cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Non-Landau Quantum Phase Transitions and nearly-Marginal non-Fermi Liquid
Creators: name: Xu, Yichen
name: Geng, Hao
name: Wu, Xiao-Chuan
name: Jian, Chao-Ming
name: Xu, Cenke
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Non-fermi liquid and unconventional quantum critical points (QCP) with strong fractionalization are two exceptional phenomena beyond the classic condensed matter doctrines, both of which could occur in strongly interacting quantum many-body systems. This work demonstrates that using a controlled method one can construct a non-Fermi liquid within a considerable energy window based on the unique physics of unconventional QCPs. We will focus on the "nearly-marginal non-Fermi liquid", defined as a state whose fermion self-energy scales as $Σ_f(i ω) \sim i \mathrm{sgn}(ω)|ω|^α$ with $α$ close to $1$ in a considerable energy window. The nearly-marginal non-fermi liquid is obtained by coupling an electron fermi surface to unconventional QCPs that are beyond the Landau's paradigm. This mechanism relies on the observation that the anomalous dimension $η$ of the order parameter of these unconventional QCPs can be close to $1$, which is significantly larger than conventional Landau phase transitions, for example the Wilson-Fisher fixed points. The fact that $η\sim 1$ justifies a perturbative renormalization group calculation proposed earlier. Various candidate QCPs that meet this desired condition are proposed.
description: 5 pages, 2 figures
Radio-frequency detected fast charge sensing in undoped silicon quantum dots
Creators: name: Noiri, Akito
name: Takeda, Kenta
name: Yoneda, Jun
name: Nakajima, Takashi
name: Kodera, Tetsuo
name: Tarucha, Seigo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Spin qubits in silicon quantum dots offer a promising platform for a quantum computer as they have a long coherence time and scalability. The charge sensing technique plays an essential role in reading out the spin qubit as well as tuning the device parameters and therefore its performance in terms of measurement bandwidth and sensitivity is an important factor in spin qubit experiments. Here we demonstrate fast and sensitive charge sensing by a radio-frequency reflectometry of an undoped, accumulation-mode Si/SiGe double quantum dot. We show that the large parasitic capacitance in typical accumulation-mode gate geometries impedes reflectometry measurements. We present a gate geometry that significantly reduces the parasitic capacitance and enables fast single-shot readout. The technique allows us to distinguish between the singly- and doubly-occupied two-electron states under the Pauli spin blockade condition in an integration time of 0.8 μs, the shortest value ever reported in silicon, by the signal-to-noise ratio of 6. These results provide a guideline for designing silicon spin qubit devices suitable for the fast and high-fidelity readout.
Amemboides sexualis
Creators: name: Tran, A. D.
name: Polhemus, J. T.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Gerridae
Amemboides
Amemboides sexualis

description: Amemboides sexualis (Polhemus & Andersen, 1984)
 Amemboa (Amemboides) sexualis J. Polhemus & Andersen, 1984: 105–106, Figs. 118–121 (type locality: Ban Van Heue, Vientiane, Laos); Cheng et al., 2006: 209 (record Yunnan, China: misidentification).
 Material examined. VIETNAM: Nghe An Prov.: 3 males, 5 females (apterous), 6 fifth instar male nymphs, 11 nymphs sex indeterminate, Pu Mat Nature Reserve, spring fed stream crossing trail nr. Kem waterfall, 375 m. elev., coll. J. T. Polhemus & P. Nguyen, 1 Apr. 2000, CL4384 (JTPC). Ha Tinh Prov.: 3 males, 5 females (apterous), Vu Quang N'Park, Khe Lim waterfall, coll. Tran A.D., 24 Apr. 2003, TAD0304 (ZMHU); 4 males, 5 females (apterous), Vu Quang N'Park, a small branch of Khe Lim, coll. Tran A.D., 24 Apr. 2003, TAD0305 (ZRC); 4 males, 3 females (apterous), 1 female (macropterous), Vu Quang N'Park, Song Con, old Sao La station, coll. Tran A.D., 25 Apr. 2003, TAD0307b (ZRC).
 Remarks. This species was originally described from three localities in Laos. It is here newly reported from Vietnam, from Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces both bordering Laos. The records of Amemboides sexualis from Yunnan, China by Cheng et al. (2006) belong to Amemboides yunnanus (Zettel, Yang & Tran, 2007) (see Zettel et al. 2007: 228–229). The late instar male nymphs have developed the extended genital segments with the posterolateral projections, but not the setiferation of adult males.
 Distribution. Laos: Vientiane (Polhemus & Andersen 1984); Vietnam: Nghe An Prov., Ha Tinh Prov.
description: Published as part of Tran, A. D. & Polhemus, J. T., 2009, Two new species of the genus Amemboides Polhemus & Andersen, 1984, stat. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) from Vietnam, pp. 49-56 in Zootaxa 2216 on page 55
On the Schrödinger Equation for the Supersymmetric FRW Model
Creators: name: Rosales, J. J.
name: Tkach, V. I.
name: Pashnev, A. I.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider a time-dependent Schrödinger equation for the Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW) model. We show that for this purpose it is possible to include an additional action invariant under reparametrization of time. The last one does not change the equations of motion for the minisuperspace model, but changes only the constraint. The same procedure is applied to the supersymmetric case.
