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\section{Introduction}
The standard model (SM) of particle physics is so successful that all
the experiments searching for signs beyond the SM resulted in negative
results and the SM has been tested to a precision of $10^{-3}$.  Yet,
the neutrino oscillation experiments accumulated enough evidences that
the neutrinos do have masses.  Massive neutrinos are then the only
formally established evidences beyond the SM. Although there are some
other observations which also point to physics beyond the SM, such as
existence of dark matter, accelerated expansion of the Universe, and
matter-antimatter asymmetry, however, they are not as convincing
as the massive neutrinos.

Extensions or modifications of the SM are often put forward to explain
the neutrino masses and their oscillation patterns. The most celebrated
one is the see-saw mechanism with the introduction of heavy right-handed
(RH) neutrinos at the mass scale of $10^{11-12}$ GeV \cite{see-saw}.
There are variations in the see-saw type models with TeV RH neutrinos
\cite{tev-see-saw}. The advantage of TeV see-saw models is that they
can be tested in the LHC experiments \cite{lhc-see-saw}.
Another type of neutrino mass models is based on loop diagrams, in which
the small neutrino mass is naturally obtained by the suppression loop factor.
Some classic examples are the one-loop Zee model \cite{zee} and
Ma model \cite{ma}, two-loop Zee-Babu model~\cite{babu},
three-loop Krauss-Nasri-Trodden model \cite{knt}, etc.
Often in this type of models, some ad hoc symmetries are introduced to
forbid some unwanted contributions or the see-saw contributions if there
are RH neutrinos in the model.

Recently, there was an $2.6\sigma$ anomaly in lepton-universality violation
measured in the ratio
$R_K \equiv B(B\to K\mu\mu)/B(B\to K ee) = 0.745 ^{+0.090}_{-0.074} \pm 0.036$
by LHCb \cite{lhcb-2014}. Also, sizable deviations from the SM prediction
were recorded in angular distributions of $B \to K^*\mu\mu$ \cite{lhcb-2013}.
The results can be accounted for by a large negative
contribution to the Wilson coefficient $C_9$ of the semileptonic operator
$O_9$, and also contributions to other Wilson coefficients, in particular to
$C'_9$ {\cite{Descotes-Genon:2015uva, Hiller:2014yaa, Hiller:2016kry}}.

Here we propose a simple extensions of the SM
with introduction of a
color-triplet $SU(2)_L$-doublet scalar boson $\eta$ and
a color-antitriplet $SU(2)_L$-triplet scalar boson
$\Delta$ without assuming
further discrete or gauge symmetries. The $SU(3)_C$, $SU(2)_L$, $U(1)_Y$
quantum numbers of the new fields are summarized in Table~\ref{tab:1}.
We shall show that this model can successfully explain the neutrino masses
and the oscillation pattern, as well as solving the anomalies
in $b \to s \ell \bar \ell$ with additional contributions to
$C_{9,10}$ and $C'_{9,10}$, and at the same time
satisfying all the existing constraints of lepton-flavor violations (LFV),
flavor-changing neutral currents (FCNC), and $S,T,U$ parameters.
Furthermore, the masses of $\eta$ and $\Delta$ bosons are in the
TeV scale, and so can be tested in the Drell-Yan process and
lepton-flavor violating production, and also directly in the pair
production via the $\ell\ell jj$ final state.  This is the main
result of the work.

This paper is organized as follows.
In Sec.~II, we review the model and describe the constraints.
In Sec.~III, we analyze numerically the parameter space so as to
solve the anomaly in $b\to s \ell\ell$, and calculate the cross sections
for lepton-flavor violating production.
We conclude in Sec.~IV.

\section{Model setup and Constraints}
\begin{table}[t!]
\begin{tabular}{|c||c|c|}
\hline\hline
                   & ~$\eta$~  & ~$\Delta$ \\\hline
$SU(3)_C$ & $\bm{3}$  & $\bar{\bm3}$  \\\hline
$SU(2)_L$ & $\bm{2}$  & $\bm{3}$  \\\hline
$U(1)_Y$   & $\frac16$ & $\frac13$    \\\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{\small
Charge assignments of the new fields $\eta$ and $\Delta$
under $SU(3)_C\times SU(2)_L\times U(1)_Y$.}
\label{tab:1}
\end{table}

The new field contents and their charges are shown in Table~\ref{tab:1},
in which
the color-triplet $\eta$ is an $SU(2)_L$ doublet with $1/6$ hypercharge,
while the color-antitriplet $\Delta$ is an $SU(2)_L$ triplet with
$1/3$ hypercharge.
The relevant Lagrangian for the interactions of the $\eta$ and $\Delta$ with
fermions and the Higgs field is given by
\begin{align}
-\mathcal{L}_{Y}
&=
 f_{ij} \overline{d_{R_i}} \tilde \eta^\dag L_{L_j} + g_{ij} \overline{ Q^c_{L_i}}
 (i\sigma_2) \Delta L_{L_j}
-\mu\Phi^\dag \Delta \eta+ {\rm h.c.},
\label{Eq:lag-flavor}
\end{align}
where $(i,j)=1-3$ are generation indices,
$\tilde\eta\equiv i\sigma_2\eta^*$, $\sigma_2$ is the second
Pauli matrix, and $\Phi$ is the SM Higgs field that develops a
nonzero vacuum expectation value (VEV), which is symbolized by
$\langle\Phi\rangle\equiv v/\sqrt2$.
We work in the basis where all the coefficients are real and positive
for simplicity.
The scalar fields can be parameterized as
\begin{align}
&\Phi =\left[
\begin{array}{c}
w^+\\
\frac{v+\phi+iz}{\sqrt2}
\end{array}\right],\quad
\eta =\left[
\begin{array}{c}
\eta_{2/3}\\
\eta_{-1/3}
\end{array}\right],\quad
\Delta =\left[
\begin{array}{cc}
\frac{\delta_{1/3}}{\sqrt2} & \delta_{4/3} \\
\delta_{-2/3} & -\frac{\delta_{1/3}}{\sqrt2}
\end{array}\right],
\label{component}
\end{align}
where the subscript of the fields represents the electric charge,
$v \approx 246$ GeV, and $w^\pm$ and $z$ are, respectively, the
Nambu-Goldstone bosons, which will then be absorbed by the
longitudinal component of the $W$ and $Z$ bosons.
Due to the $\mu$ term in Eq.~(\ref{Eq:lag-flavor}), the charged components
with $1/3$ and $2/3$ electric charges mix, such that
their mixing matrices and mass eigenstates are defined as follows:
\begin{align}
&\left[\begin{array}{c} \eta_{i/3} \\ \delta_{i/3} \end{array}\right] =
O_i \left[\begin{array}{c} A_i \\ B_i \end{array}\right],\quad
O_i\equiv
\left[\begin{array}{cc} c_{\alpha_i} & s_{\alpha_i} \\
 -s_{\alpha_i} & c_{\alpha_i}   \end{array}\right], \quad (i=1,2),
\end{align}
where their masses are denoted as $m_{A_i}$ and  $m_{B_i}$ respectively.
The interactions in terms of the mass eigenstates can be written as
\begin{align}
& - {L}_{Y}\approx
f_{ij} \overline{ d_{R_i}} \nu_{L_j} (c_{\alpha_1} A_1 +s_{\alpha_1} B_1)
-\frac{g_{ij}}{\sqrt2} \overline{ d_{L_i}^c} \nu_{L_j} (-s_{\alpha_1} A_1 +
c_{\alpha_1} B_1)
\label{eq:neut}
\\
&-
f_{ij} \overline{d_{R_i}} \ell_{L_j} (c_{\alpha_2} A_2 +s_{\alpha_2} B_2)
-
\frac{g_{ij}}{\sqrt2} \overline{u_{L_i}^c} \ell_{L_j} (-s_{\alpha_1} A_1 +
  c_{\alpha_1} B_1)
\label{eq:lfvs-1}\\
&
-
{g_{ij}} \overline{d_{L_i}^c} \ell_{L_j}\delta_{4/3} \;
 + \;
  {g_{ij}} \overline{u_{L_i}^c} \nu_{L_j} (-s_{\alpha_2} A_{2}^* + c_{\alpha_2} B_{2}^*) .
\label{eq:lfvs-2}
\end{align}

