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Siachos N, Lennox M, Anagnostopoulos A, Griffiths BE, Neary JM, Smith RF, Oikonomou G. Development and validation of a fully automated 2-dimensional imaging system generating body condition scores for dairy cows using machine learning. J Dairy Sci 2024; 107:2499-2511. [PMID: 37977440 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-23894] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Monitoring body condition score (BCS) is a useful management tool to estimate the energy reserves of an individual cow or a group of cows. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate the performance of a fully automated 2-dimensional imaging system using a machine learning algorithm to generate real-time BCS for dairy cows. Two separate datasets were used for training and testing. The training dataset included 34,150 manual BCS (MAN_BCS) assigned by 5 experienced veterinarians during 35 visits at 7 dairy farms. Ordinal regression methods and deep learning architecture were used when developing the algorithm. Subsequently, the testing dataset was used to evaluate the developed BCS prediction algorithm on 4 of the participating farms. An experienced human assessor (HA1) visited these farms and performed 8 whole-milking-herd BCS sessions. Each farm was visited twice, allowing for 30 d (±2 d) to pass between visits. The MAN_BCS assigned by HA1 were considered the ground truth data. At the end of the validation study, MAN_BCS were merged with the stored automated BCS (AI_BCS), resulting in a testing dataset of 9,657 single BCS. A total of 3,817 cows in the testing dataset were scored twice 30 d (±2 d) apart, and the change in their BCS (ΔBCS) was calculated. A subset of cows at one farm were scored twice on consecutive days to evaluate the within-observer agreement of both the human assessor and the system. The manual BCS of 2 more assessors (HA2 and HA3) were used to assess the interobserver agreement between humans. Finally, we also collected ultrasound measurements of backfat thickness (BFT) from 111 randomly selected cows with available MAN_BCS and AI_BCS. Using the testing dataset, intra- and interobserver agreement for single BCS and ΔBCS were estimated by calculating the simple percentage agreement (PA) at 3 error levels and the weighted kappa (κw) for the exact agreement. A Bland-Altman plot was constructed to visualize the systematic and proportional bias. The association between MAN_BCS and AI_BCS and the BFT was assessed with Passing-Bablok regressions. The system had an almost perfect repeatability with a κw of 0.99. The agreement between MAN_BCS and AI_BCS was substantial, with an overall κw of 0.69. The overall PA at the exact, ± 0.25-unit, and ± 0.50-unit BCS error range between MAN_BCS and AI_BCS was 44.4%, 84.6%, and 94.8%, respectively, and greater than the PA obtained between HA1 and HA3. The Bland-Altman plot revealed a minimal systematic bias of -0.09 with a proportional bias at the extreme scores. Furthermore, despite the low κw of 0.20, the overall PA at the exact and ± 0.25-unit of BCS error range between MAN_BCS and AI_BCS regarding the ΔBCS was 45.7 and 88.2%, respectively. A strong linear relationship was observed between BFT and AI_BCS (ρ = 0.75), although weaker than that between BFT and MAN_BCS (ρ = 0.91). The system was able to predict single BCS and ΔBCS with satisfactory accuracy, comparable to that obtained between trained human scorers.
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- N Siachos
- Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, CH64 7TE, United Kingdom
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- CattleEye Ltd., The Innovation Centre, Queens Road, Belfast BT3 9DT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, CH64 7TE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, CH64 7TE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, CH64 7TE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, CH64 7TE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, CH64 7TE, United Kingdom.
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Ryder J, Smith RF, Neary JM. Postpartum longissimus dorsi muscle loss, but not back fat, is associated with resumption of postpartum ovarian activity in dairy cattle. J Dairy Sci 2023; 106:8087-8097. [PMID: 37562647 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-23253] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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The objectives of this observational cohort study were to assess the effect of body condition score change, back fat depth change, and muscle diameter change on the time to commencement of luteal activity and first estrus in commercial pedigree Holstein cows. A total of 140 of 200 commercial pedigree Holstein cows were enrolled in one dairy herd in Somerset, UK, over 52 wk in 2021 to 2022. The herd used 4 automatic milking machines with in-line progesterone measurement capability to determine commencement of luteal activity and time to first estrus. Cows were followed until at least 60 d postpartum, and milk progesterone was measured daily starting from 10 DIM. Body condition scoring and ultrasound measurements of back fat depth and longissimus dorsi muscle diameter were performed on cows twice, within 7 d of both calving and 60 DIM. Other explanatory variables assessed included parity, 60-d and 305-d milk yield, and subclinical ketosis (β-hydroxybutryate ≥1.2 mmol/L). Occurrence of clinical disease <60 DIM was forced into all models as a binary variable. Data were analyzed using multivariable Cox proportionate survival analyses. Muscle loss was associated with commencement of luteal activity and time to first estrus. A reduction in muscle diameter by 1.5 to 5 mm was associated with the shortest time to the start of luteal activity and first estrus. A reduction in muscle diameter >8 mm was associated with the longest times to luteal activity and first estrus. In addition to being affected by muscle loss, commencement of luteal activity was delayed by subclinical ketosis, clinical disease, and failure to gain body condition to 60 DIM. Cows that had a BCS loss of 0.25 or more between calving and 60 DIM were at least 52 ± 22% less likely to have commenced luteal activity compared with those that gained BCS. Interestingly, cows that had no change in body condition score commenced luteal activity later than those that gained body condition score. Muscle loss was associated with time to first estrus irrespective of clinical disease status. Cows that lost >8 mm of muscle diameter showed estrus behavior later than cows that lost 1.5 to 5 mm. In conclusion, our findings indicate that extensive muscle loss postpartum was associated with a delayed start to luteal activity and first estrus, irrespective of body condition change, clinical disease, and subclinical ketosis. Marginal muscle loss and a gain in body condition, however, were associated with an earlier start to luteal activity and first estrus.
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- J Ryder
- Garston Veterinary Group, Garston House, Portway, Frome, BA11 1PZ, UK
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- Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Neston, CH64 7TE, UK
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- Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Neston, CH64 7TE, UK.
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Gong X, Polsin DN, Paul R, Henderson BJ, Eggert JH, Coppari F, Smith RF, Rygg JR, Collins GW. X-Ray Diffraction of Ramp-Compressed Silicon to 390 GPa. Phys Rev Lett 2023; 130:076101. [PMID: 36867795 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.076101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Silicon (Si) exhibits a rich collection of phase transitions under ambient-temperature isothermal and shock compression. This report describes in situ diffraction measurements of ramp-compressed Si between 40 and 389 GPa. Angle-dispersive x-ray scattering reveals that Si assumes an hexagonal close-packed (hcp) structure between 40 and 93 GPa and, at higher pressure, a face-centered cubic structure that persists to at least 389 GPa, the highest pressure for which the crystal structure of Si has been investigated. The range of hcp stability extends to higher pressures and temperatures than predicted by theory.
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- X Gong
- University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0132, USA
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- University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0132, USA
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- University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0132, USA
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- University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0171, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550-9234, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550-9234, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550-9234, USA
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- University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0132, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0171, USA
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- University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0132, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0171, USA
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Wisnewski AV, Cantley L, Campillo Luna J, Liu J, Smith RF, Hager K, Redlich CA. Changes Over Time in COVID-19 Incidence, Vaccinations, Serum Spike IgG, and Viral Neutralizing Potential Among Individuals From a North American Gaming Venue: December 2020-August 2021. J Occup Environ Med 2022; 64:788-796. [PMID: 36054278 PMCID: PMC9426317 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aims to evaluate COVID-19 cases and vaccine responses among workers in the gaming/entertainment industry. METHODS Participants provided detailed information on occupational risk factors, demographics, COVID-19 history, and vaccination status through questionnaire. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays were used to measure serum antiviral antibodies and neutralizing capacity. RESULTS Five hundred-fifty individuals participated with n = 228 (41.5%) returning for follow-up. At least 71% of participants were fully vaccinated within 8 months of vaccine availability and COVID-19 rates declined concomitantly. Serum anti-spike IgG levels and neutralizing capacity were significantly (P < 0.001) associated COVID-19 history and vaccine type, but not occupational risk factors, and declined (on average 36%) within 5 months. Few vaccine nonresponders (n = 12) and "breakthrough" infections (n = 1) were noted. CONCLUSIONS COVID-19 vaccination was associated with a marked decrease in infections; however, individual humoral responses varied and declined significantly over time.
