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- Ablikim, M., et al.
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Measurements of (XcJ)-> K+K-K+K- decays
- 2006
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In: Physics Letters B. - : Elsevier BV. - 0370-2693 .- 1873-2445. ; 642:3, s. 197-202
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Using 14M psi(2S) events taken with the BESII detector, chi(cJ) -> 2(K+K-) decays are studied. For the four-kaon final state, the branching fractions are B(chi(c0,1,2) ->.2(K+K-)) = (3.48 +/- 0.23 +/- 0.47) x 10(-3), (0.70 +/- 0.13 +/- 0.10) x 10(-3), and (2.17 +/- 0.20 +/- 0.31) x 10(-3). For the phi K+K- final state, the branching fractions, which are measured for the first time, are B(chi(c0,1,2) -> phi K+K-) = (1.03 +/- 0.22 +/- 0.15) x 10(-3), (0.46 +/- 0.16 +/- 0.06) x 10(-3), and (1.67 +/- 0.26 +/- 0.24) x 10(-4). For the phi phi final state, B(chi(c0,2) -> phi phi) = (0.94 +/- 0.21 +/- 0.13) x 10(-3) and (1.70 +/- 0.30 +/- 0.25) x 10(-3).
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- Armesto, N., et al.
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Heavy-ion collisions at the LHC-Last call for predictions
- 2008
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In: Journal of Physics G. - : IOP Publishing. - 0954-3899 .- 1361-6471. ; 35:5, s. 054001-
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Research review (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This writeup is a compilation of the predictions for the forthcoming Heavy Ion Program at the Large Hadron Collider, as presented at the CERN Theory Institute 'Heavy Ion Collisions at the LHC - Last Call for Predictions', held from 14th May to 10th June 2007.
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- Liu, Kui, et al.
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Kallikrein genes are associated with lupus and glomerular basement membrane-specific antibody-induced nephritis in mice and humans
- 2009
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In: Journal of Clinical Investigation. - 0021-9738 .- 1558-8238. ; 119:4, s. 911-923
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Immune-mediated nephritis contributes to disease in systemic lupus erythematosus, Goodpasture syndrome (caused by antibodies specific for glomerular basement membrane [anti-GBM antibodies]), and spontaneous lupus nephritis. Inbred mouse strains differ in susceptibility to anti-GBM antibody-induced and spontaneous lupus nephritis. This study sought to clarify the genetic and molecular factors that maybe responsible for enhanced immune-mediated renal disease in these models. When the kidneys of 3 mouse strains sensitive to anti-GBM antibody-induced nephritis were compared with those of 2 control strains using microarray analysis, one-fifth of the underexpressed genes belonged to the kallikrein gene family,which encodes serine esterases. Mouse strains that upregulated renal and urinary kallikreins exhibited less evidence of disease. Antagonizing the kallikrein pathway augmented disease, while agonists dampened the severity of anti-GBM antibody-induced nephritis. In addition, nephritis-sensitive mouse strains had kallikrein haplotypes that were distinct from those of control strains, including several regulatory polymorphisms,some of which were associated with functional consequences. Indeed, increased susceptibility to anti-GBM antibody-induced nephritis and spontaneous lupus nephritis was achieved by breeding mice with a genetic interval harboring the kallikrein genes onto a disease-resistant background. Finally, both human SLE and spontaneous lupus nephritis were found to be associated with kallikrein genes, particularly KLK1 and the KLK3 promoter, when DNA SNPs from independent cohorts of SLE patients and controls were compared. Collectively, these studies suggest that kallikreins are protective disease-associated genes in anti-GBM antibody-induced nephritis and lupus.
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- Sodergren, Erica, et al.
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The genome of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.
- 2006
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In: Science. - : American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). - 1095-9203 .- 0036-8075. ; 314:5801, s. 941-52
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- We report the sequence and analysis of the 814-megabase genome of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, a model for developmental and systems biology. The sequencing strategy combined whole-genome shotgun and bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) sequences. This use of BAC clones, aided by a pooling strategy, overcame difficulties associated with high heterozygosity of the genome. The genome encodes about 23,300 genes, including many previously thought to be vertebrate innovations or known only outside the deuterostomes. This echinoderm genome provides an evolutionary outgroup for the chordates and yields insights into the evolution of deuterostomes.