\begin{figure}[tb]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=80mm]{VS.eps}
\caption{ One-loop diagrams for estimating the constraint from vacuum stability.}
\label{fig:VS}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
{\it Vacuum stability}: Since we have charged {components}
such as $\eta_{1/3,2/3}$ and $\delta_{1/3,2/3,4/3}$,
we have to avoid their pure couplings from becoming negative by
restricting the negative contribution at one-loop level due to the
$\mu$ term to be smaller than the tree-level coupling.
{Estimating the one-loop diagrams in Fig.~\ref{fig:VS}}, these conditions are respectively given by
\begin{align}
\frac{\mu^4}{2(4\pi)^2}\int\frac{dxdy\delta(x+y-1)xy}
{(x m^2_\Phi+ym_\delta^2)^2}\lesssim \lambda_\eta^{\rm tree},\quad
\frac{\mu^4}{2(4\pi)^2}\int\frac{dxdy\delta(x+y-1)xy}
{(x m^2_\Phi+ym_\eta^2)^2}\lesssim \lambda_\delta^{\rm tree},
\end{align}
where $m_{\eta/\delta}$ are the bare masses in the potential.
{Now we estimate the typical upper bound of $\mu$, assuming $m_{\eta/\delta}\approx1$ TeV that comes from collider {bounds as shall} be seen later. Also, we {restrict} $\lambda_{\eta/\delta}^{\rm tree}\lesssim4\pi$. Under the framework, one obtains $|\mu|\lesssim$ 6.4 TeV, which gives almost no constraint on the TeV scale model.
Thus, we do not need to worry about the stability condition.
}

\begin{figure}[tb]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=80mm]{neutrino.eps}
\caption{ One-loop diagrams for generating the neutrino mass matrix.}
\label{fig:neutrino}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
\subsection{Neutrino mixing}
The dominant contribution to the active neutrino mass matrix $m_\nu$
is given at one-loop level through interactions in
Eq.~(\ref{eq:neut}) {as illustrated in Fig.~\ref{fig:neutrino}}, and its formula is given by
\begin{align}
&(m_{\nu})_{ab}
=
\frac{N_c s_{\alpha_1}c_{\alpha_1} }{2(4\pi)^2}\left[1-\frac{m^2_{A_1}}{m^2_{B_1}}\right]
\sum_{i=1}^3
\left[g^T_{bi} m_{d_i} f_{ia}+ f_{ai} m_{d_i} g_{ib}^T \right] F_I(r_{A_1}, r_{m_{d_i}}),\\
&F_I(r_1, r_2)
=
\frac{r_1(r_2-1)\ln r_1 - r_2(r_1-1)\ln r_2}{(r_1-1)(r_2-1)(r_1-r_2)},\quad (r_1\neq 1),
\end{align
where $N_c=3$ is the color factor and we define $r_{f}\equiv (m_{f}/m_{B_i})^2$.
$({m}_\nu)_{ab}$ is diagonalized by the Pontecorvo-Maki-Nakagawa-Sakata
mixing matrix $V_{\rm MNS}$ (PMNS)~\cite{Maki:1962mu} as
$
({m}_\nu)_{ab} =(V_{\rm MNS} D_\nu V_{\rm MNS}^T)_{ab}$ with $D_\nu\equiv
(m_{\nu_1},m_{\nu_2},m_{\nu_3})$, where we use the
data in the global analysis~\cite{Forero:2014bxa}.
Then one can parameterize as
\begin{align}
& g^T R f\equiv \frac12\left[V_{\rm MNS} D_\nu V_{\rm MNS}^T+A\right],\quad
 R\equiv\frac{N_c s_{\alpha_1}c_{\alpha_1} }{2(4\pi)^2}\left[1-\frac{m^2_{A_1}}{m^2_{B_1}}\right]
  \sum_{i=1}^3 m_{d_i} F_I(r_{A_1}, r_{m_{d_i}}),
\end{align}
where $A$ is an arbitrary antisymmetric matrix with complex values.
Finally, we derive the following relations~\cite{Nomura:2016pgg}:
\begin{align}
g
&=\frac12 (V_{\rm MNS}^* D_\nu V_{\rm MNS}^\dag+ A) f^{-1}R^{-1},
\ {\rm or}\
f=\frac12 R^{-1} (g^T)^{-1}(V_{\rm MNS}^* D_\nu V_{\rm MNS}^\dag+ A).
\end{align}
In the numerical analysis, we shall use the former relation for
convenience.

