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Mehta S, Ahrens J, Abu-Jurji Z, Marrocco SL, Upper R, Loh E, Cornell S, Wolfe DL. Feasibility of a virtual service delivery model to support physical activity engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic for those with spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2021; 44:S256-S265. [PMID: 34779728 PMCID: PMC8604449 DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2021.1970885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The current pandemic has reduced access to safe, monitored physical activity (PA) programs for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). The use of telerehabilitation has the potential for continuing activity engagement without risking virus exposure. The present study evaluates the feasibility and efficacy of an online group-based PA program for persons with SCI. METHODS This preliminary pre-post study delivered an online group-based PA program to persons with SCI. The program consisted of 1-hour sessions twice weekly for six weeks. Online PA satisfaction questionnaires were assessed at post-treatment. Psychosocial subscales from the NeuroQOL-SF were assessed. RESULTS Participants were adult females between 3 and 32 years post-injury, 1 tetraplegic and 3 paraplegics (n = 4). All participants were highly satisfied with the online instruction, overall content, and videoconferencing platform. Participants stated that the online program was beneficial for their overall physical and psychosocial wellbeing. The program resulted in improvement in anxiety and satisfaction with social roles and activities. CONCLUSION The current pilot study demonstrates the acceptability and limited efficacy of an online PA program for those with SCI. The program resulted in improved overall perceived wellbeing and satisfaction with social roles and activities. These results have important implications for the clinical implementation of online PA programs in a hospital and community setting.
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- Swati Mehta
- Parkwood Institute Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, LondonON, Canada,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Western University, LondonON, Canada,Correspondence to: Swati Mehta, Parkwood Research Institute, 550 Wellington Road South, London, ONN6C 0A7, Canada; Ph (519) 685 4292 x 42359.
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- Parkwood Institute Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, LondonON, Canada
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- Parkwood Institute Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, LondonON, Canada
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- Parkwood Institute Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, LondonON, Canada
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- Parkwood Institute Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, LondonON, Canada,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Western University, LondonON, Canada
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- Parkwood Institute Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, LondonON, Canada,Parkwood Institute, St. Joseph’s Health Care London, LondonON, Canada
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- Parkwood Institute Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, LondonON, Canada,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Western University, LondonON, Canada
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Jerome K, Stone D, Kenkel E, Tanaka M, Wangari S, Ahrens J, Feelixge H, Kumar A, Obenza W, Peterson C, Kiem HP, Stensland L, Mumane R, Huang ML, Aubert M, Hu SL. Rapamycin immune tolerization enables gene transfer following subcutaneous delivery of AAV6 but not CD4-retargeted AAV6 vectors in AAV-seropositive rhesus macaques. J Virus Erad 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)31057-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Ahrens J, Frank M, Clever GH, Schwarzer D. Ultrafast IR spectroscopy of photo-induced electron transfer in self-assembled donor-acceptor coordination cages. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 19:13596-13603. [PMID: 28513684 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp02253k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Photo-induced processes in self-assembled coordination cages were studied by femtosecond infrared pump-probe spectroscopy. Densely packed, interpenetrated double cages were constructed from eight bis-monodentate redoxactive ligands bound to four Pd(ii) nodes. Two types of ligands consisting of electron rich phenothiazine (PTZ) or electron deficient anthraquinone (ANQ) chromophores were used to assemble either homo-octameric or mixed-ligand cages. Upon photoexcitation the homo-octameric acceptor cage undergoes intersystem crossing to a long-lived triplet state, similar to the free acceptor ligand. Excitation of the free donor ligand leads to a fluorescent state with intramolecular charge transfer character. This fluorescence is completely quenched in the homo-octameric donor double cage due to a ligand-to-metal charge transfer followed by back electron transfer on a ps timescale. Only for the mixed-ligand cage irradiation produces a charge separated state with an oxidized PTZ radical cation and a reduced ANQ radical anion as proven by their vibrational fingerprints in the transient IR spectra. In dichloromethane the lifetime of this charge separated state extends from tens of ps to >1.5 ns which is attributed to the broad distribution of mixed-ligand cages with different stoichiometry and/or stereo configurations.
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- J Ahrens
- Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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Ahrens J, Prochnow O, Binhammer T, Lang T, Schulz B, Frede M, Morgner U. Multipass OPCPA system at 100 kHz pumped by a CPA-free solid-state amplifier. Opt Express 2016; 24:8074-8080. [PMID: 27137246 DOI: 10.1364/oe.24.008074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We present a compact few-cycle 100 kHz OPCPA system pumped by a CPA-free picosecond Nd:YVO4 solid-state amplifier with all-optical synchronization to an ultra-broadband Ti:sapphire oscillator. This pump approach shows an exceptional conversion rate into the second harmonic of almost 78%. Efficient parametric amplification was realized by a two stage double-pass scheme with following chirped mirror compressor. The amount of superfluorescence was measured by an optical cross-correlation. Pulses with a duration of 8.7 fs at energies of 18 µJ are demonstrated. Due to the peak power of 1.26 GW, this simple OPCPA approach forms an ideal high repetition rate driving source for high-order harmonic generation.
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Martel PP, Miskimen R, Aguar-Bartolome P, Ahrens J, Akondi CS, Annand JRM, Arends HJ, Barnes W, Beck R, Bernstein A, Borisov N, Braghieri A, Briscoe WJ, Cherepnya S, Collicott C, Costanza S, Denig A, Dieterle M, Downie EJ, Fil'kov LV, Garni S, Glazier DI, Gradl W, Gurevich G, Hall Barrientos P, Hamilton D, Hornidge D, Howdle D, Huber GM, Jude TC, Kaeser A, Kashevarov VL, Keshelashvili I, Kondratiev R, Korolija M, Krusche B, Lazarev A, Lisin V, Livingston K, MacGregor IJD, Mancell J, Manley DM, Meyer W, Middleton DG, Mushkarenkov A, Nefkens BMK, Neganov A, Nikolaev A, Oberle M, Ortega Spina H, Ostrick M, Ott P, Otte PB, Oussena B, Pedroni P, Polonski A, Polyansky V, Prakhov S, Rajabi A, Reicherz G, Rostomyan T, Sarty A, Schrauf S, Schumann S, Sikora MH, Starostin A, Steffen O, Strakovsky II, Strub T, Supek I, Thiel M, Tiator L, Thomas A, Unverzagt M, Usov Y, Watts DP, Witthauer L, Werthmüller D, Wolfes M. Measurements of double-polarized compton scattering asymmetries and extraction of the proton spin polarizabilities. Phys Rev Lett 2015; 114:112501. [PMID: 25839263 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.114.112501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The spin polarizabilities of the nucleon describe how the spin of the nucleon responds to an incident polarized photon. The most model-independent way to extract the nucleon spin polarizabilities is through polarized Compton scattering. Double-polarized Compton scattering asymmetries on the proton were measured in the Δ(1232) region using circularly polarized incident photons and a transversely polarized proton target at the Mainz Microtron. Fits to asymmetry data were performed using a dispersion model calculation and a baryon chiral perturbation theory calculation, and a separation of all four proton spin polarizabilities in the multipole basis was achieved. The analysis based on a dispersion model calculation yields γ(E1E1)=-3.5±1.2, γ(M1M1)=3.16±0.85, γ(E1M2)=-0.7±1.2, and γ(M1E2)=1.99±0.29, in units of 10(-4) fm(4).
