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1. Spectroscopy studies of 4H-SiC

Author: A.C. de Oliveira, J.A. Freitas Jr., W.J. Moore, A. Ferreira da Silva, I. Pepe, J. Souza de Almeida, J.M. Osório-Guillén, R. Ahuja, C. Persson, K. Järrendahl, O.P.A. Lindquist, N.V. Edwards, and Q. Wahab
Subjects: optical bandgap energy, wide-bandgap material, SiC polytypes, computer simulation, Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials, TA401-492
Abstract: Calculations of the total dielectric functions and the optical bandgap energy (OBGE) of 4HSiC were performed by the full-potential linear muffin-tin-orbital method. The results are compared to spectroscopic ellipsometry dielectric measurements agreeing closely over in a wide range of energies. The obtained theoretical value of the (OBGE) agrees very closely with the measured ones obtained by transmission and photoacoustic spectroscopies at room temperature performed on 470 µm thick wafer and a 25 µm thick homoepitaxial layer of 4H-SiC samples grown (n-type, Siface) by hot wall CVD.
Published: 2003
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2. Photoacoustic and transmission studies of SiC polytypes

Author: A.C. de Oliveira, J.A. Freitas Jr., W.J. Moore, A. Ferreira da Silva, I. Pepe, J. Souza de Almeida, G.C.B. Braga, J.M. Osório-Guillen, C. Persson, and R. Ahuja
Subjects: SiC Polytypes, optical bandgap energies, plane wave method, Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials, TA401-492
Abstract: The optical bandgap energies (OBGE) of 3C, 15R, 6H and 4H-SiC have been investigate experimentally by transmission and photoacoustic spectroscopies. The measurements were performed on 470 mum thick wafers. The OBGE obtained from both spectroscopies for different polytypes show very good agreement. In order to have a better understanding of these materials calculations of eletronic band structure were performed by the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FPLAPW) method. For the OBGE the results are compared to the measurements agreeing closely over the energies of those polytypes.
Published: 2003
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3. Club cells form lung adenocarcinomas and maintain the alveoli of adult mice

Author: Spella, M. Lilis, I. Pepe, M.A.A. Chen, Y. Armaka, M. Lamort, A.-S. Zazara, D.E. Roumelioti, F. Vreka, M. Kanellakis, N.I. Wagner, D.E. Giannou, A.D. Armenis, V. Arendt, K.A.M. Klotz, L.V. Toumpanakis, D. Karavana, V. Zakynthinos, S.G. Giopanou, I. Marazioti, A. Aidinis, V. Sotillo, R. Stathopoulos, G.T.
Subjects: respiratory system, respiratory tract diseases
Abstract: Lung cancer and chronic lung diseases impose major disease burdens worldwide and are caused by inhaled noxious agents including tobacco smoke. The cellular origins of environmental-induced lung tumors and of the dysfunctional airway and alveolar epithelial turnover observed with chronic lung diseases are unknown. To address this, we combined mouse models of genetic labeling and ablation of airway (club) and alveolar cells with exposure to environmental noxious and carcinogenic agents. Club cells are shown to survive KRAS mutations and to form lung tumors after tobacco carcinogen exposure. Increasing numbers of club cells are found in the alveoli with aging and after lung injury, but go undetected since they express alveolar proteins. Ablation of club cells prevents chemical lung tumors and causes alveolar destruction in adult mice. Hence club cells are important in alveolar maintenance and carcinogenesis and may be a therapeutic target against premalignancy and chronic lung disease. © eLife Sciences Publications Ltd. All rights reserved.
Published: 2019

4. Beam-based commissioning of a novel X-band transverse deflection structure with variable polarization

Author: P. González Caminal, F. Christie, R. D’Arcy, S. M. Jaster-Merz, R. Assmann, F. Burkart, B. Conrad, H. Dinter, M. Foese, J. Herrmann, M. Hoffmann, M. Hüning, R. Jonas, O. Krebs, S. Lederer, B. Marchetti, D. Marx, J. Mueller, J. Osterhoff, I. Peperkorn, M. Reukauff, H. Schlarb, S. Schreiber, G. Tews, T. Vinatier, M. Vogt, A. de Z. Wagner, S. Wesch, P. Craievich, M. Bopp, H.-H. Braun, A. Citterio, R. Fortunati, R. Ganter, T. Kleeb, F. Marcellini, M. Pedrozzi, E. Prat, S. Reiche, K. Rolli, R. Sieber, A. Grudiev, W. L. Millar, N. Catalan-Lasheras, G. McMonagle, S. Pitman, V. del Pozo Romano, K. T. Szypula, and W. Wuensch
Subjects: Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Longitudinal electron-beam diagnostics play a critical role in the operation and control of x-ray free-electron lasers, which rely on parameters such as the current profile, the longitudinal phase space, or the slice emittance of the particle distribution. On the one hand, the femtosecond-scale electron bunches produced at these facilities impose stringent requirements on the resolution achievable with the diagnostics. On the other, research and development of novel accelerator technologies such as beam-driven plasma-wakefield accelerators (PWFA) demand unprecedented capabilities to resolve the centroid offsets in the full transverse plane along the longitudinal bunch coordinate. We present the beam-based commissioning of an advanced X-band transverse-deflection rf structure (TDS) system with the new feature of providing variable polarization of the deflecting force: the PolariX-TDS. By means of a comprehensive campaign of measurements conducted with the prototype, key parameters of the rf performance of the system are validated and a phase-space characterization of an electron bunch is accomplished with a time resolution of 3.3 fs. Furthermore, an analysis of second-order effects induced on the bunch from its passage through the PolariX-TDS is presented.
Published: 2024
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5. A study of the effect of molecular and aerosol conditions in the atmosphere on air fluorescence measurements at the Pierre Auger Observatory

