Study of dijet events with a large rapidity gap between the two leading jets in pp collisions at .

Events with no charged particles produced between the two leading jets are studied in proton-proton collisions at . The jets were required to have transverse momentum and pseudorapidity , and to have values of with opposite signs. The data used for this study were collected with the CMS detector during low-luminosity running at the LHC, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 8 .

Search for new physics in events with a leptonically decaying Z boson and a large transverse momentum imbalance in proton-proton collisions at = 13 .

A search for new physics in events with a Z boson produced in association with large missing transverse momentum at the LHC is presented. The search is based on the 2016 data sample of proton-proton collisions recorded with the CMS experiment at , corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 .

Measurement of associated Z + charm production in proton-proton collisions at .

A study of the associated production of a boson and a charm quark jet ( ), and a comparison to production with a quark jet ( ), in collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 are presented. The analysis uses a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 , collected with the CMS detector at the CERN LHC.

Measurements of the production cross section and the branching fraction, and constraints on anomalous triple gauge couplings at .

Four-lepton production in proton-proton collisions, , where or , is studied at a center-of-mass energy of 13 with the CMS detector at the LHC. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 .

Search for new physics in dijet angular distributions using proton-proton collisions at and constraints on dark matter and other models.

A search is presented for physics beyond the standard model, based on measurements of dijet angular distributions in proton-proton collisions at . The data collected with the CMS detector at the LHC correspond to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 .

Measurement of the cross section in pp collisions at and validation of lepton analysis techniques.

A measurement is presented of the cross section in collisions at , using data recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of . The product of the inclusive cross section and branching fraction is measured to be , in agreement with the standard model expectation, computed at next-to-next-to-leading order accuracy in perturbative quantum chromodynamics. The measurement is used to validate new analysis techniques relevant for future measurements of lepton production.

Measurement of prompt and nonprompt charmonium suppression in collisions at 5.02 .

The nuclear modification factors of and mesons are measured in collisions at a centre-of-mass energy per nucleon pair of . The analysis is based on and data samples collected by CMS at the LHC in 2015, corresponding to integrated luminosities of 464 and 28 , respectively. The measurements are performed in the dimuon rapidity range of as a function of centrality, rapidity, and transverse momentum ( ) from in the most forward region and up to 50 .

Measurement of b hadron lifetimes in pp collisions at .

Measurements are presented of the lifetimes of the , , , and hadrons using the decay channels , , , , , and . The data sample, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 , was collected by the CMS detector at the LHC in proton-proton collisions at .

Measurement of differential cross sections for boson production in association with jets in proton-proton collisions at .

The production of a boson, decaying to two charged leptons, in association with jets in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 is measured. Data recorded with the CMS detector at the LHC are used that correspond to an integrated luminosity of 2.19 .

Studies of and mesons including the observation of the decay in proton-proton collisions at .

Measurements of and mesons are performed using a data sample of proton-proton collisions corresponding to an integrated luminosity of , collected with the CMS detector at the LHC at a centre-of-mass energy of . The analysis studies -wave meson decays into and , where the and mesons are identified using the decays and . The masses of the -wave meson states are measured and the natural width of the state is determined.

Measurement of the top quark mass with lepton+jets final states using collisions at .

The mass of the top quark is measured using a sample of events collected by the CMS detector using proton-proton collisions at at the CERN LHC. Events are selected with one isolated muon or electron and at least four jets from data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 .

Search for third-generation scalar leptoquarks decaying to a top quark and a lepton at .

A search for pair production of heavy scalar leptoquarks (LQs), each decaying into a top quark and a lepton, is presented. The search considers final states with an electron or a muon, one or two leptons that decayed to hadrons, and additional jets. The data were collected in 2016 in proton-proton collisions at with the CMS detector at the LHC, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 35.

Measurement of the weak mixing angle using the forward-backward asymmetry of Drell-Yan events in collisions at 8 .

A measurement is presented of the effective leptonic weak mixing angle ( ) using the forward-backward asymmetry of Drell-Yan lepton pairs ( and ) produced in proton-proton collisions at at the CMS experiment of the LHC. The data correspond to integrated luminosities of 18.8 and in the dimuon and dielectron channels, respectively, containing 8.

Measurement of charged particle spectra in minimum-bias events from proton-proton collisions at .