\subsection{LFVs and FCNCs at tree level}

Leptoquark models often induce LFVs and FCNCs at tree level.
Several processes can arise from the terms $g$ and $f$ and these processes
can be estimated by the effective Hamiltonian~\cite{Carpentier:2010ue} as
\begin{align}
({\cal H}_{\rm eff})_{ijkn}^{\bar\ell\ell\bar d d}
&={f_{kj} f_{in}^\dag }
\left(\frac{c_{\alpha_2}^2} {m_{A_2}^2}+\frac{s_{\alpha_2}^2}{m_{B_2}^2}\right)
(\bar\ell_i\gamma^\mu P_L \ell_j)(\bar d_k\gamma_\mu P_R d_n)
-\frac{g_{kj} g_{in}^\dag }{m_\delta^2}
(\bar\ell_i\gamma^\mu P_L \ell_j)(\bar d_k\gamma_\mu P_L d_n)\nonumber\\
&\equiv
C_{LR}^{\bar\ell\ell\bar d d} (\bar\ell_i\gamma^\mu P_L \ell_j)(\bar d_k\gamma_\mu P_R d_n)
+
C_{LL}^{\bar\ell\ell\bar d d}(\bar\ell_i\gamma^\mu P_L \ell_j)(\bar d_k\gamma_\mu P_L d_n), \label{eq:hami1}
\\
({\cal H}_{\rm eff})_{ijkn}^{\bar\ell\ell\bar uu}
&=
-\frac{g_{kj} g_{in}^\dag }{2}
\left(\frac{s_{\alpha_1}^2} {m_{A_1}^2}+\frac{c_{\alpha_1}^2}{m_{B_1}^2}\right)
(\bar\ell_i\gamma^\mu P_L \ell_j)(\bar u_k\gamma_\mu P_L u_n)\nonumber\\
&\equiv C_{LL}^{\bar\ell\ell\bar uu}(\bar\ell_i\gamma^\mu P_L \ell_j)(\bar u_k\gamma_\mu P_L u_n), \label{eq:hami2}
\\
({\cal H}_{\rm eff})_{ijkn}^{\bar\nu\nu\bar qq}
&=
-\frac{g_{kj} g_{in}^\dag }{2}
\left(\frac{s_{\alpha_1}^2} {m_{A_1}^2}+\frac{c_{\alpha_1}^2}{m_{B_1}^2}\right)
(\bar\nu_i\gamma^\mu P_L \nu_j)(\bar q_k\gamma_\mu P_L q_n)\nonumber\\
&\equiv C_{LL}^{\bar\nu\nu\bar qq}(\bar\nu_i\gamma^\mu P_L \nu_j)(\bar q_k\gamma_\mu P_L q_n).\label{eq:hami3}
\end{align}
Then one can rewrite the relevant coefficients as
\begin{align}
\epsilon_{ijkn}^{\bar\ell\ell\bar d d}&=
\frac{\sqrt2}{4{\rm G_F}} (C_{LR}^{\bar\ell\ell\bar d d}+C_{LL}^{\bar\ell\ell\bar d d}),\\
\epsilon_{ijkn}^{\bar\ell\ell\bar uu}&=
\frac{\sqrt2}{4{\rm G_F}} C_{LL}^{\bar\ell\ell\bar uu},\\
\epsilon_{ijkn}^{\bar\nu\nu\bar qq}&=
\frac{\sqrt2}{4{\rm G_F}} C_{LL}^{\bar\nu\nu\bar qq},
\end{align}
where the experimental bounds on each coefficient are summarized in
Tables~\ref{tab:lfvs-fcncs-1}, \ref{tab:lfvs-fcncs-2},
and \ref{tab:lfvs-fcncs-3}~\cite{Carpentier:2010ue}.

{\it $B_{d/s}\to\mu^+\mu^-$ measurements}:
Recently, CMS~\cite{Chatrchyan:2013bka} and LHCb~\cite{Aaij:2013aka}
experiments reported the branching ratios of $B(B_s\to\mu^+\mu^-)$ and
$B(B_d\to\mu^+\mu^-)$, which can place interesting bounds on new physics.
The bounds on the coefficients of the effective Hamiltonians in
Eq.~(\ref{eq:hami1})~\cite{Sahoo:2015wya} are
\begin{align}
\label{eq:Bsmumu}
& B(B_s\to\mu^+\mu^-):\quad 0\lesssim |C_{LR}^{\bar\mu\mu\bar sb}+C_{LL}^{\bar\mu\mu\bar sb}|\lesssim5\times 10^{-9}\ {\rm GeV}^{-2},\\
\label{eq:Bdmumu}
& B(B_d\to\mu^+\mu^-):\quad 1.5\times 10^{-9} \ {\rm GeV}^{-2}
\lesssim |C_{LR}^{\bar\mu\mu\bar db}+C_{LL}^{\bar\mu\mu\bar db}|\lesssim3.9\times 10^{-9}\ {\rm GeV}^{-2},
\end{align}
where the phase is assumed to be zero for simplicity.
The bounds from the other modes are
\begin{align}
& B(B_s\to e^+ e^-):\quad
 |C_{LR}^{\bar ee \bar sb}+C_{LL}^{\bar ee\bar sb}|\lesssim2.54\times 10^{-5}\ {\rm GeV}^{-2},\\
& B(B_d\to e^+ e^-):\quad
 |C_{LR}^{\bar ee\bar db}+C_{LL}^{\bar ee\bar db }|\lesssim1.73\times 10^{-5}\ {\rm GeV}^{-2},\\

 & B(B_s\to \tau^+\tau^-):\quad
 |C_{LR}^{\bar \tau\tau \bar sb}+C_{LL}^{\bar \tau\tau \bar sb}|\lesssim1.2\times 10^{-8}\ {\rm GeV}^{-2},\\
& B(B_d\to \tau^+ \tau^-):\quad
 |C_{LR}^{\bar \tau\tau\bar db}+C_{LL}^{\bar \tau\tau\bar db}|\lesssim1.28\times 10^{-6}\ {\rm GeV}^{-2}.
\end{align}

