Stress-Induced Grain Refinement in Hard Magnetic MnAl.C. Fabricated Using the Ball-Milling Method.

MnAl.C. flakes with different sizes were prepared with two distinct surfactant-assisted ball-milling methods using cylindrical and barrel containers.

Blockchain-based cloud manufacturing platforms: A novel idea for service composition in XaaS paradigm.

Cloud manufacturing is a new globalized manufacturing framework which has improved the performance of manufacturing systems. The service-oriented architecture as the main idea behind this framework means that all resources and capabilities are considered as services. The agents interact by way of service exchanging, which has been a part of service composition research topics.

Unusual interlayer quantum transport behavior caused by the zeroth Landau level in YbMnBi.

Relativistic fermions in topological quantum materials are characterized by linear energy-momentum dispersion near band crossing points. Under magnetic fields, relativistic fermions acquire Berry phase of π in cyclotron motion, leading to a zeroth Landau level (LL) at the crossing point, a signature unique to relativistic fermions. Here we report the unusual interlayer quantum transport behavior resulting from the zeroth LL mode observed in the time reversal symmetry breaking type II Weyl semimetal YbMnBi.

A magnetic topological semimetal SrMnSb (y, z < 0.1).

Weyl (WSMs) evolve from Dirac semimetals in the presence of broken time-reversal symmetry (TRS) or space-inversion symmetry. The WSM phases in TaAs-class materials and photonic crystals are due to the loss of space-inversion symmetry. For TRS-breaking WSMs, despite numerous theoretical and experimental efforts, few examples have been reported.

Nearly massless Dirac fermions hosted by Sb square net in BaMnSb2.

Layered compounds AMnBi2 (A = Ca, Sr, Ba, or rare earth element) have been established as Dirac materials. Dirac electrons generated by the two-dimensional (2D) Bi square net in these materials are normally massive due to the presence of a spin-orbital coupling (SOC) induced gap at Dirac nodes. Here we report that the Sb square net in an isostructural compound BaMnSb2 can host nearly massless Dirac fermions.

π Berry phase and Zeeman splitting of Weyl semimetal TaP.

The recent breakthrough in the discovery of Weyl fermions in monopnictide semimetals provides opportunities to explore the exotic properties of relativistic fermions in condensed matter. The chiral anomaly-induced negative magnetoresistance and π Berry phase are two fundamental transport properties associated with the topological characteristics of Weyl semimetals. Since monopnictide semimetals are multiple-band systems, resolving clear Berry phase for each Fermi pocket remains a challenge.

Investigation of the Association Between 584C/T Polymorphism of EL Gene and Risk of Premature Coronary Artery Disease in Fars Province.

Introduction: Endothelial lipase (EL) is a protein from the triglyceride lipase family which plays an important role in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) metabolism. One of the most frequently studied variants is 584C/T which causes the amino acid threonine at codon 111 to convert to isoleucine. Many studies have shown the association of this variant with HDL-C level and CAD disease.

The Association of Lipoprotein Lipase Genes, HindIII and S447X Polymorphisms With Coronary Artery Disease in Shiraz City.

Introduction: Several polymorphisms at the lipoprotein lipase (LPL) locus are associated with variations in LPL activity serum lipid concentrations and the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of this study was to investigate the role of the LPL S447X and HindIII polymorphism in a sample of subjects with CAD and compare them with healthy subjects.

Methods: The study enrolled 115 patients and 89 healthy subjects who were recruited from Namazi hospital in 2010-2012.

The effect of apomorphine on blink kinematics in subhuman primates with and without facial nerve palsy.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to document the effect of acutely delivered apomorphine, a dopamine receptor agonist with both D1 and D2 properties, on blink rate and the amplitude-velocity characteristics of eyelid kinematics in a group of nonhuman primates.

Methods: Three cynomolgus and two rhesus macaques underwent baseline recordings for eyelid kinematics, using the Robinson search coil technique. Next, each animal received a 0.