus three-nucleon interactions from chiral effective field theory
We solve the ab initio no-core shell model (NCSM) in the complete Nmax = 8
basis for A = 7 and A = 8 nuclei with two-nucleon and three-nucleon
interactions derived within chiral effective field theory (EFT). We find that
including the chiral EFT three-nucleon interaction in the Hamiltonian improves
overall good agreement with experimental binding energies, excitation spectra,
transitions and electromagnetic moments. We predict states that exhibit
sensitivity to including the chiral EFT three-nucleon interaction but are not
yet known experimentally.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figures, updated references and corrected a typ
Bifurcation diagram and pattern formation in superconducting wires with electric currents
We examine the behavior of a one-dimensional superconducting wire exposed to
an applied electric current. We use the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau model to
describe the system and retain temperature and applied current as parameters.
Through a combination of spectral analysis, asymptotics and canonical numerical
computation, we divide this two-dimensional parameter space into a number of
regions. In some of them only the normal state or a stationary state or an
oscillatory state are stable, while in some of them two states are stable. One
of the most interesting features of the analysis is the evident collision of
real eigenvalues of the associated PT-symmetric linearization, leading as it
does to the emergence of complex elements of the spectrum. In particular this
provides an explanation to the emergence of a stable oscillatory state. We show
that part of the bifurcation diagram and many of the emerging patterns are
directly controlled by this spectrum, while other patterns arise due to
nonlinear interaction of the leading eigenfunctions
The C. elegans LIM homeobox gene lin-11 specifies multiple cell fates during vulval development
LIM homeobox family members regulate a variety of cell fate choices during animal development. In C. elegans, mutations in the LIM homeobox gene lin-11 have previously been shown to alter the cell division pattern of a subset of the 2Ā° lineage vulval cells. We demonstrate multiple functions of lin-11 during vulval development. We examined the fate of vulval cells in lin-11 mutant animals using five cellular markers and found that lin-11 is necessary for the patterning of both 1Ā° and 2Ā° lineage cells. In the absence of lin-11 function, vulval cells fail to acquire correct identity and inappropriately fuse with each other. The expression pattern of lin-11 reveals dynamic changes during development. Using a temporally controlled overexpression system, we show that lin-11 is initially required in vulval cells for establishing the correct invagination pattern. This process involves asymmetric expression of lin-11 in the 2Ā° lineage cells. Using a conditional RNAi approach, we show that lin-11 regulates vulval morphogenesis. Finally, we show that LDB-1, a NLI/Ldb1/CLIM2 family member, interacts physically with LIN-11, and is necessary for vulval morphogenesis. Together, these findings demonstrate that temporal regulation of lin-11 is crucial for the wild-type vulval patterning
The Gene Ontology: enhancements for 2011
The Gene Ontology (GO) (http://www.geneontology.org) is a community bioinformatics resource that represents gene product function through the use of structured, controlled vocabularies. The number of GO annotations of gene products has increased due to curation efforts among GO Consortium (GOC) groups, including focused literature-based annotation and ortholog-based functional inference. The GO ontologies continue to expand and improve as a result of targeted ontology development, including the introduction of computable logical definitions and development of new tools for the streamlined addition of terms to the ontology. The GOC continues to support its user community through the use of e-mail lists, social media and web-based resources
The Effects Of Rapport-Building Style on Childrenās Reports of a Staged Event
Three- to 9-year-old children (N = 144) interacted with a photographer and were interviewed about the event either a week or a month later. The informativeness and accuracy of information provided following either open-ended or direct rapport building were compared. Children in the open-ended rapport-building condition provided more accurate reports than children in the direct rapport-building condition after both short and long delays. Open-ended rapport-building led the 3- to 4-year-olds to report more errors in response to the first recall question about the event, but they went on to provide more accurate reports in the rest of the interview than counterparts in the direct rapport-building condition. These results suggest that forensic interviewers should attempt to establish rapport with children using an open-ended style
Origin of the anomalous long lifetime of 14C
We report the microscopic origins of the anomalously suppressed beta decay of
14C to 14N using the ab initio no-core shell model (NCSM) with the Hamiltonian
from chiral effective field theory (EFT) including three-nucleon force (3NF)
terms. The 3NF induces unexpectedly large cancellations within the p-shell
between contributions to beta decay, which reduce the traditionally large
contributions from the NN interactions by an order of magnitude, leading to the
long lifetime of 14C.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures and 2 table
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