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Goessinger EV, Cerminara SE, Mueller AM, Gottfrois P, Huber S, Amaral M, Wenz F, Kostner L, Weiss L, Kunz M, Maul JT, Wespi S, Broman E, Kaufmann S, Patpanathapillai V, Treyer I, Navarini AA, Maul LV. Consistency of convolutional neural networks in dermoscopic melanoma recognition: A prospective real-world study about the pitfalls of augmented intelligence. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2024; 38:945-953. [PMID: 38158385 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.19777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND Deep-learning convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have outperformed even experienced dermatologists in dermoscopic melanoma detection under controlled conditions. It remains unexplored how real-world dermoscopic image transformations affect CNN robustness. OBJECTIVES To investigate the consistency of melanoma risk assessment by two commercially available CNNs to help formulate recommendations for current clinical use. METHODS A comparative cohort study was conducted from January to July 2022 at the Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel. Five dermoscopic images of 116 different lesions on the torso of 66 patients were captured consecutively by the same operator without deliberate rotation. Classification was performed by two CNNs (CNN-1/CNN-2). Lesions were divided into four subgroups based on their initial risk scoring and clinical dignity assessment. Reliability was assessed by variation and intraclass correlation coefficients. Excisions were performed for melanoma suspicion or two consecutively elevated CNN risk scores, and benign lesions were confirmed by expert consensus (n = 3). RESULTS 117 repeated image series of 116 melanocytic lesions (2 melanomas, 16 dysplastic naevi, 29 naevi, 1 solar lentigo, 1 suspicious and 67 benign) were classified. CNN-1 demonstrated superior measurement repeatability for clinically benign lesions with an initial malignant risk score (mean variation coefficient (mvc): CNN-1: 49.5(±34.3)%; CNN-2: 71.4(±22.5)%; p = 0.03), while CNN-2 outperformed for clinically benign lesions with benign scoring (mvc: CNN-1: 49.7(±22.7)%; CNN-2: 23.8(±29.3)%; p = 0.002). Both systems exhibited lowest score consistency for lesions with an initial malignant risk score and benign assessment. In this context, averaging three initial risk scores achieved highest sensitivity of dignity assessment (CNN-1: 94%; CNN-2: 89%). Intraclass correlation coefficients indicated 'moderate'-to-'good' reliability for both systems (CNN-1: 0.80, 95% CI:0.71-0.87, p < 0.001; CNN-2: 0.67, 95% CI:0.55-0.77, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Potential user-induced image changes can significantly influence CNN classification. For clinical application, we recommend using the average of three initial risk scores. Furthermore, we advocate for CNN robustness optimization by cross-validation with repeated image sets. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04605822).
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- E V Goessinger
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Studer E, Zoller D, Huber S, Ruf-Ritz J, Gurtner C, Grest P, Hirsbrunner G. [Five case reports on granulosa cell tumors in cattle with practical information on diagnosis and possible progression]. SCHWEIZ ARCH TIERH 2024; 166:141-152. [PMID: 38419485 DOI: doi.org/10.17236/sat00420] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Five cases of ovarian tumors (granulosa cell tumors) in cattle are presented from the patient load of the Vetsuisse University of Zurich and Bern. The aim of this work was to demonstrate the variable development of the illness and to indicate diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities to the practicing veterinarians. Case 1 shows bilateral appearance and the development of malignancy and metastases. The main symptoms in case 2 were the development of the mammary gland in a juvenile animal and the behavior modification due to a hormonal imbalance. The cases 3, 4 and 5 underwent surgery, case 4 restarted reproductive activity resulting in five subsequent pregnancies. The initial presumption is a result of a gynecological including ultrasonographic examination and can be verified by the analysis of Müllerian Inhibiting Hormone in serum. The decision to perform surgery should be done rapidly, as normal fertility can be achieved if the tumor is located unilaterally. Tumor growth and potential malignancy can provoke fatal health issues and also make it impossible to use meat of these animals for consumption.
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- E Studer
- Wiederkäuerklinik, Vetsuisse-Fakultät, Universität Bern
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- Vetsuisse-Fakultät, Universität Zürich
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- Wiederkäuerklinik, Vetsuisse-Fakultät, Universität Bern
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- Praxis Viehdoktor Zürcher Unterland AG, Hüntwangen, Schweiz
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- Institut für Tierpathologie, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP), Vetsuisse-Fakultät, Universität Bern
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- Institut für Veterinärpathologie, Vetsuisse-Fakultät, Universität Zürich
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- Wiederkäuerklinik, Vetsuisse-Fakultät, Universität Bern
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Macias Franco A, da Silva AEM, Hurtado PJ, de Moura FH, Huber S, Fonseca MA. Comparison of linear and non-linear decision boundaries to detect feedlot bloat using intensive data collection systems on Angus × Hereford steers. Animal 2023; 17 Suppl 5:100809. [PMID: 37612227 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2023.100809] [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: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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Ruminal tympany (bloat) has long been an issue for large and small livestock operations. Though improvements in feedlot management practices have reduced its occurrence, it is still highly prevalent and is known to detrimentally affect animal performance, welfare, and in many instances, lead to animal death. Current decision support systems and diet formulation software omit the inclusion of bloat prediction based on animal performance. Here, we aim to predict bloat incidence in implanted and non-implanted feedlot steers from performance data comparing linear (LDB) and non-linear decision boundaries. Eighteen crossbred Angus × Hereford steers: BW (491.13 ± 25.78 kg) and age (12 ± 1 mo) were randomly distributed into implanted and non-implanted treatments. All animals were randomly assigned to one of two pens fit with automated monitoring systems for BW, freshwater intake, and water intake behavior: water intake event visit, no water intake event visit (NWIE), and time spent drinking. DM intake (DMI) was individually recorded from all animals through the Calan Gate system for 135 d (30 d adaptation, 105 d experimental diet). Incidences of bloat were recorded as bloat instances regardless of severity to ensure that early onset detection of bloat was recorded and properly identified in predictive models. Logistic regression with a binomial distribution and a logit link function was utilized to predict the incidences of bloat through LDB. Feature selection and penalization of coefficients were explored through L1 (sum of absolute values) and L2 (sum of squares) penalization to avoid overfitting of models. Additional NLDB and a non-parametric LDB are examined for prediction. Accuracy, specificity, and sensitivity were high for the models reported. No significant differences were observed between LDB and NLDB, with the highest specificity (predicting bloat) value of 0.820 for stepwise feature selection algorithms, and a value of 0.832 for the artificial neural network. Highest accuracy was 0.829 for ridge regression, and 0.847 for the random forest with hyperparameter tuning. DM intake, BW, and NWIE were the three most important variables for the prediction of feedlot bloat showing clear drops in DMI and BW and increases in NWIE when animals bloated. The lack of difference in predictive performance between LDB and NLDB highlights the often-overlooked concept that machine learning algorithms are not always the only/best modeling technique. Additionally, the models reported herein carry acceptable predictive performance for inclusion into management decisions that reduce bloat incidences in feedlot cattle.
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- A Macias Franco
- Department of Agriculture, Veterinary, & Rangeland Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, United States
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- Department of Agriculture, Veterinary, & Rangeland Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, United States
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, United States
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- Department of Agriculture, Veterinary, & Rangeland Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, United States
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- Department of Agriculture, Veterinary, & Rangeland Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, United States
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- Department of Agriculture, Veterinary, & Rangeland Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, United States; College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, United States.
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Rutkūnas V, Gedrimienė A, Mischitz I, Mijiritsky E, Huber S. EPA Consensus Project Paper: Accuracy of Photogrammetry Devices, Intraoral Scanners, and Conventional Techniques for the Full-Arch Implant Impressions: A Systematic Review. Eur J Prosthodont Restor Dent 2023. [PMID: 37314199 DOI: 10.1922/ejprd_2481rutkunas12] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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PURPOSE The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate and compare the accuracy of digital impression techniques and conventional methods for full-arch implant impressions. METHODS An electronic literature search in the databases Medline (Pubmed), Web of Science, and Embase was performed to identify in vitro and in vivo publications (between 2016 and 2022) directly comparing digital and conventional abutment-level impression techniques. All selected articles passed through the data extraction procedure according to defined parameters in inclusion and exclusion criteria. Measurements on linear, angular and/or surface deviations were performed in all selected articles. RESULTS Nine studies met the inclusion criteria and were selected for this systematic review. 3 articles were clinical studies and 6 studies were in vitro. Accuracy difference mean values of the trueness up to 162+/-77μm between digital and conventional techniques were reported in the clinical studies and up to 43μm in laboratory studies. Methodological heterogeneity was observed in both, in vivo and in vitro studies. CONCLUSIONS Intraoral scanning and photogrammetric method showed comparable accuracy for registering implant positions in the full-arch edentulous cases. A tolerable implant prosthesis misfit threshold and objective misfit assessment criteria (for linear and angular deviations) should be verified in clinical studies.
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- V Rutkūnas
- Department of Prosthodontics, Institute of Odontology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Žalgirio g. 115, Vilnius, LITHUANIA
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Institute of Odontology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Žalgirio g. 115, Vilnius, LITHUANIA
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- Department of Dental Medicine and Oral Health, Medical University of Graz, Billrothgasse 4, 8010 Graz, AUSTRIA
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- Head and Neck Maxillofacial Surgery, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 699350, ISRAEL
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- Department of Dental Medicine and Oral Health, Medical University of Graz, Billrothgasse 4, 8010 Graz, AUSTRIA
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Mueller A, Gössinger E, Kostner L, Amaral M, Huber S, Kunz M, Navarini A, Maul L. 491 Education level is associated with increased sun exposure, but also ultraviolet radiation protection and melanoma awareness in a high-risk population in Switzerland. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Huber S, Günther S, Cambria E, Leunig M, Ferguson SJ. Physiological stretching induces a differential extracellular matrix gene expression response in acetabular labrum cells. Eur Cell Mater 2022; 44:90-100. [PMID: 36189917 DOI: 10.22203/ecm.v044a06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The acetabular labrum is a fibrocartilaginous ring surrounding the acetabulum and is important for hip stability and contact pressure dissipation through a sealing function. Injury of the labrum may contribute to hip-joint degeneration and development of secondary osteoarthritis. Understanding how extracellular matrix (ECM) production and remodelling is regulated is of key importance for successful tissue restoration. The present study hypothesised that physiological stretching enhanced the metabolic activity and altered the ECM gene expression in labrum cells. Primary bovine labrum cells were physiologically stretched for up to 5 d. 24 h after the last stretch cycle, changes in metabolic activity were measured using the PrestoBlue™ HS Cell Viability Reagent and ECM gene expression was examined using the quantitative polymerase chain reaction method. Targets of interest were further investigated using immunofluorescence and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Metabolic activity was not affected by the stretching (0.9746 ± 0.0614, p > 0.05). Physiological stretching upregulated decorin (DCN) (1.8548 ± 0.4883, p = 0.002) as well as proteoglycan 4 (PRG4) (1.7714 ± 0.6600, p = 0.029) and downregulated biglycan (BGN) (0.7018 + 0.1567, p = 0.008), cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) (0.5747 ± 0.2650, p = 0.029), fibronectin (FN1) (0.5832 ± 0.0996, p < 0.001) and spondin 1 (SPON1) (0.6282 ± 0.3624, p = 0.044) gene expression. No difference in PRG4 and DCN abundance or release could be measured. The here identified mechanosensitive targets are known to play relevant roles in tissue organisation. Therefore, physiological stretching might play a role in labrum tissue homeostasis and regeneration.
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Eckert F, Ganser K, Bender B, Schittenhelm J, Noell S, Stransky N, Hoffmann E, Zips D, Huber S, Paulsen F. P03.07.A MRI signature in preoperative imaging predicts mesenchymal stem cell features and radioresistance in primary glioblastoma stem cell cultures. Neuro Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac174.111] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Recently, a molecular signature describing the mesenchymal / proneural features of primary stem-cell-enriched glioblastoma cultures was identified correlating with invasiveness, radiation sensitivity and patient-outcome. However, generating and characterizing primary cultures is time-consuming and this might hamper translation into clinical concepts. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of standard preoperative MR imaging (T1ce and T2FLAIR sequences) to predict the molecular signature and thus enable the development of clinical treatment concepts based on the molecular properties of the individual tumors.
Material and Methods
For 16 patients, for whom primary stem cell enriched cultures had been characterized for their mesenchymal / proneural signature and radiation sensitivity, tumor volume (hyperintense volume in T1ce), necrosis (hypointense volume inside the tumor volume) and edema (hyperintense volume in T2FLAIR) were contoured for volumetric analysis. Volume parameters were used to calculate ratios (edema/tumor and necrosis/tumor) and a MRI signature, which was then correlated with molecular parameters and patient outcome stratified by MGMT promoter methylation.
