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- McArdle, P. F., et al.
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Agreement between TOAST and CCS ischemic stroke classification: The NINDS SiGN Study
- 2014
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In: Neurology. - 0028-3878 .- 1526-632X. ; 83:18, s. 1653-60
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the level of agreement between stroke subtype classifications made using the Trial of Org 10172 Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) and Causative Classification of Stroke (CCS) systems. METHODS: Study subjects included 13,596 adult men and women accrued from 20 US and European genetic research centers participating in the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Stroke Genetics Network (SiGN). All cases had independently classified TOAST and CCS stroke subtypes. Kappa statistics were calculated for the 5 major ischemic stroke subtypes common to both systems. RESULTS: The overall agreement between TOAST and CCS was moderate (agreement rate, 70%; κ = 0.59, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.58-0.60). Agreement varied widely across study sites, ranging from 28% to 90%. Agreement on specific subtypes was highest for large-artery atherosclerosis (κ = 0.71, 95% CI 0.69-0.73) and lowest for small-artery occlusion (κ = 0.56, 95% CI 0.54-0.58). CONCLUSION: Agreement between TOAST and CCS diagnoses was moderate. Caution is warranted when comparing or combining results based on the 2 systems. Replication of study results, for example, genome-wide association studies, should utilize phenotypes determined by the same classification system, ideally applied in the same manner.
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- Glazyrin, K., et al.
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Importance of Correlation Effects in hcp Iron Revealed by a Pressure-Induced Electronic Topological Transition
- 2013
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In: Physical Review Letters. - : American Physical Society. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 110:11, s. 117206-
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- We discover that hcp phases of Fe and Fe0.9Ni0.1 undergo an electronic topological transition at pressures of about 40 GPa. This topological change of the Fermi surface manifests itself through anomalous behavior of the Debye sound velocity, c/a lattice parameter ratio, and Mossbauer center shift observed in our experiments. First-principles simulations within the dynamic mean field approach demonstrate that the transition is induced by many-electron effects. It is absent in one-electron calculations and represents a clear signature of correlation effects in hcp Fe.
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- Ay, Hakan, et al.
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Pathogenic Ischemic Stroke Phenotypes in the NINDS-Stroke Genetics Network
- 2014
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In: Stroke. - 0039-2499. ; 45:12, s. 3589-3596
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)-SiGN (Stroke Genetics Network) is an international consortium of ischemic stroke studies that aims to generate high-quality phenotype data to identify the genetic basis of pathogenic stroke subtypes. This analysis characterizes the etiopathogenetic basis of ischemic stroke and reliability of stroke classification in the consortium. METHODS: Fifty-two trained and certified adjudicators determined both phenotypic (abnormal test findings categorized in major pathogenic groups without weighting toward the most likely cause) and causative ischemic stroke subtypes in 16954 subjects with imaging-confirmed ischemic stroke from 12 US studies and 11 studies from 8 European countries using the web-based Causative Classification of Stroke System. Classification reliability was assessed with blinded readjudication of 1509 randomly selected cases. RESULTS: The distribution of pathogenic categories varied by study, age, sex, and race (P<0.001 for each). Overall, only 40% to 54% of cases with a given major ischemic stroke pathogenesis (phenotypic subtype) were classified into the same final causative category with high confidence. There was good agreement for both causative (κ 0.72; 95% confidence interval, 0.69-0.75) and phenotypic classifications (κ 0.73; 95% confidence interval, 0.70-0.75). CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that pathogenic subtypes can be determined with good reliability in studies that include investigators with different expertise and background, institutions with different stroke evaluation protocols and geographic location, and patient populations with different epidemiological characteristics. The discordance between phenotypic and causative stroke subtypes highlights the fact that the presence of an abnormality in a patient with stroke does not necessarily mean that it is the cause of stroke.
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- Carbone, C., et al.
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Correlated Electrons Step by Step : Itinerant-to-Localized Transition of Fe Impurities in Free-Electron Metal Hosts
- 2010
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In: Physical Review Letters. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 104:11, s. 117601-
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- High-resolution photoemission spectroscopy and ab initio calculations have been employed to analyze the onset and progression of d-sp hybridization in Fe impurities deposited on alkali metal films. The interplay between delocalization, mediated by the free-electron environment, and Coulomb interaction among d electrons gives rise to complex electronic configurations. The multiplet structure of a single Fe atom evolves and gradually dissolves into a quasiparticle peak near the Fermi level with increasing host electron density. The effective multiorbital impurity problem within the exact diagonalization scheme describes the whole range of hybridizations.
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- Shick, A. B., et al.
