Low-lying Λ baryons with spin 1/2 are analyzed in two-flavor unquenched lattice QCD. We construct 2×2 cross correlators from flavor SU(3) “octet” and “singlet” baryon operators, and diagonalize them so that we can extract two low-lying states for each parity. The two-flavor CP-PACS gauge configurations are employed, which are generated in the renormalization-group improved gauge action and the ...

It is generally accepted that the flavor quality of many fruits has significantly declined over recent decades. While some of this decline can be linked to selection for certain traits, such as firmness and postharvest shelf life, that run counter to good flavor, a major contributing factor has been the challenge of breeding for such a complex quality trait. Flavor involves integration of sugar...

Self-assembly is the autonomous organization of components into patterns or structures without human intervention. Self-assembling processes are common throughout nature and technology. They involve components from the molecular (crystals) to the planetary (weather systems) scale and many different kinds of interactions. The concept of self-assembly is used increasingly in many disciplines, wit...

The appeal of sweet electronic cigarette flavors makes it important to identify the chemical compounds that contribute to their sweetness. While volatile chemicals that produce sweet aromas have been identified in e-liquids, there are no published reports of sugars or artificial sweeteners in commercial e-liquids. However, the sweetener sucralose is marketed as an e-liquid additive to commercia...

We examine solar neutrinos in dark matter detectors including the effects of flavor-dependent radiative corrections to $\mathrm{CE}\ensuremath{\nu}\mathrm{NS}$ cross section. Working within a full three-flavor framework, and Sun Earth, with thresholds $\ensuremath{\lesssim}1\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{keV}$ exposures $\ensuremath{\sim}100$ ton-year could identify contributions section beyond tree l...