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Justin Albert1, E. Aliu2, H. Anderhub3, P. Antoranz4  +146 moreInstitutions (18)
TL;DR: The MAGIC telescope was used to observe the blazar Markarian 501 (Mrk 501) at energies above 100 GeV from May through July 2005 as mentioned in this paper, and the high sensitivity of the instrument enabled the determination of the flux and spectrum of the source on a night-by-night basis.
Abstract: The blazar Markarian 501 (Mrk 501) was observed at energies above 100 GeV with the MAGIC telescope from May through July 2005. The high sensitivity of the instrument enabled the determination of the flux and spectrum of the source on a night-by-night basis. Throughout our observational campaign, the flux from Mrk 501 was found to vary by an order of magnitude, and to be correlated with spectral changes. Intra-night flux variability with flux-doubling times down to 2 minutes was also observed. The strength of variability increased with the energy of the {gamma}-ray photons. The energy spectra were found to harden significantly with increasing flux, and a spectral peak clearly showed up during very active states. The position of the spectral peak seems to be correlated with the source luminosity.

606 citations


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TL;DR: Deletion of the gene encoding the Bcl-10 adaptor–binding partner CARD9 resulted in impaired myeloid cell activation of NF-κB signaling by several ITAM-associated receptors, and CARD9 was required for Toll-like receptor–induced activation of dendritic cells through the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases.
Abstract: The adaptor protein CARD9 is essential for the activation of myeloid cells through ITAM-associated and Toll-like receptors

313 citations


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Justin Albert1, E. Aliu2, H. Anderhub3, P. Antoranz4, A. Armada2, C. Baixeras5, Juan Abel Barrio4, H. Bartko6, Denis Bastieri7, Julia Becker8, W. Bednarek, K. Berger1, Ciro Bigongiari7, Adrian Biland3, R. K. Bock7, R. K. Bock6, Pol Bordas9, Valentí Bosch-Ramon9, Thomas Bretz1, I. Britvitch3, M. Camara4, E. Carmona6, Ashot Chilingarian10, J. A. Coarasa6, S. Commichau3, Jose Luis Contreras4, Juan Cortina2, M. T. Costado11, M. T. Costado12, V. Curtef8, V. Danielyan10, Francesco Dazzi7, A. De Angelis13, C. Delgado11, R. de los Reyes4, B. De Lotto13, E. Domingo-Santamaría2, Daniela Dorner1, Michele Doro7, Manel Errando2, Michela Fagiolini14, Daniel Ferenc15, Enrique Fernández2, R. Firpo2, Jose Flix2, M. V. Fonseca4, Ll. Font5, M. Fuchs6, Nicola Galante6, R. J. García-López11, R. J. García-López12, M. Garczarczyk6, Markus Gaug11, Maria Giller, Florian Goebel6, D. Hakobyan10, Masaaki Hayashida6, T. Hengstebeck16, Artemio Herrero12, Artemio Herrero11, D. Höhne1, J. Hose6, C. C. Hsu6, P. Jacon, T. Jogler6, R. Kosyra6, D. Kranich3, R. Kritzer1, A. Laille15, Elina Lindfors, Saverio Lombardi7, Francesco Longo13, J. López2, M. López4, E. Lorenz3, E. Lorenz6, P. Majumdar6, G. Maneva, K. Mannheim1, Oriana Mansutti13, Mosè Mariotti7, M. I. Martínez2, Daniel Mazin2, C. Merck6, Mario Meucci14, M. Meyer1, Jose Miguel Miranda4, R. Mirzoyan6, S. Mizobuchi6, Abelardo Moralejo2, Daniel Nieto4, K. Nilsson, Jelena Ninkovic6, E. Oña-Wilhelmi2, N. Otte16, N. Otte6, I. Oya4, M. Panniello11, Riccardo Paoletti14, J. M. Paredes9, M. Pasanen, D. Pascoli7, F. Pauss3, R. Pegna14, Massimo Persic13, Massimo Persic17, L. Peruzzo7, A. Piccioli14, Elisa Prandini7, N. Puchades2, A. Raymers10, Wolfgang Rhode8, Marc Ribó9, J. Rico2, M. Rissi3, A. Robert5, S. Rügamer1, A. Saggion7, Takashi Saito6, Alvaro Sanchez5, P. Sartori7, V. Scalzotto7, V. Scapin13, R. Schmitt1, T. Schweizer6, M. Shayduk16, M. Shayduk6, K. Shinozaki6, Steven N. Shore18, N. Sidro2, A. Sillanpää, Dorota Sobczyńska, Antonio Stamerra14, L. S. Stark3, L. O. Takalo, Petar Temnikov, D. Tescaro2, Masahiro Teshima6, Diego F. Torres19, Nicola Turini14, H. Vankov, V. Vitale13, Robert Wagner6, Tadeusz Wibig, W. Wittek6, F. Zandanel7, Roberta Zanin2, J. Zapatero5 
TL;DR: The MAGIC observations were performed for a total of 40 hours during 26 nights, spanning the period between 2006 June and November, and the results from the observations in the very high energy band (VHE; GeV) of the black E = 100 g hole X-ray binary (BHXB) Cygnus X-1 were reported in this article.
Abstract: We report on the results from the observations in the very high energy band ( VHE; GeV) of the black E = 100 g hole X- ray binary ( BHXB) Cygnus X- 1. The observations were performed with the MAGIC telescope, for a total of 40 hr during 26 nights, spanning the period between 2006 June and November. Searches for steady gamma - ray signals yielded no positive result, and upper limits to the integral flux ranging between 1% and 2% of the Crab Nebula flux, depending on the energy, have been established. We also analyzed each observation night independently, obtaining evidence of gamma- ray signals at the 4.0 j significance level ( 3.2 j after trial correction) for 154 minutes of effective on- time ( EOT) on September 24 between 20: 58 and 23: 41 UTC, coinciding with an X- ray flare seen by RXTE, Swift, and INTEGRAL. A search for faster- varying signals within a night resulted in an excess with a significance of 4.9 j ( 4.1 j after trial correction) for 79 minutes EOT between 22: 17 and 23: 41 UTC. The measured excess is compatible with a pointlike source at the position of Cygnus X- 1 and excludes the nearby radio nebula powered by its relativistic jet. The differential energy spectrum is well fitted by an unbroken power law described as dN/(dA dt dE) = ( 2.3 +/- 0.6)* 10 ( E/1TeV). This is the first experimental evidence of VHE emission from a stellar mass black hole and therefore from a confirmed accreting X- ray binary.