 \begin{table}[t]
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c} \hline
${ijkn}$ of $\epsilon_{ijkn}^{\bar\ell\ell\bar d d}$ & Constraints on $\epsilon_{ijkn}^{\bar\ell\ell\bar d d}$ & Observable & Experimental value \\ \hline\hline
$eeds(\to1112)$ & $5.7\times 10^{-5}$ & $B(K^0_L\to \bar ee)$ & $9.0\times 10^{-12}$   \\
$eedb(\to1113)$ & $2.0\times 10^{-4}$ & $\frac{B(B^+\to \pi^+\bar ee)}{B(B^0\to \pi^-\bar e\nu_e)}$ &$<\frac{1.8\times 10^{-7}}{1.34\times 10^{-4}}$   \\
$eesb(\to1123)$ & $1.8\times 10^{-4}$ & $\frac{B(B^+\to K^+\bar ee)}{B(B^0\to D^0\bar e\nu_e)}$ & $\frac{4.9\times 10^{-7}}{2.2\times 10^{-2}}$  \\
$e\mu dd(\to1211)$ & $8.5\times 10^{-7}$ & $\mu-e$ conversion on Ti & $\frac{\sigma(\mu^-Ti\to e^-Ti)}{\sigma(\mu^-Ti\to capture)}<4.3\times 10^{12}$  \\
$e\mu ds(\to1212)$ & $3.0\times 10^{-7}$ & $B(K^0_L\to \bar e\mu)$ & $<4.7\times10^{-12}$  \\
$e\mu db(\to1213)$ & $2.0\times 10^{-4}$ & $\frac{B(B^+\to \pi^+\bar e\mu)}{B(B^0\to \pi^-\bar e\nu_e)}$ & $\frac{1.7\times 10^{-7}}{1.34\times 10^{-4}}$  \\
$e\mu sb(\to1223)$ & $8\times 10^{-5}$ & $\frac{B(B^+\to K^+\bar e\mu)}{B(B^+\to D^0\bar e\nu_e)}$ & $<\frac{9.1\times 10^{-8}}{2.2\times 10^{-2}}$  \\
$e\tau dd(\to1311)$ & $8.4\times 10^{-4}$ & $\frac{B(\tau\to \pi^0 e)}{B(\tau\to \pi\nu_\tau)}$ & $<\frac{8\times 10^{-8}}{10.91\times 10^{-2}}$  \\
$e\tau ds(\to1312)$ & $4.9\times 10^{-4}$ & $\frac{B(\tau\to eK)}{B(\tau\to \bar\nu K)}$ & $B<3.3\times10^{-8}$  \\
$e\tau db(\to1313)$ & $4.1\times 10^{-3}$ & $B(B^0\to \bar e\tau)$ & $<1.1\times10^{-4}$  \\
$\mu\mu ds(\to2212)$ & $7.8\times 10^{-6}$ & $B(K_L^0\to \bar\mu\mu)$ & $6.84\times10^{-9}$  \\
$\mu\mu db(\to2213)$ & $1.3\times 10^{-4}$ & $\frac{B(B^+\to\pi^+\bar\mu\mu)}{B(B^0\to\pi^- \bar e\nu_e)}$ & $<\frac{6.9\times10^{-8}}{1.3\times 10^{-4}}$ \\
$\mu\tau dd(\to2311)$ & $9.8\times 10^{-4}$ & $\frac{B(\tau\to\pi^0\mu)}{B(\tau\to\pi^- \nu_\tau)}$ & $<\frac{1.1\times10^{-7}}{10.91\times 10^{-2}}$  \\
$\mu\tau ds(\to2312)$ & $5.4\times 10^{-4}$ & $\frac{B(\tau\to\mu K)}{B(\tau\to \bar\nu K)}$ & $B<4.0\times10^{-8}$  \\
$\mu\tau db(\to2313)$ & $2.1\times 10^{-2}$ & $B(B^0\to \bar \mu\tau)$ & $<2.2\times10^{-5}$  \\
$\mu\tau sb(\to2323)$ & $2.3\times 10^{-3}$ & $\frac{B(B^+\to K^+\bar\tau \mu)}{B(B^+\to D^0\bar e \nu)}$ & $<\frac{7.7\times10^{-5}}{2.2\times10^{-2}}$  \\
$\tau\tau db(\to3313)$ & $0.2$ & $B(B^0\to \bar\tau\tau)$ & $<4.1\times10^{-3}$\\
 \hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{
Summary for the experimental bounds on $\epsilon_{ijkn}^{\bar\ell\ell\bar d d}$.}
\label{tab:lfvs-fcncs-1}
\end{table}

 \begin{table}[t]
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c} \hline
${ijkn}$ of $\epsilon_{ijkn}^{\bar\ell\ell\bar uu}$ & Constraints on $\epsilon_{ijkn}^{\bar\ell\ell\bar uu}$ & Observable & Experimental value \\ \hline\hline
$eeuc(\to1112)$ & $7.9\times 10^{-3}$ & $\frac{B(D^+\to\pi^+\bar ee)}{B(D^0\to\pi^-\bar e\nu_e)}$ & $<\frac{7.4\times 10^{-6}}{2.83\times10^{-3}}$   \\
$eett(\to1133)$ & $0.092$ & $Z\to\bar ee$ & $R_e=20.804\pm 0.050$   \\
$e\mu uu(\to1211)$ & $8.5\times10^{-7}$ & $\mu-e$ conversion on Ti & $\frac{\sigma(\mu Ti\to eTi)}{\sigma(\mu Ti\to capture)}<4.3\times 10^{-12}$   \\
$e\mu uc(\to1212)$ & $1.7\times10^{-2}$ & $\frac{B(D^+\to \pi^+\bar e\mu)}{B(D^0\to\pi^-\bar e\nu_e)}$ & $<\frac{3.4\times 10^{-5}}{2.83\times10^{-3}}$   \\
$e\mu tt(\to1233)$ & $0.1$ & $Z\to \bar e\mu$ & $B<1.7\times10^{-6}$   \\
$e\tau uu(\to1311)$ & $8.4\times10^{-4}$ & $\frac{B(\tau\to \pi^0 e)}{B(\tau\to\pi^-\nu_\tau)}$ & $<\frac{8\times 10^{-8}}{10.91\times10^{-2}}$   \\
$e\tau tt(\to1233)$ & $0.2$ & $Z\to \bar e\tau$ & $B<9.8\times10^{-6}$   \\
$\mu\mu uc(\to2212)$ & $6.1\times10^{-3}$ & $\frac{B(D^+\to \pi^+ \bar\mu\mu)}{B(D^0\to\pi^-\bar e\nu_e)}$ & $<\frac{3.9\times 10^{-6}}{2.83\times10^{-3}}$   \\
$\mu\mu tt(\to2233)$ & $0.061$ & $Z\to \bar \mu\mu$ & $R_\mu=20.785\pm0.033$   \\
$\mu\tau uu(\to2311)$ & $9.8\times10^{-4}$ & $\frac{B(\tau\to \pi^0 \mu)}{B(\tau\to\pi^-\nu_\tau)}$ & $<\frac{1.1\times 10^{-7}}{10.91\times10^{-2}}$   \\
$\mu\tau tt(\to2333)$ & $1$ & $Z\to \tau\bar\mu$ & $B<12\times10^{-6}$   \\
$\tau\tau tt(\to3333)$ & $0.086$ & $Z\to \bar \tau\tau$ & $R_\tau=20.764\pm0.045$   \\
 \hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{
Summary for the experimental bounds on $\epsilon_{ijkn}^{\bar\ell\ell\bar uu}$.}
\label{tab:lfvs-fcncs-2}
\end{table}

 \begin{table}[t]
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c} \hline
${ijkn}$ of $\epsilon_{ijkn}^{\bar\nu_i\nu_j\bar q_kq_n}$ & Constraints on $\epsilon_{ijkn}^{\bar\nu_i\nu_j\bar q_kq_n}$ & Observable & Experimental value \\ \hline\hline
$ijds(\to ij12)$ & $9.4\times 10^{-6}$ & $\frac{B(K^+\to\pi^+\bar \nu\nu)}{B(K^+\to\pi^0\bar e\nu_e)}$ & $\frac{1.5\times 10^{-10}}{5.08\times10^{-2}}$   \\ \hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Summary for the experimental bounds on $\epsilon_{ijkn}^{\bar\nu_i\nu_j\bar q_kq_n}$, where $(i,j)=(1-3)$.}
\label{tab:lfvs-fcncs-3}
\end{table}