description: 15 pages. Revtex. Accepted for publication in Phys. Lett. A
Measurements of top-quark pair differential and double-differential cross-sections in the $\ell$+jets channel with $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV using the ATLAS detector
Creators: name: ATLAS Collaboration
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Single- and double-differential cross-section measurements are presented for the production of top-quark pairs, in the lepton + jets channel at particle and parton level. Two topologies, resolved and boosted, are considered and the results are presented as a function of several kinematic variables characterising the top and $t\bar{t}$ system and jet multiplicities. The study was performed using data from $pp$ collisions at centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV collected in 2015 and 2016 by the ATLAS detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC), corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $36~\mathrm{fb}^{-1}$. Due to the large $t\bar{t}$ cross-section at the LHC, such measurements allow a detailed study of the properties of top-quark production and decay, enabling precision tests of several Monte Carlo generators and fixed-order Standard Model predictions. Overall, there is good agreement between the theoretical predictions and the data.
description: 116 pages in total, author list starting page 100, 69 figures, 28 tables, submitted to EPJC. All figures including auxiliary figures are available at https://atlas.web.cern.ch/Atlas/GROUPS/PHYSICS/PAPERS/TOPQ-2018-15
Measuring the Weak Mixing Angle in the DUNE Near Detector Complex
Creators: name: de Gouvêa, André
name: Machado, Pedro A. N.
name: Perez-Gonzalez, Yuber F.
name: Tabrizi, Zahra
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The planned DUNE experiment will have excellent sensitivity to the vector and axial couplings of the electron to the $Z$-boson via precision measurements of neutrino--electron scattering. We investigate the sensitivity of DUNE-PRISM, a movable near detector in the direction perpendicular to the beam line, and find that it will qualitatively impact our ability to constrain the weak couplings of the electron. We translate these neutrino--electron scattering measurements into a determination of the weak mixing angle at low scales and estimate that, with seven years of data taking, the DUNE near-detector can be used to measure $\sin^2θ_W$ with about 2\% precision. We also discuss the impact of combining neutrino--electron scattering data with neutrino trident production at DUNE-PRISM.
description: 6 pages, 4 figures, 1 Table. Improved analysis, added supplemental material, conclusions unchanged
Adrenal Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients following Liver Resection or Liver Transplantation: Experience from a Tertiary Referral Center
Creators: name: Teegen, Eva M.
name: Mogl, Martina T.
name: Pratschke, Johann
name: Rayes, Nada
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Introduction. Adrenal metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a rare entity and can be treated by resection, local ablative therapy, or systemic therapy. Unfortunately, data about treatment outcome, especially in liver transplant recipients, are rare. Patients and Methods. From 2005 to 2015, 990 liver resections and 303 liver transplantations because of HCC were performed at our clinic. We retrospectively analyzed treatment outcome of the patients with metachronous adrenal metastasis of HCC, who received either resection, local ablation, or surveillance only. Results. 10 patients were identified (0.8%). 7 patients received liver transplantation for primary HCC therapy, 3 liver resection, and 1 a local ablative therapy. 8 patients underwent adrenalectomy (one via retroperitoneoscopy), one was treated with local ablation, and one had surveillance only. Seven out of eight patients had no surgical complications and one experienced a pancreatic fistula, treated conservatively. 37.5% of the resected patients had recurrence 1 year after adrenalectomy and 75% after 2 years. The mean survival time after primary diagnosis of HCC was 96.6 +/- 22.4 months. After adrenalectomy, the mean survival time was 112.4 +/- 25.2 months. The mean time until tumor recurrence was 13.2 +/- 3.8 in the total cohort and 15.8 +/- 3.8 months in patients after adrenalectomy. The estimated overall survival after adrenalectomy was 77.2 +/- 17.4 months. Conclusion. Metachronous adrenalmetastasis occured in less than 1% of HCC patients. Adrenalectomy is a safe procedure and leads to acceptable survival rates even after liver transplantion. Therefore, it should be performed whenever the primary tumor is well controlled and the patient is in adequate physical condition.
Stegana (Steganina) chitouensis Sidorenko
Creators: name: Cheng, Yu
name: Gao, Jian-Jun
name: Chen, Hong-Wei
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Drosophilidae
Stegana
Stegana chitouensis

description: Stegana (Steganina) chitouensis Sidorenko
 Stegana (Steganina) chitouensis Sidorenko, 1998: 292.
 Specimens examined. Holotype: ♂ (SEHU), CHINA: Chitou, Taiwan, ex underside of fallen logs, 22.iv.1997, MJ Toda.
 Diagnosis. Aedeagal ventral lobe strongly sclerotized on basal 1/3, with dense pubescence and 4 fingerlike processes on each side.
 Distribution. China (Taiwan).
description: Published as part of Cheng, Yu, Gao, Jian-Jun & Chen, Hong-Wei, 2009, Stegana ornatipes species group from the Oriental Region (Diptera: Drosophilidae), pp. 37-48 in Zootaxa 2216 (1) on page 39, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2216.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/5321864
Additional file 9 of Transcriptomic analysis of flower induction for long-day pitaya by supplementary lighting in short-day winter season
Creators: name: Xiong, Rui
name: Liu, Chengli
name: Xu, Min
name: Wei, Shuang-shuang
name: Huang, Jia-quan
name: Tang, Hua
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional file 9: Supplemental S9. The DEGs related to plant hormone.
