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Adhikari S, Safarik DJ, Stockdale JR, Torres XM, Pacheco A, Legett SA, Labouriau A. Additively Manufactured Silicone Polymer Composite with High Hydrogen Getter Content and Hydrogen Absorption Capacity. ACS Omega 2024; 9:15547-15555. [PMID: 38585110 PMCID: PMC10993370 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c00386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Hydrogen getters consisting of 1,4-bis[phenylethynyl] benzene (DEB) and a carbon-supported palladium catalyst (Pd/C) have been used to mitigate the accumulation of unwanted hydrogen gas in a sealed system. Here, we report the formulation of a composite resin consisting of silicone polymer plus DEB-Pd/C as an active getter material and the additive manufacturing of silicone getter composites with a high getter content (up to 50 wt %). NMR and DSC studies suggest no reaction between the silicone polymer resin and DEB even at elevated curing temperatures (75 °C). Getter composites with varying amounts of getter and filler were formulated, and their rheological properties were studied. The two composite resins with good printability parameters and different getter contents were chosen to make 3D-printed samples. The hydrogen absorption capacity of these samples was studied at a low hydrogen pressure of 750 mTorr of pure hydrogen. The getter composite with 50 wt% of getter showed normalized DEB conversion of 83%, with the hydrogen adsorption capacity of 100.2 mL of H2 per gram of polymer getter composite.
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- Santosh Adhikari
- C-CDE:
Chemical Diagnostics and Engineering Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Sigma-1:
Fabrication Manufacturing Science Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- C-CDE:
Chemical Diagnostics and Engineering Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- C-CDE:
Chemical Diagnostics and Engineering Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- C-CDE:
Chemical Diagnostics and Engineering Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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Chemical Diagnostics and Engineering Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- C-CDE:
Chemical Diagnostics and Engineering Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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Adhikari S, Maharjan J, Bhattarai S, Kunwar K, Agrawal S, Dangal RK, Chapagain RH, Bista TB, Bhattarai S. Adverse Events Following COVISHIELD and VERO CELL Vaccination Campaigns Against COVID-19. J Nepal Health Res Counc 2024; 21:651-658. [PMID: 38616598 DOI: 10.33314/jnhrc.v21i4.4926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Vaccination against COVID-19 for Nepalese was initiated in January 2021 for various age groups. People were anxious about receiving the vaccines and were concerned about the safety profile of the vaccine they received. In this study, we have tried to observe the Adverse Events Following Immunization of two different vaccines namely COVISHIELD (ChAdOx1 nCOV-19) and VERO CELL (CZ02 strain), used in different phases of vaccination by the government of Nepal. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study among people who received COVID-19 vaccines in this study using a self-administered questionnaire. Data was cleaned and then exported to IBM SPSS v.20 for analysis, Chi-square test was used to see the association between different variables and a p-value<0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS Out of 303 respondents, all had received the first and 270 participants had received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, among which, 133 (43.89%) reported at least one side effect after the first dose of vaccination while 58 (21.48%) had self-reported side effects after the second dose of vaccination. Seventeen percent of the respondents had COVID-19 infection within the past 3 months before receiving COVID-19 vaccine. Three percent of participants had re-infection with COVID-19 after receiving the first or the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Among participants who experienced adverse events, 42% and 62.1% of participants experienced mild adverse events following the first dose and second dose of the vaccine, respectively. Conclusions: The adverse events following immunization for both vaccines after both doses of vaccination were quite low, with 43.89% of participants reporting side effects after the first dose and 21.48% of participants reporting side effects after the second dose. Adverse events were most frequently reported within 24 hours of vaccination and were mostly mild. There was no statistical significance of adverse events between both vaccines.
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- Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel hospital, Dhulikhel, Nepal
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Adhikari S, Matanovic I, Leonard D, Klein JM, Agarwal T, Kim YS. Rapid Postgrafting Reaction to Prepare Quaternized Polycarbazoles. ACS Macro Lett 2024; 13:28-33. [PMID: 38100721 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.3c00688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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We report a rapid postgrafting reaction to prepare alkyl ammonium functionalized polycarbazoles from a commercially available monomer. This novel synthetic approach provides benefit to preparing the high molecular weight quaternized polycarbazoles within 1 h of Friedel-Crafts polycondensation, avoiding the synthesis and purification step to prepare a functionalized monomer. The postgrafting reaction produces hexyl alkyl ammonium functionalized polycarbazole with 100% grafting degree. However, the postgrafting reaction produced only 60% grafting with propyl alkyl ammonium due to the competitive elimination reaction because of the higher acidity of β-hydrogen in the propyl alkyl group resulting from the proximity of the bromide and ammonium groups. The hexyl alkyl ammonium functionalized polycarbazole has a high hydroxide conductivity of 103 mS cm-1 at 80 °C and showed excellent alkaline stability with less than 3% loss of ion group after 1 M NaOH treatment at 80 °C for 500 h. This study highlights that the postgrafting reaction provides a pathway for the scale-up synthesis of quaternized aryl ether-free polyaromatics.
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- Santosh Adhikari
- C-CDE: Chemical Diagnostics and Engineering Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- T-1: Physics and Chemistry of Materials Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- MPA-11: Materials Synthesis and Integrated Devices Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- MPA-11: Materials Synthesis and Integrated Devices Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- MPA-11: Materials Synthesis and Integrated Devices Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- MPA-11: Materials Synthesis and Integrated Devices Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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Chapagain RH, Adhikari S, Bhattarai T, Basaula Y, Bhattarai S. Burden of enteric fever and antibiotic sensitivity in Nepalese Children Prior to Typhoid Vaccine in National Immunization Program. J Nepal Health Res Counc 2023; 21:297-302. [PMID: 38196224 DOI: 10.33314/jnhrc.v21i02.4728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Enteric fever is a major public health problem in developing and under developed countries. Case fatality rate without treatment is 10-30% and with appropriate treatment is only 1-4%. Gold standard for diagnosis is isolation of Salmonella enterica from blood or bone marrow. Antibiotics resistance is skyrocketing with emergence of multidrug resistance S. typhi and extensively drug resistant S. typhi. METHODS The blood culture done in Kanti children hospital in last six years were taken from the data base and the culture positive cases were taken from which the salmonella species positive cases along with the drug sensitivity pattern were used in our study. RESULTS The culture positivity rate was 2.8% and 7.6% (n=136) among the culture positive cases were Salmonella species. Salmonella typhi (121; 88.9%) was the most frequently isolated species, followed by Salmonella paratyphi A (13; 9.5%) and Salmonella paratyphi B (2;1.4%). Children with age 5-10 years was the most affected age group for infection with Salmonella, 50.0% (n=68). Nalidixic acid is resistant in 89.9% Salmonella typhi; followed by ciprofloxacin (31.8%), ofloxacin (18.2%), ampicillin (9.6%), azithromycin (8.4%), chloramphenicol (8.2%), cotrimoxazole (5.4%), cefixime (4%), ceftriaxone (2.5%) and cefotaxime (0.0%). Cefixime, ceftriaxone, cefotaxime are 100% sensitive to Salmonella paratyphi, followed by cotrimoxazole (92.9%), ofloxacin (81.8%), chloramphenicol (75%), azithromycin (66.7%), ampicillin (60%), ciprofloxacin (50%) and Nalidixic acid (23.1%). CONCLUSIONS Salmonella species culture isolatation are declining every year. Fluoroquinolones have more resistance than first line drugs of typhoid, azithromycin resistance is rising but 3rd generation cephalosporins are sensitive to Salmonella species.
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- Ram Hari Chapagain
- Department of Pediatric Medicine, Kanti Children's Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine, Kanti Children's Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine, Kanti Children's Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Adhikari S, Buoniconti P, Allam ML. Zosyn-Induced Rapid Thrombocytopenia in a Patient With End-Stage Renal Disease and HIV: A Case Report. Cureus 2023; 15:e50167. [PMID: 38186511 PMCID: PMC10771741 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.50167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Thrombocytopenia is a rare but potentially serious complication associated with the use of various medications, including antibiotics. Piperacillin-tazobactam (Zosyn), a commonly used broad-spectrum antibiotic, has been reported as an infrequent cause of drug-induced thrombocytopenia. We present a case of a 65-year-old female with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis, HIV, and multiple comorbidities who developed rapid-onset thrombocytopenia shortly after receiving Zosyn. The patient's platelet count dropped from a baseline of 291,000/μL on admission to a nadir of 8,000/μL within 36 hours of starting Zosyn. The administration of Zosyn was promptly discontinued, and the patient's platelet count gradually increased to 134,000/μL within two days after discontinuation. The patient had no apparent bleeding manifestations during her hospital stay. Further workup for other causes of thrombocytopenia, including heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), was negative. This case highlights the importance of vigilance for drug-induced thrombocytopenia in patients receiving Zosyn and the need for prompt recognition and management to prevent potential complications.
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Torres XM, Stockdale JR, Adhikari S, Legett SA, Pacheco A, Guajardo JA, Labouriau A. Interplay between Shelf Life and Printability of Silica-Filled Suspensions. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:4334. [PMID: 37960014 PMCID: PMC10647575 DOI: 10.3390/polym15214334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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Although fumed silica/siloxane suspensions are commonly employed in additive manufacturing technology, the interplay between shelf life, storage conditions, and printability has yet to be explored. In this work, direct ink writing (DIW) was used to print unique three-dimensional structures that required suspensions to retain shape and form while being printed onto a substrate. Suspensions containing varying concentrations of hydrophobic and hydrophilic silica were formulated and evaluated over a time span of thirty days. Storage conditions included low (8%) and high (50%) relative humidity and temperatures ranging from 4 °C to 25 °C. The shelf life of the suspensions was examined by comparing the print quality of pristine and aged samples via rheology, optical microscopy, and mechanical testing. Results showed a significant decrease in printability over time for suspensions containing hydrophilic fumed silica, whereas the printability of suspensions containing hydrophobic fumed silica remained largely unchanged after storage. The findings in this work established the following recommendations for extending the shelf life and printability of suspensions commonly used in DIW technology: (1) higher fumed silica concentrations, (2) low humidity and low temperature storage environments, and (3) the use of hydrophobic fumed silica instead of hydrophilic fumed silica.
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- Xavier M. Torres
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA; (J.R.S.); (S.A.)
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA; (J.R.S.); (S.A.)
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Devkota A, Adhikari S, B.K RK. Poisoning among Children Visiting the Paediatric Emergency Department in a Tertiary Care Centre. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2023; 61:755-757. [PMID: 38289781 PMCID: PMC10579775 DOI: 10.31729/jnma.8291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
Abstract
Introduction Poisoning occurs when substances are ingested, inhaled, or absorbed through skin contact in quantities that are harmful to the body. Knowledge of the pattern and prevalence of paediatric poisoning will help us quantify the burden of poisoning. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of poisoning among children visiting the Paediatric Emergency Department in a tertiary care centre. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among children visiting the Paediatric Emergency Department in a tertiary care centre. Data from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021 was collected between 15 April 2022 to 25 April 2022 from medical records. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee. Children aged 0 to 14 years old were included in the study. A convenience sampling method was used. The point estimate was calculated at a 95% Confidence Interval. Results Among 12,488 children, 162 (1.30%) (1.10-1.50, 95% Confidence Interval) had poisoning. Pesticides and insecticides were the most common agents involved in poisoning 39 (24.07%). Conclusions The prevalence of poisoning was found to be lower than other studies done in similar settings. Keywords children; Nepal; poisoning.
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- Askal Devkota
- Department of Paediatrics, Nepal Police Hospital, Panipokhari, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Paediatrics, Kanti Children's Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Paediatrics, Kanti Children's Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Adhikari S, Mandal RN, Paul BN, Hoque F, Das A, Hussan A, Chattopadhyay DN, Chakrabarti PP, Saha GS, Sahoo PK. Environmental Consequences of Intensive Aquaculture Practices at Moyna Purba Medinipur West Bengal India with Special Reference to Carbon Footprint and Carbon Sequestration. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2023; 111:44. [PMID: 37715801 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-023-03798-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023]
Abstract
Moyna of Purba Medinipur district is widely known as an aquaculture hub of West Bengal, India. Though very good production is achievable from this fish culture system, management practices are inappropriate, which could create the sustainability problem of this culture system. The present study was thus undertaken for the estimation of plankton population, water quality, carbon footprint and carbon sequestration of this intensive aquaculture practices. Information on spawn to fry, fry to fingerlings and grow-out culture were collected through the structured questionnaire from the fish farmers. The plankton density, primary productivity, carbon footprint and carbon sequestration were analyzed using standard procedures. The phytoplankton, zooplankton and primary productivity were maximum at the stocking period and minimum during the middle of culture period. The lowest feed conversion ratio (FCR) was noticed with the minimum amount of feed applied in the pond. The CO2-e emission ranged from 0.56 to 4.89 kg CO2-e/kg fish (av. 2.13) for the production levels of 5.0 to 10.7 t/ha/yr. The pond water developed salinity and ammonium-N increased from 0.01 to 0.50 mg/l. The ponds with high feed loading (28 to 32 t/ha/yr) had the highest average sediment accumulation rate (11.0 ± 3.0 cm/yr) and carbon sequestration (704 ± 30 g C/m2/yr).