Results
As expected, the prognosis of patients with MGMT-promoter-methylated tumors was better (n.s.) compared to those with unmethylated MGMT promoters. Neither molecular nor imaging data were significantly different between these subgroups. In the subgroup of patients with unmethylated MGMT promoter, volumetric imaging parameters correlated with the molecular signature and cellular radiation sensitivity of the stem cell enriched cultures. This association was much weaker in the subgroup with methylated MGMT promoter.
Conclusion
In the subgroup of patients with unmethylated MGMT promoter, volumetric parameters on preoperative standard MR imaging might hint at the molecular properties of the respective tumor and its radiation sensitivity. This might be a clinically applicable method to stratify treatment according to molecular stem cell subtype without tissue culture and molecular analysis.
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- F Eckert
- Medical University Vienna , Vienna , Austria
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- Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen , Tuebingen , Germany
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- Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen , Tuebingen , Germany
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- Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen , Tuebingen , Germany
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- Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen , Tuebingen , Germany
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- Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen , Tuebingen , Germany
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- Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen , Tuebingen , Germany
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- Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen , Tuebingen , Germany
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- Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen , Tuebingen , Germany
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- Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen , Tuebingen , Germany
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Alexeev GD, Alexeev MG, Amoroso A, Andrieux V, Anosov V, Antoshkin A, Augsten K, Augustyniak W, Azevedo CDR, Badełek B, Balestra F, Ball M, Barth J, Beck R, Bedfer Y, Berenguer Antequera J, Bernhard J, Bodlak M, Bradamante F, Bressan A, Burtsev VE, Chang WC, Chatterjee C, Chiosso M, Chumakov AG, Chung SU, Cicuttin A, Correia PMM, Crespo ML, D'Ago D, Dalla Torre S, Dasgupta SS, Dasgupta S, Denisenko I, Denisov OY, Donskov SV, Doshita N, Dreisbach C, Dünnweber W, Dusaev RR, Efremov A, Eversheim PD, Faccioli P, Faessler M, Finger M, Finger M, Fischer H, Franco C, Friedrich JM, Frolov V, Gautheron F, Gavrichtchouk OP, Gerassimov S, Giarra J, Gnesi I, Gorzellik M, Grasso A, Gridin A, Grosse Perdekamp M, Grube B, Guskov A, von Harrach D, Heitz R, Herrmann F, Horikawa N, d'Hose N, Hsieh CY, Huber S, Ishimoto S, Ivanov A, Iwata T, Jandek M, Jary V, Joosten R, Jörg P, Kabuß E, Kaspar F, Kerbizi A, Ketzer B, Khaustov GV, Khokhlov YA, Kisselev Y, Klein F, Koivuniemi JH, Kolosov VN, Kondo Horikawa K, Konorov I, Konstantinov VF, Kotzinian AM, Kouznetsov OM, Koval A, Kral Z, Krinner F, Kulinich Y, Kunne F, Kurek K, Kurjata RP, Kveton A, Lavickova K, Levorato S, Lian YS, Lichtenstadt J, Lin PJ, Longo R, Lyubovitskij VE, Maggiora A, Magnon A, Makins N, Makke N, Mallot GK, Maltsev A, Mamon SA, Marianski B, Martin A, Marzec J, Matoušek J, Matsuda T, Mattson G, Meshcheryakov GV, Meyer M, Meyer W, Mikhailov YV, Mikhasenko M, Mitrofanov E, Mitrofanov N, Miyachi Y, Moretti A, Nagaytsev A, Naim C, Neyret D, Nový J, Nowak WD, Nukazuka G, Nunes AS, Olshevsky AG, Ostrick M, Panzieri D, Parsamyan B, Paul S, Pekeler H, Peng JC, Pešek M, Peshekhonov DV, Pešková M, Pierre N, Platchkov S, Pochodzalla J, Polyakov VA, Pretz J, Quaresma M, Quintans C, Reicherz G, Riedl C, Rudnicki T, Ryabchikov DI, Rybnikov A, Rychter A, Samoylenko VD, Sandacz A, Sarkar S, Savin IA, Sbrizzai G, Schmieden H, Selyunin A, Sinha L, Slunecka M, Smolik J, Srnka A, Steffen D, Stolarski M, Subrt O, Sulc M, Suzuki H, Sznajder P, Tessaro S, Tessarotto F, Thiel A, Tomsa J, Tosello F, Townsend A, Tskhay V, Uhl S, Vasilishin BI, Vauth A, Veit BM, Veloso J, Ventura B, Vidon A, Virius M, Wagner M, Wallner S, Zaremba K, Zavada P, Zavertyaev M, Zemko M, Zemlyanichkina E, Zhao Y, Ziembicki M. Triangle Singularity as the Origin of the a_{1}(1420). Phys Rev Lett 2021; 127:082501. [PMID: 34477443 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.082501] [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: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
The COMPASS Collaboration experiment recently discovered a new isovector resonancelike signal with axial-vector quantum numbers, the a_{1}(1420), decaying to f_{0}(980)π. With a mass too close to and a width smaller than the axial-vector ground state a_{1}(1260), it was immediately interpreted as a new light exotic meson, similar to the X, Y, Z states in the hidden-charm sector. We show that a resonancelike signal fully matching the experimental data is produced by the decay of the a_{1}(1260) resonance into K^{*}(→Kπ)K[over ¯] and subsequent rescattering through a triangle singularity into the coupled f_{0}(980)π channel. The amplitude for this process is calculated using a new approach based on dispersion relations. The triangle-singularity model is fitted to the partial-wave data of the COMPASS experiment. Despite having fewer parameters, this fit shows a slightly better quality than the one using a resonance hypothesis and thus eliminates the need for an additional resonance in order to describe the data. We thereby demonstrate for the first time in the light-meson sector that a resonancelike structure in the experimental data can be described by rescattering through a triangle singularity, providing evidence for a genuine three-body effect.
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- G D Alexeev
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Department of Physics, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
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- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, I3N, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Physics, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
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- Academia Sinica, Institute of Physics, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
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- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, I3N, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research & Education, Calcutta-700 030, India
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, I3N, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the CAS, 61264 Brno, Czech Republic
- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research & Education, Calcutta-700 030, India
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Technical University in Liberec, 46117 Liberec, Czech Republic
- LIP, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
- University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Nagoya University, 464 Nagoya, Japan
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Academia Sinica, Institute of Physics, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Physics, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
- Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Radioelectronics, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, I3N, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the CAS, 61264 Brno, Czech Republic
- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research & Education, Calcutta-700 030, India
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Technical University in Liberec, 46117 Liberec, Czech Republic
- LIP, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
- University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Nagoya University, 464 Nagoya, Japan
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Academia Sinica, Institute of Physics, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Physics, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
- Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Radioelectronics, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
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- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
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- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Academia Sinica, Institute of Physics, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Radioelectronics, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Academia Sinica, Institute of Physics, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
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- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research & Education, Calcutta-700 030, India
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- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
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- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Physics, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Institute of Radioelectronics, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Physics, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
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- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- LIP, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
- Academia Sinica, Institute of Physics, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Institute of Radioelectronics, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research & Education, Calcutta-700 030, India
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Department of Physics, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research & Education, Calcutta-700 030, India
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the CAS, 61264 Brno, Czech Republic
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Technical University in Liberec, 46117 Liberec, Czech Republic
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
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- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, I3N, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Radioelectronics, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Institute of Radioelectronics, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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Knabl L, Huber S, Lass-Flörl C, Fuchs S. Comparison of novel approaches for expedited pathogen identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing against routine blood culture diagnostics. Lett Appl Microbiol 2021; 73:2-8. [PMID: 33788299 PMCID: PMC8252793 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Blood stream infections pose a major challenge for clinicians as the immediate application of an appropriate antibiotic treatment is the vital factor to safe the patients' lives. This preliminary study compares three different systems promising fast pathogen identification and susceptibility testing in comparison to conventional blood culture (BC): (i) the rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing protocol according to EUCAST in combination with the Sepsityper® kit (sRAST), (ii) the direct inoculation method on the VITEK®2 system (dVIT) and (iii) testing with the Accelerate Pheno® system (AccPh). All methods were assessed in terms of accuracy, time to result and usability. Twenty‐three BC samples obtained from patients suffering from proven sepsis were analysed in detail. Pathogen identification was successful in 95·6, 91·3 and 91·3% in sRAST, dVIT and AccPh, respectively. Categorical agreement in antimicrobial susceptibility testing was 89·5, 96 and 96·6%, respectively. Time to result from sample entry to reporting ranged from an average of 4·6 h for sRAST and 6·9 h for AccPh to 10·6 h for dVIT. These results imply a significant shortening of reporting times at considerably high agreement rates for these new diagnostic approaches.
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- L Knabl
- Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Huber S, Bernhard J, Syring C, Steiner A. [Establishment of key indicators and limit values for assessment of claw health of cattle in Switzerland]. SCHWEIZ ARCH TIERH 2021; 163:139-152. [PMID: 33528364 DOI: 10.17236/sat00285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Herd medicine is a field of buiatrics characterized by regular and systematic visits by the veterinarian to improve the health and performance of the animals, the quality of animal products and finally the satisfaction of the farm staff. Internationally established key indicators, such as age at first calving, heat recognition rate or the percentage of cows with clinical mastitis per month (%),26 have been available for a long time in the areas of fertility and udder health. These key indicators help veterinarians to recognize and define health problems at herd level at an early stage and to work out measures for their improvement. Such key indicators are currently lacking in the field of claw health, hence making standardized identification of problem farms considerably more difficult. Considering the permanent negative influence of claw health problems on fertility, performance and overall animal welfare, it becomes clear how valuable claw health indicators will be in the future. The aim of this study was, therefore, to develop both primary and secondary indicators of claw health and to define corresponding limit values for Switzerland. Based on a literature search, several primary and secondary indicators were developed (1˚K: Herd problem Yes/No, 2˚K: Classification of the problem). These were discussed in an expert panel consisting of practicing veterinarians, staff of the Swiss bovine herd health service and university professors with regard to their possible practical implementation and relevance. Finally, 3 primary and 10 secondary indicators were judged to be suitable to assess a herd with regard to claw health. The primary key indicators were: proportion of cows leaving the herd due to a claw problem, proportion of lame cows of a herd, and proportion of cattle with at least one claw disease. The corresponding provisional limit values (exceeding the value = problem) for Switzerland were worked out by means of surveys among farmers, hoof trimmers, veterinary students and veterinarians. In addition, recommendations from the literature and current prevalence studies were used to adapt the defined limit values to the situation on Swiss farms. In the coming years, the claw health project «Gesunde Klauen - das Fundament für die Zukunft» will collect current prevalence values of claw diseases, and the limit values will then be adjusted and specified accordingly.
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- S Huber
- Wiederkäuerklinik, Vetsuisse-Fakultät, Universität Bern
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- Wiederkäuerklinik, Vetsuisse-Fakultät, Universität Bern
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- Rindergesundheitsdienst, Vetsuisse-Fakultät, Universität Bern
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- Wiederkäuerklinik, Vetsuisse-Fakultät, Universität Bern
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INTRODUCTION The modern technique of cattle hoof care was founded by E. Toussaint Raven in 1977. Environmental risk factors on cattle claws altered in the past 43 years. The change from free ranging to indoor housing, the intensified feeding and the breeding towards traits of high performance have significantly increased the mechanical and chemical stress on the claws. In modern free-stalls, dairy cows are required to walk on hard flooring to feed, drink and get milked. Good hoof health is a basic requirement for cattle welfare. Professional and regular hoof trimming is still considered the most effective measure to promote hoof health in dairy cattle. In order to meet today's requirements and to promote claw health, the Swiss Hoof Trimmers Association (SKV), in collaboration with the Vetsuisse faculties, Universities of Berne and Zurich, and the Bovine Health Service (RGD, Bern) developed and described the Swiss technique of functional claw trimming. The aim was to establish a consistent method, which takes into account the size and bodyweight of the modern cow, the anatomical and physiological characteristics of their claws and includes adaptations counteracting very relevant diseases such as digital dermatitis. The result is a workflow described and illustrated with coloured pictures and consisting of five individual steps based on the technique of E. Toussaint Raven, Additionally, the upcoming Swiss national resource project on long-term improvement of claw health is presented in some detail. The key point of this project is the electronic documentation of clinical findings by the trained professional claw trimmers. This data will later (i) be used to assess the foot health of Swiss cows, (ii) allow to determine the prevalence of foot diseases of cattle in Switzerland and (iii) to monitor the effect of the implementation of foot health concepts. The aim of this work is to combine the findings from science and the practical experience of hoof trimmers in one method, to standardize the applied hoof care in Switzerland and to adapt it to today's hoof health requirements.