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- Burrows, Hugh D., et al.
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Aqueous Solution Behavior of Anionic Fluorene-co-thiophene-Based Conjugated Polyelectrolytes
- 2009
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In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1944-8244 .- 1944-8252. ; 1:4, s. 864-874
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Research review (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Two anionic fluorene-thiophene alternating copolymers, poly[9,9-bis(4-sulfonylbutoxyphenyl)fluorene-2,7-diyl-2,5-thienylene] (PBS-PFT) and poly [9,9-bis(4-sulfonylbutoxyphenyl)fluorene-2,7-diyl-2,2'-bithiophene-5,5'- diyl] (PBS-PF2T), have been synthesized and their solution behaviors in water studied by UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence, and electrical conductivity and compared with that of the previously studied conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE) poly[9,9-bis(4-sulfonylbutoxyphenyl)fluorene-2,7-diyl-1,4-phenylene] (PBS-PFP). These conjugated polymers do not form solutions at the molecular level in water but instead form clusters. information on the structure of these clusters for PBS-PF2T comes from small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering. The relative ease of dispersing the copolymers in water increases with an increase in the number Of thiophene rings in these alternating copolymers. Semiempirical calculations on the structure suggest that this results from bending of the chains and increased conformational flexibility, decreasing interchain interactions. These CPEs can be dissolved in water at the molecular level using the nonionic surfactants n-dodecylpentaoxyethylene glycol ether (C12E5) or Triton X-100 to obtain systems with increased photoluminescence quantum yield and increased electrical conductivity that can be solution-processed for potential applications as components of sensory or optoelectronic devices.
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- Leygraf, Christofer, et al.
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2007 W.R. Whitney Award Lecture : Molecular in situ studies of atmospheric corrosion
- 2007
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In: Corrosion. - : NACE International. - 0010-9312 .- 1938-159X. ; 63:8, s. 715-721
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Atmospheric corrosion involves chemical, electrochemical, and physical processes in three phases (solid, liquid, and gas) and two interfaces (solid/liquid and liquid/gas). Because of inherent experimental and conceptual difficulties, scientific efforts to characterize this highly complex interfacial regime came relatively late into the field. With the access and development of surface and interface-sensitive analytical techniques, it has lately become possible to perform molecular in situ analyses of the interfaces involved in atmospheric corrosion. This Whitney Award paper presents some highlights from our fundamental research in atmospheric corrosion, including results from the most recent efforts in our research group to provide a molecular picture of the interfacial regime that governs atmospheric corrosion. Using copper or zinc as substrates, and formic acid (HCOOH), acetic acid (CH3COOH), acetaldehyde (CH3CHO) or propionic acid (C2H5COOH) as corrosion stimulators in the humidity-containing atmosphere, results will be presented with particular emphasis on probing the metal oxide/water interface (by infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy combined with the quartz crystal microbalance and sum frequency generation) and the water/gas interface (by sum/frequency generation), respectively. Theoretical calculations are also presented, which aid in interpreting the in situ spectroscopy data. The multi-analytical effort provides evidence of the importance of the solid/ liquid interface over the liquid/gas interface. In all, the results can be interpreted to follow the conceptual framework of GILDES, a general model for atmospheric corrosion. Taking copper as an example, identified surface species and reaction pathways include proton- and carboxylate-induced dissolution of the cuprous ion, followed either by formation and precipitation of cuprous oxide or by oxidation of cuprous to cupric ions and subsequent formation and precipitation of copper carboxylate.
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- Maxwell, Karen L., et al.