Chemical, biological, and trophic status of temperate lakes can be strongly influenced by the presence of late-glacial marine sediments
Creators: name: Norton, Stephen A.
name: Amirbahman, Aria
name: Bacon, Linda
name: Ewing, Holly A.
name: Novak, Martin
name: Nurse, Andrea
name: Retelle, Michael
name: J. Curt Stager
name: Yates, Martin
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry

description: Norton SA, Amirbahman A, Bacon L, Ewing HA, Novak M, Nurse A, Retelle M, Stager JC, Yates M. 2019. Chemical, biological, and trophic status of temperate lakes can be strongly influenced by the presence of late-glacial marine sediments. Lake Reserv Manage. 36:14–30. Lake Auburn, Maine, is a water supply for 60,000 people. Unusual silt/clay sediment, >4 m thick, occurs 15 cm below gyttja in deep water cores. We characterized cores taken in 2015 and 2016 (57 and 425 cm long, respectively), from 35 m. We determined 137Cs, 210Pb, and 206P/204Pb ratios to establish chronology for the cores and to link them stratigraphically. At least 1.1 m of sediment has accumulated since European settlement due to watershed erosion from land clearance and disturbance from about 1750 onward. The increased lake level from dams established in 1851 and the 1950–1960s has caused shoreline erosion. Extraction of sediment with HCl, scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive spectroscopy analyses confirmed the presence of apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(OH)) for at least the upper 3.5 m of sediment. The apatite is soluble because of the circumneutral pH and relatively low Ca2+ concentrations. This modern sediment is derived from postglacial marine silt/clay sediment and represents a rarely considered internal source of P that predisposes the lake’s water column to higher total P, rendering it more susceptible to episodic eutrophication from stresses including higher temperatures, more frequent high-intensity weather phenomena, and longer ice-free periods with stronger and longer stratification. This previously unrecognized source of P must be considered in water quality management, including chemical mitigation such as aluminum addition, lake level manipulation, and watershed erosion control. Similar situations likely exist in other coastal lakes in postglacial terrain that was inundated during deglaciation, and in inland lakes receiving sediment directly during deglaciation.
Stegana (Steganina) ornatipes Wheeler & Takada
Creators: name: Cheng, Yu
name: Gao, Jian-Jun
name: Chen, Hong-Wei
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Drosophilidae
Stegana
Stegana ornatipes

description: Stegana (Steganina) ornatipes Wheeler & Takada
 Stegana (Steganina) ornatipes Wheeler & Takada, 1964: 233.
 Specimens examined. CHINA: 2♂ (SCAU), Wulai, Taiwan, 7.x.1992, MJ Toda.
 Diagnosis. Aedeagus very small, nearly membranous; projection of gonopods with 1 lobe-like and 3 vertical, spine-like processes on each side.
 Distribution. China (Taiwan), Japan (Ryukyu Is.), Micronesia (Caroline Is.).
description: Published as part of Cheng, Yu, Gao, Jian-Jun & Chen, Hong-Wei, 2009, Stegana ornatipes species group from the Oriental Region (Diptera: Drosophilidae), pp. 37-48 in Zootaxa 2216 (1) on page 39, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2216.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/5321864
Role of Cytosolic Serine Hydroxymethyl Transferase 1 (SHMT1) in Phosphate- Induced Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Calcification
Creators: name: Boehme, Beate
name: Schelski, Nadeshda
name: Makridakis, Manousos
name: Henze, Laura
name: Vlahou, Antonia
name: Lang, Florian
name: Pieske, Burkert
name: Alesutan, Ioana
name: Voelkl, Jakob
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: SHMT1
subject: Phosphate
subject: Oxidative stress
subject: Vascular calcification
subject: Osteo-/chondrogenic signaling
subject: Vascular smooth muscle cells
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Background/Aims: Hyperphosphatemia promotes medial vascular calcification, at least partly, by induction of osteo-/chondrogenic transdifferentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). The complex signaling pathways regulating this process are still incompletely understood. The present study investigated the role of cytosolic serine hydroxymethyl transferase 1 (SHMT1) in phosphate-induced vascular calcification. Methods: Endogenous expression of SHMT1 was suppressed by silencing in primary human aortic smooth muscle cells (HAoSMCs) followed by treatment without and with phosphate or antioxidants. Results: In HAoSMCs, SHMT1 mRNA expression was up-regulated by phosphate. Silencing of SHMT1 alone was sufficient to induce osteo-/chondrogenic transdifferentiation of HAoSMCs, as shown by increased tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (ALPL) activity and osteogenic markers MSX2, CBFA1 and ALPL mRNA expression. Furthermore, phosphate-induced ALPL mRNA expression and activity as well as calcification were augmented in SHMT1 silenced HAoSMCs as compared to negative control siRNA transfected HAoSMCs. Silencing of SHMT1 decreased total antioxidant capacity and up-regulated NADH/NADPH oxidase system components NOX4 and CYBA mRNA expression in HAoSMCs, effects paralleled by increased mRNA expression of matrix metalloproteinase MMP2 as well as BAX/BCL2 ratio. More importantly, additional treatment with antioxidants TEMPOL or TIRON blunted the increased osteogenic markers mRNA expression in SHMT1 silenced HAoSMCs. Conclusion: Silencing of SHMT1 promotes osteo-/chondrogenic signaling in VSMCs, at least in part, by inducing cellular oxidative stress. It thus aggravates phosphate-induced calcification of VSMCs. The present findings support a regulatory role of SHMT1 in vascular calcification during conditions of hyperphosphatemia such as chronic kidney disease. (C) 2018 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Basel
Co-doped LaLa1-xSrxTiO3-d : A Diluted Magnetic Oxide System with High Curie Temperature
Creators: name: Zhao, Y. G.
name: Shinde, S. R.
name: Ogale, S. B.
name: Higgins, J.
name: Lofland, S. E.
name: Lanci, C.
name: Buban, J. P.
name: Browning, N. D.
name: Sarma, S. Das
name: Millis, A. J.
name: Kulkarni, V. N.
