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Silva AFR, Lebron YAR, Moreira VR, Ribeiro LA, Koch K, Amaral MCS. High-retention membrane bioreactors for sugarcane vinasse treatment: Opportunities for environmental impact reduction and wastewater valorization. J Environ Manage 2023; 329:117001. [PMID: 36565496 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Ethanol production has increased over the years, and Brazil ranking second in the world using sugarcane as the main raw material. However, 10-15 L of vinasse are generated per liter of ethanol produced. Besides large volumes, this wastewater has high polluting potential due to its low pH and high concentrations of organic matter and nutrients. Given the high biodegradability of the organic matter, the treatment of this effluent by anaerobic digestion and membrane separation processes results in the generation of high value-added byproducts such as volatile fatty acids (VFAs), biohydrogen and biogas. Membrane bioreactors have been widely evaluated due to the high efficiency achieved in vinasse treatment. In recent years, high retention membrane bioreactors, in which high retention membranes (nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, forward osmosis and membrane distillation) are combined with biological processes, have gained increasing attention. This paper presents a critical review focused on high retention membrane bioreactors and the challenges associated with the proposed configurations. For nanofiltration membrane bioreactor (NF-MBR), the main drawback is the higher fouling propensity due to the hydraulic driving force. Nonetheless, the development of membranes with high permeability and anti-fouling properties is uprising. Regarding osmotic membrane bioreactor (OMBR), special attention is needed for the selection of a proper draw solution, which desirably should be low cost, have high osmolality, reduce reverse salt flux, and can be easily reconcentrated. Membrane distillation bioreactor (MDBR) also exhibit some shortcomings, with emphasis on energy demand, that can be solved with the use of low-grade and residual heat, or renewable energies. Among the configurations, MDBR seems to be more advantageous for sugarcane vinasse treatment due to the lower energy consumption provided by the use of waste heat from the effluent, and due to the VFAs recovery, which has high added value.
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- A F R Silva
- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Jaspers A, Stringer B, Koch K, Kool N. [Self-harming behavior of patients on a closed psychiatric ward]. Tijdschr Psychiatr 2023; 65:244-247. [PMID: 37323043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Self-harming behavior is a frequent problem seen in patients admitted to a closed ward in a psychiatric hospital. Little is known about prevalence and characteristics of this behavior as well as the preceding triggering factors. AIM To gain insights in the self-harming behavior of patients admitted to a closed ward in a psychiatric hospital. METHOD From September 2019 till January 2021 was gathered information on self-harming incidents and aggressive behavior towards others or objects, of 27 patients admitted to the closed department of the Centre Intensive Treatment (Centrum Intensieve Behandeling). RESULTS 20 of 27 patients examined (74%) showed 470 incidents of self-harming behavior. Head banging (40.9%) and self-harming using straps/ropes (29.7%) occured most. Tension/stress as triggering factor was mentioned most (19.1%). Self-harming behavior occured more during evenings. Besides self-harm, a high degree of aggressive behavior towards others or objects was registered. CONCLUSION This study delivers insights in self-harming behavior of patients admitted to closed psychiatric departments that can be used for prevention and treatment.
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Torske A, Koch K, Eickhoff S, Freiherr J. Localizing the human brain response to olfactory stimulation: A meta-analytic approach. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2021; 134:104512. [PMID: 34968523 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.12.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The human sense of smell and the ability to detect and distinguish odors allows for the extraction of valuable information from the environment, thereby driving human behavior. Not only can the sense of smell help to monitor the safety of inhaled air, but it can also help to evaluate the edibility of food. Therefore, in an effort to further our understanding of the human sense of smell, the aim of this meta-analysis was to provide the scientific community with activation probability maps of the functional anatomy of the olfactory system, in addition to separate activation maps for specific odor categories (pleasant, food, and aversive odors). The activation likelihood estimation (ALE) method was utilized to quantify all relevant and available data to perform a formal statistical analysis on the inter-study concordance of various odor categories. A total of 81 studies (108 contrasts, 1053 foci) fulfilled our inclusion criteria. Significant ALE peaks were observed in all odor categories in brain areas typically associated with the functional neuroanatomy of olfaction including the piriform cortex, amygdala, insula, and orbitofrontal cortex, amongst others. Additional contrast analyses indicate clear differences in neural activation patterns between odor categories.
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- A Torske
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany; Neuroimaging Center (TUM-NIC), Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany; Neuroimaging Center (TUM-NIC), Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Martinsried, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany; Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Brain & Behaviour (INM-7), Research Centre Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany; Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, Sensory Analytics and Technologies, Fraunhofer Freising, Germany.
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Murphy SA, Furger R, Kurpad SN, Arpinar VE, Nencka A, Koch K, Budde MD. Filtered Diffusion-Weighted MRI of the Human Cervical Spinal Cord: Feasibility and Application to Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2021; 42:2101-2106. [PMID: 34620590 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In traumatic spinal cord injury, DTI is sensitive to injury but is unable to differentiate multiple pathologies. Axonal damage is a central feature of the underlying cord injury, but prominent edema confounds its detection. The purpose of this study was to examine a filtered DWI technique in patients with acute spinal cord injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS The MR imaging protocol was first evaluated in a cohort of healthy subjects at 3T (n = 3). Subsequently, patients with acute cervical spinal cord injury (n = 8) underwent filtered DWI concurrent with their acute clinical MR imaging examination <24 hours postinjury at 1.5T. DTI was obtained with 25 directions at a b-value of 800 s/mm2. Filtered DWI used spinal cord-optimized diffusion-weighting along 26 directions with a "filter" b-value of 2000 s/mm2 and a "probe" maximum b-value of 1000 s/mm2. Parallel diffusivity metrics obtained from DTI and filtered DWI were compared. RESULTS The high-strength diffusion-weighting perpendicular to the cord suppressed signals from tissues outside of the spinal cord, including muscle and CSF. The parallel ADC acquired from filtered DWI at the level of injury relative to the most cranial region showed a greater decrease (38.71%) compared with the decrease in axial diffusivity acquired by DTI (17.68%). CONCLUSIONS The results demonstrated that filtered DWI is feasible in the acute setting of spinal cord injury and reveals spinal cord diffusion characteristics not evident with conventional DTI.
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- S A Murphy
- From the Department of Neurosurgery (S.A.M., R.F., S.N.K., M.D.B.)
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (S.A.M., R.F., S.N.K., M.D.B.)
- Center for Neurotrauma Research (R.F., S.N.K., M.D.B.)
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (S.A.M., R.F., S.N.K., M.D.B.)
- Center for Neurotrauma Research (R.F., S.N.K., M.D.B.)
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- Center for Imaging Research (V.E.A., A.N., K.K.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Center for Imaging Research (V.E.A., A.N., K.K.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Center for Imaging Research (V.E.A., A.N., K.K.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (S.A.M., R.F., S.N.K., M.D.B.)
- Center for Neurotrauma Research (R.F., S.N.K., M.D.B.)
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Silva AFR, Brasil YL, Koch K, Amaral MCS. Resource recovery from sugarcane vinasse by anaerobic digestion - A review. J Environ Manage 2021; 295:113137. [PMID: 34198179 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The increase in biofuel production by 2030, driven by the targets set at the 21st United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21), will promote an increase in ethanol production, and consequently more vinasse generation. Sugarcane vinasse, despite having a high polluting potential due to its high concentration of organic matter and nutrients, has the potential to produce value-added resources such as volatile fatty acids (VFA), biohydrogen (bioH2) and biomethane (bioCH4) from anaerobic digestion. The objective of this paper is to present a critical review on the vinasse treatment by anaerobic digestion focusing on the final products. Effects of operational parameters on production and recovery of these resources, such as pH, temperature, retention time and type of inoculum were addressed. Given the importance of treating sugarcane vinasse due to its complex composition and high volume generated in the ethanol production process, this is the first review that evaluates the production of VFAs, bioH2 and bioCH4 in the treatment of this organic residue. Also, the challenges of the simultaneous production of VFA, bioH2 and bioCH4 and resources recovery in the wastewater streams generated in flex-fuel plants, using sugarcane and corn as raw material in ethanol production, are presented. The installation of flex-fuel plants was briefly discussed, with the main impacts on the treatment process of these effluents either jointly or simultaneously, depending on the harvest season.
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- A F R Silva
- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering, Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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Koch K, Elgamal M, Masjosthusmann S, Lauria I, Hartmann R, Willbold D, Leist M, Fritsche E. Application of an adverse outcome pathway-based in vitro testing battery for neurotoxicity evaluation. Toxicol Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4274(21)00370-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hartmann J, Henschel N, Brockerhoff G, Koch K, Fritsche E. Human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived neural progenitor cells as brain region-specific models for neurotoxicity testing. Toxicol Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4274(21)00522-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Croci GA, Au-Yeung RKH, Reinke S, Staiger AM, Koch K, Oschlies I, Richter J, Poeschel V, Held G, Loeffler M, Trümper L, Rosenwald A, Ott G, Spang R, Altmann B, Ziepert M, Klapper W. SPARC-positive macrophages are the superior prognostic factor in the microenvironment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and independent of MYC rearrangement and double-/triple-hit status. Ann Oncol 2021; 32:1400-1409. [PMID: 34438040 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a heterogeneous disease with respect to outcome. Features of the tumor microenvironment (TME) are associated with prognosis when assessed by gene expression profiling. However, it is uncertain whether assessment of the microenvironment can add prognostic information to the most relevant and clinically well-established molecular subgroups when analyzed by immunohistochemistry (IHC). PATIENTS AND METHODS We carried out a histopathologic analysis of biomarkers related to TME in a very large cohort (n = 455) of DLBCL treated in prospective trials and correlated with clinicopathologic and molecular data, including chromosomal rearrangements and gene expression profiles for cell-of-origin and TME. RESULTS The content of PD1+, FoxP3+ and CD8+, as well as vessel density, was not associated with outcome. However, we found a low content of CD68+ macrophages to be associated with inferior progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS; P = 0.023 and 0.040, respectively) at both univariable and multivariable analyses, adjusted for the factors of the International Prognostic Index (IPI), MYC break and BCL2/MYC and BCL6/MYC double-hit status. The subgroup of PDL1+ macrophages was not associated with survival. Instead, secreted protein acidic and cysteine rich (SPARC)-positive macrophages were identified as the subtype of macrophages most associated with survival. SPARC-positive macrophages and stromal cells directly correlated with favorable PFS and OS (both, P[log rank] <0.001, P[trend] < 0.001). The association of SPARC with prognosis was independent of the factors of the IPI, MYC double-/triple-hit status, Bcl2/c-myc double expression, cell-of-origin subtype and a recently published gene expression signature [lymphoma-associated macrophage interaction signature (LAMIS)]. CONCLUSIONS SPARC expression in the TME detected by a single IHC staining with fair-to-good interobserver reproducibility is a powerful prognostic parameter. Thus SPARC expression is a strong candidate for risk assessment in DLBCL in daily practice.
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- G A Croci
- Institute of Pathology, Hematopathology Section and Lymph Node Registry, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Division of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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- Institute of Pathology, Hematopathology Section and Lymph Node Registry, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany; Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Institute of Pathology, Hematopathology Section and Lymph Node Registry, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, Stuttgart, Germany; Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart and University of Tuebingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Hematopathology Section and Lymph Node Registry, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Hematopathology Section and Lymph Node Registry, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Hematopathology Section and Lymph Node Registry, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 1 (Oncology, Hematology, Clinical Immunology, and Rheumatology), Saarland University Medical School, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- DSHNHL Studiensekretariat, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Georg-August Universität, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Universität Würzburg and Comprehensive Cancer Center Mainfranken (CCCMF), Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, Stuttgart, Germany; Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart and University of Tuebingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Statistical Bioinformatics, Institute of Functional Genomics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- DSHNHL Studiensekretariat, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Hematopathology Section and Lymph Node Registry, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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van Haeften M, van Dee V, Koch K, Mertens-Bolt R, Duvivier R, Gerritse F. [The effects of covid-19 on psychiatry training in the Netherlands]. Tijdschr Psychiatr 2021; 63:16-21. [PMID: 33537969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Background The COVID-19 pandemic changes the training of residents and could offer new opportunities. Aim Gaining insight in the effects of the impact of the COVID-19-pandemic on psychiatry residents. Method A digital questionnaire was designed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on educational activities. The experience of residents with regards to safety in the workplace, social cohesion with their peers and the involvement of supervisors were examined. Results We approached 34 training institutions. 24 chief residents of the resident group completed the questionnaire. The quality of regional education was considered unchanged by 20% and local education by 33%. Digital communication increased the participation of psychiatrists in the general report and education activities and ensured less travel time. Nevertheless, respondents missed contact with their peers, safety of residents was compromised at five institutions and half of all respondents indicated a lack of personal protective equipment. Conclusions A majority of the psychiatry residents are satisfied with their training during this historic pandemic, but the quality of local and regional education was considered changed, and not being beneficial. The challenge remains for stimulating contact with peers, monitoring the quality of education in general as in psychotherapy and providing personal protective equipment. Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie 63(2021)1, 16-21.