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White KE, Brennan EB, Cavigelli MA, Smith RF. Winter cover crops increased nitrogen availability and efficient use during eight years of intensive organic vegetable production. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0267757. [PMID: 35482753 PMCID: PMC9049554 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Efficient use of nitrogen (N) is essential to protect water quality in high-input organic vegetable production systems, but little is known about the long-term effects of organic management on N mass balances. We measured soil N and tabulated N inputs (organic fertilizers, compost, irrigation water, atmospheric deposition, cover crop seed, vegetable transplant plugs and fixation by legume cover crops) and exports in harvested crops (lettuce, broccoli) over eight years to calculate soil surface and soil system N mass balances for the Salinas Organic Cropping Systems study in Salinas, CA. Our objectives were to 1) quantify the long-term effects of compost, cover crop frequency and cover crop type on soil N, cover crop and vegetable crop N uptake, and yield, and 2) tabulate N balances to assess the effects of these factors on N export in harvested crops, soil N storage and potential N loss. Results show that across all systems only 13 to 23% of N inputs were exported in harvest. Annual compost applications increased soil N stocks but had little effect on vegetable N uptake or yield, increasing the cumulative soil system N balance surplus over eight years by 999 kg ha-1, relative to the system receiving organic fertilizers alone. Annually planted winter cover crops increased N availability, crop uptake and export; however, biological N fixation by legumes negated the positive effect of increased harvest exports on the balance surplus in the legume-rye cover cropped system. Over eight years, rye cover crops improved system performance and reduced the cumulative N surplus by 384 kg ha-1 relative to the legume-rye mixture by increasing N retention and availability without increasing N inputs. Reduced reliance on external compost inputs and increased use of annually planted non-legume cover crops can improve efficient N use and cropping system yield, consequently improving environmental performance.
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- Kathryn E. White
- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Salinas, California, United States of America
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America
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- University of California Cooperative Extension, Salinas, California, United States of America
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Kim D, Smith RF, Ocampo IK, Coppari F, Marshall MC, Ginnane MK, Wicks JK, Tracy SJ, Millot M, Lazicki A, Rygg JR, Eggert JH, Duffy TS. Structure and density of silicon carbide to 1.5 TPa and implications for extrasolar planets. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2260. [PMID: 35477934 PMCID: PMC9046200 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29762-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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There has been considerable recent interest in the high-pressure behavior of silicon carbide, a potential major constituent of carbon-rich exoplanets. In this work, the atomic-level structure of SiC was determined through in situ X-ray diffraction under laser-driven ramp compression up to 1.5 TPa; stresses more than seven times greater than previous static and shock data. Here we show that the B1-type structure persists over this stress range and we have constrained its equation of state (EOS). Using this data we have determined the first experimentally based mass-radius curves for a hypothetical pure SiC planet. Interior structure models are constructed for planets consisting of a SiC-rich mantle and iron-rich core. Carbide planets are found to be ~10% less dense than corresponding terrestrial planets.
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- D Kim
- Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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- Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Earth and Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington, DC, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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- Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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Marshall MC, Millot M, Fratanduono DE, Sterbentz DM, Myint PC, Belof JL, Kim YJ, Coppari F, Ali SJ, Eggert JH, Smith RF, McNaney JM. Metastability of Liquid Water Freezing into Ice VII under Dynamic Compression. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 127:135701. [PMID: 34623849 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.135701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The ubiquitous nature and unusual properties of water have motivated many studies on its metastability under temperature- or pressure-induced phase transformations. Here, nanosecond compression by a high-power laser is used to create the nonequilibrium conditions where liquid water persists well into the stable region of ice VII. Through our experiments, as well as a complementary theoretical-computational analysis based on classical nucleation theory, we report that the metastability limit of liquid water under nearly isentropic compression from ambient conditions is at least 8 GPa, higher than the 7 GPa previously reported for lower loading rates.
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- M C Marshall
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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Wisnewski AV, Redlich CA, Liu J, Kamath K, Abad QA, Smith RF, Fazen L, Santiago R, Campillo Luna J, Martinez B, Baum-Jones E, Waitz R, Haynes WA, Shon JC. Immunogenic amino acid motifs and linear epitopes of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0252849. [PMID: 34499652 PMCID: PMC8428655 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Reverse vaccinology is an evolving approach for improving vaccine effectiveness and minimizing adverse responses by limiting immunizations to critical epitopes. Towards this goal, we sought to identify immunogenic amino acid motifs and linear epitopes of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that elicit IgG in COVID-19 mRNA vaccine recipients. Paired pre/post vaccination samples from N = 20 healthy adults, and post-vaccine samples from an additional N = 13 individuals were used to immunoprecipitate IgG targets expressed by a bacterial display random peptide library, and preferentially recognized peptides were mapped to the spike primary sequence. The data identify several distinct amino acid motifs recognized by vaccine-induced IgG, a subset of those targeted by IgG from natural infection, which may mimic 3-dimensional conformation (mimotopes). Dominant linear epitopes were identified in the C-terminal domains of the S1 and S2 subunits (aa 558-569, 627-638, and 1148-1159) which have been previously associated with SARS-CoV-2 neutralization in vitro and demonstrate identity to bat coronavirus and SARS-CoV, but limited homology to non-pathogenic human coronavirus. The identified COVID-19 mRNA vaccine epitopes should be considered in the context of variants, immune escape and vaccine and therapy design moving forward.
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- Adam V. Wisnewski
- Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Serimmune, Inc., Goleta, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Serimmune, Inc., Goleta, CA, United States of America
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- Serimmune, Inc., Goleta, CA, United States of America
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Kraus RG, Coppari F, Fratanduono DE, Smith RF, Lazicki A, Wehrenberg C, Eggert JH, Rygg JR, Collins GW. Melting of Tantalum at Multimegabar Pressures on the Nanosecond Timescale. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 126:255701. [PMID: 34241515 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.255701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Tantalum was once thought to be the canonical bcc metal, but is now predicted to transition to the Pnma phase at the high pressures and temperatures expected along the principal Hugoniot. Furthermore, there remains a significant discrepancy between a number of static diamond anvil cell experiments and gas gun experiments in the measured melt temperatures at high pressures. Our in situ x-ray diffraction experiments on shock compressed tantalum show that it does not transition to the Pnma phase or other candidate phases at high pressure. We observe incipient melting at approximately 254±15 GPa and complete melting by 317±10 GPa. These transition pressures from the nanosecond experiments presented here are consistent with what can be inferred from microsecond gas gun sound velocity measurements. Furthermore, the observation of a coexistence region on the Hugoniot implies the lack of significant kinetically controlled deviation from equilibrium behavior. Consequently, we find that kinetics of phase transitions cannot be used to explain the discrepancy between static and dynamic measurements of the tantalum melt curve. Using available high pressure thermodynamic data for tantalum and our measurements of the incipient and complete melting transition pressures, we are able to infer a melting temperature 8070_{-750}^{+1250} K at 254±15 GPa, which is consistent with ambient and a recent static high pressure melt curve measurement.
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- R G Kraus
- Physics Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Physics Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Physics Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Physics Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Physics Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Physics Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Physics Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, and Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, and Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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Barden M, Smith RF, Higgins HM. The interpretation of serial Johne's disease milk antibody results is affected by test characteristics, pattern of test results and parallel bovine tuberculosis testing. Prev Vet Med 2020; 183:105134. [PMID: 32912605 DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 02/02/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND In the UK, quarterly Johne's disease milk antibody ELISAs (JD-mELISAs) are commonly used to classify animals which are likely to be infectious, termed "red cows". "Red cows" are classified following two positive results from the previous four tests (e.g. + - - +). All cattle are also regularly screened for bovine tuberculosis using intradermal avian and bovine tuberculin, and it is advised to maintain a 60 day interval between a tuberculosis test and JD-mELISA. AIMS To evaluate the impact of bovine tuberculosis testing on JD-mELISAs, and to quantify the impact of test specificity and "red cow" classification test pattern on the probability of infection. METHODS Four years of individual cow milk records with JD-mELISA results were collated from 735 dairy farms and matched to tuberculosis testing records. A two-level multivariable logistic regression model quantified the effect of tuberculosis testing on JD-mELISA result. The specificity and age-dependent sensitivity of a single JD-mELISA were estimated and used to calculate likelihood ratios following each test. Using Bayes' theorem, the posterior probability of infection with Johne's disease was calculated for different specificities, ages of cow, and patterns of test results. RESULTS There were increased odds of a positive JD-mELISA if it was ≤30 days (OR: 2.1) or 31-60 days (OR: 1.2) after a tuberculosis test, compared to >90 days. A larger avian skin reaction at the tuberculosis test was also associated with increased odds of a positive JD-mELISA. The proportion of cows which tested exclusively negative after their first positive JD-mELISA was higher if that JD-mELISA was ≤30 days after a tuberculosis test compared to >90 days. The posterior probability of infection reduced substantially when the test specificity was slightly reduced. In "red cows" classified following two consecutive positive tests, if the test specificity was reduced to 0.95, then the posterior probability of infection was only >95 % if the prior probability was >13 %. If the "red cow" classification was due to two non-consecutive positive tests (+ - - +), the posterior probability of infection was only >95 % if the prior probability was >43 %. CONCLUSIONS Testing for Johne's disease within 60 days of a tuberculosis test is associated with a higher chance of a positive JD-mELISA and this may reflect a reduction in the ELISA specificity. Relatively small reductions in JD-mELISA specificity can markedly reduce the posterior probability of infection which also depends on the pattern of test results which classifies "red cows".