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- S Adhikari
- Regional Research center, ICAR-CIFA, Rahara, Kolkata, 700118, India.
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- Regional Research center, ICAR-CIFA, Rahara, Kolkata, 700118, India
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- Regional Research center, ICAR-CIFA, Rahara, Kolkata, 700118, India
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- Regional Research center, ICAR-CIFA, Rahara, Kolkata, 700118, India
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- Regional Research center, ICAR-CIFA, Rahara, Kolkata, 700118, India
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- Regional Research center, ICAR-CIFA, Rahara, Kolkata, 700118, India
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- Regional Research center, ICAR-CIFA, Rahara, Kolkata, 700118, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar, 751 002, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar, 751 002, India
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Chapagain RH, Maharjan J, Adhikari S, Thapa P, Kunwar K, Giri BR, Shrestha NJ, Shrestha AK, Shrestha SK, Tamang SM, Cho H, Park EL, Lee J, Lee J, Kim DR, Yang JS, Saluja T, Wartel A, Lynch J, Song KR. Conducting a phase III clinical trial in children during the COVID- 19 pandemic: Experience and lessons learnt from a clinical research facility of Nepal. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2023; 19:2239680. [PMID: 37539816 PMCID: PMC10405748 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2239680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Clinical trials in humans are vital to test safety and efficacy of new interventions and are accompanied with the complexity of related regulatory guidelines, stringent time frame and financial burden particularly when participants are children. Conducting clinical trials in low and middle income countries, where 90% of global diseases occur, increases the complexity as resources, infrastructures, and experience related to clinical trials may be limited in some countries. During the COVID-19 pandemic, due to multiple infection control measures such as social distancing, lock-down of the societies, and increased work load of hospital workers, conducting clinical trials seemed very challenging. Related guidelines and recommendations on clinical trials required updates to adapt the situation for ongoing clinical trials to be continued and new clinical trials to be initiated. In this review report, we described the lessons learnt through our experiences, challenges we faced, and the mitigation measures implemented as a response while conducting a phase III clinical trial on a non-COVID-19 vaccine at a government children's hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope this report will contribute in lowering the obstacles to allow the successful completion of future studies, in countries where people live with the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases.
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- Ram Hari Chapagain
- OCV-S Trial Site, Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Department of Paediatrics, National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Kathmandu, Nepal
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- OCV-S Trial Site, Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- OCV-S Trial Site, Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- OCV-S Trial Site, Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Department of Paediatrics, National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Kathmandu, Nepal
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- OCV-S Trial Site, Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Department of Paediatrics, National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Biostatistics & Data Management Unit, International Vaccine Institute (IVI), Seoul, Korea
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- Biostatistics & Data Management Unit, International Vaccine Institute (IVI), Seoul, Korea
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- Biostatistics & Data Management Unit, International Vaccine Institute (IVI), Seoul, Korea
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- Biostatistics & Data Management Unit, International Vaccine Institute (IVI), Seoul, Korea
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- Biostatistics & Data Management Unit, International Vaccine Institute (IVI), Seoul, Korea
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- Science Unit, International Vaccine Institute (IVI), Seoul, Korea
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- Clinical, Assessment, Regulatory, Evaluation (CARE) Unit, International Vaccine Institute (IVI), Seoul, Korea
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- Europe Regional Office Director, International Vaccine Institute (IVI), Seoul, Korea
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- Cholera Program Director, International Vaccine Institute (IVI), Seoul, Korea
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- Clinical, Assessment, Regulatory, Evaluation (CARE) Unit, International Vaccine Institute (IVI), Seoul, Korea
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Najt CP, Adhikari S, Heden TD, Cui W, Gansemer ER, Rauckhorst AJ, Markowski TW, Higgins L, Kerr EW, Boyum MD, Alvarez J, Brunko S, Mehra D, Puchner EM, Taylor EB, Mashek DG. Organelle interactions compartmentalize hepatic fatty acid trafficking and metabolism. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112435. [PMID: 37104088 PMCID: PMC10278152 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Organelle interactions play a significant role in compartmentalizing metabolism and signaling. Lipid droplets (LDs) interact with numerous organelles, including mitochondria, which is largely assumed to facilitate lipid transfer and catabolism. However, quantitative proteomics of hepatic peridroplet mitochondria (PDM) and cytosolic mitochondria (CM) reveals that CM are enriched in proteins comprising various oxidative metabolism pathways, whereas PDM are enriched in proteins involved in lipid anabolism. Isotope tracing and super-resolution imaging confirms that fatty acids (FAs) are selectively trafficked to and oxidized in CM during fasting. In contrast, PDM facilitate FA esterification and LD expansion in nutrient-replete medium. Additionally, mitochondrion-associated membranes (MAM) around PDM and CM differ in their proteomes and ability to support distinct lipid metabolic pathways. We conclude that CM and CM-MAM support lipid catabolic pathways, whereas PDM and PDM-MAM allow hepatocytes to efficiently store excess lipids in LDs to prevent lipotoxicity.
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- Charles P Najt
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; Pappajohn Biomedical Institute, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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Adhikari S, Li J, Wang Y, Ruijs L, Liu J, Koopmans B, Orrit M, Lavrijsen R. Optical Monitoring of the Magnetization Switching of Single Synthetic-Antiferromagnetic Nanoplatelets with Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy. ACS Photonics 2023; 10:1512-1518. [PMID: 37215319 PMCID: PMC10197163 DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.3c00123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
Synthetic antiferromagnetic nanoplatelets (NPs) with a large perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (SAF-PMA NPs) have a large potential in future local mechanical torque-transfer applications for e.g., biomedicine. However, the mechanisms of magnetization switching of these structures at the nanoscale are not well understood. Here, we have used a simple and relatively fast single-particle optical technique that goes beyond the diffraction limit to measure photothermal magnetic circular dichroism (PT MCD). This allows us to study the magnetization switching as a function of applied magnetic field of single 122 nm diameter SAF-PMA NPs with a thickness of 15 nm. We extract and discuss the differences between the switching field distributions of large ensembles of NPs and of single NPs. In particular, single-particle PT MCD allows us to address the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of the magnetic switching fields of the NPs at the single-particle level. We expect this new insight to help understand better the dynamic torque transfer, e.g., in biomedical and microfluidic applications.
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- S. Adhikari
- Huygens-Kamerlingh
Onnes Laboratory, LION, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department
of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University
of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Huygens-Kamerlingh
Onnes Laboratory, LION, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands
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of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute
of Technology, Harbin 150001, P. R. China
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- Department
of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University
of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- School
of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute
of Technology, Harbin 150001, P. R. China
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- Department
of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University
of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Huygens-Kamerlingh
Onnes Laboratory, LION, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department
of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University
of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Guleria A, Aishwarya J, Kunwar A, Neogy S, Debnath AK, Rath MC, Adhikari S, Tyagi AK. Solvated electron-induced synthesis of cyclodextrin-coated Pd nanoparticles: mechanistic, catalytic, and anticancer studies. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:1036-1051. [PMID: 36602081 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt03219h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 12/24/2022]
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Herein, using in situ generated solvated electrons in the reaction media, a highly time-efficient, one-pot green approach has been employed to synthesize palladium (Pd) nanoparticles (NPs) coated with a molecular assembly of α-cyclodextrin (α-CD). The appearance of a shoulder peak at 280 nm in the UV-Vis absorption spectra indicated the formation of Pd NPs, which was further confirmed from their cubic phase XRD pattern. The nanomorphology varied considerably as a function of the dose rate, wherein sphere-shaped NPs (average size ∼ 7.6 nm) were formed in the case of high dose rate electron-beam assisted synthesis, while nanoflakes self-assembled to form nanoflower-shaped morphologies in a γ-ray mediated approach involving a low dose rate. The formation kinetics of NPs was investigated by pulse radiolysis which revealed the formation of Pd-based transients by the solvated electron-induced reaction. Importantly, no interference of α-CD was observed in the kinetics of the transient species, rather it played the role of a morphology directing agent in addition to a biocompatible stabilizing agent. The catalytic studies revealed that the morphology of the NPs has a significant effect on the reduction efficiency of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol. Another important highlight of this work is the demonstration of the morphology-dependent anticancer efficacy of Pd NPs against lung and brain cancer cells. Notably, flower-shaped Pd NPs exhibited significantly higher cancer cell killing as compared to spherical NPs, while being less toxic towards normal lung fibroblasts. Nonetheless, these findings show the promising potential of Pd NPs in anticancer treatment.
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- A Guleria
- Radiation & Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, Trombay, India
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- ACTREC (TMC), Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, Trombay, India
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, Trombay, India
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- Materials Science Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Technical Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, Trombay, India
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- Scientific Information Resource Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, Trombay, India
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- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, Trombay, India
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Tiwari GP, Adhikari S, Lamichhane HP, Chaudhary DK. Natural bond orbital analysis of dication magnesium complexes [Mg(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2+</sup> and [[Mg(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>6</sub>](H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>n</sub>]<sup>2+</sup>; n=1-4. AIMSBPOA 2023. [DOI: 10.3934/biophy.2023009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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<p>The metal ion is ubiquitous in the human body and is essential to biochemical reactions. The study of the metal ion complexes and their charge transfer nature will be fruitful for drug design and may be beneficial for the extension of the field. In this regard, investigations into charge transport properties from ligands to metal ion complexes and their stability are crucial in the medical field. In this work, the DFT technique has been applied to analyze the delocalization of electrons from the water ligands to a core metal ion. At the B3LYP level of approximation, natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis was performed for the first five distinct complexes [Mg(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2+</sup> and [[Mg(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>6</sub>](H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>n</sub>]<sup>2+</sup>; n = 1-4. All these complexes were optimized and examined with the higher basis set 6-311++G(d, p). In the complex [Mg(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2+</sup>, the amount of natural charge transport from ligands towards the metal ion was 0.179e, and the greatest stabilization energy was observed to be 22.67 kcal/mol. The donation of the p orbitals in the hybrid orbitals was increased while approaching the oxygen atoms of H<sub>2</sub>O ligands in the 1<sup>st</sup> coordination sphere with the magnesium ions. The presence of water ligands within the 2<sup>nd</sup> coordination sphere increased natural charge transfer and decreased the stabilizing energy of the complexes. This may be due to the ligand-metal interactions.</p>
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Chapagain RH, Adhikari S, Giri BR, Ray P, Shrestha NJ, Prajapati B, Joshi P, Pokharel S, Tamang SM, Gupta BP, Wartel TA, Sahastrabuddhe S, Rai GK, Saluja T. Factors affecting willingness to participate in vaccine clinical trials in an underdeveloped country: perspective from Nepal. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2022; 18:2051413. [PMID: 35353657 PMCID: PMC9225427 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2051413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Due to the inherent complex nature of clinical trials, individual’s willingness to participate and hence, enrollment in a clinical trial maybe challenging. When it comes to vaccine clinical trial in children, informed consent needs to be secured from the parents or legally acceptable representatives (LARs). Some of the factors which contribute to hesitancy in taking part in clinical trials are based on the level of education, living standards, part of the world they live, associated burden of disease, fear of different procedures in clinical trial, side effects, limited understanding, limited time, and mistrust with Investigational product. This study included 201 parents/LARs, who approached Kanti Children Hospital site in Kathmandu with the interest to get their children enrolled in a vaccine clinical trial with objectives of describing the reasons for agreeing or disagreeing to participate in the vaccine clinical trial, factors affecting decision making, and finding the major concerns of parents/LARs. The acceptance for the study vaccine was 136 (67.7%) whereas denial was 65 (32.3%). This study showed that age, education level, family structure, advice from family and friends, and medical guidance play important roles in willingness of parents to get their child enrolled in the trial. If a proper counseling is done, fear of blood sampling is not a big factor which is contrary to the belief among clinical researchers. Safety of vaccine, frequency of injections, and cost of vaccine were the main concerns of the parents, which need to be addressed extensively while planning for any clinical trial in children.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kanti Children's Hospital, Maharajgunj, Nepal
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kanti Children's Hospital, Maharajgunj, Nepal
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kanti Children's Hospital, Maharajgunj, Nepal
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kanti Children's Hospital, Maharajgunj, Nepal
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kanti Children's Hospital, Maharajgunj, Nepal
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kanti Children's Hospital, Maharajgunj, Nepal
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kanti Children's Hospital, Maharajgunj, Nepal
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- Clinical, Assessment, Regulatory, Evaluation (CARE), International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Clinical, Assessment, Regulatory, Evaluation (CARE), International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Clinical, Assessment, Regulatory, Evaluation (CARE), International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kanti Children's Hospital, Maharajgunj, Nepal
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- Clinical, Assessment, Regulatory, Evaluation (CARE), International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Chapagain RH, Adhikari S, Shrestha NJ, Bichha M, Maharjan J, Thapa P, Sah RK, Basaula YN. Clinicolaboratory Profile and Treatment Outcome Within Ninety Days After Discharge During Second Wave of Pediatric COVID-19. J Nepal Health Res Counc 2022; 20:475-481. [PMID: 36550731 DOI: 10.33314/jnhrc.v20i02.4301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND The second wave of COVID-19 pandemic hit all age groups with different presentations and outcomes. This study aimed to explore the clinical characteristics, investigational findings, hospital outcomes along with a ninety days telephonic follow-up of COVID-19 infection in children. METHODS A longitudinal descriptive study among COVID-19 RT-PCR positive hospital-admitted children was conducted during the second wave of the pandemic from 15 Mar 2021 to 15 Oct 2021 at Kanti Children's Hospital. Demographics, clinical characteristics, oxygen saturation, comorbidities, need of oxygen, need of ventilator, laboratory investigations, admission to intensive care unit, duration of hospital stay and patient's outcome (improved and discharged or death) were recorded. A follow up at ninety days from discharge was also done via telephonic call to inquire for any illness and hospital admission. RESULTS Among the 156 admitted children, males and females were 54.5% and 45.5% with a median age of 15 months and Inter quartile range (IQR) of 63. Thirty-six (23.1%) were underweight and 31 (19.9%) had comorbidities. The most common presenting symptoms were fever 115 (73.7%), cough 50 (32.1%) and vomiting 38 (24.4%). The median (IQR) length of hospital stay was 15 (range of 11-20) days. Oxygen use was seen among 35 (22.4%) cases and 36 (23.1%) cases were admitted to the ICU. Ventilator was required for 7 (4.5%) cases. The number of deaths was 9 (5.8%) during hospital stay. After discharge from the hospital during the ninety days follow-up, 117 children had no health problems while 42 reported having some health problems and 5 died after discharge. CONCLUSIONS In the second wave of the pandemic, only symptomatic children were admitted. Respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms were common among the admitted cases. The majority of admitted cases had a good outcome and had no other health problems attributable to COVID-19 till ninety days of follow-up.
