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Kagome vanadates {\it A}V$_3$Sb$_5$ display unusual low-temperature electronic properties including charge density waves (CDW), whose microscopic origin remains unsettled. Recently, CDW order has been discovered in a new material ScV$_6$Sn$_6$, providing an opportunity to explore whether the onset of CDW leads to unusual electronic properties. Here, we study this question using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The ARPES measurements show minimal changes to the electronic structure after the onset of CDW. However, STM quasiparticle interference (QPI) measurements show strong dispersing features related to the CDW ordering vectors. A plausible explanation is the presence of a strong momentum-dependent scattering potential peaked at the CDW wavevector, associated with the existence of competing CDW instabilities. Our STM results further indicate that the bands most affected by the CDW are near vHS, analogous to the case of {\it A}V$_3$Sb$_5$ despite very different CDW wavevectors., Comment: 33 pages, 4 figures

We use daily longitudinal data and a within-worker identification approach to examine the impacts of heat on labor force dynamics in Australia. High temperatures during 2001-2019 significantly reduced work attendance and hours worked, which were not compensated for in subsequent days and weeks. The largest reductions occurred in cooler regions and recent years, and were not solely concentrated amongst outdoor-based workers. Financial and Insurance Services was the most strongly affected industry, with temperatures above 38{\deg}C (100{\deg}F) increasing absenteeism by 15 percent. Adverse heat effects during the work commute and during outdoor work hours are shown to be key mechanisms.

The addition of magnetic impurities in topological insulators can drive ferromagnetic order that leads to novel quantum anomalous Hall transport well below the Curie temperature. The fragility of the quantized regime has been ascribed to the random nature of the magnetic moment distribution. Here, we refine this hypothesis by using inelastic neutron scattering and density-functional theory calculations to show that two antagonistic components define the magnetism in Mn-substituted SnTe, thereby limiting the effectiveness of dilute magnetic TIs. One component is strongly bound antiferromagnetic dimers that compete with ferromagnetic order. The other component consists of undimerized moments where ferromagnetic order develops via long-range interactions.

The body-centered-tetragonal antiferromagnet EuGa$_4$ exhibits A-type antiferromagnetic order below its N\'eel temperature $T_{\rm N} = 16.4$ K in magnetic field $H = 0$ where the moments are ferromagnetically aligned in the $ab$-plane with the Eu moments in adjacent Eu planes aligned antiferromagnetically. Previous magnetization versus field $M_{ab}(H)$ measurements revealed that the moments exhibit a spin-reorientation transition at a critical field $H_{c1}$ where the Eu moments become perpendicular to an in-plane magnetic field while still remaining in the $ab$ plane. A theory for $T=0$ K was previously presented that successfully explained the observed low-field moment-reorientation behavior at $T = 2$ K. Here we present a theory explaining the observed $T$ dependence of $M_{ab}(H,T

Extreme heat negatively impacts cognition, learning, and task performance. With increasing global temperatures, workers may therefore be at increased risk of work-related injuries and illness. This study estimates the effects of temperature on worker health using records spanning 1985-2020 from an Australian mandatory insurance scheme. High temperatures are found to cause significantly more claims, particularly among manual workers in outdoor-based industries. These adverse effects have not diminished across time, with the largest effect observed for the 2015-2020 period, indicating increasing vulnerability to heat. Within occupations, the workers most adversely affected by heat are female, older-aged and higher-earning. Finally, results from firm-level panel analyses show that the percentage increase in claims on hot days is largest at "safer" firms.