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- M Barden
- Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston, Cheshire, CH64 7TE, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston, Cheshire, CH64 7TE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston, Cheshire, CH64 7TE, United Kingdom
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Plante DT, Cook JD, Barbosa LS, Goldstein MR, Prairie ML, Smith RF, Riedner BA. Establishing the objective sleep phenotype in hypersomnolence disorder with and without comorbid major depression. Sleep 2020; 42:5373060. [PMID: 30854559 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsz060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 08/01/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES To clarify whether hypersomnolence disorder is associated with a specific sleep phenotype and altered neurophysiological function in persons with and without hypersomnolence disorder and major depressive disorder (MDD). METHODS Eighty-three unmedicated persons with and without hypersomnolence disorder and/or MDD underwent ad libitum high-density EEG polysomnography. Clinical and sleep architecture variables were compared between groups. Topographic patterns of slow-wave activity (SWA) relative to healthy controls were compared, with correlations between topographic SWA and daytime sleepiness assessed. Reductions in SWA in hypersomnolence disorder were mapped to specific cortical areas using source localization. RESULTS Regardless of the presence or absence of comorbid MDD, persons with hypersomnolence disorder had increased sleep duration relative to both controls and persons with MDD without hypersomnolence. Participants with hypersomnolence disorder also demonstrated reduced bilateral centroparietal low-frequency activity during nonrapid eye movement sleep relative to controls, a pattern not observed in persons with MDD but without hypersomnolence. SWA in these regions was negatively correlated with subjective measures of daytime sleepiness. Source localization demonstrated reductions in SWA in the supramarginal gyrus, somatosensory, and transverse temporal cortex in participants with hypersomnolence disorder. CONCLUSIONS Hypersomnolence disorder is characterized by increased sleep duration with normal sleep continuity, regardless of the presence or absence of comorbid depression. Reduced local SWA may be a specific neurophysiological finding in hypersomnolence disorder. Further research is warranted to elucidate the mechanisms through which these cortical changes are related to clinical complaints of daytime sleepiness.
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- David T Plante
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI.,Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
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- Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
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Rygg JR, Smith RF, Lazicki AE, Braun DG, Fratanduono DE, Kraus RG, McNaney JM, Swift DC, Wehrenberg CE, Coppari F, Ahmed MF, Barrios MA, Blobaum KJM, Collins GW, Cook AL, Di Nicola P, Dzenitis EG, Gonzales S, Heidl BF, Hohenberger M, House A, Izumi N, Kalantar DH, Khan SF, Kohut TR, Kumar C, Masters ND, Polsin DN, Regan SP, Smith CA, Vignes RM, Wall MA, Ward J, Wark JS, Zobrist TL, Arsenlis A, Eggert JH. X-ray diffraction at the National Ignition Facility. Rev Sci Instrum 2020; 91:043902. [PMID: 32357733 DOI: 10.1063/1.5129698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We report details of an experimental platform implemented at the National Ignition Facility to obtain in situ powder diffraction data from solids dynamically compressed to extreme pressures. Thin samples are sandwiched between tamper layers and ramp compressed using a gradual increase in the drive-laser irradiance. Pressure history in the sample is determined using high-precision velocimetry measurements. Up to two independently timed pulses of x rays are produced at or near the time of peak pressure by laser illumination of thin metal foils. The quasi-monochromatic x-ray pulses have a mean wavelength selectable between 0.6 Å and 1.9 Å depending on the foil material. The diffracted signal is recorded on image plates with a typical 2θ x-ray scattering angle uncertainty of about 0.2° and resolution of about 1°. Analytic expressions are reported for systematic corrections to 2θ due to finite pinhole size and sample offset. A new variant of a nonlinear background subtraction algorithm is described, which has been used to observe diffraction lines at signal-to-background ratios as low as a few percent. Variations in system response over the detector area are compensated in order to obtain accurate line intensities; this system response calculation includes a new analytic approximation for image-plate sensitivity as a function of photon energy and incident angle. This experimental platform has been used up to 2 TPa (20 Mbar) to determine the crystal structure, measure the density, and evaluate the strain-induced texturing of a variety of compressed samples spanning periods 2-7 on the periodic table.
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- J R Rygg
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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Jiang S, Lazicki AE, Hansen SB, Sterne PA, Grabowski P, Shepherd R, Scott HA, Smith RF, Eggert JH, Ping Y. Measurements of pressure-induced Kβ line shifts in ramp compressed cobalt up to 8 Mbar. Phys Rev E 2020; 101:023204. [PMID: 32168658 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.101.023204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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We report measurements of K-shell fluorescence lines induced by fast electrons in ramp-compressed Co targets. The fluorescence emission was stimulated by fast electrons generated through short-pulse laser-solid interaction with an Al target layer. Compression up to 2.1× solid density was achieved while maintaining temperatures well below the Fermi energy, effectively removing the thermal effects from consideration. We observed small but unambiguous redshifts in the Kβ fluorescence line relative to unshifted Cu Kα. Redshifts up to 2.6 eV were found to increase with compression and to be consistent with predictions from self-consistent models based on density-functional theory.
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- S Jiang
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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Fratanduono DE, Smith RF, Ali SJ, Braun DG, Fernandez-Pañella A, Zhang S, Kraus RG, Coppari F, McNaney JM, Marshall MC, Kirch LE, Swift DC, Millot M, Wicks JK, Eggert JH. Probing the Solid Phase of Noble Metal Copper at Terapascal Conditions. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 124:015701. [PMID: 31976690 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.015701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Ramp compression along a low-temperature adiabat offers a unique avenue to explore the physical properties of materials at the highest densities of their solid form, a region inaccessible by single shock compression. Using the National Ignition Facility and OMEGA laser facilities, copper samples were ramp compressed to peak pressures of 2.30 TPa and densities of nearly 30 g/cc, providing fundamental information regarding the compressibility and phase of copper at pressures more than 5 times greater than previously explored. Through x-ray diffraction measurements, we find that the ambient face-centered-cubic structure is preserved up to 1.15 TPa. The ramp compression equation-of-state measurements shows that there are no discontinuities in sound velocities up to 2.30 TPa, suggesting this phase is likely stable up to the peak pressures measured, as predicted by first-principal calculations. The high precision of these quasiabsolute measurements enables us to provide essential benchmarks for advanced computational studies on the behavior of dense monoatomic materials under extreme conditions that constitute a stringent test for solid-state quantum theory. We find that both density-functional theory and the stabilized jellium model, which assumes that the ionic structure can be replaced by an ionic charge distribution by constant positive-charge background, reproduces our data well. Further, our data could serve to establish new international secondary scales of pressure in the terapascal range that is becoming experimentally accessible with advanced static and dynamic compression techniques.
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- D E Fratanduono
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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Heighway PG, Sliwa M, McGonegle D, Wehrenberg C, Bolme CA, Eggert J, Higginbotham A, Lazicki A, Lee HJ, Nagler B, Park HS, Rudd RE, Smith RF, Suggit MJ, Swift D, Tavella F, Remington BA, Wark JS. Nonisentropic Release of a Shocked Solid. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 123:245501. [PMID: 31922830 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.245501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Revised: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We present molecular dynamics simulations of shock and release in micron-scale tantalum crystals that exhibit postbreakout temperatures far exceeding those expected under the standard assumption of isentropic release. We show via an energy-budget analysis that this is due to plastic-work heating from material strength that largely counters thermoelastic cooling. The simulations are corroborated by experiments where the release temperatures of laser-shocked tantalum foils are deduced from their thermal strains via in situ x-ray diffraction and are found to be close to those behind the shock.
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- P G Heighway
- Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bikini Atoll Road, SM-30, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- York Plasma Institute, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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Coppari F, Smith RF, Thorn DB, Rygg JR, Liedahl DA, Kraus RG, Lazicki A, Millot M, Eggert JH. Optimized x-ray sources for x-ray diffraction measurements at the Omega Laser Facility. Rev Sci Instrum 2019; 90:125113. [PMID: 31893795 DOI: 10.1063/1.5111878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The use of x-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements in laser-driven dynamic compression experiments at high-power laser facilities is becoming increasingly common. Diffraction allows one to probe in situ the transformations occurring at the atomic level at extreme conditions of pressure, temperature, and time scale. In these measurements, the x-ray source is generated by irradiation of a solid foil. Under certain laser drive conditions, quasimonochromatic He-α radiation is generated. Careful analysis of the x-ray source plasma spectra reveals that this radiation is not a single line emission and that monochromaticity is highly dependent on the laser irradiance. In this work, we analyze how the spectra emitted by laser-irradiated copper, germanium, and iron foils at the Omega Laser vary depending on different laser drive conditions and discuss the implications for XRD experiments.
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- F Coppari
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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Briggs R, Coppari F, Gorman MG, Smith RF, Tracy SJ, Coleman AL, Fernandez-Pañella A, Millot M, Eggert JH, Fratanduono DE. Measurement of Body-Centered Cubic Gold and Melting under Shock Compression. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 123:045701. [PMID: 31491279 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.045701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We combined laser shock compression with in situ x-ray diffraction to probe the crystallographic state of gold (Au) on its principal shock Hugoniot. Au has long been recognized as an important calibration standard in diamond anvil cell experiments due to the stability of its face-centered cubic (fcc) structure to extremely high pressures (P >600 GPa at 300 K). This is in contrast to density functional theory and first principles calculations of the high-pressure phases of Au that predict a variety of fcc-like structures with different stacking arrangements at intermediate pressures. In this Letter, we probe high-pressure and high-temperature conditions on the shock Hugoniot and observe fcc Au at 169 GPa and the first evidence of body-centered cubic (bcc) Au at 223 GPa. Upon further compression, the bcc phase is observed in coexistence with liquid scattering as the Hugoniot crosses the Au melt curve before 322 GPa. The results suggest a triple point on the Au phase diagram that lies very close to the principal shock Hugoniot near ∼220 GPa.