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- P P Martel
- Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
- Department of Physics, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick E4L 1E6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, USA
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- SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Laboratory for Nuclear Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Department of Physics, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada
- Department of Astronomy and Physics, Saint Marys University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3C3, Canada
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- INFN Sezione di Pavia, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Departement Physik, Universität Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
- SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
- Department of Physics, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Departement Physik, Universität Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
- School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, 125047 Moscow, Russia
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- School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick E4L 1E6, Canada
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- SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
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- School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- Departement Physik, Universität Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Departement Physik, Universität Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, 125047 Moscow, Russia
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- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Departement Physik, Universität Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, 125047 Moscow, Russia
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- SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, USA
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- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Ruhr-Universität, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
- Department of Physics, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick E4L 1E6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1547, USA
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Departement Physik, Universität Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- INFN Sezione di Pavia, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, 125047 Moscow, Russia
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- Lebedev Physical Institute, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
- Department of Physics, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1547, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Ruhr-Universität, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Departement Physik, Universität Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Astronomy and Physics, Saint Marys University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3C3, Canada
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1547, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Departement Physik, Universität Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- Departement Physik, Universität Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Departement Physik, Universität Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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Schulze V, Stoetzer C, O'Reilly AO, Eberhardt E, Foadi N, Ahrens J, Wegner F, Lampert A, de la Roche J, Leffler A. The opioid methadone induces a local anaesthetic-like inhibition of the cardiac Na⁺ channel, Na(v)1.5. Br J Pharmacol 2014; 171:427-37. [PMID: 24117196 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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: 05/22/2013] [Revised: 09/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Treatment with methadone is associated with severe cardiac arrhythmias, a side effect that seems to result from an inhibition of cardiac hERG K⁺ channels. However, several other opioids are inhibitors of voltage-gated Na⁺ channels. Considering the common assumption that an inhibition of the cardiac Na⁺ channel Na(v)1.5, is the primary mechanism for local anaesthetic (LA)-induced cardiotoxicity, we hypothesized that methadone has LA-like properties leading to a modulation of Na(v)1.5 channels. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH The whole-cell patch clamp technique was applied to investigate the effects of methadone on wild-type and mutant human Na(v)1.5 channels expressed in HEK293 cells. A homology model of human Na(v)1.5 channels was used to perform automated ligand-docking studies. KEY RESULTS Methadone inhibited Na(v)1.5 channels in a state-dependent manner, that is, tonic block was stronger with inactivated channels than with resting channels and a use-dependent block at 10 Hz. Methadone induced a concentration-dependent shift of the voltage dependency of both fast and slow inactivation towards more hyperpolarized potentials, and impaired recovery from fast and slow inactivation. The LA-insensitive mutants N406K and F1760A exhibited reduced tonic and use-dependent block by methadone, and docking predictions positioned methadone in a cavity that was delimited by the residue F1760. Dextromethadone and levomethadone induced discrete stereo-selective effects on Na(v)1.5 channels. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Methadone interacted with the LA-binding site to inhibit Na(v)1.5 channels. Our data suggest that these channels are a hitherto unrecognized molecular component contributing to cardiac arrhythmias induced by methadone.
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- V Schulze
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Stoetzer C, Kistner K, Stüber T, Wirths M, Schulze V, Doll T, Foadi N, Wegner F, Ahrens J, Leffler A. Methadone is a local anaesthetic-like inhibitor of neuronal Na+ channels and blocks excitability of mouse peripheral nerves. Br J Anaesth 2014; 114:110-20. [PMID: 25012584 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeu206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Opioids enhance and prolong analgesia when applied as adjuvants to local anaesthetics (LAs). A possible molecular mechanism for this property is a direct inhibition of voltage-gated Na(+) channels which was reported for some opioids. Methadone is an effective adjuvant to LA and was recently reported to inhibit cardiac Na(+) channels. Here, we explore and compare LA properties of methadone and bupivacaine on neuronal Na(+) channels, excitability of peripheral nerves, and cell viability. METHODS Effects of methadone were explored on compound action potentials (CAP) of isolated mouse saphenous nerves. Patch clamp recordings were performed on Na(+) channels in ND7/23 cells, the α-subunits Nav1.2, Nav1.3, Nav1.7, and Nav1.8, and the hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 2 (HCN2). Cytotoxicity was determined using flow cytometry. RESULTS Methadone (IC50 86-119 µM) is a state-dependent and unselective blocker on Nav1.2, Nav1.3, Nav1.7, and Nav1.8 with a potency comparable with that of bupivacaine (IC50 177 µM). Both bupivacaine and methadone also inhibit C- and A-fibre CAPs in saphenous nerves in a concentration-dependent manner. Tonic block of Nav1.7 revealed a discrete stereo-selectivity with a higher potency for levomethadone than for dextromethadone. Methadone is also a weak blocker of HCN2 channels. Both methadone and bupivacaine induce a pronounced cytotoxicity at concentrations required for LA effects. CONCLUSIONS Methadone induces typical LA effects by inhibiting Na(+) channels with a potency similar to that of bupivacaine. This hitherto unknown property of methadone might contribute to its high efficacy when applied as an adjuvant to LA.
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- C Stoetzer
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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Tarbert CM, Watts DP, Glazier DI, Aguar P, Ahrens J, Annand JRM, Arends HJ, Beck R, Bekrenev V, Boillat B, Braghieri A, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brudvik J, Cherepnya S, Codling R, Downie EJ, Foehl K, Grabmayr P, Gregor R, Heid E, Hornidge D, Jahn O, Kashevarov VL, Knezevic A, Kondratiev R, Korolija M, Kotulla M, Krambrich D, Krusche B, Lang M, Lisin V, Livingston K, Lugert S, MacGregor IJD, Manley DM, Martinez M, McGeorge JC, Mekterovic D, Metag V, Nefkens BMK, Nikolaev A, Novotny R, Owens RO, Pedroni P, Polonski A, Prakhov SN, Price JW, Rosner G, Rost M, Rostomyan T, Schadmand S, Schumann S, Sober D, Starostin A, Supek I, Thomas A, Unverzagt M, Walcher T, Zana L, Zehr F. Neutron skin of (208)pb from coherent pion photoproduction. Phys Rev Lett 2014; 112:242502. [PMID: 24996085 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.112.242502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Information on the size and shape of the neutron skin on (208)Pb is extracted from coherent pion photoproduction cross sections measured using the Crystal Ball detector together with the Glasgow tagger at the MAMI electron beam facility. On exploitation of an interpolated fit of a theoretical model to the measured cross sections, the half-height radius and diffuseness of the neutron distribution are found to be c(n)=6.70±0.03(stat.) fm and a(n)=0.55±0.01(stat.)(-0.03)(+0.02)(sys.) fm, respectively, corresponding to a neutron skin thickness Δr(np)=0.15±0.03(stat.)(-0.03)(+0.01)(sys.) fm. The results give the first successful extraction of a neutron skin thickness with an electromagnetic probe and indicate that the skin of (208)Pb has a halo character. The measurement provides valuable new constraints on both the structure of nuclei and the equation of state for neutron-rich matter.
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- C M Tarbert
- SUPA, School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany
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- SUPA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany and Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, University Bonn, Germany
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- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
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- Institut für Physik, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- SUPA, School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- Center for Nuclear Studies, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- SUPA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- Physikalisches Institut Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- II. Physikalisches Institut, University of Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany
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- Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick E4L 1E6, Canada
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany
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- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institut für Physik, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany and Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, University Bonn, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany and Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, University Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, Moscow, Russia
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- SUPA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- II. Physikalisches Institut, University of Giessen, Germany
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- SUPA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44240, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany
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- SUPA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- II. Physikalisches Institut, University of Giessen, Germany
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- University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany and Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, University Bonn, Germany
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- II. Physikalisches Institut, University of Giessen, Germany
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- SUPA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, Moscow, Russia
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- University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- SUPA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany
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- II. Physikalisches Institut, University of Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany and Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, University Bonn, Germany
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- The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064, USA
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- University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany and Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, University Bonn, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany
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- SUPA, School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- Institut für Physik, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Dieterle M, Keshelashvili I, Ahrens J, Annand JRM, Arends HJ, Bantawa K, Bartolome PA, Beck R, Bekrenev V, Braghieri A, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brudvik J, Cherepnya S, Demissie B, Downie EJ, Drexler P, Fil'kov LV, Fix A, Glazier DI, Hamilton D, Heid E, Hornidge D, Howdle D, Huber GM, Jaegle I, Jahn O, Jude TC, Käser A, Kashevarov VL, Kondratiev R, Korolija M, Kruglov SP, Krusche B, Kulbardis A, Lisin V, Livingston K, MacGregor IJD, Maghrbi Y, Mancell J, Manley DM, Marinides Z, Martinez M, McGeorge JC, McNicoll E, Mekterovic D, Metag V, Micanovic S, Middleton DG, Mushkarenkov A, Nefkens BMK, Nikolaev A, Novotny R, Oberle M, Ostrick M, Oussena B, Pedroni P, Pheron F, Polonski A, Prakhov SN, Robinson J, Rosner G, Rostomyan T, Schumann S, Sikora MH, Sober D, Starostin A, Supek I, Thiel M, Thomas A, Unverzagt M, Watts DP, Werthmüller D, Witthauer L. Photoproduction of π0 mesons off neutrons in the nucleon resonance region. Phys Rev Lett 2014; 112:142001. [PMID: 24765945 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.112.142001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Precise angular distributions have been measured for the first time for the photoproduction of π0 mesons off neutrons bound in the deuteron. The effects from nuclear Fermi motion have been eliminated by a complete kinematic reconstruction of the final state. The influence of final-state-interaction effects has been estimated by a comparison of the reaction cross section for quasifree protons bound in the deuteron to the results for free protons and then applied as a correction to the quasifree neutron data. The experiment was performed at the tagged photon facility of the Mainz Microtron MAMI with the Crystal Ball and TAPS detector setup for incident photon energies between 0.45 and 1.4 GeV. The results are compared to the predictions from reaction models and partial-wave analyses based on data from other isospin channels. The model predictions show large discrepancies among each other and the present data will provide much tighter constraints. This is demonstrated by the results of a new analysis in the framework of the Bonn-Gatchina coupled-channel analysis which included the present data.