Author: J. ABRAHAM, P. ABREU, M. AGLIETTA, E. J. AHN, D. ALLARD, I. ALLEKOTTE, J. ALLEN, J. ALVAREZ MUNIZ, M. AMBROSIO, L. ANCHORDOQUI, S. ANDRINGA, T. ANTICIC, A. ANZALONE, C. ARAMO, E. ARGANDA, K. ARISAKA, F. ARQUEROS, H. ASOREY, P. ASSIS, J. AUBLIN, M. AVE, G. AVILA, T. BACKER, D. BADAGNANI, M. BALZER, K. B. BARBER, A. F. BARBOSA, S. L. C. BARROSO, B. BAUGHMAN, P. BAULEO, J. BEATTY, B. R. BECKER, K. H. BECKER, A. BELLETOILE, J. A. BELLIDO, S. BENZVI, C. BERAT, T. BERGMANN, X. BERTOU, P. L. BIERMANN, P. BILLOIR, O. BLANCH BIGAS, F. BLANCO, M. BLANCO, H. BLUMER, M. BOHACOVA, D. BONCIOLI, C. BONIFAZI, R. BONINO, N. BORODAI, J. BRACK, P. BROGUEIRA, W. C. BROWN, R. BRUIJN, P. BUCHHOLZ, A. BUENO, R. E. BURTON, N. BUSCA, K. S. CABALLERO MORA, L. CARAMETE, R. CARUSO, A. CASTELLINA, O. CATALANO, G. CATALDI, L. CAZON, R. CESTER, J. CHAUVIN, A. CHIAVASSA, J. A. CHINELLATO, A. CHOU, J. CHUDOBA, R. W. CLAY, E. COLOMBO, R. CONCEICAO, F. CONTRERAS, H. COOK, M. COOPER, J. COPPENS, A. CORDIER, U. COTTI, S. COUTU, C. E. COVAULT, A. CREUSOT, A. CRISS, J. CRONIN, A. CURUTIU, S. DAGORET CAMPAGNE, R. DALLIER, K. DAUMILLER, B. R. DAWSON, R. M. DE, ALMEIDA, M. DEDOMENICO, C. DEDONATO, S. J. DEJONG, G. DELAVEGA, W. J. M. DEMELLOJUNIOR, J. DEMELLONETO, V. DESOUZAM, K. D. DEVRIES, G. DECERPRIT, L. DELPERAL, O. DELIGNY, A. DELLASELVA, C. DELLEFRATTE, H. DEMBINSKI, C. DIGIULIO, J. C. DIAZ, M. CASTRO, P. N. DIEP, C. DOBRIGKEIT, J. C. DOLIVO, P. N. DONG, A. DOROFEEV, J. C. DOSANJOS, M. DOVA, D. DURSO, I. DUTAN, M. A. DUVERNOIS, J. EBR, R. ENGEL, M. ERDMANN, C. O, A. ETCHEGOYEN, P. FACALSANLUIS, H. FALCKE, G. FARRAR, A. C. FAUTH, N. FAZZINI, A. FERRERO, B. FICK, A. FILEVICH, A. FILIPCIC, I. FLECK, S. FLIESCHER, C. E. FRACCHIOLLA, E. D. FRAENKEL, U. FROHLICH, W. FULGIONE, R. F. GAMARRA, S. GAMBETTA, B. GARCIA, D. GAMEZ, D. GARCIA PINTO, X. GARRIDO, G. GELMINI, H. GEMMEKEAG, P. L. GHIA, U. GIACCARI, M. GILLER, H. GLASS, L. GOGGIN, M. S. GOLD, G. GOLUP, F. GOMEZALBARRACIN, M. BERISSO, P. GONC ALVES, D. GONZALEZ, J. G. GONZALEZ, D. GORA, A. GORGI, P. GOUFFON, S. R. GOZZINI, E. GRASHORN, S. GREBE, M. GRIGAT, A. F. GRILLO, Y. GUARDINCERRI, F. GUARINO, G. P. GUEDES, J. D. HAGUE, V. HALENKA, P. HANSEN, D. HARARI, S. HARMSMA, J. L. HARTON, A. HAUNGS, T. HEBBEKER, D. HECK, A. E. HERVE, C. HOJVAT, V. C. HOLMES, P. HOMOLA, J. R. HORANDEL, A. HORNEFFER, M. HRABOVSKY, T. HUEGE, M. HUSSAIN, M. IARLORI, A. INSOLIA, F. IONITA, A. ITALIANO, S. JIRASKOVA, K. KADIJA, M. KADUCAK, K. H. KAMPERT, T. KAROVA, P. KASPER, B. KEGL, B. KEILHAUER, A. KEIVANI, J. KELLEY, E. KEMPO, R. M. KIECKHAFER, H. O. KLAGES, M. KLEIFGES, J. KLEINFELLER, R. KNAPIK, J. KNAPP, D. H. KOANG, A. KRIEGER, O. KROMER, D. KRUPPKE HANSEN, F. KUEHN, D. KUEMPEL, K. KULBARTZ, N. KUNKA, A. KUSENKO, G. LAROSA, C. LACHAUD, B. LAGO, P. LAUTRIDOU, M. S. A. B. LEAO, D. LEBRUN, P. LEBRUN, J. LEE, M. A. LEIGUIDEOLIVEIRA, A. LEMIERE, A. LETESSIER SELVON, I. LHENRY YVON, R. LOPEZ, A. LOPEZAGUERA, K. LOUEDEC, J. LOZANOBAHILO, A. LUCERO, M. LUDWIG, H. LYBERIS, M. C. MACCARONE, C. MACOLINO, S. MALDERA, D. MANDAT, P. MANTSCH, A. G. MARIAZZI, V. MARIN, I. C. MARIS, H. FALCON, O. BRAVO, H. J. MATHES, J. MATTHEWS, G. MATTHIAE, D. MAURIZIO, P. O. MAZUR, M. MCEWENBP, G. MEDINA TANCO, M. MELISSAS, D. MELO, E. MENICHETTI, A. MENSHIKOV, C. MEURER, S. MICANOVIC, M. I. MICHELETTI, W. MILLER, L. MIRAMONTI, S. MOLLERACH, M. MONASOR, D. MONNIERRAGAIGNE, F. MONTANET, B. MORALES, C. MORELLO, E. BA, J. C. MORENO, C. MORRIS, M. MOSTAFA, S. MUELLER, M. MULLER, R. MUSSA, G. NAVARRA, J. L. NAVARRO, S. NAVAS, P. NECESAL, L. NELLEN, P. NHUNG, N. NIERSTENHOEFER, D. NITZ, D. NOSEK, L. NOZKA, M. NYKLICEK, J. OEHLSCHLAGER, A. OLINTO, P. OLIVA, V. BR, M. ORTIZ, N. PACHECO, D. PAKKSELMI DEI, M. PALATKA, J. PALLOTTA, N. PALMIERI, G. PARENTE, E. PARIZOT, S. PARLATI, A. PARRA, J. PARRISIUS, R. PARSONS, S. PASTOR, T. PAUL, V. PAVLIDOU, K. PAYET, M. PECH, J. PEKALA, R. PELAYO, I. PEPE, R. PESCE, E. PETERMANN, S. PETRERA, P. PETRINCA, A. PETROLINI, Y. PETROV, J. PETROVIC, C. PFENDNER, R. PIEGAIA, T. PIEROG, M. PIMENTA, V. PIRRONELLO, M. PLATINO, V. H. PONCE, M. PONTZ, P. PRIVITERA, M. PROUZA, E. J. QUEL, J. RAUTENBERG, O. RAVEL, D. RAVIGNANI, A. REDONDO, B. REVENU, F. A. S. REZENDE, J. RIDKY, S. RIGGI, M. RISSE, P. RISTORI, C. RIVIERE, V. RIZI, C. ROBLEDO, G. RODRIGUEZ, J. RODRIGUEZMARTINO, J. RODRIGUEZROJO, I. RODRIGUEZ CABO, M. D. RODRIGUEZ FRIAS, G. ROS, J. ROSADO, T. ROSSLER, M. ROTH, B. ROUILLE DORFEUIL, E. ROULET, A. C. ROVERO, F. SALAMIDA, H. SALAZAR, G. SALINA, F. SANCHEZ, M. SANTANDER, C. E. SANTO, E. SANTO, E. M. SANTOS, F. SARAZIN, S. SARKAR, R. SATO, N. SCHARF, V. SCHERINI, H. SCHIELER, P. SCHIFFER, A. SCHMIDT, F. SCHMIDT, T. SCHMIDT, O. SCHOLTEN, H. SCHOORLEMMER, J. SCHOVANCOVA, P. SCHOVANEK, F. SCHROEDER, S. SCHULTE, F. SCHUSSLER, D. SCHUSTER, S. J. SCIUTTO, M. SCUDERI, A. SEGRETO, D. SEMIKOZ, R. SHELLARD, I. SIDELNIK, B. B. SIFFERT, G. SIGL, A. SMIAKOWSKI, R. SMIDA, G. R. SNOW, P. SOMMERS, J. SOROKIN, H. SPINKA, R. SQUARTINI, J. STASIELAK, M. STEPHAN, E. STRAZZERI, A. STUTZ, F. SUAREZ, T. SUOMIJARVI, A. D. SUPANITSKY, T. SUSA, M. S. SUTHERLAND, J. SWAIN, Z. SZADKOWSKI, A. TAMASHIRO, A. TAMBURRO, A. TAPIA, T. TARUTINA, O. TAS CAU, R. TCACIUC, D. TCHERNIAKHOVSKI, D. TEGOLO, N. T. THAO, D. THOMAS, J. TIFFENBERG, C. TIMMERMANS, W. TKACZYK, C. J. TODEROPEIXOTO, B. TOME, A. TONACHINI, P. TRAVNICEK, D. B. TRIDAPALLI, G. TRISTRAM, E. TROVATO, M. TUEROS, R. ULRICH, M. UNGER, M. URBAN, J. GALICIA, I. VALINO, L. VALORE, A. M. VANDENBERG, J. R. VAZQUEZ, R. A. VAZQUEZ, D. VEBERIC, T. VENTERS, V. VERZI, M. VIDELA, L. VILLASENOR, S. VOROBIOV, L. VOYVODIC, H. WAHLBERG, P. WAHRLICH, O. WAINBERG, D. WARNER, A. A. WATSON, S. WESTERHOFF, B. J. WHELAN, G. WIECZOREK, L. WIENCKE, B. WILCZYNSKA, H. WILCZYNSKI, C. WILLIAMS, T. WINCHEN, M. G. WINNICK, B. WUNDHEILER, T. YAMAMOTO, P. YOUNK, G. YUAN, A. YUSHKOV, E. ZAS, D. ZAVRTANIK, M. ZAVRTANIK, I. ZAW, A. ZEPEDA, M. 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Subjects: Angstrom exponent, Astronomy, Astrophysics, 01 natural sciences, Auger, CROSS-SECTIONS, COSMIC-RAY SHOWERS, Observatory, DEPENDENCE, High-Energy Cosmic Ray, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Physics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Lidar, [SDU.ASTR.HE]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], ANGSTROM EXPONENT, Pierre Auger Observatory, Bi-static lidar, ELECTRONS, ComputingMethodologies_DOCUMENTANDTEXTPROCESSING, MULTIPLE-SCATTERING, Light emission, Física nuclear, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, LIGHT-EMISSION, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics, [PHYS.ASTR.HE]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO), Extensive air shower, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, SURFACE DETECTOR, Air fluorescence method, 0103 physical sciences, Extensive air showers, RECONSTRUCTION, Aerosol, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), Cosmic rays, Aerosols, Calorimeter (particle physics), Atmospheric effect, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Atmosphere, Física, Astronomy and Astrophysics, NITROGEN, Air shower, Fluorescence Telescopes, 13. Climate action, Experimental High Energy Physics, AEROSSOL
Abstract: The air fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory is designed to perforin calorimetric measurements of extensive air showers created by Cosmic rays of above 10(18) eV. To correct these measurements for the effects introduced by atmospheric fluctuations, the Observatory contains a group Of monitoring instruments to record atmospheric conditions across the detector site, ail area exceeding 3000 km(2). The atmospheric data are used extensively in the reconstruction of air showers, and are particularly important for the correct determination of shower energies and the depths of shower maxima. This paper contains a summary of the molecular and aerosol conditions measured at the Pierre Auger Observatory since the start of regular operations in 2004, and includes a discussion of the impact of these measurements oil air shower reconstructions. Between 10(18) and 10(20) eV, the systematic Uncertainties due to all atmospheric effects increase from 4% to 8% in measurements of shower energy, and 4 g cm(-2) to 8 g cm(-2) in measurements of the shower maximum., The successful installation and commissioning of the Pierre Auger Observatory would not have been possible without the strong commitment and effort from the technical and administrative staff in Malargüe. We are very grateful to the following agencies and organizations for financial support: Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Fundación Antorchas, Gobierno De La Provincia de Mendoza, Municipalidad de Malargüe, NDM Holdings and Valle Las Leñas, in gratitude for their continuing cooperation over land access, Argentina; the Australian Research Council; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP), Fundaçao de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Fundaçao de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP), Ministério de Ciência e Tecnologia (MCT), Brazil; AVCR AV0Z10100502 and AV0Z10100522, GAAV KJB300100801 and KJB100100904, MSMT-CR LA08016, LC527, 1M06002, and MSM0021620859, Czech Republic; Centre de Calcul IN2P3/CNRS, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Conseil Régional Ile-de-France, Département Physique Nucléaire et Corpusculaire (PNC-IN2P3/CNRS), Département Sciences de l’Univers (SDU-INSU/CNRS), France; Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Finanzministerium Baden- Württemberg, Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren (HGF), Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst, Baden-W¨urttemberg, Germany; Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Ministero dell’Istruzione,dell’Università e della Ricerca (MIUR), Italy; Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), Mexico; Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO), Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (FOM), Netherlands; Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Grant Nos. 1 P03 D 014 30, N202 090 31/0623, and PAP/218/2006, Poland; Fundaçao para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal; Ministry for Higher Education, Science, and Technology, Slovenian Research Agency, Slovenia; Comunidad de Madrid, Consejería de Educación de la Comunidad de Castilla La Mancha, FEDER funds, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Xunta de Galicia, Spain; Science and Technology Facilities Council, United Kingdom; Department of Energy, Contract No. DE-AC02-07CH11359, National Science Foundation, Grant No. 0450696, The Grainger Foundation USA; ALFA-EC / HELEN, European Union 6th Framework Program, Grant No. MEIF-CT-2005-025057, European Union 7th Framework Program, Grant No. PIEF-GA-2008-220240, and UNESCO.
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6. The Northen Site of the Pierre Auger Observatory

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Subjects: Pierre Auger Observatory, Physics, high energy, Particle composition, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, General Physics and Astronomy, Astronomy, Cosmic ray, Cosmic Ray, 01 natural sciences, Auger, North-Site of the Pierre Auger Observatory, Auger Observatory, Observatory, 0103 physical sciences, Energy spectrum, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], Neutrino, High-Energy Cosmic Ray, 010306 general physics
Abstract: Part of Focus on High Energy Cosmic Rays - see paper for full liste of authors; The Pierre Auger Observatory is an international facility dedicated to the full-sky study of the highest-energy cosmic rays. The southern site of the Auger Observatory was completed in June 2008. Data collected since January 2004 have yielded important information on the energy spectrum, the primary particle composition, the fluxes of photons and neutrinos and on the anisotropic distribution of the arrival directions of the most energetic particles. On this basis, the scientific motivation for the northern Auger Observatory site in Colorado, USA, is discussed. The overall layout, the key components and the expected performance of this 20 000 km2 hybrid observatory comprised of an array of 4400 surface detectors and 39 fluorescence telescopes are described.
Published: 2010
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7. Search for right-handed weak currents in the β-asymmetry-polarization correlation from 12N decay

Author: M. Ferro-Luzzi, M. Allet, Kazimierz Bodek, E. Stephan, Jacek Zejma, S. Navert, J. Camps, Jan Govaerts, Oscar Naviliat-Cuncic, J. Sromicki, Nathal Severijns, R. Müller, F. Gimeno-Nogues, René Prieels, Jules Deutsch, J. Lang, I. Pepe, E. Thomas, and P.A. Quin
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Gauge boson, Right handed, media_common.quotation_subject, Electroweak interaction, Polarization (waves), Asymmetry, Lower limit, Nuclear physics, Positron, High Energy Physics::Experiment, media_common, Boson
Abstract: The polarization of positrons emitted along and opposite to the nuclear spin direction has been measured in the decay of polarized 12 N. The results are consistent with the Standard Model prediction. In manifest left-right symmetric models this measurement provides a lower limit of 220 GeV/c 2 at 90% CL on the mass of an eventual right-handed gauge boson contributing to the electroweak interaction.
Published: 1996
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8. Optical Analysis of the Light Emission from Porous Silicon: A Hybrid Polyatom Surface-Coupled Fluorophor.