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Unified character of correlation effects in unconventional Pu-based superconductors and delta-Pu
- 2013
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In: Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. - 1098-0121 .- 1550-235X. ; 87:2, s. 020505-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Electronic structure calculations combining the local-density approximation with an exact diagonalization of the Anderson impurity model show an intermediate 5 f(5)-5 f(6)-valence ground state and delocalization of the 5 f(5) multiplet of the Pu atom 5f shell in PuCoIn5, PuCoGa5, and delta-Pu. The 5f local magnetic moment is compensated by a moment formed in the surrounding cloud of conduction electrons. For PuCoGa5 and delta-Pu the compensation is complete, and the Anderson impurity ground state is a singlet. For PuCoIn5 the compensation is partial, and the Pu ground state is magnetic. We suggest that the unconventional d-wave superconductivity is likely mediated by the 5 f-state antiferromagnetic fluctuations in PuCoIn5 and by valence fluctuations in PuCoGa5.
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- Costa, Marcio, et al.
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Correlated electronic structure of Fe in bulk Cs and on a Cs surface
- 2013
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In: Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. - 1098-0121 .- 1550-235X. ; 87:11, s. 115142-
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- We have investigated the spectral properties of Fe impurities in a Cs host, for both surface and bulk systems, by means of a combination of density functional theory in the local density approximation and dynamical mean-field theory (LDA + DMFT). The effective impurity model arising in LDA + DMFT was solved via two different techniques, i.e., the Hubbard I approximation and the exact diagonalization. It is shown that noticeable differences can be seen in the unoccupied part of the spectrum for different positions of Fe atoms in the host, despite the fact that hybridization between Fe d-states and Cs is low. Our calculations show good agreement with the experimental photoemission spectra reported by Carbone et al. [Carbone, Veronese, Moras, Gardonio, Grazioli, Zhou, Rader, Varykhalov, Krull, Balashov, Mugarza, Gambardella, Lebegue, Eriksson, Katsnelson, and Lichtenstein, Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 117601 (2010)].
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- Di Marco, I., et al.
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Electron correlations in Mn(x)Ga(1–x)As as seen by resonant electron spectroscopy and dynamical mean field theory
- 2013
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In: Nature Communications. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2041-1723. ; 4, s. 6-2645
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- After two decades since the discovery of ferromagnetism in manganese-doped gallium arsenide, its origin is still debated, and many doubts are related to the electronic structure. Here we report an experimental and theoretical study of the valence electron spectrum of manganese-doped gallium arsenide. The experimental data are obtained through the differences between off- and on-resonance photo emission data. The theoretical spectrum is calculated by means of a combination of density-functional theory in the local density approximation and dynamical mean field theory, using exact diagonalization as impurity solver. Theory is found to accurately reproduce measured data and illustrates the importance of correlation effects. Our results demonstrate that the manganese states extend over a broad range of energy, including the top of the valence band, and that no impurity band splits-off from the valence band edge, whereas the induced holes seem located primarily around the manganese impurity.
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- Di Marco, Igor, et al.
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Electron correlations in MnxGa1-xAs as seen by resonant electron spectroscopy and dynamical mean field theory
- 2013
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In: Nature Communications. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2041-1723 .- 2041-1723. ; 4, s. 6-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- After two decades since the discovery of ferromagnetism in manganese-doped gallium arsenide, its origin is still debated, and many doubts are related to the electronic structure. Here we report an experimental and theoretical study of the valence electron spectrum of manganese-doped gallium arsenide. The experimental data are obtained through the differences between off- and on-resonance photo emission data. The theoretical spectrum is calculated by means of a combination of density-functional theory in the local density approximation and dynamical mean field theory, using exact diagonalization as impurity solver. Theory is found to accurately reproduce measured data and illustrates the importance of correlation effects. Our results demonstrate that the manganese states extend over a broad range of energy, including the top of the valence band, and that no impurity band splits-off from the valence band edge, whereas the induced holes seem located primarily around the manganese impurity.
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- Klintenberg, Mattias, et al.
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Theoretical analysis of the chemical bonding and electronic structure of graphene interacting with Group IA and Group VIIA elements
- 2010
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In: Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. - 1098-0121 .- 1550-235X. ; 81:8, s. 085433-
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- We propose a different class of materials, which can be viewed as graphene derivatives involving Group IA or Group VIIA elements, forming what we refer to as graphXene. We show that in several cases, large band gaps can be found to open up whereas in other cases, a semimetallic behavior is found. Formation energies indicate that under ambient conditions, sp(3) and mixed sp(2)/sp(3) systems will form. The results presented allow us to propose that by careful tuning of the relative concentration of the adsorbed atoms, it should be possible to tune the band gap of graphXene to take any value between 0 and 6.4 eV.
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