name: Choudhary, R. J.
name: Greene, R. L.
name: Venkatesan, T.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Ferromagnetism is observed at and above room temperature in pulsed laser deposited epitaxial films of Co-doped Ti-based oxide perovskite (La1-xSrxTiO3-d). The system has the characteristics of an intrinsic diluted magnetic semiconductor (metal) at low concentrations (
description: To be appeared in Appl. Phys. Lett
Association of obesity, diabetes and hypertension with cognitive impairment in older age
Creators: name: Feinkohl, Insa
name: Lachmann, Gunnar
name: Brockhaus, Wolf-Rüdiger
name: Borchers, Friedrich
name: Piper, Sophie K.
name: Ottens, Thomas H.
name: Nathoe, Hendrik M.
name: Sauer, Anne-Mette
name: Dieleman, Jan M.
name: Radtke, Finn M.
name: Dijk, Diederik Van
name: Pischon, Tobias
name: Spies, Claudia
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: obesity
subject: body mass index
subject: diabetes
subject: hypertension
subject: cognitive impairment
subject: aging
subject: cognitive epidemiology
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Background: Age-related cognitive impairment is rising in prevalence but is not yet fully characterized in terms of its epidemiology. Here, we aimed to elucidate the role of obesity, diabetes and hypertension as candidate risk factors. Methods: Original baseline data from 3 studies (OCTOPUS, DECS, SuDoCo) were obtained for secondary analysis of cross-sectional associations of diabetes, hypertension, blood pressure, obesity (body mass index [BMI] >= 30 kg/m(2)) and BMI with presence of cognitive impairment in log-binomial regression analyses. Cognitive impairment was defined as scoring more than 2 standard deviations below controls on at least one of 5-11 cognitive tests. Underweight participants (BMI<18.5kg/m(2)) were excluded. Results were pooled across studies in fixed-effects inverse variance models. Results: Analyses totaled 1545 participants with a mean age of 61 years (OCTOPUS) to 70 years (SuDoCo). Cognitive impairment was found in 29.0% of participants in DECS, 8.2% in SuDoCo and 45.6% in OCTOPUS. In pooled analyses, after adjustment for age, sex, diabetes and hypertension, obesity was associated with a 1.29-fold increased prevalence of cognitive impairment (risk ratio [RR] 1.29; 95% CI 0.98, 1.72). Each 1 kg/m(2) increment in BMI was associated with 3% increased prevalence (RR 1.03; 95% CI 1.00, 1.06). None of the remaining risk factors were associated with impairment. Conclusion: Our results show that older people who are obese have higher prevalence of cognitive impairment compared with normal weight and overweight individuals, and independently of co-morbid hypertension or diabetes. Prospective studies are needed to investigate the temporal relationship of the association.
Towards Optimal System Scheduling with Synthetic Inertia Provision from Wind Turbines
Creators: name: Chu, Zhongda
name: Markovic, Uros
name: Hug, Gabriela
name: Teng, Fei
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: The undergoing transition from conventional to converter-interfaced renewable generation leads to significant challenges in maintaining frequency stability due to declining system inertia. In this paper, a novel control framework for Synthetic Inertia (SI) provision from Wind Turbines (WTs) is proposed, which eliminates the secondary frequency dip and allows the dynamics of SI from WTs to be analytically integrated into the system frequency dynamics. Furthermore, analytical system frequency constraints with SI provision from WTs are developed and incorporated into a stochastic system scheduling model, which enables the provision of SI from WTs to be dynamically optimized on a system level. Several case studies are carried out on a Great Britain 2030 power system with different penetration levels of wind generation and inclusion of frequency response requirements in order to assess the performance of the proposed model and analyze the influence of the improved SI control scheme on the potential secondary frequency dip. The results demonstrate that the inclusion of SI provision from WTs into UC can drastically impact the overall system costs.
description: 10 pages, accepted by IEEE Transaction on Power System
Risk Preferences Necessary to Choose Life Insurance Funding of Buy-Sell Arrangements
Creators: name: Tauer, Loren W.
name: Tauer, Loren W.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1985
Subjects: Risk and Uncertainty

description: Pratt-Arrow risk aversion coefficients are derived such that term life insurance funding of buy-sell arrangements is preferred by decision makers with risk preferences greater than those breakeven coefficients. Given previous estimates of farmers' risk preferences, anything greater than a 25 percent loading of actuarially fair premiums would discourage life insurance funding.
Twistor fishnets
Creators: name: Adamo, Tim
name: Jaitly, Sumer
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Four-dimensional conformal fishnet theory is an integrable scalar theory which arises as a double scaling limit of $γ$-deformed maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills. We give a perturbative reformulation of $γ$-deformed super-Yang-Mills theory in twistor space, and implement the double scaling limit to obtain a twistor description of conformal fishnet theory. The conformal fishnet theory retains an abelian gauge symmetry on twistor space which is absent in space-time, allowing us to obtain cohomological formulae for scattering amplitudes that manifest conformal invariance. We study various classes of scattering amplitudes in twistor space with this formalism.
description: 39 pages, 11 figures. v2: references added; v3: published version
Stegana (Steganina) vietnamensis Sidorenko
Creators: name: Cheng, Yu
name: Gao, Jian-Jun
name: Chen, Hong-Wei
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Drosophilidae
Stegana
Stegana vietnamensis

description: Stegana (Steganina) vietnamensis Sidorenko
 Stegana (Oxyphortica) vietnamensis Sidorenko, 1997: 67.
 Stegana (Steganina) vietnamensis Sidorenko, 1998: 295 (revised status).