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- Kanti Childrens Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Wells M, Hempel J, Adhikari S, Wang Q, Allen D, Costello A, Bowen C, Parkin S, Sutton C, Huckaba AJ. Structure and Piezoelectricity Due to B Site Cation Variation in AB n+Cl n+2 Hybrid Histammonium Chlorometallate Materials. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:17746-17758. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Michael Wells
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, United States
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Brzycki R, Groy T, Tsung J, Adhikari S. 124 Utility of Point-of-Care Ocular Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Periorbital and Orbital Infections. Ann Emerg Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Regmee P, Adhikari S, Sulu S, Rimal J, Maharjan IK. Incidence and Pattern of Patient-Perceived Oral Medicine Emergencies during Lockdown: Experience of Tertiary Health Care Centre of Eastern Nepal. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2022; 20:514-517. [PMID: 37795734] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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Background There has been a significant drop in the number of patients seeking oral medicine care during the lockdown period. Objective To find the incidence and pattern of patient perceived oral medicine emergencies in the tertiary healthcare centre of eastern Nepal, during the lockdown period. Method The clinical profile of patients seeking oral medicine care between 30th April 2021 to 25th June 2021 (period of strict lockdown in Sunsari district) was recorded. Data were recorded in an excel sheet and transferred to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 11.5. Frequency and proportion were calculated. Result During the lockdown, 300 patients had visited the hospital with different oral diseases seeking the care of an oral physician. The average number of patients seeking oral medicine care per day was approximately six. Of the total patients, 110 patients had pain as their chief complaint, 48 had wound and 34 had a burning sensation in the mouth. Among them 82% perceived their complaint as an emergency. The provisional diagnosis was temporomandibular disorders in 40 patients, trigeminal neuralgia in 38 patients and 34 had carcinoma. Conclusion Patients seeking oral medicine care during the lockdown period had decreased by about one-third. Pertaining to oral medicine, pain in any orofacial area was the most common patient perceived emergency condition followed by wound and burning sensation. Maximum number of patients visiting the department perceived their complain as an emergency.
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- P Regmee
- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, College of Dental Surgery, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, College of Dental Surgery, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, College of Dental Surgery, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, College of Dental Surgery, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, College of Dental Surgery, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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Prasad JN, Adhikari S, Singh SN, Subedi A, Thapa P, Guddy KM, Sarraf DP. Study of Two Different Volumes of 0.75% Ropivacaine for Ultrasound Guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block on Successful Blockade and Diaphragmatic Motility. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2022; 20:406-411. [PMID: 37795713] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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Background Use of ultrasound guidance during supraclavicular brachial plexus block allows the usage of a lower anesthetics dose and minimizing unwanted effects of the anesthesia. Objective To compare the success of sensory blockade and the incidence of hemidiaphragmatic dysfunction in patients receiving two different volume of 0.75% Ropivacaine for ultrasound guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block. Method A prospective randomized double-blinded comparative study was conducted. Group A patients (n=30) received 20 ml and Group B (n=30) received 25 ml of 0.75% Ropivacaine for ultrasound guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block. Hemodynamic parameters, oxygen saturation, diaphragmatic excursion, onset of sensory blockade and time for completion of blockade were measured. Independent t-test, Chi-square test and Mann-Whitney U test were used to analyze the data at p value of less than 0.05 using Statistical Package for Social sciences (version 11.5). Result At 30 minutes, 29 (96.67%) patients in group B and 27 (90.0%) patients in group A had no sensation in median, radial, ulnar, musculocutaneous and medial cutaneous nerves teritories; however, it was not significant statistically (p value > 0.05). At 30 minutes in Group A, 25 (83.33%) patients had no diaphragmatic hemiparesis and five (16.67%) patients had partial diaphragmatic hemiparesis. However, three (10%) patients had no diaphragmatic hemiparesis in Group B, 25 (83.33%) patients had partial and two (6.67%) patients had complete diaphragmatic hemiparesis and it was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Age and sex had no effect on diaphragmatic hemiparesis in both groups (p value > 0.05). Conclusion The patients receiving lower volume of Ropivacaine had less incidence of hemidiaphragmatic dysfunction with similar sensory blockade as compared to the patients receiving higher volume of Ropivacaine.
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- J N Prasad
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Mechi Zonal Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Golden Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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Sharma SK, Adhikari S, Shah N, Aebischer Perone S, Lab B, Heller O, Chappuis F. Familial hypercholesterolemia in community-based KHDC Nepal program-baseline data. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwac056.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): HUG and Republic and Canton of Geneva – Service de solidarité internationaleBP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is either underdiagnosed or diagnosed after primary coronary events. Although homozygous variant of FH is considered rare, heterozygous FH is estimated to occur in about 1 in 200 to 300 individuals. There is no study pertaining to prevalence of FH in Nepal which could be a factor influencing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
We present a baseline data of FH in an ongoing in participants of community-based cardiovascular and kidney diseases preventive (KHDC Nepal) program in Mechinagar municipality in Eastern Nepal.
KHDC is a program to collaborate among health post, primary health center or equivalent, and local government along with community representatives created to educate, screen, and intervene for selective NCDs. This program is in alignment with the World Health Organization’s Package of Essential Noncommunicable (WHO PEN) disease interventions for primary health care in low-resource settings. General health status and lifestyle habits, physical examination, and blood pressure were assessed. Blood tests done included fasting lipid profile, serum creatinine, FBS, and HbA1c. A mechanism was developed to follow-up screened positive persons in the primary health centers. Referrals were made to the tertiary care center as needed.
We analyzed initial 7289 participants, 20 years or above, who were enrolled in KHDC program in the year 2020. We assessed for FH using Dutch Lipid Clinic Network(DLCN), Simon Broome and AHA criteria. Participants were categorized as definite, probable, possible, or no FH based on the scores of DLCN criteria; as definite and probable based on Simon Broome criteria and as clinically diagnosed FH based on AHA criteria.
The median age of the patient was 54 years, the majority being females (62.7%). A total of 70(0.96%) of the participants had elevated LDL-C levels of more than 190mg/dl detected during the screening and had no secondary cause for hyperlipidemia. According to DLCN criteria, 65(0.89%) participants were grouped under possible FH, 5(0.06%) were grouped under probable FH while none of them could be delineated as definite FH. According to Simon Broome criteria, 14(0.2%) participants were grouped under probable and none of them could be delineated as definite. According to AHA criteria, 10 (0.13%) participants were categorized as clinically diagnosed FH. DNA analysis was not available in our setup. Clinically manifested atherosclerotic disease was recorded in 5 participants. None of the participants were aware of the FH.
This community-based program of the adult population help create baseline data of FH in Nepal. Larger study with genetic analysis is likely to reveal true prevalence of FH in Nepal.
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- S K Sharma
- BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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Mehra D, Adhikari S, Banerjee C, Puchner EM. Characterizing locus specific chromatin structure and dynamics with correlative conventional and super-resolution imaging in living cells. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:e78. [PMID: 35524554 PMCID: PMC9303368 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac314] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The dynamic rearrangement of chromatin is critical for gene regulation, but mapping both the spatial organization of chromatin and its dynamics remains a challenge. Many structural conformations are too small to be resolved via conventional fluorescence microscopy and the long acquisition time of super-resolution photoactivated localization microscopy (PALM) precludes the structural characterization of chromatin below the optical diffraction limit in living cells due to chromatin motion. Here we develop a correlative conventional fluorescence and PALM imaging approach to quantitatively map time-averaged chromatin structure and dynamics below the optical diffraction limit in living cells. By assigning localizations to a locus as it moves, we reliably discriminate between bound and unbound dCas9 molecules, whose mobilities overlap. Our approach accounts for changes in DNA mobility and relates local chromatin motion to larger scale domain movement. In our experimental system, we show that compacted telomeres move faster and have a higher density of bound dCas9 molecules, but the relative motion of those molecules is more restricted than in less compacted telomeres. Correlative conventional and PALM imaging therefore improves the ability to analyze the mobility and time-averaged nanoscopic structural features of locus specific chromatin with single molecule sensitivity and yields unprecedented insights across length and time scales.
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- Dushyant Mehra
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, USA.,Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, USA
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, USA
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Joshi T, Poudel RP, Kafle K, Bhattarai B, Prasai BP, Adhikari S. Assessing the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemics on Sustainable Development Goals in Nepal. Front Sustain Food Syst 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.852759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Globally, billions of people and their livelihood are threatened by the onset of COVID-19. In Nepal, resource-poor people who lost their job were the hardest hit among millions of impacted populations. Further, the associated effects of pandemics are food supply chain interruption and people's inferior physical and mental wellbeing. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated impacts have questioned Nepal's ability to achieve the 17 United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the post-pandemic era. Yet no scientific studies available to see COVID-19 and SDGs relationships in Nepal, government reports, and macroeconomic updates indicated that COVID-19 is likely to deter significantly in achieving SDGs targets. This systematic review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines to quantify the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal's macro-economy from March 2020 to December 2021. Our study indicated that the COVID-19 exerted inevitable challenges in achieving SDGs targets in terms of food security and household poverty. Therefore, this paper recommended creating more employment opportunities in the domestic economy and establishing a resilient food system.