257 citations


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Justin Albert1, E. Aliu2, H. Anderhub3, P. Antoranz4, A. Armada2, C. Baixeras5, Juan Abel Barrio4, H. Bartko6, Denis Bastieri7, Julia Becker8, W. Bednarek, K. Berger1, Ciro Bigongiari7, Adrian Biland3, R. K. Bock6, R. K. Bock7, Pol Bordas9, Valentí Bosch-Ramon9, Thomas Bretz1, I. Britvitch3, M. Camara4, E. Carmona6, Ashot Chilingarian10, J. A. Coarasa6, S. Commichau3, Jose Luis Contreras4, Juan Cortina2, M. T. Costado11, M. T. Costado12, V. Curtef8, V. Danielyan10, Francesco Dazzi7, A. De Angelis13, C. Delgado11, R. de los Reyes4, B. De Lotto13, E. Domingo-Santamaría2, Daniela Dorner1, Michele Doro7, Manel Errando2, Michela Fagiolini14, Daniel Ferenc15, Enrique Fernández2, R. Firpo2, Jose Flix2, M. V. Fonseca4, Ll. Font5, M. Fuchs6, Nicola Galante6, R. J. García-López11, R. J. García-López12, M. Garczarczyk6, Markus Gaug11, Maria Giller, Florian Goebel6, D. Hakobyan10, Masaaki Hayashida6, T. Hengstebeck16, Artemio Herrero12, Artemio Herrero11, D. Höhne1, J. Hose6, C. C. Hsu6, P. Jacon, T. Jogler6, R. Kosyra6, D. Kranich3, R. Kritzer1, A. Laille15, Elina Lindfors, Saverio Lombardi7, Francesco Longo13, J. López2, M. López4, E. Lorenz6, E. Lorenz3, P. Majumdar6, G. Maneva, K. Mannheim1, Oriana Mansutti13, Mosè Mariotti7, M. I. Martínez2, Daniel Mazin2, C. Merck6, Mario Meucci14, M. Meyer1, Jose Miguel Miranda4, R. Mirzoyan6, S. Mizobuchi6, Abelardo Moralejo2, Daniel Nieto4, K. Nilsson, Jelena Ninkovic6, E. Oña-Wilhelmi2, N. Otte16, N. Otte6, I. Oya4, David Paneque6, M. Panniello11, Riccardo Paoletti14, J. M. Paredes9, M. Pasanen, D. Pascoli7, F. Pauss3, R. Pegna14, Massimo Persic17, Massimo Persic13, L. Peruzzo7, A. Piccioli14, Elisa Prandini7, N. Puchades2, A. Raymers10, Wolfgang Rhode8, Marc Ribó9, J. Rico2, M. Rissi3, A. Robert5, S. Rügamer1, A. Saggion7, Takashi Saito6, Alvaro Sanchez5, P. Sartori7, V. Scalzotto7, V. Scapin13, R. Schmitt1, T. Schweizer6, M. Shayduk6, M. Shayduk16, K. Shinozaki6, S. N. Shore18, N. Sidro2, A. Sillanpää, Dorota Sobczyńska, Antonio Stamerra14, L. S. Stark3, L. O. Takalo, Petar Temnikov, D. Tescaro2, Masahiro Teshima6, Diego F. Torres19, Nicola Turini14, H. Vankov, V. Vitale13, Robert Wagner6, Tadeusz Wibig, W. Wittek6, F. Zandanel7, Roberta Zanin2, J. Zapatero5 
TL;DR: In this article, the MAGIC J0616 + 225 was used to detect a very high energy (VHE; E-gamma >= 100 GeV) gamma-ray emission located close to the Galactic plane, which is spatially coincident with supernova remnant IC 443.
Abstract: We report the detection of a new source of very high energy (VHE; E-gamma >= 100 GeV) gamma- ray emission located close to the Galactic plane, MAGIC J0616 + 225, which is spatially coincident with supernova remnant IC 443. The observations were carried out with the MAGIC telescope in the periods 2005 December-2006 January and 2006 December-2007 January. Here we present results from this source, leading to a VHE gamma-ray signal with a statistical significance of 5.7 sigma in the 2006/2007 data and a measured differential gamma-ray flux consistent with a power law, described as dN(gamma)/(dA dt dE) = (1.0 +/- 0.2) x 10(-11) (E/0.4 TeV)(-3.1 +/- 0.3) cm(-2) s(-1) TeV-1. We briefly discuss the observational technique used and the procedure implemented for the data analysis. The results are placed in the context of the multiwavelength emission and the molecular environment found in the region of IC 443.