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- R Briggs
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. 20015, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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Coleman AL, Gorman MG, Briggs R, McWilliams RS, McGonegle D, Bolme CA, Gleason AE, Fratanduono DE, Smith RF, Galtier E, Lee HJ, Nagler B, Granados E, Collins GW, Eggert JH, Wark JS, McMahon MI. Identification of Phase Transitions and Metastability in Dynamically Compressed Antimony Using Ultrafast X-Ray Diffraction. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 122:255704. [PMID: 31347883 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.255704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Ultrafast x-ray diffraction at the LCLS x-ray free electron laser has been used to resolve the structural behavior of antimony under shock compression to 59 GPa. Antimony is seen to transform to the incommensurate, host-guest phase Sb-II at ∼11 GPa, which forms on nanosecond timescales with ordered guest-atom chains. The high-pressure bcc phase Sb-III is observed above ∼15 GPa, some 8 GPa lower than in static compression studies, and mixed Sb-III/liquid diffraction are obtained between 38 and 59 GPa. An additional phase which does not exist under static compression, Sb-I^{'}, is also observed between 8 and 12 GPa, beyond the normal stability field of Sb-I, and resembles Sb-I with a resolved Peierls distortion. The incommensurate Sb-II high-pressure phase can be recovered metastably on release to ambient pressure, where it is stable for more than 10 ns.
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- A L Coleman
- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, United Kingdom
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, United Kingdom
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, United Kingdom
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Shock and Detonation Physics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Shock and Detonation Physics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
- Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Mechanical of Engineering, University of Rochester, 235 Hopeman Building, P.O. Box 270132, Rochester, New York 12647, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, United Kingdom
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Gorman MG, Coleman AL, Briggs R, McWilliams RS, McGonegle D, Bolme CA, Gleason AE, Galtier E, Lee HJ, Granados E, Śliwa M, Sanloup C, Rothman S, Fratanduono DE, Smith RF, Collins GW, Eggert JH, Wark JS, McMahon MI. Femtosecond diffraction studies of solid and liquid phase changes in shock-compressed bismuth. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16927. [PMID: 30446720 PMCID: PMC6240068 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-35260-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Bismuth has long been a prototypical system for investigating phase transformations and melting at high pressure. Despite decades of experimental study, however, the lattice-level response of Bi to rapid (shock) compression and the relationship between structures occurring dynamically and those observed during slow (static) compression, are still not clearly understood. We have determined the structural response of shock-compressed Bi to 68 GPa using femtosecond X-ray diffraction, thereby revealing the phase transition sequence and equation-of-state in unprecedented detail for the first time. We show that shocked-Bi exhibits a marked departure from equilibrium behavior - the incommensurate Bi-III phase is not observed, but rather a new metastable phase, and the Bi-V phase is formed at significantly lower pressures compared to static compression studies. We also directly measure structural changes in a shocked liquid for the first time. These observations reveal new behaviour in the solid and liquid phases of a shocked material and give important insights into the validity of comparing static and dynamic datasets.
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- M G Gorman
- SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FD, UK.
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA, 94500, USA.
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- SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FD, UK
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- SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FD, UK
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA, 94500, USA
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- SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FD, UK
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- Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU, UK
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- Shock and Detonation Physics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545, USA
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- Shock and Detonation Physics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545, USA
- Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California, 94025, USA
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU, UK
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS-INSU, Institut des Sciences de la Terre Paris, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, Reading, RG7 4PR, United Kingdom
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA, 94500, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA, 94500, USA
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- Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, and Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA, 94500, USA
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- Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU, UK
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- SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FD, UK
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Polsin DN, Fratanduono DE, Rygg JR, Lazicki A, Smith RF, Eggert JH, Gregor MC, Henderson BH, Delettrez JA, Kraus RG, Celliers PM, Coppari F, Swift DC, McCoy CA, Seagle CT, Davis JP, Burns SJ, Collins GW, Boehly TR. Erratum: Measurement of Body-Centered-Cubic Aluminum at 475 GPa [Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 175702 (2017)]. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 120:029902. [PMID: 29376685 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.029902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This corrects the article DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.175702.
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Polsin DN, Fratanduono DE, Rygg JR, Lazicki A, Smith RF, Eggert JH, Gregor MC, Henderson BH, Delettrez JA, Kraus RG, Celliers PM, Coppari F, Swift DC, McCoy CA, Seagle CT, Davis JP, Burns SJ, Collins GW, Boehly TR. Measurement of Body-Centered-Cubic Aluminum at 475 GPa. Phys Rev Lett 2017; 119:175702. [PMID: 29219452 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.175702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Nanosecond in situ x-ray diffraction and simultaneous velocimetry measurements were used to determine the crystal structure and pressure, respectively, of ramp-compressed aluminum at stress states between 111 and 475 GPa. The solid-solid Al phase transformations, fcc-hcp and hcp-bcc, are observed at 216±9 and 321±12 GPa, respectively, with the bcc phase persisting to 475 GPa. The high-pressure crystallographic texture of the hcp and bcc phases suggests close-packed or nearly close-packed lattice planes remain parallel through both transformations.
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- D N Polsin
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-1189, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-1189, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-1189, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
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Spaulding DK, McWilliams RS, Jeanloz R, Eggert JH, Celliers PM, Hicks DG, Collins GW, Smith RF. Erratum: Evidence for a Phase Transition in Silicate Melt at Extreme Pressure and Temperature Conditions [Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 065701 (2012)]. Phys Rev Lett 2017; 119:139903. [PMID: 29341693 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.139903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This corrects the article DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.065701.
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Fergani C, Routly JE, Jones DN, Pickavance LC, Smith RF, Dobson H. KNDy neurone activation prior to the LH surge of the ewe is disrupted by LPS. Reproduction 2017. [PMID: 28630099 DOI: 10.1530/rep-17-0191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In the ewe, steroid hormones act on the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC) to initiate the GnRH/LH surge. Within the ARC, steroid signal transduction may be mediated by estrogen receptive dopamine-, β-endorphin- or neuropeptide Y (NPY)-expressing cells, as well as those co-localising kisspeptin, neurokinin B (NKB) and dynorphin (termed KNDy). We investigated the time during the follicular phase when these cells become activated (i.e., co-localise c-Fos) relative to the timing of the LH surge onset and may therefore be involved in the surge generating mechanism. Furthermore, we aimed to elucidate whether these activation patterns are altered after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration, which is known to inhibit the LH surge. Follicular phases of ewes were synchronised by progesterone withdrawal and blood samples were collected every 2 h. Hypothalamic tissue was retrieved at various times during the follicular phase with or without the administration of LPS (100 ng/kg). The percentage of activated dopamine cells decreased before the onset of sexual behaviour, whereas activation of β-endorphin decreased and NPY activation tended to increase during the LH surge. These patterns were not disturbed by LPS administration. Maximal co-expression of c-Fos in dynorphin immunoreactive neurons was observed earlier during the follicular phase, compared to kisspeptin and NKB, which were maximally activated during the surge. This indicates a distinct role for ARC dynorphin in the LH surge generation mechanism. Acute LPS decreased the percentage of activated dynorphin and kisspeptin immunoreactive cells. Thus, in the ovary-intact ewe, KNDy neurones are activated prior to the LH surge onset and this pattern is inhibited by the administration of LPS.
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- C Fergani
- School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Briggs R, Gorman MG, Coleman AL, McWilliams RS, McBride EE, McGonegle D, Wark JS, Peacock L, Rothman S, Macleod SG, Bolme CA, Gleason AE, Collins GW, Eggert JH, Fratanduono DE, Smith RF, Galtier E, Granados E, Lee HJ, Nagler B, Nam I, Xing Z, McMahon MI. Ultrafast X-Ray Diffraction Studies of the Phase Transitions and Equation of State of Scandium Shock Compressed to 82 GPa. Phys Rev Lett 2017; 118:025501. [PMID: 28128621 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.118.025501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Using x-ray diffraction at the Linac Coherent Light Source x-ray free-electron laser, we have determined simultaneously and self-consistently the phase transitions and equation of state (EOS) of the lightest transition metal, scandium, under shock compression. On compression scandium undergoes a structural phase transition between 32 and 35 GPa to the same bcc structure seen at high temperatures at ambient pressures, and then a further transition at 46 GPa to the incommensurate host-guest polymorph found above 21 GPa in static compression at room temperature. Shock melting of the host-guest phase is observed between 53 and 72 GPa with the disappearance of Bragg scattering and the growth of a broad asymmetric diffraction peak from the high-density liquid.