 Specimens examined. Holotype ♂ (ZISP), VIETNAM: Vinhphu, Tam Dao, altitude 1000 m, 13.ix.1990, S. Belokobyskij.
 Diagnosis. Aedeagal ventral lobe slightly sclerotized, with sparse pubescence and 5 finger-like processes on each side.
 Distribution. Vietnam (Vinhphu).
description: Published as part of Cheng, Yu, Gao, Jian-Jun & Chen, Hong-Wei, 2009, Stegana ornatipes species group from the Oriental Region (Diptera: Drosophilidae), pp. 37-48 in Zootaxa 2216 (1) on page 39, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2216.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/5321864
LeanConvNets: Low-cost Yet Effective Convolutional Neural Networks
Creators: name: Ephrath, Jonathan
name: Eliasof, Moshe
name: Ruthotto, Lars
name: Haber, Eldad
name: Treister, Eran
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) have become indispensable for solving machine learning tasks in speech recognition, computer vision, and other areas that involve high-dimensional data. A CNN filters the input feature using a network containing spatial convolution operators with compactly supported stencils. In practice, the input data and the hidden features consist of a large number of channels, which in most CNNs are fully coupled by the convolution operators. This coupling leads to immense computational cost in the training and prediction phase. In this paper, we introduce LeanConvNets that are derived by sparsifying fully-coupled operators in existing CNNs. Our goal is to improve the efficiency of CNNs by reducing the number of weights, floating point operations and latency times, with minimal loss of accuracy. Our lean convolution operators involve tuning parameters that controls the trade-off between the network's accuracy and computational costs. These convolutions can be used in a wide range of existing networks, and we exemplify their use in residual networks (ResNets). Using a range of benchmark problems from image classification and semantic segmentation, we demonstrate that the resulting LeanConvNet's accuracy is close to state-of-the-art networks while being computationally less expensive. In our tests, the lean versions of ResNet in most cases outperform comparable reduced architectures such as MobileNets and ShuffleNets.
Fusion of light exotic nuclei at near-barrier energies : effect of inelastic excitation
Creators: name: Banerjee, P.
name: Krishan, K.
name: Bhattacharya, S.
name: Bhattacharya, C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The effect of inelastic excitation of exotic light projectiles (proton- as well as neutron-rich) $^{17}$F and $^{11}$Be on fusion with heavy target has been studied at near-barrier energies. The calculations have been performed in the coupled channels approach where, in addition to the normal coupling of the ground state of the projectile to the continuum, inelastic excitation of the projectile to the bound excited state and its coupling to the continuum have also been taken into consideration. The inclusion of these additional couplings has been found to have significant effect on the fusion excitation function of neutron-rich $^{11}$Be on $^{208}$Pb whereas the effect has been observed to be nominal for the case of proton-rich $^{17}$F on the same target. The pronounced effect of the channel coupling on the fusion process in case of $^{11}$Be is attributed to its well-developed halo structure.
description: 9 pages, 3 figures, Revtex.sty
Supplementary Materials from Modelling cell surface dynamics and cell–cell interactions using Cell Studio: a three-dimensional visualization tool based on gaming technology
Creators: name: Liberman, Asaf
name: Mussel, Matan
name: Kario, Danny
name: Sprinzak, David
name: Nevo, Uri
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biophysics
Biological Engineering
Computational Biology

description: The Supplementary Materials file provides a description how to download and use the simulation files.
Do Culture-Negative Periprosthetic Joint Infections Have a Worse Outcome Than Culture-Positive Periprosthetic Joint Infections? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Creators: name: Reisener, Marie
name: Perka, Carsten
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: periprosthetic joint infections
subject: arthroplasty
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Background. Culture-negative periprosthetic joint infections (CN PJI) have not been well studied, and due to the lack of consensus on PJI, especially with culture-negative infections, there are considerable uncertainties. Due to the challenging clinical issue of CN PJI the aim of this systematic review is to describe incidence, diagnosis, and treatment outcomes based on the current literature on CN PJI. Hypothesis. The review is designed to assess the formal hypothesis that CN PJI of the hip and knee have a poorer outcome when compared with culture-positive ones. Study Design. It is systematic review with level of evidence 3. Methods. EMBASE, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Library were searched electronically in January 2018. All studies regarding CN PJI of the hip or knee published in English or German with a minimum of 10 patients were included. Afterwards, the authors performed a descriptive analysis of diagnosis and treatment outcome. Result. Eight studies were identified that met the inclusion criteria. The incidence of CN PJI in the hip or knee ranged from 7% to 42 %. The included studies were pooled to give an overall incidence rate estimate of 11 % [95% confidence interval (CI): 10-12] based on a random-effects model. The most common surgical intervention was the two-stage revision of prosthesis with 283 patients. Postoperatively, the majority of patients received vancomycin as the antibiotic treatment, alone or in combination with other antibiotics. The rate of succesfully treated infections varied from 85% to 95 % in all included studies. The two-stage exchange arthroplasty had the best outcome, based on the infection-free survival rate of 95%, five years after treatment. Conclusions. We conclude that CN PJI have the same or even better results than culture-positive infections. Nonetheless, a standardized diagnostic protocol and evidence-based treatment strategies for CN PJI should be implemented for further studies.