Author: James L. Gole, Erling Veje, R. G. Egeberg, A. Ferreira da Silva, I. Pepe, and David A. Dixon
Published: 2006
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9. Muons in air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory: Measurement of atmospheric production depth

Author: Adrian J. Matthews, L. Molina-Bueno, D. Melo, David Walz, F. Suarez, Thomas Hebbeker, Sergio Dasso, T. Huege, A. Parra, Jeffrey Brack, Olaf Scholten, V. Pirronello, Humberto Ibarguen Salazar, F. Gate, Iuri Muniz Pepe, L. Tomankova, G. Navarra, C. A. Moura, T. Yamamoto, Brian Fick, Samo Stanič, van den Ad M Berg, C. Jarne, M. Prouza, J. Kleinfeller, A. Aab, L. Caramete, R. Mussa, J. J. Beatty, D. Pakk Selmi-Dei, R. Sato, A. C. Fauth, Kai Daumiller, Peter Schiffer, B. Vlcek, H. Dembinski, N. Fazzini, L. del Peral, P. Abreu, M. S. A. B. Leão, H. Lyberis, E.M. Holt, D. Ravignani, A. Saleh, Maria-Teresa Dova, R. Alves Batista, D. Kruppke-Hansen, O. Ravel, G. Yuan, Matias Tueros, D. Nosek, Johannes Schulz, A. van Vliet, V. Scherini, Carla Bonifazi, Jose A. Bellido, Daniel Kuempel, Carlos Escobar, S. Maldera, M. Pimenta, F. Diogo, M. Videla, G. Cocciolo, Luis A. Anchordoqui, Marcio Aparecido Muller, D. Maurizio, Richard Dallier, A. Nelles, B. 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Subjects: Astrofísica, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astronomy, Ciencias Físicas, muons, hadronic interaction models, Astrophysics, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Auger, purl.org/becyt/ford/1 [https], High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Air showers, Production depth, SURFACE DETECTOR ARRAY, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], [ PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET ] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Physics, High-Energy Cosmic Rays, [SDU.ASTR.HE]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], Detector, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, [ SDU.ASTR.IM ] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], Pierre Auger Observatory, Observable, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), COSMIC-RAYS, longitudinal development, Core (optical fiber), ComputingMethodologies_DOCUMENTANDTEXTPROCESSING, Física nuclear, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS, [PHYS.ASTR.HE]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], Nuclear and High Energy Physics, [PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, Nuclear physics, cosmic rays, [ PHYS.HEXP ] Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], 0103 physical sciences, extensive air showers, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], 010306 general physics, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), Zenith, Ciencias Exactas, Muon, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, [ PHYS.ASTR.HE ] Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], Física, purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3 [https], ASTROFÍSICA, [SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], Astronomía, MODEL, Experimental High Energy Physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, [ SDU.ASTR.HE ] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], [ PHYS.ASTR.IM ] Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], muonic component, SYSTEM
Abstract: The surface detector array of the Pierre Auger Observatory provides information about the longitudinal development of the muonic component of extensive air showers. Using the timing information from the flash analog-to-digital converter traces of surface detectors far from the shower core, it is possible to reconstruct a muon production depth distribution. We characterize the goodness of this reconstruction for zenith angles around 60° and different energies of the primary particle. From these distributions, we define Xμmax as the depth along the shower axis where the production of muons reaches maximum. We explore the potentiality of Xμmax as a useful observable to infer the mass composition of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays. Likewise, we assess its ability to constrain hadronic interaction models., La lista completa de autores que integran el documento puede consultarse en el archivo., Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Instituto de Física La Plata
Published: 2014
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10. Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory. II. Composition implications

Author: Aab, A., Abreu, P., Aglietta, M., Ahn, E. J., Al Samarai, I., Albuquerque, I. F. M., Allekotte, I., Allen, J., Allison, P., Almela, A., Alvarez Castillo, J., Alvarez-Muniz, J., Alves Batista, R., Ambrosio, M., Aminaei, A., Anchordoqui, L., Andringa, S., Aramo, C., Aranda, V. M., Arqueros, F., Asorey, H., Assis, P., Aublin, J., Ave, M., Avenier, M., Avila, G., Awal, N., Badescu, A. M., Barber, K. B., Bauml, J., Baus, C., Beatty, J. J., Becker, K. H., Bellido, J. A., Berat, C., Bertania, M. E., Bertou, X., Biermann, P. L., Billoir, P., Blaess, S., Blanco, M., Bleve, C., Blumer, H., Bohacova, M., Boncioli, D., Bonifazi, C., Bonino, R., Borodai, N., Brack, J., Brancus, I., Bridgeman, A., Brogueira, P., Brown, W. C., Buchholz, P., Bueno, A., Buitink, S., Buscemi, M., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Caccianiga, B., Caccianiga, L., Candusso, M., Caramete, L., Caruso, R., Castellina, A., Cataldi, G., Cazon, L., Cester, R., Chavez, A. G., Chiavassa, A., Chinellato, J. A., Chudoba, J., Cilmo, M., Clay, R. W., Cocciolo, G., Colalillo, R., Coleman, A., Collica, L., Coluccia, M. R., Conceicao, R., Contreras, F., Cooper, M. J., Cordier, A., Coutu, S., Covault, C. E., Cronin, J., Curutiu, A., Dallier, R., Daniel, B., Dasso, S., Daumiller, K., Dawson, B. R., De Almeida, R. M., De Domenico, M., De Jong, S. J., De Mello Neto, J. R. T., De Mitri, I., De Oliveira, J., De Souza, V., Del Peral, L., Deligny, O., Dembinski, H., Dhital, N., Di Giulio, C., Di Matteo, A., Diaz, J. C., Diaz Castro, M. L., Diogo, F., Dobrigkeit, C., Docters, W., D'Olivo, J. C., Dorofeev, A., Dorosti Hasankiadeh, Q., Dova, M. T., Ebr, J., Engel, R., Erdmann, M., Erfani, M., Escobar, C. O., Espadanal, J., Etchegoyen, A., Facal San Luis, P., Falcke, H., Fang, K., Farrar, G., Fauth, A. C., Fazzini, N., Ferguson, A. P., Fernandes, M., Fick, B., Figueira, J. M., Filevich, A., Filipcic, A., Fox, B. D., Fratu, O., Frohlich, U., Fuchs, B., Fuji, T., Gaior, R., Garcia, B., Garcia Roca, S. 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Subjects: mass composition, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, [PHYS.ASTR.HE]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], Proton, Astronomy, Ciencias Físicas, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Nuclear Theory, Hadron, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, 01 natural sciences, Auger, Nuclear physics, purl.org/becyt/ford/1 [https], 0103 physical sciences, High-Energy Cosmic Ray, Nuclear Experiment, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Physics, Pierre Auger Observatory, Range (particle radiation), [SDU.ASTR]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], 010308 nuclear & particles physics, [SDU.ASTR.HE]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], Interaction model, Astroparticles, purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3 [https], COSMIC-RAYS, Astronomía, Air shower, 13. Climate action, Experimental High Energy Physics, FISICA, SIMULATION, ComputingMethodologies_DOCUMENTANDTEXTPROCESSING, Física nuclear, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
Abstract: Using the data taken at the Pierre Auger Observatory between December 2004 and December 2012, we have examined the implications of the distributions of depths of atmospheric shower maximum (Xmax), using a hybrid technique, for composition and hadronic interaction models. We do this by fitting the distributions with predictions from a variety of hadronic interaction models for variations in the composition of the primary cosmic rays and examining the quality of the fit. Regardless of what interaction model is assumed, we find that our data are not well described by a mix of protons and iron nuclei over most of the energy range. Acceptable fits can be obtained when intermediate masses are included, and when this is done consistent results for the proton and iron-nuclei contributions can be found using the available models. We observe a strong energy dependence of the resulting proton fractions, and find no support from any of the models for a significant contribution from iron nuclei. However, we also observe a significant disagreement between the models with respect to the relative contributions of the intermediate components., Comment: 13 pages, 7 figures
Published: 2014
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11. Reconstruction of inclined air showers detected with the Pierre Auger Observatory

Author: The Pierre Auger Collaboration, Aab, A., Abreu, P., Aglietta, M., Ahlers, M., Ahn, E. J., Samarai, I. Al, Albuquerque, I. F. M., Allekotte, I., Allen, J., Allison, P., Almela, A., Castillo, J. Alvarez, Alvarez-Muñiz, J., Batista, R. Alves, Ambrosio, M., Aminaei, A., Anchordoqui, L., Andringa, S., Aramo, C., Arqueros, F., Asorey, H., Assis, P., Aublin, J., Ave, M., Avenier, M., Avila, G., Badescu, A. M., Barber, K. B., Bäuml, J., Baus, C., Beatty, J. J., Becker, K. H., Bellido, J. A., Berat, C., Bertou, X., Biermann, P. L., Billoir, P., Blanco, F., Blanco, M., Bleve, C., Blümer, H., Boháčová, M., Boncioli, D., Bonifazi, C., Bonino, R., Borodai, N., Brack, J., Brancus, I., Brogueira, P., Brown, W. C., Buchholz, P., Bueno, A., Buscemi, M., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Caccianiga, B., Caccianiga, L., Candusso, M., Caramete, L., Caruso, R., Castellina, A., Cataldi, G., Cazon, L., Cester, R., Chavez, A. G., Cheng, S. H., Chiavassa, A., Chinellato, J. A., Chudoba, J., Cilmo, M., Clay, R. W., Cocciolo, G., Colalillo, R., Collica, L., Coluccia, M. R., Conceição, R., Contreras, F., Cooper, M. J., Coutu, S., Covault, C. E., Criss, A., Cronin, J., Curutiu, A., Dallier, R., Daniel, B., Dasso, S., Daumiller, K., Dawson, B. R., de Almeida, R. M., De Domenico, M., de Jong, S. J., Neto, J. R. T. de Mello, De Mitri, I., de Oliveira, J., de Souza, V., del Peral, L., Deligny, O., Dembinski, H., Dhital, N., Di Giulio, C., Di Matteo, A., Diaz, J. C., Castro, M. L. Díaz, Diep, P. N., Diogo, F., Dobrigkeit, C., Docters, W., D'Olivo, J. C., Dong, P. N., Dorofeev, A., Hasankiadeh, Q. Dorosti, Dova, M. T., Ebr, J., Engel, R., Erdmann, M., Erfani, M., Escobar, C. O., Espadanal, J., Etchegoyen, A., Luis, P. Facal San, Falcke, H., Fang, K., Farrar, G., Fauth, A. C., Fazzini, N., Ferguson, A. P., Fernandes, M., Fick, B., Figueira, J. M., Filevich, A., Filipčič, A., Fox, B. D., Fratu, O., Fröhlich, U., Fuchs, B., Fuji, T., Gaior, R., García, B., Roca, S. T. 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Subjects: Astrofísica, Astronomy, Ciencias Físicas, 01 natural sciences, ultra high energy cosmic ray, High Energy Physics - Experiment, purl.org/becyt/ford/1 [https], ENERGY, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), EXPERIMENTS, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], HIGH, Physics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), [SDU.ASTR.HE]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Pierre Auger Observatory, Cascade, ComputingMethodologies_DOCUMENTANDTEXTPROCESSING, Física nuclear, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS, Normalization (statistics), [PHYS.ASTR.HE]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], COSMIC, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, [ PHYS.HEXP ] Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], 0103 physical sciences, Energy spectrum, 010306 general physics, ULTRA, Zenith, Shower reconstruction, Muon, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, [ PHYS.ASTR.HE ] Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], Física, Astronomy and Astrophysics, purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3 [https], Ultra-high energy cosmic rays, RAYS, Computational physics, Astronomía, Inclined extensive air showers, Experimental High Energy Physics, cosmic ray experiments, [ SDU.ASTR.HE ] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], Energy (signal processing)
Abstract: We describe the method devised to reconstruct inclined cosmic-ray air showers with zenith angles greater than $60^\circ$ detected with the surface array of the Pierre Auger Observatory. The measured signals at the ground level are fitted to muon density distributions predicted with atmospheric cascade models to obtain the relative shower size as an overall normalization parameter. The method is evaluated using simulated showers to test its performance. The energy of the cosmic rays is calibrated using a sub-sample of events reconstructed with both the fluorescence and surface array techniques. The reconstruction method described here provides the basis of complementary analyses including an independent measurement of the energy spectrum of ultra-high energy cosmic rays using very inclined events collected by the Pierre Auger Observatory., 27 pages, 19 figures, accepted for publication in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (JCAP)
Published: 2014
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12. Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory. I. Measurements at energies above 1017.8eV