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- R Briggs
- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- European XFEL, Albert-Einstein-Ring 19, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, Reading RG7 4PR, United Kingdom
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- Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, Reading RG7 4PR, United Kingdom
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- Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, Reading, RG7 4PR, United Kingdom and Institute of Shock Physics, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Shock and Detonation Physics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Shock and Detonation Physics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 6000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 6000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 6000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 6000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom and Research Complex at Harwell, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0FA, United Kingdom
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Coyne LA, Latham SM, Williams NJ, Dawson S, Donald IJ, Pearson RB, Smith RF, Pinchbeck GL. Understanding the culture of antimicrobial prescribing in agriculture: a qualitative study of UK pig veterinary surgeons. J Antimicrob Chemother 2016; 71:3300-3312. [PMID: 27516473 PMCID: PMC5079303 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkw300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Revised: 06/18/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals has been linked with the emergence of antimicrobial resistance in bacterial populations, with consequences for animal and public health. This study explored the underpinning drivers, motivators and reasoning behind prescribing decisions made by veterinary surgeons working in the UK pig industry. METHODS A qualitative interview study was conducted with 21 veterinary surgeons purposively selected from all UK pig veterinary surgeons. Thematic analysis was used to analyse transcripts. RESULTS Ensuring optimum pig health and welfare was described as a driver for antimicrobial use by many veterinary surgeons and was considered a professional and moral obligation. Veterinary surgeons also exhibited a strong sense of social responsibility over the need to ensure that antimicrobial use was responsible. A close relationship between management practices, health and economics was evident, with improvements in management commonly identified as being potential routes to reduce antimicrobial usage; however, these were not always considered economically viable. The relationship with clients was identified as being a source of professional stress for practitioners due to pressure from farmers requesting antimicrobial prescriptions, and concern over poor compliance of antimicrobial administration by some farmers. CONCLUSIONS The drivers behind prescribing decisions by veterinary surgeons were complex and diverse. A combination of education, improving communication between veterinary surgeons and farmers, and changes in regulations, in farm management and in consumer/retailer demands may all be needed to ensure that antimicrobial prescribing is optimal and to achieve significant reductions in use.
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- L A Coyne
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston CH64 7TE, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston CH64 7TE, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston CH64 7TE, UK
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- School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston CH64 7TE, UK
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- Institute of Psychology, Health & Society, University of Liverpool, Bedford Street South, Liverpool L69 7ZA, UK
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- The George Pig Practice, High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 9AU, UK
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- School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston CH64 7TE, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston CH64 7TE, UK
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Castelnovo A, Riedner BA, Smith RF, Tononi G, Boly M, Benca RM. Scalp and Source Power Topography in Sleepwalking and Sleep Terrors: A High-Density EEG Study. Sleep 2016; 39:1815-1825. [PMID: 27568805 DOI: 10.5665/sleep.6162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 05/05/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES To examine scalp and source power topography in sleep arousals disorders (SADs) using high-density EEG (hdEEG). METHODS Fifteen adult subjects with sleep arousal disorders (SADs) and 15 age- and gender-matched good sleeping healthy controls were recorded in a sleep laboratory setting using a 256 channel EEG system. RESULTS Scalp EEG analysis of all night NREM sleep revealed a localized decrease in slow wave activity (SWA) power (1-4 Hz) over centro-parietal regions relative to the rest of the brain in SADs compared to good sleeping healthy controls. Source modelling analysis of 5-minute segments taken from N3 during the first half of the night revealed that the local decrease in SWA power was prominent at the level of the cingulate, motor, and sensori-motor associative cortices. Similar patterns were also evident during REM sleep and wake. These differences in local sleep were present in the absence of any detectable clinical or electrophysiological sign of arousal. CONCLUSIONS Overall, results suggest the presence of local sleep differences in the brain of SADs patients during nights without clinical episodes. The persistence of similar topographical changes in local EEG power during REM sleep and wakefulness points to trait-like functional changes that cross the boundaries of NREM sleep. The regions identified by source imaging are consistent with the current neurophysiological understanding of SADs as a disorder caused by local arousals in motor and cingulate cortices. Persistent localized changes in neuronal excitability may predispose affected subjects to clinical episodes.
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- Anna Castelnovo
- Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.,University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Psychiatry, Madison WI
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Psychiatry, Madison WI
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Psychiatry, Madison WI
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Psychiatry, Madison WI
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Psychiatry, Madison WI
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Psychiatry, Madison WI
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Vignes RM, Ahmed MF, Eggert JH, Fisher AC, Kalantar DH, Masters ND, Smith CA, Smith RF. TARDIS-C: A target diagnostic for measuring material structure at high pressure. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/717/1/012115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Sprecher KE, Riedner BA, Smith RF, Tononi G, Davidson RJ, Benca RM. High Resolution Topography of Age-Related Changes in Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Electroencephalography. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0149770. [PMID: 26901503 PMCID: PMC4764685 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Sleeping brain activity reflects brain anatomy and physiology. The aim of this study was to use high density (256 channel) electroencephalography (EEG) during sleep to characterize topographic changes in sleep EEG power across normal aging, with high spatial resolution. Sleep was evaluated in 92 healthy adults aged 18–65 years old using full polysomnography and high density EEG. After artifact removal, spectral power density was calculated for standard frequency bands for all channels, averaged across the NREM periods of the first 3 sleep cycles. To quantify topographic changes with age, maps were generated of the Pearson’s coefficient of the correlation between power and age at each electrode. Significant correlations were determined by statistical non-parametric mapping. Absolute slow wave power declined significantly with increasing age across the entire scalp, whereas declines in theta and sigma power were significant only in frontal regions. Power in fast spindle frequencies declined significantly with increasing age frontally, whereas absolute power of slow spindle frequencies showed no significant change with age. When EEG power was normalized across the scalp, a left centro-parietal region showed significantly less age-related decline in power than the rest of the scalp. This partial preservation was particularly significant in the slow wave and sigma bands. The effect of age on sleep EEG varies substantially by region and frequency band. This non-uniformity should inform the design of future investigations of aging and sleep. This study provides normative data on the effect of age on sleep EEG topography, and provides a basis from which to explore the mechanisms of normal aging as well as neurodegenerative disorders for which age is a risk factor.
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- Kate E. Sprecher
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Wisconsin Center for Sleep Medicine and Research, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Wisconsin Center for Sleep Medicine and Research, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Wisconsin Center for Sleep Medicine and Research, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Gorman MG, Briggs R, McBride EE, Higginbotham A, Arnold B, Eggert JH, Fratanduono DE, Galtier E, Lazicki AE, Lee HJ, Liermann HP, Nagler B, Rothkirch A, Smith RF, Swift DC, Collins GW, Wark JS, McMahon MI. Direct Observation of Melting in Shock-Compressed Bismuth With Femtosecond X-ray Diffraction. Phys Rev Lett 2015; 115:095701. [PMID: 26371663 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.095701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The melting of bismuth in response to shock compression has been studied using in situ femtosecond x-ray diffraction at an x-ray free electron laser. Both solid-solid and solid-liquid phase transitions are documented using changes in discrete diffraction peaks and the emergence of broad, liquid scattering upon release from shock pressures up to 14 GPa. The transformation from the solid state to the liquid is found to occur in less than 3 ns, very much faster than previously believed. These results are the first quantitative measurements of a liquid material obtained on shock release using x-ray diffraction, and provide an upper limit for the time scale of melting of bismuth under shock loading.
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- M G Gorman
- SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, UK
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- SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, UK
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- SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, UK
- DESY Photon Science, Notkestr. 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 6000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 6000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 6000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- DESY Photon Science, Notkestr. 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- DESY Photon Science, Notkestr. 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 6000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 6000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 6000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94500, USA
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- Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
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- SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, UK
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Coyne LA, Pinchbeck GL, Williams NJ, Smith RF, Dawson S, Pearson RB, Latham SM. Understanding antimicrobial use and prescribing behaviours by pig veterinary surgeons and farmers: a qualitative study. Vet Rec 2014; 175:593. [PMID: 25200432 DOI: 10.1136/vr.102686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Increasing awareness of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in human beings and veterinary medicine has raised concerns over the issue of overprescribing and the indiscriminate use of antimicrobials. Their use in food-producing animals is under scrutiny due to the perceived risk from the zoonotic transfer of resistant pathogens from animals to human beings. This study used focus groups to explore the drivers and motivators behind antimicrobial use and prescribing by veterinary surgeons and farmers in the pig industry in the UK. Studies of two veterinary and four farmer focus groups were undertaken, each with between three and six participants, in three geographically distinct regions of low, moderate and high pig density in England. Thematic analysis of the focus group transcriptions revealed convergent themes, both within and across, the veterinary and farmer focus groups. Veterinary opinion was such that 'external pressures', such as pressure from clients, legislation and public perception, were considered to strongly influence prescribing behaviour, whereas, farmers considered issues surrounding farming systems and management to be greater drivers towards antimicrobial use. Acquiring such in-depth insight into the antimicrobial prescribing behaviours in veterinary medicine provides more detailed understanding of prescribing practice and will aid the development of interventions to promote the responsible use of antimicrobials.