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- M Dieterle
- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany
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- Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany and Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, University of Bonn, Germany
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- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
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- School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Center for Nuclear Studies, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Center for Nuclear Studies, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom and Center for Nuclear Studies, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- II. Physikalisches Institut, University of Giessen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Mathematical Physics, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russia
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- School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany
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- Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick E4L 1E6, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2 Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany
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- School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany and Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland
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- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Center for Nuclear Studies, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- II. Physikalisches Institut, University of Giessen, Germany
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- Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick E4L 1E6, Canada
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- University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany and Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, University of Bonn, Germany
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- II. Physikalisches Institut, University of Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany and Center for Nuclear Studies, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, Moscow, Russia
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- University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany and Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, University of Bonn, Germany
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- School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA
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- University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany and II. Physikalisches Institut, University of Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, Germany and Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, University of Bonn, Germany
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- School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland
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Local anesthetics (LA) are broadly used in all disciplines and it could be considered that relatively little is reflected on the mechanisms of action of this old substance group. However, several molecular mechanisms of LAs mediating wanted and unwanted effects remain to be explored. Furthermore, the number of indications for application of LAs seems to be expanding. The local anesthetic effect of LAs is primarily mediated by a potent inhibition of voltage-gated sodium channels. However, this effect is due to much more than the interaction of LAs with one single molecule. Most recent studies indicated that the development of selective local anesthetics might be possible and LAs also interact with several other membrane molecules. Although the relevance of these effects is still unclear, they might play a role in systemic analgesia, tissue protection and anti-inflammatory effects of LA. The therapeutic index of systemically applied LA is very narrow. Systemic application is formally not permitted because the impending systemic toxicity is still a life-threatening complication. Although the cardiac and central nervous toxicity at least partly result from an unselective block of neuronal and cardiac sodium channels, preclinical studies suggest the involvement of several mechanisms. A local LA toxicity is less clinically impressive; however, all LAs induce a significant tissue toxicity for which the underlying mechanisms have been partly identified. This review reports on recent findings on mechanisms and on the clinical relevance of some LA-induced effects which are of relevance for anesthesiological activities.
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- J Ahrens
- Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Deutschland
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Wegner F, Nabavi E, Wilke F, Ben Tayeb S, Boeck AL, Trebst C, Stangel M, Voss E, Schrader C, Ahrens J, Leffler A, Rodriguez-Raecke R, Dengler R, Geworski L, Bengel F, Berding G. Anti-LGI1 and anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis show distinct patterns of brain glucose metabolism in FDG-PET. KLIN NEUROPHYSIOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1371187] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Werthmüller D, Witthauer L, Keshelashvili I, Aguar-Bartolomé P, Ahrens J, Annand JRM, Arends HJ, Bantawa K, Beck R, Bekrenev V, Braghieri A, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brudvik J, Cherepnya S, Demissie B, Dieterle M, Downie EJ, Drexler P, Fil'kov LV, Fix A, Glazier DI, Hamilton D, Heid E, Hornidge D, Howdle D, Huber GM, Jaegle I, Jahn O, Jude TC, Käser A, Kashevarov VL, Kondratiev R, Korolija M, Kruglov SP, Krusche B, Kulbardis A, Lisin V, Livingston K, MacGregor IJD, Maghrbi Y, Mancell J, Manley DM, Marinides Z, Martinez M, McGeorge JC, McNicoll EF, Metag V, Middleton DG, Mushkarenkov A, Nefkens BMK, Nikolaev A, Novotny R, Oberle M, Ostrick M, Oussena B, Pedroni P, Pheron F, Polonski A, Prakhov SN, Robinson J, Rosner G, Rostomyan T, Schumann S, Sikora MH, Sober D, Starostin A, Supek I, Thiel M, Thomas A, Unverzagt M, Watts DP. Narrow structure in the excitation function of η photoproduction off the neutron. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 111:232001. [PMID: 24476257 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.111.232001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2013] [Revised: 10/28/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The photoproduction of η mesons off nucleons bound in 2H and 3He has been measured in coincidence with recoil protons and recoil neutrons for incident photon energies from threshold up to 1.4 GeV. The experiments were performed at the Mainz MAMI accelerator, using the Glasgow tagged photon facility. Decay photons from the η→2γ and η→3π0 decays and the recoil nucleons were detected with an almost 4π electromagnetic calorimeter combining the Crystal Ball and TAPS detectors. The data from both targets are of excellent statistical quality and show a narrow structure in the excitation function of γn→nη. The results from the two measurements are consistent, taking into account the expected effects from nuclear Fermi motion. The best estimates for position and intrinsic width of the structure are W=(1670±5) MeV and Γ=(30±15) MeV. For the first time precise results for the angular dependence of this structure have been extracted.
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- D Werthmüller
- Departement für Physik, Universität Basel, Switzerland
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- Departement für Physik, Universität Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, Germany
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, Germany
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- Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, Germany and Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, Germany
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- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
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- SUPA, School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Nuclear Studies, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Institute for Nuclear Studies, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Departement für Physik, Universität Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, Germany and SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom and Institute for Nuclear Studies, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Giessen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Mathematical Physics, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russia
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- SUPA, School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, Germany
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- Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick E4L 1E6, Canada
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- University of Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Departement für Physik, Universität Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, Germany
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- SUPA, School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- Departement für Physik, Universität Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, Germany and Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
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- Departement für Physik, Universität Basel, Switzerland
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- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, Moscow, Russia
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Departement für Physik, Universität Basel, Switzerland
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Nuclear Studies, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, Germany
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Giessen, Germany
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- Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick E4L 1E6, Canada
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- University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, Germany and Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, Germany
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- II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Giessen, Germany
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- Departement für Physik, Universität Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, Germany and Institute for Nuclear Studies, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Departement für Physik, Universität Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, Moscow, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, Germany and Institute for Nuclear Studies, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA and University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Departement für Physik, Universität Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, Germany and Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, Germany
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- SUPA, School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- The Catholic University of America, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, Germany and II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, Germany and Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, Germany
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- SUPA, School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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Ahrens J, Keller A, Kovacs R, Homann KH. Large molecules, radicals, ions, and small soot particles in fuel-rich hydrocarbon flames: Part III: REMPI mass spectrometry of large flame PAHs and fullerenes and their quantitative calibration through sublimation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/bbpc.19981021213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Ahrens J, Kovacs R, Shafranovskii EA, Homann KH. On-line multi-photon ionization mass spectrometry applied to PAH and fullerenes in flames. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/bbpc.19940980224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Götze C, Glosemeyer D, Ahrens J, Steens W, Gosheger G. Die bipolare Pfanne Avantage® in der Hüftrevisionschirurgie. Z Orthop Unfall 2009; 148:420-5. [PMID: 20135609 DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1240637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Krambrich D, Zehr F, Fix A, Roca L, Aguar P, Ahrens J, Annand JRM, Arends HJ, Beck R, Bekrenev V, Boillat B, Braghieri A, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brudvik J, Cherepnya S, Codling R, Downie EJ, Dexler P, Glazier DI, Grabmayr P, Gregor R, Heid E, Hornidge D, Jahn O, Kashevarov VL, Knezevic A, Kondratiev R, Korolija M, Kotulla M, Krusche B, Kulbardis A, Lang M, Lisin V, Livingston K, Lugert S, MacGregor IJD, Manley DM, Martinez M, McGeorge JC, Mekterovic D, Metag V, Nefkens BMK, Nikolaev A, Pedroni P, Pheron F, Polonski A, Prakhov SN, Price JW, Rosner G, Rost M, Rostomyan T, Schumann S, Sober D, Starostin A, Supek I, Tarbert CM, Thomas A, Unverzagt M, Walcher T, Watts DP. Beam-helicity asymmetries in double-pion photoproduction off the proton. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 103:052002. [PMID: 19792489 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.103.052002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2008] [Revised: 06/18/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Beam-helicity asymmetries have been measured at the MAMI accelerator in Mainz in the three isospin channels gamma[over -->]p-->pi(+)pi(0)n, gamma[over -->]p-->pi(0)pi(0)p, and gamma[over -->]p-->pi(+)pi(-)p. The circularly polarized photons, produced from bremsstrahlung of longitudinally polarized electrons, were tagged with the Glasgow magnetic spectrometer. Charged pions and the decay photons of pi(0) mesons were detected in a 4pi electromagnetic calorimeter which combined the Crystal Ball detector with the TAPS detector. The precisely measured asymmetries are very sensitive to details of the production processes and are thus key observables in the modeling of the reaction dynamics.
