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University of Crete
Education•Rethymno, Greece•
About: University of Crete is a education organization based out in Rethymno, Greece. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Galaxy. The organization has 8681 authors who have published 21684 publications receiving 709078 citations. The organization is also known as: Panepistimio Kritis.
Topics: Population, Galaxy, Cancer, Context (language use), Laser
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01 Jan 2009
TL;DR: In this article, the wave propagation properties in chiral metamaterials were studied and negative refraction was shown to be achievable with a strong chirality, with neither ∈ nor μ negative required.
Abstract: Electromagnetic metamaterials are composed of periodically arranged artificial structures. They show peculiar properties, such as negative refraction and super-lensing, which are not seen in natural materials. The conventional metamaterials require both negative ∈ and negative μ to achieve negative refraction. Chiral metamaterial is a new class of metamaterials offering a simpler route to negative refraction. In this paper, we briefly review the history of metamaterials and the developments on chiral metamaterials. We study the wave propagation properties in chiral metamaterials and show that negative refraction can be realized in chiral metamaterials with a strong chirality, with neither ∈ nor μ negative required. We have developed a retrieval procedure, adopting a uniaxial bi-isotropic model to calculate the effective parameters such as n ± , K, ∈ and μ of the chiral metamaterials. Our work on the design, numerical calculations and experimental measurements of chiral metamaterials is introduced. Strong chiral behaviors such as optical activity and circular dichroism are observed and negative refraction is obtained for circularly polarized waves in these chiral metamaterials. We show that 3D isotropic chiral metamaterials can eventually be realized.
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TL;DR: The assay was able to detect as few as 3 parasites per individual sand fly and to amplify minicircle DNA from at least eight Leishmania species and will be crucial for developing hypotheses about the transmission cycles ofLeishmania spp.
Abstract: A seminested PCR assay was developed in order to amplify the kinetoplast minicircle of Leishmania species from individual sand flies. The kinetoplast minicircle is an ideal target because it is present in 10,000 copies per cell and its sequence is known for most Leishmania species. The two-step PCR is carried out in a single tube using three primers, which were designed within the conserved area of the minicircle and contain conserved sequence blocks. The assay was able to detect as few as 3 parasites per individual sand fly and to amplify minicircle DNA from at least eight Leishmania species. This technique permits the processing of a large number of samples synchronously, as required for epidemiological studies, in order to study infection rates in sand fly populations and to identify potential insect vectors. Comparison of the sequences obtained from sand flies and mammal hosts will be crucial for developing hypotheses about the transmission cycles of Leishmania spp. in areas of endemicity.
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TL;DR: It is demonstrated both numerically and experimentally that intense, abruptly autofocusing beams in the form of accelerating ring-Airy beams are able to reshape into non-linear intense light-bullet wavepackets propagating over extended distances, while their positioning in space is extremely well defined.
Abstract: Controlling the propagation of intense optical wavepackets in transparent media is not a trivial task. During propagation, low- and high-order non-linear effects, including the Kerr effect, multiphoton absorption and ionization, lead to an uncontrolled complex reshaping of the optical wavepacket that involves pulse splitting, refocusing cycles in space and significant variations of the focus. Here we demonstrate both numerically and experimentally that intense, abruptly autofocusing beams in the form of accelerating ring-Airy beams are able to reshape into non-linear intense light-bullet wavepackets propagating over extended distances, while their positioning in space is extremely well defined. These unique wavepackets can offer significant advantages in numerous fields such as the generation of high harmonics and attosecond physics or the precise micro-engineering of materials.
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TL;DR: A novel colorimetric assay for the detection of Epsilon class Glutathione transferases (GST)-based DDT resistance in mosquito species, such as Aedes aegypti, the major vector of dengue and yellow fever worldwide is developed and validated.
Abstract: Background: Insecticide-based methods represent the most effective means of blocking the transmission of vector borne diseases. However, insecticide resistance poses a serious threat and there is a need for tools, such as diagnostic tests for resistance detection, that will improve the sustainability of control interventions. The development of such tools for metabolism-based resistance in mosquito vectors lags behind those for target site resistance mutations. Methodology/Principal Findings: We have developed and validated a simple colorimetric assay for the detection of Epsilon class Glutathione transferases (GST)-based DDT resistance in mosquito species, such as Aedes aegypti, the major vector of dengue and yellow fever worldwide. The colorimetric assay is based on the specific alkyl transferase activity of Epsilon GSTs for the haloalkene substrate iodoethane, which produces a dark blue colour highly correlated with AaGSTE2-2overexpression in individual mosquitoes. The colour can be measured visually and spectrophotometrically. Conclusions/Significance: The novel assay is substantially more sensitive compared to the gold standard CDNB assay and allows the discrimination of moderate resistance phenotypes. We anticipate that it will have direct application in routine vector monitoring as a resistance indicator and possibly an important impact on disease vector control.
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TL;DR: In this article, a unified approach to improved L p Hardy inequalities in R N was presented, where Hardy potentials that involve either the distance from a point, or distance from the boundary, or even the intermediate case where the distance is taken from a surface of codimension 1 < k < N were considered.
Abstract: We present a unified approach to improved L p Hardy inequalities in R N . We consider Hardy potentials that involve either the distance from a point, or the distance from the boundary, or even the intermediate case where the distance is taken from a surface of codimension 1 < k < N. In our main result, we add to the right hand side of the classical Hardy inequality a weighted L p norm with optimal weight and best constant. We also prove nonhomogeneous improved Hardy inequalities, where the right hand side involves weighted L q norms, q ¬= p.
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Mercouri G. Kanatzidis | 152 | 1854 | 113022 |
T. J. Pearson | 150 | 895 | 126533 |
Stylianos E. Antonarakis | 138 | 746 | 93605 |
William Wijns | 127 | 752 | 95517 |
Andrea Comastri | 111 | 706 | 49119 |
Costas M. Soukoulis | 108 | 644 | 50208 |
Elias Anaissie | 107 | 372 | 42808 |
Jian Zhang | 107 | 3064 | 69715 |
Emmanouil T. Dermitzakis | 101 | 294 | 82496 |
Andreas Engel | 99 | 448 | 33494 |
Nikos C. Kyrpides | 96 | 711 | 62360 |
David J. Kerr | 95 | 544 | 39408 |
Manolis Kogevinas | 95 | 623 | 28521 |
Thomas Walz | 92 | 255 | 29981 |
Jean-Paul Latgé | 91 | 343 | 29152 |