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Evidence for the decay B0→J/ψω and measurement of the relative branching fractions of meson decays to J/ψη and J/ψη′
No full textFirst evidence of the B 0 → J / ψ ω decay is found and the B s 0 → J / ψ η and B s 0 → J / ψ η ′ decays are studied using a dataset corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb -1 collected by the LHCb experiment in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of sqrt(s) = 7 TeV. The branching fractions of these decays are measured relative to that of the B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0 decay:frac(B (B 0 → J / ψ ω), B (B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0)) = 0.89 ± 0.19 (stat) - 0.13 + 0.07 (syst),frac(B (B s 0 → J / ψ η), B (B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0)) = 14.0 ± 1.2 (stat) - 1.5 + 1.1 (syst) - 1.0 + 1.1 (frac(f d, f s)),frac(B (B s 0 → J / ψ η ′), B (B 0 → J / ψ ρ 0)) = 12.7 ± 1.1 (stat) - 1.3 + 0.5 (syst) - 0.9 + 1.0 (frac(f d, f s)), where the last uncertainty is due to the knowledge of f d / f s, the ratio of b-quark hadronization factors that accounts for the different production rate of B 0 and B s 0 mesons. The ratio of the branching fractions of B s 0 → J / ψ η ′ and B s 0 → J / ψ η decays is measured to befrac(B (B s 0 → J / ψ η ′), B (B s 0 → J / ψ η)) = 0.90 ± 0.09 (stat) - 0.02 + 0.06 (syst)
Letter from Carl Hayden to M. J. Riordan
No full textLetter from Carl Hayden to M. J. Riordan expressing his support for Coconino County in turning over the Bright Angel Trail to the federal government
The HD 260655 system: Two rocky worlds transiting a bright M dwarf at 10 pc
No full textWe report the discovery of a multiplanetary system transiting the M0 V dwarf HD 260655 (GJ 239, TOI-4599). The system consists of at least two transiting planets, namely HD 260655 b, with a period of 2.77 d, a radius of
R
b
= 1.240 ± 0.023
R
⊕
, a mass of
M
b
= 2.14 ± 0.34
M
⊕
, and a bulk density of
ρ
b
= 6.2 ± 1.0 g cm
−3
, and HD 260655 c, with a period of 5.71 d, a radius of , a mass of
M
c
= 3.09 ± 0.48
M
⊕
, and a bulk density of g cm
−3
. The planets have been detected in transit by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission and confirmed independently with archival and new precise radial velocities obtained with the HIRES and CARMENES instruments since 1998 and 2016, respectively. At a distance of 10 pc, HD 260655 has become the fourth closest known multitransiting planet system after HD 219134, LTT 1445 A, and AU Mic. Due to the apparent brightness of the host star (
J
= 6.7 mag), both planets are among the most suitable rocky worlds known today for atmospheric studies with the
James Webb
Space Telescope, both in transmission and emission
Letter from M. J. Riordan, Arizona Lumber and Timber Company, to Carl Hayden
No full textLetter from M. J. Riordan to Carl Hayden expressing his opposition to the federal government's takeover of Bright Angel Trail
Análisis descriptivo del proceso de desmonte y habilitación de tierras en el Chaco Argentina
No full textLa República Argentina, aún con las discontinuidades institucionales y altibajos de un país en vías de desarrollo, ha logrado crear y mantener estructuras institucionales reguladoras del patrimonio ambiental a todos los niveles de la administración pública (Morello y Rodríguez, 2007). Hacia fines del siglo xx, los eventos vinculados con el ambiente más relevante a nivel nacional y regional habían sido: a) la creación, entre 1950 y 1975 de grupos de trabajo en ambiente acuático y terrestre auspiciados y financiados por CONICET, INTA y las Univ. Nacionales; b) El creciente interés en el Gran Buenos Aires monitoreo de la contaminación aérea en áreas industriales (partidos Avellaneda, Lanús, Quilmes, La Matanza); c) la elaboración de propuestas de desarrollo sostenible en zonas áridas elaborados por grupos técnico-científicos del INTA y por lo menos 4 universidades: Bahía Blanca, La Pampa, Comahue y Cuyo; d) manejo de sobrepastoreo e incendios en ambiente serrano, Univ. de Córdoba, Univ. de Santiago del Estero; e) análisis de ambiente humano (Fundación Bariloche y desde 1972 la Secretaria de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable (en adelante SAyDS); f) climatología ambiental (SMN, INTA, SAyDS, UBA); g) degradación de ambientes de bosques nativos (Univ. de Córdoba, UNLP, Univ. Misiones, Univ. Tucumán, Instituto Forestal Nacional); h) ambientes agroproductivos y agroecología (UNCO, UBA, Univ. de Cuyo y fundamentalmente INTA); i) ambiente urbano (UNNE, FADU-UBA, Univ. Rosario); j) ambiente de pastizales y arbustales (UBA, Univ. Río Cuarto, INTA, Univ. de Córdoba, Univ. de La Pampa, Univ. de Bahía Blanca); k) ambientes protegidos para conservación de la biodiversidad APN, INTA, SAyDS, Univ. de Cuyo, gobiernos provinciales en especial Santiago del Estero, San Juan y Chubut; l) ambientes de bosque nativo y plantaciones de exóticas (Univ. Comahue, APN); m) restauración de ambientes naturales y seminaturales (APN, UNLP, Univ. de Comahue, Univ. de Córdoba, Univ. Cuyo; Univ. de Tucumán); n) ordenamiento territorial y planificación ambiental, (UNNE, UBA, Univ. de Tucumán); o) estudio y control de procesos erosivos periurbanos y rurales (INTA, APN, UBA, Univ. de Bahía Blanca)...Fil: Morello, Jorge Helios. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Grupo de Ecología del Paisaje y Medio Ambiente; ArgentinaFil: Rodriguez, Andrea Fernanda. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Grupo de Ecología del Paisaje y Medio Ambiente; ArgentinaFil: Pengue, Walter Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Grupo de Ecología del Paisaje y Medio Ambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento; Argentin
Double-J ureteral stenting in nine cats with ureteral obstruction
No full textUreteral stenting is a common practice in human medicine and has recently been reported in dogs and
cats to provide urinary diversion for ureteral obstructions caused by ureteroliths, strictures, neoplasia,
and in an attempt to prevent postoperative complications following ureteral anastomosis. The aim of this
report is to describe a surgical technique of ureteral stenting and the follow-up and complications in nine
cats.