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Protein folding : Defining a "standard" set of experimental conditions and a preliminary kinetic data set of two-state proteins
- 2005
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In: Protein Science. - : Wiley. - 0961-8368 .- 1469-896X. ; 14, s. 602-16
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- Recent years have seen the publication of both empirical and theoretical relationships predicting the rates with which proteins fold. Our ability to test and refine these relationships has been limited, however, by a variety of difficulties associated with the comparison of folding and unfolding rates, thermodynamics, and structure across diverse sets of proteins. These difficulties include the wide, potentially confounding range of experimental conditions and methods employed to date and the difficulty of obtaining correct and complete sequence and structural details for the characterized constructs. The lack of a single approach to data analysis and error estimation, or even of a common set of units and reporting standards, further hinders comparative studies of folding. In an effort to overcome these problems, we define here a "consensus" set of experimental conditions (25°C at pH 7.0, 50 mM buffer), data analysis methods, and data reporting standards that we hope will provide a benchmark for experimental studies. We take the first step in this initiative by describing the folding kinetics of 30 apparently two-state proteins or protein domains under the consensus conditions. The goal of our efforts is to set uniform standards for the experimental community and to initiate an accumulating, self-consistent data set that will aid ongoing efforts to understand the folding process.
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- Qiu, X. Y., et al.
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Phase separation enhanced interfacial reactions in complex high-k dielectric films
- 2006
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In: Integrated Ferroelectrics. - : Taylor andamp; Francis: STM, Behavioural Science and Public Health Titles. - 1058-4587 .- 1607-8489. ; 86:1, s. 13-19
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- Amorphous CaZrOx, ZrAlxSiyOz and HfAlOx complex high-k dielectric films are deposited by pulsed laser deposition, and their microstructural characteristics and interfacial reactions between deposited films and Si substrates during high temperature annealing processes are investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. An essential finding is that nano-scale phase separation appears to be a common phenomenon for these amorphous films. The nonstoichiometric ZrOx or HfOx clusters precipitating from the amorphous matrix either react with silicon on the interface to form silicate or silicide interfacial layer, or nucleate and grow into nanosized crystals embedded in the outer layer of the dielectric films, which degrades the electrical performances of films.
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- Fu, Ying, et al.
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Optical reflection from excitonic quantum-dot multilayer structures
- 2008
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In: Applied Physics Letters. - : AIP Publishing. - 0003-6951 .- 1077-3118. ; 93:18, s. 183117-
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- We study theoretically and experimentally the optical reflection from excitonic quantum-dot (QD) multilayer structures composed of InAs QDs in a GaAs substrate. Quantum mechanical and finite-difference time-domain numerical calculations indicate that the incident radiation in the optical reflectance measurement photoexcites the InAs QDs which then form excitonic dipoles. The excitonic dipole modifies significantly the dielectric constant of the QD, which results in a reflectance peak in the vicinity of the excitonic energy, as observed experimentally.
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- Gao, Feng, et al.
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Effects of substrate temperature on Bi0.8La0.2FeO3 thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition
- 2007
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In: Thin Solid Films. - : Elsevier. - 0040-6090 .- 1879-2731. ; 515:13, s. 5366-5373
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- Bi0.8La0.2FeO3 thin films on Pt/TiO2/SiO2/Si substrates at various substrate temperatures from 500 degrees C to 750 degrees C are prepared by pulsed laser deposition, and their microstructures and ferroelectric/magnetic properties are carefully investigated using various techniques. It is observed that the crystallographic orientation and Fe-ion valence state depend significantly on the substrate temperature, which consequently influences considerably on the ferroelectric and magnetic properties of the thin films. A considerable improvement of the ferroelectric and magnetic properties of the thin films can be achieved by optimizing the substrate temperature for deposition. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Gao, Feng, et al.
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Preparation of la-doped BiFeO3 thin films with Fe2+ ions on Si substrates
- 2006
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In: Journal of Applied Physics. - : American Institute of Physics (AIP). - 0021-8979 .- 1089-7550. ; 99:9, s. 094105-
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- La-doped BiFeO3 thin films with Fe2+ ions have been prepared on Pt/TiO2/SiO2/Si substrates by pulsed laser deposition in order to enhance the ferroelectric and magnetic properties. The targets for the film deposition were synthesized using a rapid liquid phase sintering technique to ensure the low leakage. The dielectric properties at room temperature and above were investigated. It was observed that the La doping greatly enhances the ferroelectric polarization at room temperature by modifying the film structure from rhombohedral to monoclinic. The saturation magnetization was enhanced about two times due to the Fe2+ ions in the thin films. (C) 2006 American Institute of Physics.
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- Guo, Xin, et al.