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Silva A, Ricci B, Koch K, Weißbach M, Amaral M. Dissolved hydrogen sulfide removal from anaerobic bioreactor permeate by modified direct contact membrane distillation. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.116036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Koch K, Pink C, Hamilton N, Algar D. A population genetic study of feral cats on Christmas Island. AUST J ZOOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1071/zo20081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Feral and stray cats are a major threat for endemic species on Christmas Island and have been contributing to their decline. Cats were introduced to Christmas Island in 1888 and are now distributed across the whole island. We analysed the genetic population structure and diversity of feral and stray cats on Christmas Island to evaluate connectivity across the island and the possibility of discernible populations that could be targeted separately. Results indicate no differentiated population structure across the island, with cats facing no habitat obstacles to reduce their dispersal abilities across the island. We found high kin structure, suggesting individuals breeding successfully on the whole island. With the management of domestic and feral/stray cats since 2010, removal efforts targeting the whole island have successfully reduced the effective population size of feral/stray cats in the last five years. We suggest the use of various management techniques to facilitate future removal efforts, especially in areas on the island that are difficult to access.
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Stadler W, Koch K, Wohlschläger A, Hermsdörfer J. P33 Functional and structural brain correlates of expertise in volleyball. Clin Neurophysiol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.04.686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cutaneous involvement is very common in systemic lupus erythematosus. We describe the prevalence and spectrum of lupus-specific (cutaneous lupus erythematosus) and non-specific cutaneous features amongst mostly black South Africans with systemic lupus erythematosus. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective record review of 298 South Africans (262 blacks and 36 non-blacks) with systemic lupus erythematosus was carried out. Cutaneous features were classified according to the Gilliam and Sontheimer classification of cutaneous lupus. RESULTS Most (81.5%) patients were black African females. The mean (SD) age at diagnosis and follow-up duration were 35.0 (11.8) and 8.0 (5.9) years, respectively. Cutaneous lupus erythematosus was seen in 76.1% of patients, mainly chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus with the discoid lupus erythematosus subtype seen in 52.1% of patients. Acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus was seen in 30.2% of patients and was more common in non-blacks than blacks (odds ratio = 3.8 (1.9-7.9)); localized acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus was more common than generalized acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (odds ratio = 2.6 (1.6-4.4)). Non-specific cutaneous features occurred in 77.2%, with oral/nasal ulcers and Raynaud's phenomenon each occurring in approximately 40% of patients. Diffuse melanonychia at initial diagnosis was present in 37.4% of patients and was more common in blacks than non-blacks (odds ratio = 3.1 (1.3-7.3)). Acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus was associated with renal disease (odds ratio = 2.8 (1.6-4.7)) and chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus with arthritis (odds ratio = 2.02 (1.24-3.29)). Diffuse melanonychia was associated with less renal disease and anti-dsDNA antibody positivity (odds ratio = 0.4 (0.3-0.7) and 0.4 (0.2-0.6), respectively) and significantly lower lupus severity index scores (mean (SD) = 5.99 (1.11) vs 6.56 (1.36) in patients with no melanonychia, p < 0.05)). CONCLUSION In this study of South Africans with systemic lupus erythematosus, the skin was the most commonly affected organ. In general, cutaneous lupus erythematosus was associated with less severe systemic disease. Acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus was less common in blacks, whereas discoid lupus erythematosus was more common than reported in Caucasians. Diffuse melanonychia was a distinctive finding and was associated with milder systemic disease.
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- K Koch
- 1 Department of Dermatology, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
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- 2 Division of Rheumatology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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Koch K, Jiménez Cruz J, Schleußner E. Einflussfaktoren auf den postoperativen Schmerz nach Sectio caesarea. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1660649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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- K Koch
- Klinik für Geburtsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Jena
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- Klinik für Geburtsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Jena
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In incestuous families, a symbiotic relationship is often found between the mother and the daughter. The authors discuss the nature of this symbiotic relationship and provide case examples drawn from an incest treatment group. The treatment needs of mothers are discussed in light of their childhood deprivations.
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- Kathleen Koch
- Marriage and Family Counseling Clinic, East Lansing, Michigan
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Basner A, Koch K, Trick D, Preuß-Wössner J. Seltene Maximalbefunde – Tod durch riesige (gutartige) zystische Ovarialtumoren. Rechtsmedizin (Berl) 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s00194-018-0252-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Maciaczyk D, Picard D, Zhao L, Koch K, Herrera-Rios D, Li G, Marquardt V, Pauck D, Hoerbelt T, Zhang W, Ouwens DM, Remke M, Jiang T, Steiger HJ, Maciaczyk J, Kahlert UD. CBF1 is clinically prognostic and serves as a target to block cellular invasion and chemoresistance of EMT-like glioblastoma cells. Br J Cancer 2017; 117:102-112. [PMID: 28571041 PMCID: PMC5520214 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2017.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2017] [Revised: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Glioblastoma is the most common and most lethal primary brain cancer. CBF1 (also known as Recombination signal Binding Protein for immunoglobulin kappa J, RBPJ) is the cardinal transcriptional regulator of the Notch signalling network and has been shown to promote cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) in glioblastoma. Recent studies suggest that some of the malignant properties of CSCs are mediated through the activation of pro-invasive programme of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Little is known whether CBF1 is involved in the EMT-like phenotype of glioma cells. METHODS In a collection of GBM neurosphere lines, we genetically inhibited CBF1 and investigated the consequences on EMT-related properties, including in vitro invasiveness by Boyden chambers assay, chemoresistance using a clinical drug library screen and glycolytic metabolism assessing live-cell extracellular acidification rate. We also compared CBF1 expression in cells exposed to low and high oxygen tension. In silico analysis in large-scale Western and Eastern patient cohorts investigated the clinical prognostic value of CBF1 expression in low- and high-grade glioma as well as medulloblastoma. RESULTS Mean CBF1 expression is significantly increased in isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) R132H mutant glioblastoma and serves as prognostic marker for prolonged overall survival in brain tumours, particularly after therapy with temozolomide. Hypoxic regions of glioblastoma have higher CBF1 activation and exposure to low oxygen can induce its expression in glioma cells in vitro. CBF1 inhibition blocks EMT activators such as zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1 (ZEB1) and significantly reduces cellular invasion and resistance to clinically approved anticancer drugs. Moreover, we indicate that CBF1 inhibition can impede cellular glycolysis. CONCLUSIONS Mean CBF1 activation in bulk tumour samples serves as a clinical predictive biomarker in brain cancers but its intratumoral and intertumoral expression is highly heterogeneous. Microenvironmental changes such as hypoxia can stimulate the activation of CBF1 in glioblastoma. CBF1 blockade can suppress glioblastoma invasion in vitro in particular in cells undergone EMT such as those found in the hypoxic niche. Targeting CBF1 can be an effective anti-EMT therapy to impede invasive properties and chemosensitivity in those cells.
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- D Maciaczyk
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf 40225, Germany.,Department of Neuropathology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf 40225, Germany.,Department of Pediatric Neuro-Oncogenomics, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.,Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas Network (CGGA), Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf 40225, Germany.,Department of Neuropathology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf 40225, Germany.,Department of Pediatric Neuro-Oncogenomics, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf 40225, Germany.,Department of Neuropathology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf 40225, Germany.,Department of Pediatric Neuro-Oncogenomics, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Dusseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.,Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas Network (CGGA), Beijing 100050, China
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- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Dusseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf 40225, Germany.,Department of Neuropathology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf 40225, Germany.,Department of Pediatric Neuro-Oncogenomics, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.,Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas Network (CGGA), Beijing 100050, China.,Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf 40225, Germany
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BACKGROUND Previous studies hypothesized that neurodevelopmental risk factors may play a role in the pathogenesis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Cortical folding has been shown to be a reliable indicator for normal and altered neurodevelopment, but in OCD it has barely been investigated up to now. The present study investigates whether alterations in gyrification are detectable in OCD and, if so, how these are associated with clinical characteristics. METHOD We compared the local Gyrification Index (lGI) between 75 OCD patients and 75 matched healthy subjects across the whole brain. In addition, for those regions exhibiting an altered lGI in patients we explored a potential relationship to symptom severity, age of onset, and influence of medication. RESULTS OCD patients had a significantly decreased lGI in right parietal, precentral but also insula, temporal, pars triangularis and rostral middle frontal regions compared to healthy subjects. A positive association with age of onset was found but no association with symptom severity. There was no effect of co-morbidity or medication. CONCLUSIONS The reduced gyrification found in OCD confirms previous findings in other psychiatric disorders and suggests that alterations may already occur during early stages of brain development. Our findings support the idea that altered cortical folding might represent a trait characteristic of the disorder although longitudinal studies are needed to clarify the trajectory of this morphological measure in OCD.
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- O G Rus
- Department of Neuroradiology,Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München,Munich,Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology,Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München,Munich,Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy,Jena University Hospital,Jena,Germany
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- Windach Institute and Hospital of Neurobehavioural Research and Therapy (WINTR),Windach,Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology,Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München,Munich,Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology,Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München,Munich,Germany
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Schuler-Thurner B, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Bornfeld N, Cursiefen C, Fuisting B, Grisanti S, Heindl LM, Holbach L, Keserü M, Knorr H, Koch K, Kruse F, Meiller R, Metz C, Meyer-ter-Vehn T, Much M, Reinsberg M, Schliep S, Seitz B, Schuler G, Süsskind D, Viestenz A, Wagenfeld L, Zeschnigk M. [Immunotherapy of uveal melanoma: vaccination against cancer. Multicenter adjuvant phase 3 vaccination study using dendritic cells laden with tumor RNA for large newly diagnosed uveal melanoma]. Ophthalmologe 2016; 112:1017-21. [PMID: 26602097 DOI: 10.1007/s00347-015-0162-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Uveal melanomas are the most common malignant tumors of the eye. With modern molecular biological diagnostic methods, such as chromosome 3 typing and gene expression analysis, these tumors can be categorized into highly aggressive (monosomy 3, class II) and less aggressive forms. This molecular biological stratification is primarily important for determining the risk of these tumors as no therapy is currently available that is able to prevent or delay metastases. A randomized study of patients with a poor prognosis (monosomy 3) is currently being carried out in order to determine whether a cancer vaccine prepared from autologous (patient's own) dendritic cells and uveal melanoma RNA can prevent or delay progression and further metastases of this extremely aggressive form of cancer. Inclusion in the uveal melanoma study, which hopes to provide a potential therapeutic option for patients, is only possible if patients are referred to an institution that is able to manufacture and provide this vaccination before the patient is operated on or treated with radiation. Untreated tumor material is necessary for producing the vaccine on an individualized patient basis.
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- B Schuler-Thurner
- Experimentelle Immuntherapie, Hautklinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Hartmannstr. 14, 90152, Erlangen, Deutschland.