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- S Huber
- Wiederkäuerklinik, Vetsuisse-Fakultät, Universität Bern
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- Rindergesundheitsdienst, Vetsuisse-Fakultät, Universität Bern
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- Wiederkäuerklinik, Vetsuisse-Fakultät, Universität Bern
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Huber S, Hetzer B, Crazzolara R, Orth-Höller D. The correct blood volume for paediatric blood cultures: a conundrum? Clin Microbiol Infect 2019; 26:168-173. [PMID: 31654793 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2019.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in paediatric patients. For fast and accurate diagnosis, blood culture (BC) is the reference standard. However, the procedure for blood sampling in paediatric patients, particularly the optimal blood volume, is the subject of controversy stemming from a lack of knowledge of the bacterial load and because of several obstacles such as low intravascular volume and the risk of causing anaemia. AIMS The aim of this narrative review is to summarize current knowledge on blood sampling in paediatric patients for BC purposes, in particular blood volume and number and type of BC bottles needed for reasonable future guidelines/recommendations. SOURCES A comprehensive literature search of PubMed, including all publications in English, was performed in June 2019 using the search terms 'blood culture', 'blood volume', 'bloodstream infection', 'diagnostic', 'paediatric' and/or 'sepsis'. CONTENT The amount of inoculated blood determines the sensitivity, specificity and time to positivity of a BC, and low-level bacteraemia (≤10 cfu/mL) in paediatric patients is presumed to be more common than reported. Current approaches for 'adequate' blood volume for paediatric BC are mainly weight- or age-dependent. Of these recommendations, the scheme devised by Gaur and colleagues seems most appropriate and calls for a sample of 1-1.5 mL for children weighing <11 kg and 7.5 mL for a patient weight of 11-17 kg to be drawn into one BC bottle. Inclusion of a more detailed grading in the weight range 4-14 kg, as published by Gonsalves and colleagues, might be useful. IMPLICATIONS This review could be important for future guidelines on paediatric BC collection and thus could contribute to improving patient management and lowering the economic and global health burden associated with BSI. Furthermore, upcoming molecular-based approaches with low sample volumes might be an interesting alternative.
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- S Huber
- Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Paediatrics I, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Paediatrics I, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
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Couturier-Maillard A, Froux N, Piotet-Morin J, Michaudel C, Brault L, Le Bérichel J, Sénéchal A, Robinet P, Chenuet P, Jejou S, Dumoutier L, Renauld JC, Iovanna J, Huber S, Chamaillard M, Quesniaux VFJ, Sokol H, Ryffel B. Correction: Interleukin-22-deficiency and microbiota contribute to the exacerbation of Toxoplasma gondii-induced intestinal inflammation. Mucosal Immunol 2019; 12:290. [PMID: 30504789 DOI: 10.1038/s41385-018-0112-6] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The original version of this Article omitted the author Dr Mathias Chamaillard from the l'Institut de Pasteur, Lille, France. This has been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.
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- A Couturier-Maillard
- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics (INEM), CNRS and University of Orleans (UMR7355), Orléans, France
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- CNRS UPS44 -TAAM, Orléans, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics (INEM), CNRS and University of Orleans (UMR7355), Orléans, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics (INEM), CNRS and University of Orleans (UMR7355), Orléans, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics (INEM), CNRS and University of Orleans (UMR7355), Orléans, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics (INEM), CNRS and University of Orleans (UMR7355), Orléans, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics (INEM), CNRS and University of Orleans (UMR7355), Orléans, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics (INEM), CNRS and University of Orleans (UMR7355), Orléans, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, École Normale Supérieure, PSL Research University, CNRS, INSERM, APHP, Laboratoire des Biomolécules (LBM), 27 rue de Chaligny, 75005, Paris, France
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- INSERM U1068, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), Aix-Marseille Université and Institut Paoli-Calmette, Parc Scientifique et Technologique de Luminy, CNRS UMR 7258, Marseille, France
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, 20246, Germany
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics (INEM), CNRS and University of Orleans (UMR7355), Orléans, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, École Normale Supérieure, PSL Research University, CNRS, INSERM, APHP, Laboratoire des Biomolécules (LBM), 27 rue de Chaligny, 75005, Paris, France.,Micalis Institute, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, 78352, France.,Department of Gastroenterology, Saint Antoine Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, UPMC, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics (INEM), CNRS and University of Orleans (UMR7355), Orléans, France.
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Couturier-Maillard A, Froux N, Piotet-Morin J, Michaudel C, Brault L, Le Bérichel J, Sénéchal A, Robinet P, Chenuet P, Jejou S, Dumoutier L, Renauld JC, Iovanna J, Huber S, Chamaillard M, Quesniaux V, Sokol H, Chamaillard M, Ryffel B. Interleukin-22-deficiency and microbiota contribute to the exacerbation of Toxoplasma gondii-induced intestinal inflammation. Mucosal Immunol 2018; 11:1181-1190. [PMID: 29728643 DOI: 10.1038/s41385-018-0005-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2017] [Revised: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Upon oral infection with Toxoplasma gondii cysts (76 K strain) tachyzoites are released into the intestinal lumen and cross the epithelial barrier causing damage and acute intestinal inflammation in C57BL/6 (B6) mice. Here we investigated the role of microbiota and IL-22 in T.gondii-induced small intestinal inflammation. Oral T.gondii infection in B6 mice causes inflammation with IFNγ and IL-22 production. In IL-22-deficient mice, T.gondii infection augments the Th1 driven inflammation. Deficiency in either IL-22bp, the soluble IL-22 receptor or Reg3γ, an IL-22-dependent antimicrobial lectin/peptide, did not reduce inflammation. Under germ-free conditions, T.gondii-induced inflammation was reduced in correlation with parasite load. But intestinal inflammation is still present in germ-free mice, at low level, in the lamina propria, independently of IL-22 expression. Exacerbated intestinal inflammation driven by absence of IL-22 appears to be independent of IL-22 deficiency associated-dysbiosis as similar inflammation was observed after fecal transplantation of IL-22-/- or WT microbiota to germ-free-WT mice. Our results suggest cooperation between parasite and intestinal microbiota in small intestine inflammation development and endogenous IL-22 seems to exert a protective role independently of its effect on the microbiota. In conclusion, IL-22 participates in T.gondii induced acute small intestinal inflammation independently of microbiota and Reg3γ.
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Affiliation(s)
- A Couturier-Maillard
- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics (INEM), CNRS and University of Orleans (UMR7355), Orléans, France
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- CNRS UPS44 -TAAM, Orléans, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics (INEM), CNRS and University of Orleans (UMR7355), Orléans, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics (INEM), CNRS and University of Orleans (UMR7355), Orléans, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics (INEM), CNRS and University of Orleans (UMR7355), Orléans, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics (INEM), CNRS and University of Orleans (UMR7355), Orléans, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics (INEM), CNRS and University of Orleans (UMR7355), Orléans, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics (INEM), CNRS and University of Orleans (UMR7355), Orléans, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, École Normale Supérieure, PSL Research University, CNRS, INSERM, APHP, Laboratoire des Biomolécules (LBM), 27 rue de Chaligny, 75005, Paris, France
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- INSERM U1068, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), Aix-Marseille Université and Institut Paoli-Calmette, Parc Scientifique et Technologique de Luminy, CNRS UMR 7258, Marseille, France
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, 20246, Germany
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics (INEM), CNRS and University of Orleans (UMR7355), Orléans, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, École Normale Supérieure, PSL Research University, CNRS, INSERM, APHP, Laboratoire des Biomolécules (LBM), 27 rue de Chaligny, 75005, Paris, France
- Micalis Institute, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, 78352, France
- Department of Gastroenterology, Saint Antoine Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, UPMC, Paris, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Saint Antoine Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, UPMC, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Immunology and Neurogenetics (INEM), CNRS and University of Orleans (UMR7355), Orléans, France.
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Lavie C, Rollot F, Durand-Dubief F, Marignier R, Ionescu I, Casey R, Moreau T, Tourniaire P, Hutchinson M, D’Hooghe MB, Laplaud DA, Clavelou P, De Sèze J, Debouverie M, Brassat D, Pelletier J, Lebrun-Frenay C, Le Page E, Castelnovo G, Berger E, Hautecoeur P, Heinzlef O, Durelli L, Clerico M, Trojano M, Patti F, Vukusic S, Alpérovitch A, Carton H, d’Hooghe M, Hommes O, Hutchinson M, Adeleine P, Biron A, Cortinovis-Tourniaire P, Grimaud J, Hours M, Moreau T, Vukusic S, Confavreux C, Chauplannaz G, Confavreux C, Cortinovis-Tourniaire P, Grimaud J, Latombe D, Moreau T, Clanet M, Lau G, Rumbach L, Goas J, Rouhart F, Mazingue A, Roullet E, Madigand M, Hautecoeur P, Brunet P, Edan G, Allaire C, Riffault G, Leche J, Benoit T, Simonin C, Ziegler F, Baron J, Rivrain Y, Dumas R, Loche D, Bourrin J, Huttin B, Delisse B, Gibert I, Boulay C, Verceletto M, Durand G, Bonneviot G, Gil R, Hedreville M, Belair C, Poitevin R, Devoize J, Wyremblewski P, Delestre F, Setiey A, Comi G, Filippi M, Ghezzi A, Martinelli V, Rossi P, Zaffaroni M, Tola M, Amato M, Fioretti C, Meucci G, Inglese M, Mancardi G, Gambi D, Thomas A, Cavazzuti M, Citterio A, Heltberg A, Hansen H, Fernandez O, Romero F, Arbizu T, Hernandez J, De Andres de Frutos C, Geffner Sclarky D, Aladro Benito Y, Reyes Yanes P, Aguilar M, Burguera J, Yaya R, Bonakim Dib W, Arzua-Mouronte D, d’Hooghe M, Sindic C, Carton H, Medaer R, Roose H, Geens K, Guillaume D, Van Zandycke M, Janssens J, Cornette M, Mol L, Weilbach F, Flachenecker P, Hartung H, Haas J, Tendolkar I, Sindrn E, Kölmel H, Reichel D, Rauch M, Preuss S, Poser S, Mauch E, Strausser-Fuchs S, Kolleger H, Hawkins S, Howell S, Rees J, Thompson A, Johnson M, Boggild M, Gregory R, Bates D, Bone I, Hutchinson M, Polman C, Frequin S, Jongen P, Hommes O, Correia de Sa J, Rio M, Huber S, Lechner-Scott J, Kappos L, Ionescu I, Cornu C, Confavreux C, Vukusic S, El-Etr M, Baulieu E, El-Etr M, Schumacher M, Ionescu I, Confavreux C, Cornu C, Vukusic S, Hartung H, Miller D, Hutchinson M, Pugeat M, d’Archangues C, Conard J, Ménard J, Sitruk-Ware R, Pelissier C, Dat S, Belaïsch-Allard J, Athéa N, Büschsenschutz D, Lyon-Caen O, Gonsette R, Boissel J, Ffrench P, Durand-Dubief F, Cotton F, Pachai C, Bracoud L, Vukusic S, Ionescu I, Androdias G, Marignier R, Chauplannaz G, Laplaud D, Wiertlewski S, Lanctin-Garcia C, Moreau T, Couvreur G, Madinier G, Clavelou P, Taithe F, Aufauvre D, Guy N, Ferrier A, De Sèze J, Collongues N, Debouverie M, Viala F, Brassat D, Gerdelat-Mas A, Henry P, Pelletier J, Rico-Lamy A, Lebrun-Frenay C, Lepage E, Deburghraeve V, Edan G, Castelnovo G, Berger E, Hautecoeur P, Blondiau M, Heinzlef O, Coustans M, Clerc C, Rieu L, Lauxerois M, Hinzelin G, Ouallet J, Minier D, Vion P, Gromaire-Fayolle N, Derache N, Thouvenot E, Sallansonnet-Froment M, Tourniaire P, Toureille L, Borgel F, Stankoff B, Grimaud J, Moroianu C, Guennoc A, Tournier-Gervason C, Peysson S, Trojano M, Patti F, D’Amico E, Motti L, Zaffaroni M, Durelli L, Tavella A. Neuraxial analgesia is not associated with an increased risk of post-partum relapses in MS. Mult Scler 2018; 25:591-600. [DOI: 10.1177/1352458518763080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background: Obstetrical analgesia remains a matter of controversy because of the fear of neurotoxicity of local anesthetics on demyelinated fibers or their potential relationship with subsequent relapses. Objective: To assess the impact of neuraxial analgesia on the risk of relapse during the first 3 months post-partum, with a focus on women who experienced relapses during pregnancy. Methods: We analyzed data of women followed-up prospectively during their pregnancies and at least 3 months post-partum, collected in the Pregnancy in Multiple Sclerosis (PRIMS) and Prevention of Post-Partum Relapses with Progestin and Estradiol in Multiple Sclerosis (POPARTMUS) studies between 1992–1995 and 2005–2012, respectively. The association of neuraxial analgesia with the occurrence of a post-partum relapse was estimated by logistic regression analysis. Results: A total of 389 women were included, 215 from PRIMS and 174 from POPARTMUS. In total, 156 women (40%) had neuraxial analgesia. Overall, 24% experienced a relapse during pregnancy and 25% in the 3 months post-partum. Women with a pregnancy relapse were more likely to have a post-partum relapse (odds ratio (OR) = 1.83, p = 0.02), independently of the use of neuraxial analgesia. There was no association between neuraxial analgesia and post-partum relapse (OR = 1.08, p = 0.78). Conclusion: Neuraxial analgesia was not associated with an increased risk of post-partum relapses, whatever multiple sclerosis (MS) activity during pregnancy.
