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We demonstrate an electric field control of an anomalous Hall effect emerging in CaIrO3/CaMnO3 heterostructures. We fabricate both electron-type and hole-type carrier samples by tuning epitaxial strain and, then, control the carrier density in a CaIrO3 layer via electric double layer gating technique. As the Fermi energy of CaIrO3 is tuned close to the Dirac line node, anomalous Hall conductivity is enlarged in both carrier-type samples. This result reveals that the anomalous Hall effect comes from the intrinsic origin, reflecting the Dirac-like dispersion in CaIrO3. We propose that band splitting induced by the interface ferromagnetism yields several band crossing points near the Dirac line node. These points act as a source of the Berry curvature and contribute to the anomalous Hall effect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Photoresponsive ferroelectrics are recently under intense study due to their potential application to photovoltaic devices. Antimony sulfoiodide (SbSI) is a prototypical compound that possesses both ferroelectricity and a strong visible-light-response. However, most of the SbSI films reported so far have a polycrystalline structure with a randomly oriented polarization axis. In this study, we have fabricated c-axis textured SbSI thin films through annealing of amorphous films deposited in a molecular beam epitaxy system, employing Sb2S3 and SbI3 sources. The fabricated films are highly uniform and have the polarization axis ordered vertical to the film plane. We have confirmed that the films show a strong visible-light-response and ferroelectricity in accord with bulk samples. These results will stimulate the development of photovoltaics employing narrow bandgap ferroelectric compounds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background There is increasing evidence suggesting the existence of an interaction between commensal microbiota, the gut and the brain. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of commensal microbiota on the host behaviors in a contamination-free environment, which was verified by culture-based methods. Methods Open-field and marble-burying tests were used to analyze anxiety-like behaviors and locomotor activity in gnotobiotic BALB/c mice with a common genetic background in a sterile isolator. The monoamine levels in several regions of the brain were measured in germfree ( GF) mice and commensal fecal microbiota-associated mice ( EX- GF). Key Results A 24-h exposure to the environment outside the sterile isolators rendered GF mice less anxious than those not contaminated, while there was no change in the locomotion. EX- GF mice, the gnotobiotic mice with normal specific pathogen-free microbiota, were less anxious and active than GF mice using open-field and marble-burying tests. The norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin turnover rates were higher in the EX- GF mice than in the GF mice in most regions of the brain, suggesting that monoaminergic neurotransmission might increase in the EX- GF mice comparing the GF mice. Monoassociation with Brautia coccoides reduced the anxiety level, but it did not affect the locomotor activity. In contrast, colonization with Bifidobacterium infantis decreased the locomotor activity, while having little effect on the anxiety level. Conclusions & Inferences These results strongly support the current view that gut microorganisms modulate brain development and behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A case of Silver-Russell Syndrome with a typical cleft hand is presented. The association of cleft hand with this syndrome has never been reported before. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]