Number 3 French double-J catheters were used during open surgery for ureterotomy/ureterolith
removal in eight cats and for segmental ureterectomy/end-to-end anastomosis in one cat for a localized
benign stricture. Neoureterocystostomy was necessary in eight of the cats. Uroperitoneum did not occur.
Stents were still in place in 7/9 animals after 357–1565 days (median 1277 days). A minor complication
(stent migration) occurred in one cat, but stent removal was not required. Major complications were
encrustation and persistent stranguria (in one cat each), requiring stent removal at 90 and 123 days,
respectively. The first cat had a new stent inserted but was euthanased 3 months later for progressive
renal failure. Despite the small number of cats, both the outcome and long-term stent tolerance observed
in most cases suggest that ureteral stenting is a safe, adjunctive measure to ureteral surgery, mainly for
concomitant ureteral and renal pelvic stones to prevent further obstruction and avoid pyelotomy/
nephrotomy. However, smaller stents should be used to decrease the need for ureteral surger
Double-J ureteral stenting in nine cats with ureteral obstruction
No full textUreteral stenting is a common practice in human medicine and has recently been reported in dogs and cats to provide urinary diversion for ureteral obstructions caused by ureteroliths, strictures, neoplasia, and in an attempt to prevent postoperative complications following ureteral anastomosis. The aim of this report is to describe a surgical technique of ureteral stenting and the follow-up and complications in nine cats.
Number 3 French double-J catheters were used during open surgery for ureterotomy/ureterolith removal in eight cats and for segmental ureterectomy/end-to-end anastomosis in one cat for a localized benign stricture. Neoureterocystostomy was necessary in eight of the cats. Uroperitoneum did not occur. Stents were still in place in 7/9 animals after 357–1565 days (median 1277). A minor complication (stent migration) occurred in one cat, but stent removal was not required. Major complications were encrustation and persistent stranguria (in one cat each), requiring stent removal at 90 and 123 days, respectively. The first cat had a new stent inserted but was euthanased 3 months later for progressive renal failure. Despite the small number of cats, both the outcome and long-term stent tolerance observed in most cases suggest that ureteral stenting is a safe, adjunctive measure to ureteral surgery, mainly for concomitant
ureteral and renal pelvic stones to prevent further obstruction and avoid pyelotomy/nephrotomy. However, smaller stents should be used to decrease the need for ureteral surgery
Measurement of the time-dependent CP asymmetry in B0 -> J/ψ KS0 decays
No full textThis Letter reports a measurement of the CP violation observables SJ/ψK0S and CJ/ψK0S in the decay channel B0→J/ψK0S performed with 1.0 fb−1 of pp collisions at s√=7 TeV collected by the LHCb experiment. The fit to the data yields SJ/ψK0S=0.73±0.07(stat)±0.04(syst) and CJ/ψK0S=0.03±0.09(stat)±0.01(syst). Both values are consistent with the current world averages and within
expectations from the Standard Model
GJ 806 (TOI-4481): A bright nearby multi-planetary system with a transiting hot low-density super-Earth
No full textOne of the main scientific goals of the TESS mission is the discovery of transiting small planets around the closest and brightest stars in the sky. Here, using data from the CARMENES, MAROON-X, and HIRES spectrographs together with TESS, we report the discovery and mass determination of aplanetary system around the M1.5 V star GJ 806 (TOI-4481). GJ 806 is a bright ( V ≈ 10.8mag, J ≈ 7.3 mag) and nearby ( d = 12 pc) M dwarf that hosts at least two planets. The innermost planet, GJ 806 b, is transiting and has an ultra-short orbital period of 0.93 d, a radius of 1.331 ± 0.023 R ⊕ , a mass of 1.90 ± 0.17 M ⊕ , a mean density of 4.40 ± 0.45 g cm −3 , and an equilibrium temperature of 940 ± 10 K. We detect a second, non-transiting, super-Earth planet in the system, GJ 806 c, with an orbital period of 6.6 d, a minimum mass of 5.80 ± 0.30 M ⊕ , and an equilibrium temperature of 490 ± 5 K. The radial velocity data also shows evidence for a third periodicity at 13.6 d, although the current dataset does not provide sufficient evidence to unambiguously distinguish between a third super-Earth mass ( M sin i = 8.50 ± 0.45 M ⊕ ) planet or stellar activity. Additionally, we report one transit observation of GJ 806 b taken with CARMENES in search of a possible extended atmosphere of H or He, but we can only place upper limits to its existence. This is not surprising as our evolutionary models support the idea that any possible primordial H/He atmosphere that GJ 806 b might have had would be long lost. However, the bulk density of GJ 806 b makes it likely that the planet hosts some type of volatile atmosphere. With transmission spectroscopy metrics (TSM) of 44 and emission spectroscopy metrics (ESM) of 24, GJ 806 b is to date the third-ranked terrestrial planet around an M dwarf suitable for transmission spectroscopy studies using JWST, and the most promising terrestrial planet for emission spectroscopy studies. GJ 806b is also an excellent target for the detection of radio emission via star-planet interactions
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