and Combined Extracts Cause Immunomodulatory Effects in Lipopolysaccharide-Challenged Rats.

and which belong to the Asteraceae family, are widely used plants in traditional medicine. Their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, and antitumor effects are well known. However, there are no data on the effects of their combination.

Are We There Yet? A Roadmap of Network Visualization from Surveys to Task Taxonomies.

Networks are abstract and ubiquitous data structures, defined as a set of data points and relationships between them. Network visualization provides meaningful representations of these data, supporting researchers in understanding the connections, gathering insights, and detecting and identifying unexpected patterns. Research in this field is focusing on increasingly challenging problems, such as visualizing dynamic, complex, multivariate, and geospatial networked data.

On Network Structural and Temporal Encodings: A Space and Time Odyssey.

The dynamic network visualization design space consists of two major dimensions: network structural and temporal representation. As more techniques are developed and published, a clear need for evaluation and experimental comparisons between them emerges. Most studies explore the temporal dimension and diverse interaction techniques supporting the participants, focusing on a single structural representation.

Hall Effect Anisotropy in the Paramagnetic Phase of HoLuB Induced by Dynamic Charge Stripes.

A detailed study of charge transport in the paramagnetic phase of the cage-cluster dodecaboride Ho0.8Lu0.2B12 with an instability both of the fcc lattice (cooperative Jahn−Teller effect) and the electronic structure (dynamic charge stripes) was carried out at temperatures 1.

Low-temperature infrared spectroscopy of the strongly correlated semiconductor TmYbBwith dynamic charge stripes.

TmYbBdodecaborides represent model objects for the studies of quantum critical behavior, metal-insulator transitions (MITs) and complex charge-spin-orbital-phonon coupling phenomena. In spite of intensive investigations, the mechanism of semiconducting ground state formation both in YbBand in the Yb-based strongly correlated electron systems remains a subject of active debates. We have performed first systematic measurements of temperature-dependent spectra of infrared conductivity of TmYbBat frequencies 40-35 000 cmand in the temperature range 10-300 K.

Evidence of symmetry lowering in antiferromagnetic metal TmBwith dynamic charge stripes.

Precise angle-resolved magnetoresistance (ARMR) and magnetization measurements have revealed (i) strong charge transport and magnetic anisotropy and (ii) emergence of a huge number of magnetic phases in the ground state of isotopicallyB-enriched single crystals of TmBantiferromagnetic (AF) metal with fcc crystal structure and dynamic charge stripes. We analyze for the first time the angular-phase diagrams of AF state of TmBreconstructed from experimental ARMR and magnetization data arguing that the symmetry lowering leads to the appearance of several radial phase boundaries between different phases in the AF state. It is proposed that the suppression of the indirect Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) exchange along ⟨110⟩ directions between nearest neighboring magnetic moments of Tmions and subsequent redistribution of conduction electrons to quantum fluctuations of the electron density (dynamic stripes) are the main factors responsible for the anisotropy.

Role of spin-glass behavior in the formation of exotic magnetic states in GdB.

Randomness and frustration are believed to be two crucial criteria for the formation of spin glass state. However, the spin freezing occurs in some well-ordered crystals below the related temperature T due to the instability of each spin state, which induces the variation of either magnetic moment value or exchange energy. Here we explore the new mechanism of the in-site originated disorder in antiferromagnets GdLaB and GdB, which is caused by the random mutual shifts of Gd spins from the centrally symmetrical positions in the regular cubic lattice.

Evolution of thermoelectric properties in EuYbBfamily.

Seebeck effect in the crystalline samples of EuYbB(= 0, 0.082, 0.127, 0.

Many Views Are Not Enough: Designing for Synoptic Insights in Cultural Collections.

Cultural object collections attract and delight spectators since ancient times. Yet, they also easily overwhelm visitors due to their perceptual richness and associated information. Similarly, digitized collections appear as complex, multifaceted phenomena, which can be challenging to grasp and navigate.

Contrast Reversal in Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Its Implications for the Topological Classification of SmB.

SmB has recently attracted considerable interest as a candidate for the first strongly correlated topological insulator. Such materials promise entirely new properties such as correlation-enhanced bulk bandgaps or a Fermi surface from spin excitations. Whether SmB and its surface states are topological or trivial is still heavily disputed however, and a solution is hindered by major disagreement between angle-resolved photoemission (ARPES) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) results.

Observation of dynamic charge stripes in TmYbB at the metal-insulator transition.

Accurate low temperature charge transport measurements in combination with high-precision x-ray diffraction experiments have allowed detection of the symmetry lowering in the single domain TmYbB crystals that belong to the family of dodecaborides with metal-insulator transition. Based on the fine structure analysis we discover the formation of dynamic charge stripes within the semiconducting matrix of TmYbB. The charge dynamics in these conducting nano-size channels is characterized by broad-band optical spectroscopy that allowed estimating the frequency (~2.

The lower symmetry electron-density distribution and the charge transport anisotropy in cubic dodecaboride LuB.

High-quality single crystals of LuB are grown using the induction zone melting method. The x-ray data are collected at temperatures 293, 135, 95, 50 K. The crystal structure of LuB can be refined with record low R-factor in the cubic Fm [Formula: see text] m symmetry group despite reiterated observations of the cubic symmetry distortions both in the unit-cell values and in the physical properties.

Magnetic resonance probing of ground state in the mixed valence correlated topological insulator SmB.