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- Augenklinik, UK Essen, Essen, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Augenheilkunde, UK Köln, Köln, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, UK Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Deutschland
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- Augenklinik, UK Lübeck, Lübeck, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Augenheilkunde, UK Köln, Köln, Deutschland
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- Augenklinik, UK Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, UK Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Deutschland
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- Augenklinik, UK Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Augenheilkunde, UK Köln, Köln, Deutschland
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- Augenklinik, UK Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Augenklinik, UK Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Augenklinik, UK Essen, Essen, Deutschland
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- Augenklinik, JMU Würzburg, Würzburg, Deutschland
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- Experimentelle Immuntherapie, Hautklinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Hartmannstr. 14, 90152, Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, UK des Saarlandes, Homburg, Deutschland
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- Experimentelle Immuntherapie, Hautklinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Hartmannstr. 14, 90152, Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Augenklinik, UK Tübingen, Tübingen, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, UK des Saarlandes, Homburg, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, UK Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Deutschland
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- Institut für Humangenetik, Ophthalmologische Onkologie und Genetik, UK Essen, Essen, Deutschland
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Koch K, Jiménez Cruz J, Schneider U, Groten T, Schleußner E. Kontinierliche Wundrandinfiltration zur Reduktion der postoperativen Schmerzen nach Sektio cesarea. Eine prospektive Beobachtungsstudie. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1593216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Klapper W, Koch K, Hoster E, Schmitz N, Hiddemann W. Reply to the letter to the editor 'the clinical dilemma of grade 3 follicular lymphoma' by Sorigue et al. Ann Oncol 2016; 27:2303-2304. [PMID: 27502720 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- W Klapper
- Department of Pathology, Hematopathology Section and Lymph Node Registry, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel
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- Department of Pathology, Hematopathology Section and Lymph Node Registry, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital of Munich, Munich
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Asklepios Hospital St Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital of Munich, Munich
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Koch K, Kopecky A, Heindl L. Versorgung periokulärer Weichteilverletzungen: Lider und Tränenwege. Augenheilkunde up2date 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-108719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- K. Koch
- Zentrum für Augenheilkunde, Universität zu Köln
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- Zentrum für Augenheilkunde, Universität zu Köln
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- Zentrum für Augenheilkunde, Universität zu Köln
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Koch K, Hoster E, Ziepert M, Unterhalt M, Ott G, Rosenwald A, Hansmann M, Bernd W, Stein H, Pöschel V, Dreyling M, Trümper L, Löffler M, Schmitz N, Hiddemann W, Pfreundschuh M, Klapper W. Clinical, pathological and genetic features of follicular lymphoma grade 3A: a joint analysis of the German low-grade and high-grade lymphoma study groups GLSG and DSHNHL. Ann Oncol 2016; 27:1323-9. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Haring L, Müürsepp A, Mõttus R, Ilves P, Koch K, Uppin K, Tarnovskaja J, Maron E, Zharkovsky A, Vasar E, Vasar V. Cortical thickness and surface area correlates with cognitive dysfunction among first-episode psychosis patients. Psychol Med 2016; 46:2145-2155. [PMID: 27269478 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291716000684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND In studies using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), some have reported specific brain structure-function relationships among first-episode psychosis (FEP) patients, but findings are inconsistent. We aimed to localize the brain regions where cortical thickness (CTh) and surface area (cortical area; CA) relate to neurocognition, by performing an MRI on participants and measuring their neurocognitive performance using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB), in order to investigate any significant differences between FEP patients and control subjects (CS). METHOD Exploration of potential correlations between specific cognitive functions and brain structure was performed using CANTAB computer-based neurocognitive testing and a vertex-by-vertex whole-brain MRI analysis of 63 FEP patients and 30 CS. RESULTS Significant correlations were found between cortical parameters in the frontal, temporal, cingular and occipital brain regions and performance in set-shifting, working memory manipulation, strategy usage and sustained attention tests. These correlations were significantly dissimilar between FEP patients and CS. CONCLUSIONS Significant correlations between CTh and CA with neurocognitive performance were localized in brain areas known to be involved in cognition. The results also suggested a disrupted structure-function relationship in FEP patients compared with CS.
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- L Haring
- Psychiatry Clinic of Tartu University Hospital,Tartu,Estonia
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- Radiology Clinic of Tartu University Hospital,Tartu,Estonia
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- Department of Psychology,University of Edinburgh,Edinburgh,UK
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- Radiology Clinic of Tartu University Hospital,Tartu,Estonia
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- Psychiatry Clinic of Tartu University Hospital,Tartu,Estonia
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- Psychiatry Clinic of Tartu University Hospital,Tartu,Estonia
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- Psychiatry Clinic of Tartu University Hospital,Tartu,Estonia
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- Psychiatry Clinic of Tartu University Hospital,Tartu,Estonia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Translational Medicine,University of Tartu,Tartu,Estonia
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- Centre of Excellence for Translational Medicine,University of Tartu,Tartu,Estonia
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- Psychiatry Clinic of Tartu University Hospital,Tartu,Estonia
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Altrichter S, Koch K, Church MK, Maurer M. Atopic predisposition in cholinergic urticaria patients and its implications. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016; 30:2060-2065. [PMID: 27324252 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.13765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cholinergic urticaria (CholU) is a frequent chronic urticaria disorder with itchy weal and flare-type skin reactions in response to physical exercise or passive warming. A higher frequency of atopy among CholU patients has been reported, but the significance of this observation is unclear. OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence and relevance of atopy in CholU patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty CholU patients were assessed for atopic skin diathesis (atopic predisposition) by use of the Erlangen Atopy Score and divided into atopic and non-atopic predisposed CholU individuals. Both groups were assessed for disease severity (CholUSI) and activity (CholUAS7), quality of life impairment [Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and CU-Q2 OL], seasonal exacerbation, total and specific serum IgE and comorbidities. RESULTS CholU patients were found to exhibit high rates of atopic predisposition (57%), with higher prevalence and scores in female than in male patients. High Erlangen Atopy Scores were linked to high CholU severity, activity and impact on QoL. Atopic predisposed CholU patients show different seasonal exacerbation patterns, IgE specificity and comorbidity profiles as compared to non-atopic CholU patients. CONCLUSION Atopic predisposition and cholinergic urticaria appear to be linked more closely than previously thought, which suggests shared pathogenetic mechanisms. Atopic patients with cholinergic urticaria have more severe disease and poorer quality of life than those who do not. Thus, all cholinergic urticaria patients should be assessed for atopic predisposition.
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- S Altrichter
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Schnegelsberg A, Mackenhauer J, Nibro HL, Dreyer P, Koch K, Kirkegaard H. Impact of socioeconomic status on mortality and unplanned readmission in septic intensive care unit patients. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2016; 60:465-75. [PMID: 26490972 DOI: 10.1111/aas.12644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Revised: 06/15/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the potential association between socioeconomic status (SES) and prognosis after sepsis. We analysed how SES impacted mortality and readmission in septic patients treated at the intensive care unit (ICU) of a university hospital. METHODS We performed a cohort study including all adult patients admitted to a general tertiary ICU with severe sepsis or septic shock during 2008-2010. Data on SES (educational level, personal income, and cohabitation), comorbidity, readmissions, and mortality were obtained from public registries. We used Cox regression analysis to examine the impact of SES on 30- and 180-day mortality and on first unplanned readmission within 180 days after hospital discharge. RESULTS A total of 387 patients were included of whom 111 (29%) died within 30 days after ICU admission, and 55 (20%) died within 180 days after hospital discharge. Adjusted for sex, comorbidity and SAPS II, patients with low income had a substantially greater risk of dying within 30 days of admission compared to those with high income (35.7% vs. 23.3%; adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 1.99; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.24-3.21), and tended to show higher 180-day mortality (25.0% vs. 15.5%; adjusted HR 1.72; 95% CI 0.86-3.45). Among patients discharged from hospital, 125 (45%) were readmitted within 180 days. Patients with low education and low income showed a tendency towards early readmission. CONCLUSIONS Among septic ICU patients, low income was significantly associated with increased 30-day mortality. There was a trend towards earlier readmission among surviving patients with low educational level and personal income.
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- A. Schnegelsberg
- Research Center for Emergency Medicine; Aarhus University Hospital; Aarhus Denmark
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- Research Center for Emergency Medicine; Aarhus University Hospital; Aarhus Denmark
- Department of Anesthesiology; Regional Hospital of Randers; Randers Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology; Intensive Care Unit; ITA; Aarhus University Hospital; Aarhus Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology; Intensive Care Unit; ITA; Aarhus University Hospital; Aarhus Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology; Aalborg University Hospital; Aalborg Denmark
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- Research Center for Emergency Medicine; Aarhus University Hospital; Aarhus Denmark
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Yang Y, Kreitner K, Schmidtmann I, Koch K, Erbenich N. Der Einfluss unterschiedlicher Herzphasen sowie Messmethoden auf die Größenbestimmung des Aortenanulus mittels Computertomografie vor TAVI. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1581384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Wagner G, De la Cruz F, Güllmar D, Schultz C, Koch K, Bär K. Fronto-thalamic dysconnectivity and cognitive control in schizophrenia. Eur Psychiatry 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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IntroductionSeveral lines of evidence suggest that cognitive deficits represent a core feature of schizophrenia.ObjectivesThe concept of “cognitive dysmetria” has been introduced to characterize disintegration at the system level of frontal-thalamic-cerebellar circuitry which has been regarded as a key network for a wide range of neuropsychological symptoms in schizophrenia.AimsThe present multimodal study aimed at investigating effective and structural connectivity of the frontal-thalamic circuitry in schizophrenia.MethodsUnivariate fMRI data analysis and effective connectivity analysis using dynamic causal modeling (DCM) were combined to examine cognitive control processes in 40 patients with schizophrenia and 40 matched healthy controls. BOLD signal and parameters of effective connectivity were related to parameters of corresponding white matter integrity assessed with diffusion tensor imaging (DTI).ResultsIn the DTI analysis, significantly decreased fractional anisotropy (FA) was detected in patients in the right anterior limb of the internal capsule (ALIC), the right thalamus and the right corpus callosum. During Stroop task performance patients demonstrated significantly lower activation relative to healthy controls in a predominantly right lateralized frontal-thalamic-cerebellar network. An abnormal effective connectivity was observed in the right lateralized connections between thalamus, anterior cingulate and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. FA in the right ALIC was significantly correlated with the fronto-thalamic BOLD signal, effective connectivity and cognitive performance in patients.ConclusionsPresent data provide evidence for the notion of a structural and functional defect in the prefrontal-thalamic-cerebellar circuitry, which seems to be the basis of the cognitive control deficits in schizophrenia.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Fog collectors can enable us to alleviate the water crisis in certain arid regions of the world. A continuous fog-collection cycle consisting of a persistent capture of fog droplets and their fast transport to the target is a prerequisite for developing an efficient fog collector. In regard to this topic, a biological superior design has been found in the hierarchical surface architecture of barley (Hordeum vulgare) awns. We demonstrate here the highly wettable (advancing contact angle 16° ± 2.7 and receding contact angle 9° ± 2.6) barbed (barb = conical structure) awn as a model to develop optimized fog collectors with a high fog-capturing capability, an effective water transport, and above all an efficient fog collection. We compare the fog-collection efficiency of the model sample with other plant samples naturally grown in foggy habitats that are supposed to be very efficient fog collectors. The model sample, consisting of dry hydrophilized awns (DH awns), is found to be about twice as efficient (fog-collection rate 563.7 ± 23.2 μg/cm(2) over 10 min) as any other samples investigated under controlled experimental conditions. Finally, a design based on the hierarchical surface architecture of the model sample is proposed for the development of optimized biomimetic fog collectors.
