In 1997 each LEP experiment collected approximately 55 pb −1 of data at a center-of-mass energy of 183 GeV. These data yield a sample of candidate e + e − → W + W − events from which the mass of the W boson, MW, is measured. The LEP combined result, including data taken at √ s = 161 and 172 GeV and assuming the Standard Model relation between the W decay width and mass, is MW = 80.35 ± 0.07(exp...

We propose an analysis of LEP constraints on radiative neutralino decays into a light gravitino, based on the plane of the Higgs mixing parameter μ and the SU(2) gaugino mass M2. The preliminary LEP 2W constraints in the (μ,M2) plane are considerably stronger than for supersymmetric models in which the lightest neutralino is stable. A significant portion of the parameter space in which chargino...

The fundamental characteristics of liquid electrode plasma (LEP), a pulsed source for optical emission spectrometry, were investigated. Two distinct phases observed during the process generation, namely bubble generation and active discharge. ionization efficiency LEP, with Mg as representative analyte, was gauged from ratio II 279.553 nm to I 285.213 found increase about 5% 20% in close-to-lin...

Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL) is a rare cytotoxic primary cutaneous whose histopathologic differential diagnosis with lupus erythematosus panniculitis (LEP) can be challenging, and overlapping cases have been described. In this study we investigate whether gene expression profiling using customized NanoString platform may identify markers that used to improve our unders...

A finite element model of cerebral contusion in the rat was developed and compared to experimental injury maps demonstrating blood-brain barrier (BBB) breakdown. The model was exercised at the nine unique loading conditions used experimentally. Logistic regressions of four variables, maximum principal logarithmic strain (LEP), maximum principal stress (SP), strain energy density (SEN), and von ...

With a circumference of 26.7 km the LEP ring is subject to long range geological deformations which must be monitored accurately to guarantee a sufficient precision on the beam energy for the LEP experiments. Changes of the LEP circumference can be extracted from the radial position of the closed orbits with an accuracy better than 0.1 mm. The observed tidal deformations with amplitudes of up t...

Abstract Background and purpose A large unexplained social disparity in the occurrence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been documented. The precise mechanism behind these disparities is largely unknown. Biomarkers have improved our understanding pathophysiology CVD. In this study we investigated differences 184 biomarkers linked to CVD, with aim underlying mechanisms socioeconomic CVD explo...

Intracellular pathogens survive by evading the host immune system and accessing host metabolic pathways to obtain nutrients for their growth. Mycobacterium leprae, the causative agent of leprosy, is thought to be the mycobacterium most dependent on host metabolic pathways, including host-derived lipids. Although fatty acids and phospholipids accumulate in the lesions of individuals with the lep...

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is still associated with increased risk for severe maternal and fetal complications but their pathomechanism remains unclear. We investigated into possible role of placental leptin (LEP) and its receptor gene (LEPR) in T1DM pregnancies. Fourty nine pregnant women with T1DM and singleton pregnancy were enrolled into the study. Control group consisted of 15 healthy...

We recently reported that a genomic region close to the leptin locus was linked to fasting insulin response to exercise training in nondiabetic white subjects. We tested the hypothesis that common exonic variants in the leptin (LEP) and leptin receptor (LEPR) genes modify the effects of regular physical activity on glucose homeostasis in nondiabetic whites (n = 397) and blacks (n = 143). In whi...