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Shrestha A, Shrestha P, Shrestha T, Shrestha RM, Sujakhu D, Dhakal K, Thapa G, Adhikari S, Karki S, Poudel L. Awareness and Knowledge of Glaucoma and their Associated Factors among Staffs in a Tertiary-level Hospital in Central Nepal. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2022; 20:161-165. [PMID: 37017159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/06/2023]
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Background Since glaucoma-related blindness may only be prevented with early identification and treatment, finding asymptomatic individuals in the target population is critical. It is thus important to determine the awareness and knowledge on glaucoma. Objective To determine the knowledge and awareness on glaucoma among the staff of a tertiary level hospital in central Nepal. Method This was a cross sectional study among the staffs of Dhulikhel Hospital who participated voluntarily in the study. The data was collected through the administration of semi-structured questionnaires. R version 4.0.3 (2020-10-10) was used for the data analysis. Categorical variables are presented as frequency (percentages) and the numerical ones are presented as mean (standard deviation). Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence interval were estimated through logistic regression analysis for determining factors associated with awareness and knowledge of glaucoma. Result A total of 107 (89.2%) participants had heard about glaucoma of which 93 (86.9%) had good knowledge and 14(13.1%) had poor knowledge on glaucoma. The mean score of knowledge was 64.1±16.9. Only 47.7% of the participants said that glaucoma also has an asymptomatic course. We could not find an association of awareness and knowledge of glaucoma with any of the selected sociodemographic variables. Conclusion Although there was a fairly good glaucoma related awareness and knowledge among hospital staff, we found lack of understanding on some critical issues on glaucoma, mainly related to its asymptomatic nature. There is thus room for improvement in educating about glaucoma even in healthcare settings. Given the necessity of expanding glaucoma awareness in the public, hospital staff might potentially serve as messengers to the communities.
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- A Shrestha
- Department of Ophthalmology, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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- Department of Public Health and Community, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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- Department of Public Health and Community, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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Diehl S, Kim A, Angelini G, Joo K, Adhikari S, Amaryan M, Arratia M, Atac H, Avakian H, Ayerbe Gayoso C, Baltzell NA, Barion L, Bastami S, Battaglieri M, Bedlinskiy I, Benmokhtar F, Bianconi A, Biselli AS, Bondi M, Bossù F, Boiarinov S, Brinkmann KT, Briscoe WJ, Brooks W, Bulumulla D, Burkert VD, Carman DS, Carvajal JC, Celentano A, Chatagnon P, Chetry T, Ciullo G, Clark L, Clary BA, Cole PL, Contalbrigo M, Costantini G, Crede V, D'Angelo A, Dashyan N, De Vita R, Defurne M, Deur A, Dilks C, Djalali C, Dugger M, Dupre R, Egiyan H, Ehrhart M, El Alaoui A, El Fassi L, Elouadrhiri L, Fegan S, Filippi A, Forest T, Gavalian G, Gilfoyle GP, Girod FX, Glazier DI, Golubenko AA, Gothe RW, Gotra Y, Griffioen KA, Guidal M, Hafidi K, Hakobyan H, Hattawy M, Hauenstein F, Hayward TB, Heddle D, Hicks K, Hobart A, Holtrop M, Hyde CE, Ireland DG, Isupov EL, Jo HS, Johnston R, Joosten S, Keller D, Khachatryan M, Khanal A, Kim W, Kripko A, Kubarovsky V, Kuhn SE, Lanza L, Leali M, Lee S, Lenisa P, Livingston K, Lu Z, MacGregor IJD, Marchand D, Markov N, Marsicano L, Mascagna V, McKinnon B, Meziani ZE, Milner RG, Mineeva T, Mirazita M, Mokeev V, Moran P, Movsisyan A, Munoz Camacho C, Nadel-Turonski P, Naidoo P, Nanda S, Neupane K, Niccolai S, Niculescu G, O'Connell TR, Osipenko M, Paolone M, Pappalardo LL, Paremuzyan R, Pasyuk E, Phelps W, Pogorelko O, Prok Y, Prokudin A, Raue BA, Ripani M, Ritman J, Rizzo A, Roberts CD, Rossi P, Rowley J, Sabatié F, Salgado C, Schmidt A, Segarra EP, Sharabian YG, Shrestha U, Simmerling P, Sokhan D, Soto O, Sparveris N, Stepanyan S, Stoler P, Strakovsky II, Strauch S, Tezgin K, Thornton A, Tyler N, Tyson R, Ungaro M, Venturelli L, Voskanyan H, Vossen A, Voutier E, Watts DP, Wei K, Wei X, Xu SS, Yale B, Zachariou N, Zhang J. Multidimensional, High Precision Measurements of Beam Single Spin Asymmetries in Semi-inclusive π^{+} Electroproduction off Protons in the Valence Region. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 128:062005. [PMID: 35213183 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.062005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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High precision measurements of the polarized electron beam-spin asymmetry in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering (SIDIS) from the proton have been performed using a 10.6 GeV incident electron beam and the CLAS12 spectrometer at Jefferson Lab. We report here a high precision multidimensional study of single π^{+} SIDIS data over a large kinematic range in Bjorken x, fractional energy, and transverse momentum of the hadron as well as photon virtualities Q^{2} ranging from 1-7 GeV^{2}. In particular, the structure function ratio F_{LU}^{sinϕ}/F_{UU} has been determined, where F_{LU}^{sinϕ} is a twist-3 quantity that can reveal novel aspects of emergent hadron mass and quark-gluon correlations within the nucleon. The data's impact on the evolving understanding of the underlying reaction mechanisms and their kinematic variation is explored using theoretical models for the different contributing transverse momentum dependent parton distribution functions.
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- S Diehl
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
- II. Physikalisches Institut der Universität Gießen, 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute-ITEP, Moscow, 117259, Russia
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- Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut 06824, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- II. Physikalisches Institut der Universität Gießen, 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762-5167, USA
- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- Universitá di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- Lamar University, 4400 MLK Blvd, P.O. Box 10046, Beaumont, Texas 77710, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
- Università di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome Italy
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- Yerevan Physics Institute, 375036 Yerevan, Armenia
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0305, USA
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- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, USA
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
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- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762-5167, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- INFN, Sezione di Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia 23173, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
- Yerevan Physics Institute, 375036 Yerevan, Armenia
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, USA
- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA
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- Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3568, USA
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901, USA
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- II. Physikalisches Institut der Universität Gießen, 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, USA
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- Universitá di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu, China
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, 22100 Como, Italy
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, USA
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
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- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, 00044 Frascati, Italy
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762-5167, USA
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- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807, USA
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- New Mexico State University, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003, USA
- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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- Universitá di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3568, USA
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute-ITEP, Moscow, 117259, Russia
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- Science Division, Penn State University Berks, Reading, Pennsylvania 19610, USA
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Institute fur Kernphysik (Juelich), Juelich, Germany
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
- Università di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome Italy
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- School of Physics and Institute for Nonperturbative Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, China
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- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, 00044 Frascati, Italy
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia 23504, USA
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- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, 00044 Frascati, Italy
- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
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- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180-3590, USA
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- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Yerevan Physics Institute, 375036 Yerevan, Armenia
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- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0305, USA
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- School of Science, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA
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- University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901, USA
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Adhikari S, Essandoh MA, Starr WC, Sah P, La Force CN, Eleshy RG, Lutter EI, Nelson TL. Eumelanin-Inspired Antimicrobial with Biocidal Activity against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2022; 5:545-551. [PMID: 35113537 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c01036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The reliance on antibiotics and antimicrobials to treat bacterial infectious diseases is threatened by the emergence of antibiotic resistance and multi-drug-resistant organisms, thus having the potential to greatly impact human health. Thus, the discovery and development of antimicrobials capable of acting on antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a major area of significance in scientific research. Herein, we present the development of a eumelanin-inspired antimicrobial capable of killing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). By ligating quaternary ammonium-functionalized "arms" to a eumelanin-inspired indole with intrinsic antimicrobial activity, an antimicrobial agent with enhanced activity was prepared. This resulting antimicrobial, EIPE-1, had a minimum inhibitory concentration of 16 μg/mL (17.1 μM) against a clinical isolate of MRSA obtained from an adult cystic fibrosis patient. The biocidal activity occurred within 30 min of exposure and resulted in changes to the bacterial cell surface as visualized with a scanning electron microscope. Taken together, these studies demonstrate that EIPE-1 is effective at killing MRSA.
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- Santosh Adhikari
- Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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Adhikari S, Marcelo-Silva J, Rajakaruna N, Siebert SJ. Influence of land use and topography on distribution and bioaccumulation of potentially toxic metals in soil and plant leaves: A case study from Sekhukhuneland, South Africa. Sci Total Environ 2022; 806:150659. [PMID: 34597555 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Potentially toxic metal (PTM) enrichment of the soil-plant system in ultramafic and mining regions is a global concern as it affects the food chain. With expanding mining industry, it is important to assess if anthropogenic factors (i.e., land use practices) have a greater influence in this regard compared to natural factors (i.e., topography). Localities in Sekhukhuneland, South Africa, were selected along an altitudinal gradient (i.e., topography: upper slope, footslope, valley and valley bottom) and a land use profile (i.e., rangelands, gardens, tailings and wastelands) to investigate the distribution of Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Sr and Zn of natural (i.e., ultramafic geology) and anthropogenic (i.e., mining) origin in surface soil and plant leaf tissue. Plant life form was considered as an additional factor to evaluate PTM accumulation in leaves. Findings revealed a wider distribution range for Cr and Ni in the surface soil. Co, Cu, Mg, Mo, Sr and Zn were accumulated (bioaccumulation factor, BAF > 1) in leaf tissue of 74% of the evaluated plants of which 83% were indigenous. Grasses, forbs, dwarf shrubs and shrubs showed the highest accumulation levels. Despite an observed trend in the distribution of PTMs in soils and plant leaves along the altitudinal gradient, no significant differences were determined among the topographic positions. Land use practices, however, differed significantly indicating anthropogenic interference as a predominant determinant of PTM enrichment of soil-plant systems. Metal tolerant dominant plants in Sekhukhuneland could be classified as metallophytes. Indigenous species, accumulators and excluders, showed prospects for phytoremediation and rehabilitation of metal contaminated sites, respectively. Concentrations of Cr and Co in food and medicinal plant leaves exceeded the international permissible limits, which highlighted the necessity to estimate human health risks for PTMs in metalliferous sites.
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- S Adhikari
- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa.
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa; Biological Sciences Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, United States
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
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Adhikari S, Parashar TN, Shay MA, Matthaeus WH, Pyakurel PS, Fordin S, Stawarz JE, Eastwood JP. Energy transfer in reconnection and turbulence. Phys Rev E 2022; 104:065206. [PMID: 35030942 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.104.065206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Reconnection and turbulence are two of the most commonly observed dynamical processes in plasmas, but their relationship is still not fully understood. Using 2.5D kinetic particle-in-cell simulations of both strong turbulence and reconnection, we compare the cross-scale transfer of energy in the two systems by analyzing the generalization of the von Kármán Howarth equations for Hall magnetohydrodynamics, a formulation that subsumes the third-order law for steady energy transfer rates. Even though the large scale features are quite different, the finding is that the decomposition of the energy transfer is structurally very similar in the two cases. In the reconnection case, the time evolution of the energy transfer also exhibits a correlation with the reconnection rate. These results provide explicit evidence that reconnection dynamics fundamentally involves turbulence-like energy transfer.
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- S Adhikari
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA.,School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6012, New Zealand
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA.,Bartol Research Institute, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA.,Bartol Research Institute, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Zyner KG, Simeone A, Flynn SM, Doyle C, Marsico G, Adhikari S, Portella G, Tannahill D, Balasubramanian S. G-quadruplex DNA structures in human stem cells and differentiation. Nat Commun 2022; 13:142. [PMID: 35013231 PMCID: PMC8748810 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27719-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The establishment of cell identity during embryonic development involves the activation of specific gene expression programmes and is underpinned by epigenetic factors including DNA methylation and histone post-translational modifications. G-quadruplexes are four-stranded DNA secondary structures (G4s) that have been implicated in transcriptional regulation and cancer. Here, we show that G4s are key genomic structural features linked to cellular differentiation. We find that G4s are highly abundant in human embryonic stem cells and are lost during lineage specification. G4s are prevalent in enhancers and promoters. G4s that are found in common between embryonic and downstream lineages are tightly linked to transcriptional stabilisation of genes involved in essential cellular functions as well as transitions in the histone post-translational modification landscape. Furthermore, the application of small molecules that stabilise G4s causes a delay in stem cell differentiation, keeping cells in a more pluripotent-like state. Collectively, our data highlight G4s as important epigenetic features that are coupled to stem cell pluripotency and differentiation.