\begin{figure}[tb]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=80mm]{LFV.eps}
\caption{ One-loop diagrams for the LFV processes $\ell_a \to \ell_b \gamma$
where the cross mark on the internal lines indicates the  attachment of a
photon line.}
\label{fig:LFV}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
\subsection{LFVs and FCNCs at the one-loop level}
\label{lfv-lu}
{\it LFVs}:
$\ell_a\to\ell_b\gamma$ processes, which arise from Eqs.~(\ref{eq:lfvs-1})
and ~(\ref{eq:lfvs-2}) via one-loop diagrams {as shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:LFV}}, often give
stringent experimental constraints, and the branching ratio is given by
\begin{align}
B(\ell_a\to\ell_b \gamma)
=
\frac{48\pi^3 C_a\alpha_{\rm em}}{{\rm G_F^2} m_a^2 }(|(a_R)_{ab}|^2+|(a_L)_{ab}|^2),
\end{align}
where $m_{a(b)}$ is the mass for the charged-lepton eigenstate,
$C_{a}=(1,1/5)$ for ($a=\mu,\tau$).
$a_L$ and $a_R$ are respectively given by
\begin{align}
&\frac{(a_R)_{ab}}{N_c}\approx
-\frac{ f^\dag_{bi} f_{ia} m_a }{12(4\pi)^2}
\left( \left[\frac{Q_{A_2} c^2_{\alpha_2} }{m_{A_2}^2} + \frac{Q_{B_2} s^2_{\alpha_2} }{m_{B_2}^2}\right]
+
2 \left[\frac{Q_d  c^2_{\alpha_2} }{m_{A_2}^2} + \frac{Q_d  s^2_{\alpha_2} }{m_{B_2}^2}\right]\right)
\\
&
+\frac{ g^\dag_{bi} g_{ia} {m_a} }{24(4\pi)^2}
\left(
 \left[\frac{- Q_{\delta} }{m_\delta^2}+ \frac{2Q_{\bar d}}{m_\delta^2}\right]
-
 \left[\frac{Q_{A_1} s^2_{\alpha_1} }{m_{A_1}}+ \frac{Q_{B_1}  c^2_{\alpha_1} }{m_{B_1}}\right]
+2 Q_{\bar u}
 \left[\frac{s^2_{\alpha_1} }{m_{A_1}}+ \frac{c^2_{\alpha_1}}{m_{B_1}}\right]\right),\nonumber
\end{align}
where we have assumed $m_{d(u)}<<m_{A_i,B_i,\delta}(i=1-2)$, and
$a_L=a_R(m_a\rightarrow m_b)$,
$Q_{\delta}=-Q_{\bar\delta}\equiv -4/3$, $Q_{A_2}=Q_{B_2}\equiv -2/3$,
$Q_{A_1}=Q_{B_1}\equiv -1/3$, $Q_{d}=-Q_{\bar d}\equiv -1/3$,
$Q_{u}=-Q_{\bar u}\equiv 2/3$.
The current experimental upper bounds are given
by~\cite{TheMEG:2016wtm, Adam:2013mnn}
  \begin{align}
  B(\mu\rightarrow e\gamma) &\leq4.2\times10^{-13},\quad
  B(\tau\rightarrow \mu\gamma)\leq4.4\times10^{-8}, \quad
  B(\tau\rightarrow e\gamma) \leq3.3\times10^{-8}~.
 \label{expLFV}
 \end{align}

{\it The muon anomalous magnetic moment (muon $g-2$)}: It
has been measured with
a high precision, and its deviation from the SM prediction is of
order $10^{-9}$. The formula for the muon $g-2$ is given by
\begin{align}
\Delta a_\mu\approx -m_\mu [{(a_R)_{22}+(a_L)_{22}}].\label{damu}
\end{align}
In our model, typical values are at most $10^{-14}$ with mostly the negative
sign.  Although there may exist some positive sources, however,
the negative sources are always larger than the positive ones
when we impose all the bounds from LFVs and FCNCs.

 \if0
 {\color{blue}
{\it $Q-\overline{Q}$ mixing}: We also consider the constraint of the
$Q-\overline{Q}$ mixing, where $Q=K,B$.
The mixing is characterized by $\Delta m_Q$ given by~\cite{hep-ph/9604387}
\begin{align}
\Delta m_Q\approx
-\sum_{i,j=1}^3\frac{2(s_{\alpha_1} c_{\alpha_1})^2 (f^\dag_{ib}f_{ai})  (g^\dag_{jb}g_{cj})}{(4\pi)^2}
\left[\frac{1}{24}+\frac14\left(\frac{m_Q}{m_{q_1}+m_{q_2}}\right)^2\right] m_Q f_Q^2,
\end{align}
where {each of the indices} and experimental value for
$Q=K,B$ is given by
\begin{align}
Q=K:& \quad (a,b,c,d)=(1,2,1,2),\quad (q_1,q_2)=(s,d),\quad (m_K,f_K)\approx (497.611,156.3)\ {\rm MeV},\nonumber\\
&|\Delta m_K|\lesssim 3.484\times 10^{-12}\ {\rm MeV},\\
Q=B: &\quad (a,b,c,d)=(3,2,3,2),\quad (q_1,q_2)=(s,b),\quad (m_B,f_B)\approx (5279.61,190.5)\ {\rm MeV},\nonumber\\
&|\Delta m_B|\lesssim 3.356\times 10^{-10}\ {\rm MeV}.
\end{align}}
\fi

{\it $Q-\overline{Q}$ mixing}: We also consider the constraint of the
$Q-\overline{Q}$ mixing, where $Q=K,B,D$.
The mixing is characterized by $\Delta m_Q$ given by~\cite{hep-ph/9604387}
{
\begin{align}
\Delta m_K&\approx
\sum_{i,j=1}^3\frac{
5f_K^2 m_K^3\left(
8f_{i2}^\dag f_{1i} f_{1j} f^\dag_{j2} m_{B_1}^2 m_{\delta}^2
+
g_{2i} g^\dag_{i1} g_{2j} g^\dag_{j1} (4 m_{B_1}^2 + m_{\delta}^2)\right)}
{768 \pi^2 m_{A_1}^2 m_{B_1}^2 m_{\delta}^2 (m_d+m_s)^2}

 \lesssim 3.48\times10^{-15}[{\rm GeV}],\label{eq:kk}\\
\Delta m_B&\approx
\sum_{i,j=1}^3\frac{
5f_B^2 m_B^3\left(
8f_{i2}^\dag f_{3i} f_{3j} f^\dag_{j2} m_{B_1}^2 m_{\delta}^2
+
g_{2i} g^\dag_{i3} g_{2j} g^\dag_{j3} (4 m_{B_1}^2 + m_{\delta}^2)\right)}
{768 \pi^2 m_{A_1}^2 m_{B_1}^2 m_{\delta}^2 (m_b+m_s)^2}

  \lesssim 3.36\times10^{-13} [{\rm GeV}],\label{eq:bb}\\
\Delta m_D&\approx
\sum_{i,j=1}^3\frac{
5f_D^2 m_D^3g_{2i} g^\dag_{i1} g_{2j} g^\dag_{j1} }
{768 \pi^2 m_{B_1}^2  (m_u+m_c)^2}
 \lesssim 6.25\times10^{-15}[{\rm GeV}],\label{eq:bb},
\end{align}
where we assume $m_{A_1}\approx m_{A_2}$, $m_{B_1}\approx m_{B_2}$, and $s_{\alpha_{1(2)}}\approx0$, and
each of the last inequalities of Eqs.(\ref{eq:kk}, \ref{eq:bb})
represents the upper bound on the experimental values \cite{pdg}, and
$f_K\approx0.156$ GeV, $f_B\approx0.191$ GeV, $m_K\approx0.498$ GeV,
and $m_B\approx5.280$ GeV.
}

{\it $b\to s\gamma$}: It can arise from the same term in the LFVs, yet
the constraint is always weaker than those of LFVs. Thus we do not further
consider this process.