Author: Aab, A., Abreu, P., Aglietta, M., Ahn, E. J., Al Samarai, I., Albuquerque, I. F. M., Allekotte, I., Allen, J., Allison, P., Almela, A., Alvarez Castillo, J., Alvarez-Muniz, J., Alves Batista, R., Ambrosio, M., Aminaei, A., Anchordoqui, L., Andringa, S., Aramo, C., Aranda, V. M., Arqueros, F., Asorey, H., Assis, P., Aublin, J., Ave, M., Avenier, M., Avila, G., Awal, N., Badescu, A. M., Barber, K. B., Bauml, J., Baus, C., Beatty, J. J., Becker, K. H., Bellido, J. A., Berat, C., Bertaina, M. E., Bertou, X., Biermann, P. L., Billoir, P., Blaess, S., Blanco, M., Bleve, C., Blumer, H., Bohacova, M., Boncioli, D., Bonifazi, C., Bonino, R., Borodai, N., Brack, J., Brancus, I., Bridgeman, A., Brogueira, P., Brown, W. C., Buchholz, P., Bueno, A., Buitink, S., Buscemi, M., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Caccianiga, B., Caccianiga, L., Candusso, M., Caramete, L., Caruso, R., Castellina, A., Cataldi, G., Cazon, L., Cester, R., Chavez, A. G., Chiavassa, A., Chinellato, J. 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Subjects: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, mass composition, Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale, High-Energy Cosmic ray
Abstract: We report a study of the distributions of the depth of maximum, Xmax, of extensive air-shower profiles with energies above 1017.8eV as observed with the fluorescence telescopes of the Pierre Auger Observatory. The analysis method for selecting a data sample with minimal sampling bias is described in detail as well as the experimental cross-checks and systematic uncertainties. Furthermore, we discuss the detector acceptance and the resolution of the Xmax measurement and provide parametrizations thereof as a function of energy. The energy dependence of the mean and standard deviation of the Xmax distributions are compared to air-shower simulations for different nuclear primaries and interpreted in terms of the mean and variance of the logarithmic mass distribution at the top of the atmosphere.
Published: 2014

13. Publisher's Note: Search for ultrahigh energy neutrinos in highly inclined events at the Pierre Auger Observatory [Phys. Rev. D 84, 122005 (2011)]

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J. Beatty, Gualberto Avila, Yingchun Zhu, M. L. Díaz Castro, C. E. Fracchiolla, G. Farrar, B. Zamorano, Sebastian Schulte, M. Avenier, Piotr Homola, Angela V. Olinto, R. J. Lauer, P. Ristori, A. Letessier-Selvon, J. Coppens, H. Dembinski, N. Fazzini, Thomas Harrison, David Walz, P. Facal San Luis, L. Caramete, K. Kotera, C. G. Tavera Ruiz, G. Parente, Lorenzo Cazon, D. Pakk Selmi-Dei, G. De La Vega, C. Rühle, G. Marsella, P. Pieroni, Maurice Stephan, T. Paul, A. Tapia, S. Le Coz, F. Arqueros, P. Necesal, D. Allard, H. R. Marquez Falcon, Darko Veberic, L. Valore, Amin Aminaei, E. Petermann, R. Gaior, R. Sato, Markus Roth, Martina Bohacova, Bruce Rafael Mellado Garcia, Pham Ngoc Diep, Miroslav Pech, C. L. Williams, H. M. Spinka, H. H. Silva Lopez, H. Gemmeke, Octavian Fratu, H. Martinez, Patrick Allison, M. Unger, A. Tonachini, J. Sorokin, A. Hervé, B. Revenu, Ph. Lebrun, F. Werner, Dusan Mandat, B. R. Becker, I. Zaw, B. Wilczynska, Julien Aublin, R. Pelayo, Alejandro Almela, G. 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Subjects: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astronomy, Solar neutrino, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Cosmic ray, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, Neutrino muon pion and other elementary particles, Publisher's note, Nuclear physics, cosmic rays, 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, GeneralLiterature_REFERENCE(e.g.,dictionaries,encyclopedias,glossaries), Pierre Auger Observatory, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Solar neutrino problem, cosmic ray detectors, Cosmic neutrino background, Neutrino detector, 13. Climate action, Neutrino muon pion and other elementary particle detectors, Experimental High Energy Physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino astronomy, Neutrino
Abstract: The Surface Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory is sensitive to neutrinos of all flavours above 0.1 EeV. These interact through charged and neutral currents in the atmosphere giving rise to extensive air showers. When interacting deeply in the atmosphere at nearly horizontal incidence, neutrinos can be distinguished from regular hadronic cosmic rays by the broad time structure of their shower signals in the water-Cherenkov detectors. In this paper we present for the first time an analysis based on down-going neutrinos. We describe the search procedure, the possible sources of background, the method to compute the exposure and the associated systematic uncertainties. No candidate neutrinos have been found in data collected from 1 January 2004 to 31 May 2010. Assuming an E^-2 differential energy spectrum the limit on the single flavour neutrino is (E^2 * dN/dE)
Published: 2012

14. Measurement of the Depth of Maximum of Extensive Air Showers above 10(18) eV

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Subjects: [PHYS.ASTR.HE]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], FLUORESCENCE LIGHT, General Physics and Astronomy, Pierre Auger Observatory, depth of maximum, fluorescence detector, cosmic rays, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, Chemical Composition, Astrophysics, Mass composition, ENERGIA, 01 natural sciences, Coincidence, Auger, Nuclear physics, Physics and Astronomy (all), 0103 physical sciences, RECONSTRUCTION, High-Energy Cosmic Ray, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, DETECTOR, Ciencias Exactas, Physics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Measurement, SPECTRUM, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, [SDU.ASTR.HE]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], Pierre Auger Experiment, Detector, Primary composition, Física, COSMIC-RAYS, longitudinal development, Longitudinal development, RESOLUTION, Física nuclear, fluorescence, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, energy
Abstract: We describe the measurement of the depth of maximum, Xmax, of the longitudinal development of air showers induced by cosmic rays. Almost four thousand events above 10¹⁸ eV observed by the fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory in coincidence with at least one surface detector station are selected for the analysis. The average shower maximum was found to evolve with energy at a rate of (106⁺³⁵₋₂₁) g/cm²/decade below 1018.24 ± 0.05 eV and (24 ± 3) g/cm²/decade above this energy. The measured shower-to-shower fluctuations decrease from about 55 to 26 g/cm². The interpretation of these results in terms of the cosmic ray mass composition is briefly discussed., La lista completa de autores que integran el documento puede consultarse en el archivo., Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Instituto de Física La Plata
Published: 2010
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15. Trigger and aperture of the surface detector array of the Pierre Auger Observatory

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Subjects: Ultra high energy cosmic rays, Auger Observatory, Extensive air showers, Trigger, Exposure, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astronomy, High-Energy Cosmi Ray, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Auger, Acceptance and Trigger Efficiency, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Instrumentation, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, Physics, Range (particle radiation), Detector, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Pierre Auger Observatory, High energy, Física nuclear, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, [PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], AIR SHOWERS, Aperture, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Extensive air shower, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, ENERGIA, Cosmic Ray, Ultra high energy cosmic ray, Optics, ultra high energy, cosmic rays, Auger Observatory, extensive airshowers, trigger exposure, 0103 physical sciences, PARTICLES, Surface Detector, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), Zenith, Ciencias Exactas, Nuclear and High Energy Physic, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, business.industry, Física, Ultra-high energy cosmic rays, [SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], Experimental High Energy Physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, business
Abstract: The surface detector array of the Pierre Auger Observatory consists of 1600 water-Cherenkov detectors, for the study of extensive airshowers (EAS) generated by ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. We describe the trigger hierarchy, from the identification of candidates howers at the level of a single detector, amongst a large background (mainly random single cosmic ray muons), up to the selection of real events and the rejection of random coincidences. Such trigger makes the surface detector array fully efficient for the detection of EAS with energy above 3 x 1018 eV, for all zenith angles between 03 and 603, independently of the position of the impact point and of the mass of the primary particle. In the serange of energies and angles, the exposure of the surface array can be determined purely on the basis of the geometrical acceptance., La lista completa de autores puede consultarse en el documento o en la página web de la revista., Facultad de Ciencias Exactas
Published: 2010
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16. Measurement of the energy spectrum of cosmic rays above 10^18 eV using the Pierre Auger Observatory

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Subjects: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, [PHYS.ASTR.HE]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], Radiación Cósmica, Astronomy, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, energy spectrum, Flux, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, Astrophysics, Electron, SURFACE DETECTOR, UPPER LIMIT, ENERGIA, PHOTON FRACTION, 01 natural sciences, Spectral line, Auger, Nuclear physics, cosmic rays, Observatory, SHOWERS, 0103 physical sciences, High-Energy Cosmic Ray, 010306 general physics, Cosmic rays, Ciencias Exactas, Physics, Pierre Auger Observatory, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, [SDU.ASTR.HE]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], Spectral density, Física, ELECTRONS, 3. Good health, Energy spectrum, SIMULATION, Experimental High Energy Physics, ComputingMethodologies_DOCUMENTANDTEXTPROCESSING, Fluorescencia, ARRAY, Física nuclear, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, SYSTEM
Abstract: We report a measurement of the flux of cosmic rays with unprecedented precision and Statistics using the Pierre Auger Observatory Based on fluorescence observations in coincidence with at least one Surface detector we derive a spectrum for energies above 10(18) eV We also update the previously published energy spectrum obtained with the surface detector array The two spectra are combined addressing the systematic uncertainties and, in particular. the influence of the energy resolution on the spectral shape The spectrum can be described by a broken power law E-gamma with index gamma = 3 3 below the ankle which is measured at log(10)(E-ankle/eV) = 18 6 Above the ankle the spectrum is described by a power law with index 2 6 followed by a flux suppression, above about log(10)(E/eV) = 19 5, detected with high statistical significance., The successful installation and commissioning of the Pierre Auger Observatory would not have been possible without the strong commitment and effort from the technical and administrative staff in Malargüe. We are very grateful to the following agencies and organizations for financial support: Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Fundación Antorchas, Gobierno De La Provincia de Mendoza, Municipalidad de Malargüe, NDM Holdings and Valle Las Leñas, in gratitude for their continuing cooperation over land access, Argentina; the Australian Research Council; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP), Fundaçao de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Fundaçao de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP), Ministério de Ciência e Tecnologia (MCT), Brazil; AVCR AV0Z10100502 and AV0Z10100522, GAAV KJB300100801 and KJB100100904, MSMT-CR LA08016, LC527, 1M06002, and MSM0021620859, Czech Republic; Centre de Calcul IN2P3/CNRS, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Conseil Régional Ile-de-France, Département Physique Nucléaire et Corpusculaire (PNC-IN2P3/CNRS), Département Sciences de l’Univers (SDU-INSU/CNRS), France; Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Finanzministerium Baden- Württemberg, Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren (HGF), Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Ministero dell’Istruzione,dell’Università e della Ricerca (MIUR), Italy; Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), Mexico; Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO), Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (FOM), Netherlands; Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Grant Nos. 1 P03 D 014 30, N202 090 31/0623, and PAP/218/2006, Poland; Fundaçao para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal; Ministry for Higher Education, Science, and Technology, Slovenian Research Agency, Slovenia; Comunidad de Madrid, Consejería de Educación de la Comunidad de Castilla La Mancha, FEDER funds, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Xunta de Galicia, Spain; Science and Technology Facilities Council, United Kingdom; Department of Energy, Contract No. DE-AC02-07CH11359, National Science Foundation, Grant No. 0450696, The Grainger Foundation USA; ALFA-EC / HELEN, European Union 6th Framework Program, Grant No. MEIF-CT-2005-025057, European Union 7th Framework Program, Grant No. PIEF-GA-2008-220240, and UNESCO.
Published: 2010
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17. Measurement of the inelastic pp cross-section at a centre-of-mass energy of √s = 7 TeV