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- M A K Azad
- Nees Institute for Biodiversity of Plants, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn , Venusbergweg 22, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Nees Institute for Biodiversity of Plants, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn , Venusbergweg 22, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences , Marie-Curie Straße 1, 47533 Kleve, Germany
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Koch K, Algar D, Searle JB, Pfenninger M, Schwenk K. A voyage to Terra Australis: human-mediated dispersal of cats. BMC Evol Biol 2015; 15:262. [PMID: 26634827 PMCID: PMC4669658 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-015-0542-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cats have been transported as human commensals worldwide giving rise to many feral populations. In Australia, feral cats have caused decline and extinction of native mammals, but their time of introduction and origin is unclear. Here, we investigate hypotheses of cat arrival pre- or post-European settlement, and the potential for admixture between cats of different invasion events. We analyse the genetic structure and diversity of feral cats from six locations on mainland Australia, seven Australian islands and samples from Southeast Asia and Europe using microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA data. RESULTS Our results based on phylogeographic model selection are consistent with a European origin of cats in Australia. We find genetic distinctiveness of Australian mainland samples compared with Dirk Hartog Island, Flinders Island, Tasman Island and Cocos (Keeling) Island samples, and genetic similarities between some of the island populations. Historical records suggest that introduction of cats to these islands occurred at the time of European exploration and/or in connection with the pearling, whaling and sealing trades early in the 19th century. On-going influx of domestic cats into the feral cat population is apparently causing the Australian mainland populations to be genetically differentiated from those island populations, which likely are remnants of the historically introduced cat genotypes. CONCLUSION A mainly European origin of feral cats in Australia, with possible secondary introductions from Asia following the initial establishment of cats in Australia is reasonable. The islands surrounding Australia may represent founding populations and are of particular interest. The results of the study provide an important timeframe for the impact of feral cats on native species in Australia.
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- K Koch
- Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F) by Senckenberg Naturforschende Gesellschaft and Goethe-University, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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- Department of Parks and Wildlife, Science and Conservation Division, P.O. Box 51, Wanneroo, 6065, WA, Australia.
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Corson Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853-2701, USA.
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- Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F) by Senckenberg Naturforschende Gesellschaft and Goethe-University, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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- Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F) by Senckenberg Naturforschende Gesellschaft and Goethe-University, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. .,Molecular Ecology, Institute for Environmental Sciences, Universität Koblenz-Landau, 76829, Landau in der Pfalz, Germany.
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Leich E, Hoster E, Wartenberg M, Unterhalt M, Siebert R, Koch K, Klapper W, Engelhard M, Puppe B, Horn H, Staiger AM, Stuhlmann-Laeisz C, Bernd HW, Feller AC, Hummel M, Lenze D, Stein H, Hartmann S, Hansmann ML, Möller P, Hiddemann W, Dreyling M, Ott G, Rosenwald A. Similar clinical features in follicular lymphomas with and without breaks in the BCL2 locus. Leukemia 2015; 30:854-60. [PMID: 26621338 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2015.330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Revised: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Approximately 15% of follicular lymphomas (FLs) lack breaks in the BCL2 locus. The aim of this study was to better define molecular and clinical features of BCL2-breakpoint/t(14;18)-negative FLs. We studied the presence of BCL2, BCL6 and MYC breaks by fluorescence in situ hybridization and the expression of BCL2, MUM1, CD10, P53 and Ki67 in large clinical trial cohorts of 540 advanced-stage FL cases and 116 early-stage disease FL patients treated with chemotherapy regimens and radiation, respectively. A total of 86% and 53% of advanced- and early-stage FLs were BCL2-breakpoint-positive, respectively. BCL2 was expressed in almost all FLs with BCL2 break and also in 86% and 69% of BCL2-breakpoint-negative advanced- and early-stage FLs, respectively. CD10 expression was significantly reduced in BCL2-breakpoint-negative FLs of all stages and MUM1 and Ki67 expression were significantly increased in BCL2-break-negative early-stage FLs. Patient characteristics did not differ between FLs with and without BCL2 breaks and neither did survival times in advanced-stage FLs. These results suggest that the molecular profile differs to some extent between FLs with and without BCL2 breaks and support the notion that FLs with and without BCL2 breaks belong to the same lymphoma entity.
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- E Leich
- Institute of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Comprehensive Cancer Center Mainfranken (CCC MF), Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, Biometry, and Epidemiology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Comprehensive Cancer Center Mainfranken (CCC MF), Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Hematopathology Section and Lymph Node Registry, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Hematopathology Section and Lymph Node Registry, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department for Radiotherapy, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Comprehensive Cancer Center Mainfranken (CCC MF), Würzburg, Germany
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- Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, Stuttgart and University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, Stuttgart and University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Pathodiagnostik Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Frankfurt am, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Frankfurt am, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Comprehensive Cancer Center Mainfranken (CCC MF), Würzburg, Germany
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Haring L, Mõttus R, Koch K, Trei M, Maron E. Factorial validity, measurement equivalence and cognitive performance of the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) between patients with first-episode psychosis and healthy volunteers. Psychol Med 2015; 45:1919-1929. [PMID: 25544472 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291714003018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to use selected Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) tests to examine the dimensional structure of cognitive dysfunction in first episode of psychosis (FEP) patients compared with cognition in healthy subjects. METHOD A total of 109 FEP patients and 96 healthy volunteers were administered eight CANTAB tests of cognitive function. Principal components analysis (PCA) was used to estimate dimensionality within the test results. The dimensions identified by the PCA were assumed to reflect underlying cognitive traits. The plausibility of latent factor models was estimated using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Multi-group CFA (MGCFA) was used to test for measurement invariance of factors between groups. The nature and severity of cognitive deficits amongst patients as opposed to controls were evaluated using a general linear model. RESULTS Amongst subjects PCA identified two underlying cognitive traits: (i) a broad cognitive domain; (ii) attention/memory and executive function domains. Corresponding CFA models were built that fitted data well for both FEP patients and healthy volunteers. As in MGCFA latent variables appeared differently defined in patient and control groups, differences had to be ascribed using subtest scores rather than their aggregates. At subtest score level the patients performed significantly worse than healthy subjects in all comparisons (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Results of this study demonstrate that the structure of underlying cognitive abilities as measured by a selection of CANTAB tests is not the same for healthy individuals and FEP patients, with patients displaying widespread cognitive impairment.
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- L Haring
- Psychiatry Clinic of Tartu University Hospital,Tartu,Estonia
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- Department of Psychology,University of Edinburgh,Edinburgh,UK
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- Psychiatry Clinic of Tartu University Hospital,Tartu,Estonia
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- Department of Psychology,University of Tartu,Tartu,Estonia
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- Psychiatry Clinic of Tartu University Hospital,Tartu,Estonia
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Maurer J, Liu H, Wiant D, Koch K, Manning M, Sintay B. SU-E-T-197: Comparing Quality Assurance Strategies for Single Isocenter Treatments of Multiple Brain Metastases. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4924558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Schwarzkopf TM, Koch K, Klein J. Reduced severity of ischemic stroke and improvement of mitochondrial function after dietary treatment with the anaplerotic substance triheptanoin. Neuroscience 2015; 300:201-9. [PMID: 25982559 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Triheptanoin, an oily substance, consists of glycerol bound to three molecules of heptanoic acid, a C7 odd-chain fatty acid. A triheptanoin-rich diet has anaplerotic effects because heptanoate metabolism yields succinate which delivers substrates to the Krebs cycle. While previous studies on the effects of triheptanoin focused on metabolic disorders and epilepsy, we investigated triheptanoin's effect on ischemic stroke. Mice were fed a triheptanoin-enriched diet for 14days; controls received soybean oil. Only mice fed triheptanoin had measurable quantities of odd-numbered fatty acids in the plasma and brain. Transient ischemia was induced in the brain by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCAO) for 60min. One day later, mice were tested for neurological function (chimney, rotarod and corner tests) which was found to be better preserved in the triheptanoin group. Microdialysis demonstrated that the strong, neurotoxic increase of extracellular glutamate, which was observed in the mouse striatum during MCAO, was strongly reduced in triheptanoin-fed mice while glucose levels were not affected. Triheptanoin diet reduced the infarct area in stroked mice by about 40%. In ex vivo-experiments with isolated mitochondria, ischemia was found to cause a reduction of mitochondrial respiratory activity. This reduction was attenuated by triheptanoin diet in complex II and IV. In parallel measurements, ATP levels and mitochondrial membrane potential were reduced in control animals but were preserved in triheptanoin-fed mice. We conclude that triheptanoin-fed mice which sustained an experimental stroke had a significantly improved neurological outcome. This beneficial effect is apparently due to an improvement of mitochondrial function and preservation of the cellular energy state. Our findings identify triheptanoin as a promising new dietary agent for neuroprotection.
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- T M Schwarzkopf
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Street 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Street 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Street 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany.
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Agnese R, Anderson AJ, Balakishiyeva D, Basu Thakur R, Bauer DA, Billard J, Borgland A, Bowles MA, Brandt D, Brink PL, Bunker R, Cabrera B, Caldwell DO, Cerdeno DG, Chagani H, Chen Y, Cooley J, Cornell B, Crewdson CH, Cushman P, Daal M, Di Stefano PCF, Doughty T, Esteban L, Fallows S, Figueroa-Feliciano E, Godfrey GL, Golwala SR, Hall J, Harris HR, Hertel SA, Hofer T, Holmgren D, Hsu L, Huber ME, Jastram A, Kamaev O, Kara B, Kelsey MH, Kennedy A, Kiveni M, Koch K, Leder A, Loer B, Lopez Asamar E, Mahapatra R, Mandic V, Martinez C, McCarthy KA, Mirabolfathi N, Moffatt RA, Moore DC, Nelson H, Nelson RH, Ogburn RW, Page K, Page WA, Partridge R, Pepin M, Phipps A, Prasad K, Pyle M, Qiu H, Rau W, Redl P, Reisetter A, Ricci Y, Rogers HE, Saab T, Sadoulet B, Sander J, Schneck K, Schnee RW, Scorza S, Serfass B, Shank B, Speller D, Upadhyayula S, Villano AN, Welliver B, Wright DH, Yellin S, Yen JJ, Young BA, Zhang J. First direct limits on lightly ionizing particles with electric charge less than e/6. Phys Rev Lett 2015; 114:111302. [PMID: 25839256 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.114.111302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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While the standard model of particle physics does not include free particles with fractional charge, experimental searches have not ruled out their existence. We report results from the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS II) experiment that give the first direct-detection limits for cosmogenically produced relativistic particles with electric charge lower than e/6. A search for tracks in the six stacked detectors of each of two of the CDMS II towers finds no candidates, thereby excluding new parameter space for particles with electric charges between e/6 and e/200.
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- R Agnese
- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
- Department of Physics, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- Departamento de Física Teórica and Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- IPPP, Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, & Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Departamento de Física Teórica and Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, & Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Departamento de Física Teórica and Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, & Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, & Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana 47722, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
- Department of Physics, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Experimentelle Kernphysik, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California 95053, USA
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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We analyzed the fog collection efficiency of three different sets of samples: replica (with and without microstructures), copper wire (smooth and microgrooved) and polyolefin mesh (hydrophilic, superhydrophilic and hydrophobic). The collection efficiency of the samples was compared in each set separately to investigate the influence of microstructures and/or the wettability of the surfaces on fog collection. Based on the controlled experimental conditions chosen here large differences in the efficiency were found. We found that microstructured plant replica samples collected 2-3 times higher amounts of water than that of unstructured (smooth) samples. Copper wire samples showed similar results. Moreover, microgrooved wires had a faster dripping of water droplets than that of smooth wires. The superhydrophilic mesh tested here was proved more efficient than any other mesh samples with different wettability. The amount of collected fog by superhydrophilic mesh was about 5 times higher than that of hydrophilic (untreated) mesh and was about 2 times higher than that of hydrophobic mesh.
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- M A K Azad
- Nees Institute for Biodiversity of Plants, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn. Venusbergweg 22, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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Büchter C, Ackermann D, Honnen S, Arnold N, Havermann S, Koch K, Wätjen W. Methylated derivatives of myricetin enhance life span in Caenorhabditis elegans dependent on the transcription factor DAF-16. Food Funct 2015; 6:3383-92. [DOI: 10.1039/c5fo00463b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Methylated derivatives of myricetin enhance the life span of the nematodeCaenorhabditis eleganscomparable to the non-methylated flavonoid myricetin. The life-prolonging effects are dependent on the transcription factor DAF-16.