Knowledge gaps, research priorities, and future perspectives on bird conservation in the Brazilian Amazon In Important Bird Areas in Brazil, Part II - Amazonia, Cerrado, and Pantanal, edited by A. C. De Luca; P. E. Develey; G. A. Bencke; J. M. Goerck, pp. 55-69. São Paulo: SAVE, Brazil
Creators: name: Aleixo, Alexandre
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Amazon, birds, conservation, surveys

description: Full text of . Knowledge gaps, research priorities, and future perspectives on bird conservation in the Brazilian Amazon In Important Bird Areas in Brazil, Part II - Amazonia, Cerrado, and Pantanal, edited by A. C. De Luca; P. E. Develey; G. A. Bencke; J. M. Goerck, pp. 55-69. São Paulo: SAVE, Brazil. A complete PDF of the book can be found in: https://savebr-site.s3.amazonaws.com/areas_importantes_para_conservacao_das_aves_parte_2_1.pdf
Application of chitosan-covered gauze in combination with intrauterine balloon tamponade for postpartum hemorrhage treatment - Case report of a novel "uterine sandwich" approach
Creators: name: Seidel, Vera
name: Braun, Thorsten
name: Weizsäcker, Katharina
name: Henrich, Wolfgang
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Postpartum hemorrhage
subject: Intrauterine balloon tamponade
subject: Obstetric complications
subject: Chitosan-covered gauze
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: INTRODUCTION: Postpartum or peripartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal death worldwide. Fertility preserving second stage interventions following uterotonic medications may include compression sutures, uterine balloon tamponade and ligation or embolization of arteries. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We present a case of PPH where a novel "uterine sandwich" approach (combination of chitosan-covered gauze with intrauterine balloon tamponade) was effectively used to stop further blood loss and prevented more invasive second stage interventions. Furthermore, we present the ultrasonographic image of chitosan-covered gauze in the uterine cavity. DISCUSSION: Chitosan-covered gauze and intrauterine balloon tamponade are complementary in their mechanism of work, the balloon reducing blood flow into the uterus and the chitosan-covered gauze enhancing the coagulation. CONCLUSION: This novel "uterine sandwich" approach can be a useful method for fertility preserving management of PPH. (C) 2018 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of US Publishing Group Ltd.
Stegana (Steganina) mengla Cheng, Gao & Chen, 2009, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Cheng, Yu
name: Gao, Jian-Jun
name: Chen, Hong-Wei
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Drosophilidae
Stegana
Stegana mengla

description: Stegana (Steganina) mengla sp. nov.
(Figs 15–18)
 Specimens examined. Holotype ♂ (SCAU, No. 120639), CHINA: Mengla, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, 600 m, ex tussock, 10.ix.2002, HW Chen. Paratypes: CHINA: 1♂ 1♀ (SCAU, Nos 120640, 41), same data as holotype; 8♂ 8♀ (2♂ 2♀ in KIZ; 5♂ 5♀ in SCAU, Nos 120642-51; 1♂ 1♀ in SEHU), same data as holotype except for 21–24.iv.2007, HW Chen, JJ Gao, F Zhao.
 Diagnosis. Aedeagus composed of 1 pair of acute, rod-like processes, 1 pair of lobe-like processes bearing fringe cilia and 1 arcuate process bearing sparse cilia (Fig. 18); gonopods protruded medio-dorsally and -ventrally (Fig. 18).
 Description. Male and female: Frons shiny, yellow, lacking sporadic, minute setulae. Pedicel yellow; first flagellomere almost yellow, black apically. Clypeus almost black. Palpus yellow basally, black distally. Thorax yellow, with brown, longitudinal stripes submedially and black, longitudinal stripes laterally. Postpronotal lobe brown on upper 1/3, yellow on lower 2/3. Scutellum brown. Katepisternum dark brown on upper 2/3 part, yellow on lower 1/3 part. Fore femur with 5–6 setae on distal part of ventral surface. Legs brown to black, yellow-brown on all knee joints and tarsomeres. All abdominal tergites brown. Third to fifth sternites dark brown. Male terminalia: Epandrium with approximately 28 setae near posterior to ventral margin on each body-side (Fig. 15). Surstylus narrowed distally (Figs 15, 16). Cercus lacking pubescence (Fig. 15). Plate between hypandrium and aedeagus lacking pubescence (Fig. 18).
 Measurements. BL = 3.24 mm in holotype (range in 4♂ 5♀ paratypes: 2.84–3.36 mm in ♂, 3.20–3.84 mm in ♀); ThL = 1.75 mm (1.56–1.75 mm in ♂, 1.63–1.97 mm in ♀); WL = 2.72 mm (2.47–2.69 mm in ♂, 2.63–3.12 mm in ♀); WW = 1.46 mm (1.28–1.44 mm in ♂, 1.38–1.62 mm in ♀). Indices: arb = 10/7 (10–12/ 7–9), avd = 0.65 (0.67–0.80), adf = 1.67 (1.38–1.77), flw = 2.08 (1.77–2.15), FW/HW = 0.38 (0.38–0.42), ch/ o = 0.08 (0.08–0.09), prorb = 1.00 (0.92–1.04), rcorb = 0.96 (0.81–0.92), vb = 0.27 (0.22–0.33), dcl = 0.52 (0.47–0.61), presctl = 0.65 (0.58–0.70), sctl = 1.48 (1.36–1.65), sterno = 0.84 (0.89–0.92), orbito = 2.63 (2.00–2.71), dcp = 0.20 (0.18–0.23), sctlp = 1.68 (1.60–2.11), C = 2.14 (2.00–2.17), 4c = 1.03 (1.06–1.20), 4v = 1.61 (1.62–1.95), 5x = 1.29 (1.13–1.31), ac = 9.25 (9.00–11.67), M = 0.50 (0.47–0.56), C3F = 0.74 (0.68– 0.78).
 Distribution. China (Yunnan).