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- L A Coyne
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston CH64 7TE, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston CH64 7TE, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston CH64 7TE, UK
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston CH64 7TE, UK
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston CH64 7TE, UK
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- The George Pig Practice, High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 9AU, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston CH64 7TE, UK
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Kuo YW, Gilbertson RL, Turini T, Brennan EB, Smith RF, Koike ST. Characterization and Epidemiology of Outbreaks of Impatiens necrotic spot virus on Lettuce in Coastal California. Plant Dis 2014; 98:1050-1059. [PMID: 30708789 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-07-13-0681-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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California is the leading producer of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) for the United States and grows 77% of the country's supply. Prior to 2006, coastal California lettuce was only periodically and incidentally infected by a single tospoviruses species: Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). However, beginning in 2006 and continuing through 2012, severe outbreaks of disease caused by Impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) have affected the coastal lettuce crop, though TSWV was also present. In contrast, TSWV was the only tospovirus associated with disease outbreaks in Central Valley lettuce during this period. Disease surveys conducted over two seasons (2008 and 2009) in 10 commercial fields (acreage of 6 to 20 ha) indicated that INSV was the only tospovirus associated with economically damaging disease outbreaks in lettuce in the coastal region, with incidences of 0.5 to 27% (mean = 5.7%). Molecular characterization of INSV isolates associated with these disease outbreaks revealed little genetic diversity and indicated that lettuce-infecting INSV isolates were nearly identical to those previously characterized from ornamental or other hosts from different locations in the United States and the world. Monitoring of thrips revealed moderate to large populations in all surveyed lettuce fields, and the majority of thrips identified from these fields were western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis. There was significant positive correlation (r2 = 0.91, P = 0.003) between thrips populations and INSV incidence in the most commonly encountered type of commercial lettuce (romaine, direct seeded, conventional) included in this study. A reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assay developed for detection of INSV in thrips showed promise as a monitoring tool in the field. Surveys for INSV reservoir hosts in the coastal production area revealed that the weeds little mallow (Malva parvifolia) and shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) were commonly infected. M. parvifolia plants infected in the field did not show obvious symptoms, whereas plants of this species inoculated in the laboratory with INSV by sap transmission developed necrotic spots and chlorosis. Eleven other weed species growing in the lettuce production areas were found to be hosts of INSV. Coastal crops found to be infected with INSV included basil (Ocimum basilicum), bell pepper (Capsicum annuum), calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica), faba bean (Vicia faba), radicchio (Cichorium intybus), and spinach (Spinacia oleracea). Thus, it is likely that INSV was introduced into coastal California lettuce fields via viruliferous thrips that initially acquired the virus from other local susceptible plant species. Results of this study provide a better understanding of INSV epidemiology in coastal California and may help growers devise appropriate disease management strategies.
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- Yen-Wen Kuo
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis 95616
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- University of California Cooperative Extension, Fresno 93702
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Salinas, CA 93905
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- University of California Cooperative Extension, Salinas 93901
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- University of California Cooperative Extension, Salinas 93901
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Smith RF, Eggert JH, Jeanloz R, Duffy TS, Braun DG, Patterson JR, Rudd RE, Biener J, Lazicki AE, Hamza AV, Wang J, Braun T, Benedict LX, Celliers PM, Collins GW. Ramp compression of diamond to five terapascals. Nature 2014. [PMID: 25030170 DOI: 10.1038/nature13526.] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The recent discovery of more than a thousand planets outside our Solar System, together with the significant push to achieve inertially confined fusion in the laboratory, has prompted a renewed interest in how dense matter behaves at millions to billions of atmospheres of pressure. The theoretical description of such electron-degenerate matter has matured since the early quantum statistical model of Thomas and Fermi, and now suggests that new complexities can emerge at pressures where core electrons (not only valence electrons) influence the structure and bonding of matter. Recent developments in shock-free dynamic (ramp) compression now allow laboratory access to this dense matter regime. Here we describe ramp-compression measurements for diamond, achieving 3.7-fold compression at a peak pressure of 5 terapascals (equivalent to 50 million atmospheres). These equation-of-state data can now be compared to first-principles density functional calculations and theories long used to describe matter present in the interiors of giant planets, in stars, and in inertial-confinement fusion experiments. Our data also provide new constraints on mass-radius relationships for carbon-rich planets.
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- R F Smith
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PO Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PO Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Department of Astronomy and Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PO Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PO Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PO Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PO Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PO Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PO Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Department of Astronomy and Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PO Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PO Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PO Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PO Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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Erskine DJ, Smith RF, Bolme CA, Ali SJ, Celliers PM, Collins GW. Holographic and time-resolving ability of pulse-pair two-dimensional velocity interferometry. Rev Sci Instrum 2014; 85:063115. [PMID: 24985807 DOI: 10.1063/1.4884880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Previous velocity interferometers used at research laboratories for shock physics experiments measured target motion at a point or many points on a line on the target. Recently, a two-dimensional (2d) version (2d-velocity interferometer system for any reflector) has been demonstrated using a pair of ultrashort (3 ps) pulses for illumination, separated by 268 ps. We have discovered new abilities for this instrument, by treating the complex output image as a hologram. For data taken in an out of focus configuration, we can Fourier process to bring narrow features such as cracks into sharp focus, which are otherwise completely blurred. This solves a practical problem when using high numerical aperture optics having narrow depth of field to observe moving surface features such as cracks. Furthermore, theory predicts that the target appearance (position and reflectivity) at two separate moments in time are recorded by the main and conjugate images of the same hologram, and are partially separable during analysis for narrow features. Hence, for the cracks we bring into refocus, we can make a two-frame movie with a subnanosecond frame period. Longer and shorter frame periods are possible with different interferometer delays. Since the megapixel optical detectors we use have superior spatial resolution over electronic beam based framing cameras, this technology could be of great use in studying microscopic three-dimensional-behavior of targets at ultrafast times scales. Demonstrations on shocked silicon are shown.
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- David J Erskine
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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Fergani C, Routly JE, Jones DN, Pickavance LC, Smith RF, Dobson H. Kisspeptin, c-Fos and CRFR type 2 co-expression in the hypothalamus after insulin-induced hypoglycaemia. Reprod Domest Anim 2014; 49:433-40. [PMID: 24716653 DOI: 10.1111/rda.12293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Normal reproductive function is dependent upon availability of glucose and insulin-induced hypoglycaemia is a metabolic stressor known to disrupt the ovine oestrous cycle. We have recently shown that IIH has the ability to delay the LH surge of intact ewes. In the present study, we examined brain tissue to determine: (i) which hypothalamic regions are activated with respect to IIH and (ii) the effect of IIH on kisspeptin cell activation and CRFR type 2 immunoreactivity, all of which may be involved in disruptive mechanisms. Follicular phases were synchronized with progesterone vaginal pessaries and at 28 h after progesterone withdrawal (PW), animals received saline (n = 6) or insulin (4 IU/kg; n = 5) and were subsequently killed at 31 h after PW (i.e., 3 h after insulin administration). Peripheral hormone concentrations were evaluated, and hypothalamic sections were immunostained for either kisspeptin and c-Fos (a marker of neuronal activation) or CRFR type 2. Within 3 h of treatment, cortisol concentrations had increased whereas plasma oestradiol concentrations decreased in peripheral plasma (p < 0.05 for both). In the arcuate nucleus (ARC), insulin-treated ewes had an increased expression of c-Fos. Furthermore, the percentage of kisspeptin cells co-expressing c-Fos increased in the ARC (from 11 to 51%; p < 0.05), but there was no change in the medial pre-optic area (mPOA; 14 vs 19%). CRFR type 2 expression in the lower part of the ARC and the median eminence was not altered by insulin treatment. Thus, disruption of the LH surge after IIH in the follicular phase is not associated with decreased kisspeptin cell activation or an increase in CRFR type 2 in the ARC but may involve other cell types located in the ARC nucleus which are activated in response to IIH.
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- C Fergani
- School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Neston, UK
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MacFarlane JA, Grove-White DH, Royal MD, Smith RF. Use of plasma samples to assess passive transfer in calves using refractometry: comparison with serum and clinical cut-off point. Vet Rec 2014; 174:303. [PMID: 24570407 DOI: 10.1136/vr.102228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- J A MacFarlane
- School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, Somerset BS40 5DU, UK
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Jones SG, Riedner BA, Smith RF, Ferrarelli F, Tononi G, Davidson RJ, Benca RM. Regional reductions in sleep electroencephalography power in obstructive sleep apnea: a high-density EEG study. Sleep 2014; 37:399-407. [PMID: 24497668 DOI: 10.5665/sleep.3424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with significant alterations in neuronal integrity resulting from either hypoxemia and/or sleep loss. A large body of imaging research supports reductions in gray matter volume, alterations in white matter integrity and resting state activity, and functional abnormalities in response to cognitive challenge in various brain regions in patients with OSA. In this study, we used high-density electroencephalography (hdEEG), a functional imaging tool that could potentially be used during routine clinical care, to examine the regional distribution of neural activity in a non-clinical sample of untreated men and women with moderate/severe OSA. DESIGN Sleep was recorded with 256-channel EEG in relatively healthy subjects with apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) > 10, as well as age-, sex-, and body mass index-matched controls selected from a research population initially recruited for a study on sleep and meditation. SETTING Sleep laboratory. PATIENTS OR PARTICIPANTS Nine subjects with AHI > 10 and nine matched controls. INTERVENTIONS N/A. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS Topographic analysis of hdEEG data revealed a broadband reduction in EEG power in a circumscribed region overlying the parietal cortex in OSA subjects. This parietal reduction in neural activity was present, to some extent, across all frequency bands in all stages and episodes of nonrapid eye movement sleep. CONCLUSION This investigation suggests that regional deficits in electroencephalography (EEG) power generation may be a useful clinical marker for neural disruption in obstructive sleep apnea, and that high-density EEG may have the sensitivity to detect pathological cortical changes early in the disease process.
