Subjects: Astronomy >> Astrophysical processes submitted time 2023-02-19
Abstract: $R^2$-corrected dark energy (DE) models in $F(R)$ gravity have been widely investigated in recent years, which not only removes the weak singularity potentially present in DE models but also provide us with a unified picture of the cosmic history, including the inflationary and DE epochs. Towards the unified interpretation of dynamical DE all over the cosmic history in the class of $R^2$-corrected DE models, we explore the universal features of the scalaron dynamics in the radiation-dominated epoch, along with the chameleon mechanism, by keeping our eyes on the inflationary and DE epochs. We show that the scalaron evolution does not follow a \textit{surfing solution} and is mostly adiabatic before big bang nucleosynthesis (BBN), even properly including the \textit{kick} by the nonperturbative QCD phase transition, hence a catastrophic consequence claimed in the literature is not applied to this class of DE models. This is due to the presence of the gigantic scale hierarchy between $R^2$ correction and DE, so is the universal feature for the class of $R^2$-corrected DE models. The prospects for the post- or onset-inflationary epoch would be pretty different from what the standard $R^2$ inflationary scenario undergoes due to the presence of the chameleon mechanism.
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Subjects: Biology >> Microbiology Subjects: Medicine, Pharmacy >> Preclinical Medicine submitted time 2021-08-11
Abstract: By re-analzying public metagemonic data from 101 patients infected with influenza A virus from the 2007-2012 flu seasons in France, we identified artificially constructed recombinant SARS-CoV (SARSr-CoV) sequences in 22 samples, among which three were fully assembled. These sequences are highly similar to the recombinant SARSr-CoV strains generated by the J. Craig Venter Institute in USA, indicating the coexistence of SARS and H1N1 in these patients, which may be caused by possible co-infection or contamination accident. Our analysis also suggests that re-analyzing public metagenomic data is useful for retrospective studies on past outbreaks of infectious diseases. "
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Subjects: Physics >> Nuclear Physics submitted time 2016-09-18
Abstract: Within the framework of dispersion theory, we analyze the dipion transitions between the lightest Υ states, Υ(nS)→Υ(mS)ππ with m
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Subjects: Biology >> Virology Subjects: Medicine, Pharmacy >> Preclinical Medicine submitted time 2021-07-28
Abstract: The origin of SARS-CoV-2 remains elusive. Understanding how, when, and where SARS-CoV-2 was transmitted from its natural reservoir to human beings is crucial for preventing future coronavirus outbreaks. With the lessons learned from the endless battle with pathogens and accumulated research data with regard to the origin and intermediate host, we present multiple potential locations as the natural reservoir of SARS-CoV-2.
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Subjects: Physics >> General Physics: Statistical and Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Information, etc. submitted time 2017-11-10
Abstract:We study the dipion transitions (4S) → (nS)π+π− (n = 1, 2). In particular, we consider the effects of the two intermediate bottomoniumlike exotic states Zb(10610) and Zb(10650) as well as bottom meson loops. The strong pion–pion final-state interactions, especially including channel coupling to K ¯K in the S-wave, are taken into account modelindependently by using dispersion theory. Based on a nonrelativistic effective field theory we find that the contribution from the bottom meson loops is comparable to those from the chiral contact terms and the Zb-exchange terms. For the (4S) → (2S)π+π− decay, the result shows that including the effects of the Zb-exchange and the bottom meson loops can naturally reproduce the two-hump behavior of the ππ mass spectra. Future angular distribution data are decisive for the identification of different production mechanisms. For the (4S) → (1S)π+π− decay, we show that there is a narrow dip around 1GeV in the ππ invariant mass distribution, caused by the final-state interactions. The distribution is clearly different from that in similar transitions from lower states, and needs to be verified by future data with high statistics. Also we predict the decay width and the dikaon mass distribution of the (4S) → (1S)K+K− process.
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Subjects: Biology >> Virology Subjects: Medicine, Pharmacy >> Preventive Medicine and Hygienics submitted time 2021-07-17
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