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- D Krambrich
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Baumann M, Krause M, Zips D, Eicheler W, Dörfler A, Ahrens J, Petersen C, Brüchner K, Hilberg F. Selective inhibition of the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase by BIBX1382BS and the improvement of growth delay, but not local control, after fractionated irradiation in human FaDu squamous cell carcinoma in the nude mouse. Int J Radiat Biol 2009; 79:547-59. [PMID: 14530164 DOI: 10.1080/0955300031000112839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the effect of BIBX1382BS, an inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase, on proliferation and clonogenic cell survival of FaDu human squamous cell carcinoma in vitro, and on tumour growth and local tumour control after fractionated irradiation over 6 weeks in nude mice. FaDu human squamous cell carcinoma is epidermal growth factor receptor positive and significant repopulation during fractionated irradiation was demonstrated in previous experiments. MATERIALS AND METHODS Receptor status, receptor phosphorylation, cell cycle distribution, cell proliferation and clonogenic cell survival after irradiation were assayed with and without BIBX1382BS (5 microM) in vitro. Tumour volume doubling time, BrdUrd and Ki67 labelling indices and apoptosis were investigated in unirradiated tumours growing in NMRI nude mice treated daily with BIBX1382BS (50 mg kg(-1) body weight orally) or carrier. Tumour growth delay and dose-response curves for local tumour control were determined after irradiation with 30 fractions within 6 weeks. RESULTS BIBX1382BS blocked radiation-induced phosphorylation of the epidermal growth factor receptor and reduced the doubling time of FaDu cells growing in vitro by a factor of 4.9 (p=0.008). Radiosensitivity in vitro remained unchanged after incubation with BIBX1382BS for 3 days and decreased moderately after 6 days (p=0.001). BIBX1382BS significantly reduced the volume doubling time of established FaDu tumours in nude mice by factors of 2.6 when given over 15 days (p<0.001) and 3.7 when applied over 6 weeks (p<0.001). When given simultaneously to fractionated irradiation, growth delay was significantly prolonged by an average of 33 days (p=0.003). Local tumour control was not improved by BIBX1382BS. The radiation doses necessary to control 50% of the tumours locally were 63.6 Gy (95% confidence interval 55; 73) for irradiation alone and 67.8 Gy (60; 77) for the combined treatment (p=0.5). CONCLUSIONS Despite clear antiproliferative activity in rapidly repopulating FaDu human squamous cell carcinoma and significantly increased tumour growth delay when combined with fractionated irradiation, local tumour control was not improved by BIBX1382BS. The results do not disprove that epidermal growth factor receptor inhibition might enhance the results of radiotherapy. However, the results imply that further preclinical investigations using relevant treatment schedules and appropriate endpoints are necessary to explore the mechanisms of action and efficacy of such combinations.
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- M Baumann
- Clinic of Radiation Oncology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, University of Technology, Dresden, Germany.
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Tarbert CM, Watts DP, Aguar P, Ahrens J, Annand JRM, Arends HJ, Beck R, Bekrenev V, Boillat B, Braghieri A, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brudvik J, Cherepnya S, Codling R, Downie EJ, Föhl K, Glazier DI, Grabmayr P, Gregor R, Heid E, Hornidge D, Jahn O, Kashevarov VL, Knezevic A, Kondratiev R, Korolija M, Kotulla M, Krambrich D, Krusche B, Lang M, Lisin V, Livingston K, Lugert S, Macgregor IJD, Manley DM, Martinez M, McGeorge JC, Mekterovic D, Metag V, Nefkens BMK, Nikolaev A, Novotny R, Owens RO, Pedroni P, Polonski A, Prakhov SN, Price JW, Rosner G, Rost M, Rostomyan T, Schadmand S, Schumann S, Sober D, Starostin A, Supek I, Thomas A, Unverzagt M, Walcher T, Zehr F. Incoherent neutral pion photoproduction on 12C. Phys Rev Lett 2008; 100:132301. [PMID: 18517938 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.100.132301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2007] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We present the first detailed measurement of incoherent photoproduction of neutral pions to a discrete state of a residual nucleus. The 12C(gamma,pi(0))(12)C*(4.4 MeV) reaction has been studied with the Glasgow photon tagger at MAMI employing a new technique which uses the large solid angle Crystal Ball detector both as a pi(0) spectrometer and to detect decay photons from the excited residual nucleus. The technique has potential applications to a broad range of future nuclear measurements with the Crystal Ball and similar detector systems elsewhere. Such data are sensitive to the propagation of the Delta in the nuclear medium and will give the first information on matter transition form factors from measurements with an electromagnetic probe. The incoherent cross sections are compared to two theoretical predictions including a Delta-hole model.
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- C M Tarbert
- School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Achterberg A, Ackermann M, Adams J, Ahrens J, Andeen K, Atlee DW, Bahcall JN, Bai X, Baret B, Bartelt M, Barwick SW, Bay R, Beattie K, Becka T, Becker JK, Becker KH, Berghaus P, Berley D, Bernardini E, Bertrand D, Besson DZ, Blaufuss E, Boersma DJ, Bohm C, Bolmont J, Böser S, Botner O, Bouchta A, Braun J, Burgess C, Burgess T, Castermans T, Chirkin D, Christy B, Clem J, Cowen DF, D'Agostino MV, Davour A, Day CT, De Clercq C, Demirörs L, Descamps F, Desiati P, Deyoung T, Diaz-Velez JC, Dreyer J, Dumm JP, Duvoort MR, Edwards WR, Ehrlich R, Eisch J, Ellsworth RW, Evenson PA, Fadiran O, Fazely AR, Feser T, Filimonov K, Fox BD, Gaisser TK, Gallagher J, Ganugapati R, Geenen H, Gerhardt L, Goldschmidt A, Goodman JA, Gozzini R, Grullon S, Gross A, Gunasingha RM, Gurtner M, Hallgren A, Halzen F, Han K, Hanson K, Hardtke D, Hardtke R, Harenberg T, Hart JE, Hauschildt T, Hays D, Heise J, Helbing K, Hellwig M, Herquet P, Hill GC, Hodges J, Hoffman KD, Hommez B, Hoshina K, Hubert D, Hughey B, Hulth PO, Hultqvist K, Hundertmark S, Hülss JP, Ishihara A, Jacobsen J, Japaridze GS, Jones A, Joseph JM, Kampert KH, Karle A, Kawai H, Kelley JL, Kestel M, Kitamura N, Klein SR, Klepser S, Kohnen G, Kolanoski H, Köpke L, Krasberg M, Kuehn K, Landsman H, Leich H, Liubarsky I, Lundberg J, Madsen J, Mase K, Matis HS, McCauley T, McParland CP, Meli A, Messarius T, Mészáros P, Miyamoto H, Mokhtarani A, Montaruli T, Morey A, Morse R, Movit SM, Münich K, Nahnhauer R, Nam JW, Niessen P, Nygren DR, Ogelman H, Olbrechts P, Olivas A, Patton S, Peña-Garay C, Pérez de Los Heros C, Piegsa A, Pieloth D, Pohl AC, Porrata R, Pretz J, Price PB, Przybylski GT, Rawlins K, Razzaque S, Refflinghaus F, Resconi E, Rhode W, Ribordy M, Rizzo A, Robbins S, Roth P, Rott C, Rutledge D, Ryckbosch D, Sander HG, Sarkar S, Schlenstedt S, Schmidt T, Schneider D, Seckel D, Seo SH, Seunarine S, Silvestri A, Smith AJ, Solarz M, Song C, Sopher JE, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Steffen P, Stezelberger T, Stokstad RG, Stoufer MC, Stoyanov S, Strahler EA, Straszheim T, Sulanke KH, Sullivan GW, Sumner TJ, Taboada I, Tarasova O, Tepe A, Thollander L, Tilav S, Toale PA, Turcan D, van Eijndhoven N, Vandenbroucke J, Van Overloop A, Voigt B, Wagner W, Walck C, Waldmann H, Walter M, Wang YR, Wendt C, Wiebusch CH, Wikström G, Williams DR, Wischnewski R, Wissing H, Woschnagg K, Xu XW, Yodh G, Yoshida S, Zornoza JD. Limits on the high-energy gamma and neutrino fluxes from the SGR 1806-20 giant flare of 27 December 2004 with the AMANDA-II detector. Phys Rev Lett 2006; 97:221101. [PMID: 17155787 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.97.221101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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On 27 December 2004, a giant gamma flare from the Soft Gamma-Ray Repeater 1806-20 saturated many satellite gamma-ray detectors, being the brightest transient event ever observed in the Galaxy. AMANDA-II was used to search for down-going muons indicative of high-energy gammas and/or neutrinos from this object. The data revealed no significant signal, so upper limits (at 90% C.L.) on the normalization constant were set: 0.05(0.5) TeV-1 m;{-2} s;{-1} for gamma=-1.47 (-2) in the gamma flux and 0.4(6.1) TeV-1 m;{-2} s;{-1} for gamma=-1.47 (-2) in the high-energy neutrino flux.