Introducing of topological insulator concept for fluctuating valence compound - samarium hexaboride - has recently initiated a new round of studies aimed to clarify the nature of the ground state in this extraordinary system with strong electron correlations. Here we discuss the data of magnetic resonance in the pristine single crystals of SmB measured in 60 GHz cavity experiments at temperatures 1.8-300 K.

Samarium hexaboride is a trivial surface conductor.

SmB is predicted to be the first member of the intersection of topological insulators and Kondo insulators, strongly correlated materials in which the Fermi level lies in the gap of a many-body resonance that forms by hybridization between localized and itinerant states. While robust, surface-only conductivity at low temperature and the observation of surface states at the expected high symmetry points appear to confirm this prediction, we find both surface states at the (100) surface to be topologically trivial. We find the [Formula: see text] state to appear Rashba split and explain the prominent [Formula: see text] state by a surface shift of the many-body resonance.

Electron nematic effect induced by magnetic field in antiferroquadrupole phase of CeB .

Spatial anisotropy generated spontaneously in the translationally invariant metallic phase, i.e. electron nematic effect, addresses a great challenge for both experimentalists and theoreticians.

Magnetic resonance anisotropy in CeB: an entangled state of the art.

Electron spin resonance (ESR) in strongly correlated metals is an exciting phenomenon, as strong spin fluctuations in this class of materials broaden extremely the absorption line below the detection limit. In this respect, ESR observation in CeB provides a unique chance to inspect Ce magnetic state in the antiferroquadrupole (AFQ) phase. We apply the original high frequency (60 GHz) experimental technique to extract the temperature and angular dependences of g-factor, line width and oscillating magnetization.

Nesting-driven multipolar order in CeB6 from photoemission tomography.

Some heavy fermion materials show so-called hidden-order phases which are invisible to many characterization techniques and whose microscopic origin remained controversial for decades. Among such hidden-order compounds, CeB6 is of model character due to its simple electronic configuration and crystal structure. Apart from more conventional antiferromagnetism, it shows an elusive phase at low temperatures, which is commonly associated with multipolar order.

Intense low-energy ferromagnetic fluctuations in the antiferromagnetic heavy-fermion metal CeB6.

Heavy-fermion metals exhibit a plethora of low-temperature ordering phenomena . Among these are the so-called hidden-order phases that, in contrast to conventional magnetic order, are invisible to standard neutron diffraction experiments. One of the structurally most simple hidden-order compounds, CeB6, has been intensively studied for an elusive phase that was attributed to the antiferroquadrupolar ordering of cerium-4f moments .

Isotopic phonon effects in LaB6-LaB6 do not possess cubic symmetry and show a non-random isotope distribution.

The isotopic phonon effects in LaB(6) are investigated on the Raman spectra of a series of high-quality single crystals with systematically varied contents of (10)B and (11)B isotopes. A detailed group theoretical analysis enlightens the correlation between distortions of the B(6) octahedra and the splitting or broadening of phonon modes. It is evident that LaB(6) does not have cubic symmetry as assumed so far.

Resonant magnetic exciton mode in the heavy-fermion antiferromagnet CeB₆.

Resonant magnetic excitations are recognised as hallmarks of unconventional superconductivity in copper oxides, iron pnictides and heavy-fermion compounds. Model calculations have related these modes to the microscopic properties of the pair wave function, but the mechanisms of their formation are still debated. Here we report the discovery of a similar resonant mode in the non-superconducting antiferromagnetic heavy-fermion metal CeB(6).

Isotopic phonon effects in β-rhombohedral boron--non-statistical isotope distribution.

On the basis of the spectra of IR- and Raman-active phonons, the isotopic phonon effects in β-rhombohedral boron are analysed for polycrystalline (10)B- and (11)B-enriched samples of different origin and high-purity (nat)B single crystals. Intra- and inter-icosahedral B-B vibrations are harmonic, hence meeting the virtual crystal approximation (VCA) requirements. Deviations from the phonon shift expected according to the VCA are attributed to the anharmonic share of the lattice vibrations.

Raman scattering and isotopic phonon effects in dodecaborides.

The Raman spectra of numerous dodecaborides have been measured on high-quality single crystals at ambient conditions with high spectral resolution and signal-to-noise ratio. Besides the strong Raman-active modes, numerous Raman-inactive modes occur in the spectra, indicating distortions of the structures. Ab initio calculation of the phonon spectra on ZrB(12) excellently agrees with the experimental results.

On surface Raman scattering and luminescence radiation in boron carbide.

The discrepancy between Raman spectra of boron carbide obtained by Fourier transform Raman and conventional Raman spectrometry is systematically investigated. While at photon energies below the exciton energy (1.560 eV), Raman scattering of bulk phonons of boron carbide occurs, photon energies exceeding the fundamental absorption edge (2.

Raman effect in icosahedral boron-rich solids.

We present Raman spectra of numerous icosahedral boron-rich solids having the structure of α-rhombohedral, β-rhombohedral, α-tetragonal, β-tetragonal, YB, orthorhombic or amorphous boron. The spectra were newly measured and, in some cases, compared with reported data and discussed. We emphasize the importance of a high signal-to-noise ratio in the Raman spectra for detecting weak effects evoked by the modification of compounds, accommodation of interstitial atoms and other structural defects.

[Prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in organized groups of employees and results of long-term multifactorial prevention].

Aim: Evaluation of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) prevalence and their dynamics after active prevention program.

Materials And Methods: 1382 male and 155 female volunteers were included into the group of active prevention in their office. 1024 males and 776 females with natural history were compared as a control group.