194 citations


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TL;DR: This work identifies TLR2 as a new specific activator of Th1 cell function and implies the involvement in Th1-mediated responses, as well as identifying TLR functions and downstream signaling events in both effector T cells.
Abstract: Toll-like receptors recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns, activate innate immunity, and consequently modulate adaptive immunity in response to infections. TLRs are also expressed on T cells, and it has been shown that T cell activation is modulated by TLR ligands. However, the functions of TLRs on Th1 and Th2 effector cells and the molecular mechanisms underlying TLR-mediated activation are not fully understood. We analyzed TLR functions and downstream signaling events in both effector T cells. In mouse Th1 cells the stimulation by TLR2 but not by other TLRs directly induced IFN-gamma production, cell proliferation, and cell survival without TCR stimulation, and these effects were greatly enhanced by IL-2 or IL-12 through the enhanced activation of MAPKs. In contrast, no TLR affected the function of effector Th2 cells. These results identify TLR2 as a new specific activator of Th1 cell function and imply the involvement in Th1-mediated responses.

193 citations


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Justin Albert1, E. Aliu2, H. Anderhub3, P. Antoranz4, A. Armada2, C. Baixeras5, Juan Abel Barrio4, H. Bartko6, Denis Bastieri7, Julia Becker8, W. Bednarek, K. Berger1, Ciro Bigongiari7, Adrian Biland3, R. K. Bock6, R. K. Bock7, Pol Bordas9, Valentí Bosch-Ramon9, Thomas Bretz1, I. Britvitch3, M. Camara4, E. Carmona6, Ashot Chilingarian10, J. A. Coarasa6, S. Commichau3, Jose Luis Contreras4, Juan Cortina2, M. T. Costado11, V. Curtef8, V. Danielyan10, Francesco Dazzi7, A. De Angelis12, C. Delgado11, R. de los Reyes4, B. De Lotto12, E. Domingo-Santamaría2, Daniela Dorner1, Michele Doro7, Manel Errando2, Michela Fagiolini13, Daniel Ferenc14, Enrique Fernández2, R. Firpo2, Jose Flix2, M. V. Fonseca4, Ll. Font5, M. Fuchs6, Nicola Galante6, R. J. García-López11, M. Garczarczyk6, Markus Gaug11, Maria Giller, Florian Goebel6, D. Hakobyan10, Masaaki Hayashida6, T. Hengstebeck15, A. Herrero11, D. Höhne1, J. Hose6, C. C. Hsu6, P. Jacon, T. Jogler6, R. Kosyra6, D. Kranich3, R. Kritzer1, A. Laille14, Elina Lindfors16, Saverio Lombardi7, Francesco Longo12, J. López2, M. López4, E. Lorenz6, E. Lorenz3, P. Majumdar6, G. Maneva, K. Mannheim1, Oriana Mansutti12, Mosè Mariotti7, M. I. Martínez2, Daniel Mazin2, C. Merck6, Mario Meucci13, M. Meyer1, Jose Miguel Miranda4, R. Mirzoyan6, S. Mizobuchi6, Abelardo Moralejo2, Daniel Nieto4, K. Nilsson16, Jelena Ninkovic6, E. Oña-Wilhelmi2, N. Otte6, N. Otte15, I. Oya4, David Paneque6, M. Panniello11, Riccardo Paoletti13, J. M. Paredes9, M. Pasanen16, D. Pascoli7, F. Pauss3, R. Pegna13, Eric S. Perlman17, Massimo Persic12, Massimo Persic18, L. Peruzzo7, A. Piccioli13, Elisa Prandini7, N. Puchades2, A. Raymers10, Wolfgang Rhode8, Marc Ribó9, J. Rico2, M. Rissi3, A. Robert5, S. Rügamer1, A. Saggion7, Takashi Saito6, Alvaro Sanchez5, P. Sartori7, V. Scalzotto7, V. Scapin12, R. Schmitt1, T. Schweizer6, M. Shayduk6, M. Shayduk15, K. Shinozaki6, S. N. Shore19, N. Sidro2, A. Sillanpää16, Dorota Sobczyńska, Antonio Stamerra13, L. S. Stark3, L. O. Takalo16, Fabrizio Tavecchio18, Petar Temnikov, D. Tescaro2, Masahiro Teshima6, Diego F. Torres20, Nicola Turini13, H. Vankov, V. Vitale12, Robert Wagner6, Tadeusz Wibig, W. Wittek6, F. Zandanel7, Roberta Zanin2, J. Zapatero5 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reported the discovery of very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission from the BL Lacertae object 1ES 1011+496 using the MAGIC telescope from 2007 March to May.
Abstract: We report on the discovery of very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission from the BL Lacertae object 1ES 1011+496. The observation was triggered by an optical outburst in 2007 March and the source was observed with the MAGIC telescope from 2007 March to May. Observing for 18.7 hr, we find an excess of 6.2 sigma with an integrated flux above 200 GeV of ( 1.58 +/- 0.32) x 10(-11) photons cm(-2) s(-1). The VHE gamma-ray flux is > 40% higher than in 2006 March-April ( reported elsewhere), indicating that the VHE emission state may be related to the optical emission state. We have also determined the redshift of 1ES 1011+496 based on an optical spectrum that reveals the absorption lines of the host galaxy. The redshift of z = 0.212 makes 1ES 1011+496 the most distant source observed to emit VHE gamma-rays to date.

129 citations


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01 Jan 2007-Blood
TL;DR: The actin cloud induced by L FA-1 engagement may serve as a possible platform for LFA-1-mediated costimulatory function for T-cell activation, and lowers the threshold for subsequent T- cell activation.

