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Colossal electroresistance and colossal magnetoresistive step in paramagnetic insulating phase of single crystalline bilayered manganite(LaPr)SrMnO
We report a significant decrease in the low-temperature resistance induced by
the application of an electric current on the -plane in the paramagnetic
insulating (PMI) state of
(LaPr)SrMnO. A colossal
electroresistance effect attaining -95% is observed at lower temperatures. A
colossal magnetoresistive step appears near 5T at low temperatures below 10K,
accompanied by an ultrasharp width of the insulator-metal transition. Injection
of higher currents to the crystal causes a disappearance of the steplike
transition. These findings have a close relationship with the presence of the
short-range charge-ordered clusters pinned within the PMI matrix of the crystal
studied.Comment: 4 pages 3 figure
Optical orientation and alignment of excitons in direct and indirect band gap (In,Al)As/AlAs quantum dots with type-I band alignment
The spin structure and spin dynamics of excitons in an ensemble of
(In,Al)As/AlAs quantum dots (QDs) with type-I band alignment, containing both
direct and indirect band gap dots, are studied. Time-resolved and spectral
selective techniques are used to distinguish between the direct and indirect
QDs. The exciton fine structure is studied by means of optical alignment and
optical orientation techniques in magnetic fields applied in the Faraday or
Voigt geometries. A drastic difference in emission polarization is found for
the excitons in the direct QDs involving a -valley electron and the
excitons in the indirect QDs contributed by an -valley electron. We show
that in the direct QDs the exciton spin dynamics is controlled by the
anisotropic exchange splitting, while in the indirect QDs it is determined by
the hyperfine interaction with nuclear field fluctuations. The anisotropic
exchange splitting is determined for the direct QD excitons and compared with
model calculations
The hidden hand of chloride in hypertension
Among the environmental factors that affect blood pressure, dietary sodium chloride has been studied the most, and there is general consensus that increased sodium chloride intake increases blood pressure. There is accruing evidence that chloride may have a role in blood pressure regulation which may perhaps be even more important than that of Na+. Though more than 85 % of Na+ is consumed as sodium chloride, there is evidence that Na+ and Cl− concentrations do not go necessarily hand in hand since they may originate from different sources. Hence, elucidating the role of Cl− as an independent player in blood pressure regulation will have clinical and public health implications in addition to advancing our understanding of electrolyte-mediated blood pressure regulation. In this review, we describe the evidence that support an independent role for Cl− on hypertension and cardiovascular health
Optical orientation and alignment of excitons in direct and indirect band gap (In,Al)As/AlAs quantum dots with type-I band alignment
The spin structure and spin dynamics of excitons in an ensemble of
(In,Al)As/AlAs quantum dots (QDs) with type-I band alignment, containing both
direct and indirect band gap dots, are studied. Time-resolved and spectral
selective techniques are used to distinguish between the direct and indirect
QDs. The exciton fine structure is studied by means of optical alignment and
optical orientation techniques in magnetic fields applied in the Faraday or
Voigt geometries. A drastic difference in emission polarization is found for
the excitons in the direct QDs involving a -valley electron and the
excitons in the indirect QDs contributed by an -valley electron. We show
that in the direct QDs the exciton spin dynamics is controlled by the
anisotropic exchange splitting, while in the indirect QDs it is determined by
the hyperfine interaction with nuclear field fluctuations. The anisotropic
exchange splitting is determined for the direct QD excitons and compared with
model calculations
Using Unlabeled Data for Increasing Low-Shot Classification Accuracy of Relevant and Open-Set Irrelevant Images
In search exploration and reconnaissance tasks performed with autonomous ground vehicles an image classification capability is needed for specifically identifying targeted objects relevant classes and at the same time recognize when a candidate image does not belong to anyone of the relevant classes irrelevant images In this paper we present an open-set low-shot classifier that uses during its training a modest number less than 40 of labeled images for each relevant class and unlabeled irrelevant images that are randomly selected at each epoch of the training process The new classifier is capable of identifying images from the relevant classes determining when a candidate image is irrelevant and it can further recognize categories of irrelevant images that were not included in the training unseen The proposed low-shot classifier can be attached as a top layer to any pre-trained feature extractor when constructing a Convolutional Neural Networ
Meta-Analysis of Potassium Intake and the Risk of Stroke
Background-—The possibility that lifestyle factors such as diet, specifically potassium intake, may modify the risk of stroke has
been suggested by several observational cohort studies, including some recent reports. We performed a systematic review and
meta-analysis of existing studies and assessed the dose–response relation between potassium intake and stroke risk.
Methods and Results-—We reviewed the observational cohort studies addressing the relation between potassium intake, and
incidence or mortality of total stroke or stroke subtypes published through August 6, 2016. We carried out a meta-analysis of 16
cohort studies based on the relative risk (RR) of stroke comparing the highest versus lowest intake categories. We also plotted a
pooled dose–response curve of RR of stroke according to potassium intake. Analyses were performed with and without adjustment
for blood pressure. Relative to the lowest category of potassium intake, the highest category of potassium intake was associated
with a 13% reduced risk of stroke (RR=0.87, 95% CI 0.80–0.94) in the blood pressure–adjusted analysis. Summary RRs tended to
decrease when original estimates were unadjusted for blood pressure. Analysis for stroke subtypes yielded comparable results. In
the spline analysis, the pooled RR was lowest at 90 mmol of potassium daily intake (RRs=0.78, 95% CI 0.70–0.86) in blood
pressure–adjusted analysis, and 0.67 (95% CI 0.57–0.78) in unadjusted analysis.
Conclusions-—Overall, this dose–response meta-analysis confirms the inverse association between potassium intake and stroke
risk, with potassium intake of 90 mmol (!3500 mg)/day associated with the lowest risk of stroke
Mass Functions, Luminosity Functions, and Completeness Measurements from Clustering Redshifts
This paper presents stellar mass functions and i-band luminosity functions for Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) galaxies at between , with completeness falling significantly at redshifts higher than 0.7, and at lower masses. Large photometric datasets will be available in the near future (DECaLS, DES, Euclid), so this, and similar techniques will become increasingly useful in order to fully utilise this data
The Year in Cardiology 2013: cardiovascular disease prevention
The decline in cardiovascular mortality in Europe by nearly 50% over the last three decades resulted in particular from improved risk factor control and prevention interventions in addition to improved treatment. This review provides an overview of key studies in epidemiology, hypertension control, lipidology, diabetology, and lifestyle changes published in 2013. EXAMINE in diabetology and AIM-High and HPS-2-THRIVE in lipidology failed to demonstrate an event reduction. According to EUROASPIRE IV clinical implementation of secondary prevention treatments is still suboptimal. The 2013 study highlights in prevention prove the dynamic progress of knowledge in the field;, however, knowledge alone is futile without implementatio
Worldwide Exposures to Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Associated Health Effects: Current Knowledge and Data Gaps.
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