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- Department of Psychiatry ; Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
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Falco AM, McDonald CG, Bachus SE, Smith RF. Developmental alterations in locomotor and anxiety-like behavior as a function of D1 and D2 mRNA expression. Behav Brain Res 2013; 260:25-33. [PMID: 24239691 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 01/31/2013] [Revised: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The majority of smokers start smoking in adolescence, beginning a potentially lifelong struggle with nicotine use and abuse. In rodent models of the effects of nicotine, the drug has been shown to elicit both locomotor and anxiety-like behavioral effects. Research suggests that these behavioral effects may be due in part to dopamine (DA) receptors D1 and D2 in the mesolimbic system, specifically the nucleus accumbens (NAc). We examined early adolescent (P28), late adolescent (P45), and adult (P80) male Long-Evans rats in the elevated plus maze (EPM) under normal conditions and the open field (OF) post-nicotine in order to test locomotor and anxiety-like behavior. These behavioral findings were then correlated with expression of DA D1 and D2 mRNA levels as determined via in situ hybridization. Nicotine-induced locomotor behavior was found to be significantly different between age groups. After a single injection of nicotine, early adolescents exhibited increases in locomotor behavior, whereas both late adolescents and adults responded with decreases in locomotor behavior. In addition, it was found that among, early adolescents, open arm and center time in the EPM were negatively correlated with D2 mRNA expression. In contrast, among adults, distance traveled in the center and center time in the OF were negatively correlated with D2 mRNA expression. This study suggests that DA D2 receptors play a role in anxiety-like behavior and that the relationship between observed anxiety-like behaviors and D2 receptor expression changes through the lifespan.
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- A M Falco
- Department of Psychology, George Mason University, United States.
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- Department of Psychology, George Mason University, MSN 3F5, Fairfax, VA 22030, United States.
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- Department of Psychology, George Mason University, MSN 3F5, Fairfax, VA 22030, United States.
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- Department of Psychology, George Mason University, MSN 3F5, Fairfax, VA 22030, United States.
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King SG, Dobson H, Royal MD, Christley RM, Murray RD, Routly JE, Smith RF, Mann GE. Identification of inadequate maternal progesterone concentrations in nulliparous dairy heifers and treatment with human chorionic gonadotrophin. Vet Rec 2013; 173:450. [PMID: 24128945 DOI: 10.1136/vr.101330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Plasma progesterone concentrations were estimated for 381 nulliparous dairy heifers from eight farms on days 4-6 after insemination. Heifers were synchronised using two treatments of prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) 11 days apart. Alternate heifers were treated with 1500 IU human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) at the time of sampling, and the pregnancy status assessed ~35 days after insemination. Heifers with no corpus luteum (CL; n-30) at the second PGF2α had lower progesterone concentrations (P<0.001) and pregnancy rates (PR; P=0.001) compared with heifers with CL (n=351, defined as cyclic). The risk of no CL increased in heifers <15 months of age (OR=7.5, P<0.001) and with body condition score <2.5 (OR=4.5, P=0.001). Those with no CL were removed from further analysis. The 20 per cent cyclic control heifers with progesterone concentrations ≤2 ng/ml on days 4-6 had lower PRs compared with those with higher concentrations (42 per cent vs 64 per cent, OR=0.3, P=0.01). There was no overall effect of hCG on PR compared with controls (51 per cent vs 60 per cent, P=0.10). However, heifers with high progesterone on days 4-6 (>2 ng/ml) had a lower PR after treatment (51 per cent vs 64 per cent, OR=0.6, P=0.02). Heifers inseminated with sexed (n=18) compared with conventional (n=333) semen had a decreased PR (33 per cent vs 57 per cent, OR=0.2, P=0.01). This study demonstrates that higher plasma progesterone concentrations as early as days 4-6 after insemination have a positive effect on first insemination PR, but there was no beneficial effect of hCG treatment on these days in dairy heifers.
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- S G King
- Lambert, Leonard & May, Old Woodhouses, Broughall, Whitchurch, Shropshire SY13 4AQ, UK
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Ping Y, Coppari F, Hicks DG, Yaakobi B, Fratanduono DE, Hamel S, Eggert JH, Rygg JR, Smith RF, Swift DC, Braun DG, Boehly TR, Collins GW. Solid iron compressed up to 560 GPa. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 111:065501. [PMID: 23971582 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.111.065501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2012] [Revised: 12/18/2012] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Dynamic compression by multiple shocks is used to compress iron up to 560 GPa (5.6 Mbar), the highest solid-state pressure yet attained for iron in the laboratory. Extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy offers simultaneous density, temperature, and local-structure measurements for the compressed iron. The data show that the close-packed structure of iron is stable up to 560 GPa, the temperature at peak compression is significantly higher than expected from pure compressive work, and the dynamic strength of iron is many times greater than the static strength based on lower pressure data. The results provide the first constraint on the melting line of iron above 400 GPa.
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
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- School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst, Neston, Cheshire CH64 7TE, UK.
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Scholey RA, Evans NJ, Blowey RW, Massey JP, Murray RD, Smith RF, Ollier WE, Carter SD. Identifying host pathogenic pathways in bovine digital dermatitis by RNA-Seq analysis. Vet J 2013; 197:699-706. [PMID: 23570776 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 08/06/2012] [Revised: 02/24/2013] [Accepted: 03/01/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Digital dermatitis is a painful foot disease compromising welfare in dairy cattle. The disease has a complex multibacterial aetiology, but little is known about its pathogenesis. In this study, gene expression in skin biopsies from five bovine digital dermatitis lesions and five healthy bovine feet was compared using RNA-Seq technology. Differential gene expression was determined after mapping transcripts to the Btau 4.0 genome. Pathway analysis identified gene networks involving differentially expressed transcripts. Bovine digital dermatitis lesions had increased expression of mRNA for α2-macroglobulin-like 1, a protein potentially involved in bacterial immune evasion and bacterial survival. There was increased expression of keratin 6A and interleukin 1β mRNA in bovine digital dermatitis lesions, but reduced expression of most other keratin and keratin-associated genes. There was little evidence of local immune reactions to the bacterial infection present in lesions.
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- R A Scholey
- Department of Infection Biology, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool Science Park IC2, 146 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK.
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Fergani C, Routly JE, Jones DN, Pickavance LC, Smith RF, Dobson H. Kisspeptin, c-Fos and CRFR type 2 expression in the preoptic area and mediobasal hypothalamus during the follicular phase of intact ewes, and alteration after LPS. Physiol Behav 2013; 110-111:158-68. [PMID: 23313561 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2012] [Accepted: 12/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Increasing estradiol concentrations during the late follicular phase stimulate sexual behavior and the GnRH/LH surge, and it is known that kisspeptin signaling is essential for the latter. Administration of LPS can block these events, but the mechanism involved is unclear. We examined brain tissue from intact ewes to determine: i) which regions are activated with respect to sexual behavior, the LH surge and LPS administration, ii) the location and activation pattern of kisspeptin cells in control and LPS treated animals, and iii) whether CRFR type 2 is involved in such disruptive mechanisms. Follicular phases were synchronized with progesterone vaginal pessaries and control animals were killed at 0 h, 16 h, 31 h or 40 h (n=4-6/group) after progesterone withdrawal (time zero). At 28 h, other animals received endotoxin (LPS; 100 ng/kg) and were subsequently killed at 31 h or 40 h (n=5/group). LH surges only occurred in control ewes, during which there was a marked increase in c-Fos expression within the ventromedial nucleus (VMN), arcuate nucleus (ARC), and medial preoptic area (mPOA), as well as an increase in the percentage of kisspeptin cells co-expressing c-Fos in the ARC and mPOA compared to animals sacrificed at all other times. Expression of c-Fos also increased in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) in animals just before the expected onset of sexual behavior. However, LPS treatment increased c-Fos expression within the VMN, ARC, mPOA and diagonal band of broca (dBb), along with CRFR type 2 immunoreactivity in the lower part of the ARC and median eminence (ME), compared to controls. Furthermore, the percentage of kisspeptin cells co-expressing c-Fos was lower in the ARC and mPOA. Thus, we hypothesize that in intact ewes, the BNST is involved in the initiation of sexual behavior while the VMN, ARC, and mPOA as well as kisspeptin cells located in the latter two areas are involved in estradiol positive feedback only during the LH surge. By contrast, disruption of sexual behavior and the LH surge after LPS involves cells located in the VMN, ARC, mPOA and dBb, as well as cells containing CRFR type 2 in the lower part of the ARC and ME, and is accompanied by inhibition of kisspeptin cell activation in both the ARC and mPOA.
