We theoretically propose a scheme for verification of quantum Zeno effect (QZE) to suppress a decay process with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). Nuclear spins are affected by low frequency noise, and so one can naturally observe non-exponential decay behavior, which is prerequisite in observing QZE. We also describe that a key component for QZE, namely measurements on the nuclear spin, can be...

We present some new results on heavy-element nuclear-structure properties calculated on the basis of the finite-range droplet model and folded-Yukawa single-particle potential. Specifically, we discuss calculations of nuclear ground-state masses and microscopic corrections, α-decay properties, β-decay properties, fission potential-energy surfaces, and spontaneous-fission half-lives. These resul...

Recent large-scale transcriptome analyses have revealed a large number of transcripts with low protein-coding potential, known as non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs). Many studies revealed that several long ncRNAs are involved in the regulation of genome organization and gene expression, or in the structural components of functional domains in the nucleus. As regulation of mRNA decay in the cytoplasm is c...

Theoretical predictions as well experiments performed at storage rings have shown that the lifetimes of ?-radionuclides can change significantly a function ionization state. In this paper we describe an innovative approach, based on use compact plasma trap to emulate selected stellar-like conditions. It has been proposed within PANDORA project (Plasmas for Astrophysics, Nuclear Decay Observatio...

In a recent publication, Kettner et. al. [1] have suggested that one could speed up alpha decay of transuranic nuclear waste material by embedding it in metals at low temperature. This would have a huge impact on waste disposal management and quite likely initiate a completely renewed public debate on the subject of nuclear energy. The proposed idea is that the electron screening provided by th...

Nuclear RNA exosomes catalyze a range of RNA processing and decay activities that are coordinated in part by cofactors, including Mpp6, Rrp47, and the Mtr4 RNA helicase. Mpp6 interacts with the nine-subunit exosome core, while Rrp47 stabilizes the exoribonuclease Rrp6 and recruits Mtr4, but it is less clear if these cofactors work together. Using biochemistry with Saccharomyces cerevisiae prote...

Neutrinoless double beta decay, if observed, could distinguish whether the neutrino is a Dirac or a Majorana particle, and it could be used to determine the absolute scale of the neutrino masses. 136Xe is one of the most promising candidates for observing this rare event. However, until recently there were no positive results for the allowed and less rare two-neutrino double beta decay mode. Th...

One of the most interesting recent discoveries in nuclear-structure physics is the existence of superdeformation for nuclei in the mass A ∼ 150 and A ∼ 190 regions. So far, a consistent theory regarding the decay out of a superdeformed (SD) rotational band into a normaldeformed (ND) band has not been achieved. Most of the early work [1–6] on this problem attributed the decay-out process to a mi...