 Etymology. The specific name means “tea garden” in the language of Dai, a native people of Xishuangbanna.
description: Published as part of Cheng, Yu, Gao, Jian-Jun & Chen, Hong-Wei, 2009, Stegana ornatipes species group from the Oriental Region (Diptera: Drosophilidae), pp. 37-48 in Zootaxa 2216 (1) on pages 43-44, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2216.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/5321864
[Morokoshi kinmō zui. Jo, Sōmokuroku, Kan no 1-2]
[唐土訓蒙圖彚. 序, 総目録, 巻之一-二]
Creators: name: Hirazumi, Sen'an, Active 18th Century
Publisher: name: Ōsaka : Kogataya Rokubē, Kawachiya Kichibē and two others
Year: 2021

description: Contents: v. 1 Astronomy. -- 4 l.; v. 2 Geography. -- 20 l.; v. 3 Architecture. -- 12 l.; v. 4-5 People. -- 18, 16 l.; v. 6 Martial arts. - 19 l.; v. 7 Instruments (tools, weapons, etc.). -- 16 l.; v. 8 Machines (transportation, arms). -- 14 l.; v. 9 Instruments (agriculture, arms, etc.). -- 14 l.; v. 10 Ceremonial costumes, precious stones. -- 13 l.; v. 11-12 Botany, horticulture. -- 13, 14 l.; v. 13 Birds, wild animals. -- 17 l.; v. 14 Fish, reptiles, insects. -- 9 l. Five maps and many Chinese landscapes are in v. 2 of this illustrated Chinese encyclopedia. Many of the maps and landscapes are of mythical places famous in Chinese history and literature, such as 蓬莱山 Hōraizan (Beans 1802.17). There are 3 leaves of publisher’s advertisements at the end of v. 14. Maps in v. 2: (Beans 1802.12) 地球圖 Chikyū zu (Picture of the globe); (Beans 1802.13) 山川與地全圖 Sansen yochi zenzu (Map of mountains and rivers of the earth); (Beans 1802.14) 中華十五省并華夷一統圖 Chūka jūgosei narabini Kai ittō no zu (Map of China and the surrounding barbarian countries); (Beans 1802.15) 朝鮮國圖 Chōsenkoku no zu (Map of Korea); (Beans 1802.16) 琉球國圖 Ryūkyūkoku no zu (Map of Ryukyu); (Beans 1802.17) 蓬莱山 Hōraizan. Cited in: WSN; 122
Systematics of q anti-q states, scalar mesons and glueball
Creators: name: Anisovich, V. V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Basing on the latest results of the PNPI (Gatchina) and QM&W College (London) groups, I discuss systematics of the IJ^{PC} q anti-q states in terms of trajectories on the (n,M^2) plane, where n is the radial quantum number and M is its mass. In the scalar sector, which is the most interesting because of the presence of extra states with respect to the q anti-q systematics, I discuss: 1) the results of the K-matrix analysis of the spectra pi-pi, pi-pi-pi-pi, K anti-K, eta-eta, eta-eta', pi-eta and characteristics of the resonances in the scalar sector, 2) q anti-q nonet classification of scalar bare states, 3) accumulation of widths of the q anti-q states by the glueball due to the overlapping of f_0 resonances at 1200-1700 MeV, 4) systematics of scalar q anti-q states, both bare states and resonances, on the (n,M^2) plots, 5) constraints on the quark-gluonium content of the resonances f_0(980), f_0(1300), f_0(1500), f_0(1750), and the broad state f_0(1420^{+150}_{-70}) from hadronic decays, 6) radiative decays of the P-wave q anti-q resonances: scalars f_0(980), a_0(980), and tensor mesons a_2(1320), f_2(1270), f_2(1525). The analysis proves that in the scalar sector we face two exotic mesons: the light sigma-meson, f_0(450), and the broad state f_0(1420^{+150}_{-70}), which is the descendant of the glueball.
description: 12 pages, Latex, epsfig.sty, 6 figures, Talk given on "HADRON 2001"
Spectrum Cartography via Coupled Block-Term Tensor Decomposition
Creators: name: Zhang, Guoyong
name: Fu, Xiao
name: Wang, Jun
name: Zhao, Xi-Le
name: Hong, Mingyi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Signal Processing (eess.SP)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Spectrum cartography aims at estimating power propagation patterns over a geographical region across multiple frequency bands (i.e., a radio map)---from limited samples taken sparsely over the region. Classic cartography methods are mostly concerned with recovering the aggregate radio frequency (RF) information while ignoring the constituents of the radio map---but fine-grained emitter-level RF information is of great interest. In addition, many existing cartography methods work explicitly or implicitly assume random spatial sampling schemes that may be difficult to implement, due to legal/privacy/security issues. The theoretical aspects (e.g., identifiability of the radio map) of many existing methods are also unclear. In this work, we propose a joint radio map recovery and disaggregation method that is based on coupled block-term tensor decomposition. Our method guarantees identifiability of the individual radio map of \textit{each emitter} (thereby that of the aggregate radio map as well), under realistic conditions. The identifiability result holds under a large variety of geographical sampling patterns, including a number of pragmatic systematic sampling strategies. We also propose effective optimization algorithms to carry out the formulated radio map disaggregation problems. Extensive simulations are employed to showcase the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
description: Accepted version; IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing (27-Apr-2020)
Stegana (Steganina) nulliseta Cheng, Gao & Chen, 2009, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Cheng, Yu
name: Gao, Jian-Jun
name: Chen, Hong-Wei
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Drosophilidae
Stegana
Stegana nulliseta

description: Stegana (Steganina) nulliseta sp. nov.
