In this work, we adress the phenomenological consequences of explicit CP violation on direct Higgs-boson searches at high energy colliders. Having a restricted parameter space, we concentrate on the recently proposed gluino-axion model, and investigate the CP violation capability of the model subject to the recent experimental data. It is shown that the Higgs masses as well as their CP composit...

We study the problem of constructing an order over a set of elements given noisy samples. We consider two models for generating the noisy samples; in both, the distribution of samples is induced by an unknown state of nature: a permutation ρ. In Mallow’s model, r permutations πi are generated independently from ρ, each with probability proportional to e−βdK(ρ,πi), where dK(ρ, πi) is the Kemeny ...

In this brief note, we suggest that the accumulating neutrino data [1–3], including the recent results from KamLAND [4] and K2K [5], point to a relatively simple neutrino mass matrix. The data can be explained by oscillations between three active neutrinos with the atmospheric neutrino and K2K data explained by oscillation between the muon and the tauon neutrinos, and the solar neutrino and Kam...

Recent physicochemical(l,2) and immunochemical(3) studies from our laboratory have shown that human ceruloplasmin is a labile protein the properties of which are readily modified by a variety of experimental conditions. Our previous data, however, indicated that crystalline ceruloplasmin was a single protein. This is at variance with results from other laboratories which have shown that chromat...

Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) prevents and treats a variety of disorders via its cytoprotective effects. However, the effects of H2S on rats with cisplatin (CP) nephrotoxicity are unclear. The aim was to study the effects of H2S on rats with CP nephrotoxicity. Thirty male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups: control group, nephrotoxic group received sing...

Various "legal high" products were tested for synthetic cannabinoids and synthetic stimulants to qualitatively determine the active ingredient(s). Ultra-performance liquid chromatography with accurate mass time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-TOF) was used to monitor the non-biological specimens utilizing a customized panel of 65+ compounds comprised of synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic stimu...

The purpose of this study was to develop a 3-minute, all-out test protocol using the Monark cycle ergometer for estimating the critical power (CP) and anaerobic work capacity (AWC) with the resistance based on body weight. Twelve moderately trained adults (mean age ± SD = 23.2 ± 3.5 years) performed an incremental cycle ergometer test to exhaustion. The CP and AWC were estimated from the origin...

BACKGROUND Italian pediatric antimicrobial prescription rates are among the highest in Europe. As a first step in an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, we implemented a Clinical Pathway (CP) for Community Acquired Pneumonia with the aim of decreasing overall prescription of antibiotics, especially broad-spectrum. MATERIALS AND METHODS The CP was implemented on 10/01/2015. We collected antibio...