107 citations


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Justin Albert1, E. Aliu, H. Anderhub2, P. Antoranz3, A. Armada, M. Asensio3, C. Baixeras4, Juan Abel Barrio3, H. Bartko5, Denis Bastieri6, Julia Becker7, W. Bednarek, K. Berger1, Ciro Bigongiari6, Adrian Biland2, R. K. Bock6, R. K. Bock5, Pol Bordas8, Valentí Bosch-Ramon8, Thomas Bretz1, I. Britvitch2, M. Camara3, E. Carmona5, Ashot Chilingarian9, Stefano Ciprini, J. A. Coarasa5, S. Commichau2, Jose Luis Contreras3, Juan Cortina, M. T. Costado10, V. Curtef7, V. Danielyan9, Francesco Dazzi6, A. De Angelis11, C. Delgado10, R. de los Reyes3, B. De Lotto11, E. Domingo-Santamaría, Daniela Dorner1, Michele Doro6, Manel Errando, Michela Fagiolini12, Daniel Ferenc13, E. Fernandez, R. Firpo, Jose Flix, M. V. Fonseca3, Ll. Font4, M. Fuchs5, Nicola Galante5, R. J. García-López10, M. Garczarczyk5, Markus Gaug10, Maria Giller, Florian Goebel5, D. Hakobyan9, Masaaki Hayashida5, T. Hengstebeck14, A. Herrero10, D. Höhne1, J. Hose5, C. C. Hsu5, P. Jacon, T. Jogler5, R. Kosyra5, D. Kranich2, R. Kritzer1, A. Laille13, Elina Lindfors, Saverio Lombardi6, Francesco Longo11, Jorge Andres Lopez Lopez, M. López3, E. Lorenz2, E. Lorenz5, P. Majumdar5, G. Maneva, K. Mannheim1, Oriana Mansutti11, Mosè Mariotti6, M. I. Martínez, Daniel Mazin, C. Merck5, Mario Meucci12, M. Meyer1, Jose Miguel Miranda3, R. Mirzoyan5, S. Mizobuchi5, Abelardo Moralejo, Daniel Nieto3, K. Nilsson, Jelena Ninkovic5, E. Oña-Wilhelmi, N. Otte14, N. Otte5, I. Oya3, M. Panniello10, Riccardo Paoletti12, J. M. Paredes8, M. Pasanen, D. Pascoli6, F. Pauss2, R. Pegna12, Massimo Persic15, Massimo Persic11, L. Peruzzo6, A. Piccioli12, N. Puchades, Elisa Prandini6, A. Raymers9, Wolfgang Rhode7, Marc Ribó8, J. Rico, M. Rissi2, A. Robert4, S. Rügamer1, A. Saggion6, Takashi Saito5, Alvaro Sanchez4, P. Sartori6, V. Scalzotto6, V. Scapin11, R. Schmitt1, T. Schweizer5, M. Shayduk14, M. Shayduk5, K. Shinozaki5, S. N. Shore16, N. Sidro, A. Sillanpää, Dorota Sobczyńska, Antonio Stamerra12, L. S. Stark2, L. O. Takalo, Petar Temnikov, D. Tescaro, Masahiro Teshima5, Diego F. Torres17, Nicola Turini12, H. Vankov, V. Vitale11, Robert Wagner5, Tadeusz Wibig, W. Wittek5, F. Zandanel6, Roberta Zanin, J. Zapatero4 
TL;DR: In this article, the MAGIC experiment was used to unfold experimental energy distributions of cosmic ray particles (gamma-rays) and various procedures were proposed which can help to make the unfolding robust and reliable.
Abstract: The paper describes the different methods, used in the MAGIC experiment, to unfold experimental energy distributions of cosmic ray particles (gamma-rays). Questions and problems related to the unfolding are discussed. Various procedures are proposed which can help to make the unfolding robust and reliable. The different methods and procedures are implemented in the MAGIC software and are used in most of the analyses. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

84 citations


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TL;DR: RefDIC is the first open-access database for immunogenomics and serves as an important information-sharing platform, enabling a focused genomic approach in immunology.
Abstract: Motivation: Although a huge amount of mammalian genomic data does become publicly available, there are still hurdles for biologists to overcome before such data can be fully exploited. One of the challenges for gaining biological insight from genomic data has been the inability to cross-reference transcriptomic and proteomic data using a single informational platform. To address this, we constructed an open-access database that enabled us to cross-reference transcriptomic and proteomic data obtained from immune cells. Results: The database, named RefDIC (Reference genomics Database of Immune Cells), currently contains: (i) quantitative mRNA profiles for human and mouse immune cells/tissues obtained using Affymetrix GeneChip technology; (ii) quantitative protein profiles for mouse immune cells obtained using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) followed by image analysis and mass spectrometry and (iii) various visualization tools to cross-reference the mRNA and protein profiles of immune cells. RefDIC is the first open-access database for immunogenomics and serves as an important information-sharing platform, enabling a focused genomic approach in immunology. Availability: All raw data and information can be accessed from http://refdic.rcai.riken.jp/. The microarray data is also available at http://cibex.nig.ac.jp/ under CIBEX accession no. CBX19, and http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pride/ under PRIDE accession numbers 2354–2378 and 2414. Contact: [email protected] Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.

78 citations


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15 Jul 2007-Blood
TL;DR: It is shown that GPVI down-regulation occurs through 2 distinct pathways, namely ectodomain shedding or internalization/intracellular clearing, and that both processes are abrogated in mice carrying a point mutation in the FcRgamma-associated ITAM.

73 citations


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TL;DR: Current data relating to the molecular mechanism underlying the initiation of pre-TCR-mediated autonomous signaling, including pTalpha possesses unique characteristics that promote autonomous signaling are summarized.

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TL;DR: In this article, the vibrational spectra of the transition state during transcis isomerization in the retinal chromophore of bacteriorhodopsin (bR(S68) was observed using a sub-5-fs visible laser pulse.
Abstract: By using a sub-5-fs visible laser pulse, we have made the first observation of the vibrational spectra of the transition state during trans-cis isomerization in the retinal chromophore of bacteriorhodopsin (bR(S68). No instant isomerization of the retinal occurs in spite of electron promotion from the bonding pi-orbital to the anti-bonding pi*-orbital. The difference between the in-plane and out-of-plane vibrational frequencies (about 1150-1250 and 900-1000 cm(-1), respectively) is reduced during the first time period. The vibrational spectra after this period became very broad and weak and are ascribed to a "silent state." The silent state lasts for 700-900 fs until the chromophore isomerizes to the cis-C13 = C14 conformation. The frequency of the C = C stretching mode was modulated by the torsion mode of the C13 = C14 double bond with a period of 200 fs. The modulation was clearly observed for four to five periods. Using the empirical equation for the relation between bond length and stretching frequency, we determined the transitional C = C bond length with about 0.01 angstroms accuracy during the torsion motion around the double bond with 1-fs time resolution.