(Figs 19–22)
 Specimens examined. Holotype: ♂ (SCAU, No. 120652), CHINA: Mengla, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, 600 m, ex tussock, 23.iv.2007, JJ Gao. Paratypes: CHINA: 3♂ (2♂ in KIZ, 1♂ in SCAU, No. 120653), same data as holotype, 21–24.iv.2007, HW Chen, JJ Gao.
 Diagnosis. Aedeagus composed of 1 pair of small, rod-like processes, 2 pairs of lobe-like processes bearing several sclerotized, serrated projections and 1 arcuate process (Fig. 22); gonopods with only 1 acute projection medially (Fig. 22).
 Description. Male and female: Pedicel grey-yellow; first flagellomere mostly black. Palpus almost black. Katepisternum dark brown on upper part, white on lower part. Legs mostly brown, dark on basal part of all 1st tarsomeres, pale on the rest tarsomeres, white on basal parts of fore femur and distal part of mid tibia. Male terminalia: Epandrium with approximately 16 setae near posterior to ventral margin on each body-side (Fig. 19). Surstylus thin on distal 1/3 (Figs 19, 20). Cercus lacking pubescence (Fig. 19). Plate between hypandrium and aedeagus lacking pubescence (Fig. 22).
 Measurements: BL = 2.31 mm in holotype (range in 3♂ paratypes: 2.22–2.47 mm); ThL = 1.13 mm (1.00– 1.13 mm); WL = 1.88 mm (1.68–1.88 mm); WW = 1.02 mm (0.88–1.04 mm). Indices: arb = 8/7 (7–8/ 6–7), avd = 0.85 (0.71–0.79), adf = 1.18 (1.17–1.27), flw = 1.82 (1.67–2.00), FW/HW = 0.37 (0.36–0.39), ch/ o = 0.09 (0.07–0.09), prorb = 1.14 (1.10–1.20), rcorb = 0.81 (0.71–0.80), vb = 0.28 (0.24), dcl = 0.39 (0.39– 0.50), presctl = 0.64 (0.63), sctl = 1.76 (1.43–1.46), sterno = 0.87 (0.88), orbito = 2.17 (2.00–2.50), dcp = 0.21 (0.18–0.21), sctlp = 1.00 (1.00–1.19), C = 1.86 (1.88–2.00), 4c = 1.22 (1.23–1.30), 4v = 1.74 (1.82–1.90), 5x = 1.40 (1.20–1.22), ac = 9.33 (8.67–9.00), M = 0.61 (0.55–0.57), C3F = 0.66 (0.63–0.70).
 Distribution. China (Yunnan).
 Etymology. A combination of the Latin words: nullus and setae, referring to the cercus lacking pubescence.
description: Published as part of Cheng, Yu, Gao, Jian-Jun & Chen, Hong-Wei, 2009, Stegana ornatipes species group from the Oriental Region (Diptera: Drosophilidae), pp. 37-48 in Zootaxa 2216 (1) on pages 44-45, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2216.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/5321864
Fibulin-3 Attenuates Phosphate-Induced Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Calcification by Inhibition of Oxidative Stress
Creators: name: Luong, Trang T. D.
name: Schelski, Nadeshda
name: Boehme, Beate
name: Makridakis, Manousos
name: Vlahou, Antonia
name: Lang, Florian
name: Pieske, Burkert
name: Alesutan, Ioana
name: Voelkl, Jakob
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Fibulin-3
subject: Phosphate
subject: Oxidative stress
subject: Vascular calcification
subject: Osteo-/chondrogenic signaling
subject: Vascular smooth muscle cells
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Background/Aims: Fibulin-3, an extracellular matrix glycoprotein, inhibits vascular oxidative stress and remodeling in hypertension. Oxidative stress is prevalent in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients and is an important mediator of osteo-/chondrogenic transdifferentiation and calcification of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) during hyperphosphatemia. Therefore, the present study explored the effects of Fibulin-3 on phosphate-induced vascular calcification. Methods: Experiments were performed in primary human aortic smooth muscle cells (HAoSMCs) treated with control or with phosphate without or with additional treatment with recombinant human Fibulin-3 protein or with hydrogen peroxide as an exogenous source of oxidative stress. Results: Treatment with calcification medium significantly increased calcium deposition in HAoSMCs, an effect significantly blunted by additional treatment with Fibulin-3. Moreover, phosphate-induced alkaline phosphatase activity and mRNA expression of osteogenic and chondrogenic markers MSX2, CBFA1, SOX9 and ALPL were all significantly reduced by addition of Fibulin-3. These effects were paralleled by similar regulation of oxidative stress in HAoSMCs. Phosphate treatment significantly up-regulated mRNA expression of the oxidative stress markers NOX4 and CYBA, down-regulated total antioxidant capacity and increased the expression of downstream effectors of oxidative stress PA1-1. MMP2 and MMP9 as well as BAX/BLC2 ratio in HAoSMCs, all effects blocked by additional treatment with Fibulin-3. Furthermore, the protective effects of Fibulin-3 on phosphate-induced osteogenic and chondrogenic markers expression in HAoSMCs were reversed by additional treatment with hydrogen peroxide. Conclusions: Fibulin-3 attenuates phosphate-induced osteo-/chondrogenic transdifferentiation and calcification of VSMCs, effects involving inhibition of oxidative stress. Up-regulation or supplementation of Fibulin-3 may be beneficial in reducing the progression of vascular calcification during hyperphosphatemic conditions such as CKD. (C) 2018 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.