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Direct Coupling of Plasmonic and Photonic Nanowires for Hybrid Nanophotonic Components and Circuits
- 2009
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In: Nano letters (Print). - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1530-6984 .- 1530-6992. ; 9:12, s. 4515-4519
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- We report direct coupling of plasmonic and photonic nanowires using ultracompact near-field interaction. Photon-plasmon coupling efficiency up to 80% with coupling length down to the 200 nm level is achieved between individual Ag and ZnO nanowires. Hybrid nanophotonic components, including polarization splitters, Mach-Zehnder interferometers, and microring cavities, are fabricated out of coupled Ag and ZnO nanowires. These components offer relatively low loss with subwavelength confinement; a hybrid nanowire microcavity exhibits a Q-factor of 520.
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- Jaskorzynska, Bozena, et al.
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Applications of wavelength dispersion in 1D and 2D photonic crystals
- 2005
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In: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. - : SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering. ; , s. 1-9
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- One of the most distinctive features of photonic crystals (PhCs) is their unique wavelength dispersion allowing novel device concepts for enhancement of photonic functionality and performance. Here, we present examples of our design and demonstrations utilizing dispersion properties of 1D and 2D photonic crystals. This includes the demonstration of negative refraction in 2D PhC at optical wavelengths, filters based on 1D and 2D PhC waveguides, and the design of a widely tunable filter involving 1D PhC.
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- Marcinkevicius, Saulius, et al.
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Time-resolved photoluminescence and Raman scattering of InAsSb/InP quantum dots
- 2005
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In: Applied Physics Letters. - : AIP Publishing. - 0003-6951 .- 1077-3118. ; 86:18
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- InAsSb quantum dots (QDs) grown by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy on In0.53Ga0.47As/InP under different TMSb/AsH3 flow ratios have been characterized by means of continuous wave and time-resolved photoluminescence (PL) as well as Raman scattering. It was found that the flow ratio has a very strong influence on the QD composition, PL peak energies, and carrier recombination times. While the samples prepared using low TMSb/AsH3 flow ratios show a bimodal character with both InAs and InAsSb QDs present, in the structures grown at high flow ratios the InAsSb QDs dominate, showing strong photoluminescence intensity, fast carrier capture and slow recombination.
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- Qiu, X. Y., et al.
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Room-temperature weak ferromagnetism of amorphous HfAlOx thin films deposited by pulsed laser deposition
- 2006
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In: Applied Physics Letters. - : American Institute of Physics (AIP). - 0003-6951 .- 1077-3118. ; 89:24, s. 242504-
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- The room-temperature weak ferromagnetism of amorphous HfAlOx thin films deposited by pulsed laser deposition on various substrates in oxygen-defective ambient is demonstrated. The magnetization is independent of film thickness, but depends on substrates and deposition temperatures. A magnetic moment of similar to 0.26 mu(B) per HfAlOx f.u. is recorded for HfAlOx films deposited under optimized conditions [deposited at 600 degrees C on (001) sapphire in high vacuum]. It is argued that interfacial defects are one of the possible sources of the weak ferromagnetism. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.
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- Qiu, X. Y., et al.
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Thermal stability and interfacial properties of ZrAlxSiyOz films prepared by pulse-laser deposition
- 2006
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In: Journal of Applied Physics. - : American Institute of Physics (AIP). - 0021-8979 .- 1089-7550. ; 100:7, s. 074109-
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- The thermal stability and interfacial properties of amorphous ZrAlxSiyOz films prepared under high vacuum conditions by pulse-laser deposition are investigated. A high anticrystallization temperature of 916 degrees C is identified by x-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimeter. However, it is found that ZrOx clusters may precipitate from amorphous film matrix at a temperature as low as 700 degrees C, which subsequently react with Si substrate to form amorphous Zr-silicide interfacial layer. Due to the conductivity and good interfacial morphology of amorphous Zr-silicide interfacial layer, the Pt/ZrAlxSiyOz/IL/Si stack gate structures exhibit good electrical properties such as small equivalent oxide thickness of 0.9 nm, flatband voltage of 0.43 V, and low leakage density of 64 mA/cm(2) at 1 V gate voltage. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.
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