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AUTHOR
A. Barroso
Problems with the Breitenlohner-Maison γ5-scheme in flavour changing neutral currents
Abstract We calculate the flavour changing neutral current (FCNC) decay Z → Q q at one-loop order using two different γ 5 -prescriptions, namely the Breitenlohner-Maison-'t Hooft-Veltman (BM) γ 5 -scheme and a naively anticommuting γ 5 . The results obtained in the two schemes differ from one another. The BM γ 5 -scheme calculation violates the conventional Ward identity relating the Z → Q q and the unphysical scalar φ z → Q q proper vertices which the naive γ 5 -calculation satisfies. Hence, we conclude that it is incorrect to naively apply the BM γ 5 -scheme if the standard model is renormalized on-shell.
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome : a Randomized Clinical Trial
Importance The effects of recruitment maneuvers and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) titration on clinical outcomes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remain uncertain. Objective To determine if lung recruitment associated with PEEP titration according to the best respiratory-system compliance decreases 28-day mortality of patients with moderate to severe ARDS compared with a conventional low-PEEP strategy. Design, Setting, and Participants Multicenter, randomized trial conducted at 120 intensive care units (ICUs) from 9 countries from November 17, 2011, through April 25, 2017, enrolling adults with moderate to severe ARDS. Interventions An experimental strat…