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- Katherine G Zyner
- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK.
- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.
- School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SP, UK.
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Shrestha A, Shrestha P, Shrestha T, Shrestha RM, Sujakhu D, Dhakal K, Thapa G, Adhikari S, Karki S, Adhikari B. Awareness and Knowledge of Glaucoma and their Associated Factors among People Visiting a Tertiary Level Hospital in Central Nepal. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2022; 20:56-60. [PMID: 36273292] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Background Glaucoma is one of the major causes of irreversible blindness globally. Almost 60 million people globally are affected by glaucoma making it the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. Diagnosis of glaucoma early on is vital for timely management and prevention of blindness. However, it is challenging to diagnose it early because it is asymptomatic in the initial stage, and there is also the dearth of appropriate screening tools. Awareness, knowledge, and beliefs are believed to influence the treatment-seeking behavior of people as well as their uptake of services. Objective To assess the awareness and knowledge about glaucoma among general patients and patient attendants visiting Dhulikhel Hospital. Method We conducted a cross sectional quantitative study among general patients visiting Dhulikhel Hospital. We collected data using face-to-face interviews with semistructured questionnaires. We analyzed data in R version 4.0.3 (2020-10-10). We presented numerical variables as mean and standard deviation whereas categorical variables as frequency and percentage. We determined factors associated with awareness and knowledge of glaucoma using logistic regression analysis and estimated adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence interval. Result Of 379 participants, a total of 214 (56.5%) participants had heard about glaucoma. Out of the participants who heard about glaucoma, the mean knowledge score was 48.3±21.7 and 53.3% had good knowledge on glaucoma. The odds of having heard about glaucoma were two percent lower (AOR=0.98; 95%CI: 0.97-0.99; p-value 0.036) in the older participants compared to one year younger participant, 1.98 (95%CI:1.01-3.86; p-value 0.046) times higher among literates and 2.79 (95%CI: 1.76- 4.41; p-value < 0.001) times among participants with previous ocular examination. The odds of having good knowledge was 1.94 (95%CI: 1.10-3.42; p value 0.021) times among participants with previous ocular examinations. Conclusion The knowledge and awareness regarding glaucoma in a hospital-visiting population in central Nepal was low. Half of the participants were unaware of the disease glaucoma and half of the participants who heard of the glaucoma had poor knowledge on glaucoma.
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- A Shrestha
- Department of Ophthalmology, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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- Department of Public Health and Community, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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- Department of Public Health and Community, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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Acharya R, Panthee A, Basnet R, Adhikari S, Ghimire N. Preterm Birth, Exasperation to the South Asian Countries. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2022; 20:102-106. [PMID: 36273301] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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When a child is born before 37 weeks or 259 days of pregnancy, it is termed as preterm birth. Pre-term birth is prevalent in both developed and developing country. However, difference lies in their survival. In lower and middle income countries, most preterm babies die due to lack of even simple interventions. India ranks top in the world for deaths due to complications of preterm birth. Similarly, other South Asian countries, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal rank 3rd, 6th, 9th and 20th in the same. The aim of this review paper is to provide a landscape analysis on the burden of pre-term birth and challenges in the context of South Asian region. Databases such as PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar were searched from 2000 to 2020 and 27 articles are included in the study. It was found that pre-term birth causes huge burden in the form of morbidity, mortality as well as socio economic losses. Preterm birth was associated with increased sepsis, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illness, hypothermia, neurological and gastrointestinal complications. South Asian countries have distinct challenges in eliminating or reducing preterm births which are: poor quality health surveillance data, inadequate trained health workforce, insufficient finance and funding, service delivery and other methodological challenges. Ending pre-term birth is important as it is directly related to Sustainable Development Goal 3. Therefore, there should be increase in priority given to increase financing, quality data gathering, adopting innovative measures as well as joint efforts of all the sectors to control the pre-term birth.
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- R Acharya
- Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Slingerland-Boot H, Adhikari S, Mensink M, van Zanten A. Comparison of the Beacon and Quark indirect calorimetry devices to measure resting energy expenditure in ventilated ICU patients. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2022; 48:370-377. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.01.015] [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] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Richter B, Mace Z, Hays ME, Adhikari S, Pham HQ, Sclabassi RJ, Kolber B, Yerneni SS, Campbell P, Cheng B, Tomycz N, Whiting DM, Le TQ, Nelson TL, Averick S. Development and Characterization of Novel Conductive Sensing Fibers for In Vivo Nerve Stimulation. Sensors (Basel) 2021; 21:s21227581. [PMID: 34833660 PMCID: PMC8619502 DOI: 10.3390/s21227581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Advancements in electrode technologies to both stimulate and record the central nervous system’s electrical activities are enabling significant improvements in both the understanding and treatment of different neurological diseases. However, the current neural recording and stimulating electrodes are metallic, requiring invasive and damaging methods to interface with neural tissue. These electrodes may also degrade, resulting in additional invasive procedures. Furthermore, metal electrodes may cause nerve damage due to their inherent rigidity. This paper demonstrates that novel electrically conductive organic fibers (ECFs) can be used for direct nerve stimulation. The ECFs were prepared using a standard polyester material as the structural base, with a carbon nanotube ink applied to the surface as the electrical conductor. We report on three experiments: the first one to characterize the conductive properties of the ECFs; the second one to investigate the fiber cytotoxic properties in vitro; and the third one to demonstrate the utility of the ECF for direct nerve stimulation in an in vivo rodent model.
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- Bertram Richter
- System Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA; (B.R.); (Z.M.); (R.J.S.); (B.C.); (N.T.); (D.M.W.)
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- System Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA; (B.R.); (Z.M.); (R.J.S.); (B.C.); (N.T.); (D.M.W.)
- Computational Diagnostics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA; (M.E.H.); (S.A.); (T.L.N.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA; (M.E.H.); (S.A.); (T.L.N.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102, USA;
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- System Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA; (B.R.); (Z.M.); (R.J.S.); (B.C.); (N.T.); (D.M.W.)
- Computational Diagnostics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA;
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, USA; (S.S.Y.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, USA; (S.S.Y.); (P.C.)
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- System Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA; (B.R.); (Z.M.); (R.J.S.); (B.C.); (N.T.); (D.M.W.)
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- System Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA; (B.R.); (Z.M.); (R.J.S.); (B.C.); (N.T.); (D.M.W.)
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- System Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA; (B.R.); (Z.M.); (R.J.S.); (B.C.); (N.T.); (D.M.W.)
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- Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102, USA
- Correspondence: (T.Q.L.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA; (M.E.H.); (S.A.); (T.L.N.)
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- System Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA; (B.R.); (Z.M.); (R.J.S.); (B.C.); (N.T.); (D.M.W.)
- Correspondence: (T.Q.L.); (S.A.)
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Bhattarai R, Adhikari S. Tobacco Users among the Patients who Visited Dental Outpatient Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2021; 59:1008-1011. [PMID: 35199696 PMCID: PMC9107821 DOI: 10.31729/jnma.6596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Introduction: Smoked and smokeless forms of tobacco is a preventable cause of morbidity and mortality with inevitable effects on the oral cavity as well. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of tobacco users among the patients who visited dental outpatient departments of a tertiary care hospital. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 255 patients visiting the dental outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital over the duration of six months. Data collection was done through personal interviews and clinical examinations. History of tobacco use was taken and patients were divided into current users, never users and ever users. Clinical examination was done using Decayed Missing Filled Teeth index, community periodontal index modified and loss of attachment. Point estimate at 95% confidence interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. Results: Among 255 patients, 91 (35.69%) (95% Confidence Interval = 29.81-41.57) patients used tobacco. Among them, 72 (28.2%) were current users, who had taken tobacco at least once during the past 30 days and 19 (7.5%) were ever users who had taken tobacco but not during the past 30 days. Conclusions: The prevalence of tobacco use among our study participants is similar in comparison to that of the general population. Our study shows greater prevalence of the use of a smokeless form of tobacco than the smoked form of tobacco.
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- Rosina Bhattarai
- Department of Community Dentistry, College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur, Nepal
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- Department of Community Dentistry, College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur, Nepal
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Tolia S, Khan M, Khan S, Alexander D, Soltys M, Kamba K, Brennan S, Adhikari S, Hussain S, Joshi A, Sciamanna C, Narang N, Pillarella J, Cotts W, Andrade A. Mortality and long-term outcomes of palliative inotropes in ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Palliative inotropes are frequently utilized for symptom management in patients with end stage heart failure who are unable to undergo durable advanced heart failure therapies. With the advent of improved medical management and early intervention, palliative inotropes may allow for improved patient outcomes than seen previously. In this study, we aim to investigate the survival and outcomes of palliative inotrope therapy and its impacts on ischemic versus non-ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Methods
We retrospectively analyzed 220 patients with American Heart Association Stage D heart failure who were discharged with palliative inotrope therapy after January 1, 2010. Patients who underwent mechanical circulatory support (MCS) or those who underwent heart transplant were excluded. Those with a history of coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, history of percutaneous intervention, or coronary artery bypass grafting were assigned to ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM), while patients without these findings were assigned to non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM). Statistical analysis was completed using Chi-Square and Student's t-tests, wherein p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results
Of the 220 patients, 87 had NICM as opposed to 133 with ICM. Mean age was found to be higher among patients with ICM (70 [62–79]) compared to NICM (65 [55–72], p-value <0.01). No significant difference was seen in total days on inotrope therapy (p=0.6). While more patients in both groups were placed on milrinone as opposed to dobutamine, there was no difference between patients with ischemic and NICM (p=0.66 and 0.51 respectively). Although a greater number of patients with NICM had been lost to follow up, admitted to hospice, or expired at 2 years (p<0.01), survival at 3 months, 1 year, and 2 years showed no difference between both groups. No difference was seen in number of hospitalizations or clinic visits in one year. Both groups had similar complication rates with intravenous-access related PICC line infections and new arrhythmias. (See Table).
Conclusion
Despite more frequent use of durable mechanical support devices, many patients who are deemed unsuitable for invasive measures are treated with palliative inotrope therapy. We have found that there is no significant difference in survival, complications, and outcomes of patients on palliative inotropes among ischemic and NICM. These findings show the versatility of palliative inotrope therapy in end stage heart failure. Further studies with larger populations need to be evaluated.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- S Tolia
- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, United States of America
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- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, United States of America
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- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, United States of America
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- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, United States of America
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- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, United States of America
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- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, United States of America
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- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, United States of America
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- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, United States of America
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- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, United States of America
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- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, United States of America
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- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, United States of America
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- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, United States of America
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- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, United States of America
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- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, United States of America
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- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, United States of America
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Karmacharya S, Sah SK, Adhikari S. Epidermoid Cyst of the Ear Lobule in Adult. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2021; 19:531-533. [PMID: 36259203] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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An epidermoid cyst is one of the most common benign cysts of the skin. The cyst is filled with keratin flakes and its wall is composed of keratinized, stratified, squamous epithelium. Epidermoid cysts can occur anywhere on the body, usually along the lines of embryonic fusion and mostly on the face, scalp, neck, chest, and upper back. Around 80% of the epidermoid cysts are seen in ovaries and testicles whereas, in the head and neck, they account for only about 7% and 1.6% of epidermoid cysts are reported in the oral cavity. The condition can be congenital or acquired. Congenital causes are rare and may be caused by the entrapment of ectodermal elements intradermally or subcutaneously during embryogenesis. Acquired causes of an epidermoid cyst may result from traumatic or iatrogenic implantation of epithelial cells into the dermal layer or from obstruction of a pilosebaceous unit in the hair follicle. Surgical excision completes the treatment.