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- A Achterberg
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Utrecht University/SRON, NL-3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Ahrens J, Altieri S, Annand JRM, Arends HJ, Beck R, Bradtke C, Braghieri A, d'Hose N, Dutz H, Goertz S, Grabmayr P, Hasegawa S, Heid E, Holvoet H, Van Hoorebeke L, Horikawa N, Iwata T, Jahn O, Jennewein P, Klein F, Kondratiev R, Lang M, Lannoy B, Lisin V, Martinez-Fabregate M, McGeorge JC, Meyer W, Panzeri A, Pedroni P, Pinelli T, Preobrajenski I, Reicherz G, Rohlof C, Rosner G, Rost M, Rostomyan T, Ryckbosch D, Schumacher M, Seitz B, Tamas G, Thomas A, Van de Vyver R, Zapadtka F. Measurement of the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn Integrand for 2H from 200 to 800 MeV. Phys Rev Lett 2006; 97:202303. [PMID: 17155680 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.97.202303] [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: 08/07/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A measurement of the helicity dependence of the total inclusive photoabsorption cross section on the deuteron was carried out at MAMI (Mainz) in the energy range 200<Egamma<800 MeV. The experiment used a 4pi detection system, a circularly polarized tagged photon beam and a frozen-spin target which provided longitudinally polarized deuterons. The contribution to the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn sum rule for the deuteron determined from the data is 407+/-20(stat)+/-24(syst) mu b for 200<Egamma<800 MeV.
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- J Ahrens
- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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Ackermann M, Ahrens J, Bai X, Bartelt M, Barwick SW, Bay RC, Becka T, Becker JK, Becker KH, Berghaus P, Bernardini E, Bertrand D, Boersma DJ, Böser S, Botner O, Bouchta A, Bouhali O, Burgess C, Burgess T, Castermans T, Chirkin D, Collin B, Conrad J, Cooley J, Cowen DF, Davour A, De Clercq C, de los Heros CP, Desiati P, DeYoung T, Ekström P, Feser T, Gaisser TK, Ganugapati R, Geenen H, Gerhardt L, Goldschmidt A, Groß A, Hallgren A, Halzen F, Hanson K, Hardtke DH, Harenberg T, Hauschildt T, Helbing K, Hellwig M, Herquet P, Hill GC, Hodges J, Hubert D, Hughey B, Hulth PO, Hultqvist K, Hundertmark S, Jacobsen J, Kampert KH, Karle A, Kestel M, Kohnen G, Köpke L, Kowalski M, Kuehn K, Lang R, Leich H, Leuthold M, Liubarsky I, Lundberg J, Madsen J, Marciniewski P, Matis HS, McParland CP, Messarius T, Minaeva Y, Miočinović P, Morse R, Münich K, Nahnhauer R, Nam JW, Neunhöffer T, Niessen P, Nygren DR, Olbrechts P, Pohl AC, Porrata R, Price PB, Przybylski GT, Rawlins K, Resconi E, Rhode W, Ribordy M, Richter S, Rodríguez Martino J, Sander HG, Schlenstedt S, Schneider D, Schwarz R, Silvestri A, Solarz M, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stamatikos M, Steele D, Steffen P, Stokstad RG, Sulanke KH, Taboada I, Tarasova O, Thollander L, Tilav S, Wagner W, Walck C, Walter M, Wang YR, Wiebusch CH, Wischnewski R, Wissing H, Woschnagg K. Optical properties of deep glacial ice at the South Pole. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1029/2005jd006687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Dutz H, Helbing K, Krimmer J, Speckner T, Zeitler G, Ahrens J, Altieri S, Annand JRM, Anton G, Arends HJ, Beck R, Bock A, Bradtke C, Braghieri A, v Drachenfels W, Frommberger F, Godo M, Goertz S, Grabmayr P, Hasegawa S, Hansen K, Harmsen J, Heid E, Hillert W, Holvoet H, Horikawa N, Iwata T, Van Hoorebeke L, d'Hose N, Jennewein P, Kiel B, Klein F, Kondratiev R, Lang M, Lannoy B, Leukel R, Lisin V, Menze D, Meyer W, Michel T, Naumann J, Panzeri A, Pedroni P, Pinelli T, Preobrajenski I, Radtke E, Reicherz G, Rohlof C, Rostomyan T, Sauer M, Schoch B, Schumacher M, Tamas G, Thomas A, van de Vyver R, Weihofen W, Zapadtka F. Measurement of helicity-dependent photoabsorption cross sections on the neutron from 815 to 1825 MeV. Phys Rev Lett 2005; 94:162001. [PMID: 15904214 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.94.162001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2004] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Helicity-dependent total photoabsorption cross sections on the deuteron have been measured for the first time at ELSA (Bonn) in the photon energy range from 815 to 1825 MeV. Circularly polarized tagged photons impinging on a longitudinally polarized LiD target have been used together with a highly efficient 4pi detector system. The data around 1 GeV are not compatible with predictions from existing multipole analyses. From the measured energy range an experimental contribution to the GDH integral on the neutron of [33.9 +/- 5.5(stat) +/- 4.5(syst)] microb is extracted.
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- H Dutz
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bonn, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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Ahrens J, Haeseler G, Leuwer M, Dengler R, Bufler J, Piepenbrock S. Die Bedeutung des Glycin-Rezeptors für die durch Propofol erzeugte Anästhesie. Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther 2004. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-837344] [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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Dutz H, Helbing K, Krimmer J, Speckner T, Zeitler G, Ahrens J, Altieri S, Annand JRM, Anton G, Arends HJ, Beck R, Bock A, Bradtke C, Braghieri A, v Drachenfels W, Frommberger F, Godo M, Goertz S, Grabmayr P, Hasegawa S, Hansen K, Harmsen J, Heid E, Hillert W, Holvoet H, Horikawa N, Iwata T, Hoorebeke LV, D'Hose N, Jennewein P, Kiel B, Klein F, Kondratiev R, Lang M, Lannoy B, Leukel R, Lisin V, Menze D, Meyer W, Michel T, Naumann J, Panzeri A, Pedroni P, Pinelli T, Preobrajenski I, Radtke E, Reicherz G, Rohlof C, Rostomyan T, Sauer M, Schoch B, Schumacher M, Tamas G, Thomas A, van de Vyver R, Weihofen W, Zapadtka F. Experimental check of the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn sum rule for 1H. Phys Rev Lett 2004; 93:032003. [PMID: 15323817 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.93.032003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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For the first time we checked the fundamental Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn (GDH) sum rule for the proton experimentally in the photon energy range from 0.2-2.9 GeV with the tagged photon facilities at MAMI (Mainz) and ELSA (Bonn). New data of the doubly polarized total cross section difference are presented in the energy range from 1.6 to 2.9 GeV. The contribution to the GDH integral from 0.2-2.9 GeV yields [254+/-5(stat)+/-12(syst)] microb with negative contributions in the Regge regime at photon energies above 2.1 GeV. This trend supports the validity of the GDH sum rule.
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- H Dutz
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bonn, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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Pfeiffer M, Ahrens J, Annand JRM, Beck R, Caselotti G, Cherepnya S, Föhl K, Fog LS, Hornidge D, Janssen S, Kashevarov V, Kondratiev R, Kotulla M, Krusche B, McGeorge JC, MacGregor IJD, Mengel K, Messchendorp JG, Metag V, Novotny R, Rost M, Sack S, Sanderson R, Schadmand S, Thomas A, Watts DP. Photoproduction of eta-mesic 3He. Phys Rev Lett 2004; 92:252001. [PMID: 15244998 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.92.252001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The photoproduction of eta-mesic 3He has been investigated using the TAPS calorimeter at the Mainz Microtron accelerator facility MAMI. The total inclusive cross section for the reaction gamma3He-->etaX has been measured for photon energies from threshold to 820 MeV. The total and angular differential coherent eta cross sections have been extracted up to energies of 745 MeV. A resonancelike structure just above the eta production threshold with an isotropic angular distribution suggests the existence of a resonant quasibound state. This is supported by studies of a competing decay channel of such a quasibound eta-mesic nucleus into pi(0)pX. A binding energy of (-4.4+/-4.2) MeV and a width of (25.6+/-6.1) MeV is deduced for the quasibound eta-mesic state in 3He.
