We discuss the criticality and the Joule-Thomson expansion of charged AdS black holes in the Rastall gravity. We find that although the equation-of-state of a charged AdS black hole in the Rastall gravity is related to the Rastall parameter , its reduced equation-of-state at the critical point is independent of the Rastall parameter , as is the case in the Einstein gravity where . This is the reason why the critical exponents are not related to the Rastall parameter . We also find that the inversion temperature is related to the Rastall parameter , but that the minimum inversion temperature and the ratio between the minimum inversion temperature and the critical temperature are both independent of the Rastall parameter . At the critical point, the thermodynamic evolution of a charged AdS black hole in the Rastall gravity behaves as in the van der Waals fluid and charged AdS black hole in the Einstein gravity. We show the inversion curves and isenthalpic curves in the plane and analyze the effect of the Rastall constant on the inversion curves of a charged AdS black hole during the Joule-Thomson expansion.

This exploratory study computes two-photon decay widths of pseudo-scalar ( ) and scalar ( ) charmonium using two ensembles of twisted mass lattice QCD gauge configurations. The simulation is performed using two lattice ensembles with lattice spacings fm with size and fm with size . The decay widths for the two charmonia are obtained within the expected ballpark, but are however smaller than the experimental ones. Possible reasons for these discrepancies are discussed.

An explicit expression for the finite-volume energy shift of shallow three-body bound states for nonidentical particles is obtained in the unitary limit. The inclusion of the higher partial waves is considered. To this end, the method of Meißner, Rìos, and Rusetsky [Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 091602 (2015)] is generalized for the case of unequal masses and arbitrary angular momenta. It is shown that in the S-wave and in the equal-mass limit, the result from Meißner, Rìos, and Rusetsky is reproduced.

In order to demonstrate the validity of using scalp hair rare earth elements (REEs) content as a biomarker of human REEs exposure, data were collected on REEs exposure levels from children aged 11-15 years old and living in an ion-adsorptive type light REEs (LREEs) mining and surrounding areas in southern China. Sixty scalp hair samples were analyzed by ICP-MS for 16 REEs (La Lu, Y and Sc). Sixteen REEs contents in the samples from the mining area (e.g., range: La: 0.14-6.93 microg/g; Nd: 0.09-5.27 microg/g; Gd: 12.2-645.6ng/g; Lu: 0.2-13.3 ng/g; Y: 0.03-1.27 microg/g; Sc: 0.05-0.30 microg/g) were significantly higher than those from the reference area (range: La: 0.04-0.40 microg/g; Nd: 0.04-0.32 microg/g; Gd: 8.3-64.6 ng/g; Lu: 0.4-3.3ng/g; Y: 0.03-0.29 microg/g; Sc: 0.11-0.36 microg/g) and even much higher than those published in the literature. The distribution pattern of REEs in scalp hair from the mining area was very similar to that of REEs in the mine and the atmosphere shrouding that area. In conclusion, the scalp hair REEs contents may indicate not only quantitatively but also qualitatively (distribution pattern) the absorption of REEs from environmental exposure into human body. The children living in this mining area should be regarded as a high-risk group with REEs (especially LREEs) exposure, and their health status should be examined from a REEs health risk assessment perspective.

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