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- S Karmacharya
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and neck surgery, Janaki Medical College Teaching Hospital, Ramdaiya, Janakpur, Nepal
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and neck surgery, Janaki Medical College Teaching Hospital, Ramdaiya, Janakpur, Nepal
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Janaki Medical College Teaching Hospital, Ramdaiya, Janakpur, Nepal
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Chapgain RH, Adhikari S, Pandey A, Sharma S, Pokhrel S, Devkota N, Shrestha NJ, Upadhaya D, Acharay J, Dharel M. Knowledge and Practices of Child Protection among the School Health Nurses of Nepal. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2021; 19:460-466. [PMID: 36259189] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Background Child protection is burning issues in developing countries including Nepal. Child protection is one of the key works of the school health nurses. Objective To find out about the existing knowledge and practices of child protection among the school health nurses. Method This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 130 school health nurses working in different schools throughout Nepal. The participants were selected using purposive sampling technique and were invited to participate via various online networks. Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Duration of data collection was 20 December 2020 to 10 February 2021. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze and interpret the data. Result Among the 130 Participants, 88.5% belonged to less than 29 years age group and 67.7% had Proficiency Certificate Level in Nursing education. None of them has received training related to child protection recognition and response and 90.8% had work experience of less than 5 years. Eighty percent and 96.9% participants had knowledge regarding the meaning of child right and child abuse respectively. But 45.4% had knowledge on meaning of child neglect; 53.1% and 72.3% had the knowledge of physical abuse and noncontact sexual abuse respectively. Majority (86.9%) of the participants reported as relatives were the abuser and 63.8% replied as home is the common place for abuse. Similarly, 85.4% had received the information regarding child protection via television radio and newspaper. Only 36.1% has already been involved in child protection. The participants who went to local government (Palika), police and Non-government Organizations for coordination for child right issues were 9(19.1%), 7(14.8%) and 8(17.0%) respectively. Conclusion Most of the school health nurses are young without having experience of childhood abuse and received any child protection training before joining the job. They have good knowledge of child right, physical, sexual abuse except child neglect and existing legal arrangements. There is gap in knowledge and practice.
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- R H Chapgain
- Kanti Children's Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Kathmandu, Nepal
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- KantiChildren's Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Birgunj Nursing Campus, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Birgunj, Parsa, Nepal
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- Scheer Memorial Hospital, Banepa, Nepal
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- KantiChildren's Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- KantiChildren's Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- KantiChildren's Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Alder Hey Children's Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- National Child Right Council, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Chapagain RH, Adhikari S, Pokharel S, Shrestha SM, Bichha RP. Presenting Clinico-laboratory Characteristics, Hospital Course and Outcomes of Admitted Children with COVID19 in a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital of Nepal. J Nepal Health Res Counc 2021; 19:349-354. [PMID: 34601529 DOI: 10.33314/jnhrc.v19i2.3569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND COVID-19 pandemic hit all age group with different presentations and outcome. This study aimed at exploring the clinical characteristics, investigational findings, hospital outcome along with 90 days follow up of COVID-19 infection in children. METHODS This was longitudinal descriptive study among hospital admitted children with COVID-19 RT-PCR positive during first wave of Pandemic with 90 days telephonic follow up. Demographic and clinical characteristics, comorbidities, SPO2, investigations, need of oxygen , PICU admission, need of ventilator, outcome (improved and discharged, death) and duration of hospital stay were recorded and 90 days telephonic follow up was performed for any illness and hospital admission. RESULTS Out of 65 children admitted, male 44 (67.7%) and female 21 (32.3%), median age was 23 months ( IQR 6 days -14 years) with 52( 80.0%) without any comorbid conditions. The common signs were Fever 40(61.5%) vomiting 15 (23.1%) and Cough 11(16.9%).Thirteen (20.0%) children has platelets count less than 150000 and 16(24.6%) had C - reactive protein Positive .Mean duration of hospital stay 8 days (Range 1 -44 days), 20( 30.8% ) needed oxygen , 20(30.8%) needed Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU)admission and 6 (9.2%), needed ventilator. Forty seven (72.3%) recovered and discharged with death of 6.2% (n=4). Fifty six children (75.4%) has not experienced any problem after COVID -19 and only 2 children needed hospital admission in 90 days telephone follow up. CONCLUSIONS In the first wave of the pandemic, Respiratory and Gastrointestinal symptoms were common presentation with few Severe and critical cases. Majority had good outcome. Majority has no other related illness till 90 days after discharge.
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- Department of Community Medicine Institute of Medicine IOM, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
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Diaz CM, Basurto L, Adhikari S, Yamamoto Y, Ruzsinszky A, Baruah T, Zope RR. Self-interaction-corrected Kohn-Sham effective potentials using the density-consistent effective potential method. J Chem Phys 2021; 155:064109. [PMID: 34391355 DOI: 10.1063/5.0056561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Density functional theory (DFT) and beyond-DFT methods are often used in combination with photoelectron spectroscopy to obtain physical insights into the electronic structure of molecules and solids. The Kohn-Sham eigenvalues are not electron removal energies except for the highest occupied orbital. The eigenvalues of the highest occupied molecular orbitals often underestimate the electron removal or ionization energies due to the self-interaction (SI) errors in approximate density functionals. In this work, we adapt and implement the density-consistent effective potential method of Kohut, Ryabinkin, and Staroverov [J. Chem. Phys. 140, 18A535 (2014)] to obtain SI-corrected local effective potentials from the SI-corrected Fermi-Löwdin orbitals and density in the Fermi-Löwdin orbital self-interaction correction scheme. The implementation is used to obtain the density of states (photoelectron spectra) and HOMO-LUMO gaps for a set of molecules and polyacenes. Good agreement with experimental values is obtained compared to a range of SI uncorrected density functional approximations.
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- Carlos M Diaz
- Department of Physics, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA
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- Department of Physics, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA
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- Department of Physics, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA
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Zhang X, Spiegel J, Martínez Cuesta S, Adhikari S, Balasubramanian S. Chemical profiling of DNA G-quadruplex-interacting proteins in live cells. Nat Chem 2021; 13:626-633. [PMID: 34183817 PMCID: PMC8245323 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-021-00736-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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DNA-protein interactions regulate critical biological processes. Identifying proteins that bind to specific, functional genomic loci is essential to understand the underlying regulatory mechanisms on a molecular level. Here we describe a co-binding-mediated protein profiling (CMPP) strategy to investigate the interactome of DNA G-quadruplexes (G4s) in native chromatin. CMPP involves cell-permeable, functionalized G4-ligand probes that bind endogenous G4s and subsequently crosslink to co-binding G4-interacting proteins in situ. We first showed the robustness of CMPP by proximity labelling of a G4 binding protein in vitro. Employing this approach in live cells, we then identified hundreds of putative G4-interacting proteins from various functional classes. Next, we confirmed a high G4-binding affinity and selectivity for several newly discovered G4 interactors in vitro, and we validated direct G4 interactions for a functionally important candidate in cellular chromatin using an independent approach. Our studies provide a chemical strategy to map protein interactions of specific nucleic acid features in living cells.
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- Xiaoyun Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Data Sciences and Quantitative Biology, Discovery Sciences, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
- School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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Shrestha R, Khatri B, Adhikari S, Poudyal P. Anxiety, Depression and Functional Impairment among Health Care Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Crosssectional Online Survey. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2021; 19:351-355. [PMID: 36254423] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Background COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. The number of cases and dramatic loss of human life worldwide created psychological problems among general public, including health care workers. Objective To determine the burden of anxiety, depression, and functional impairment among health care workers in the early days of lockdown during the first wave of COVID-19 outbreak in Nepal. Method A hospital-based cross-sectional study was carried out among all the employees of Hospital for Children Eye ENT and Rehabilitation Services, Bhaktapur during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown from April 3, 2020 to May 2, 2020 using an online questionnaire. The tools used were adopted from Nepali version of Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS) and Nepali version of WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0). Result The mean age (SD) of the participants (n=86) was 32.53 (7.92) years. Male and female participants were equal in number. The point prevalence of anxiety and depression was 25.6% and 14.0%, respectively. Females had a higher prevalence of both anxiety (39.5% vs 11.6%, p < 0.01) and depression (18.6% vs 9.3%, p=0.351). Clinical and nonclinical staff both had a higher prevalence of both anxiety (31.0% and 20.5%, p=0.265) and depression (16.7% and 11.4%, p=0.478). The mean functional impairment score (WHODAS 2.0) among all participants and participants with anxiety and depression was 19.47 (95% CI: 18.13-20.80), 21.27 (95% CI: 18.08-24.46), and 19.92 (95% CI: 15.28- 24.56), respectively. Conclusion Anxiety and depression during the first lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic were highly prevalent in clinical and non-clinical employees. Besides controlling the outbreak, special consideration should be given to mental health.
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- R Shrestha
- BP Eye Foundation, Hospital for Children Eye ENT and Rehabilitation Services, Madhyapur Thimi, Lokanthali, Bhaktapur, Nepal
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- BP Eye Foundation, Hospital for Children Eye ENT and Rehabilitation Services, Madhyapur Thimi, Lokanthali, Bhaktapur, Nepal
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- Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- BP Eye Foundation, Hospital for Children Eye ENT and Rehabilitation Services, Madhyapur Thimi, Lokanthali, Bhaktapur, Nepal
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Elastic instability such as the buckling of cellular materials plays a pivotal role in their analysis and design. Despite extensive research, the quantifi- cation of critical stresses leading to elastic instabi- lities remains challenging due to the inherent nonlinearities. We develop an analytical approach considering the spectral decomposition of the elasticity matrix of two-dimensional hexagonal lattice materials. The necessary and sufficient condition for the buckling is established through the zeros of the eigenvalues of the elasticity matrix. Through the analytical solution of the eigenvalues, the conditions involving equivalent elastic properties of the lattice were directly connected to the mathematical requirement of buckling. The equivalent elastic properties are expressed in closed form using geometric properties of the lattice and trigonometric functions of a non-dimensional axial force parameter. The axial force parameter was identified for four different stress cases, namely, compressive stress in the longitudinal and transverse directions separately and together and torsional stress. By solving the resulting nonlinear equations, we derive exact analytical expressions of critical eigenbuckling stresses for these four cases. Crucial parameter combinations leading to minimum buckling stresses are derived analytically. The exact closed-form analytical expressions derived in the paper can be used for quick engineering design calculations and benchmarking related experimental and numerical studies.
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- S. Adhikari
- College of Engineering, Swansea University, Bay Campus, Fabian Way, Crymlyn Burrows, Swansea SA1 8EN, UK
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Adhikari S, Moscatelli J, Puchner EM. Quantitative live-cell PALM reveals nanoscopic Faa4 redistributions and dynamics on lipid droplets during metabolic transitions of yeast. Mol Biol Cell 2021; 32:1565-1578. [PMID: 34161133 PMCID: PMC8351750 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e20-11-0695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Lipid droplets (LDs) are dynamic organelles for lipid storage and homeostasis. Cells respond to metabolic changes by regulating the spatial distribution of LDs and enzymes required for LD growth and turnover. The small size of LDs precludes the observation of their associated enzyme densities and dynamics with conventional fluorescence microscopy. Here we employ quantitative photo-activated localization microscopy to study the density of the fatty acid (FA) activating enzyme Faa4 on LDs in live yeast cells with single-molecule sensitivity and 30 nm resolution. During the log phase LDs colocalize with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) where their emergence and expansion are mediated by the highest observed Faa4 densities. During transition to the stationary phase, LDs with a ∼2-fold increased surface area translocate to the vacuolar surface and lumen and exhibit a ∼2.5-fold increase in Faa4 density. The increased Faa4 density on LDs further suggests its role in LD expansion, is caused by its ∼5-fold increased expression level, and is specific to exogenous FA chain-lengths. When lipolysis is induced by refreshed medium, Faa4 shuttles through ER- and lipophagy to the vacuole, where it may activate FAs for membrane expansion and degrade Faa4 to reset its cellular abundance to levels in the log phase.
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- Santosh Adhikari
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Physics and Nanotechnology (PAN), Minneapolis, MN 55455
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Physics and Nanotechnology (PAN), Minneapolis, MN 55455
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Physics and Nanotechnology (PAN), Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Joshi T, Mainali RP, Marasini S, Acharya KP, Adhikari S. Nepal at the edge of sword with two edges: The COVID-19 pandemics and sustainable development goals. J Agric Food Res 2021; 4:100138. [PMID: 36275451 PMCID: PMC9577061 DOI: 10.1016/j.jafr.2021.100138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Humanity has been threatened by pandemics since several decades with devastating effects on all human activities including the economy, and environment. Currently, the world is reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a major threat to the livelihood of billions of people worldwide. Nepal is not an exception to this and has been seriously threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic. The thousands of the peoples who depend on daily wages to join hand to mouth has been under the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic because of job loss, disruption in the food supply chain. Also, the COVID-19 pandemic has thwarted Nepal's targets to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals including an unprecedented state of vulnerability to hunger and poverty in the country. Though some informal shreds of evidence have reported the negative impacts of COVID-19 on Sustainable Development Goals, none of the scientific literature has been available regarding such impacts in Nepal yet. This review aims to synthesize extant literature that reports the effects of COVID-19 on the Nepalese economy and implications for achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals.We found that the COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges to achieve the country's committed United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals for Nepal. Further, the COVID-19 pandemic has created a unique "income shock" that is supposed to precipitate household food insecurity in developing economy like Nepal. Our review indicated that the percentage of populations below poverty could rise even more than the present national reported value of 18% in the post-pandemic era. We emphasized generating employment and income-earning opportunities to build a resilient food system. Further, we urged to build international consensus to reset and rethink the course of sustainable development goals.