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- Caroline Lavie
- Service de Neurologie A, Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer,
Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Observatoire Français de la Sclérose en Plaques (OFSEP),
Lyon, France
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- Service de Neurologie A, Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer,
Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France/Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon,
INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Equipe Neuro-Oncologie et Neuro-Inflammation, Lyon, France;
Université de Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Service de Neurologie A, Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer,
Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Observatoire Français de la Sclérose en Plaques (OFSEP),
Lyon, France
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- Department of Neurology, EA4184, University Hospital of
Dijon, Dijon, France
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- School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland/Department of Neurology, St Vincent’s University Hospital,
Dublin, Ireland
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- National MS Center Melsbroek, Melsbroek, Belgium; Center
for Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussel, Belgium
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- Service de Neurologie, CHU de Nantes, CIC015 INSERM,
Nantes, France/INSERM UMR1064, Nantes, France
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- Service de Neurologie, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand,
Clermont-Ferrand, France/INSERM UMR1107, Clermont Université, Université d’Auvergne,
Neuro-Dol, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Neurology, Clinical Investigation Center
INSERM 1434, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, FMTS INSERM 1119, Strasbourg,
France
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- EA 4360 APEMAC, University of Lorraine, Nancy,
France/Department of Neurology, Nancy University Hospital, Nancy, France
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- Pôle Neurosciences, CHU Toulouse Purpan, Toulouse,
France/INSERM U1043, CNRS UMR 5282, Université Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- Service de Neurologie, Hôpital de la Timone, Pôle de
Neurosciences Cliniques, AP-HM, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France/CNRS,
Aix-Marseille Université, CRMBM UMR7339, Marseille, France
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- Clinical Neuroscience Centre, CIC-P 1414 INSERM, Rennes
University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Department of Neurology, CHU Besançon, Besançon,
France
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- Service de Neurologie, Groupement des Hôpitaux de
l’Institut Catholique de Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Neurology, Hôpital CHI de
Poissy/Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Paris, France
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Clinical and
Biological Sciences, University of Torino, San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital,
Orbassano, Italy
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Clinical and
Biological Sciences, University of Torino, San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital,
Orbassano, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and
Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, and Advanced
Technologies, G.F. Ingrassia, Multiple Sclerosis Center, University of Catania, Catania,
Italy
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- Service de Neurologie A, Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer,
Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France/Observatoire Français de la Sclérose en Plaques
(OFSEP), Lyon, France/Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, INSERM U1028, CNRS
UMR5292, Equipe Neuro-Oncologie et Neuro-Inflammation, Lyon, France/Université de Lyon
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Wolf M, Twaroch TE, Huber S, Reithofer M, Steiner M, Aglas L, Hauser M, Aloisi I, Asam C, Hofer H, Parigiani MA, Ebner C, Bohle B, Briza P, Neubauer A, Stolz F, Jahn-Schmid B, Wallner M, Ferreira F. Amb a 1 isoforms: Unequal siblings with distinct immunological features. Allergy 2017; 72:1874-1882. [PMID: 28464293 PMCID: PMC5700413 DOI: 10.1111/all.13196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Background Ragweed pollen represents a major allergy risk factor. Ragweed extracts contain five different isoforms of the major allergen Amb a 1. However, the immunological characteristics of Amb a 1 isoforms are not fully investigated. Here, we compared the physicochemical and immunological properties of three most important Amb a 1 isoforms. Methods After purification, the isoforms were physicochemically characterized, tested for antibody binding and induction of human T‐cell proliferative responses. Their immunological properties were further evaluated in vitro and in vivo in a mouse model. Results Amb a 1 isoforms exhibited distinct patterns of IgE binding and immunogenicity. Compared to Amb a 1.02 or 03 isoforms, Amb a 1.01 showed higher IgE‐binding activity. Isoforms 01 and 03 were the most potent stimulators of patients’ T cells. In a mouse model of immunization, Amb a 1.01 induced higher levels of IgG and IgE antibodies when compared to isoforms 02 and 03. Interestingly, ragweed‐sensitized patients also displayed an IgG response to Amb a 1 isoforms. However, unlike therapy‐induced antibodies, sensitization‐induced IgG did not show IgE‐blocking activity. Conclusion The present study showed that naturally occurring isoforms of Amb a 1 possess different immunogenic and sensitizing properties. These findings should be considered when selecting sequences for molecule‐based diagnosis and therapy for ragweed allergy. Due to its high IgE‐binding activity, isoform Amb a 1.01 should be included in diagnostic tests. In contrast, due to their limited B‐ and T‐cell cross‐reactivity patterns, a combination of different isoforms might be a more attractive strategy for ragweed immunotherapy.
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- M. Wolf
- Department of Molecular Biology; University of Salzburg; Salzburg Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology; University of Salzburg; Salzburg Austria
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research; Medical University of Vienna; Vienna Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology; University of Salzburg; Salzburg Austria
- Laboratory for Immunological and
Molecular Cancer Research; Paracelsus Medical University; Salzburg Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology; University of Salzburg; Salzburg Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology; University of Salzburg; Salzburg Austria
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- Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences; University of Bologna; Bologna Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biology; University of Salzburg; Salzburg Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology; University of Salzburg; Salzburg Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology; University of Salzburg; Salzburg Austria
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- Allergy Clinic Reumannplatz; Vienna Austria
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research; Medical University of Vienna; Vienna Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology; University of Salzburg; Salzburg Austria
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- Biomay AG; Vienna Competence Center; Vienna Austria
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- Biomay AG; Vienna Competence Center; Vienna Austria
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research; Medical University of Vienna; Vienna Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology; University of Salzburg; Salzburg Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology; University of Salzburg; Salzburg Austria
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Aghasyan M, Akhunzyanov R, Alexeev GD, Alexeev MG, Amoroso A, Andrieux V, Anfimov NV, Anosov V, Antoshkin A, Augsten K, Augustyniak W, Austregesilo A, Azevedo CDR, Badełek B, Balestra F, Ball M, Barth J, Beck R, Bedfer Y, Bernhard J, Bicker K, Bielert ER, Birsa R, Bodlak M, Bordalo P, Bradamante F, Bressan A, Büchele M, Chang WC, Chatterjee C, Chiosso M, Choi I, Chung SU, Cicuttin A, Crespo ML, Dalla Torre S, Dasgupta SS, Dasgupta S, Denisov OY, Dhara L, Donskov SV, Doshita N, Dreisbach C, Dünnweber W, Dziewiecki M, Efremov A, Eversheim PD, Faessler M, Ferrero A, Finger M, Finger M, Fischer H, Franco C, du Fresne von Hohenesche N, Friedrich JM, Frolov V, Fuchey E, Gautheron F, Gavrichtchouk OP, Gerassimov S, Giarra J, Giordano F, Gnesi I, Gorzellik M, Grasso A, Grosse Perdekamp M, Grube B, Grussenmeyer T, Guskov A, Hahne D, Hamar G, von Harrach D, Heinsius FH, Heitz R, Herrmann F, Horikawa N, d'Hose N, Hsieh CY, Huber S, Ishimoto S, Ivanov A, Ivanshin Y, Iwata T, Jary V, Joosten R, Jörg P, Kabuß E, Kerbizi A, Ketzer B, Khaustov GV, Khokhlov YA, Kisselev Y, Klein F, Koivuniemi JH, Kolosov VN, Kondo K, Königsmann K, Konorov I, Konstantinov VF, Kotzinian AM, Kouznetsov OM, Kral Z, Krämer M, Kremser P, Krinner F, Kroumchtein ZV, Kulinich Y, Kunne F, Kurek K, Kurjata RP, Kveton A, Lednev AA, Levillain M, Levorato S, Lian YS, Lichtenstadt J, Longo R, Maggiora A, Magnon A, Makins N, Makke N, Mallot GK, Marianski B, Martin A, Marzec J, Matoušek J, Matsuda H, Matsuda T, Meshcheryakov GV, Meyer M, Meyer W, Mikhailov YV, Mikhasenko M, Mitrofanov E, Mitrofanov N, Miyachi Y, Nagaytsev A, Nerling F, Neyret D, Nový J, Nowak WD, Nukazuka G, Nunes AS, Olshevsky AG, Orlov I, Ostrick M, Panzieri D, Parsamyan B, Paul S, Peng JC, Pereira F, Pešek M, Peshekhonov DV, Pierre N, Platchkov S, Pochodzalla J, Polyakov VA, Pretz J, Quaresma M, Quintans C, Ramos S, Regali C, Reicherz G, Riedl C, Rogacheva NS, Roskot M, Ryabchikov DI, Rybnikov A, Rychter A, Salac R, Samoylenko VD, Sandacz A, Santos C, Sarkar S, Savin IA, Sawada T, Sbrizzai G, Schiavon P, Schmidt K, Schmieden H, Schönning K, Seder E, Selyunin A, Shevchenko OY, Silva L, Sinha L, Sirtl S, Slunecka M, Smolik J, Srnka A, Steffen D, Stolarski M, Subrt O, Sulc M, Suzuki H, Szabelski A, Szameitat T, Sznajder P, Takewaka S, Tasevsky M, Tessaro S, Terça G, Tessarotto F, Thiel A, Tomsa J, Tosello F, Tskhay V, Uhl S, Vauth A, Veloso J, Virius M, Vit M, Vondra J, Wallner S, Weisrock T, Wilfert M, Ter Wolbeek J, Zaremba K, Zavada P, Zavertyaev M, Zemlyanichkina E, Zhuravlev N, Ziembicki M. First Measurement of Transverse-Spin-Dependent Azimuthal Asymmetries in the Drell-Yan Process. Phys Rev Lett 2017; 119:112002. [PMID: 28949229 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.112002] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
The first measurement of transverse-spin-dependent azimuthal asymmetries in the pion-induced Drell-Yan (DY) process is reported. We use the CERN SPS 190 GeV/c π^{-} beam and a transversely polarized ammonia target. Three azimuthal asymmetries giving access to different transverse-momentum-dependent (TMD) parton distribution functions (PDFs) are extracted using dimuon events with invariant mass between 4.3 GeV/c^{2} and 8.5 GeV/c^{2}. Within the experimental uncertainties, the observed sign of the Sivers asymmetry is found to be consistent with the fundamental prediction of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) that the Sivers TMD PDFs extracted from DY have a sign opposite to the one extracted from semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering (SIDIS) data. We present two other asymmetries originating from the pion Boer-Mulders TMD PDFs convoluted with either the nucleon transversity or pretzelosity TMD PDFs. A recent COMPASS SIDIS measurement was obtained at a hard scale comparable to that of these DY results. This opens the way for possible tests of fundamental QCD universality predictions.