\subsection{ Oblique parameters}
Since $\eta$ and $\Delta$ are multiplets under the $SU(2)_L$ gauge symmetry,
we need to take into account the constraints from the oblique parameters
$S$, $T$, and $U$.
Here we focus on the new physics contributions to $S$ and $T$ parameters,
$\Delta S$ and $\Delta T$, which are defined by
\begin{align}
\Delta S&={16\pi} \frac{d}{dq^2}[\Pi_{33}(q^2)-\Pi_{3Q}(q^2)]|_{q^2\to0},\quad
\Delta T=\frac{16\pi}{s_{W}^2 m_Z^2}[\Pi_{\pm}(0)-\Pi_{33}(0)],
\end{align}
where $s_{W}^2\approx0.22$ is the Weinberg angle and $m_Z$ is the $Z$
boson mass.
The loop factors $\Pi_{33,3Q,QQ,\pm}(q^2)$ are calculated from the one-loop
vacuum-polarization diagrams for $Z$ and $W^\pm$ bosons,
$i \Pi_{Z(W)}^{\mu \nu}$, where new particles run inside the loop diagrams,
as follows;
\begin{align}
\label{eq:piZ}
\Pi_{Z}^{\mu \nu} &=  g^{\mu \nu} \frac{e^2}{c_W^2 s_W^2} \left( \Pi_{33}(q^2) - 2 s_W^2 \Pi_{3Q}(q^2) - s_W^4 \Pi_{QQ}(q^2) \right), \\
\label{eq:piW}
\Pi_{W}^{\mu \nu} &= g^{\mu \nu} \frac{e^2}{s_W^2} \Pi_{\pm}(q^2),
\end{align}
The list of new particle contributions is quite lengthy and so we
summarize them in the Appendix.
The experimental bounds are given by \cite{pdg}
\begin{align}
(0.05 - 0.09) \le \Delta S \le (0.05 + 0.09), \quad
(0.08 - 0.07) \le \Delta T \le (0.08 + 0.07).
 \end{align}

\subsection{Collider physics}

The interactions of the $\eta$ and $\Delta$ are very similar to leptoquarks
or squarks.  The first signature that we consider is their effects on
Drell-Yan production and also the lepton-flavor violating production
processes such as $e^\pm \mu^\mp$, $\mu^\pm \tau^\mp$, and $e^\pm \tau^\mp$ {\cite{Mandal:2015lca}}.

Without loss of generality we take the mixing angles between $\eta$ and
$\Delta$ to be small (indeed required by the $S,T$ parameters), such
that $\eta_{1/3,2/3} \approx A_{1,2}$ and $\delta_{1/3,2/3} \approx B_{1,2}$.
We can write down the amplitude for
$d_{R_i} (p_1)  \overline{d_{R_{i'}}} (p_2) \to \ell_{L_j} (q_1) \bar
\ell_{L_{j'}} (q_2) $ with a $t$-channel exchange of $\eta_{2/3}$
\begin{eqnarray}
i {\cal M} &=& - i f_{ij} f_{i'j'} \frac{1}{\hat t - m_{\eta}^2}
 \bar u (q_1) P_R u(p_1 ) \; \bar v(p_2) P_L v(q_2) \nonumber \\
 &  \stackrel{Fierz}{ = }  &
  - i f_{ij} f_{i'j'} \frac{1}{\hat t - m_{\eta}^2}  \frac{1}{2}
  \bar u (q_1) \gamma^\mu P_L  v (q_2 ) \; \bar v(p_2) \gamma_\mu P_R u(p_1)  \;.
\end{eqnarray}
When $|\hat t| \ll m^2_{\eta}$ we can identify this amplitude as a 4-fermion
contact interaction and equate
\begin{equation}
   \frac{f_{ij} f_{i'j'} }{2 m_{\eta}^2}  = \frac{4\pi}{\Lambda^2_{LR}}
\end{equation}
where $\Lambda_{LR}$, with $L\,(R) $ chirality refers to the lepton (quark),
is often the limit quoted for the 4-fermion contact interactions.
Since only the limits $\Lambda_{LL}$ are quoted in PDG \cite{pdg}, which
was based on Ref.~\cite{cheung}, we use the limit of $\Lambda_{LR}$ obtained
in Ref.~\cite{cheung}. The limit on $\Lambda_{LR} \approx 11 -16$ TeV depending
on the sign of the 4-fermion contact interaction. Let us simply take
$\Lambda_{LR} = 16$ TeV, and translate into the mass limit of $m_\eta$ as
follows (with $i=i'=1$ and $j=j'=1$ or 2)~\footnote{
{The most updated limits by the ATLAS and CMS on the compositeness
scale are $\Lambda_{\pm}(LL) \agt 17-25$ TeV (ATLAS) \cite{atlas-contact}
and $11-18$ TeV (CMS) \cite{cms-contact},
which are somewhat less restrictive
than the limits that we quoted from the PDG.  We therefore used the PDG values.
Nevertheless, the limits are not as stringent as the direct search limits of
around 1 TeV provided that the values for $f_{1j}$ and $g_{1j}$ are less $O(10^{-1})$.
}}
\begin{equation}
\label{eta-limit}
 m_{\eta} \agt f_{1j} \times 3.2 \; {\rm TeV}  \qquad (j=1,2) \;.
\end{equation}
{The effect of including the $\hat t$ or $\hat u$ in the leptoquark propagator
has been explicitly worked out in Refs.~\cite{1409.2372,1410.4798}. It was shown
that the limits obtained with the proper leptoquark propagators are weakened
by about 40\% to a few \% for leptoqark mass of 1 TeV to 3 TeV. Nevertheless,
the direct search limits of around 1 TeV are more restrictive then.
}

Note that the approximation $1/(\hat t - m_\eta^2) \simeq 1/(- m_\eta^2)$ may
not be valid for $m_\eta \alt 1$ TeV. Yet, the limit obtained in
Eq.~(\ref{eta-limit}) is a rough estimate on how heavy the $\eta$ boson can
be without upsetting the current Drell-Yan data.  If the $\eta$ boson
is around 1 TeV, the Drell-Yan invariant-mass distribution
may receive some enhancement at the large invariant-mass end.