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- Toyanath Joshi
- Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development, 44600, APO, Singhadarbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- National Agriculture Genetic Resources Center, NARC, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal
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- Department of Agriculture, 44712, APO, Hariharbhawan, Lalitpur, Nepal
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- Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development, 44600, APO, Singhadarbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Shen J, Varshney D, Simeone A, Zhang X, Adhikari S, Tannahill D, Balasubramanian S. Promoter G-quadruplex folding precedes transcription and is controlled by chromatin. Genome Biol 2021; 22:143. [PMID: 33962653 PMCID: PMC8103603 DOI: 10.1186/s13059-021-02346-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Four-stranded G-quadruplexes (G4s) are DNA secondary structures in the human genome that are primarily found in active promoters associated with elevated transcription. Here, we explore the relationship between the folding of promoter G4s, transcription and chromatin state. RESULTS Transcriptional inhibition by DRB or by triptolide reveals that promoter G4 formation, as assessed by G4 ChIP-seq, does not depend on transcriptional activity. We then show that chromatin compaction can lead to loss of promoter G4s and is accompanied by a corresponding loss of RNA polymerase II (Pol II), thus establishing a link between G4 formation and chromatin accessibility. Furthermore, pre-treatment of cells with a G4-stabilising ligand mitigates the loss of Pol II at promoters induced by chromatin compaction. CONCLUSIONS Overall, our findings show that G4 folding is coupled to the establishment of accessible chromatin and does not require active transcription.
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- Jiazhen Shen
- Li Ka Shing Centre, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK
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- Li Ka Shing Centre, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK
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- Li Ka Shing Centre, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Li Ka Shing Centre, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK
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- Li Ka Shing Centre, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK.
- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.
- School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SP, UK.
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Mukhopadhyay T, Naskar S, Gupta KK, Kumar R, Dey S, Adhikari S. Probing the Stochastic Dynamics of Coronaviruses: Machine Learning Assisted Deep Computational Insights with Exploitable Dimensions. Adv Theory Simul 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adts.202000291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- T. Mukhopadhyay
- Department of Aerospace Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur India
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- Department of Aerospace Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Mumbai India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering National Institute of Technology Silchar Silchar India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering National Institute of Technology Silchar Silchar India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering National Institute of Technology Silchar Silchar India
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- College of Engineering Swansea University Swansea United Kingdom
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Spiegel J, Cuesta SM, Adhikari S, Hänsel-Hertsch R, Tannahill D, Balasubramanian S. G-quadruplexes are transcription factor binding hubs in human chromatin. Genome Biol 2021; 22:117. [PMID: 33892767 PMCID: PMC8063395 DOI: 10.1186/s13059-021-02324-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The binding of transcription factors (TF) to genomic targets is critical in the regulation of gene expression. Short, double-stranded DNA sequence motifs are routinely implicated in TF recruitment, but many questions remain on how binding site specificity is governed. RESULTS Herein, we reveal a previously unappreciated role for DNA secondary structures as key features for TF recruitment. In a systematic, genome-wide study, we discover that endogenous G-quadruplex secondary structures (G4s) are prevalent TF binding sites in human chromatin. Certain TFs bind G4s with affinities comparable to double-stranded DNA targets. We demonstrate that, in a chromatin context, this binding interaction is competed out with a small molecule. Notably, endogenous G4s are prominent binding sites for a large number of TFs, particularly at promoters of highly expressed genes. CONCLUSIONS Our results reveal a novel non-canonical mechanism for TF binding whereby G4s operate as common binding hubs for many different TFs to promote increased transcription.
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- Jochen Spiegel
- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
- Present Address: Data Sciences and Quantitative Biology, Discovery Sciences, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK
- Present Address: Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931, Cologne, Germany
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE, UK.
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.
- School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SP, UK.
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Hayward TB, Dilks C, Vossen A, Avakian H, Adhikari S, Angelini G, Arratia M, Atac H, Ayerbe Gayoso C, Baltzell NA, Barion L, Battaglieri M, Bedlinskiy I, Benmokhtar F, Bianconi A, Biselli AS, Bondì M, Bossù F, Boiarinov S, Briscoe WJ, Brooks WK, Bulumulla D, Burkert VD, Carman DS, Carvajal JC, Celentano A, Chatagnon P, Chetry T, Ciullo G, Clary BA, Cole PL, Contalbrigo M, Costantini G, Crede V, D'Angelo A, Dashyan N, De Vita R, Defurne M, Deur A, Diehl S, Djalali C, Dupre R, Dugger M, Egiyan H, Ehrhart M, El Alaoui A, El Fassi L, Elouadrhiri L, Fegan S, Filippi A, Forest TA, Gavalian G, Gilfoyle GP, Girod FX, Glazier DI, Golubenko AA, Gothe RW, Gotra Y, Griffioen KA, Guidal M, Hafidi K, Hakobyan H, Hattawy M, Hauenstein F, Hicks K, Hobart A, Holtrop M, Ireland DG, Isupov EL, Jo HS, Joo K, Joosten S, Keller D, Khachatryan M, Khanal A, Kim A, Kim W, Kripko A, Kubarovsky V, Kuhn SE, Lanza L, Leali M, Lee S, Lenisa P, Livingston K, MacGregor IJD, Marchand D, Markov N, Marsicano L, Mascagna V, McKinnon B, Meziani ZE, Mirazita M, Mokeev V, Movsisyan A, Munoz Camacho C, Nadel-Turonski P, Naidoo P, Nanda S, Neupane K, Niccolai S, Niculescu G, O'Connell TR, Osipenko M, Paolone M, Pappalardo LL, Paremuzyan R, Pasyuk E, Phelps W, Pogorelko O, Prok Y, Raue BA, Ripani M, Ritman J, Rizzo A, Rossi P, Rowley J, Sabatié F, Salgado C, Schmidt A, Segarra EP, Sharabian YG, Shrestha U, Sokhan D, Soto O, Sparveris N, Stepanyan S, Strakovsky II, Strauch S, Thornton A, Tyler N, Tyson R, Ungaro M, Venturelli L, Voskanyan H, Voutier E, Watts DP, Wei K, Wei X, Wood MH, Yale B, Zachariou N, Zhang J. Observation of Beam Spin Asymmetries in the Process ep→e^{'}π^{+}π^{-}X with CLAS12. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 126:152501. [PMID: 33929247 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.152501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The observation of beam spin asymmetries in two-pion production in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering off an unpolarized proton target is reported. The data presented here were taken in the fall of 2018 with the CLAS12 spectrometer using a 10.6 GeV longitudinally spin-polarized electron beam delivered by CEBAF at JLab. The measured asymmetries provide the first opportunity to extract the parton distribution function e(x), which provides information about the interaction between gluons and quarks, in a collinear framework that offers cleaner access than previous measurements. The asymmetries also constitute the first ever signal sensitive to the helicity-dependent two-pion fragmentation function G_{1}^{⊥}. A clear sign change is observed around the ρ mass that appears in model calculations and is indicative of the dependence of the produced pions on the helicity of the fragmenting quark.
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- T B Hayward
- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA
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- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0305, USA
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- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0305, USA
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
- University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute-ITEP, Moscow 117259, Russia
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- Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282, USA
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- Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut 06824, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762-5167, USA
- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
- Università di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- Lamar University, 4400 MLK Boulevard, P.O. Box 10046, Beaumont, Texas 77710, USA
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- Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
- Università di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Yerevan Physics Institute, 375036 Yerevan, Armenia
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
- II. Physikalisches Institut der Universität Gießen, 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
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- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762-5167, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- INFN, Sezione di Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia 23173, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
- Yerevan Physics Institute, 375036 Yerevan, Armenia
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, USA
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- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3568, USA
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901, USA
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- II. Physikalisches Institut der Universität Gießen, 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
- Università di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, 22100 Como, Italy
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, 00044 Frascati, Italy
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762-5167, USA
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- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807, USA
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
- New Mexico State University, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
- Università di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
- University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3568, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute-ITEP, Moscow 117259, Russia
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Institute fur Kernphysik (Juelich), Juelich 52428, Germany
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
- Università di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, 00044 Frascati, Italy
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- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia 23504, USA
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- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, 00044 Frascati, Italy
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- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Yerevan Physics Institute, 375036 Yerevan, Armenia
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Canisius College, Buffalo, New York 14208-1098, USA
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA
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- University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901, USA
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Adhikari S, Nepal NK, Tang H, Ruzsinszky A. Describing adsorption of benzene, thiophene, and xenon on coinage metals by using the Zaremba-Kohn theory-based model. J Chem Phys 2021; 154:124705. [PMID: 33810670 DOI: 10.1063/5.0042719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Semilocal (SL) density functional approximations (DFAs) are widely applied but have limitations due to their inability to incorporate long-range van der Waals (vdW) interaction. Non-local functionals (vdW-DF, VV10, and rVV10) or empirical methods (DFT+D, DFT+vdW, and DFT+MBD) are used with SL-DFAs to account for such missing interaction. The physisorption of a molecule on the surface of the coinage metals (Cu, Ag, and Au) is a typical example of systems where vdW interaction is significant. However, it is difficult to find a general method that reasonably describes both adsorption energy and geometry of even the simple prototypes of cyclic and heterocyclic aromatic molecules such as benzene (C6H6) and thiophene (C4H4S), respectively, with reasonable accuracy. In this work, we present an alternative scheme based on Zaremba-Kohn theory, called DFT+vdW-dZK. We show that unlike other popular methods, DFT+vdW-dZK and particularly SCAN+vdW-dZK give an accurate description of the physisorption of a rare-gas atom (xenon) and two small albeit diverse prototype organic molecules on the (111) surfaces of the coinage metals.
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- Santosh Adhikari
- Department of Physics, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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- Department of Physics, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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- Department of Physics, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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- Department of Physics, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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Carver M, Celentano A, Hicks K, Marsicano L, Mathieu V, Pilloni A, Adhikari KP, Adhikari S, Amaryan MJ, Angelini G, Atac H, Baltzell NA, Barion L, Battaglieri M, Bedlinskiy I, Benmokhtar F, Bianconi A, Biselli AS, Bondi M, Bossù F, Boiarinov S, Briscoe WJ, Brooks WK, Bulumulla D, Burkert VD, Carman DS, Carvajal JC, Chatagnon P, Chetry T, Ciullo G, Clark L, Clary BA, Cole PL, Contalbrigo M, Crede V, D'Angelo A, Dashyan N, De Vita R, Defurne M, Deur A, Diehl S, Djalali C, Dugger M, Dupre R, Egiyan H, Ehrhart M, Alaoui AE, Fassi LE, Eugenio P, Fedotov G, Fegan S, Filippi A, Gavalian G, Gevorgyan N, Gilfoyle GP, Girod FX, Gothe RW, Griffioen KA, Hafidi K, Hakobyan H, Hattawy M, Hayward TB, Heddle D, Holtrop M, Huang Q, Hyde CE, Ilieva Y, Ireland DG, Isupov EL, Jenkins D, Jo HS, Joo K, Joosten S, Keller D, Khanal A, Khandaker M, Kim A, Kim CW, Klein FJ, Kripko A, Kubarovsky V, Lanza L, Leali M, Lenisa P, Livingston K, MacGregor IJD, Marchand D, Mascagna V, McCracken ME, McKinnon B, Meziani ZE, Mokeev V, Movsisyan A, Munevar E, Camacho CM, Nadel-Turonski P, Neupane K, Niccolai S, Niculescu G, Osipenko M, Ostrovidov AI, Paolone M, Pappalardo LL, Paremuzyan R, Pasyuk E, Phelps W, Pogorelko O, Prok Y, Protopopescu D, Ripani M, Ritchie BG, Ritman J, Rizzo A, Rosner G, Rowley J, Sabatié F, Salgado C, Schmidt A, Schumacher RA, Sharabian YG, Shrestha U, Sokhan D, Soto O, Sparveris N, Stepanyan S, Strakovsky II, Strauch S, Tyler N, Tyson R, Ungaro M, Venturelli L, Voskanyan H, Voutier E, Watts DP, Wei K, Wei X, Yale B, Zachariou N, Zhang J, Zhao ZW. Photoproduction of the f_{2}(1270) Meson Using the CLAS Detector. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 126:082002. [PMID: 33709753 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.082002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
The quark structure of the f_{2}(1270) meson has, for many years, been assumed to be a pure quark-antiquark (qq[over ¯]) resonance with quantum numbers J^{PC}=2^{++}. Recently, it was proposed that the f_{2}(1270) is a molecular state made from the attractive interaction of two ρ mesons. Such a state would be expected to decay strongly to final states with charged pions due to the dominant decay ρ→π^{+}π^{-}, whereas decay to two neutral pions would likely be suppressed. Here, we measure for the first time the reaction γp→π^{0}π^{0}p, using the CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer detector at Jefferson Lab for incident beam energies between 3.6 and 5.4 GeV. Differential cross sections, dσ/dt, for f_{2}(1270) photoproduction are extracted with good precision due to low backgrounds and are compared to theoretical calculations.
