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The Finslerian wormhole models
We present models of wormhole under the Finslerian structure of spacetime.
This is a sequel of our previous work (Eur Phys J 75:564, 2015) where we
constructed a toy model for compact stars based on the Finslerian spacetime
geometry. In the present investigation, a wide variety of solutions are
obtained that explore wormhole geometry by considering different choices for
the form function and energy density. The solutions, like the previous work,
are revealed to be physically interesting and viable models for the explanation
of wormholes as far as the background theory and literature are concerned.Comment: 9 pages and 7 figue
the importance of inhaler devices in the treatment of copd
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents a socio-economic burden and requires regular and ongoing treatment. Inhalation therapy is recommended at all stages of the disease and allows the delivery of active molecules directly to the target site of action, whilst minimising adverse side-effects. Inhalers therefore play a crucial role in the effective management of patients with COPD and their choice is as important as that of the drug. The three most important factors that influence inhaled drug deposition within the airways are the patient's inhalation flow, the aerosol velocity, and the inhaled drug particle size. These ultimately impact on the amount of drug reaching the target site and therefore the functional and clinical responses of the patient. Furthermore, patients' training and education in the use of inhalers have been shown to be directly related to the efficacy of the therapy. However, in daily clinical practice, too little consideration is given to the features of the different inhalers and to the ability of patients to properly handle the device, and precise recommendations are greatly needed to help healthcare professionals to advise and prescribe the most 'appropriate' inhaled drug/device product. The present review aims to provide the latest evidence on the importance of the inhaler device in the management of patients with COPD
Theoretical studies on structural and decay properties of superheavy nuclei
In this manuscript, we analyze the structural properties of
superheavy nuclei in the mass range of 284 A 375 within the
framework of deformed relativistic mean field theory (RMF) and calculate the
binding energy, radii, quadrupole deformation parameter, separation energies
and density profile. Further, a competition between possible decay modes such
as decay, decay and spontaneous fission (SF) of the isotopic
chain of superheavy nuclei under study is systematically analyzed
within self-consistent relativistic mean field model. Moreover, our analysis
confirmed that decay is restricted within the mass range 284 A
296 and thus being the dominant decay channel in this mass range.
However, for the mass range 297 A 375 the nuclei are unable to
survive fission and hence SF is the principal mode of decay for these isotopes.
There is no possibility of decay for the considered isotopic chain. In
addition, we forecasted the mode of decay 119 as one chain
from 119 and 119, two consistent chains from
119 and 119, three consistent chains from 119
and 119, four consistent alpha chains from 119, six consistent
alpha chains from 119. Also from our analysis we inferred that for
the isotopes Bh both decay and SF are equally
competent and can decay via either of these two modes. Thus, such studies can
be of great significance to the experimentalists in very near future for
synthesizing superheavy nuclei.Comment: 14 pages, 6 figures. arXiv admin note: text overlap with
arXiv:1611.00232, arXiv:1704.0315
Structural and decay properties of superheavy nuclei
In this paper, we analyze the structural properties of and
superheavy nuclei within the ambit of axially deformed relativistic mean-field
framework with NL parametrization and calculate the total binding
energies, radii, quadrupole deformation parameter, separation energies, density
distributions. We also investigate the phenomenon of shape coexistence by
performing the calculations for prolate, oblate and spherical configurations.
For clear presentation of nucleon distributions, the two-dimensional contour
representation of individual nucleon density and total matter density has been
made. Further, a competition between possible decay modes such as
-decay, -decay and spontaneous fission of the isotopic chain of
superheavy nuclei with within the range 312 A 392 and 318
A 398 for is systematically analyzed within self-consistent
relativistic mean field model. From our analysis, we inferred that the
-decay and spontaneous fission are the principal modes of decay in
majority of the isotopes of superheavy nuclei under investigation apart from
decay as dominant mode of decay in isotopes.Comment: 16 pages, 10 figures , 8 table
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