Proceedings ArticleDOI
27 Aug 2007
TL;DR: In this paper, a superposition of a bi-directional and uni−directional flows (UDF and BDF) of galactic cosmic ray (GCR) intensity observed by the Tibet Air Shower experiment is described.
Abstract: We show that the large‐scale anisotropy of ∼5 TeV galactic cosmic ray (GCR) intensity observed by Tibet Air Shower experiment can be reproduced by the superposition of a bi‐directional and uni‐directional flows (UDF and BDF) of GCRs. The heliosphere is located inside the local interstellar cloud (LIC) very close to the inner edge of the LIC. If the GCR population is lower inside the LIC than outside, the BDF flow is expected from the parallel diffusion of GCRs into LIC along the local interstellar magnetic field (LISMF) connecting the heliosphere with the region outside the LIC, where the GCR population is higher. A type of the UDF, on the other hand, is expected from the B×∇n drift flux driven by a gradient of GCR density (n) in the LISMF (B). The LISMF orientation deduced from the best‐fit direction of the BDF is almost parallel to the galactic plane and more consistent with the suggestion of Frisch (1996) than that of Lallement et al. (2005). We note that the model, if holds, yields the LISMF polarity together with its orientation.

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TL;DR: The results suggest that LAT and NTAL contribute to the maintenance of Erk activation and survival through the membrane retention of the Ras-activating complex Grb2-Sos and, further, that the LAT-Gads-SLP-76-PLCγ and LAT/NTAL-Grb2 -Sos pathways are differentially required for degranulation and survival, respectively.
Abstract: Immunoglobulin E (IgE) induces mast cell survival in the absence of antigen (Ag) through the high-affinity IgE receptor, Fcepsilon receptor I (FcepsilonRI) Although we have shown that protein tyrosine kinase Syk and sustained extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk) activation are required for IgE-induced mast cell survival, how Syk couples with sustained Erk activation is still unclear Here, we report that the transmembrane adaptors LAT and NTAL are phosphorylated slowly upon IgE stimulation and that sustained but not transient Erk activation induced by IgE was inhibited in LAT(-/-) NTAL(-/-) bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs) IgE-induced survival requires Ras activation, and both were impaired in LAT(-/-) NTAL(-/-) BMMCs Sos was preferentially required for FcepsilonRI signals by IgE rather than IgE plus Ag Survival impaired in LAT(-/-) NTAL(-/-) BMMCs was restored to levels comparable to those of the wild type by membrane-targeted Sos, which bypasses the Grb2-mediated membrane recruitment of Sos The IgE-induced survival of BMMCs lacking Gads, an adaptor critical for the formation of the LAT-SLP-76-phospholipase Cgamma (PLCgamma) complex, was observed to be normal IgE stimulation induced the membrane retention of Grb2-green fluorescent protein fusion proteins in wild-type but not LAT(-/-) NTAL(-/-) BMMCs These results suggest that LAT and NTAL contribute to the maintenance of Erk activation and survival through the membrane retention of the Ras-activating complex Grb2-Sos and, further, that the LAT-Gads-SLP-76-PLCgamma and LAT/NTAL-Grb2-Sos pathways are differentially required for degranulation and survival, respectively

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors observed the shadowing of galactic cosmic ray flux in the direction of the moon, the so-called moon shadow, using the Tibet-III air shower array operating at Yangbajing (4300 in a.s.l.).

01 Jan 2007
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors showed that the large scale anisotropic effect of galactic cosmic ray (GCR) intensity observed by the Tibet Air Shower experiment can be reproduced by the superposition of a bi-directional and uni−directional flows (UDF and BDF) of GCRs.
Abstract: We show that the large‐scale anisotropy of ∼5 TeV galactic cosmic ray (GCR) intensity observed by Tibet Air Shower experiment can be reproduced by the superposition of a bi‐directional and uni‐directional flows (UDF and BDF) of GCRs. The heliosphere is located inside the local interstellar cloud (LIC) very close to the inner edge of the LIC. If the GCR population is lower inside the LIC than outside, the BDF flow is expected from the parallel diffusion of GCRs into LIC along the local interstellar magnetic field (LISMF) connecting the heliosphere with the region outside the LIC, where the GCR population is higher. A type of the UDF, on the other hand, is expected from the B×∇n drift flux driven by a gradient of GCR density (n) in the LISMF (B). The LISMF orientation deduced from the best‐fit direction of the BDF is almost parallel to the galactic plane and more consistent with the suggestion of Frisch (1996) than that of Lallement et al. (2005). We note that the model, if holds, yields the LISMF polarity ...

