Connectivity differences between adult male and female patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder according to resting-state functional MRI

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder（ADHD） is a pervasive psychiatric disorder that affects both children and adults. Adult male and female patients with ADHD are differentially affected, but few studies have explored the differences. The purpose of this study was to quantify differences between adult male and female patients with ADHD based on neuroimaging and connectivity analysis. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging scans were obtained and preprocessed in 82 patients. Group-wise differences between male and female patients were quantified using degree centrality for different brain regions. The medial-, middle-, and inferior-frontal gyrus, superior parietal lobule, precuneus, supramarginal gyrus, superior- and middle-temporal gyrus, middle occipital gyrus, and cuneus were identified as regions with significant group-wise differences. The identified regions were correlated with clinical scores reflecting depression and anxiety and significant correlations were found. Adult ADHD patients exhibit different levels of depression and anxiety depending on sex, and our study provides insight into how changes in brain circuitry might differentially impact male and female ADHD patients.

Quantum transport through two series Aharonov-Bohm interferometers with zero total magnetic flux

With the help of nonequilibrium Green＇s function technique, the electronic transport through series Aharonov-Bohm （AB） interferometers is investigated. We obtain the AB interference pattern of the transition probability characterized by the Mgebraic sum φ and the difference θ of two magnetic fluxes, and particularly a general rule of AB oscillation period depending on the ratio of integer quantum numbers of the fluxes. A parity effect is observed, showing the asymmetric AB oscillations with respect to the even and odd quantum numbers of the total flux in antiparallel AB interferometers. It is also shown that the AB flux can shift the Fano resonance peaks of the transmission spectrum.

Rare-earth separation based on the differences of ionic magnetic moment via quasi-liquid strategy

The separation of rare earth elements is particularly difficult due to their similar physicochemical properties.Based on the tiny differences of ionic radius,solvent extraction has been developed as the“mass method”in industry with hundreds of stages,extremely intensive chemical consumption and large capital investments.The differences of the ionic magnetic moment among rare earths are greater than that of ionic radius.Herein,a novel method based on the large ionic magnetic moment differences of rare earth elements was proposed to promote the separation efficiency.Rare earths were firstly dissolved in the ionic liquid,then the ordering degree of them was improved with the Z-bond effect,and finally the magnetic moment differences between paramagnetic and diamagnetic rare earths in quasi-liquid system were enhanced.Taking the separation of Er/Y,Ho/Y and Er/Ho as examples,the results showed that Er(Ⅲ)and Ho(Ⅲ)containing ionic liquids had obvious magnetic response,while ionic liquids containing Y(Ⅲ)had no response.The separation factors of Er/Y and Ho/Y were achieved at 9.0 and 28.82,respectively.Magnetic separation via quasi-liquid system strategy provides a possibility of the novel,green,and efficient method for rare earth separation.

Entanglement Teleportation via a Two-Qubit System with Anisotropic Couplings under a Different Nonuniform Magnetic Field

We examine entanglement teleportation,characterized by average fidelity,of two-qubit XY Z spin chain under different nonuniform magnetic field.The entanglement teleportation and the fidelity of entanglement teleportation are investigated separately.We show explicitly that the fidelity of entanglement teleportation can be enhanced by changing the direction of the magnetic field.This means that we can always get optimal fidelity by choosing the directions of magnetic field in the process of quantum teleportation.Moreover,the results show that in some cases the ferromagnetic chain also is a qualified candidate in the process of teleportation protocol.

Magnetic Field Configuration at the Magnetopause for Different Planetary Conditions

We have simulated the processes of transient reconnection at the nightside magnetopause by using a two-dimensional compressible MHD model.According to the simulation results,three types of global reconnection configuration at the magnetopause are proposed.The main results are summarized as follows.