A K(pi)=13+, 280 ns four-quasiparticle isomer in the odd-odd nucleus 174Lu has been identified and characterized. The isomer decays to both K(pi)=7(+) and K(pi)=0(+) rotational bands obtained from the parallel and antiparallel coupling of the proton 7/2+[404] and neutron 7/2+[633] orbitals. K mixing caused by particle-rotation coupling explains the anomalously fast transition rates to the 7+ ba...

In our Validation Report of Jan. 30, 2004, we produced reliability calculations and discussed photometric accuracy estimates based on Observing Strategy Validation (OSV) data and an early version of the GLIMPSE post-BCD pipeline reduction package. We showed that GLIMPSE could produce a catalog of point sources with reliability ≥99.5% and photometric accuracies better than 0.2 mag in all IRAC ba...

Currently, the MODIS instrument on the Aqua satellite has a number of broken detectors resulting in unreliable data for 1.6 micron band (band 6) measurements. Damaged detectors, transmission errors, and electrical failure are all vexing but seemingly unavoidable problems leading to line drop and data loss. Standard interpolation can often provide an acceptable solution if the loss is sparse. In...

Roman Martoňák,1,* Davide Ceresoli,2 Tomoko Kagayama,3 Yusuke Matsuda,3 Yuh Yamada,4 and Erio Tosatti5,6 1Department of Experimental Physics, Comenius University, Mlynská Dolina F2, 842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia 2CNR Institute of Molecular Science and Technology (ISTM), via Golgi 19, 20133 Milan, Italy 3KYOKUGEN, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Machikaneyamacho 1-3, Toyo...

Giacomo Livan, ∗ Jun-ichi Inoue, † and Enrico Scalas 4, ‡ Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Strada Costiera 11, 34151 Trieste, Italy Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, N14-W9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0814, Japan Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Laboratorio sui Sistemi Complessi, Università del Piemonte Orientale “Am...

The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship between EEG power and neuroticism trait. We used correlational method in order to examine the hypotheses. The participants included twenty-five undergraduate students (age mean= 21.36, SD= 23.39) at Ferdowsi university of Mashhad that were selected as volunteers. All participants were right-handed and had normal or corrected-to-normal visual...

Novel Yb/Er(Tm):Na(3)MF(7) (M = Zr, Hf) nanocrystals with intrinsic single-band upconversion emission, in contrast to the routine lanthanide-doped fluoride nanocrystals which show typical multi-band upconversion emissions, are reported for the first time. Specifically, the red upconversion intensity of the Yb/Er:Na(3)ZrF(7) nanocrystals is about 5 times as high as that of the hexagonal Yb/Er:Na...

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is a popular method in bariatric surgery. A silicone ring is adjusted in the gastric fundus to create a smaller proximal compartment [1]. Intragastric migration of a gastric band is a common complication that might require surgical treatment. A 36 year-old woman who underwent adjustable gastric band placement 7 years before was referred to our center due ...

we report herein the development of a highly sensitive colorimetric method for the detection of 4-hydroxy-2-mercapto-6-methylpyrimidine (mtu) which acts as an anti-thyroid drug utilizing citrate capped gold nanoparticles (au-nps). this thiol-containing molecule exhibits intriguing affinity with au-nps. the reactivity involves the displacement of the citrate shell by the thiolate shell followed ...