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TL;DR: Whether ANP reduces I/R-induced SCI in rats by inhibiting neutrophil activation through enhancement of sensory neuron activation is examined using rats to suggest that ANP might reduce ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced tissue injury.
Abstract: We recently demonstrated that calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) released from sensory neurons reduces spinal cord injury (SCI) by inhibiting neutrophil activation through an increase in the endothelial production of prostacyclin (PGI(2)) Carperitide, a synthetic alpha-human atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), reduces ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced tissue injury However, its precise therapeutic mechanism(s) remains to be elucidated In the present study, we examined whether ANP reduces I/R-induced spinal cord injury by enhancing sensory neuron activation using rats ANP increased CGRP release and cellular cAMP levels in dorsal root ganglion neurons isolated from rats in vitro The increase in CGRP release induced by ANP was reversed by pretreatment with capsazepine, an inhibitor of vanilloid receptor-1 activation, or with (9S, 10S, 12R)-2,3,9,10,11,12-hexahydro-10-hydroxy-9-methyl-1-oxo-9,12-epoxy-1H-diindolo[1,2,3-fg:3',2',1'-kl]pyrrolo[3,4-i][1,6]-benzodiazocine-10-carboxylic acid hexyl ester (KT5720), an inhibitor of protein kinase A (PKA), suggesting that ANP might increase CGRP release from sensory neurons by activating PKA through an increase in the cellular cAMP level Spinal cord ischemia was induced in rats using a balloon catheter placed in the aorta ANP reduced mortality and motor disturbances by inhibiting reduction of the number of motor neurons in animals subjected to SCI ANP significantly enhanced I/R-induced increases in spinal cord tissue levels of CGRP and 6-keto-prostaglandin F(1alpha) a stable metabolite of PGI(2) ANP inhibited I/R-induced increases in spinal cord tissue levels of tumor necrosis factor and myeloperoxidase Pretreatment with 4'-chloro-3-methoxycinnamanilide (SB366791), a specific vanilloid receptor-1 antagonist, and indomethacin reversed the effects of ANP These results strongly suggest that ANP might reduce I/R-induced SCI in rats by inhibiting neutrophil activation through enhancement of sensory neuron activation

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TL;DR: A new B cell‐specific tetraspanning (BTS) membrane molecule is cloned, which is similar to CD20 in terms of expression, structure and function, and suggests that BTS plays a role in the regulation of cell division and B cell growth.
Abstract: Lymphocyte proliferation is regulated by signals through antigen receptors, co-stimulatory receptors, and other positive and negative modulators. Several membrane tetraspanning molecules are also involved in the regulation of lymphocyte growth and death. We cloned a new B cell-specific tetraspanning (BTS) membrane molecule, which is similar to CD20 in terms of expression, structure and function. BTS is specifically expressed in the B cell line and its expression is increased after the pre-B cell stage. BTS is expressed in intracellular granules and on the cell surface. Overexpression of BTS in immature B cell lines induces growth retardation through inhibition of cell cycle progression and cell size increase without inducing apoptosis. This inhibitory function is mediated predominantly by the N terminus of BTS. The development of mature B cells is inhibited in transgenic mice expressing BTS, suggesting that BTS is involved in the in vivo regulation of B cells. These results indicate that BTS plays a role in the regulation of cell division and B cell growth.

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TL;DR: In this article, a water-Cherenkov-type muon-detector array (Tibet MD array) was built around the 37 000 m2 Tibet air shower array, which is already constructed at 4300 m above sea level in Tibet, China.
Abstract: We propose to build a large water-Cherenkov-type muon-detector array (Tibet MD array) around the 37 000 m2 Tibet air shower array (Tibet AS array) already constructed at 4300 m above sea level in Tibet, China. Each muon detector is a waterproof concrete pool, 6 m wide × 6 m long × 1.5 m deep in size, equipped with a 20 inch-in-diameter PMT. The Tibet MD array consists of 240 muon detectors set up 2.5 m underground. Its total effective area will be 8640 m2 for muon detection. The Tibet MD array will significantly improve gamma-ray sensitivity of the Tibet AS array in the 100 TeV region (10–1000 TeV) by means of gamma/hadron separation based on counting the number of muons accompanying an air shower. The Tibet AS+MD array will have the sensitivity to gamma rays in the 100 TeV region by an order of magnitude better than any other previous existing detectors in the world.

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22 Feb 2007
TL;DR: In this article, an active bentonite-formed material is used to provide litter sand for a pet, which is characterized by having a composition; Al 2 O 3 /SiO 2 = 0.08-0.13, and Na 2 O/SiO2 =0.0025 −0.08 expressed by molar ratio based on oxide, and a paste prepared by drying the bentonite for 3 hr at 150°C and then being mixed with 1.0 ml water per 1 g shows a peak at 2θ=4-5° in an
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide litter sand for a pet, consisting of an active bentonite excellent in swelling/solidifying properties, also having a hollow cylindrical shape, having a good appearance characteristic and excellent in light weight property. SOLUTION: The litter sand for the pet, consisting of a active bentonite-formed material is characterized in that the active bentonite has a composition; Al 2 O 3 /SiO 2 =0.08-0.13, and Na 2 O/SiO 2 =0.0025-0.08 expressed by molar ratio based on oxide, and a paste prepared by drying the bentonite for 3 hr at 150°C and then being mixed with 1.0 ml water per 1 g shows a peak at 2θ=4-5° in an X-ray diffraction measurement (Cu-κα), and also the formed material has the hollow cylindrical shape. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