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- C. Büchter
- Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
- Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences
- D-06120 Halle/Saale
- Germany
- Institute of Toxicology
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- Institute of Toxicology
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
- D-40225 Düsseldorf
- Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
- D-40225 Düsseldorf
- Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
- D-06120 Halle/Saale
- Germany
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- Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
- Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences
- D-06120 Halle/Saale
- Germany
- Institute of Toxicology
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- Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
- Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences
- D-06120 Halle/Saale
- Germany
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- Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
- Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences
- D-06120 Halle/Saale
- Germany
- Institute of Toxicology
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Dandikas V, Heuwinkel H, Lichti F, Drewes JE, Koch K. Correlation between biogas yield and chemical composition of energy crops. Bioresour Technol 2014; 174:316-20. [PMID: 25443623 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Revised: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/05/2014] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The scope of this study was to investigate the influence of the chemical composition of energy crops on biogas and methane yield. In total, 41 different plants were analyzed in batch test and their chemical composition was determined. For acid detergent lignin (ADL) content below 10% of total solids, a significant negative correlation for biogas and methane yields (r≈-0.90) was observed. Based on a simple regression analysis, more than 80% of the sample variation can be explained through ADL. Based on a principal component analysis and multiple regression analysis, ADL and hemicellulose are suggested as suitable model variables for biogas yield potential predictions across plant species.
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- V Dandikas
- Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Animal Husbandry, Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture, Am Staudengarten 3, 85354 Freising, Germany.
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- Department of Agriculture and Food Economy, Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, Am Hofgarten 1, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Animal Husbandry, Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture, Am Staudengarten 3, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering, Technische Universität München, Am Coulombwall 8, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering, Technische Universität München, Am Coulombwall 8, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Agnese R, Anderson AJ, Asai M, Balakishiyeva D, Basu Thakur R, Bauer DA, Beaty J, Billard J, Borgland A, Bowles MA, Brandt D, Brink PL, Bunker R, Cabrera B, Caldwell DO, Cerdeno DG, Chagani H, Chen Y, Cherry M, Cooley J, Cornell B, Crewdson CH, Cushman P, Daal M, DeVaney D, Di Stefano PCF, Silva EDCE, Doughty T, Esteban L, Fallows S, Figueroa-Feliciano E, Godfrey GL, Golwala SR, Hall J, Hansen S, Harris HR, Hertel SA, Hines BA, Hofer T, Holmgren D, Hsu L, Huber ME, Jastram A, Kamaev O, Kara B, Kelsey MH, Kenany S, Kennedy A, Kiveni M, Koch K, Leder A, Loer B, Lopez Asamar E, Mahapatra R, Mandic V, Martinez C, McCarthy KA, Mirabolfathi N, Moffatt RA, Nelson RH, Novak L, Page K, Partridge R, Pepin M, Phipps A, Platt M, Prasad K, Pyle M, Qiu H, Rau W, Redl P, Reisetter A, Resch RW, Ricci Y, Ruschman M, Saab T, Sadoulet B, Sander J, Schmitt RL, Schneck K, Schnee RW, Scorza S, Seitz DN, Serfass B, Shank B, Speller D, Tomada A, Upadhyayula S, Villano AN, Welliver B, Wright DH, Yellin S, Yen JJ, Young BA, Zhang J. Search for low-mass weakly interacting massive particles with SuperCDMS. Phys Rev Lett 2014; 112:241302. [PMID: 24996080 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.112.241302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We report a first search for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) using the background rejection capabilities of SuperCDMS. An exposure of 577 kg days was analyzed for WIMPs with mass <30 GeV/c(2), with the signal region blinded. Eleven events were observed after unblinding. We set an upper limit on the spin-independent WIMP-nucleon cross section of 1.2×10(-42) cm(2) at 8 GeV/c(2). This result is in tension with WIMP interpretations of recent experiments and probes new parameter space for WIMP-nucleon scattering for WIMP masses <6 GeV/c(2).
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- R Agnese
- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA and Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- Departamento de Física Teórica and Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, & Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7 L 3N6, Canada
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7 L 3N6, Canada
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Departamento de Física Teórica and Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, & Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
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- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7 L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Departamento de Física Teórica and Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7 L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, & Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7 L 3N6, Canada
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7 L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana 47722, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7 L 3N6, Canada
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA and Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California 95053, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Hartmann S, Mauz-Körholz C, Eichenauer D, Mottok A, Bob R, Koch K, Bernd HW, Cogliatti S, Hummel M, Feller A, Ott G, Möller P, Rosenwald A, Stein H, Hansmann ML, Körholz D, Klapper W. Variant Histological Patterns of Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children Treated in Trials of the GPOH-HD. Klin Padiatr 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1371129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Schultz CC, Mühleisen TW, Nenadic I, Koch K, Wagner G, Schachtzabel C, Siedek F, Nöthen MM, Rietschel M, Deufel T, Kiehntopf M, Cichon S, Reichenbach JR, Sauer H, Schlösser RGM. Common variation in NCAN, a risk factor for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, influences local cortical folding in schizophrenia. Psychol Med 2014; 44:811-820. [PMID: 23795679 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291713001414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have provided strong evidence that variation in the gene neurocan (NCAN, rs1064395) is a common risk factor for bipolar disorder (BD) and schizophrenia. However, the possible relevance of NCAN variation to disease mechanisms in the human brain has not yet been explored. Thus, to identify a putative pathomechanism, we tested whether the risk allele has an influence on cortical thickness and folding in a well-characterized sample of patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls. METHOD Sixty-three patients and 65 controls underwent T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and were genotyped for the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs1064395. Folding and thickness were analysed on a node-by-node basis using a surface-based approach (FreeSurfer). RESULTS In patients, NCAN risk status (defined by AA and AG carriers) was found to be associated with higher folding in the right lateral occipital region and at a trend level for the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Controls did not show any association (p > 0.05). For cortical thickness, there was no significant effect in either patients or controls. CONCLUSIONS This study is the first to describe an effect of the NCAN risk variant on brain structure. Our data show that the NCAN risk allele influences cortical folding in the occipital and prefrontal cortex, which may establish disease susceptibility during neurodevelopment. The findings suggest that NCAN is involved in visual processing and top-down cognitive functioning. Both major cognitive processes are known to be disturbed in schizophrenia. Moreover, our study reveals new evidence for a specific genetic influence on local cortical folding in schizophrenia.
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- C C Schultz
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, Jena University Hospital, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, Jena University Hospital, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Germany
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- Medical Physics Group, Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology I, Jena University Hospital, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Germany
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Agnese R, Anderson AJ, Asai M, Balakishiyeva D, Basu Thakur R, Bauer DA, Billard J, Borgland A, Bowles MA, Brandt D, Brink PL, Bunker R, Cabrera B, Caldwell DO, Cerdeno DG, Chagani H, Cooley J, Cornell B, Crewdson CH, Cushman P, Daal M, Di Stefano PCF, Doughty T, Esteban L, Fallows S, Figueroa-Feliciano E, Godfrey GL, Golwala SR, Hall J, Harris HR, Hertel SA, Hofer T, Holmgren D, Hsu L, Huber ME, Jastram A, Kamaev O, Kara B, Kelsey MH, Kennedy A, Kiveni M, Koch K, Loer B, Lopez Asamar E, Mahapatra R, Mandic V, Martinez C, McCarthy KA, Mirabolfathi N, Moffatt RA, Moore DC, Nadeau P, Nelson RH, Page K, Partridge R, Pepin M, Phipps A, Prasad K, Pyle M, Qiu H, Rau W, Redl P, Reisetter A, Ricci Y, Saab T, Sadoulet B, Sander J, Schneck K, Schnee RW, Scorza S, Serfass B, Shank B, Speller D, Villano AN, Welliver B, Wright DH, Yellin S, Yen JJ, Young BA, Zhang J. Search for low-mass weakly interacting massive particles using voltage-assisted calorimetric ionization detection in the SuperCDMS experiment. Phys Rev Lett 2014; 112:041302. [PMID: 24580434 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.112.041302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
SuperCDMS is an experiment designed to directly detect weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), a favored candidate for dark matter ubiquitous in the Universe. In this Letter, we present WIMP-search results using a calorimetric technique we call CDMSlite, which relies on voltage-assisted Luke-Neganov amplification of the ionization energy deposited by particle interactions. The data were collected with a single 0.6 kg germanium detector running for ten live days at the Soudan Underground Laboratory. A low energy threshold of 170 eVee (electron equivalent) was obtained, which allows us to constrain new WIMP-nucleon spin-independent parameter space for WIMP masses below 6 GeV/c2.
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- R Agnese
- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA and Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- Departamento de Física Teórica and Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Departamento de Física Teórica and Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
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- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Departamento de Física Teórica and Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana 47722, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA and Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California 95053, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Agnese R, Ahmed Z, Anderson AJ, Arrenberg S, Balakishiyeva D, Basu Thakur R, Bauer DA, Billard J, Borgland A, Brandt D, Brink PL, Bruch T, Bunker R, Cabrera B, Caldwell DO, Cerdeno DG, Chagani H, Cooley J, Cornell B, Crewdson CH, Cushman P, Daal M, Dejongh F, do Couto e Silva E, Doughty T, Esteban L, Fallows S, Figueroa-Feliciano E, Filippini J, Fox J, Fritts M, Godfrey GL, Golwala SR, Hall J, Harris RH, Hertel SA, Hofer T, Holmgren D, Hsu L, Huber ME, Jastram A, Kamaev O, Kara B, Kelsey MH, Kennedy A, Kim P, Kiveni M, Koch K, Kos M, Leman SW, Loer B, Lopez Asamar E, Mahapatra R, Mandic V, Martinez C, McCarthy KA, Mirabolfathi N, Moffatt RA, Moore DC, Nadeau P, Nelson RH, Page K, Partridge R, Pepin M, Phipps A, Prasad K, Pyle M, Qiu H, Rau W, Redl P, Reisetter A, Ricci Y, Saab T, Sadoulet B, Sander J, Schneck K, Schnee RW, Scorza S, Serfass B, Shank B, Speller D, Sundqvist KM, Villano AN, Welliver B, Wright DH, Yellin S, Yen JJ, Yoo J, Young BA, Zhang J. Silicon detector dark matter results from the final exposure of CDMS II. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 111:251301. [PMID: 24483735 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.111.251301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2013] [Revised: 07/27/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
We report results of a search for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPS) with the silicon detectors of the CDMS II experiment. This blind analysis of 140.2 kg day of data taken between July 2007 and September 2008 revealed three WIMP-candidate events with a surface-event background estimate of 0.41(-0.08)(+0.20)(stat)(-0.24)(+0.28)(syst). Other known backgrounds from neutrons and 206Pb are limited to <0.13 and <0.08 events at the 90% confidence level, respectively. The exposure of this analysis is equivalent to 23.4 kg day for a recoil energy range of 7-100 keV for a WIMP of mass 10 GeV/c2. The probability that the known backgrounds would produce three or more events in the signal region is 5.4%. A profile likelihood ratio test of the three events that includes the measured recoil energies gives a 0.19% probability for the known-background-only hypothesis when tested against the alternative WIMP+background hypothesis. The highest likelihood occurs for a WIMP mass of 8.6 GeV/c2 and WIMP-nucleon cross section of 1.9×10(-41) cm2.