Author: J. Anderson, George Lafferty, G. Alkhazov, Michael McCann, G. Tellarini, F. Kruse, T. Head, Mihai Straticiuc, M. Calvo Gomez, A. Palano, Tomasz Szumlak, M. Baalouch, R. Dzhelyadin, Andrei Tsaregorodtsev, M. Hoballah, Davide Pinci, Z. Mathe, C. Thomas, D. Lambert, C. Parkes, Cristina Lazzeroni, Simone Bifani, J. Panman, Marc-Olivier Bettler, Nigel Watson, Oliver Grünberg, David Hutchcroft, Hans Dijkstra, D. Wiedner, E. Graverini, N. Farley, M. Szczekowski, S. Stracka, S. Cadeddu, Naylya Sagidova, Jing Wang, Nikolay Bondar, Niko Neufeld, S. Klaver, S. Leo, W. C. Zhang, S. Gallorini, Evgeny Gushchin, A. Romero Vidal, Francesca Dordei, Matteo Palutan, S. De Capua, M. Martinelli, Nikolay Nikitin, M. Grabalosa Gándara, S. Neubert, D. Hill, Sarah Karodia, X. Cid Vidal, T. M. Karbach, T. Bird, M. Firlej, L. L. Pappalardo, Franz Muheim, B. Rachwal, A. Comerma-Montells, Ulrik Egede, J. A. de Vries, O. Okhrimenko, G. Manca, Florin Maciuc, S. Ely, A. Pellegrino, Z. 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Märki, J. Mark, G. Martellotti, A. Martín Sánchez, M. Martinelli, D. Martinez Santo, F. Martinez Vidal, D. Martins Toste, A. Massafferri, R. Matev, Z. Mathe, C. Matteuzzi, A. Mazurov, M. McCann, J. McCarthy, A. McNab, R. McNulty, B. McSkelly, B. Meadow, F. Meier, M. Meissner, M. Merk, D. A. Milane, M.-N. Minard, N. Moggi, J. Molina Rodriguez, S. Monteil, M. Morandin, P. Morawski, A. Mordà, M. J. Morello, J. Moron, A.-B. Morri, R. Mountain, F. Muheim, K. Müller, M. Mussini, B. Muster, P. Naik, T. Nakada, R. Nandakumar, I. Nasteva, M. Needham, N. Neri, S. Neubert, N. Neufeld, M. Neuner, A. D. Nguyen, T. D. Nguyen, C. Nguyen-Mau, M. Nicol, V. Nie, R. Niet, N. Nikitin, T. Nikodem, A. Novoselov, D. P. O’Hanlon, A. Oblakowska-Mucha, V. Obraztsov, S. Oggero, S. Ogilvy, O. Okhrimenko, R. Oldeman, C. J. G. Onderwater, M. Orlandea, J. M. Otalora Goicochea, A. Otto, P. Owen, A. Oyanguren, B. K. Pal, A. Palano, F. Palombo, M. Palutan, J. Panman, A. Papanesti, M. Pappagallo, L. L. Pappalardo, C. Parke, C. J. Parkinson, G. Passaleva, G. D. Patel, M. Patel, C. Patrignani, A. Pearce, A. Pellegrino, G. Penso, M. Pepe Altarelli, S. Perazzini, P. Perret, M. Perrin-Terrin, L. Pescatore, E. Pesen, K. Petridi, A. Petrolini, E. Picatoste Olloqui, B. Pietrzyk, T. Pilař, D. Pinci, A. Pistone, S. Playfer, M. Plo Casasu, F. Polci, A. Poluektov, I. Polyakov, E. Polycarpo, A. Popov, D. Popov, B. Popovici, C. Potterat, E. Price, J. D. Price, J. Prisciandaro, A. Pritchard, C. Prouve, V. Pugatch, A. Puig Navarro, G. Punzi, W. Qian, B. Rachwal, J. H. Rademacker, B. Rakotomiaramanana, M. Rama, M. S. Rangel, I. Raniuk, N. Rauschmayr, G. Raven, F. Redi, S. Reichert, M. M. Reid, A. C. dos Rei, S. Ricciardi, S. Richard, M. Rihl, K. Rinnert, V. Rives Molina, P. Robbe, A. B. Rodrigue, E. Rodrigue, P. Rodriguez Perez, S. Roiser, V. Romanovsky, A. Romero Vidal, M. Rotondo, J. Rouvinet, T. Ruf, H. Ruiz, P. Ruiz Vall, J. J. Saborido Silva, N. Sagidova, P. Sail, B. Saitta, V. Salustino Guimarae, C. Sanchez Mayordomo, B. Sanmartin Sede, R. Santacesaria, C. Santamarina Rio, E. Santovetti, A. Sarti, C. Satriano, A. Satta, D. M. Saunder, D. Savrina, M. Schiller, H. Schindler, M. Schlupp, M. Schmelling, B. Schmidt, O. Schneider, A. Schopper, M.-H. Schune, R. Schwemmer, B. Sciascia, A. Sciubba, A. Semennikov, I. Sepp, N. Serra, J. Serrano, L. Sestini, P. Seyfert, M. Shapkin, I. Shapoval, Y. Shcheglov, T. Shear, L. Shekhtman, V. Shevchenko, A. Shire, R. Silva Coutinho, G. Simi, M. Sirendi, N. Skidmore, I. Skillicorn, T. Skwarnicki, N. A. Smith, E. Smith, J. Smith, M. Smith, H. Snoek, M. D. Sokoloff, F. J. P. Soler, F. Soomro, D. Souza, B. Souza De Paula, B. Spaan, P. Spradlin, S. Sridharan, F. Stagni, M. Stahl, S. Stahl, O. Steinkamp, O. Stenyakin, F Sterpka, S. Stevenson, S. Stoica, S. Stone, B. Storaci, S. Stracka, M. Straticiuc, U. Straumann, R. Stroili, L. Sun, W. Sutcliffe, K. Swientek, S. Swientek, V. Syropoulo, M. Szczekowski, P. Szczypka, T. Szumlak, S. T’Jampen, M. Teklishyn, G. Tellarini, F. Teubert, C. Thoma, E. Thoma, J. van Tilburg, V. Tisserand, M. Tobin, J. Todd, S. Tolk, L. Tomassetti, D. Tonelli, S. Topp-Joergensen, N. Torr, E. Tournefier, S. Tourneur, M. T. Tran, M. Tresch, A. Trisovic, A. Tsaregorodtsev, P. Tsopela, N. Tuning, M. Ubeda Garcia, A. Ukleja, A. Ustyuzhanin, U. Uwer, C. Vacca, V. Vagnoni, G. Valenti, A. Vallier, R. Vazquez Gomez, P. Vazquez Regueiro, C. Vázquez Sierra, S. Vecchi, J. J. Velthui, M. Veltri, G. Veneziano, M. Vesterinen, B. Viaud, D. Vieira, M. Vieites Diaz, X. Vilasis-Cardona, A. Vollhardt, D. Volyanskyy, D. Voong, A. Vorobyev, V. Vorobyev, C. Voß, J. A. de Vrie, R. Waldi, C. Wallace, R. Wallace, J. Walsh, S. Wandernoth, J. Wang, D. R. Ward, N. K. Watson, D. Websdale, M. Whitehead, D. Wiedner, G. Wilkinson, M. Wilkinson, M. P. William, M. William, H. W. Wilschut, F. F. Wilson, J. Wimberley, J. Wishahi, W. Wislicki, M. Witek, G. Wormser, S. A. Wotton, S. Wright, K. Wyllie, Y. Xie, Z. Xing, Z. Xu, Z. Yang, X. Yuan, O. Yushchenko, M. Zangoli, M. Zavertyaev, L. Zhang, W. C. Zhang, Y. Zhang, A. Zhelezov, A. Zhokhov, L. Zhong, and Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Particle physics, COLLISIONS, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Nuclear Theory, Extrapolation, +10+GeV%29%3A+Inelastic+scattering%3A+many-particle+final+state%22">Hadron-induced high- and super-high-energy interactions (energy > 10 GeV): Inelastic scattering: many-particle final state, FOS: Physical sciences, ATLAS DETECTOR, Global features, Hadron-Hadron Scattering, Global feature, Hadrons, Settore FIS/04 - Fisica Nucleare e Subnucleare, Physics, Particles & Fields, NO, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, Momentum, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], SCATTERING, Nuclear Experiment, Large Hadron Collider (France and Switzerland), Quantum chromodynamics, Physics, Range (particle radiation), Luminosity (scattering theory), Large Hadron Collider, Science & Technology, Gran Col·lisionador d'Hadrons, Charged particle, HEP, LHCb, Pseudorapidity, Physical Sciences, Physics::Accelerator Physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, LHC, Física de partícules, DECAY, Particle Physics - Experiment, 13.85.Hd
Abstract: The cross-section for inelastic proton-proton collisions, with at least one prompt long-lived charged particle of transverse momentum $p_{\rm T}>0.2$ GeV/$c$ in the pseudorapidity range $2.0, Comment: 15 pages, 2 figures
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18. Effect of Outdoor Cycling, Virtual and Enhanced Reality Indoor Cycling on Heart Rate, Motivation, Enjoyment and Intention to Perform Green Exercise in Healthy Adults.

Author: Poli L, Greco G, Gabriele M, Pepe I, Centrone C, Cataldi S, and Fischetti F
Abstract: Background: Despite the benefits of physical activity (PA), Italy ranks low in leisure-time PA among European countries. Integrating virtual (VR)/enhanced (ER) reality with exercise equipment could boost PA engagement. Limited studies have explored how VR/ER-integrated cycling activity, compared to outdoor settings, influences PA among university students. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the acute effects of a brief cycling session outdoors and indoors on psychological and physiological outcomes, and secondly, investigate the potential of VR/ER-mediated nature experiences as a tool to promote green exercise. Methods: In February 2024, thirty-one subjects (20 M and 11 F; age 24.3 ± 3.2 years; BMI 23.5 ± 3.6 kg/m 2 ) were involved in this randomized crossover-controlled trial, where they were assigned to three different conditions: ER cycling (ERC), VR cycling (VRC), and outdoor cycling (OUTC). Heart rate (HR), Physical Activity Enjoyment (PACE), Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI), and Intention to Perform Green Exercise (INT-GE) were assessed at the end of each condition. Results: The OUTC condition showed significantly greater PACE, IMI, and INT-GE than ERC/VRC ( p < 0.001), lower HR mean than ERC/VRC ( p < 0.001 and p < 0.05, respectively), and lower HRmax than ERC ( p < 0.05). Conclusions: VRC and ERC enhanced engagement and physiological responses during indoor cycling, but outdoor cycling offered superior benefits in motivation, enjoyment, and future engagement intentions. No significant differences were found between VRC and ERC in promoting intentions for outdoor activities, suggesting both technologies could be equally effective.
Published: 2024
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19. The influence of body image on psychological symptomatology in breast cancer women undergoing intervention: a pre-post study.