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TL;DR: The number of weekly reported patients of herpangina in the Kanagawa Prefecture area in 2006 exceeded 1.0 case per sentinel clinic at week 22, and this appearance began approximately 2 weeks earlier than the past 5 years, predicting a major prevalence like the one in 2001.
Abstract: The number of weekly reported patients of herpangina in the Kanagawa Prefecture area (excluding Yokohama city and Kawasaki city) in 2006 exceeded 1.0 case per sentinel clinic at week 22 (May 29 June 4), and this appearance began approximately 2 weeks earlier than the past 5 years. A major prevalence like the one in 2001 was predicted, but this year it peaked at 7.07 cases per sentinel at week 25 (June 19 25), fell below 1.0 case per sentinel at week 31 (July 31 August 6), and at present, is moving towards termination (Fig. 1). Meanwhile, the number of weekly reported patients of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) remained at about 1.0 case per sentinel at week 27 (July 3 -9) with no major prevalence predicted (Fig. 2). However, there was a regional prevalence in the western area (at Odawara and Ashigara-kami Public Health Centers) at week 23 (June 5 11); in particular, it reached 8.0 cases per sentinel at week 30 (July 24-30) in the Odawara district, and the prevalence can still be seen there. For patients with either herpangina or HFMD, throat swab specimens were brought in from 5 pediatric clinics in the Kanagawa Prefecture area (excluding Yokohama city, Kawasaki city, Yokosuka city, Sagamihara city, and Fujisawa city), and viral isolation was conducted using 6 types of cell lines, RD-18S, HeLa, Vero, HEp-2, LLC-MK2, VeroE6, and suckling mice. The cell isolate was identified by the neutralization test using antisera distributed by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) and commercial antiserum. The suckling mice isolate was identified by the CF test using NIID’s antisera and in-house ascitic fluid. For the isolates that were difficult to identify, gene analyses of the enterovirus VP1 and VP4 regions were conducted using the RT-PCR method and analyzed by homology search using NCBI’s BLAST analysis. During the period from January to August, 2006, 37 throat swab from herpangina patients were brought in and 20 strains of coxsackievirus A4 (CA4), 1 strain of human herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), and 2 strains of adenovirus (Ad) type 3 were isolated (Table 1). From these results, the major virus for herpangina prevalence this summer was thought to be CA4. Furthermore, from 39 throat swabs of HFMD patients, 6 strains of CA16, 3 strains of CA4, and 1 strain of HSV-1 have been isolated (Table 2). Of the 6 CA16 isolations, 4 were from the Odawara district; hence, the prevalent strain in the western area was presumed to be CA16. Enterovirus Jpn. J. Infect. Dis., 60, 2007

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TL;DR: In this paper, the MAGIC project is supported by the Max-Planck-Societyin Germany, and the BMBF(Federal Ministry of Education and Research inGermany), the INFN (Italy), the CICYT (Spain) and the IAC (Instituto de Astrophysica de Ca-narias).
Abstract: Summary The advantage of the HPD R9792U-40 fromHamamatsu comparedto conventionalPMTs is notonly a higher quantum efficiency but also a 300times lower afterpulsing probability. Extremelylow afterpulsing probability leads to a long life-time, estimated to be more than 10 years understandard conditionsof IACTs. Temperaturedepen-dence of the avalanche gain can be reduced at thesame level of a PMT by using a simple compensa-tion circuit based on a thermistor. The field test ofHPDs are scheduled using the second telescope. Acknowledgements The MAGIC project is supported by the MPG(Max-Planck-Societyin Germany), and the BMBF(Federal Ministry of Education and Research inGermany), the INFN (Italy), the CICYT (Spain)and the IAC (Instituto de Astrophysica de Ca-narias). References [1] C. Baixeras et al. Commissioning and firsttests of the MAGIC telescope. Nucl. Instr. &Meth. A, 518:188–192, 2004.[2] M. Hayashida, R. Mirzoyan, and M. Teshima.Development of HPDs with an 18-mm-diameter GaAsP photo cathode for theMAGIC-II. Nucl. Instr. & Meth. A, 567:180–183, 2006.[3] E. Lorenz, H.-J. Gebauer, D Kranich,M Merck, and R Mirzoyan. Progress in thedevelopment of a high QE, red extended hy-brid photomultiplier for the second phase ofthe MAGIC telescope. Nucl. Instr. & Meth.A, 504:280–285, 2003.[4] R. Mirzoyan, B. Ferenc, and E Lorenz. Anevaluation of the new compact hybrid phot-diodes R7110U-07/40 from Hamamatsu inhigh-speed light detection mode. Nucl. Instr.& Meth. A, 442:140–145, 2000.

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TL;DR: In this paper, a plan to add a large muon detector array to the Tibet air shower array for the purpose of increasing its sensitivity to cosmic gamma rays in the 100-teV energy region by discriminating them from cosmic-ray hadrons is presented.
Abstract: The Tibet air shower array, which has an effective area of 37,000 square meters and is located at 4300 m in altitude, has been observing air showers induced by cosmic rays with energies above a few TeV. We have a plan to add a large muon detector array to it for the purpose of increasing its sensitivity to cosmic gamma rays in the 100 TeV energy region by discriminating them from cosmic-ray hadrons. We have deduced the attainable sensitivity of the muon detector array using our Monte Carlo simulation. We report here on the detailed procedure of our Monte Carlo simulation.

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TL;DR: One-and-a-half repair and a second tricuspid valve replacement with right ventriculoplasty were quite effective in ameliorating the critical condition of a 53-year-old woman with Ebstein's anomaly and intractable heart failure.

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TL;DR: The amplitude of the Compton-getting (CG) anisotropy contains the power-law index of the cosmic-ray energy spectrum as mentioned in this paper, which can be used to confirm the astrophysical origin of the ''knee'' against models for non-standard hadronic interactions in the atmosphere.
Abstract: The amplitude of the Compton-Getting (CG) anisotropy contains the power-law index of the cosmic-ray energy spectrum. Based on this relation and using the Tibet air-shower array data, we measure the cosmic-ray spectral index to be $-3.03 \pm 0.55_{stat} \pm < 0.62_{syst}$ between 6 TeV and 40 TeV, consistent with $-$2.7 from direct energy spectrum measurements. Potentially, this CG anisotropy analysis can be utilized to confirm the astrophysical origin of the ``knee'' against models for non-standard hadronic interactions in the atmosphere.

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19 Apr 2007
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a drug of a novel type which controls the differentiation and canceration of T cells based on the signal transduction molecular mechanism of pre-TCR.
Abstract: It is intended to provide a drug of a novel type which controls the differentiation and canceration of T cells based on the signal transduction molecular mechanism of pre-TCR. It is also intended to provide a system by which an interaction in extracellular regions among various cell surface proteins can be conveniently detected.