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- R Agnese
- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Physics Institute, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Physics Institute, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- Departamento de Física Teórica and Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Departamento de Física Teórica and Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
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- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Departamento de Física Teórica and Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana 47722, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA and Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California 95053, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Fiorentini C, Pepi M, Cosgrove C, Carr L, Chao C, Dahiya A, Prasad S, Younger J, Biering-Sorensen T, Christensen L, Krieger D, Mogelvang R, Jensen J, Hojberg S, Host N, Karlsen F, Christensen H, Medressova A, Abikeyeva L, Dzhetybayeva S, Andossova S, Kuatbayev Y, Bekbossynova M, Bekbossynov S, Pya Y, Farsalinos K, Tsiapras D, Kyrzopoulos S, Spyrou A, Stefopoulos C, Romagna G, Tsimopoulou K, Tsakalou M, Voudris V, Cacicedo A, Velasco Del Castillo S, Anton Ladislao A, Aguirre Larracoechea U, Onaindia Gandarias J, Romero Pereiro A, Arana Achaga X, Zugazabeitia Irazabal G, Laraudogoitia Zaldumbide E, Lekuona Goya I, Varela A, Kotsovilis S, Salagianni M, Andreakos V, Davos C, Merchan Ortega G, Bonaque Gonzalez J, Sanchez Espino A, Bolivar Herrera N, Macancela Quinones J, Ikuta I, Ferrer Lopez R, Munoz Troyano S, Bravo Bustos D, Gomez Recio M. 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Koch K. Acute pain management in general practice: steps to effective pain control. S Afr Fam Pract (2004) 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2013.10874410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Mulders TA, Barsom E, Ayada I, Sivapalaratnam S, De Winter R, Koch K, Kastelein JJP, Trip MD, Stroes ESG, Pinto-Sietsma SJ. Family history of premature cardiovascular disease as risk factor for recurrent coronary artery disease: a retrospective cohort study. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht308.p2487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Lambers FM, Koch K, Kuhn G, Ruffoni D, Weigt C, Schulte FA, Müller R. Trabecular bone adapts to long-term cyclic loading by increasing stiffness and normalization of dynamic morphometric rates. Bone 2013; 55:325-34. [PMID: 23624292 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2013.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Revised: 04/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/19/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Abstract
Bone has the ability to adapt to external loading conditions. Especially the beneficial effect of short-term cyclic loading has been investigated in a number of in vivo animal studies. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term effect (>10 weeks) of cyclic mechanical loading on the bone microstructure, bone stiffness, and bone remodeling rates. Mice were subjected to cyclic mechanical loading at the sixth caudal vertebra with 8N or 0N (control) three times per week for a total period of 14 weeks. Structural bone parameters were determined from in vivo micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) scans performed at week 0, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14. Mechanical parameters were derived from micro-finite element analysis. Dynamic bone morphometry was calculated using registration of serial micro-CT scans. Bone volume fraction and trabecular thickness increased significantly more for the loaded group than for the control group (p = 0.006 and p = 0.002 respectively). The trabecular bone microstructure adapted to the load of 8N in approximately ten weeks, indicated by the trabecular bone volume fraction, which increased from 16.7% at 0 weeks to 21.6% at week 10 and only showed little change afterwards (bone volume fraction of 21.5% at 14 weeks). Similarly bone stiffness - (at the start of the experiment 649N/mm) - reached 846N/mm at 10 weeks in the loaded group and was maintained to the end of the experiment (850N/mm). At 4 weeks the bone formation rate was 32% greater and the bone resorption rate 22% less for 8N compared to 0N. This difference was significantly reduced as the bone adapted to 8N, with 8N remodeling rates returning to the values of the 0N group at approximately 10 weeks. Together these data suggest that once bone has adapted to a new loading state, the remodeling rates reduce gradually while maintaining bone volume fraction and stiffness.
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- Floor M Lambers
- Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 10, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
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Measurement of inelastic, single- and double-diffraction cross sections in proton-proton collisions at the LHC with ALICE. Eur Phys J C Part Fields 2013; 73:2456. [PMID: 25814861 PMCID: PMC4371094 DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2456-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2012] [Revised: 01/28/2013] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
Measurements of cross sections of inelastic and diffractive processes in proton-proton collisions at LHC energies were carried out with the ALICE detector. The fractions of diffractive processes in inelastic collisions were determined from a study of gaps in charged particle pseudorapidity distributions: for single diffraction (diffractive mass MX <200 GeV/c2) [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text], respectively at centre-of-mass energies [Formula: see text]; for double diffraction (for a pseudorapidity gap Δη>3) σDD/σINEL=0.11±0.03,0.12±0.05, and [Formula: see text], respectively at [Formula: see text]. To measure the inelastic cross section, beam properties were determined with van der Meer scans, and, using a simulation of diffraction adjusted to data, the following values were obtained: [Formula: see text] mb at [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] at [Formula: see text]. The single- and double-diffractive cross sections were calculated combining relative rates of diffraction with inelastic cross sections. The results are compared to previous measurements at proton-antiproton and proton-proton colliders at lower energies, to measurements by other experiments at the LHC, and to theoretical models.
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- B Abelev
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California United States
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- Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Řež u Prahy, Czech Republic
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- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
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- Physics Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
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- KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
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- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Physics Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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- Department of Physics Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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- Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea
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- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia
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- Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy ; Centro Fermi - Centro Studi e Ricerche e Museo Storico della Fisica "Enrico Fermi", Rome, Italy
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- Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Faculty of Engineering, Bergen University College, Bergen, Norway
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- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica 'M. Merlin' and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
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- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio United States
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- Rudjer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), Université Joseph Fourier, CNRS-IN2P3, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Departamento de Física de Partículas and IGFAE, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
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- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
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- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee United States
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- Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Physics Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India ; Physics Department, University of Cape Town, iThemba LABS, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS-IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France ; Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
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- Centro Fermi - Centro Studi e Ricerche e Museo Storico della Fisica "Enrico Fermi", Rome, Italy
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, IRFU, Saclay, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS-IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
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- Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica 'M. Merlin' and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
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- KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS-IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland
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- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS-IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
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- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), Mumbai, India
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- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-IN2P3, Strasbourg, France
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- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
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- University of Houston, Houston, Texas United States
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- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
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- National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
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- National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
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- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
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- KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
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- Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
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- Physics Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università e Astronomia and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
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- Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Řež u Prahy, Czech Republic
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Madrid, Spain
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- University of Houston, Houston, Texas United States
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- Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio United States
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- Institut für Informatik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, Košice, Slovakia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, IRFU, Saclay, France
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- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
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- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India
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- Physics Department, University of Cape Town, iThemba LABS, Cape Town, South Africa ; Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
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- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California United States
| | - P Braun-Munzinger
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - M Bregant
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
| | - T Breitner
- Institut für Informatik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - T A Browning
- Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana United States
| | - M Broz
- Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
| | - R Brun
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - E Bruna
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy ; Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
| | - G E Bruno
- Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica 'M. Merlin' and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
| | - D Budnikov
- Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
| | - H Buesching
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - S Bufalino
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy ; Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
| | - O Busch
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Z Buthelezi
- Physics Department, University of Cape Town, iThemba LABS, Cape Town, South Africa
| | | | - D Caffarri
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università e Astronomia and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy ; Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
| | - X Cai
- Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
| | - H Caines
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
| | - E Calvo Villar
- Sección Física, Departamento de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru
| | - P Camerini
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
| | - V Canoa Roman
- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Mexico City and Mérida, Mexico
| | | | - F Carena
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - W Carena
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | | | - F Carminati
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | | | | | - J F Castillo Hernandez
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - E A R Casula
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Cagliari, Italy
| | - V Catanescu
- National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
| | - C Cavicchioli
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - C Ceballos Sanchez
- Centro de Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), Havana, Cuba
| | - J Cepila
- Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
| | | | - B Chang
- Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland ; Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
| | - S Chapeland
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - J L Charvet
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, IRFU, Saclay, France
| | | | | | - I Chawla
- Physics Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
| | - M Cherney
- Physics Department, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska United States
| | - C Cheshkov
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland ; Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IPN-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
| | - B Cheynis
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IPN-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
| | | | - D D Chinellato
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
| | - P Chochula
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - M Chojnacki
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - S Choudhury
- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
| | - P Christakoglou
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics, Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - C H Christensen
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - P Christiansen
- Division of Experimental High Energy Physics, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
| | - T Chujo
- University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
| | - S U Chung
- Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea
| | | | - L Cifarelli
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy ; European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland ; Centro Fermi - Centro Studi e Ricerche e Museo Storico della Fisica "Enrico Fermi", Rome, Italy
| | | | - J Cleymans
- Physics Department, University of Cape Town, iThemba LABS, Cape Town, South Africa
| | - F Coccetti
- Centro Fermi - Centro Studi e Ricerche e Museo Storico della Fisica "Enrico Fermi", Rome, Italy
| | - F Colamaria
- Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica 'M. Merlin' and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
| | - D Colella
- Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica 'M. Merlin' and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
| | - G Conesa Balbastre
- Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), Université Joseph Fourier, CNRS-IN2P3, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
| | | | - P Constantin
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - G Contin
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
| | - J G Contreras
- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Mexico City and Mérida, Mexico
| | - T M Cormier
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
| | | | - P Cortese
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica dell'Università del Piemonte Orientale and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Alessandria, Italy
| | | | - M R Cosentino
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California United States
| | - F Costa
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - M E Cotallo
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Madrid, Spain
| | - E Crescio
- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Mexico City and Mérida, Mexico
| | - P Crochet
- Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS-IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
| | - E Cruz Alaniz
- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - E Cuautle
- Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - L Cunqueiro
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
| | - A Dainese
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università e Astronomia and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy ; Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
| | - H H Dalsgaard
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - A Danu
- Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania
| | - D Das
- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India
| | - K Das
- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India
| | - I Das
- Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
| | - S Dash
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), Mumbai, India
| | - A Dash
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
| | - S De
- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
| | | | - A De Caro
- Dipartimento di Fisica 'E.R. Caianiello' dell'Università and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Salerno, Italy ; Centro Fermi - Centro Studi e Ricerche e Museo Storico della Fisica "Enrico Fermi", Rome, Italy
| | | | - J de Cuveland
- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - A De Falco
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Cagliari, Italy
| | - D De Gruttola
- Dipartimento di Fisica 'E.R. Caianiello' dell'Università and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Salerno, Italy
| | - H Delagrange
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
| | - A Deloff
- Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies, Warsaw, Poland
| | - V Demanov
- Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
| | | | - E Dénes
- KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
| | - S De Pasquale
- Dipartimento di Fisica 'E.R. Caianiello' dell'Università and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Salerno, Italy
| | - A Deppman
- Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
| | - G D Erasmo
- Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica 'M. Merlin' and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
| | - R de Rooij
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - M A Diaz Corchero
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Madrid, Spain
| | - D Di Bari
- Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica 'M. Merlin' and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
| | - T Dietel
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
| | - C Di Giglio
- Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica 'M. Merlin' and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
| | | | - A Di Mauro
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - P Di Nezza
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
| | - R Divià
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - Ø Djuvsland
- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
| | - A Dobrin
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States ; Division of Experimental High Energy Physics, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
| | - T Dobrowolski
- Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies, Warsaw, Poland
| | - I Domínguez
- Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - B Dönigus
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - O Dordic
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - O Driga
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
| | - A K Dubey
- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
| | - A Dubla
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - L Ducroux
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IPN-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
| | - P Dupieux
- Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS-IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
| | | | | | - D Elia
- Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
| | - D Emschermann
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
| | - H Engel
- Institut für Informatik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - B Erazmus
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland ; SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
| | - H A Erdal
- Faculty of Engineering, Bergen University College, Bergen, Norway
| | - B Espagnon
- Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
| | - M Estienne
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
| | - S Esumi
- University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
| | - D Evans
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
| | - G Eyyubova
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - D Fabris
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università e Astronomia and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy ; Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
| | - J Faivre
- Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), Université Joseph Fourier, CNRS-IN2P3, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
| | - D Falchieri
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
| | - A Fantoni
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
| | - M Fasel
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - R Fearick
- Physics Department, University of Cape Town, iThemba LABS, Cape Town, South Africa
| | - A Fedunov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
| | - D Fehlker
- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
| | - L Feldkamp
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
| | - D Felea
- Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania
| | - B Fenton-Olsen
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California United States
| | - G Feofilov
- V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
| | | | - A Ferretti
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
| | - R Ferretti
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica dell'Università del Piemonte Orientale and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Alessandria, Italy
| | - A Festanti
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università e Astronomia and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
| | - J Figiel
- The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland
| | | | - S Filchagin
- Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
| | - D Finogeev
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
| | - F M Fionda
- Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica 'M. Merlin' and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
| | - E M Fiore
- Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica 'M. Merlin' and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
| | - M Floris
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - S Foertsch
- Physics Department, University of Cape Town, iThemba LABS, Cape Town, South Africa
| | - P Foka
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - S Fokin
- Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | | | - A Francescon
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland ; Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università e Astronomia and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
| | - U Frankenfeld
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - U Fuchs
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - C Furget
- Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), Université Joseph Fourier, CNRS-IN2P3, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
| | - M Fusco Girard
- Dipartimento di Fisica 'E.R. Caianiello' dell'Università and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Salerno, Italy
| | - J J Gaardhøje
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - M Gagliardi
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
| | - A Gago
- Sección Física, Departamento de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru
| | - M Gallio
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
| | - D R Gangadharan
- Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio United States
| | - P Ganoti
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee United States
| | - C Garabatos
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | | | - I Garishvili
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California United States
| | - J Gerhard
- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - M Germain
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
| | - C Geuna
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, IRFU, Saclay, France
| | - M Gheata
- Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania ; European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - A Gheata
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - B Ghidini
- Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica 'M. Merlin' and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
| | - P Ghosh
- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
| | - P Gianotti
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
| | - M R Girard
- Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
| | - P Giubellino
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - E Gladysz-Dziadus
- The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland
| | - P Glässel
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - R Gomez
- Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, Mexico ; Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Mexico City and Mérida, Mexico
| | - E G Ferreiro
- Departamento de Física de Partículas and IGFAE, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
| | - L H González-Trueba
- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - P González-Zamora
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Madrid, Spain
| | - S Gorbunov
- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - A Goswami
- Physics Department, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
| | - S Gotovac
- Technical University of Split FESB, Split, Croatia
| | - V Grabski
- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | | | - R Grajcarek
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - A Grelli
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - C Grigoras
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - A Grigoras
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - V Grigoriev
- Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | - S Grigoryan
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
| | | | - B Grinyov
- Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kiev, Ukraine
| | - N Grion
- Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
| | - P Gros
- Division of Experimental High Energy Physics, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
| | | | - J-Y Grossiord
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IPN-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
| | - R Grosso
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - F Guber
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
| | - R Guernane
- Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), Université Joseph Fourier, CNRS-IN2P3, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
| | - C Guerra Gutierrez
- Sección Física, Departamento de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru
| | - B Guerzoni
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
| | - M Guilbaud
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IPN-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
| | - K Gulbrandsen
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - T Gunji
- University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
| | - A Gupta
- Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
| | - R Gupta
- Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
| | - H Gutbrod
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - Ø Haaland
- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
| | - C Hadjidakis
- Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
| | - M Haiduc
- Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania
| | | | - G Hamar
- KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
| | - B H Han
- Department of Physics, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
| | - L D Hanratty
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
| | - A Hansen
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | | | - J W Harris
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
| | - M Hartig
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - D Hasegan
- Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania
| | | | - A Hayrapetyan
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland ; Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia
| | - S T Heckel
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - M Heide
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
| | - H Helstrup
- Faculty of Engineering, Bergen University College, Bergen, Norway
| | - A Herghelegiu
- National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
| | - G Herrera Corral
- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Mexico City and Mérida, Mexico
| | - N Herrmann
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - B A Hess
- Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
| | - K F Hetland
- Faculty of Engineering, Bergen University College, Bergen, Norway
| | - B Hicks
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
| | - P T Hille
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
| | - B Hippolyte
- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-IN2P3, Strasbourg, France
| | | | - Y Hori
- University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
| | - P Hristov
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - I Hřivnáčová
- Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
| | - M Huang
- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
| | - T J Humanic
- Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio United States
| | - D S Hwang
- Department of Physics, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
| | - R Ichou
- Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS-IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
| | - R Ilkaev
- Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
| | - I Ilkiv
- Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies, Warsaw, Poland
| | - M Inaba
- University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
| | - E Incani
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Cagliari, Italy
| | - P G Innocenti
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - G M Innocenti
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
| | - M Ippolitov
- Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | - M Irfan
- Department of Physics Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
| | - C Ivan
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - A Ivanov
- V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
| | - M Ivanov
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - V Ivanov
- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
| | - O Ivanytskyi
- Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kiev, Ukraine
| | - A Jachołkowski
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy
| | - P M Jacobs
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California United States
| | - H J Jang
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon, South Korea
| | - R Janik
- Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
| | - M A Janik
- Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
| | | | - S Jena
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), Mumbai, India
| | - D M Jha
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
| | - R T Jimenez Bustamante
- Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - L Jirden
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - P G Jones
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
| | - H Jung
- Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea
| | - A Jusko
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
| | - A B Kaidalov
- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia
| | - V Kakoyan
- Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia
| | - S Kalcher
- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - P Kaliňák
- Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
| | - T Kalliokoski
- Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
| | - A Kalweit
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany ; European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - J H Kang
- Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
| | - V Kaplin
- Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | - A Karasu Uysal
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland ; Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
| | - O Karavichev
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
| | - T Karavicheva
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
| | - E Karpechev
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
| | - A Kazantsev
- Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | - U Kebschull
- Institut für Informatik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - R Keidel
- Zentrum für Technologietransfer und Telekommunikation (ZTT), Fachhochschule Worms, Worms, Germany
| | - P Khan
- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India
| | - S A Khan
- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
| | - M M Khan
- Department of Physics Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
| | - A Khanzadeev
- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
| | - Y Kharlov
- Institute for High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia
| | - B Kileng
- Faculty of Engineering, Bergen University College, Bergen, Norway
| | - S Kim
- Department of Physics, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
| | - B Kim
- Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
| | - T Kim
- Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
| | - D J Kim
- Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
| | - D W Kim
- Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea
| | - J H Kim
- Department of Physics, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
| | - J S Kim
- Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea
| | - M Kim
- Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea
| | - M Kim
- Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
| | - S Kirsch
- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - I Kisel
- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - S Kiselev
- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia
| | - A Kisiel
- Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
| | - J L Klay
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California United States
| | - J Klein
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - C Klein-Bösing
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
| | - M Kliemant
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - A Kluge
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - M L Knichel
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - A G Knospe
- Physics Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX United States
| | - K Koch
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - M K Köhler
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - T Kollegger
- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - A Kolojvari
- V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
| | - V Kondratiev
- V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
| | - N Kondratyeva
- Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | - A Konevskikh
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
| | - A Korneev
- Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
| | - R Kour
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
| | - M Kowalski
- The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland
| | - S Kox
- Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), Université Joseph Fourier, CNRS-IN2P3, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
| | | | - J Kral
- Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
| | - I Králik
- Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
| | - F Kramer
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - I Kraus
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - T Krawutschke
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany ; Fachhochschule Köln, Köln, Germany
| | - M Krelina
- Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - M Kretz
- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - M Krivda
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom ; Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
| | - F Krizek
- Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
| | - M Krus
- Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - E Kryshen
- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
| | - M Krzewicki
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - Y Kucheriaev
- Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | - T Kugathasan
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - C Kuhn
- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-IN2P3, Strasbourg, France
| | - P G Kuijer
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics, Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - I Kulakov
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - J Kumar
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), Mumbai, India
| | - P Kurashvili
- Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies, Warsaw, Poland
| | - A B Kurepin
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
| | - A Kurepin
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
| | - A Kuryakin
- Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
| | - V Kushpil
- Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Řež u Prahy, Czech Republic
| | - S Kushpil
- Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Řež u Prahy, Czech Republic
| | - H Kvaerno
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - M J Kweon
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Y Kwon
- Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
| | - P Ladrón de Guevara
- Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - I Lakomov
- Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
| | - R Langoy
- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
| | - S L La Pointe
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - C Lara
- Institut für Informatik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - A Lardeux
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
| | - P La Rocca
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy
| | - R Lea
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
| | - Y Le Bornec
- Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
| | - M Lechman
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - S C Lee
- Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea
| | - G R Lee
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
| | - K S Lee
- Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea
| | - F Lefèvre
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
| | - J Lehnert
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - M Lenhardt
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | | | - H León
- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | | | | | - H León Vargas
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - P Lévai
- KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
| | - J Lien
- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
| | - R Lietava
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
| | - S Lindal
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - V Lindenstruth
- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - C Lippmann
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany ; European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - M A Lisa
- Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio United States
| | - L Liu
- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
| | - V R Loggins
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
| | - V Loginov
- Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | - S Lohn
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - D Lohner
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - C Loizides
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California United States
| | - K K Loo
- Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
| | - X Lopez
- Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS-IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
| | - E López Torres
- Centro de Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), Havana, Cuba
| | - G Løvhøiden
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - X-G Lu
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - P Luettig
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - M Lunardon
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università e Astronomia and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
| | - J Luo
- Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
| | - G Luparello
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - L Luquin
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
| | - C Luzzi
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - K Ma
- Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
| | - R Ma
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
| | | | - A Maevskaya
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
| | - M Mager
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany ; European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | | | - A Maire
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - M Malaev
- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
| | - I Maldonado Cervantes
- Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - L Malinina
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
| | - M V D Mal'Kevich
- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia
| | - P Malzacher
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - A Mamonov
- Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
| | - L Mangotra
- Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
| | - V Manko
- Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | - F Manso
- Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS-IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
| | | | - Y Mao
- Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
| | - M Marchisone
- Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS-IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France ; Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
| | - J Mareš
- Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - G V Margagliotti
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy ; Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
| | | | - A Marín
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - C A Marin Tobon
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - C Markert
- Physics Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX United States
| | - M Marquard
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - I Martashvili
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee United States
| | - P Martinengo
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - M I Martínez
- Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
| | - A Martínez Davalos
- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - G Martínez García
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
| | - Y Martynov
- Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kiev, Ukraine
| | - A Mas
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
| | - S Masciocchi
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - M Masera
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
| | | | - L Massacrier
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
| | - A Mastroserio
- Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica 'M. Merlin' and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
| | - Z L Matthews
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
| | - A Matyja
- The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland ; SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
| | - C Mayer
- The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland
| | - J Mazer
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee United States
| | | | - F Meddi
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università 'La Sapienza' and Sezione INFN, Rome, Italy
| | - A Menchaca-Rocha
- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - J Mercado Pérez
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - M Meres
- Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
| | - Y Miake
- University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
| | - L Milano
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
| | - J Milosevic
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - A Mischke
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - A N Mishra
- Physics Department, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
| | - D Miśkowiec
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany ; European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - C Mitu
- Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania
| | - J Mlynarz
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
| | - B Mohanty
- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
| | - L Molnar
- KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary ; European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - L Montaño Zetina
- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Mexico City and Mérida, Mexico
| | | | - E Montes
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Madrid, Spain
| | - T Moon
- Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
| | - M Morando
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università e Astronomia and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
| | | | - S Moretto
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università e Astronomia and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
| | - A Morsch
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - V Muccifora
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
| | - E Mudnic
- Technical University of Split FESB, Split, Croatia
| | - S Muhuri
- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
| | - M Mukherjee
- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
| | - H Müller
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - M G Munhoz
- Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
| | - L Musa
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | | | - B K Nandi
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), Mumbai, India
| | - R Nania
- Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
| | | | - C Nattrass
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee United States
| | - N P Naumov
- Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
| | - S Navin
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
| | - T K Nayak
- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
| | - S Nazarenko
- Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
| | - G Nazarov
- Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
| | - A Nedosekin
- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia
| | - M Nicassio
- Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica 'M. Merlin' and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
| | - M Niculescu
- Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania ; European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - B S Nielsen
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - T Niida
- University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
| | - S Nikolaev
- Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | - V Nikolic
- Rudjer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
| | - S Nikulin
- Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | - V Nikulin
- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
| | - B S Nilsen
- Physics Department, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska United States
| | - M S Nilsson
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - F Noferini
- Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy ; Centro Fermi - Centro Studi e Ricerche e Museo Storico della Fisica "Enrico Fermi", Rome, Italy
| | - P Nomokonov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
| | - G Nooren
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - N Novitzky
- Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
| | - A Nyanin
- Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | - A Nyatha
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), Mumbai, India
| | - C Nygaard
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - J Nystrand
- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
| | - A Ochirov
- V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
| | - H Oeschler
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany ; European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - S Oh
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
| | - S K Oh
- Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea
| | - J Oleniacz
- Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
| | | | - A Ortiz Velasquez