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- C Fergani
- School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Neston, Wirral CH64 7TE, UK.
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Nagel SR, Hilsabeck TJ, Bell PM, Bradley DK, Ayers MJ, Barrios MA, Felker B, Smith RF, Collins GW, Jones OS, Kilkenny JD, Chung T, Piston K, Raman KS, Sammuli B, Hares JD, Dymoke-Bradshaw AKL. Dilation x-ray imager a new∕faster gated x-ray imager for the NIF. Rev Sci Instrum 2012; 83:10E116. [PMID: 23126938 DOI: 10.1063/1.4732849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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As the yield on implosion shots increases it is expected that the peak x-ray emission reduces to a duration with a FWHM as short as 20 ps for ∼7 × 10(18) neutron yield. However, the temporal resolution of currently used gated x-ray imagers on the NIF is 40-100 ps. We discuss the benefits of the higher temporal resolution for the NIF and present performance measurements for dilation x-ray imager, which utilizes pulse-dilation technology [T. J. Hilsabeck et al., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81, 10E317 (2010)] to achieve x-ray imaging with temporal gate times below 10 ps. The measurements were conducted using the COMET laser, which is part of the Jupiter Laser Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
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- S R Nagel
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
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Fratanduono DE, Smith RF, Boehly TR, Eggert JH, Braun DG, Collins GW. Plasma-accelerated flyer-plates for equation of state studies. Rev Sci Instrum 2012; 83:073504. [PMID: 22852692 DOI: 10.1063/1.4732823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We report on a new technique to accelerate flyer-plates to high velocities (∼5 km/s). In this work, a strong shock is created through direct laser ablation of a thin polyimide foil. Subsequent shock breakout of that foil results in the generation of a plasma characterized by a smoothly increasing density gradient and a strong forward momentum. Stagnation of this plasma onto an aluminum foil and the resultant momentum transfer accelerates a thin aluminum flyer-plate. The aluminum flyer-plate is then accelerated to a peak velocity of ∼5 km/s before impact with a transparent lithium fluoride (LiF) window. Simulations of the stagnating plasma ramp compression and wave reverberations within the flyer-plate suggest that the temperature at the flyer-plate impact surface is elevated by less than 50 °C. Optical velocimetry is used to measure the flyer-plate velocity and impact conditions enabling the shocked refractive index of LiF to be determined. The results presented here are in agreement with conventional flyer-plate measurements validating the use of plasma-accelerated flyer-plates for equation of state and impact studies.
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- D E Fratanduono
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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Erskine DJ, Smith RF, Bolme CA, Celliers PM, Collins GW. Two-dimensional imaging velocity interferometry: data analysis techniques. Rev Sci Instrum 2012; 83:043116. [PMID: 22559524 DOI: 10.1063/1.4704840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We describe data analysis procedures for an emerging interferometric technique for measuring target motion across a two-dimensional image at a moment in time, i.e., a snapshot 2D-VISAR. Conventional VISARs (velocity interferometer system for any reflector) are commonly used in shock physics to measure velocity history at a single point or many points across a line on target. These however are not recorded in two-dimensions and cannot be used with ultrashort pulsed illumination because the coherence length is smaller than the interferometer delay, preventing fringe formation. In our scheme, dual matched interferometers allow use of low- or incoherent illumination such as ultrashort laser pulses to freeze motion of target, allowing use of slow CCD imaging detectors. Quadrature phase recording and push-pull data analysis simultaneously produces an ordinary nonfringing reflectivity image and a fringing image. The latter is converted into a 2D-phase map which is proportional to target velocity. Example data on shocked crystalline [111] Si shows incipient features of ~50 μm scale.
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- David J Erskine
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA.
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Spaulding DK, McWilliams RS, Jeanloz R, Eggert JH, Celliers PM, Hicks DG, Collins GW, Smith RF. Evidence for a phase transition in silicate melt at extreme pressure and temperature conditions. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 108:065701. [PMID: 22401087 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.065701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Laser-driven shock compression experiments reveal the presence of a phase transition in MgSiO(3) over the pressure-temperature range 300-400 GPa and 10 000-16 000 K, with a positive Clapeyron slope and a volume change of ∼6.3 (±2.0) percent. The observations are most readily interpreted as an abrupt liquid-liquid transition in a silicate composition representative of terrestrial planetary mantles, implying potentially significant consequences for the thermal-chemical evolution of extrasolar planetary interiors. In addition, the present results extend the Hugoniot equation of state of MgSiO(3) single crystal and glass to 950 GPa.
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- D K Spaulding
- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-4767, USA
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Stressors, such as poor body condition, adverse temperatures or even common management procedures (e.g., transport or shearing) suppress normal oestrus behaviour and reduce ewe fertility. All these events are co-ordinated by endocrine interactions, which are disrupted in stressful situations. This disruption is usually temporary in adult ewes, so that, when prevailing conditions improve, normal fertility would resume. Imposition of an experimental stressor (shearing, transport, isolation from other sheep, injection of endotoxin or insulin or cortisol infusion) suppresses GnRH/LH pulse frequency and amplitude. Part of the cause is at the pituitary, but effects on GnRH/LH pulse frequency and the GnRH/LH surge are mediated via the hypothalamus. It is not yet clear whether delays in the surge are caused by interruption of the oestradiol signal-reading phase, the signal transmission phase or GnRH surge release. Stressors also delay the onset of behaviour, sometimes distancing this from the onset of the pre-ovulatory LH surge. This could have deleterious consequences for fertility.
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- H Dobson
- School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Neston, Wirral, United Kingdom.
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Holman A, Thompson J, Routly JE, Cameron J, Jones DN, Grove-White D, Smith RF, Dobson H. Comparison of oestrus detection methods in dairy cattle. Vet Rec 2011; 169:47. [PMID: 21730035 DOI: 10.1136/vr.d2344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Sixty-seven Holstein-Friesian cows, from 20 days postpartum, were recruited into the study and fitted with both a pedometer (SAE Afikim) and a Heatime neck collar (SCR Engineers) and allocated a heat mount detector (either scratchcard [Dairymac] or KaMaR [KaMaR]) or left with none, relying only on farm staff observation. Common production stressors and other factors were assessed to determine their impact on the ability of each method to accurately detect oestrus and to investigate effects on the frequency of false-positive detections. Only 74 per cent of all potential oestrus periods (episodes of low progesterone) were identified by combining information from all methods. There was no difference between the methods in terms of sensitivity for detecting 'true oestrus events' (approximately 60 per cent), with the exception of scratchcards, which were less efficient (36 per cent). Pedometers and KaMaRs had higher numbers of false-positive identifications. No production stressors had any consequence on false-positives. The positive predictive values for neck collars or observation by farm staff were higher than those of other methods, and combining these two methods yielded the best results. Neck collars did not detect any of the nine oestrus events occurring in three cows with a body condition score (BCS) of less than 2, and the efficiency of correctly identifying oestrus was also reduced by high milk yield (odds ratio [OR]=0.34). Pedometer efficiency was reduced by lameness, low BCS or high milk yield (OR=0.42, 0.15 or 0.30, respectively).
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- A Holman
- School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst, Neston, Cheshire CH64 7TE
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Morris MJ, Kaneko K, Walker SL, Jones DN, Routly JE, Smith RF, Dobson H. Influence of lameness on follicular growth, ovulation, reproductive hormone concentrations and estrus behavior in dairy cows. Theriogenology 2011; 76:658-68. [PMID: 21601262 PMCID: PMC3156299 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2011] [Revised: 03/15/2011] [Accepted: 03/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The objective of this study was to examine the effect of a chronic stressor, lameness, on reproductive parameters. Seventy cows 30–80 days post-partum were scored for lameness and follicular phases synchronized with GnRH followed seven days later by prostaglandin (PG). Fifteen Lame animals did not respond to GnRH ovarian stimulation. Milk progesterone for 5 days prior to PG was lower in the remaining Lame cows than Healthy herdmates. Fewer Lame cows ovulated (26/37 versus 17/18; P = 0.04) and the interval from PG to ovulation was shorter in Lame cows. In Subset 1 (20 animals), the LH pulse frequency was similar in ovulating animals (Lame and Healthy) but lower in Lame non-ovulators. An LH surge always preceded ovulation but lameness did not affect the interval from PG to LH surge onset or LH surge concentrations. Before the LH surge, estradiol was lower in non-ovulating cows compared to those that ovulated and estradiol concentrations were positively correlated with LH pulse frequency. In Subset 2 (45 cows), Lame ovulating cows had a less intense estrus than Healthy cows, although Lame cows began estrus and stood-to-be-mounted earlier than Healthy cows. In conclusion, we have identified several parameters to explain poor fertility in some chronically stressed animals. From 30 to 80 days post-partum, there was a graded effect that ranged from 29% Lame cows with absence of ovarian activity, whereas another 21% Lame cows failed to express estrus or ovulate a low estrogenic follicle; in 50% cows, many reproductive parameters were unaffected by lameness.
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- M J Morris
- School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Neston, Wirral UK
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