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TL;DR: In this paper, a large muon detector array was added to the Tibet air shower array for the purpose of increasing its sensitivity to cosmic gamma rays in the 10 - 1000 TeV energy region by discriminating them from cosmic-ray hadrons.
Abstract: The Tibet air shower array, which has an effective area of 37,000 square meters and is located at 4300 m in altitude, has been observing air showers induced by cosmic rays with energies above a few TeV. We are planning to add a large muon detector array to it for the purpose of increasing its sensitivity to cosmic gamma rays in the 100 TeV (10 - 1000 TeV) energy region by discriminating them from cosmic-ray hadrons. We report on the possibility of detection of gamma rays in the 100 TeV energy region in our field of view, based on the improved sensitivity of our air shower array deduced from the full Monte Carlo simulation.

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Justin Albert, E. Aliu, H. Anderhub, P. Antoranz, A. Armada, C. Baixeras, Juan Abel Barrio, H. Bartko, Denis Bastieri, J. K. Becker, Wlodek Bednarek, K. Berger, Ciro Bigongiari, Adrian Biland, R. K. Bock, P. Bordas, Valentí Bosch-Ramon, Thomas Bretz, I. Britvitch, G. Cabras, M. Camara, E. Carmona, Ashot Chilingarian, J. A. Coarasa, S. Commichau, Jose Luis Contreras, Juan Cortina, M. T. Costado, V. Curtef, V. Danielyan, Francesco Dazzi, A. De Angelis, C. Delgado, R. de los Reyes, B. De Lotto, M. De Maria, F. De Sabata, Daniela Dorner, Michele Doro, Manel Errando, Michela Fagiolini, Daniel Ferenc, E. Fernandez, R. Firpo, Jose Flix, M. V. Fonseca, Lluis Font, M. Fuchs, Nicola Galante, R. J. García-López, M. Garczarczyk, M. Gaug, Maria Giller, Florian Goebel, D. Hakobyan, M. Hayashida, T. Hengstebeck, A. Herrero, D. Höhne, J. Hose, C. C. Hsu, P. Jacon, T. Jogler, R. Kosyra, Daniel Kranich, R. Kritzer, A. Laille, Elina Lindfors, Saverio Lombardi, F. Longo, Jorge Andres Lopez Lopez, M. A. Lopez, E. Lorenz, Pratik Majumdar, G. Maneva, Karl Mannheim, Oriana Mansutti, Mosè Mariotti, Miriam Lucio Martinez, D. Mazin, C. Merck, Mario Meucci, M. S. Meyer, Jose Miguel Miranda, R. Mirzoyan, S. Mizobuchi, Abelardo Moralejo, Daniel Nieto, Kari Nilsson, Jelena Ninkovic, E. O na-Wilhelmi, N. Otte, Igor Oya, David Paneque, R. Paoletti, Josep M. Paredes, M. Pasanen, D. Pascoli, Felicitas Pauss, R. G. Pegna, Massimo Persic, L. Peruzzo, A. Piccioli, E. Prandini, N. Puchades, A. Raymers, Wolfgang Rhode, Marc Ribó, J. Rico, M. Rissi, A. Robert, S. Rügamer, A. Saggion, Takashi Saito, Alvaro Sanchez, P. Sartori, V. Scalzotto, V. Scapin, R. Schmitt, T. Schweizer, M. Shayduk, K. Shinozaki, S. N. Shore, N. Sidro, A. Sillanpää, Dorota Sobczyńska, Felix Spanier, Antonio Stamerra, L. S. Stark, L. O. Takalo, P. Temnikov, D. Tescaro, Masahiro Teshima, Diego F. Torres, Nicola Turini, H. Vankov, A. Venturini, V. Vitale, Robert Wagner, Tadeusz Wibig, W. Wittek, Fabio Zandanel, Roberta Zanin, J. Zapatero 
TL;DR: The MAGIC Project as mentioned in this paper contributed to ICRC 2007 in Merida, Mexico, and the MAGIC Collaboration contributed to the 30th ICRC Workshop on Astrophysics.
Abstract: The MAGIC Project: Contributions to ICRC 2007, Merida, Mexico. Contents pages for the Contribution on behalf of the MAGIC Collaboration to the 30th ICRC that took place in July 2007 in Merida, Mexico. The contents are in html form with clickable links to the papers that exist on the Astrophysics archive. We hope that this will make it easier to access the output of the conference in a systematic way. Comments on how useful this is/ how it could be improved should be sent to michela.demaria@iuav.it.


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed an Adjacent Cross-correlation Multiplication (ACM) as a speckle noise reduction method, which can eliminate anomalies from backscattering light from tissue and then enhance S/N in determination of maximum correlation coefficient.
Abstract: Acute coronary syndromes are caused by the rupture of unstable plaques on coronary arteries. The stability of plaque, which depends on biomechanical properties of fibrous cap, should be diagnosed crucially. Recently, Optical Coherence Straingraphy (OCS), e.g. an estimator of micro bio-strain distribution, has been being improved on the basis of Optical Coherence Tomography. This is composed of the recursive cross-correlation technique, which can provide the displacement vector distribution with high resolution. However, biomechanical characteristics have never estimated exhaustively, because OCT images severely include the speckle noise occurred by back-scattering light from tissue. In the present study, proposed is Adjacent Cross-correlation Multiplication (ACM) as speckle noise reduction method. Multiplying adjacent correlation maps can eliminate anomalies from speckle noise, and then enhance S/N in the determination of maximum correlation coefficient. Error propagation can be further prevented by recursively introducing to OCS algorithm. In this report, the proposed method was experimentally and numerically applied to compressed tissue samples to carry out the accuracy verifications. Consequently, it was quantitatively confirmed that its accuracy of displacement vectors could be enhanced by introducing ACM to OCS, thus, the proposed method can obtain the accurate strain map with high resolution.