Author: Verri V, Pepe I, Abbatantuono C, Bottalico M, Semeraro C, Moschetta M, De Caro MF, Taurisano P, Antonucci LA, and Taurino A
Abstract: Introduction: Body image concerns related to breast cancer surgery may challenge patients' quality of life and their treatment outcomes, thus representing a key aspect to be assessed in the psycho-oncological settings. The present longitudinal study is aimed to (1) investigate the association between preoperative body image and postoperative psychological symptoms in breast cancer patients; (2) explore the impact of pre-/post-surgery variation in body image on psychological symptomatology., Methods: N = 72 women undergoing breast cancer surgery were preoperatively screened (T1) using the Body Uneasiness Test (BUT) and were assessed postoperatively (T2) using the Symptom Checklist-90 Revised (SCL-90-R) and re-administered the BUT. Spearman's correlation was used to investigate the relationship between age, preoperative body image and postoperative psychological symptoms, and variation in body image. To predict post-surgical psychological symptomatology, two separated multiple regression models were used to evaluate preoperative body image and its variation after surgery controlling for covariates (i.e., education; intervention type). P significance was set as 0.05 for all analyses and adjusted for multiple comparisons., Results: At T1, anxiety in relation to body image scores emerged as the most frequently experienced psychological symptomatology after surgery (all adjusted p < 0.05). Significant correlations were observed between all SCL-90-R scores at T2 and avoidance behaviors and depersonalization scores at T1. The associations were most significantly strong for somatization, depression, anxiety, and hostility (all adjusted p < 0.05). However, change in body image between pre- and post-intervention was not associated with psychological symptomatology at T2 (all adjusted p > 0.05). Pre-surgery body avoidance was significantly associated with post-intervention psychological symptoms (SOMβ = 0.453, p = 0.0001; DEPβ = 0.507, p = 0.0001; AXβ = 0.459, p = 0.0001; HOSβ = 0.410, p =. 0001). However, increased weight phobia between pre- and post-surgery was statistically associated with increased somatization, anxiety, depression and hostility at T2 (βSOM = 0.439, p = 0.0001; βDEP = 0.454, p = 0.0001; βANX = 0.471, p = 0.0001)., Discussion: Overall, pre-/post-intervention body concerns were significantly associated with primary psychological symptoms in breast cancer patients undergoing surgery. Higher levels of body avoidance and weight phobia were significantly associated with the primary psychological dimensions assessed. As body concerns might act as quality-of-life predictors, their evaluation is crucial in fostering patients' well-being and treatment adherence., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Verri, Pepe, Abbatantuono, Bottalico, Semeraro, Moschetta, De Caro, Taurisano, Antonucci and Taurino.)
Published: 2024
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20. Ten-Minute Physical Activity Breaks Improve Attention and Executive Functions in Healthcare Workers.

Author: Fischetti F, Pepe I, Greco G, Ranieri M, Poli L, Cataldi S, and Vimercati L
Abstract: Occupational health is a major problem in modern work environments. Physical activity breaks (PABs), short exercise periods delivered during working hours, incorporating exergames or outdoor activities, have emerged as a novel approach that could be used to improve work efficiency and workplace wellbeing. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the impact of PABs on attention levels and executive functions in healthcare workers. A total of 27 healthcare workers (M = 14, W = 13; 49.55 ± 12.46 years), after 4 h of work, randomly performed one of three 10 min conditions weekly in a counterbalanced order: No Physical Activity Break (NPAB); Outdoor Physical Activity Break (OPAB); Physical Activity Break with Exergame (PABEx). After the conditions, executive functions and selective attention were assessed by the Stroop Color and Word Test (SCWT), and the Trail Making A,B test (TMT A,B), respectively. Significant differences between OPAB and NPAB as well as between PABEx and NPAB in the TMT-A test χ2(2) = 44.66 ( p < 0.001) and TMT-B test χ2(2) = 48.67 ( p < 0.001) were found, respectively. TMT-A and SCWT interference/time scores of the PABEx and OPAB conditions were significantly lower than those of NPAB ( p < 0.001). In the SCWT interference/error score, no significant difference was found between the PABEx and NPAB ( p > 0.05), but the score was statistically lower in the OPAB condition than PABEx ( p = 0.001) and PABEx condition compared to OPAB for TMT-A ( p = 0.001). Findings showed that the OPAB and PABEx conditions are effective in improving selective attention and executive functions in healthcare workers. Employers can foster a healthier and more productive workforce by promoting a culture of movement and prioritizing employee health, which in turn can enhance patient care outcomes.
Published: 2024
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21. Cognitive functioning and psychosomatic syndromes in a subjective tinnitus sample.

Author: Gasparre D, Pepe I, Laera D, Abbatantuono C, De Caro MF, Taurino A, D'Erasmo D, Fanizzi P, Antonucci LA, Pantaleo A, Cavallaro G, Pontillo V, Taurisano P, and Quaranta N
Abstract: Introduction: Tinnitus is the perception of a sound in the absence of any corresponding external sound source. Current research suggests a relationship among emotional, cognitive, and psychosomatic symptoms and the occurrence or maintenance of chronic tinnitus. This study aimed to detect the prevalence and role of psychosomatic conditions, as defined by the Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research (DCPR), and cognitive functioning in a group of patients with tinnitus., Methods: Sixty-two patients with subjective tinnitus and 62 non-tinnitus controls were recruited from the Otorhinolaryngology Unit of the University of Bari. Pure-tone audiometry was performed in all tinnitus subjects, and sound level tolerance was evaluated. Additionally, tinnitus handicap (Tinnitus Handicap Inventory [THI]), psychopathological symptoms (Symptom Checklist-90, Revised [SCL-90-R]), anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory [STAI-Y1/2]), depression (Beck Depression Inventory [BDI]), cognitive impairment (Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE]), executive functions (Frontal Assessment Battery [FAB]), and psychosomatic syndromes (DCPR) were evaluated. Parametric and non-parametric tests were used to detect cognitive and symptomatological differences between patients and controls. The predictivity of these factors for tinnitus severity was studied using multiple regression (Backward Elimination). All tests were considered significant at p < 0.05 (family wise error corrected for each comparison)., Results: 69.4% tinnitus patients met multiple DCPR criteria, compared to 32.3% of controls. Tinnitus patients exhibited elevated rates of illness denial (ꭓ 2 = 9.02; p < 0.009), demoralization (ꭓ 2 = 8.05; p < 0.018), somatization (ꭓ 2 = 4.92; p < 0.063) and functional symptoms (ꭓ 2 = 5.21; p < 0.06) scoring significantly higher on the BDI, STAI-Y1, and STAI-Y2, and SCL-90-R compared to controls. Patients with tinnitus showed lower MMSE scores, compared to controls ( t = -2.282; p < 0.001). No association between tinnitus severity and global cognitive impairment emerged. Conversely, executive function deficits were associated to tinnitus severity. Among the cognitive and psychological factors, only trait anxiety, one or more psychosomatic syndromes, and somatization clusters were strongly correlated with tinnitus severity., Discussion: Our findings suggest a relationship between tinnitus severity, psychological, psychosomatic symptoms, and frontal impairment. Additionally, the influence of tinnitus on cognitive functions paves the way for integrated, multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment options for patients. Although preliminary, our findings highlight the importance of early cognitive and psychological screening to improve patients' quality of life., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2023 Gasparre, Pepe, Laera, Abbatantuono, De Caro, Taurino, D’Erasmo, Fanizzi, Antonucci, Pantaleo, Cavallaro, Pontillo, Taurisano and Quaranta.)
Published: 2023
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22. Impact of depression on the perception of fatigue and information processing speed in a cohort of multiple sclerosis patients.

Author: Biasi MM, Manni A, Pepe I, Abbatantuono C, Gasparre D, Iaffaldano P, Simone M, De Caro MF, Trojano M, Taurisano P, and Paolicelli D
Subjects: Adult, Humans, Cognition, Depression psychology, Fatigue psychology, Neuropsychological Tests, Perception, Processing Speed, Middle Aged, Multiple Sclerosis complications, Multiple Sclerosis psychology
Abstract: Background: Information processing speed is commonly impaired in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). However, depression and fatigue can affect the cognitive profile of patients: fatigue has a negative impact from the disease's earliest stage and a reduced information processing speed is often associated with higher levels of depression. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the correlations between information processing speed and physical fatigue in a cohort of Italian PwMS from a single center, considering the effect of depression., Methods: Two hundred (W = 128; mean age = 39.83 years; SD = 11.86) PwMS, from the Bari University Hospital, underwent testing for processing speed (Symbol Digit Modalities Test [SDMT]), fatigue level (Fatigue Severity Scale [FSS]), and depression (Beck's Depression Inventory [BDI])., Results: Statistically significant correlations emerged between SDMT and FSS, SDMT and BDI, FSS and BDI. Mediation analyses revealed that while physical fatigue had no significant direct negative effect on information processing speed (z=-0.891; p > 0.05), depression predicted the relationship between fatigue and information processing speed (z=-2.181; p < 0.05)., Conclusion: Our findings showed that cognitive performance at SDMT was not affected by patients' perceived level of physical fatigue, but by depression. The presence of a high BDI score mediates the physical fatigue on cognitive performance impact., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
Published: 2023
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23. Pre-surgery supportive and goal-oriented strategies are associated with lower post-surgery perceived distress in women diagnosed with breast cancer.

Author: Taurisano P, Abbatantuono C, Verri V, Pepe I, Stucci LS, Taurino A, Moschetta M, De Caro MF, and Antonucci LA
Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Goals, Humans, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Stress, Psychological, Breast Neoplasms surgery
Abstract: Background: Psycho-oncology literature pointed out that individual health outcomes may depend on patients' propensity to adopt approach or, conversely, avoidant coping strategies. Nevertheless, coping factors associated with postoperative distress remain unclear, unfolding the lack of tailored procedures to help breast cancer patients manage the psychological burden of scheduled surgery. In view of this, the present study aimed at investigating: 1. pre-/post-surgery distress variations occurring among women diagnosed with breast cancer; 2. the predictivity of approach and avoidant coping strategies and factors in affecting post-surgery perceived distress., Methods: N = 150 patients (mean age = 59.37; SD = ± 13.23) scheduled for breast cancer surgery were administered a screening protocol consisting of the Distress Thermometer (DT) and the Brief-COPE. The DT was used to monitor patients' distress levels before and after surgery (± 7 days), whereas the Brief-COPE was adopted only preoperatively to evaluate patients' coping responses to the forthcoming surgical intervention. Non-parametric tests allowed for the detection of pre-/post-surgery variations in patients' perceived distress. Factor analysis involved the extraction and rotation of principal components derived from the Brief-COPE strategies. The predictivity of such coping factors was investigated through multiple regression (Backward Elimination)., Results: The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test yielded a significant variation in DT mean scores (TW = -5,68 < -zα/2 = -1,96; p < .001) indicative of lower perceived distress following surgery. The four coping factors extracted and Varimax-rotated were, respectively: 1. cognitive processing (i.e., planning + acceptance + active coping + positive reframing); 2. support provision (i.e., instrumental + emotional support); 3. emotion-oriented detachment (i.e., self-blame + behavioral disengagement + humor + denial); 4. goal-oriented detachment (i.e., self-distraction). Among these factors, support provision (B = .458; β = - .174; t = - 2.03; p = .045), encompassing two approach coping strategies, and goal-oriented detachment (B = .446; β = - .176; t = - 2.06; p = .042), consisting of one avoidant strategy, were strongly related to post-surgery distress reduction., Conclusion: The present investigation revealed that the pre-surgery adoption of supportive and goal-oriented strategies led to postoperative distress reduction among breast cancer patients. These findings highlight the importance of timely psychosocial screening and proactive interventions in order to improve patients' recovery and prognosis., (© 2021. The Author(s).)
Published: 2022
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24. Analysis of Early Assessable Risk Factors for Poor Outcome in Dogs With Cluster Seizures and Status Epilepticus.

