Publications by authors named "Lepetit M"

The CuOCl compound has been shown to be a high-temperature spin-driven multiferroic system, with a linear magneto-electric coupling. In this paper we propose a complete study of its magnetic structure. We derive the low energy magnetic Hamiltonian using multi-reference configuration interaction and the spin structure using Monte-Carlo simulations.

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We present a theoretical study of the magnetic properties for the pyrochlore-like NaCuFcompound, which surprisingly experience little or no frustration. The magnetic effective exchange interactions were calculated usingmethods explicitly treating the electronic correlation. A model Hamiltonian (quantum Heisenberg Hamiltonian, and for comparison a spin 1/2 Ising Hamiltonian) was built from these interactions and used to determine the zero temperature magnetic order versus magnetic field.

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Legume plants can acquire mineral nitrogen (N) either through their roots or via a symbiotic interaction with N-fixing rhizobia bacteria housed in root nodules. To identify shoot-to-root systemic signals acting in Medicago truncatula plants at N deficit or N satiety, plants were grown in a split-root experimental design in which either high or low N was provided to half of the root system, allowing the analysis of systemic pathways independently of any local N response. Among the plant hormone families analyzed, the cytokinin trans-zeatin accumulated in plants at N satiety.

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Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder exhibiting a range of symptoms and acute and/or chronic complications that affect the quality of life. This study aimed to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and to identify the associated factors in adult patients with SCD in France.

Methods: DREPAtient is a cross-sectional, multicenter study conducted from June 2020 to April 2021 in France and in certain French overseas territories where SCD is highly prevalent.

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In mature symbiotic root nodules, differentiated rhizobia fix atmospheric dinitrogen and provide ammonium to fulfill the plant nitrogen (N) demand. The plant enables this process by providing photosynthates to the nodules. The symbiosis is adjusted to the whole plant N demand thanks to systemic N signaling controlling nodule development.

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Single cell transcriptomics has recently seen a surge in popularity, leading to the need for data analysis pipelines that are reproducible, modular, and interoperable across different systems and institutions.To meet this demand, we introduce scAN1.0, a processing pipeline for analyzing 10X single cell RNA sequencing data.

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The developments of the open-source OpenMolcas chemistry software environment since spring 2020 are described, with a focus on novel functionalities accessible in the stable branch of the package or via interfaces with other packages. These developments span a wide range of topics in computational chemistry and are presented in thematic sections: electronic structure theory, electronic spectroscopy simulations, analytic gradients and molecular structure optimizations, ab initio molecular dynamics, and other new features. This report offers an overview of the chemical phenomena and processes OpenMolcas can address, while showing that OpenMolcas is an attractive platform for state-of-the-art atomistic computer simulations.

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Symbiotic nodules formed on legume roots with rhizobia fix atmospheric N. Bacteria reduce N to NH that is assimilated into amino acids by the plant. In return, the plant provides photosynthates to fuel the symbiotic nitrogen fixation.

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Introduction: Respiratory depression and opioid-related death are reported when opioids are associated with gabapentinoids. Meta-analyses of randomized clinical trials investigating efficacy and safety of such association failed to assess these risks because of the lack of data. The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the risk of respiratory depression or death during this combination in the scientific literature, including case reports or series, observational studies, and clinical trials.

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  • Rhizobium leguminosarum symbiovar viciae (Rlv) strains can colonize wheat roots, but studies on this are limited, showing a low diversity of Rlv in associations with wheat compared to other plants.
  • Out of 20 isolated Rlv strains from wheat, only a few were efficient in co-colonizing roots when paired with other strains, while all were capable of colonizing in solo conditions.
  • The Rlv strains demonstrated the ability to enhance root growth and promote mycorrhizal fungi colonization, with these effects varying based on the specific strain and wheat genotype, indicating potential for using Rlv in improving wheat development, despite competitive challenges for root colonization.
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This paper presents a study of the lattice dynamics in BaFeSe. We combined first-principle calculations, infrared measurements and a thorough symmetry analysis. Our study confirms thatcannot be the space group of BaFeSe, even at room temperature.

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Legumes of the Fabeae tribe form nitrogen-fixing root nodules resulting from symbiotic interaction with the soil bacteria symbiovar (). These bacteria are all potential symbionts of the Fabeae hosts but display variable partner choice when co-inoculated in mixture. Because partner choice and symbiotic nitrogen fixation mostly behave as genetically independent traits, the efficiency of symbiosis is often suboptimal when Fabeae legumes are exposed to natural populations present in soil.

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  • The formation of nodule structures for nitrogen acquisition in legumes is influenced primarily by systemic nitrogen signaling rather than local nitrogen supply.
  • Using Medicago truncatula in split-root experiments, researchers found that nodule formation is tightly regulated by systemic signals, even in the absence of local nitrogen controls.
  • The study highlights the role of the SUNN gene in regulating this process but shows that systemic signaling activities remain intact even in its mutant form, indicating the involvement of additional pathways alongside SUNN/CLE.
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In this paper, we present a novel efficient and parallel implementation, RelaxSE, for the calculation of the low-lying excited states and energies of strongly correlated systems. RelaxSE is based on the fully uncontracted multi-reference method of Selected Active Space + Single excitations. This method has been specifically designed to be able to tackle systems with numerous open shells per atoms.

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Legumes play an important role in the soil nitrogen availability via symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF). Phosphate (Pi) deficiency severely impacts SNF because of the high Pi requirement of symbiosis. Whereas PHT1 transporters are involved in Pi uptake into nodules, it is unknown how Pi is transferred from the plant infected cells to nitrogen-fixing bacteroids.

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Bacteria currently included in are too diverse to be considered a single species, so we can refer to this as a species complex (the Rlc). We have found 429 publicly available genome sequences that fall within the Rlc and these show that the Rlc is a distinct entity, well separated from other species in the genus. Its sister taxon is .

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The room-temperature structural properties of the RMnO multiferroics have been investigated under pressure, using powder X-ray scattering and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. It was possible to determine the lattice parameters and the main atomic positions as a function of pressure. Good agreement was observed between the X-ray and DFT results for most of the determined crystallographic data.

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In symbiotic root nodules of legumes, terminally differentiated rhizobia fix atmospheric N2 producing an NH4+ influx that is assimilated by the plant. The plant, in return, provides photosynthates that fuel the symbiotic nitrogen acquisition. Mechanisms responsible for the adjustment of the symbiotic capacity to the plant N demand remain poorly understood.

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Fabeae legumes such as pea and faba bean form symbiotic nodules with a large diversity of soil Rhizobium leguminosarum symbiovar viciae (Rlv) bacteria. However, bacteria competitive to form root nodules (CFN) are generally not the most efficient to fix dinitrogen, resulting in a decrease in legume crop yields. Here, we investigate differential selection by host plants on the diversity of Rlv.

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We present here a quantitative analysis of the ground state and magnetic properties of CePtSi, based on a crystalline electric field description within the mean-field approximation. In this face-centered cubic compound, the point group symmetry at the Ce site is orthorhombic. One main difficulty in this low symmetry case is that the CEF potential for Ce ions is determined by five independent parameters, while only two magnetic excitations are observed by inelastic neutron scattering.

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