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- M Pfeiffer
- II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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Ahrens J, Bai X, Barwick SW, Becka T, Becker JK, Bernardini E, Bertrand D, Binon F, Biron A, Boersma DJ, Böser S, Botner O, Bouchta A, Bouhali O, Burgess T, Carius S, Castermans T, Chen A, Chirkin D, Collin B, Conrad J, Cooley J, Cowen DF, Davour A, De Clercq C, DeYoung T, Desiati P, Dewulf JP, Ekström P, Feser T, Gaisser TK, Ganugapati R, Gaug M, Geenen H, Gerhardt L, Goldschmidt A, Gross A, Hallgren A, Halzen F, Hanson K, Hardtke R, Harenberg T, Hauschildt T, Helbing K, Hellwig M, Herquet P, Hill GC, Hubert D, Hughey B, Hulth PO, Hultqvist K, Hundertmark S, Jacobsen J, Karle A, Kestel M, Köpke L, Kowalski M, Kuehn K, Lamoureux JI, Leich H, Leuthold M, Lindahl P, Liubarsky I, Madsen J, Mandli K, Marciniewski P, Matis HS, McParland CP, Messarius T, Minaeva Y, Miocinović P, Morse R, Münich K, Nahnhauer R, Neunhöffer T, Niessen P, Nygren DR, Ogelman H, Olbrechts P, Pérez de los Heros C, Pohl AC, Porrata R, Price PB, Przybylski GT, Rawlins K, Resconi E, Rhode W, Ribordy M, Richter S, Rodríguez Martino J, Sander HG, Schinarakis K, Schlenstedt S, Schmidt T, Schneider D, Schwarz R, Silvestri A, Solarz M, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stamatikos M, Steele D, Steffen P, Stokstad RG, Sulanke KH, Taboada I, Thollander L, Tilav S, Wagner W, Walck C, Wang YR, Wiebusch CH, Wiedemann C, Wischnewski R, Wissing H, Woschnagg K, Yodh G. Search for extraterrestrial point sources of neutrinos with AMANDA-II. Phys Rev Lett 2004; 92:071102. [PMID: 14995836 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.92.071102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We present the results of a search for point sources of high-energy neutrinos in the northern hemisphere using AMANDA-II data collected in the year 2000. Included are flux limits on several active-galactic-nuclei blazars, microquasars, magnetars, and other candidate neutrino sources. A search for excesses above a random background of cosmic-ray-induced atmospheric neutrinos and misreconstructed downgoing cosmic-ray muons reveals no statistically significant neutrino point sources. We show that AMANDA-II has achieved the sensitivity required to probe known TeV gamma-ray sources such as the blazar Markarian 501 in its 1997 flaring state at a level where neutrino and gamma-ray fluxes are equal.
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- J Ahrens
- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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Dutz H, Helbing K, Krimmer J, Speckner T, Zeitler G, Ahrens J, Altieri S, Annand JRM, Anton G, Arends HJ, Beck R, Bock A, Bradtke C, Braghieri A, v Drachenfels W, Frommberger F, Godo M, Goertz S, Grabmayr P, Hasegawa S, Hansen K, Harmsen J, Heid E, Hillert W, Holvoet H, Horikawa N, Iwata T, Van Hoorebeke L, d'Hose N, Jennewein P, Kiel B, Klein F, Kondratiev R, Lang M, Lannoy B, Leukel R, Lisin V, Menze D, Meyer W, Michel T, Naumann J, Panzeri A, Pedroni P, Pinelli T, Preobrajenski I, Radtke E, Reicherz G, Rohlof C, Rostomyan T, Sauer M, Schoch B, Schumacher M, Tamas G, Thomas A, van de Vyver R, Weihofen W, Zapadtka F. First Measurement of the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn Sum Rule for 1H from 0.7 to 1.8 GeV at ELSA. Phys Rev Lett 2003; 91:192001. [PMID: 14611575 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.91.192001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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To verify the fundamental Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn (GDH) sum rule for the first time experimentally, we measured the helicity dependent total photoabsorption cross section with circularly polarized real photons and longitudinally polarized nucleons in the photon energy range 0.68-1.82 GeV with the tagged photon facility at ELSA. The experiment was carried out with a 4pi detection system, a circularly polarized tagged photon beam, and a frozen spin polarized proton target. The contribution to the GDH sum rule in this photon energy range is [49.9+/-2.4(stat)+/-2.2(syst)] microb.
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- H Dutz
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bonn, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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Ahrens J, Bai X, Barwick SW, Bay RC, Becka T, Becker KH, Bernardini E, Bertrand D, Biron A, Boeser S, Botner O, Bouchta A, Bouhali O, Burgess T, Carius S, Castermans T, Chirkin D, Conrad J, Cooley J, Cowen DF, Davour A, De Clercq C, DeYoung T, Desiati P, Doksus P, Ekström P, Feser T, Gaisser TK, Ganugapati R, Gaug M, Geenen H, Gerhardt L, Goldschmidt A, Hallgren A, Halzen F, Hanson K, Hardtke R, Hauschildt T, Hellwig M, Herquet P, Hill GC, Hulth PO, Hughey B, Hultqvist K, Hundertmark S, Jacobsen J, Karle A, Kuehn K, Kim J, Köpke L, Kowalski M, Lamoureux JI, Leich H, Leuthold M, Lindahl P, Liubarsky I, Madsen J, Mandli K, Marciniewski P, Matis H, McParland CP, Messarius T, Miller TC, Minaeva Y, Miocinović P, Mock PC, Morse R, Neunhöffer T, Niessen P, Nygren DR, Ogelman H, Olbrechts P, Pérez de los Heros C, Pohl AC, Porrata R, Price PB, Przybylski GT, Rawlins K, Resconi E, Rhode W, Ribordy M, Richter S, Martino JR, Romenesko P, Ross D, Sander HG, Schlenstedt S, Schinarakis K, Schmidt T, Schneider D, Schwarz R, Silvestri A, Solarz M, Stamatikos M, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Steele D, Steffen P, Stokstad RG, Sulanke KH, Taboada I, Tilav S, Wagner W, Walck C, Wang YR, Wiebusch CH, Wiedemann C, Wischnewski R, Wissing H, Woschnagg K, Wu W, Yodh G, Young S. Limits on diffuse fluxes of high energy extraterrestrial neutrinos with the AMANDA-B10 detector. Phys Rev Lett 2003; 90:251101. [PMID: 12857122 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.90.251101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Data from the AMANDA-B10 detector taken during the austral winter of 1997 have been searched for a diffuse flux of high energy extraterrestrial muon neutrinos. This search yielded no excess events above those expected from background atmospheric neutrinos, leading to upper limits on the extraterrestrial neutrino flux measured at the earth. For an assumed E-2 spectrum, a 90% classical confidence level upper limit has been placed at a level E2Phi(E)=8.4 x 10(-7) cm(-2) s(-1) sr(-1) GeV (for a predominant neutrino energy range 6-1000 TeV), which is the most restrictive bound placed by any neutrino detector. Some specific predicted model spectra are excluded. Interpreting these limits in terms of the flux from a cosmological distributions of sources requires the incorporation of neutrino oscillations, typically weakening the limits by a factor of 2.
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- J Ahrens
- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099, Mainz, Germany
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Kotulla M, Ahrens J, Annand JRM, Beck R, Caselotti G, Fog LS, Hornidge D, Janssen S, Krusche B, McGeorge JC, McGregor IJD, Mengel K, Messchendorp JG, Metag V, Novotny R, Pfeiffer M, Rost M, Sack S, Sanderson R, Schadmand S, Watts DP. The reaction gammap-->pi0gamma'p and the magnetic dipole moment of the Delta+ 1232 resonance. Phys Rev Lett 2002; 89:272001. [PMID: 12513194 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.89.272001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The reaction gammap-->pi(0)gamma'p has been measured with the TAPS calorimeter at the Mainz Microtron accelerator facility MAMI for energies between sqrt[s]=1221-1331 MeV. The cross section's differential in angle and energy have been determined for the photon gamma' in three bins of the excitation energy. This reaction channel provides access to the magnetic dipole moment of the Delta(+)(1232) resonance and, for the first time, a value of mu(Delta(+))=[2.7(+1.0)(-1.3)(stat)+/-1.5(syst)+/-3(theor)]mu(N) has been extracted.