Author: Cagnotti G, Ferrini S, Ala U, Bellino C, Corona C, Dappiano E, Di Muro G, Iulini B, Pepe I, Roncone S, and D'Angelo A
Abstract: Status epileptics (SE) and cluster seizures (CS) are serious neurological emergencies associated with poor outcome in epileptic patients. Data on risk factors associated with outcome in epileptic patients affected by CS and SE have not been studied extensively to date. In the present retrospective study potential risk factors predictive of negative outcome in a population of dogs affected by CS and SE were analyzed. Ninety-three dogs were included in the study: 21/93 patients (23%) presented with SE and 72/93 (77%) with CS. Based on multivariate statistical analysis, factors statistically associated with a poor outcome were the occurrence of the first epileptic seizure outside the defined idiopathic interval (6 months-6 years), a condition of hyperthermia at presentation and the absence of previous antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in case of previous history of seizures. The results of the present study implement data on risk factors associated with poor outcome in dogs affected by CS or SE and can aid in the creation of an ad hoc scoring system, similar to systems currently applied in human medicine upon hospital admission to benchmark performances and establish protocols for triage and therapeutic management., (Copyright © 2020 Cagnotti, Ferrini, Ala, Bellino, Corona, Dappiano, Di Muro, Iulini, Pepe, Roncone and D'Angelo.)
Published: 2020
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25. Significance of persistence of antibodies against Leishmania infantum in Sicilian patients affected by acute visceral leishmaniasis.

Author: Mansueto P, Pepe I, Seidita A, Scozzari F, Vitale G, Arcoleo F, Elvira I, Cillari E, Rini GB, Napoli N, Di Rosa S, Mansueto S, and Di Fede G
Subjects: Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Humans, Immunoglobulin G blood, Leishmaniasis, Visceral immunology, Male, Middle Aged, Recurrence, Sicily, Time Factors, Young Adult, Antibodies, Protozoan blood, Leishmania infantum immunology, Leishmaniasis, Visceral diagnosis
Abstract: The background of this article is as follows: Few data are available about the persistence of serum-specific IgG antibodies to L. infantum after acute VL. The objective of this article is to evaluate the persistence of antibodies against L. infantum in patients healed from acute VL, and the kinetic of the same antibodies observed in 2 cases of VL relapse and 2 cases of resistance to therapy. The methods which we used to obtain our objective are the following: 55 apparently immunocompetent, HIV-negative patients were examined for antibodies to L. infantum by IFAT over 14 years period, and we got the following results: Serum-specific IgG antibodies titers decrease slowly, but constantly. In the patients with a diagnosis of VL relapse, the kinetic of antibodies was characterized by an initial reduction, and a subsequent antibody levels rapidly increase, while in the patients with a clinical and parasitological diagnosis of VL not responding to specific therapy, we demonstrated persistent high level of antibodies to L. infantum. Finally, we conclude that specific antibodies to L. infantum might persist for many years, and decrease slowly, but steadily. The persistence of these specific antibodies is not related to poor therapeutic response or prognosis, but an acute increase in their levels might be a sentinel of a VL relapse, while persistence of high antibody levels could suggest a resistance to therapy.
Published: 2012
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26. New insight into immunity and immunopathology of Rickettsial diseases.

Author: Mansueto P, Vitale G, Cascio A, Seidita A, Pepe I, Carroccio A, di Rosa S, Rini GB, Cillari E, and Walker DH
Subjects: Adaptive Immunity, Animals, Arthropods, Gene Expression Regulation immunology, Host Specificity, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Molecular Targeted Therapy trends, Rickettsiaceae Infections drug therapy, Rickettsiaceae Infections genetics, Rickettsiaceae Infections metabolism, Rickettsieae pathogenicity, Signal Transduction, Bacterial Proteins immunology, Rickettsiaceae Infections immunology, Rickettsieae immunology, Virulence Factors immunology
Abstract: Human rickettsial diseases comprise a variety of clinical entities caused by microorganisms belonging to the genera Rickettsia, Orientia, Ehrlichia, and Anaplasma. These microorganisms are characterized by a strictly intracellular location which has, for long, impaired their detailed study. In this paper, the critical steps taken by these microorganisms to play their pathogenic roles are discussed in detail on the basis of recent advances in our understanding of molecular Rickettsia-host interactions, preferential target cells, virulence mechanisms, three-dimensional structures of bacteria effector proteins, upstream signalling pathways and signal transduction systems, and modulation of gene expression. The roles of innate and adaptive immune responses are discussed, and potential new targets for therapies to block host-pathogen interactions and pathogen virulence mechanisms are considered.
Published: 2012
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27. Residual vein thrombosis for assessing duration of anticoagulation after unprovoked deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs: the extended DACUS study.

Author: Siragusa S, Malato A, Saccullo G, Iorio A, Di Ianni M, Caracciolo C, Coco LL, Raso S, Santoro M, Guarneri FP, Tuttolomondo A, Pinto A, Pepe I, Casuccio A, Abbadessa V, Licata G, Battista Rini G, Mariani G, and Di Fede G
Subjects: Acenocoumarol adverse effects, Acenocoumarol therapeutic use, Adult, Aged, Anticoagulants adverse effects, Anticoagulants therapeutic use, Drug Administration Schedule, Female, Hemorrhage, Humans, Lower Extremity diagnostic imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Recurrence, Risk Factors, Ultrasonography, Venous Thromboembolism diagnostic imaging, Venous Thromboembolism pathology, Venous Thromboembolism prevention & control, Venous Thrombosis diagnostic imaging, Venous Thrombosis pathology, Vitamin K antagonists & inhibitors, Vitamin K metabolism, Warfarin adverse effects, Warfarin therapeutic use, Acenocoumarol administration & dosage, Anticoagulants administration & dosage, Lower Extremity pathology, Venous Thromboembolism drug therapy, Venous Thrombosis drug therapy, Warfarin administration & dosage
Abstract: The safest duration of anticoagulation after idiopathic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is unknown. We conducted a prospective study to assess the optimal duration of vitamin K antagonist (VKA) therapy considering the risk of recurrence of thrombosis according to residual vein thrombosis (RVT). Patients with a first unprovoked DVT were evaluated for the presence of RVT after 3 months of VKA administration; those without RVT suspended VKA, while those with RVT continued oral anticoagulation for up to 2 years. Recurrent thrombosis and/or bleeding events were recorded during treatment (RVT group) and 1 year after VKA withdrawal (both groups). Among 409 patients evaluated for unprovoked DVT, 33.2% (136 of 409 patients) did not have RVT and VKA was stopped. The remaining 273 (66.8%) patients with RVT received anticoagulants for an additional 21 months; during this period of treatment, recurrent venous thromboembolism and major bleeding occurred in 4.7% and 1.1% of patients, respectively. After VKA suspension, the rates of recurrent thrombotic events were 1.4% and 10.4% in the no-RVT and RVT groups, respectively (relative risk = 7.4; 95% confidence interval = 4.9-9.9). These results indicate that in patients without RVT, a short period of treatment with a VKA is sufficient; in those with persistent RVT, treatment extended to 2 years substantially reduces, but does not eliminate, the risk of recurrent thrombosis., (Copyright © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.)
Published: 2011
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28. Fecal assays detect hypersensitivity to cow's milk protein and gluten in adults with irritable bowel syndrome.

Author: Carroccio A, Brusca I, Mansueto P, Soresi M, D'Alcamo A, Ambrosiano G, Pepe I, Iacono G, Lospalluti ML, La Chiusa SM, and Di Fede G
Subjects: Adolescent, Adult, Diet methods, Double-Blind Method, Eosinophil Cationic Protein analysis, Female, Glutens immunology, Humans, Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex analysis, Male, Middle Aged, Placebos administration & dosage, Tryptases analysis, Young Adult, Feces chemistry, Irritable Bowel Syndrome complications, Milk Hypersensitivity diagnosis, Wheat Hypersensitivity diagnosis
Abstract: Background & Aims: Some patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-like symptoms suffer from food hypersensitivity (FH); their symptoms improve when they are placed on elimination diets. No assays identify patients with FH with satisfactory levels of sensitivity. We determined the frequency of FH among patients with symptoms of IBS and the ability of fecal assays for tryptase, eosinophil cationic protein (ECP), or calprotectin to diagnose FH., Methods: The study included 160 patients with IBS, 40 patients with other gastrointestinal diseases, and 50 healthy individuals (controls). At the start of the study, patients completed a symptom severity questionnaire, fecal samples were assayed, and levels of specific immunoglobulin E were measured. Patients were observed for 4 weeks, placed on an elimination diet (without cow's milk and derivatives, wheat, egg, tomato, and chocolate) for 4 weeks, and kept a diet diary. Those who reported improvements after the elimination diet period were then diagnosed with FH, based on the results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled, oral food challenge (with cow's milk proteins and then with wheat proteins)., Results: Forty of the patients with IBS (25%) were found to have FH. Levels of fecal ECP and tryptase were significantly higher among patients with IBS and FH than those without FH. The ECP assay was the most accurate assay for diagnosis of FH, showing 65% sensitivity and 91% specificity., Conclusions: Twenty-five percent of patients with IBS have FH. These patients had increased levels of fecal ECP and tryptase, indicating that they might cause inflammation in patients with IBS. Fecal assays for ECP could be used to identify FH in patients with IBS., (Copyright © 2011 AGA Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2011
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29. High prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome in women with mild hirsutism and no other significant clinical symptoms.

Author: Di Fede G, Mansueto P, Pepe I, Rini GB, and Carmina E
Subjects: 17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone blood, Adult, Female, Hirsutism blood, Humans, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome blood, Prevalence, Retrospective Studies, Young Adult, Hirsutism diagnosis, Hirsutism epidemiology, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome diagnosis, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome epidemiology
Abstract: Objective: To verify the conclusions of the Endocrine Society Guidelines that patients with mild hirsutism and no other important clinical signs (menstrual irregularities, infertility, central obesity, acanthosis nigricans, rapid progression of the hirsutism, clitoromegaly) should not be further studied., Design: Retrospective study in patients referred because of mild hirsutism and no other clinical signs., Setting: Department of Clinical Medicine of the University of Palermo., Patient(s): One hundred fifty-two patients with mild hirsutism., Intervention(s): Measurement of serum testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, 17-OH-Progesterone, assessment of ovulation by measurement of progesterone in 21 to 24 days and ovarian ultrasound., Result(s): In 72 (47%) patients a diagnosis of polycyctic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) was performed. Polycyctic ovarian syndrome patients included 56 patients with the mild ovulatory form (OV-PCOS) but also 16 patients with the anovulatory form (classic PCOS). Three (2%) patients had nonclassic adrenal hyperplasia., Conclusion(s): Because of the high prevalence of PCOS and the possibility of finding nonclassic 21-hydroxylase deficiency, patients with mild hirsutism need a diagnostic evaluation that should include 17-hydroxyprogesterone measurement plus assessment of ovulation and ovarian ultrasound., (Copyright (c) 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2010
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30. Milder forms of atherogenic dyslipidemia in ovulatory versus anovulatory polycystic ovary syndrome phenotype.