Similarly, we can write down the amplitudes for
$ u^c_{L_i} \overline{ u^c_{L_{i'}} } \to \ell_{L_j} \bar \ell_{L_{j'}}$ and
$ d^c_{L_i} \overline{ d^c_{L_{i'}} }\to \ell_{L_j} \bar \ell_{L_{j'}}$
with the exchange
of $\delta_{1/3}$ and $\delta_{4/3}$, respectively.
The resulting mass limits on $m_{\delta}$ can be written as
\begin{equation}
  \frac{g_{1j} g_{1j} }{2 m_\delta^2} = \frac{4 \pi}{\Lambda_{LL}^2} \;.
\end{equation}
With a more severe $\Lambda_{LL} \approx 25$ TeV, we obtain
\begin{equation}
\label{delta-limit}
 m_{\delta} \agt g_{1j} \times 5.0 \;{\rm TeV} \qquad (j=1,2) \;.
\end{equation}
We observe that the mass limit on $\delta$ is somewhat stronger
than $\eta$, simply because of the chiralities of quarks and leptons
that they induce.

On the other hand, the $\eta$ and $\delta$ bosons can be directly pair
produced by the strong interaction, followed by their decays into
leptons and quarks. Therefore, the typical signature would be a pair
of leptons and a pair of jets in the final states, of which the invariant
mass of one jet and one lepton shows a clear peak.
Note that the jets can be light or heavy flavors depending on the
Yukawa couplings $f_{ij}$ and $g_{ij}$, and the leptons can be neutrinos or
charged leptons of different or same flavors.
The current limits on leptoquarks, using electron or muon plus jets, are
about 1 TeV \cite{lq-limit}.
Pair production cross sections have been calculated with NLO accuracy
in Ref.~\cite{pair} long time ago.  The cross section at 13 TeV LHC is
of order $O(10)$ fb for 1 TeV $\eta$ or $\delta$ boson.
Combining the direct search limit of about 1 TeV for $\eta$ and $\delta$,
and Eqs.~(\ref{eta-limit}) and (\ref{delta-limit}), we obtain upper limits
for $f_{1j}$ and $g_{1j}$:
\begin{equation}
  f_{1j} \alt 0.3, \qquad g_{1j} \alt 0.2 \qquad (j=1,2) \;.
\end{equation}
{A list of more comprehensive collider and low energy constraints can be
found in Ref.~\cite{1603.04993}. }

\section{ $b\to s\bar \ell \ell$ Anomaly and Predictions}
The more striking anomaly was the lepton-universality violation measured
in the ratio
$R_K \equiv B(B\to K\mu\mu)/B(B\to K ee) = 0.745 ^{+0.090}_{-0.074} \pm 0.036$
by LHCb \cite{lhcb-2014}, and the less one was the angular distributions
of $B \to K^*\mu\mu$~\cite{lhcb-2013}.
The new-physics contributions to the effective Hamiltonian
characterizing the decay processes are
\begin{align}
{\cal H}_{\rm eff}^f&=\frac{f_{b\ell} f_{s\ell'} }4
\left(\frac{c_{\alpha_2}^2} {m_{A_2}^2}+\frac{s_{\alpha_2}^2}{m_{B_2}^2}\right)
\left[(\bar s\gamma^\mu P_R b)(\bar \ell'\gamma_\mu \ell)-(\bar s\gamma^\mu P_R b)(\bar \ell'\gamma_\mu\gamma_5 \ell) \right],
\\
{\cal H}_{\rm eff}^g&=-\frac{g_{b\ell} g_{s\ell'} }{4m_{\delta}^2}
\left[(\bar s\gamma^\mu P_L b)(\bar \ell'\gamma_\mu \ell)
{-}
(\bar s\gamma^\mu P_L b)(\bar \ell'\gamma_\mu\gamma_5 \ell) \right].
\end{align}
Therefore, the relevant new-physics Wilson coefficients for the operators
$C^{(')}_{9,10}$ are given by
\begin{align}
(C_9')^{\ell \ell'}&=\frac{1}{C_{\rm SM}}\frac{f_{b\ell} f_{s\ell'}}{4}\left(\frac{c_{\alpha_2}^2} {m_{A_2}^2}+\frac{s_{\alpha_2}^2}{m_{B_2}^2}\right),\quad
(C_{10}' )^{\ell \ell'}=- (C_9' )^{\ell \ell'},\\
(C_9)^{\ell \ell'}&={-}(C_{10})^{\ell \ell'}=-\frac{1}{C_{\rm SM}}\frac{g_{b\ell} g_{s\ell'} }{4m_{\delta}^2},\quad C_{\rm SM}\equiv \frac{V_{tb}V_{ts}^* G_F\alpha_{\rm em}}{\sqrt2\pi},
\end{align}
where $\alpha_{\rm em}\approx1/137$ is the fine-structure constant,
and ${\rm G_F}\approx1.17\times 10^{-5}$ GeV$^{-2}$ is the Fermi
constant. In our analysis, we focus on the case of $\ell=\ell' = \mu$
and we write
the $\mu \mu$ component simply as $C_9(C_{10})$ and $C_9'(C_{10}')$ in the
following. In Table~\ref{tab:C910}~\cite{Descotes-Genon:2015uva}, we
summarize the best fit values of the Wilson coefficients for
explaining the experimental anomalies where we focus on the cases of
$C_9 = {-}C_{10}$ and $C_9' = - C_{10}'$ since most of the allowed
parameter sets provide either $C_9 \ll C_9'$ or $C_9 \gg C_9'$ as we
show in our numerical analysis.
{Note that $(C_9)^{\mu \mu}$ and $(C'_9)^{ \mu\mu}$ are roughly estimated as
\begin{equation}
C_9[C_9'] \sim 3.3 \times 10^2 \left( \frac{1 \, {\rm TeV}}{m_{LQ}} \right)^2 g_{b \mu} g_{s \mu} [f_{b \mu} f_{s \mu}],
\end{equation}
where $m_{LQ}$ indicates the leptoquark mass. Therefore, the bi-product of the couplings are required to be $\sim O(10^{-3})$ to obtain the best fit value for $\sim$1 TeV leptoquark mass.
}
\begin{table}[t]
\begin{tabular}{c|c|c|c} \hline
 & ${\rm Best\ fit}$ & $1\sigma$ & $3\sigma$ \\ \hline
$C_{9}={-}C_{10}$ & $-{0.68}$ & $[{-0.85,-0.50}]$& $[{-1.22,-0.18}]$ \\
$C'_{9}=-C'_{10}$ & $0.19$ & $[0.07,0.31]$& $[-0.17,0.55]$ \\ \hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Summary for the new physics contribution to $C_{9,10}(C'_{9,10})$ explaining experimental anomalies of the $b\to s\bar \ell \ell$ processes
in the cases of $C_9 = - C_{10}$ and $C'_9 = - C'_{10}$ where new physics contribution is nonzero only for the values on the table for both cases. }
\label{tab:C910}
\end{table

