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Open AccessQUEST-DMC: Background Modelling and Resulting Heat Deposit for a Superfluid Helium-3 Bolometer
We report the results of radioactivity assays and heat leak calculations for a range of common cryogenic materials, considered for use in the QUEST-DMC superfluid
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Open AccessQUEST-DMC superfluid \(^3\) He detector for sub-GeV dark matter
The focus of dark matter searches to date has been on Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) in the GeV/ \(c^2\) ...
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Open AccessQuantum bath suppression in a superconducting circuit by immersion cooling
Quantum circuits interact with the environment via several temperature-dependent degrees of freedom. Multiple experiments to-date have shown that most properties of superconducting devices appear to plateau ou...
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Open AccessSupercooling of the A phase of 3He
Because of the extreme purity, lack of disorder, and complex order parameter, the first-order superfluid 3He A–B transition is the leading model system for first order transitions in the early universe. Here we r...
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Open AccessFragility of surface states in topological superfluid 3He
Superfluid 3He, with unconventional spin-triplet p-wave pairing, provides a model system for topological superconductors, which have attracted significant interest through potential applications in topologically ...
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Open AccessThermal transport of helium-3 in a strongly confining channel
The investigation of transport properties in normal liquid helium-3 and its topological superfluid phases provides insights into related phenomena in electron fluids, topological materials, and putative topolo...
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Selective muscle botulinum toxin A component paralysis in complex ventral hernia repair
Repair of complex ventral hernia presents a significant challenge plagued by high morbidity and recurrence. Recent studies have demonstrated significant benefits achievable with preoperative Botulinum Toxin A ...
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Superconducting Sweet-Spot in Microcrystalline Graphite Revealed by Point-Contact Spectroscopy
In this letter, we describe the observation of a magnetic field dependent electronic gap, suggestive of local superconductivity, in the point-contact spectrum of microcrystalline graphite. Magnetic field depen...
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Open AccessThe A-B transition in superfluid helium-3 under confinement in a thin slab geometry
The influence of confinement on the phases of superfluid helium-3 is studied using the torsional pendulum method. We focus on the transition between the A and B phases, where the A phase is stabilized by confi...
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Open AccessOn the ‘Supersolid’ Response of the Second Layer of \(^4 \hbox {He}\) on Graphite
Recent torsional oscillator measurements on the second layer of \(^4 \hbox {He}\) ...
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Who accompanies patients to the chronic pain clinic?
Patients may be accompanied to the pain clinic consultation and these accompanying persons are relevant in the communication process.
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New Evaluation of \(T-T_{2000}\) from 0.02 K to 1 K by Independent Thermodynamic Methods
This paper reports on the results achieved within the European Metrology Research Programme project “Implementing the new kelvin—InK” in the low-temperature range below 1 K. One of the main objectives of the I...
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Psychosomatic Medicine for Non-Psychiatric Residents: Video Education and Incorporation of Technology
Psychiatric education for non-psychiatric residents varies between training programs, and may affect resident comfort with psychiatric topics. This study's goals were to identify non-psychiatric residents' com...
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Taurolidine locks significantly reduce the incidence of catheter-related blood stream infections in high-risk patients on home parenteral nutrition
Emerging evidence suggests taurolidine reduces the risk of repeated episodes of catheter related blood stream infections (CRBSI) in a subgroup of patients receiving home parenteral nutrition (HPN). We defined ...
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Current Sensing Noise Thermometry: A Fast Practical Solution to Low Temperature Measurement
We describe the design and performance of a series of fast, precise current sensing noise thermometers. The thermometers have been fabricated with a range of resistances from 1.290 \(\Omega \) ...
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Study of Superfluid \(^3\) He Under Nanoscale Confinement
We review recent experiments in which superfluid \(^3\) 3 ...
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Effect of Rough Walls on Transport in Mesoscopic 3He Films
The interplay of bulk and boundary scattering is explored in a regime where quantum size effects modify mesoscopic transport in a degenerate Fermi liquid film of 3He on a rough surface. We discuss mass transport ...
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An appraisal of the utility or futility of ENT consultant postal questionnaires
Despite an increase in ENT postal questionnaires, the quality of their methodology has been questioned (Ramphul et al. in J Laryngol Otol 119:175–178, 1). This retrospective study examined whether quality and uti...
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A randomized-controlled trial of intensive case management emphasizing the recovery model among patients with severe and enduring mental illness
There is increasing interest in the application of recovery principles in mental health services.
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Characterisation of bacteria in ascites—reporting the potential of culture-independent, molecular analysis
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a severe complication of liver disease. A significant proportion of patients have culture-negative ascites, despite having similar signs, symptoms and mortality to th...
