Precise determination of the mass of the Higgs boson and tests of compatibility of its couplings with the standard model predictions using proton collisions at 7 and 8 TeV

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and Skinfold Thickness Sum in Assessing Body Fat Mass of Renal Dialysis Patients

Objective: In chronic renal failure patients under hemodialysis (HD) treatment, the availability of simple, safe, and effective tools to assess body composition enables evaluation of body composition accurately, in spite of changes in body fluids that occur in dialysis therapy, thus contributing to planning and monitoring of nutritional treatment. We evaluated the performance of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and the skinfold thickness sum (SKF) to assess fat mass (FM) in chronic renal failure patients before (BHD) and after (AHD) HD, using air displacement plethysmography (ADP) as the standard method. Design: This single-center cross-sectional trial involved comparing the FM of 60 HD patients estimated BHD and AHD by BIA (multifrequential; 29 women, 31 men) and by SKF with those estimated by the reference method, ADP. Body fat-free mass (FFM) was also obtained by subtracting the total body fat from the individual total weight. Results: Mean estimated FM (kg [%]) observed by ADP BHD was 17.95 +/- 0.99 kg (30.11% +/- 1.30%), with a 95% confidence interval (CI) of 16.00 to 19.90 (27.56 to 32.66); mean estimated FM observed AHD was 17.92 +/- 1.11 kg (30.04% +/- 1.40%), with a 95% CI of 15.74 to 20.10 (27.28 to 32.79). Neither study period showed a difference in FM and FFM (for both kg and %) estimates by the SKF method when compared with ADP; however, the BIA underestimated the FM and overestimated the FFM (for both kg and %) when compared with ADP. Conclusion: The SKF, but not the BIA, method showed results similar to ADP and can be considered adequate for FM evaluation in HD patients. (C) 2012 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.

Topological mass of magnetic Skyrmions probed by ultrafast dynamic imaging

In dieser Arbeit untersuchen wir mittels zeitaufgelöster Abbildungen die Gigahertz-Dynamik von magnetischen Skyrmionen, um die Bewegungsgleichungen für diese Quasiteilchen zu bestimmen. Um dieses Ziel zu erreichen haben wir zunächst ein CoB/Pt Schichtsystem entwickelt, das starke senkrechte magnetische Anisotropie mit einer besonders geringen Rauigkeit der Energielandschaft verbindet. Diese Eigenschaften sind für das repetitive dynamische Abbildungsverfahren unerlässlich. In einem zweiten Schritt haben wir das Probendesign optimiert und so weiterentwickelt, dass eine Beobachtung der Skyrmionenbewegung mit einer Auflösung von besser als 3 nm möglich wurde. Aufgrund dieser Verbesserungen ist es uns gelungen, die Trajektorie eines Skyrmionen aufzuzeichnen. Diese Bewegung ist eine Superposition von zwei Drehbewegungen, einer im Uhrzeigersinn und einer gegen läufigen. Aus der Existenz dieser zwei Moden lässt sich schließen, dass Skyrmionen träge Quasiteilchen sind, und aus den Frequenzen können wir einen Wert für die träge Masse ableiten. Es stellt sich heraus, dass die Masse von Skyrmion fünfmal größer ist als von existierenden Theorien vorhergesagt. Die Masse wird folglich durch einen neuartigen Mechanismus bestimmt, der sich aus der räumlichen Beschränkung der Skyrmionen ergibt, welche sich direkt aus der Topologie bleitenrnlässt.

Exophytic mass of the gingiva as the first manifestation of metastatic pulmonary adenocarcinoma

BACKGROUND: Metastasis of a malignant tumor to the oral cavity is rare, but it can be the first manifestation of a primary tumor. METHODS: The clinicopathologic features of a gingival metastasis originating from lung adenocarcinoma in a female patient are described. A 57-year-old woman showed a rapidly growing, painless, exophytic mass in the left mandibular gingiva. The whole lesion was excised, and histologic and immunohistochemical analyses were performed. RESULTS: The histopathologic sections showed a proliferation of poorly differentiated spindle and pleomorphic cells. Because the differentiation between carcinoma and sarcoma of spindle cell tumors was difficult, additional immunohistochemical evaluation was performed. The intraoral healing after tumor removal was uneventful. The discrepancy between the histopathologic results and the clinical findings led to a thorough examination by the patient's physician. Finally, a biopsy of the lungs confirmed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with multiple metastases, including the oral cavity. CONCLUSIONS: An exophytic lesion on the gingiva can be the first sign of metastatic adenocarcinoma to the oral mucosa. This case emphasizes that even apparently benign-looking gingival lesions in anamnestically healthy patients need to be examined histopathologically.