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Affiliation(s)
- M Aghasyan
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - R Akhunzyanov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - G D Alexeev
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - M G Alexeev
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - A Amoroso
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - V Andrieux
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
| | - N V Anfimov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - V Anosov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - A Antoshkin
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - K Augsten
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - W Augustyniak
- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
| | - A Austregesilo
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department , 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - C D R Azevedo
- University of Aveiro, Department of Physics, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
| | - B Badełek
- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Physics, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
| | - F Balestra
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - M Ball
- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
| | - J Barth
- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
| | - R Beck
- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
| | - Y Bedfer
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - J Bernhard
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - K Bicker
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department , 85748 Garching, Germany
| | | | - R Birsa
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - M Bodlak
- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
| | | | - F Bradamante
- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - A Bressan
- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - M Büchele
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - W-C Chang
- Academia Sinica, Institute of Physics, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
| | - C Chatterjee
- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research and Education, Calcutta 700 030, India
| | - M Chiosso
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - I Choi
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
| | - S-U Chung
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department , 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - A Cicuttin
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - M L Crespo
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | | | - S S Dasgupta
- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research and Education, Calcutta 700 030, India
| | - S Dasgupta
- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research and Education, Calcutta 700 030, India
| | - S V Donskov
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department , 85748 Garching, Germany
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- University of Aveiro, Department of Physics, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Scientific Instruments, AS CR, 61264 Brno, Czech Republic
- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research and Education, Calcutta 700 030, India
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Technical University in Liberec, 46117 Liberec, Czech Republic
- LIP, 1000-149 Lisbon, Portugal
- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
- University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department , 85748 Garching, Germany
- Nagoya University, 464 Nagoya, Japan
- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Academia Sinica, Institute of Physics, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- Tel Aviv University, School of Physics and Astronomy, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Physics, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - P D Eversheim
- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- University of Aveiro, Department of Physics, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Scientific Instruments, AS CR, 61264 Brno, Czech Republic
- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research and Education, Calcutta 700 030, India
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Technical University in Liberec, 46117 Liberec, Czech Republic
- LIP, 1000-149 Lisbon, Portugal
- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
- University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department , 85748 Garching, Germany
- Nagoya University, 464 Nagoya, Japan
- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Academia Sinica, Institute of Physics, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- Tel Aviv University, School of Physics and Astronomy, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Physics, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - M Finger
- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - M Finger
- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department , 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - F Gautheron
- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - O P Gavrichtchouk
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - S Gerassimov
- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department , 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - J Giarra
- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
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- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - M Gorzellik
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - A Grasso
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - M Grosse Perdekamp
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
| | - B Grube
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department , 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - D Hahne
- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
| | - G Hamar
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - D von Harrach
- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - F H Heinsius
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - R Heitz
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
| | - F Herrmann
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | | | - N d'Hose
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - C-Y Hsieh
- Academia Sinica, Institute of Physics, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
| | - S Huber
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department , 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - S Ishimoto
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
| | - A Ivanov
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - Yu Ivanshin
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - T Iwata
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
| | - V Jary
- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - R Joosten
- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
| | - P Jörg
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - E Kabuß
- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - A Kerbizi
- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - B Ketzer
- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
| | - G V Khaustov
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
| | - Yu A Khokhlov
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
| | - Yu Kisselev
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - F Klein
- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
| | - J H Koivuniemi
- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
| | - V N Kolosov
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
| | - K Kondo
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
| | - K Königsmann
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - I Konorov
- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department , 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - V F Konstantinov
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
| | - A M Kotzinian
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - O M Kouznetsov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - Z Kral
- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - M Krämer
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department , 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - P Kremser
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department , 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - Y Kulinich
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
| | - F Kunne
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - K Kurek
- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
| | - M Levillain
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Academia Sinica, Institute of Physics, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Tel Aviv University, School of Physics and Astronomy, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
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- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
| | - N Makins
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
| | - A Martin
- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - J Marzec
- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
| | - J Matoušek
- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - H Matsuda
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
| | - T Matsuda
- University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
| | - G V Meshcheryakov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
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- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - Yu V Mikhailov
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
| | - M Mikhasenko
- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - D Neyret
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - J Nový
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - G Nukazuka
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
| | | | - A G Olshevsky
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - S Paul
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department , 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - J-C Peng
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
| | - F Pereira
- University of Aveiro, Department of Physics, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - D V Peshekhonov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- LIP, 1000-149 Lisbon, Portugal
| | - C Regali
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
| | - N S Rogacheva
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - D I Ryabchikov
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department , 85748 Garching, Germany
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research and Education, Calcutta 700 030, India
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Academia Sinica, Institute of Physics, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- LIP, 1000-149 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research and Education, Calcutta 700 030, India
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, AS CR, 61264 Brno, Czech Republic
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department , 85748 Garching, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Technical University in Liberec, 46117 Liberec, Czech Republic
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
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- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- LIP, 1000-149 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department , 85748 Garching, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- University of Aveiro, Department of Physics, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
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- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department , 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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Manninger M, Schipke J, Herbst V, Zweiker D, Rohrer U, Alogna A, Schwarzl M, Zirngast B, Huber S, Pieske B, Brussee H, Heinzel F, Post H, Muehlfeld C, Scherr D. P3571Structural remodelling in a porcine model of rapid atrial pacing and arterial hypertension. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.p3571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Huber S, Haase A, Gleich B. Analysis of 2D NMR relaxation data using Chisholm approximations. J Magn Reson 2017; 281:66-74. [PMID: 28551586 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2017.05.006] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Revised: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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To analyze 2D NMR relaxation data based on a discrete delta-like relaxation map we extended the Padé-Laplace method to two dimensions. We approximate the forward Laplace image of the time domain signal by a Chisholm approximation, i.e. a rational polynomial in two dimensions. The poles and residues of this approximation correspond to the relaxation rates and weighting factors of the underlying relaxation map. In this work we explain the principle ideas of our algorithm and demonstrate its applicability. Therefore we compare the inversion results of the Chisholm approximation and Tikhonov regularization method as a function of SNR when the investigated signal is based on a given discrete relaxation map. Our algorithm proved to be reliable for SNRs larger than 50 and is able to compete with the Tikhonov regularization method. Furthermore we show that our method is also able to detect the simulated relaxation compartments of narrow Gaussian distributions with widths less or equal than 0.05s-1. Finally we investigate the resolution limit with experimental data. For a SNR of 750 the Chisholm approximation method was able to resolve two relaxation compartments in 8 of 10 cases when both compartments differ by a factor of 1.7.
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- S Huber
- Munich School of BioEngineering (MSB), Technical University Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany.
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- Munich School of BioEngineering (MSB), Technical University Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Munich School of BioEngineering (MSB), Technical University Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Walser S, Bartha B, Brenner B, Tuschak C, Huber S, Heinze S, Höller C, Lück C, Seidel M, Herr C. Standardisiertes Ausbruchsmanagement bei anthropogen verursachten aerogenen Legionellenexpositionen. Gesundheitswesen 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1602050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- S Walser
- Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit, München
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- Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit, München
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- Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit, München
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- Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Oberschleißheim
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- Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Oberschleißheim
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- Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit, München
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- Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Oberschleißheim
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden
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- Technische Universität München, München
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- Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit, München
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Fereydooni A, Letzen B, Huber S, Hu P, Rudek M, Schlachter T, Chapiro J, Geschwind J, Georgiades C. Irinotecan-eluting LC Bead-M1 (DEBIRI-M1) for patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer: a phase II single-center study. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2016.12.989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Ghani M, Chapiro J, Letzen B, Thakur V, Lin M, Papademetris X, Schernthaner R, Huber S, Geschwind J. Identifying enhancement-based staging markers on baseline MR imaging in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases undergoing loco-regional tumor therapy. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2016.12.621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Krebs C, Paust H, Krohn S, Brix S, Ulrich S, Stockinger B, Stahl R, Huber S, Turner J, Panzer U. P31 INTESTINAL TH17 CELLS DRIVE RENAL TISSUE INJURY IN CRESCENTIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS. Kidney Int Rep 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2016.09.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Walser S, Huber S, Brenner B, Kolb S, Höller C, Herr C. Umweltmedizinische Relevanz von Legionellen in Kläranlagen. Gesundheitswesen 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1578844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Gaaloul I, Riabi S, Evans M, Hunter T, Huber S, Aouni M. Postmortem diagnosis of infectious heart diseases: A mystifying cause of Sudden Infant Death. Forensic Sci Int 2016; 262:166-72. [PMID: 27016640 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 01/10/2016] [Revised: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Sudden infant death (SID) is an unresolved problem of high relevance and previous studies have indicated a role of viral heart infections. The diagnosis remains difficult in clinical practice using routine diagnostic tests and must be substantially improved. A prospective study based on post-mortem samples from SID victims whose heart disease was not clinically recognized was conducted for 4 years in a Tunisian University Hospital. Pediatric cases of unnatural death served as controls. Both SID victims and controls were investigated for possible coxsackievirus-B (CV-B) infection in heart tissue. During the study period, 39 cases with a male predominance (77%) were reported. There was no positive family history of coronary artery disease among the victims. In 35 cases (90%), low birth weight and/or critical development period were reported. All SID victims had complained of mild fever and insomnia for a few days preceding death, which required infectious laboratory investigations marked with an elevated white blood cell count (WBC) and C-reactive protein (CRP). The cardiac biomarkers were also elevated. The histopathological investigations of the heart tissue samples revealed signs of myocardial and pericardial inflammation. Enterovirus was detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and PCR from myocardial samples from 6 cases (15.3%) having myocarditis and 3 cases (7.7%) having perimyocarditis. The current study is of great interest and is aimed at urging health professionals to adopt systematically long intensive heart care in infants with underlying vulnerability as well as new diagnostic approaches including histopathology complemented with IHC and molecular pathology.
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- Imed Gaaloul
- Laboratory of Transmissible Diseases LR99-ES27, Faculty of Pharmacy, Avenue Avicenne 5000, Monastir, Tunisia; University of Vermont, Department of Pathology, Division of Experimental Pathology, Burlington, USA; University of Vermont, DNA Microarray Facility, 305 Health Science Research Facility, Burlington, USA; University of Vermont, Department of Pathology, 208 South Park Drive, Suite #2, Colchester, VT 05446, USA.
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- Laboratory of Transmissible Diseases LR99-ES27, Faculty of Pharmacy, Avenue Avicenne 5000, Monastir, Tunisia
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- University of Vermont, Department of Pathology, Division of Experimental Pathology, Burlington, USA
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- University of Vermont, DNA Microarray Facility, 305 Health Science Research Facility, Burlington, USA
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- University of Vermont, Department of Pathology, 208 South Park Drive, Suite #2, Colchester, VT 05446, USA
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- Laboratory of Transmissible Diseases LR99-ES27, Faculty of Pharmacy, Avenue Avicenne 5000, Monastir, Tunisia
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Mock J, Huber S, Klein E, Moeller K. Insights into numerical cognition: considering eye-fixations in number processing and arithmetic. Psychological Research 2016; 80:334-59. [DOI: 10.1007/s00426-015-0739-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Massilamany C, Koenig A, Reddy J, Huber S, Buskiewicz I. Autoimmunity in picornavirus infections. Curr Opin Virol 2015; 16:8-14. [PMID: 26554915 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Enteroviruses are small, non-enveloped, positive-sense single-strand RNA viruses, and are ubiquitously found throughout the world. These viruses usually cause asymptomatic or mild febrile illnesses, but have a propensity to induce severe diseases including type 1 diabetes and pancreatitis, paralysis and neuroinflammatory disease, myocarditis, or hepatitis. This pathogenicity may result from induction of autoimmunity to organ-specific antigens. While enterovirus-triggered autoimmunity can arise from multiple mechanisms including antigenic mimicry and release of sequestered antigens, the recent demonstration of T cells expressing dual T cell receptors arising as a natural consequence of Theiler's virus infection is the first demonstration of this autoimmune mechanism.
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- Chandirasegaran Massilamany
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
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- Department of Medicine and University of Vermont, Colchester, VT 05446, USA
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Vermont Center for Immunobiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Vermont, Colchester, VT 05446, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Vermont Center for Immunobiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Vermont, Colchester, VT 05446, USA.
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Di Palma A, de Moraes GJ, Gerdeman BS, Huber S, Kitajima EW, Alberti G. Ultrastructural and functional adaptations of the female reproductive system in the family Heterozerconidae (Acari, Anactinotrichida, Gamasida, Heterozerconina) and implications for the systematic position of the group. Arthropod Struct Dev 2015; 44:639-655. [PMID: 26370169 DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2015.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2015] [Revised: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Heterozerconidae is a poorly known, early derived mite family belonging to Heterozerconina (Monogynaspida, Gamasida (= Mesostigmata)). The systematic position of the family is still controversial and little is known about the biology and anatomy of the taxon. In this paper, the gross anatomy, ultrastructure and functional morphology of the female reproductive system are described comparing genera from different geographic areas. The occurence of podospermy (i.e. the use of a sperm transfer process carried by the fixed digit of the male chelicerae to inseminate females through secondary insemination pores instead of through the oviporus) as insemination mode in this family was documented. Nevertheless, morphological and functional evidence in the reproductive system of the females supports the idea that, in the same family, more than one insemination mode is present: some genera are plesiomorphically tocospemic (i.e. insemination through the oviporus) while others switched to podospermy. Such discovery is of fundamental importance for the determination of the relationship between the family Heterozerconidae and the family Discozerconidae, both belonging tentatively to Heterozerconina and for the phylogenetic position of the Heterozerconina among Gamasida.
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- A Di Palma
- Department of the Sciences of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Foggia, 71100, Foggia, Italy.