- Division of Experimental High Energy Physics, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden ; Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - G Ortona
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
| | - A Oskarsson
- Division of Experimental High Energy Physics, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
| | - P Ostrowski
- Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
| | - J Otwinowski
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - K Oyama
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - K Ozawa
- University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Y Pachmayer
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - M Pachr
- Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - F Padilla
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
| | - P Pagano
- Dipartimento di Fisica 'E.R. Caianiello' dell'Università and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Salerno, Italy
| | - G Paić
- Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - F Painke
- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - C Pajares
- Departamento de Física de Partículas and IGFAE, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
| | - S K Pal
- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
| | - A Palaha
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
| | | | - V Papikyan
- Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia
| | | | - W J Park
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - A Passfeld
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
| | - B Pastirčák
- Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
| | | | | | - A Pavlinov
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
| | - T Pawlak
- Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
| | - T Peitzmann
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | | | | | - D Peresunko
- Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | - C E Pérez Lara
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics, Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - E Perez Lezama
- Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - D Perini
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - D Perrino
- Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica 'M. Merlin' and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
| | - W Peryt
- Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
| | - A Pesci
- Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
| | - V Peskov
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland ; Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - Y Pestov
- Budker Institute for Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk, Russia
| | - V Petráček
- Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - M Petran
- Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - M Petris
- National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
| | - P Petrov
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
| | - M Petrovici
- National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
| | - C Petta
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy
| | - S Piano
- Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
| | | | - M Pikna
- Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
| | - P Pillot
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
| | - O Pinazza
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - L Pinsky
- University of Houston, Houston, Texas United States
| | - N Pitz
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | | | - M Planinic
- Rudjer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
| | - M Płoskoń
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California United States
| | - J Pluta
- Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
| | - T Pocheptsov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
| | - S Pochybova
- KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland ; Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
| | - K Polák
- Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
| | - S Porteboeuf-Houssais
- Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS-IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
| | - V Pospíšil
- Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - B Potukuchi
- Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
| | - S K Prasad
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
| | - R Preghenella
- Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy ; Centro Fermi - Centro Studi e Ricerche e Museo Storico della Fisica "Enrico Fermi", Rome, Italy
| | | | - C A Pruneau
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
| | - I Pshenichnov
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
| | - S Puchagin
- Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
| | - G Puddu
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Cagliari, Italy
| | - A Pulvirenti
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy
| | - V Punin
- Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
| | - M Putiš
- Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, Košice, Slovakia
| | - J Putschke
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States ; Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
| | - E Quercigh
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - H Qvigstad
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - T S Räihä
- Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
| | - J Rak
- Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica dell'Università del Piemonte Orientale and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Alessandria, Italy
| | - A Ramírez Reyes
- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Mexico City and Mérida, Mexico
| | - S Raniwala
- Physics Department, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
| | - R Raniwala
- Physics Department, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
| | - S S Räsänen
- Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
| | - B T Rascanu
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - D Rathee
- Physics Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
| | - K F Read
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee United States
| | - J S Real
- Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), Université Joseph Fourier, CNRS-IN2P3, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
| | - K Redlich
- Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies, Warsaw, Poland ; Institut of Theoretical Physics, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
| | - P Reichelt
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - M Reicher
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - A R Reolon
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
| | - A Reshetin
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - K Reygers
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | | | - R A Ricci
- Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, INFN, Legnaro, Italy
| | - T Richert
- Division of Experimental High Energy Physics, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
| | - M Richter
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - P Riedler
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - W Riegler
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - F Riggi
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy ; Sezione INFN, Catania, Italy
| | | | | | - A Rodriguez Manso
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics, Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - K Røed
- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
| | - D Rohr
- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - D Röhrich
- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
| | - R Romita
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - F Ronchetti
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
| | - P Rosnet
- Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS-IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
| | - S Rossegger
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - A Rossi
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland ; Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università e Astronomia and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
| | - P Roy
- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India
| | - C Roy
- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-IN2P3, Strasbourg, France
| | - A J Rubio Montero
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Madrid, Spain
| | - R Rui
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
| | - R Russo
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
| | - E Ryabinkin
- Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | - A Rybicki
- The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland
| | - S Sadovsky
- Institute for High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia
| | - K Šafařík
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - R Sahoo
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT), Indore, India
| | - P K Sahu
- Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India
| | - J Saini
- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
| | | | - S Sakai
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California United States
| | - D Sakata
- University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
| | - C A Salgado
- Departamento de Física de Partículas and IGFAE, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
| | - J Salzwedel
- Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio United States
| | - S Sambyal
- Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
| | - V Samsonov
- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
| | - X Sanchez Castro
- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-IN2P3, Strasbourg, France
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- Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
| | - A Sandoval
- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - M Sano
- University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
| | - S Sano
- University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
| | - R Santo
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
| | - R Santoro
- Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy ; European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland ; Centro Fermi - Centro Studi e Ricerche e Museo Storico della Fisica "Enrico Fermi", Rome, Italy
| | - J Sarkamo
- Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
| | | | - F Scarlassara
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università e Astronomia and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
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- National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
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- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - C Schmidt
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
| | - S Schreiner
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - J Schukraft
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - Y Schutz
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland ; SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
| | - K Schwarz
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany ; Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - G Scioli
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy
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- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee United States
| | - G Segato
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università e Astronomia and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
| | - I Selyuzhenkov
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - S Senyukov
- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-IN2P3, Strasbourg, France
| | - J Seo
- Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea
| | - S Serci
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Cagliari, Italy
| | - E Serradilla
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Madrid, Spain ; Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania
| | - A Shabetai
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
| | - R Shahoyan
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - N Sharma
- Physics Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
| | - S Sharma
- Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
| | - S Rohni
- Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
| | - K Shigaki
- Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
| | | | - K Shtejer
- Centro de Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN), Havana, Cuba
| | - Y Sibiriak
- Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | - M Siciliano
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
| | - E Sicking
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | | | - T Siemiarczuk
- Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies, Warsaw, Poland
| | - D Silvermyr
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee United States
| | - C Silvestre
- Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), Université Joseph Fourier, CNRS-IN2P3, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
| | - G Simatovic
- Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico ; Rudjer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
| | - G Simonetti
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - R Singaraju
- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
| | - R Singh
- Physics Department, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
| | - S Singha
- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
| | - V Singhal
- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
| | - B C Sinha
- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
| | - T Sinha
- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India
| | - B Sitar
- Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
| | - M Sitta
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica dell'Università del Piemonte Orientale and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Alessandria, Italy
| | - T B Skaali
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - K Skjerdal
- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
| | - R Smakal
- Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - N Smirnov
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut United States
| | - R J M Snellings
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - C Søgaard
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - R Soltz
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California United States
| | - H Son
- Department of Physics, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
| | - M Song
- Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
| | - J Song
- Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea
| | - C Soos
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - F Soramel
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università e Astronomia and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
| | - I Sputowska
- The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland
| | | | - B K Srivastava
- Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana United States
| | - J Stachel
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - I Stan
- Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania
| | - I Stan
- Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania
| | - G Stefanek
- Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies, Warsaw, Poland
| | - M Steinpreis
- Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio United States
| | - E Stenlund
- Division of Experimental High Energy Physics, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
| | - G Steyn
- Physics Department, University of Cape Town, iThemba LABS, Cape Town, South Africa
| | - J H Stiller
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - D Stocco
- SUBATECH, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Université de Nantes, CNRS-IN2P3, Nantes, France
| | | | - K Strabykin
- Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
| | - P Strmen
- Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
| | - A A P Suaide
- Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
| | | | | | - C Suire
- Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
| | - M Sukhorukov
- Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
| | - R Sultanov
- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia
| | - M Šumbera
- Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Řež u Prahy, Czech Republic
| | - T Susa
- Rudjer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
| | - T J M Symons
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California United States
| | | | - I Szarka
- Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
| | - A Szczepankiewicz
- The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland ; European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - A Szostak
- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
| | - M Szymański
- Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
| | - J Takahashi
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
| | - J D Tapia Takaki
- Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
| | - A Tauro
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - G Tejeda Muñoz
- Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
| | - A Telesca
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - C Terrevoli
- Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica 'M. Merlin' and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy
| | - J Thäder
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - D Thomas
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - R Tieulent
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IPN-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
| | - A R Timmins
- University of Houston, Houston, Texas United States
| | - D Tlusty
- Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - A Toia
- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany ; Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università e Astronomia and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy ; Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
| | - H Torii
- University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
| | | | - V Trubnikov
- Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kiev, Ukraine
| | - D Truesdale
- Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio United States
| | - W H Trzaska
- Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
| | - T Tsuji
- University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
| | - A Tumkin
- Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
| | | | - T S Tveter
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - J Ulery
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - K Ullaland
- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
| | - J Ulrich
- Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany ; Institut für Informatik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - A Uras
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IPN-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
| | - J Urbán
- Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, Košice, Slovakia
| | | | - G L Usai
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Cagliari, Italy
| | - M Vajzer
- Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic ; Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Řež u Prahy, Czech Republic
| | - M Vala
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia ; Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
| | - L Valencia Palomo
- Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay (IPNO), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS-IN2P3, Orsay, France
| | - S Vallero
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - P Vande Vyvre
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - M van Leeuwen
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - L Vannucci
- Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, INFN, Legnaro, Italy
| | - A Vargas
- Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
| | - R Varma
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), Mumbai, India
| | - M Vasileiou
- Physics Department, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
| | - A Vasiliev
- Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | - V Vechernin
- V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
| | - M Veldhoen
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - M Venaruzzo
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Trieste, Italy
| | - E Vercellin
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Turin, Italy
| | - S Vergara
- Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
| | - R Vernet
- Centre de Calcul de l'IN2P3, Villeurbanne, France
| | - M Verweij
- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - L Vickovic
- Technical University of Split FESB, Split, Croatia
| | - G Viesti
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università e Astronomia and Sezione INFN, Padova, Italy
| | | | - Z Vilakazi
- Physics Department, University of Cape Town, iThemba LABS, Cape Town, South Africa
| | - O Villalobos Baillie
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
| | - Y Vinogradov
- Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
| | - A Vinogradov
- Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | - L Vinogradov
- V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
| | - T Virgili
- Dipartimento di Fisica 'E.R. Caianiello' dell'Università and Gruppo Collegato INFN, Salerno, Italy
| | - Y P Viyogi
- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, India
| | - A Vodopyanov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
| | - S Voloshin
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
| | - K Voloshin
- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia
| | - G Volpe
- Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica 'M. Merlin' and Sezione INFN, Bari, Italy ; European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - B von Haller
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
| | - D Vranic
- Research Division and ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
| | - G Øvrebekk
- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
| | - J Vrláková
- Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, Košice, Slovakia
| | - B Vulpescu
- Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS-IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France
| | - A Vyushin
- Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
| | - V Wagner
- Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - B Wagner
- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
| | - R Wan
- Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
| | - M Wang
- Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
| | - D Wang
- Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
| | - Y Wang
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Y Wang
- Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
| | | | - M Weber
- University of Houston, Houston, Texas United States
| | - J P Wessels
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland ; Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
| | - U Westerhoff
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
| | - J Wiechula
- Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
| | - J Wikne
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - M Wilde
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
| | - A Wilk
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
| | - G Wilk
- Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies, Warsaw, Poland
| | | | - B Windelband
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | | | - C G Yaldo
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan United States
| | | | - H Yang
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, IRFU, Saclay, France
| | - S Yang
- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
| | - S Yasnopolskiy
- Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | - J Yi
- Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea
| | - Z Yin
- Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
| | - I-K Yoo
- Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea
| | - J Yoon
- Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
| | - W Yu
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - X Yuan
- Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
| | - I Yushmanov
- Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia
| | - V Zaccolo
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - C Zach
- Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
| | | | - S Zaporozhets
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia
| | - A Zarochentsev
- V. Fock Institute for Physics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
| | - P Závada
- Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - N Zaviyalov
- Russian Federal Nuclear Center (VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
| | | | - P Zelnicek
- Institut für Informatik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - I S Zgura
- Institute of Space Sciences (ISS), Bucharest, Romania
| | - M Zhalov
- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
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- Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (LPC), Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS-IN2P3, Clermont-Ferrand, France ; Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- Nikhef, National Institute for Subatomic Physics and Institute for Subatomic Physics of Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università and Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy ; Centro Fermi - Centro Studi e Ricerche e Museo Storico della Fisica "Enrico Fermi", Rome, Italy
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- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IPN-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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