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- M Kotulla
- II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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Messchendorp JG, Janssen S, Kotulla M, Ahrens J, Annand JRH, Beck R, Bloch F, Caselotti G, Fog L, Hornidge D, Krusche B, Langgärtner W, McGeorge JC, MacGregor IJD, Mengel K, Metag V, Novotny R, Owens RO, Pfeiffer M, Sack S, Sanderson R, Schadmand S. In-medium modifications of the pipi interaction in photon-induced reactions. Phys Rev Lett 2002; 89:222302. [PMID: 12485064 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.89.222302] [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: 05/15/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Differential cross sections of the reactions (gamma,pi(0)pi(0)) and (gamma,pi(0)pi(+/-)) have been measured for several nuclei (1H,12C, and (nat)Pb) at an incident-photon energy of E(gamma)=400-460 MeV at the tagged-photon facility at MAMI-B using the TAPS spectrometer. A significant nuclear-mass dependence of the pipi invariant-mass distribution is found in the pi(0)pi(0) channel. This dependence is not observed in the pi(0)pi(+/-) channel and is consistent with an in-medium modification of the pipi interaction in the I=J=0 channel. The data are compared to pi-induced measurements and to calculations within a chiral-unitary approach.
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Ahrens J, Altieri S, Annand JRM, Anton G, Arends HJ, Aulenbacher K, Beck R, Bradtke C, Braghieri A, Degrande N, D'Hose N, Drechsel D, Dutz H, Goertz S, Grabmayr P, Hansen K, Harmsen J, Von Harrach D, Hasegawa S, Hasegawa T, Heid E, Helbing K, Holvoet H, Van Hoorebeke L, Horikawa N, Iwata T, Jahn O, Jennewein P, Kageya T, Kamalov S, Kiel B, Klein F, Kondratiev R, Kossert K, Krimmer J, Lang M, Lannoy B, Leukel R, Lisin V, Matsuda T, McGeorge JC, Meier A, Menze D, Meyer W, Michel T, Naumann J, Panzeri A, Pedroni P, Pinelli T, Preobrajenski I, Radtke E, Reichert E, Reicherz G, Rohlof C, Rosner G, Ryckbosch D, Sauer M, Schoch B, Schumacher M, Seitz B, Speckner T, Takabayashi N, Tamas G, Thomas A, Tiator L, Van Vyver R, Wakai A, Weihofen W, Wissmann F, Zapadtka F, Zeitler G. Helicity amplitudes A1/2 and A3/2 for the D13(1520) resonance obtained from the gamma-->p-->-->ppi(0) Reaction. Phys Rev Lett 2002; 88:232002. [PMID: 12059355 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.88.232002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2002] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The helicity dependence of the gamma-->p-->-->ppi(0) reaction has been measured for the first time in the photon-energy range from 550 to 790 MeV. The experiment, performed at the Mainz microtron MAMI, used a 4pi-detector system, a circularly polarized, tagged photon beam, and a longitudinally polarized frozen-spin target. These data are predominantly sensitive to the D13(1520) resonance and are used to determine its helicity amplitudes.
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- J Ahrens
- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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Kossert K, Camen M, Wissmann F, Ahrens J, Annand JRM, Arends HJ, Beck R, Caselotti G, Grabmayr P, Jahn O, Jennewein P, Levchuk MI, L'vov AI, McGeorge JC, Natter A, Olmos de León V, Petrun'kin VA, Rosner G, Schumacher M, Seitz B, Smend F, Thomas A, Weihofen W, Zapadtka F. Neutron polarizabilities investigated by quasifree Compton scattering from the deuteron. Phys Rev Lett 2002; 88:162301. [PMID: 11955229 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.88.162301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Measuring Compton scattered photons and recoil neutrons in coincidence, quasifree Compton scattering by the neutron has been investigated at MAMI (Mainz) at theta(lab)(gamma) = 136 degrees in an energy range from 200 to 400 MeV. From the data a polarizability difference of alpha(n)-beta(n) = 9.8+/-3.6(stat)+2.1-1.1(syst)+/-2.2(model) in units of 10(-4) fm(3) has been determined. In combination with the polarizability sum alpha(n)+beta(n) = 15.2+/-0.5 deduced from photoabsorption data, the first precise results for the neutron electric and magnetic polarizabilities, alpha(n) = 12.5+/-1.8(stat)+1.1-0.6(syst)+/-1.1(model) and beta(n) = 2.7-/+1.8(stat)+0.6-1.1(syst)-/+1.1(model), are obtained.
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- K Kossert
- Zweites Physikalisches Institut, Universität Göttingen, D-37073 Göttingen, Germany
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Schmidt A, Achenbach P, Ahrens J, Arends HJ, Beck R, Bernstein AM, Hejny V, Kotulla M, Krusche B, Kuhr V, Leukel R, MacGregor IJ, McGeorge JC, Metag V, Olmos De León VM, Rambo F, Siodlaczek U, Ströher H, Walcher T, Weiss J, Wissmann F, Wolf M. Test of low-energy theorems for 1H(--> gamma, pi(0))(H)in the threshold hegion. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 87:232501. [PMID: 11736448 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.87.232501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The photon asymmetry in the reaction 1H(--> gamma,pi(0))(1)H close to threshold has been measured for the first time with the photon spectrometer TAPS using linearly polarized photons from the tagged-photon facility at the Mainz Microtron MAMI. The total and differential cross sections were also measured simultaneously with the photon asymmetry. This allowed determination of the S-wave and all three P-wave amplitudes. The values obtained at threshold are E(0+) = [-1.33+/-0.08(stat)+/-0.03(syst)] x 10(-3)/m(pi(+)), P(1) = [9.47 +/- 0.08(stat) +/- 0.29(syst)] x 10(-3)q/m(2)(pi(+)), P(2) = [-9.46 +/- 0.1(stat) +/- 0.29(syst)] x 10(-3)q/m(2)(pi(+)), and P(3) = [11.48 +/- 0.06(stat) +/- 0.35(syst)] x 10(-3)q/m(2)(pi(+)).
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- A Schmidt
- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- C Raphael
- Visiting Nursing Service of New York, 107 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Langgärtner W, Ahrens J, Beck R, Hejny V, Kotulla M, Krusche B, Kuhr V, Leukel R, McGregor JD, Messchendorp JG, Metag V, Novotny R, Olmos de Léon V, Owens RO, Rambo F, Schadmand S, Schmidt A, Siodlaczek U, Ströher H, Weiss J, Wissmann F, Wolf M. Direct observation of a rho decay of the D13(1520) baryon resonance. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 87:052001. [PMID: 11497760 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.87.052001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The reaction gammap-->pi(+)pi(0)n has been measured at MAMI for photon energies up to 820 MeV. Invariant mass spectra of the particles in the final state (pi(+)n), (pi(0)n), (pi(+)pi(0)) have been determined for several bins of incident photon energy. Differences in pi(+)pi(0) and simultaneously measured pi(0)pi(0) invariant mass distributions are assigned to a rho branch of the D13(1520) nucleon resonance.
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- W Langgärtner
- II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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Krusche B, Ahrens J, Beck R, MacGregor IJ, McGeorge JC, Metag V, Ströher H. In-medium properties of the D13(1520) nucleon resonance. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 86:4764-4767. [PMID: 11384343 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.4764] [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: 01/04/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The in-medium properties of the D13(1520) nucleon resonance were studied via photoproduction of pi(0) mesons from nuclei (C, Ca, Nb, Pb) with the TAPS detector at the Mainz Microton accelerator. The inclusive (single and multiple pion production) data disagree with model predictions which explain the disappearance of the second resonance bump in total photoabsorption via a medium modification of the D13-->Nrho decay. The exclusive single pi(0) production data show no broadening of the resonance structure beyond Fermi smearing. Both results together cast doubt on attempts to explain the vanishing of the second resonance bump for nuclei by a broadening of the D13 resonance.
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- B Krusche
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Basel, Ch-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Ahrens J, Altieri S, Annand JR, Anton G, Arends H, Aulenbacher K, Beck R, Bradtke C, Braghieri A, Degrande N, d'Hose N, Dutz H, Goertz S, Grabmayr P, Hansen K, Harmsen J, von Harrach D, Hasegawa S, Hasegawa T, Heid E, Helbing K, Holvoet H, Van Hoorebeke L, Horikawa N, Iwata T, Jennewein P, Kageya T, Kiel B, Klein F, Kondratiev R, Kossert K, Krimmer J, Lang M, Lannoy B, Leukel R, Lisin V, Matsuda T, McGeorge JC, Meier A, Menze D, Meyer W, Michel T, Naumann J, Owens RO, Panzeri A, Pedroni P, Pinelli T, Preobrajenski I, Radtke E. Helicity dependence of gammap --> Npi below 450 MeV and contribution to the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn sum rule. Phys Rev Lett 2000; 84:5950-5954. [PMID: 10991096 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.84.5950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The helicity dependence of the single pion photoproduction on the proton has been measured in the energy range from 200 to 450 MeV for the first time. The experiment, performed at the Mainz microtron MAMI, used a 4pi-detector system, a circularly polarized, tagged photon beam, and a frozen-spin target. The data obtained provide new information for multipole analyses of pion photoproduction and determine the main contributions to the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn sum rule and the forward spin polarizability gamma(0).