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- Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), 13418900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Entomology Department, Washington State University, Mount Vernon Northwestern WA Research & Extension Center, Mount Vernon, WA, 98273-4768, United States
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- Ottenbohlstrasse 12, 88690, Mühlhofen, Germany
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- Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), 13418900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Allgemeine und Systematische Zoologie, Zoologisches Institut und Museum, Universität Greifswald, 17489, Greifswald, Germany
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Barbato E, Barton PJ, Bartunek J, Huber S, Ibanez B, Judge DP, Lara-Pezzi E, Stolen CM, Taylor A, Hall JL. Review and Updates in Regenerative and Personalized Medicine, Preclinical Animal Models, and Clinical Care in Cardiovascular Medicine. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2015; 8:466-74. [DOI: 10.1007/s12265-015-9657-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Walser S, Brenner B, Huber S, Kolb S, Höller C, Herr C. Umweltmedizinische Relevanz von Legionellenhaltigen Aerosolen. Gesundheitswesen 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1562994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Huber S, Walser S, Brenner B, Kolb S, Herr C, Höller C. Legionellen in Abwasser. Gesundheitswesen 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1563086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Höller C, Huber S. Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Wasserzählern. Gesundheitswesen 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1563085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Billich C, Huber S, Schmitz B. [CT and MRI changes in the basal ganglia non-ketoacidosis hyperglycemic hemichorea-hemiballism syndrome]. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2015; 187:1128-30. [PMID: 26333106 DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1553145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Adolph C, Akhunzyanov R, Alexeev MG, Alexeev GD, Amoroso A, Andrieux V, Anosov V, Austregesilo A, Azevedo C, Badełek B, Balestra F, Barth J, Beck R, Bedfer Y, Bernhard J, Bicker K, Bielert ER, Birsa R, Bisplinghoff J, Bodlak M, Boer M, Bordalo P, Bradamante F, Braun C, Bressan A, Büchele M, Burtin E, Chang WC, Chiosso M, Choi I, Chung SU, Cicuttin A, Crespo ML, Curiel Q, Dalla Torre S, Dasgupta SS, Dasgupta S, Denisov OY, Dhara L, Donskov SV, Doshita N, Dünnweber W, Duic V, Dziewiecki M, Efremov A, Eversheim PD, Eyrich W, Faessler M, Ferrero A, Finger M, Finger M, Fischer H, Franco C, du Fresne von Hohenesche N, Friedrich JM, Frolov V, Gautheron F, Gavrichtchouk OP, Gerassimov S, Gnesi I, Gorzellik M, Grabmüller S, Grasso A, Grosse-Perdekamp M, Grube B, Grussenmeyer T, Guskov A, Haas F, Hahne D, von Harrach D, Hashimoto R, Heinsius FH, Herrmann F, Hinterberger F, Horikawa N, d'Hose N, Hsieh CY, Huber S, Ishimoto S, Ivanov A, Ivanshin Y, Iwata T, Jahn R, Jary V, Jörg P, Joosten R, Kabuß E, Ketzer B, Khaustov GV, Khokhlov YA, Kisselev Y, Klein F, Klimaszewski K, Koivuniemi JH, Kolosov VN, Kondo K, Königsmann K, Konorov I, Konstantinov VF, Kotzinian AM, Kouznetsov O, Krämer M, Kremser P, Krinner F, Kroumchtein ZV, Kuchinski N, Kunne F, Kurek K, Kurjata RP, Lednev AA, Lehmann A, Levillain M, Levorato S, Lichtenstadt J, Maggiora A, Magnon A, Makins N, Makke N, Mallot GK, Marchand C, Martin A, Marzec J, Matousek J, Matsuda H, Matsuda T, Meshcheryakov G, Meyer W, Michigami T, Mikhailov YV, Miyachi Y, Nagaytsev A, Nagel T, Nerling F, Neyret D, Nikolaenko VI, Novy J, Nowak WD, Nunes AS, Olshevsky AG, Orlov I, Ostrick M, Panzieri D, Parsamyan B, Paul S, Peng JC, Pereira F, Pesek M, Peshekhonov DV, Platchkov S, Pochodzalla J, Polyakov VA, Pretz J, Quaresma M, Quintans C, Ramos S, Regali C, Reicherz G, Riedl C, Rocco E, Rossiyskaya NS, Ryabchikov DI, Rychter A, Samoylenko VD, Sandacz A, Santos C, Sarkar S, Savin IA, Sbrizzai G, Schiavon P, Schmeing S, Schmidt K, Schmieden H, Schönning K, Schopferer S, Schlüter T, Selyunin A, Shevchenko OY, Silva L, Sinha L, Sirtl S, Slunecka M, Sozzi F, Srnka A, Stolarski M, Sulc M, Suzuki H, Szabelski A, Szameitat T, Sznajder P, Takekawa S, Ter Wolbeek J, Tessaro S, Tessarotto F, Thibaud F, Tskhay V, Uhl S, Veloso J, Virius M, Wallner S, Weisrock T, Wilfert M, Zaremba K, Zavertyaev M, Zemlyanichkina E, Ziembicki M, Zink A. Observation of a New Narrow Axial-Vector Meson a1(1420). Phys Rev Lett 2015; 115:082001. [PMID: 26340182 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.082001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 01/25/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The COMPASS Collaboration at CERN has measured diffractive dissociation of 190 GeV/c pions into the π(-)π(-)π(+) final state using a stationary hydrogen target. A partial-wave analysis (PWA) was performed in bins of 3π mass and four-momentum transfer using the isobar model and the so far largest PWA model consisting of 88 waves. A narrow peak is observed in the f0(980)π channel with spin, parity and C-parity quantum numbers J(PC)=1(++). We present a resonance-model study of a subset of the spin-density matrix selecting 3π states with J(PC)=2(++) and 4(++) decaying into ρ(770)π and with J(PC)=1(++) decaying into f0(980)π. We identify a new a1 meson with mass (1414(-13)(+15)) MeV/c2 and width (153(-23)(+8)) MeV/c2. Within the final states investigated in our analysis, we observe the new a1(1420) decaying only into f0(980)π, suggesting its exotic nature.
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- C Adolph
- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - G D Alexeev
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - A Amoroso
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - V Andrieux
- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - V Anosov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - A Austregesilo
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - C Azevedo
- University of Aveiro, Department of Physics, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
| | - B Badełek
- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Physics, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
| | - F Balestra
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - J Barth
- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
| | - R Beck
- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
| | - Y Bedfer
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - J Bernhard
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - K Bicker
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | | | - R Birsa
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - J Bisplinghoff
- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
| | - M Bodlak
- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - M Boer
- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | | | - F Bradamante
- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - C Braun
- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
| | - A Bressan
- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - M Büchele
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - E Burtin
- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - W-C Chang
- Academia Sinica, Institute of Physics, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
| | - M Chiosso
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - I Choi
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
| | - S U Chung
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - A Cicuttin
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Abdus Salam ICTP, 34151 Trieste, Italy
| | - M L Crespo
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Abdus Salam ICTP, 34151 Trieste, Italy
| | - Q Curiel
- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | | | - S S Dasgupta
- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research & Education, Calcutta-700 030, India
| | - S Dasgupta
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | | | - L Dhara
- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research & Education, Calcutta-700 030, India
| | - S V Donskov
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', 142281 Protvino, Russia
| | - N Doshita
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510 Japan
| | - W Dünnweber
- University of Eastern Piedmont, 15100 Alessandria, Italy
- University of Aveiro, Department of Physics, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Scientific Instruments, AS CR, 61264 Brno, Czech Republic
- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research & Education, Calcutta-700 030, India
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Technical University in Liberec, 46117 Liberec, Czech Republic
- LIP, 1000-149 Lisbon, Portugal
- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
- University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Nagoya University, 464 Nagoya, Japan
- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', 142281 Protvino, Russia
- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Academia Sinica, Institute of Physics, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- Tel Aviv University, School of Physics and Astronomy, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Abdus Salam ICTP, 34151 Trieste, Italy
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Physics, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510 Japan
| | - V Duic
- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - M Dziewiecki
- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
| | - A Efremov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - P D Eversheim
- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
| | - W Eyrich
- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
| | - M Faessler
- University of Eastern Piedmont, 15100 Alessandria, Italy
- University of Aveiro, Department of Physics, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Scientific Instruments, AS CR, 61264 Brno, Czech Republic
- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research & Education, Calcutta-700 030, India
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Technical University in Liberec, 46117 Liberec, Czech Republic
- LIP, 1000-149 Lisbon, Portugal
- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
- University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Nagoya University, 464 Nagoya, Japan
- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', 142281 Protvino, Russia
- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Academia Sinica, Institute of Physics, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- Tel Aviv University, School of Physics and Astronomy, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Abdus Salam ICTP, 34151 Trieste, Italy
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Physics, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510 Japan
| | - A Ferrero
- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - M Finger
- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - M Finger
- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - H Fischer
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | | | | | - J M Friedrich
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - V Frolov
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
| | - F Gautheron
- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - O P Gavrichtchouk
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - S Gerassimov
- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - I Gnesi
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - M Gorzellik
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - S Grabmüller
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - A Grasso
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - M Grosse-Perdekamp
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
| | - B Grube
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - T Grussenmeyer
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - A Guskov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - F Haas
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - D Hahne
- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
| | - D von Harrach
- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - R Hashimoto
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510 Japan
| | - F H Heinsius
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - F Herrmann
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - F Hinterberger
- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
| | | | - N d'Hose
- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - C-Yu Hsieh
- Academia Sinica, Institute of Physics, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
| | - S Huber
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - S Ishimoto
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510 Japan
| | - A Ivanov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - Yu Ivanshin
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - T Iwata
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510 Japan
| | - R Jahn
- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
| | - V Jary
- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - P Jörg
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - R Joosten
- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
| | - E Kabuß
- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - B Ketzer
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - G V Khaustov
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', 142281 Protvino, Russia
| | - Yu A Khokhlov
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', 142281 Protvino, Russia
| | - Yu Kisselev
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - F Klein
- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
| | - K Klimaszewski
- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
| | - J H Koivuniemi
- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - V N Kolosov
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', 142281 Protvino, Russia
| | - K Kondo
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510 Japan
| | - K Königsmann
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - I Konorov
- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - V F Konstantinov
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', 142281 Protvino, Russia
| | - A M Kotzinian
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - O Kouznetsov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - M Krämer
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - P Kremser
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - F Krinner
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - Z V Kroumchtein
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - N Kuchinski
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - F Kunne
- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - K Kurek
- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
| | - R P Kurjata
- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
| | - A A Lednev
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', 142281 Protvino, Russia
| | - A Lehmann
- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
| | - M Levillain
- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - S Levorato
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - J Lichtenstadt
- Tel Aviv University, School of Physics and Astronomy, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
| | - A Maggiora
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - A Magnon
- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - N Makins
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
| | - N Makke
- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | | | - C Marchand
- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - A Martin
- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - J Marzec
- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
| | - J Matousek
- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - H Matsuda
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510 Japan
| | - T Matsuda
- University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
| | - G Meshcheryakov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - W Meyer
- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - T Michigami
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510 Japan
| | - Yu V Mikhailov
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', 142281 Protvino, Russia
| | - Y Miyachi
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510 Japan
| | - A Nagaytsev
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - T Nagel
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - F Nerling
- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - D Neyret
- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - V I Nikolaenko
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', 142281 Protvino, Russia
| | - J Novy
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - W-D Nowak
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | | | - A G Olshevsky
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - I Orlov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - M Ostrick
- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - D Panzieri
- University of Eastern Piedmont, 15100 Alessandria, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - B Parsamyan
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - S Paul
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - J-C Peng
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
| | - F Pereira
- University of Aveiro, Department of Physics, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
| | - M Pesek
- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - D V Peshekhonov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - S Platchkov
- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - J Pochodzalla
- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - V A Polyakov
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', 142281 Protvino, Russia
| | - J Pretz
- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
| | | | | | - S Ramos
- LIP, 1000-149 Lisbon, Portugal
| | - C Regali
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - G Reicherz
- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - C Riedl
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
| | - E Rocco
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
| | - N S Rossiyskaya
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - D I Ryabchikov
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', 142281 Protvino, Russia
| | - A Rychter
- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
| | - V D Samoylenko
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', 142281 Protvino, Russia
| | - A Sandacz
- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
| | - C Santos
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - S Sarkar
- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research & Education, Calcutta-700 030, India
| | - I A Savin
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - G Sbrizzai
- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - P Schiavon
- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - S Schmeing
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - K Schmidt
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - H Schmieden
- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
| | | | - S Schopferer
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - T Schlüter
- University of Eastern Piedmont, 15100 Alessandria, Italy
- University of Aveiro, Department of Physics, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Scientific Instruments, AS CR, 61264 Brno, Czech Republic
- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research & Education, Calcutta-700 030, India
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
- Technical University in Liberec, 46117 Liberec, Czech Republic
- LIP, 1000-149 Lisbon, Portugal
- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
- University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Nagoya University, 464 Nagoya, Japan
- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', 142281 Protvino, Russia
- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Academia Sinica, Institute of Physics, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- Tel Aviv University, School of Physics and Astronomy, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Abdus Salam ICTP, 34151 Trieste, Italy
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Physics, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510 Japan
| | - A Selyunin
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - O Yu Shevchenko
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - L Silva
- LIP, 1000-149 Lisbon, Portugal
| | - L Sinha
- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research & Education, Calcutta-700 030, India
| | - S Sirtl
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - M Slunecka
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - F Sozzi
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | - A Srnka
- Institute of Scientific Instruments, AS CR, 61264 Brno, Czech Republic
| | | | - M Sulc
- Technical University in Liberec, 46117 Liberec, Czech Republic
| | - H Suzuki
- Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510 Japan
| | - A Szabelski
- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
| | - T Szameitat
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - P Sznajder
- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
| | - S Takekawa
- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
| | - J Ter Wolbeek
- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
| | - S Tessaro
- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
| | | | - F Thibaud
- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - V Tskhay
- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
| | - S Uhl
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - J Veloso
- University of Aveiro, Department of Physics, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
| | - M Virius
- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - S Wallner
- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - T Weisrock
- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - M Wilfert
- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - K Zaremba
- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
| | - M Zavertyaev
- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
| | - E Zemlyanichkina
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
| | - M Ziembicki
- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
| | - A Zink
- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Huber S, Sury D, Moeller K, Rubinsten O, Nuerk HC. A general number-to-space mapping deficit in developmental dyscalculia. Res Dev Disabil 2015; 43-44:32-42. [PMID: 26151441 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2015.06.003] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2014] [Revised: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 06/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Previous research on developmental dyscalculia (DD) suggested that deficits in the number line estimation task are related to a failure to represent number magnitude linearly. This conclusion was derived from the observation of logarithmically shaped estimation patterns. However, recent research questioned this idea of an isomorphic relationship between estimation patterns and number magnitude representation. In the present study, we evaluated an alternative hypothesis: impairments in the number line estimation task are due to a general deficit in mapping numbers onto space. Adults with DD and a matched control group had to learn linear and non-linear layouts of the number line via feedback. Afterwards, we assessed their performance how well they learnt the new number-space mappings. We found irrespective of the layouts worse performance of adults with DD. Additionally, in case of the linear layout, we observed that their performance did not differ from controls near reference points, but that differences between groups increased as the distance to reference point increased. We conclude that worse performance of adults with DD in the number line task might be due a deficit in mapping numbers onto space which can be partly overcome relying on reference points.