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- M Carver
- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Departamento de Fsica Terica and IPARCOS, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
- European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas (ECT*) and Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Strada delle Tavarnelle 286, Villazzano (Trento) I-38123, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute-ITEP, Moscow, 117259, Russia
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- Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282, USA
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- Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut 06824, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- Universit'e Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762-5167, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
- Universita' di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- Lamar University, 4400 MLK Boulevard, PO Box 10046, Beaumont, Texas 77710, USA
- Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209, USA
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- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306 USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
- Universita' di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Yerevan Physics Institute, 375036 Yerevan, Armenia
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
- II Physikalisches Institut der Universitaet Giessen 35392, Germany
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- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1504, USA
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- Universit'e Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
- University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3568, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
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- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762-5167, USA
- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306 USA
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- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- INFN, Sezione di Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Yerevan Physics Institute, 375036 Yerevan, Armenia
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- University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia 23173, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
- Yerevan Physics Institute, 375036 Yerevan, Armenia
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
- Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3568, USA
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0435, USA
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- Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901j, USA
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia 23504, USA
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064, USA
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- II Physikalisches Institut der Universitaet Giessen 35392, Germany
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
- Universita' di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Universit'e Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- INFN, Sezione di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, 22100 Como, Italy
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- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Universit'e Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
- Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064, USA
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- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- Universit'e Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
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- James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306 USA
| | - M Paolone
- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
| | - L L Pappalardo
- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
- Universita' di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute-ITEP, Moscow, 117259, Russia
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901j, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1504, USA
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- Institute fur Kernphysik (Juelich), Juelich, Germany
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
- Universita' di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - C Salgado
- Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia 23504, USA
| | - A Schmidt
- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
| | - R A Schumacher
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
| | - Y G Sharabian
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - U Shrestha
- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
| | - D Sokhan
- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - O Soto
- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, 00044 Frascati, Italy
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- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
| | - S Stepanyan
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - I I Strakovsky
- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
| | - S Strauch
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
| | - N Tyler
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
| | - R Tyson
- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - M Ungaro
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
| | - L Venturelli
- Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
| | - H Voskanyan
- Yerevan Physics Institute, 375036 Yerevan, Armenia
| | - E Voutier
- Universit'e Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
| | - D P Watts
- University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
| | - K Wei
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
| | - X Wei
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - B Yale
- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA
| | - N Zachariou
- University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
| | - J Zhang
- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901j, USA
| | - Z W Zhao
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0305, USA
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Mirazita M, Avakian H, Courtoy A, Pisano S, Adhikari S, Amaryan MJ, Angelini G, Atac H, Baltzell NA, Barion L, Battaglieri M, Bedlinskiy I, Benmokhtar F, Bianconi A, Biselli AS, Bossù F, Boiarinov S, Briscoe WJ, Brooks WK, Bulumulla D, Burkert VD, Carman DS, Carvajal JC, Celentano A, Chatagnon P, Chetry T, Ciullo G, Clary B, Cole PL, Contalbrigo M, Crede V, D'Angelo A, Dashyan N, De Vita R, Defurne M, Deur A, Diehl S, Dilks C, Djalali C, Dupre R, Egiyan H, Ehrhart M, Alaoui AE, Fassi LE, Eugenio P, Fegan S, Fersch R, Filippi A, Forest TA, Ghandilyan Y, Gavalian G, Gilfoyle GP, Giovanetti KL, Girod FX, Glazier DI, Golovatch E, Gothe RW, Griffioen KA, Guidal M, Guo L, Hafidi K, Hakobyan H, Hattawy M, Hayward TB, Heddle D, Hicks K, Hobart A, Holtrop M, Huang Q, Ilieva Y, Ireland DG, Ishkhanov BS, Isupov EL, Jenkins D, Jo HS, Joo K, Keller D, Khanal A, Khandaker M, Kim CW, Kim W, Klein FJ, Kubarovsky V, Kuhn SE, Lanza L, Leali M, Lenisa P, Livingston K, MacGregor IJD, Marchand D, Markov N, Marsicano L, Mascagna V, McKinnon B, Milner RG, Mineeva T, Mokeev V, Mullen C, Camacho CM, Neupane K, Niculescu G, O'Connell T, Osipenko M, Paolone M, Pappalardo LL, Paremuzyan R, Park K, Pasyuk E, Phelps W, Pocanic D, Pogorelko O, Poudel J, Prok Y, Raue BA, Ripani M, Ritman J, Rizzo A, Rossi P, Sabatié F, Salgado C, Schmidt A, Schumacher RA, Sharabian YG, Shrestha U, Soto O, Sparveris N, Stepanyan S, Strakovsky II, Strauch S, Tyler N, Ungaro M, Venturelli L, Voskanyan H, Vossen A, Voutier E, Watts D, Wei K, Wei X, Wood MH, Yale B, Zachariou N, Zhang J, Zhao ZW. Beam Spin Asymmetry in Semi-Inclusive Electroproduction of Hadron Pairs. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 126:062002. [PMID: 33635681 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.062002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
A first measurement of the longitudinal beam spin asymmetry A_{LU} in the semi-inclusive electroproduction of pairs of charged pions is reported. A_{LU} is a higher-twist observable and offers the cleanest access to the nucleon twist-3 parton distribution function e(x). Data have been collected in the Hall-B at Jefferson Lab by impinging a 5.498-GeV electron beam on a liquid-hydrogen target, and reconstructing the scattered electron and the pion pair with the CLAS detector. One-dimensional projections of the A_{LU}^{sinϕ_{R}} moments are extracted for the kinematic variables of interest in the valence quark region. The understanding of dihadron production is essential for the interpretation of observables in single-hadron production in semi-inclusive DIS, and pioneering measurements of single-spin asymmetries in dihadron production open a new avenue in studies of QCD dynamics.
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Affiliation(s)
- M Mirazita
- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, 00044 Frascati, Italy
| | - H Avakian
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - A Courtoy
- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Apartado Postal 20-364, Ciudad de México 01000, Mexico
| | - S Pisano
- Centro Fermi-Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche Enrico Fermi, 00184 Rome, Italy
| | - S Adhikari
- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
| | - M J Amaryan
- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
| | | | - H Atac
- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
| | - N A Baltzell
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - L Barion
- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
| | - M Battaglieri
- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - I Bedlinskiy
- National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute-ITEP, Moscow 117259, Russia
| | - Fatiha Benmokhtar
- Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282, USA
| | - A Bianconi
- INFN, Sezione di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
| | - A S Biselli
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
- Fairfield University, Fairfield Connecticut 06824, USA
| | - F Bossù
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - S Boiarinov
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - W J Briscoe
- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
| | - W K Brooks
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
| | - D Bulumulla
- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
| | - V D Burkert
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - D S Carman
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - J C Carvajal
- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
| | - A Celentano
- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
| | - P Chatagnon
- Universit'e Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
| | - T Chetry
- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762-5167, USA
| | - G Ciullo
- Universita' di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
| | - B Clary
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
| | - P L Cole
- Lamar University, 4400 MLK Blvd, PO Box 10009, Beaumont, Texas 77710, USA
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | | | - V Crede
- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
| | - A D'Angelo
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
- Universita' di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome Italy
| | - N Dashyan
- Yerevan Physics Institute, 375036 Yerevan, Armenia
| | - R De Vita
- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
| | - M Defurne
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - A Deur
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - S Diehl
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
| | - C Dilks
- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0305, USA
| | - C Djalali
- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
| | - R Dupre
- Universit'e Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
| | - H Egiyan
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - M Ehrhart
- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
| | - A El Alaoui
- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
| | - L El Fassi
- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762-5167, USA
| | - P Eugenio
- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
| | - S Fegan
- University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
| | - R Fersch
- Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA
| | - A Filippi
- INFN, Sezione di Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
| | - T A Forest
- Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209, USA
| | - Y Ghandilyan
- Yerevan Physics Institute, 375036 Yerevan, Armenia
| | - G Gavalian
- University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3568, USA
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - G P Gilfoyle
- University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia 23173, USA
| | - K L Giovanetti
- James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807, USA
| | - F X Girod
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - D I Glazier
- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - E Golovatch
- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
| | - R W Gothe
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
| | - K A Griffioen
- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA
| | - M Guidal
- Universit'e Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
| | - L Guo
- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - K Hafidi
- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
| | - H Hakobyan
- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
- Yerevan Physics Institute, 375036 Yerevan, Armenia
| | - M Hattawy
- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
| | - T B Hayward
- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA
| | - D Heddle
- Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - K Hicks
- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
| | - A Hobart
- Universit'e Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
| | - M Holtrop
- University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3568, USA
| | - Q Huang
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - Y Ilieva
- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
| | - D G Ireland
- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - B S Ishkhanov
- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
| | - E L Isupov
- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
| | - D Jenkins
- Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0435, USA
| | - H S Jo
- Universit'e Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
- Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
| | - K Joo
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
| | - D Keller
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901, USA
| | - A Khanal
- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
| | - M Khandaker
- Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia 23504, USA
| | - C W Kim
- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
| | - W Kim
- Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
| | - F J Klein
- Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064, USA
| | - V Kubarovsky
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180-3590, USA
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - S E Kuhn
- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
| | - L Lanza
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
| | - M Leali
- INFN, Sezione di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
| | - P Lenisa
- Universita' di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
| | - K Livingston
- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | | | - D Marchand
- Universit'e Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
| | - N Markov
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - L Marsicano
- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
| | - V Mascagna
- INFN, Sezione di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, 22100 Como, Italy
| | - B McKinnon
- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - R G Milner
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, USA
| | - T Mineeva
- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
| | - V Mokeev
- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - C Mullen
- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
| | - C Munoz Camacho
- Universit'e Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
| | - K Neupane
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
| | - G Niculescu
- James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807, USA
- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
| | - T O'Connell
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
| | - M Osipenko
- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
| | - M Paolone
- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
| | - L L Pappalardo
- Universita' di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
| | - R Paremuzyan
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - K Park
- Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
| | - E Pasyuk
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - W Phelps
- Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - D Pocanic
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901, USA
| | - O Pogorelko
- National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute-ITEP, Moscow 117259, Russia
| | - J Poudel
- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
| | - Y Prok
- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901, USA
| | - B A Raue
- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - M Ripani
- INFN, Sezione di Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
| | - J Ritman
- Institute fur Kernphysik (Juelich), Juelich 52428, Germany
| | - A Rizzo
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
- Universita' di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome Italy
| | - P Rossi
- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, 00044 Frascati, Italy
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - F Sabatié
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
| | - C Salgado
- Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia 23504, USA
| | - A Schmidt
- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
| | - R A Schumacher
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
| | - Y G Sharabian
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - U Shrestha
- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
| | - O Soto
- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, 00044 Frascati, Italy
| | - N Sparveris
- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
| | - S Stepanyan
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - I I Strakovsky
- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
| | - S Strauch
- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
| | - N Tyler
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
| | - M Ungaro
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180-3590, USA
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - L Venturelli
- INFN, Sezione di Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- Università degli Studi di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
| | - H Voskanyan
- Yerevan Physics Institute, 375036 Yerevan, Armenia
| | - A Vossen
- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0305, USA
| | - E Voutier
- Universit'e Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, 91405 Orsay, France
| | - D Watts
- University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
| | - K Wei
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
| | - X Wei
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
| | - M H Wood
- Canisius College, Buffalo, New York 14208, USA
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
| | - B Yale
- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA
| | - N Zachariou
- University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
| | - J Zhang
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901, USA
| | - Z W Zhao
- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0305, USA
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