Pseudorapidity, transverse momentum, and multiplicity distributions are measured in the pseudorapidity range for charged particles with transverse momenta satisfying in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of . Measurements are presented in three different event categories. The most inclusive of the categories corresponds to an inelastic data set, while the other two categories are exclusive subsets of the inelastic sample that are either enhanced or depleted in single diffractive dissociation events.

Search for Evidence of the Type-III Seesaw Mechanism in Multilepton Final States in Proton-Proton Collisions at sqrt[s]=13 TeV.

A search for a signal consistent with the type-III seesaw mechanism in events with three or more electrons or muons is presented. The data sample consists of proton-proton collisions at sqrt[s]=13  TeV collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC in 2016 and corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9  fb^{-1}.

Observation of Top Quark Production in Proton-Nucleus Collisions.

The first observation of top quark production in proton-nucleus collisions is reported using proton-lead data collected by the CMS experiment at the CERN LHC at a nucleon-nucleon center-of-mass energy of sqrt[s_{NN}]=8.16  TeV. The measurement is performed using events with exactly one isolated electron or muon candidate and at least four jets.

Efficacy of loading dose of colistin in Acinetobacter baumannii ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Colistin loading dose (LD) has been postulated as an advance in therapy. The clinical, microbiological effectiveness and nephrotoxicity of adding an LD to systemic colistin in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii remain unknown. In this quasi experimental study, the efficacy, outcomes and nephrotoxicity in 30 adults who received intravenous colistin with LD for MDR A.

Fibulin Levels in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease and Its Relationship to Arterial Stiffness.

Background: The objective of the present study was to evaluate fibulin 1 levels in different stages of patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and investigate possible connections between fibulin-1 and arterial stiffness.

Methods: For this cross-sectional study, we included 74 patients with ADPKD (mean age, 50.92 ± 15.

Diagnostic accuracy of point shear wave elastography in the detection of portal hypertension in pediatric patients.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the usefulness of point shear wave elastography (p-SWE) of the liver and spleen for the detection of portal hypertension in pediatric patients.

Materials And Methods: The study consisted of 38 healthy children and 56 pediatric patients with biopsy-proven liver disease who underwent splenic and liver p-SWE. The diagnostic performance of p-SWE in detecting clinically significant portal hypertension was assessed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.

Measurement of the B^{±} Meson Nuclear Modification Factor in Pb-Pb Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.02 TeV.

The differential production cross sections of B^{±} mesons are measured via the exclusive decay channels B^{±}→J/ψK^{±}→μ^{+}μ^{-}K^{±} as a function of transverse momentum in pp and Pb-Pb collisions at a center-of-mass energy sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.02  TeV per nucleon pair with the CMS detector at the LHC. The pp(Pb-Pb) data set used for this analysis corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 28.

Search for Supersymmetry in pp Collisions at sqrt[s]=13 TeV in the Single-Lepton Final State Using the Sum of Masses of Large-Radius Jets.

Results are reported from a search for supersymmetric particles in proton-proton collisions in the final state with a single lepton, multiple jets, including at least one b-tagged jet, and large missing transverse momentum. The search uses a sample of proton-proton collision data at sqrt[s]=13  TeV recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9  fb^{-1}.

Clinical efficacy of a next-generation sequencing gene panel for primary immunodeficiency diagnostics.

Primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) are rare monogenic inborn errors of immunity that result in impairment of functions of the human immune system. PIDs have a broad phenotype with increased morbidity and mortality, and treatment choices are often complex. With increased accessibility of next-generation sequencing (NGS), the rate of discovery of genetic causes for PID has increased exponentially.

Analysis of the GCK gene in 79 MODY type 2 patients: A multicenter Turkish study, mutation profile and description of twenty novel mutations.

Maturity onset diabetes is a genetic form of diabetes mellitus characterized by an early age at onset and several etiologic genes for this form of diabetes have been identified in many patients. Maturity onset diabetes type 2 [MODY2 (#125851)] caused by mutations in the glucokinase gene (GCK). Although its prevalence is not clear, it is estimated that 1%-2% of patients with diabetes have the monogenic form.

Search for Charged Higgs Bosons Produced via Vector Boson Fusion and Decaying into a Pair of W and Z Bosons Using pp Collisions at sqrt[s]=13 TeV.

A search for charged Higgs bosons produced via vector boson fusion and decaying into W and Z bosons using proton-proton collisions at sqrt[s]=13  TeV is presented. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 15.2  fb^{-1} collected with the CMS detector in 2015 and 2016.