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- J Ahrens
- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany.
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Cobas Meyer M, Vangerow B, Ahrens J, Schuerholz T, Marx G, Rueckoldt H. Effects of Antithrombin III on body cavity effusions, fluid balance, colloid osmotic pressure and hemodynamics in porcine septic shock. Crit Care 2000. [PMCID: PMC3332948 DOI: 10.1186/cc744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Vangerow B, Cobas Meyer M, Ahrens J, Schuerholz T, Marx G, Moeller M, Leuwer M, Rueckoldt H. Comparison of pulmonary arterial and arterial trans-cardiopulmonary thermodilution cardiac output in porcine septic shock. Crit Care 2000. [PMCID: PMC3332934 DOI: 10.1186/cc730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Ahrens J. The learning curve and the health care industry. Hosp Cost Manag Account 1997; 9:1-8. [PMID: 10173182] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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This article will examine the learning curve and its potential impact on the health care industry. Although the learning curve has traditionally been applied to the manufacturing industry, a labor-intensive industry like health care is a prime candidate for the benefits of the learning curve. Specifically, we will look at past research on the learning curve and discuss what effects learning might have on health care costs and outcomes in the current health care environment.
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate spatial variations in the pullout strength of a suture anchor in the proximal humerus, and to correlate any differences with the local mineral density (BMD). Screw-type suture anchors threaded with wire sutures were inserted at six different anchor insertion sites in 11 human cadaveric humeri (average age, 80 years). Load to failure tests with forces applied in line with the axis of insertion were performed, and bone mineral density measurements were then made at these sites. The greater tuberosity showed anterior and posterior differences in anchor pullout force (P = .03), with the posterior portion showing higher strength (154 N) than the anterior area (96 N). Neither the lesser tuberosity (185 N anterior area and 177 N posterior area) nor the humeral neck (170 N anterior and 174 N posterior area) showed significant differences, and they were statistically equivalent to the greater tuberosity. There was no demonstrable difference in BMD at any of the six sites tested. There is no support for the hypothesis that significant differences in load to failure exist among the lesser tuberosity, humeral neck, and greater tuberosity. Also, there is no support for the hypothesis that the load to failure variations for the proximal humerus are dependent on BMD. Bone mineral density appears to have no correlation with the pullout strength of a screw-type suture anchor.
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- F A Barber
- Plano Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center, Texas 75093, USA
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MacKenzie JA, Branford D, Ahrens J, Annand JR, Beck R, Cross GE, Davinson T, Grabmayr P, Hall SJ, Harty PD, Hehl T, Johnstone DG, Kellie JD, Lamparter T, Liang M, MacGregor IJ, McGeorge JC, Owens RO, Sauer M, Schneider R, Shotter AC, Spaeth K, Woods PJ, Yau T. Quasifree pi + production studied using the 12C( gamma, pi +n)11B reaction in the Delta (1232) resonance region. Phys Rev C Nucl Phys 1996; 54:R6-R9. [PMID: 9971365 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.54.r6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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MacCormick M, Audit G, d'Hose N, Ghedira L, Isbert V, Kerhoas S, Murphy LY, Tamas G, Wallace PA, Altieri S, Braghieri A, Pedroni P, Pinelli T, Ahrens J, Beck R, Annand JR, Crawford RA, Kellie JD, MacGregor IJ, Dolbilkin B, Zabrodin A. Total photoabsorption cross sections for 1H, 2H, and 3He from 200 to 800 MeV. Phys Rev C Nucl Phys 1996; 53:41-49. [PMID: 9970910 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.53.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Krusche B, Ahrens J, Anton G, Beck R, Fuchs M, Gabler AR, Härter F, Hall S, Harty P, Hlavac S, MacGregor D, McGeorge C, Metag V, Owens R, Peise J, Röbig-Landau M, Schubert A, Simon RS, Ströher H, Tries V. Krusche et al. reply. Phys Rev Lett 1995; 75:3023. [PMID: 10059471 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.75.3023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Krusche B, Ahrens J, Anton G, Beck R, Fuchs M, Gabler AR, Härter F, Hall S, Harty P, Hlavac S, MacGregor D, McGeorge C, Metag V, Owens R, Peise J, Röbig-Landau M, Schubert A, Simon RS, Ströher H, Tries V. Near threshold photoproduction of eta mesons off the proton. Phys Rev Lett 1995; 74:3736-3739. [PMID: 10058284 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.74.3736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A case is reported in which a patient with sexual and orgasmic headaches was treated successfully with a calcium channel blocker, diltiazem. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of successful treatment of sexual headaches with calcium channel blockers reported in the English medical literature. The literature on sexually related headaches is reviewed, and classification, evaluation, differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, and treatment of sexual headaches are discussed.
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- B E Akpunonu
- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43699-0008
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Cryptococcal meningitis is increasing in frequency, in large part because of the advent of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Using the murine cryptococcosis model, a new oral triazole, SCH39304, has been compared with two drugs in clinical use, fluconazole and amphotericin B. BALB/c mice (nu/nu and nu/+) were challenged intracerebrally or intranasally. Oral treatment was given daily with SCH39304 at doses of 1 to 60 mg/kg of body weight or fluconazole at doses of 1 or 5 mg/kg of body weight. Amphotericin B was given intraperitoneally three times weekly, at doses of 3 or 6 mg/kg. After intracerebral challenge, SCH39304 prolonged survival in doses as low as 1 mg/kg, a dose at which fluconazole was ineffective. At equal doses, SCH39304 consistently increased survival more than did fluconazole but not longer than did amphotericin B. SCH39304 significantly lowered colony counts in brains more than did fluconazole but no more than did amphotericin B. SCH39304 was also superior to fluconazole after intranasal challenge at equal doses. SCH39304 appears to be superior to fluconazole in mice when the drugs are given at equal doses. Clinical trials are warranted.
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- B I Restrepo
- Veterans Administration Hospital, San Antonio, Texas
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Congenitally athymic (nu/nu) mice, mice defective in NK cell and macrophage function (bg/bg), and normal BALB/c mice were inoculated sc with 10 conidia of Fonsecaea pedrosoi (FP). In immunologically intact and immunodeficient mice, a local infection developed approximately 2 weeks post-inoculation and enlarged over 1-2 weeks. In bg/bg and normal nu/+ mice, lesions resolved within 5-6 weeks. However, nu/nu mice continued to have enlarging sc lesions during greater than 4-6 months of observation. These eventually metastasized. Lesions contained few hyphal elements and massive numbers of sclerotic bodies. Five weeks after inoculation, 10 conidia forming units/gm of tissue were recovered from lesions. Delayed type hypersensitivity and serum antibody to FP antigens were demonstrated. Adoptive transfer of lymphocytes from nu/+ mice was followed in 2 months by the resolution of the lesions.
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- J Ahrens
- Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans' Hospital, San Antonio, Texas
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Graybill JR, Patiño M, Ahrens J. In situ localization of antigens of Histoplasma capsulatum using colloidal gold immune electron microscopy. Mycopathologia 1988; 104:181-8. [PMID: 3237244 DOI: 10.1007/bf00437434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
Histoplasma capsulatum contains multiple antigens, among them the H antigen and M antigen, which are useful in serologic testing for histoplasmosis. We prepared 7 mouse monoclonal antibodies (5 IgG, 2 IgM) to histoplasmin, and compared these with polyclonal histoplasmin antibodies raised in rabbits and mice. Both monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies were high titered by ELISA. Colloidal gold immune electron microscopy (CGIEM) showed that polyclonal antibodies to histoplasmin or H antigen bound at multiple sites in the cell wall, cytoplasm, and nucleus of Histoplasma yeast cells. In contrast, antibodies to M antigen selectively label the cell membrane and antibodies to alkali soluble cell wall antigen label only the cell wall. Polyclonal antibodies cross reacted extensively with other fungi, both by ELISA and CGIEM. Monoclonal antibodies stained only cytoplasmic epitopes, but also cross reacted with other fungi by electron microscopy. Only periodate treated H antigen elicited polyclonal antibodies which were more specific than those of untreated H antigen or histoplasmin.
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- J R Graybill
- Audie Murphy Veterans Administration Hospital, San Antonio
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