NEWAGE(NEw generation WIMP search with an Advanced Gaseous tracking device Experiment) project is a direction-sensitive dark matter search experiment with a gaseous micro time-projection-chamber(µ-TPC). We report on the performance of the µ-TPC with a detection volume of 23 × 28 × 30 cm 3 operated with a carbon-tetrafluoride (CF 4) of 0.2 bar.

Benchmarking a system can be a time consuming operation. Therefore, many researchers have developed kernels and microbenchmarks. Nevertheless, these programs are not able to capture the details of a full application. One such example are the complex database applications. In this work we present a methodology based on a statistical method, Principal Component Analysis, in order to reduce the ex...

BACKGROUND Anaplastic thyroid cancer is considered to be one of the most aggressive human malignancies, and the mean survival time after diagnosis is approximately six months, regardless of treatments. This study aimed to examine how EpCAM and its related molecules are involved in the characteristics of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Two differentiated thyroid ca...

objectives: consumption of fruits, such as plums and prunes, is useful in treating blood circulation disorder, measles, digestive disorder, and prevention of cancer, diabetes, and obesity. the paper presents a description of antioxidant and antiradical capacity of plum (prunus domestica l.) in both fresh and dried samples. materials and methods: samples were mixed with methanol and ethanol (as ...

slurry or thoracoscopic talc poudrage pleurodesis. Furthermore, it remains unclear whether spontaneous pleurodesis with TPC prolongs life. In survivors to 14 weeks, the mean time to pleurodesis was 54 days. One coauthor’s earlier study revealed that those with TPC who had spontaneous pleurodesis lived over 3 times as long as those who did not have pleurodesis [2] . If pleurodesis by itself prol...

In a short-term research project at CERN, an auditory display of elementary particle tracks has been developed. Data stems from simulations of the Time Projection Chamber (TPC) in ALICE experiment. Particle detection there is based on pattern recognition algorithms, but is still today double checked with visualization tools. The sonification works with cluster data of the TPC and was designed i...

This article presents methods of distinguishing νμ NC π 0 production from νe CC electron production events in liquid argon TPC detector. This is important in estimation of the intrinsic νe component in the beam in long-baseline neutrino experiments. One of the methods — based on finding a gap between primary vertex of interaction and the beginning of electromagnetic shower — is evaluated for T2...

objectives: almond (prunus amygdalus) hull and shell are agricultural by-products that are a source of phenolic compounds.the processing of almond produce shell and hull, accounts for more than 50% by dry weight of the almond fruits. recently, more studies have focused on the influence of storage conditions and postharvest handling on the nutritional quality of fruits, especially the antioxidan...

Sunset solar axions traversing the intense magnetic field of the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) experiment may be detected in a Time Projection Chamber (TPC) detector, as point-like X-rays signals. These signals could be masked, however, by the inhomogeneous background of materials in the experimental site. A detailed analysis, based on the detector characteristics, the background radiation ...