Author: Rizzo M, Berneis K, Hersberger M, Pepe I, Di Fede G, Rini GB, Spinas GA, and Carmina E
Subjects: Adult, Atherosclerosis etiology, Cholesterol blood, Cholesterol, LDL blood, Female, Humans, Ovulation, Risk Factors, Triglycerides blood, Dyslipidemias etiology, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome complications
Abstract: Background: Dyslipidemia is common in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) but its prevalence in different PCOS phenotypes is still largely unknown., Methods: We measured plasma lipids and lipoproteins in 35 anovulatory PCOS (age: 25 +/- 6 years, BMI: 28 +/- 6 kg/m(2)), 15 ovulatory PCOS (age: 30 +/- 6 years, BMI: 25 +/- 3 kg/m(2)) and 27 healthy women (controls) age- and BMI-matched with ovulatory PCOS. PCOS was diagnosed by the presence of clinical or biologic hyperandrogenism associated with chronic anovulation and/or polycystic ovaries at ultrasound. In women with normal menses chronic anovulation was indicated by low serum progesterone levels (<9.54 nmol/l) during midluteal phase (days 21-24) in two consecutive menstrual cycles., Results: Total cholesterol, triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol levels increased and high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol decreased from controls to ovulatory and then to anovulatory PCOS (all P < 0.05). Levels of lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) and small, dense LDL increased (P < 0.0001 for both) and LDL size reduced (P < 0.005) between groups. Insulin resistance (by HOMA) showed a positive correlation with triglycerides and small, dense LDL and an inverse correlation with HDL-cholesterol and LDL size (P < 0.05 for all) in both PCOS phenotypes. No significant correlations were found with testosterone levels. At multivariate analysis, insulin resistance was independently associated with HDL-cholesterol and small, dense LDL in both PCOS phenotypes and with triglyceride concentrations in ovulatory PCOS only., Conclusions: Women with ovulatory PCOS showed milder forms of atherogenic dyslipidemia than anovulatory PCOS and this seemed to be related to the extent of insulin resistance. Future prospective studies are needed to assess the relative contribution of such alterations on cardiovascular risk.
Published: 2009
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31. Necrotizing fasciitis of the face: a life-threatening condition.

Author: Pepe I, Lo Russo L, Cannone V, Giammanco A, Sorrentino F, Ciavarella D, and Campisi G
Subjects: Aged, Antifungal Agents therapeutic use, Candida drug effects, Face diagnostic imaging, Fasciitis, Necrotizing diagnostic imaging, Fasciitis, Necrotizing drug therapy, Female, Fistula diagnostic imaging, Fistula etiology, Fistula pathology, Humans, Metronidazole therapeutic use, Necrosis, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Treatment Outcome, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Face pathology, Fasciitis, Necrotizing pathology
Abstract: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a highly aggressive infectious process, polymicrobial in nature, involving soft tissues with a high risk of rapid spread through superficial and deep fascial planes and muscular layers. Cervical NF is quite rare, is mostly of odontogenic origin, and may be complicated by descendant mediastinitis with a very high mortality rate. Systemic conditions impairing the patient's immune competence, such as diabetes, may play a predisposing role. An effective treatment strategy includes prompt diagnosis (clinical findings, local microbiological tests, blood culture and, if deemed necessary, histopathology), broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy as early as possible which should be later adjusted according to antibiogram results, stabilization of vital functions and, if possible, elimination/ treatment of predisposing factors. This paper describes a complex and emblematic case.
Published: 2009
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32. Leukotriene receptor antagonists in monotherapy or in combination with antihistamines in the treatment of chronic urticaria: a systematic review.

Author: Di Lorenzo G, D'Alcamo A, Rizzo M, Leto-Barone MS, Bianco CL, Ditta V, Politi D, Castello F, Pepe I, Di Fede G, and Rini G
Abstract: In vitro and in vivo clinical and experimental data have suggested that leukotrienes play a key role in inflammatory reactions of the skin. Antileukotriene drugs, ie, leukotriene receptor antagonists and synthesis inhibitors, are a class of anti-inflammatory drugs that have shown clinical efficacy in the management of asthma and in rhinitis with asthma. We searched MEDLINE database and carried out a manual search on journals specializing in allergy and dermatology for the use of antileukotriene drugs in urticaria. Montelukast might be effective in chronic urticaria associated with aspirin (ASA) or food additive hypersensitivity or with autoreactivity to intradermal serum injection (ASST) when taken with an antihistamine but not in mild or moderate chronic idiopathic urticaria [urticaria without any possible secondary causes (ie, food additive or ASA and other NSAID hypersensitivity, or ASST)]. Evidence for the effectiveness of zafirlukast and the 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, zileuton, in chronic urticaria is mainly anecdotal. In addition, there is anecdotal evidence of effectiveness of antileukotrienes in primary cold urticaria, delayed pressure urticaria and dermographism. No evidence exists for other physical urticarias, including cholinergic, solar and aquagenic urticarias, vibratory angioedema, and exercise-induced anaphylaxis.
Published: 2008
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33. Optical analysis of the light emission from porous silicon: a hybrid polyatom surface-coupled fluorophor.

Author: Gole JL, Veje E, Egeberg RG, Ferreira da Silva A, Pepe I, and Dixon DA
Abstract: The most extensive data set yet generated correlating photoluminescence excitation (PLE) and photoluminescence (PL) spectra is presented for aged (equilibrated) porous silicon (PS) samples. The observed features, which are temperature independent over the range 10-300 K, show a detailed correlation with the results of photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) and with molecular electronic structure calculations. The observed energy level patterns are reproduced in the photoabsorption (PA) of PS films released after the etching of a silicon wafer. It is concluded that the energy level pattern found for the photoluminescing surface of PS results from a structure which is neither uniquely molecule- or bulk-like but represents a hybrid form for which the density of states associated with a polyatomic vibrationally excited surface-bound fluorophor dominates the nature of the observed features which are not those of a semiconductor. These fluorophor features are broadened and shifted to lower excitation energy as a result of the intimate presence of the silicon surface to which the fluorophor is bound. The dominance of the surface-bound fluorophor accounts for the temperature-independent PLE and PL features. The observed spectral features are thus suggested to be the result of a strong synergistic interaction in which the silicon surface influences the location of surface-bound fluorophor excited states whereas the nature of the vibrationally excited surface-bound fluorophor coupling to the silicon surface provides the mechanism for an enhanced vibronic structure dominated interaction and energy transfer. The observed PLE, PL, PAS, and PA measurements are found to be consistent with previous photovoltaic and photoconductivity measurements, correlating well with a surface-bound oxyhydride-like emitter. This study suggests the important role that the overtone structure of a molecule bound to a surface can play as one forms a hybrid system.
Published: 2006
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34. Biochemical mechanisms for a possible involvement of the transglutaminase activity in the pathogenesis of the polyglutamine diseases: minireview article.

Author: Pepe I, Occhino E, Cella G, Luongo A, Guardascione F, and Gentile V
Subjects: Animals, Humans, Inclusion Bodies chemistry, Inclusion Bodies metabolism, Nervous System enzymology, Nervous System Diseases enzymology, Peptides metabolism, Transglutaminases metabolism
Abstract: Transglutaminases are a family of enzymes which show the common capacity to catalyse the cross-linking of protein substrates. Some members of this family of enzymes are also capable to catalyse other chemical reactions for the cell life. The distribution and the role of these enzymes have been studied in numerous cell types and tissues, but only recently their expression and functions started to be investigated in the Nervous System. One of the main biochemical properties of the Transglutaminase enzymes is to form large protein aggregates that are insoluble in all known protein detergents. Recently, the Transglutaminase activity has been hypothesised to be involved in the pathogenetic mechanisms responsible for the formation of cellular inclusions present in the Corea Major and in other polyglutamine diseases. In this review we describe the biochemical mechanisms by which the Transglutaminases could play a critical role in the physiopathology of the polyglutamine diseases.
Published: 2004
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35. Detection of chemical alterations at internal walls of microchannel flow cells by nondestructive fluorescence depolarization.

Author: Quintella CM, Lima AM, Mammana AP, Schreiner MA, Pepe I, and Watanabe YN
Abstract: A recent trend is the production of workable microchannel flow cells (MF cells). The nondestructive methods used to assess their reliability are based mainly on output monitoring and do not evaluate internal chemical interactions. We investigate a nondestructive method for evaluating changes in the chemical composition of the inner walls based on evaluation of the extent of alignment of a fluorescent probe in a liquid flowing within MF cells. Two MF cells were built with a 10-microm inner spacing. Their inner walls had four parallel SnO(2) strips, 2.00 mm wide, separated by 0.50-mm-wide glass strips. One cell had strips parallel to the flow and the other perpendicular. Flow-induced intermolecular alignment of rhodamine B in monoethylene glycol was scanned with 28-microm precision by fluorescence depolarization, using polarized-laser-induced fluorescence within induced flows (PLF-FI). No changes of polarization were seen when the flow was stopped. Under flowing conditions, polarization was always 4% lower in the glass region as compared to SnO(2). Glass had a higher solid-liquid interfacial tension (determined by contact angle measurements), thus being more wettable and increasing the drag, which propagates into the liquid flow, decreasing polarization. PLF-FI can thus identify regions with different chemical constitutions.
Published: 2004
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36. Fluorescence depolarization and contact angle investigation of dynamic and static interfacial tension of liquid crystal display materials.

Author: Quintella CM, Lima AM, Gonçalves CC, Watanabe YN, Mammana AP, Schreiner MA, Pepe I, and Pizzo AA
Abstract: Interfacial interactions control two processes empirically known to be critical for molecular anchoring in twisted nematic liquid crystal displays technology (TN-LCDs): surface treatment and filling procedure. Static and dynamical interfacial tensions (Gamma(SL)) between liquids and several substrates with similar roughness were observed respectively by contact angle (theta(c)) of sessile drops and by fluorescence depolarization of thin liquid films flowing at high velocity. Gamma(SL) decreased when glass was coated with tin dioxide and increased with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) deposition. Drops were circular for all substrates except rubbed PVA, where they flowed spontaneously along the rubbing direction, reaching an oblong form that had theta(c) parallel and perpendicular to the rubbing direction respectively greater and smaller than theta(c) for non-rubbed PVA. This is attributed to polar group alignment generating an asymmetric Gamma(SL) distribution with nanometric preferential direction, inducing a capillary-like flow. Polarization and anisotropy maps for high-velocity flow parallel to the PVA rubbing direction showed an increase in the net alignment of molecular domains and a widening of the region where it occurred. This is attributed to preferential anchoring in the downstream direction, instead of in several directions, as for non-rubbed PVA. This explains why filling direction is crucial for TN-LCDs homogeneous behavior.
Published: 2003
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37. Automated system to acquire fluorescence, polarization and anisotropy maps within liquid flows.

Author: Quintella CM, Gonçalves CC, Pepe I, Lima AM, and Musse AP
Abstract: Maps of polarization and anisotropy can be helpful for flow analysis systems (FIA, CFA, etc.) with reactions dependent on the intermolecular alignment as well as for dispersion control. Maps can be acquired manually, but when a scan over a sample area is required, the acquisition becomes tiresome and has low precision. The paper describes an automatic flexible system for high-precision sample positioning with closed loop self control, remote data acquisition and storage controlled by a BASIC program. The system was developed to acquire maps up to 850 mm(2) of the sample (liquid flows, solids, interfaces, etc.), with up to 100 mum(2) precision. To evaluate the equipment, performance is presented as the scan of a thin liquid film of monoethylene glycol (MEG) flowing on borosilicate. Tests were performed with and without surfactantes at submicellar concentrations: two concentrations of sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) and one of polyethylene oxide (PEO). For pure MEG, the intermolecular alignment initially increased, then decreased. When SDS was added, both polarization and anisotropy only increased progressively with the flow. This might be explained by the surfactant decrease of interfacial interaction. When PEO was added, both polarization and anisotropy decreased pronouncedly over the entire map, which might be due to macromolecular aggregates within the bulk generating misaligned molecular domains. The system presented as sample positioning repeatability of 0.1% and a high polarization reproducibility (error margin < 6 in 1000).
Published: 2002
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