We consider a homogeneous mixture of bosons and polarized fermions. find that long-range attractive fermion-mediated interactions between have dramatic effects on the properties bosons. construct phase diagram spanned by boson-fermion mass ratio scattering parameter. It consists stable region mixing unstable toward separation. In phase, collective long-wavelength excitations can either be well ...

We showed that dietary long-chain (n-3) PUFAs present in fish oil (FO) affect CD4(+) T cell proliferation and cytokine production in C57BL/6 mice. To test the hypothesis that the anti-inflammatory effect of dietary (n-3) PUFAs could be due to the indirect suppression of T helper (Th)1 cells by cross-regulation of enhanced Th2 activation, mice were fed a wash-out control diet [5% corn oil (CO), ...

Clever uses for polarized light are not restricted to just the field of photonics. Devices for manipulating polarized light can be found in a wide range of settings, from advanced research laboratories to the common household [1,2]. Perhaps one of the most familiar household polarizers is a pair of sunglasses, a necessity for many car drivers on a sunny day. Sunglasses filter the light specular...

Anteroposterior polarity in the vertebrate limb is thought to be regulated in response to signals derived from a specialized region of distal posterior mesenchyme, the zone of polarizing activity. Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) is expressed in the zone of polarizing activity and appears to mediate the action of the zone of polarizing activity. Here we have manipulated Shh signal in the limb to assess whe...

Dust permeates the interstellar medium, reddening and polarizing background starlight, but dust properties vary with local environment. In order to characterize in a highly irradiated diffuse cloud, we measure optical polarization towards 27 stars surrounding mid-latitude $b$=$+$24$^{\circ}$ O9.2IV star $\zeta$ Ophiuchi, using new spectroscopy polarimetry. We incrementally deredden depolarize d...

Quantum computers and other quantum information processing (QIP) devices—such as simulators, sensors, and communication channels—hold the promise to deliver performances not attainable by classical systems. Unfortunately, the qubits used to store information are usually fragile and difficult to manipulate and engineer, thus forestalling advances in the field. Many qubit candidates suffer from s...

The meaning of the term “cardioplegia” is “lesion, attack, wound or blow”, very different to how it is most commonly understood in most heart centers, where it relates to cardiac protection. Thus, “cardioplegic solution” is better defined as a solution capable of inducing controlled cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest induced by cardioplegic solutions can occur by hyperpolarization, depolarization o...

In this research, we examined the impact of physiological arousal on negotiation outcomes. Conventional wisdom and the prescriptive literature suggest that arousal should be minimized given its negative effect on negotiations, whereas prior research on misattribution of arousal suggests that arousal might polarize outcomes, either negatively or positively. In two experiments, we manipulated aro...

A dielectric-slab polarizing beam splitter (PBS) is described that generates two parallel beams of orthogonal p and s linear polarizations in reflection and functions as a diattenuator in transmission. The plane-parallel slab, which is set at Brewster's angle, is uncoated on one side and has an s-polarization antireflection coating (s-ARC) on the other side. Analytical results are presented for...

In contrast to common angular naphthopyrans that exhibit photochromism and mechanochromism, isomeric linear are typically not photochromic. A polarizing dialkylamine substituent enables photochromic mechanochromic behavior in polymers containing a novel naphthopyran motif.