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- S Huber
- Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tuebingen, Germany.
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- Edmond J. Safra Brain Research Center for the Study of Learning Disabilities, Department of Learning Disabilities, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tuebingen, Germany; Department of Psychology, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Edmond J. Safra Brain Research Center for the Study of Learning Disabilities, Department of Learning Disabilities, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Psychology, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany; Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tuebingen, Germany
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Schwarzl M, Alogna A, Zirngast B, Steendijk P, Verderber J, Zweiker D, Huber S, Maechler H, Pieske BM, Post H. Mild hypothermia induces incomplete left ventricular relaxation despite spontaneous bradycardia in pigs. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2015; 213:653-63. [PMID: 25515791 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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: 06/30/2014] [Revised: 08/11/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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AIM Mild hypothermia (MH) decreases left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic capacitance. We sought to clarify whether this results from incomplete relaxation. METHODS Ten anaesthetized pigs were cooled from normothermia (NT, 38 °C) to MH (33 °C). LV end-diastolic pressure (LVPed), volume (LVVed) and pressure-volume relationships (EDPVRs) were determined during stepwise right atrial pacing. LV capacitance (i.e. LVVed at LVPed of 10 mmHg, LV VPed10) was derived from the EDPVR. Pacing-induced changes of diastolic indices (LVPed, LVVed and LV VPed10) were analysed as a function of (i) heart rate and (ii) the ratio between diastolic time interval (t-dia) and LV isovolumic relaxation constant τ, which was calculated using a logistic fit (τL ) and monoexponential fit with zero asymptote (τZ ) and nonzero asymptote (τNZ ). RESULTS Mild hypothermia decreased heart rate (85 ± 4 to 68 ± 3 bpm), increased τL (22 ± 1 to 57 ± 4 ms), τZ (26 ± 2 to 56 ± 5 ms) and τNZ (41 ± 1 to 96 ± 5 ms), decreased t-dia/τ ratios, and shifted the EDPVR leftwards compared to NT (all P < 0.05). During NT, pacing at ≥140 bpm shifted the EDPVR progressively leftwards. During MH, relationships between diastolic indices and heart rate were shifted towards lower heart rates compared to NT. However, relationships between diastolic indices and t-dia/τ during NT and MH were superimposable. CONCLUSION We conclude that the loss of LV end-diastolic capacitance during MH can be explained at least in part by slowed LV relaxation. MH thereby is an example of incomplete LV relaxation at a spontaneous low heart rate. Caution may be advised, when heart rate is increased in patients treated with MH.
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- M. Schwarzl
- Department of General and Interventional Cardiology; University Heart Center Hamburg-Eppendorf; Hamburg Germany
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- Department of Cardiology; Medical University of Graz; Graz Austria
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Medical University of Graz; Graz Austria
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- Department of Cardiology; Leiden University Medical Center; Leiden the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology; Medical University of Graz; Graz Austria
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- Department of Cardiology; Medical University of Graz; Graz Austria
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Medical University of Graz; Graz Austria
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Medical University of Graz; Graz Austria
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- Department of Cardiology; Charit e-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin; Campus Virchow-Klinikum; Berlin Germany
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- Department of Cardiology; Charit e-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin; Campus Virchow-Klinikum; Berlin Germany
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Adolph C, Akhunzyanov R, Alexeev MG, Alexeev GD, Amoroso A, Andrieux V, Anosov V, Austregesilo A, Badełek B, Balestra F, Barth J, Baum G, Beck R, Bedfer Y, Berlin A, Bernhard J, Bicker K, Bieling J, Birsa R, Bisplinghoff J, Bodlak M, Boer M, Bordalo P, Bradamante F, Braun C, Bressan A, Büchele M, Burtin E, Capozza L, Chiosso M, Chung SU, Cicuttin A, Colantoni M, Crespo ML, Curiel Q, Dalla Torre S, Dasgupta SS, Dasgupta S, Denisov OY, Dinkelbach AM, Donskov SV, Doshita N, Duic V, Dünnweber W, Dziewiecki M, Efremov A, Elia C, Eversheim PD, Eyrich W, Faessler M, Ferrero A, Filin A, Finger M, Finger M, Fischer H, Franco C, du Fresne von Hohenesche N, Friedrich JM, Frolov V, Gautheron F, Gavrichtchouk OP, Gerassimov S, Geyer R, Gnesi I, Gobbo B, Goertz S, Gorzellik M, Grabmüller S, Grasso A, Grube B, Grussenmeyer T, Guskov A, Guthörl T, Haas F, von Harrach D, Hahne D, Hashimoto R, Heinsius FH, Herrmann F, Hinterberger F, Höppner C, Horikawa N, d'Hose N, Huber S, Ishimoto S, Ivanov A, Ivanshin Y, Iwata T, Jahn R, Jary V, Jasinski P, Jörg P, Joosten R, Kabuss E, Ketzer B, Khaustov GV, Khokhlov YA, Kisselev Y, Klein F, Klimaszewski K, Koivuniemi JH, Kolosov VN, Kondo K, Königsmann K, Konorov I, Konstantinov VF, Kotzinian AM, Kouznetsov O, Krämer M, Kroumchtein ZV, Kuchinski N, Kuhn R, Kunne F, Kurek K, Kurjata RP, Lednev AA, Lehmann A, Levillain M, Levorato S, Lichtenstadt J, Maggiora A, Magnon A, Makke N, Mallot GK, Marchand C, Martin A, Marzec J, Matousek J, Matsuda H, Matsuda T, Meshcheryakov G, Meyer W, Michigami T, Mikhailov YV, Miyachi Y, Moinester MA, Nagaytsev A, Nagel T, Nerling F, Neubert S, Neyret D, Nikolaenko VI, Novy J, Nowak WD, Nunes AS, Olshevsky AG, Orlov I, Ostrick M, Panknin R, Panzieri D, Parsamyan B, Paul S, Peshekhonov D, Platchkov S, Pochodzalla J, Polyakov VA, Pretz J, Quaresma M, Quintans C, Ramos S, Regali C, Reicherz G, Rocco E, Rossiyskaya NS, Ryabchikov DI, Rychter A, Samoylenko VD, Sandacz A, Sarkar S, Savin IA, Sbrizzai G, Schiavon P, Schill C, Schlüter T, Schmidt K, Schmieden H, Schönning K, Schopferer S, Schott M, Shevchenko OY, Silva L, Sinha L, Sirtl S, Slunecka M, Sosio S, Sozzi F, Srnka A, Steiger L, Stolarski M, Sulc M, Sulej R, Suzuki H, Szabelski A, Szameitat T, Sznajder P, Takekawa S, ter Wolbeek J, Tessaro S, Tessarotto F, Thibaud F, Uhl S, Uman I, Virius M, Wang L, Weisrock T, Wilfert M, Windmolders R, Wollny H, Zaremba K, Zavertyaev M, Zemlyanichkina E, Ziembicki M, Zink A. Measurement of the charged-pion polarizability. Phys Rev Lett 2015; 114:062002. [PMID: 25723208 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.114.062002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 06/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The COMPASS collaboration at CERN has investigated pion Compton scattering, π(-)γ→π(-)γ, at center-of-mass energy below 3.5 pion masses. The process is embedded in the reaction π(-)Ni→π(-)γNi, which is initiated by 190 GeV pions impinging on a nickel target. The exchange of quasireal photons is selected by isolating the sharp Coulomb peak observed at smallest momentum transfers, Q(2)<0.0015 (GeV/c)(2). From a sample of 63,000 events, the pion electric polarizability is determined to be α(π)=(2.0±0.6(stat)±0.7(syst))×10(-4) fm(3) under the assumption α(π)=-β(π), which relates the electric and magnetic dipole polarizabilities. It is the most precise measurement of this fundamental low-energy parameter of strong interaction that has been addressed since long by various methods with conflicting outcomes. While this result is in tension with previous dedicated measurements, it is found in agreement with the expectation from chiral perturbation theory. An additional measurement replacing pions by muons, for which the cross-section behavior is unambiguously known, was performed for an independent estimate of the systematic uncertainty.
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- C Adolph
- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy and Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland and Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Physics, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
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- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy and Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Physik, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland and Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy and Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy and Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy and Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy and Abdus Salam ICTP, 34151 Trieste, Italy
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy and Abdus Salam ICTP, 34151 Trieste, Italy
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- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research & Education, Calcutta 700 030, India
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata, 992-8510 Japan
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- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department für Physik, 80799 Munich, Germany
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- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy and Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department für Physik, 80799 Munich, Germany
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- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia and Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department für Physik, 80799 Munich, Germany
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- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy and Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy and Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata, 992-8510 Japan
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata, 992-8510 Japan
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata, 992-8510 Japan
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- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Universität Bonn, Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata, 992-8510 Japan
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia and Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy and Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Tel Aviv University, School of Physics and Astronomy, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy and Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy and Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata, 992-8510 Japan
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- University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata, 992-8510 Japan
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata, 992-8510 Japan
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- Tel Aviv University, School of Physics and Astronomy, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- University of Eastern Piedmont, 15100 Alessandria, Italy and Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy and Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- LIP, 1000-149 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- State Scientific Center Institute for High Energy Physics of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 142281 Protvino, Russia
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- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research & Education, Calcutta 700 030, India
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy and Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- University of Trieste, Department of Physics, 34127 Trieste, Italy and Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department für Physik, 80799 Munich, Germany
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- LIP, 1000-149 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Matrivani Institute of Experimental Research & Education, Calcutta 700 030, India
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy and Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, AS CR, 61264 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Technical University in Liberec, 46117 Liberec, Czech Republic
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- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Yamagata University, Yamagata, 992-8510 Japan
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- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
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- University of Turin, Department of Physics, 10125 Turin, Italy and Torino Section of INFN, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Trieste Section of INFN, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Technische Universität München, Physik Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department für Physik, 80799 Munich, Germany
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, 16636 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Universität Mainz, Institut für Kernphysik, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Universität Bonn, Physikalisches Institut, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- CEA IRFU/SPhN Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Radioelectronics, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Huber S, Antoni F, Schickaneder C, Schickaneder H, Bernhardt G, Buschauer A. Stabilities of neutral and basic esters of bendamustine in plasma compared to the parent compound: Kinetic investigations by HPLC. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2015; 104:137-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2014.11.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2014] [Revised: 11/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Huber S. ER β and ER α Differentially Regulate NKT and V γ4 + T-cell Activation and T-regulatory Cell Response in Coxsackievirus B3 Infected Mice. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 6:1-9. [PMID: 26925301 DOI: 10.4172/2155-9899.1000372] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) induced myocarditis is sex dependent with males developing more severe disease than females. Previous studies had shown that sex-associated hormones determine the sex bias with testosterone and progesterone promoting myocarditis while estrogen (E2) is protective. There are two major estrogen receptors: estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) and estrogen receptor beta (ERβ). The goal of the current study was to determine the relative role of these receptors to myocarditis susceptibility and the mechanism of their action. METHODS Female C57Bl/6 wild-type mice and C57Bl/6 mice deficient in ERα, or ERβ were infected intraperitoneally with 102 plaque forming units CVB3. After 7 days, hearts were evaluated for virus titers by plaque forming assay and myocardial inflammation. Lymphoid cells either from the spleen or infiltrating the heart were characterized by labeling with antibodies including CD4, CD25, FoxP3, IFNγ, IL-4, CD11b, CD1d, Vγ4, TCRβ, or with CD1d-tetramer and evaluated by flow cytometry. To confirm that signaling through distinct estrogen receptors controlled myocarditis susceptibility and T-regulatory cell response, male C57Bl/6 mice were treated with the ERα-specific agonist, propyl pyrazole triol (PPT), ERβ agonist, diarylpropionitrile (DPN), or 17-β-estradiol (E2) as a non-specific estrogen receptor agonist. RESULTS Myocarditis, cardiac virus titers, and CD4+ Th1 (IFNγ) bias were increased in infected ERαKO and decreased in infected ERβKO mice compared to C57Bl/6 controls. CD4+Th1 bias and myocarditis severity correlated inversely with numbers of CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ T regulatory cells which were decreased in ERαKO and increased in ERβKO mice. Increased T-regulatory cells corresponded to a preferential activation of natural killer T (NKT) cells in ERβKO mice. Male C57Bl/6 mice treated with DPN showed increased myocarditis while those treated with PPT and E2 showed decreased myocarditis corresponding to either decreased (DPN) or increased (PPT/E2) T-regulatory cell responses in male C57Bl/6 mice. DPN and PPT treatment had no effect on T-regulatory cell responses in NKT KO or γδKO mice. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that ERα and ERβ both modulated CVB3 myocarditis susceptibility but in opposite directions and that their predominant effect is mediated through their ability to alter NKT and Vγ4+ innate T cell responses in the infected host. It is these innate T cells which positively or negatively modulate T-regulatory cell responses.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Vermont, Colchester, Vermont 05446, USA
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Bartkevics M, Huber S, Mathys V, Sourdon J, Dornbierer M, Carrel T, Tevaearai H, Longnus S. 272 * EFFICACY OF MECHANICAL POSTCONDITIONING FOLLOWING WARM, GLOBAL ISCHAEMIA DEPENDS ON CIRCULATING FATTY ACID LEVELS IN AN ISOLATED, WORKING RAT HEART MODEL. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivu276.272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Gaaloul I, Riabi S, Harrath R, Hunter T, Hamda KB, Ghzala AB, Huber S, Aouni M. Coxsackievirus B detection in cases of myocarditis, myopericarditis, pericarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy in hospitalized patients. Mol Med Rep 2014; 10:2811-8. [PMID: 25241846 PMCID: PMC4227425 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 11/09/2013] [Accepted: 05/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Coxsackieviruses B (CV-B) are known as the most common viral cause of human heart infections. The aim of the present study was to assess the potential role of CV-B in the etiology of infectious heart disease in hospitalized patients. The present study is based on blood, pericardial fluid and heart biopsies from 102 patients and 100 control subjects. All of the samples were examined for the detection of specific enteroviral genome using the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and sequence analysis. Immunohistochemical investigations for the detection of the enteroviral capsid protein, VP1, from the biopsies were performed. The samples were cultured on confluent KB monolayer cell line for possible virus isolation. The epidemiological data were also collected. CV-B was detected in 28 of the 102 patients. The sequence analysis demonstrated that 27 strains were identical to CV-B3 and only one strain was identical to CV-B1. Furthermore, VP1 in the heart biopsies was detected in enterovirus-positive cases, as revealed by RT-PCR. Pericarditis infection was more frequent than myocarditis (P<0.05) or myopericarditis (P=0.05). The epidemiological data demonstrate that CV-B heart infections occur mainly during autumn and winter, and young male adults are more susceptible than adolescents or adults (P<0.5). The present findings demonstrate a higher prevalence of viral heart infections, suggesting that CV-B may significantly contribute to heart infections.
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- Laboratory of Transmissible Diseases LR99-ES27, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir 5000, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Transmissible Diseases LR99-ES27, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir 5000, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Transmissible Diseases LR99-ES27, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir 5000, Tunisia
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- DNA Microarray Facility, 305 Health Science Research Facility, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Fattouma Bourguiba, Monastir 5000, Tunisia
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals Farhat Hached and Sahloul, Sousse 4054, Tunisia
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- Department of Pathology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Laboratory of Transmissible Diseases LR99-ES27, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir 5000, Tunisia
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von Känel R, Meister RE, Stutz M, Kummer P, Arpagaus A, Huber S, Ehlert U, Wirtz PH. Effects of dark chocolate consumption on the prothrombotic response to acute psychosocial stress in healthy men. Thromb Haemost 2014; 112:1151-8. [PMID: 25208561 DOI: 10.1160/th14-05-0450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 05/21/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Flavanoid-rich dark chocolate consumption benefits cardiovascular health, but underlying mechanisms are elusive. We investigated the acute effect of dark chocolate on the reactivity of prothrombotic measures to psychosocial stress. Healthy men aged 20-50 years (mean ± SD: 35.7 ± 8.8) were assigned to a single serving of either 50 g of flavonoid-rich dark chocolate (n=31) or 50 g of optically identical flavonoid-free placebo chocolate (n=34). Two hours after chocolate consumption, both groups underwent an acute standardised psychosocial stress task combining public speaking and mental arithmetic. We determined plasma levels of four stress-responsive prothrombotic measures (i. e., fibrinogen, clotting factor VIII activity, von Willebrand Factor antigen, fibrin D-dimer) prior to chocolate consumption, immediately before and after stress, and at 10 minutes and 20 minutes after stress cessation. We also measured the flavonoid epicatechin, and the catecholamines epinephrine and norepinephrine in plasma. The dark chocolate group showed a significantly attenuated stress reactivity of the hypercoagulability marker D-dimer (F=3.87, p=0.017) relative to the placebo chocolate group. Moreover, the blunted D-dimer stress reactivity related to higher plasma levels of the flavonoid epicatechin assessed before stress (F=3.32, p = 0.031) but not to stress-induced changes in catecholamines (p's=0.35). There were no significant group differences in the other coagulation measures (p's≥0.87). Adjustments for covariates did not alter these findings. In conclusion, our findings indicate that a single consumption of flavonoid-rich dark chocolate blunted the acute prothrombotic response to psychosocial stress, thereby perhaps mitigating the risk of acute coronary syndromes triggered by emotional stress.
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- Petra H. Wirtz, PhD, Work and Health Psychology, University of Konstanz, Universitaetsstrasse 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany, Tel.: +49 7531 88 4043; Fax: +49 7531 88 3143, E-mail:
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Jeremiasz Weber J, Gierke M, Klumpp L, Singer E, Clemens L, Walter C, Huber S, Riess O, Nguyen H. B05 New Light On The Role Of Calpain-mediated Proteolysis Of Mutant Huntingtin. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2014-309032.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The operational momentum effect (OM) indicates an association of mental addition with a rightward spatial bias, whereas subtraction is associated with a leftward bias. To evaluate the assumed attentional origin of the OM effect, we evaluated not only participants’ relative estimation error in a task requiring them to locate addition and subtraction results on a given number line but also their eye-fixation behaviour. Furthermore, to investigate the situatedness of spatial–numerical associations, the orientation of the number line (left-to-right vs. right-to left) was manipulated. OM biases in participants’ explicit number line estimations and more implicit eye-fixation behaviour are integrated into a two-process hypothesis of the OM effect suggesting a first rough spatial anticipation followed by an evaluation/correction process. This account not only is capable of accounting for the results observed for participants’ relative estimation error but is also corroborated by the eye-fixation results. Importantly, the fact that all effects were found independent of the orientation of the number line indicates that spatial–numerical associations such as the OM effect may not be hard-wired associations of spatial and numerical representations but rather reflect influences of situatedness on numerical cognition.
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- KMRC–Knowledge Media Research Center, Neurocognition Lab, Tuebingen, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Section Neuropsychology, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- KMRC–Knowledge Media Research Center, Neurocognition Lab, Tuebingen, Germany
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- KMRC–Knowledge Media Research Center, Neurocognition Lab, Tuebingen, Germany
- Department of Psychology, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany
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- KMRC–Knowledge Media Research Center, Neurocognition Lab, Tuebingen, Germany
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Rudner J, Hogh-Binder S, Wolfsperger F, Huber S, Jendrossek V. 921: Importance of Mcl-1 and the Mcl-1-modulating enzyme USP9x for radiosensitivity in prostate cancer cells. Eur J Cancer 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(14)50820-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Walser S, Kolb S, Brenner B, Huber S, Gerstner D, Höller C, Herr C. Erfassung und Bewertung der umweltmedizinischen Relevanz von Legionellen-haltigen Bioaerosolen. Gesundheitswesen 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1371627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Huber S, Moeller K, Nuerk HC. Adaptive processing of fractions--evidence from eye-tracking. Acta Psychol (Amst) 2014; 148:37-48. [PMID: 24486805 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2013.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2013] [Revised: 09/24/2013] [Accepted: 12/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Recent evidence indicated that fraction pair type determined whether a particular fraction is processed holistically, componentially or in a hybrid manner. Going beyond previous studies, we investigated how participants adapt their processing of fractions not only to fraction type, but also to experimental context. To examine adaptation in fraction processing, we recorded participants' eye-fixation behaviour in a fraction magnitude comparison task. Participants' eye fixation behaviour indicated componential processing of fraction pairs with common components for which the decision-relevant components are easy to identify. Importantly, we observed that fraction processing was adapted to experimental context: Evidence for componential processing was stronger, when experimental context allowed valid expectations about which components are decision-relevant. Taken together, we conclude that fraction processing is adaptive beyond the comparison of different fraction types, because participants continuously adjust to the experimental context in which fractions are processed.
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- KMRC - Knowledge Media Research Center, Tuebingen, Germany.
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- KMRC - Knowledge Media Research Center, Tuebingen, Germany; Department of Psychology, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany; KMRC - Knowledge Media Research Center, Tuebingen, Germany
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Looi C, Duta M, Huber S, Nuerk HC, Kadosh RC. OP 6. Stimulating the brain while playing a computer-based maths game to enhance domain-specific and domain-general cognitive abilities. Clin Neurophysiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2013.04.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Huber S, Mooslechner M, Mitterlechner B, Weichenberger H, Serpa M, Sedlmayer F, Deutschmann H. Image quality improvements of electronic portal imaging devices by multi-level gain calibration and temperature correction. Phys Med Biol 2013; 58:6429-46. [PMID: 23999060 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/18/6429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Amorphous silicon (aSi:H) flat panel detectors are prevalent in radiotherapy for megavoltage imaging tasks. Any clinical and dosimetrical application requires a well-defined dose response of the system to achieve meaningful results. Due to radiation damages, panels deteriorate and the linearity of pixel response to dose as well as the stability with regard to changing operating temperatures get worse with time. Using a single level gain correction can lead to an error of about 23% when irradiating a flood field image with 100 MU min(-1) on an old detector. A multi-level gain (MLG) correction is introduced, emending the nonlinearities and subpanel-related artifacts caused by insufficient radiation hardness of amplifiers in the read-out electronics. With rising temperature, offset values typically increase (up to 300 gray values) while the response at higher dose values per frame remain constant for a majority of pixels. To account for temperature-related image artifacts, two additional temperature correction methods have been developed. MLG in combination with temperature corrections can re-establish the aSi:H image quality to the performance required by reliable medical verification tools. Furthermore, the life span and recalibration intervals of these costly devices can be prolonged decisively.
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- S Huber
- Institute for Research and Development on Advanced Radiation Technologies (radART), Paracelsus Medical University, Muellner Hauptstrasse 48, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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