\subsection{Numerical analysis \label{sec:numerical}}

We are now ready to search for the allowed parameter space, which
satisfies all the constraints that we have discussed above,
in particular those explaining the $b\to s \mu \mu$ anomalies.
First of all, we fix some mass parameters as $m_{A_2}=m_{A_1}$
and $m_{B_2}=m_{\delta}=m_{B_1}$ {where we require degenerate masses for the components of $\eta$ and $\Delta$ to suppress the oblique parameters $\Delta S$ and $\Delta T$}.
We prepare 80 million random sampling points for the relevant input
parameters with the following ranges:
{
\begin{align}
& (m_{A_1},m_{B_1}) \in [1\,, 5\,]\text{TeV},\quad
|A_{12,23,13}| \in \left[10^{-13},\ 10^{-7}\,\right] \text{GeV}, \nonumber\\
& (\alpha_{1} ,\  \alpha_{2} ) \in [10^{-5}, 10^{-2}], \quad
| f_{ij} | \in [10^{-5}, {4 \pi}].
\label{range_scanning}
\end{align}
}
After scanning, we find {709} parameter sets, which can fit
neutrino oscillation data and satisfy all the constraints.
Note that mixing angle $\alpha_{1(2)}$ is required to be small
due to the constraints from $\Delta S$ and $\Delta T$ parameters.

In the left panel of Fig.~\ref{fig:nums}, we show the allowed region in
$m_{A_1}$-$m_{B_1}$ plane, which suggests the relation
$m_{A_1}\lesssim m_{B_1}$ that is mainly required from the constraints
of $\Delta S$ and $\Delta T$.
We also put a vertical line of $m_{A_1} = 1$ TeV onto the
figure, because the collider limit on leptoquarks is roughly 1 TeV.
In the right panel of Fig.~\ref{fig:nums}, we show the allowed region
in $C_{9}$-$C_{9}'$ plane.  It suggests that the relation
{$C_9(\in[0,0.2]) \ll C_9'(\in[0,0.7])$}
is realized for most of the parameter region while
{a parameter set provides} $C_9 \sim C_9'$; the cases of $C_9(={-}C_{10}) < 0$ and
$C_9'(=-C_{10}') < 0$ are disfavored by the constraints from $B_s$ and
$B_d$ decay branching ration Eqs.~(\ref{eq:Bsmumu}) and
(\ref{eq:Bdmumu}).
$C_9(={-}C_{10}) \sim C_9'(=-C_{10}')$ case is not favored by the global analysis.
In Fig.~\ref{fg}, we show the scatter plots of $f_{11,12,13}$ versus
$m_{A_1} = m_{A_2} \approx m_\eta$ (left panels), and
$g_{11,12,13}$ versus $m_{B_1} = m_{B_2} \approx m_\delta$ (right panels).
{$f_{11}$ and $f_{13}$ go over all the range, while $f_{12}$ is favor of rather larger value.}
On the other hand, {$[g_{11},g_{12}]  \alt {\cal O}(1)$, while $g_{13}$ is likely to a free parameter}, as shown in Fig.~\ref{fg-gtrend}.

We note that the $\mu \to e \gamma$ process provides the strongest constraint which bounds the combinations of the couplings $|f_{2i}^\dagger f_{i1}|$ and $|g_{2i}^\dagger g_{i1}|$. Therefore, we can see
that the collider limits obtained from the Drell-Yan process in
Eqs.~(\ref{eta-limit}) and (\ref{delta-limit})
are weaker than the direct search mass limits of leptoquarks ($\sim 1$ TeV).

\begin{figure}[tb]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=80mm]{mA1-mB1.eps}
\includegraphics[width=80mm]{C9-C9p.eps}
\caption{
Scattering {\it} plots in the plane of $m_{A_1}$ versus $m_{B_1}$ in the left
panel; and in the plane of $C_9$ versus $C_{9}'$ in the right panel.
{
The vertical line of 1 TeV is superimposed in the left panel due to the
direct search limit of leptoquarks.}}
\label{fig:nums}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[t!]
\includegraphics[width=80mm]{A1-f11p.eps}
\includegraphics[width=80mm]{B1-g11p.eps}
\includegraphics[width=80mm]{A1-f12p.eps}
\includegraphics[width=80mm]{B1-g12p.eps}
\includegraphics[width=80mm]{A1-f13p.eps}
\includegraphics[width=80mm]{B1-g13p.eps}
\caption{Scatter plots of $f_{1j}$ versus $m_{A_1}=m_{A_2} \approx m_\eta$ (left
panels), and $g_{1j}$ versus $m_{B_1}=m_{B_2} \approx m_\delta$ (right panels).
{
The vertical line of 1 TeV is superimposed due to the
direct search limit of leptoquarks.}
}
\label{fg}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[t!]
\includegraphics[width=80mm]{g11-g12.eps}
\includegraphics[width=80mm]{g11-g13.eps}
\includegraphics[width=80mm]{g12-g13.eps}
\caption{{Scatter plots of $g_{11}$ versus $g_{12}$ with black dots
(upper left), $g_{11}$ versus $g_{13}$ with red dots (upper right), and
$g_{12}$ versus $g_{13}$ with blue dots (lower). These trends mainly come
from $\ell_a\to\ell_b\gamma$ at one-loop level. Especially, the upper left
panel (black dotted) is more restrictive than the other two panels,
because both components $g_{12}$ and $g_{11}$ are related to the most
stringent constraint of $\mu\to e\gamma$.
}}
\label{fg-gtrend}
\end{figure}

\subsection{Collider Predictions}

The most striking signature of the model is the lepton-flavor
violating production via the $\eta$ or $\delta$ bosons in the $t$-channel,
resulting in the final states of $e^\pm \mu^\mp$, $e^\pm \tau^\mp$, or
$\mu^\pm \tau^\mp$. The SM irreducible backgrounds to these final states are
negligible.
Since the $\delta$ boson is in general heavier than the
$\eta$ boson, we use the subprocess $d \bar d \to \ell_i \ell_j$
via the exchange of the $\eta$ boson to estimate the event rates.
We give the signal event rates in Table~\ref{e-mu-tau}, using
the parameters $f_{11}=10^{-2}, f_{12}=f_{13} = 10^{-1}$  and
$m_\eta = 1$ TeV at the 13 TeV LHC with 300 fb$^{-1}$ luminosity.
Naively, the production cross section for $\ell_i \ell_j$ is
proportional to $| f_{1i} f_{1j} |^2$. If we choose $f_{11} = 10^{-1}$ instead
of $10^{-2}$ the event rate will increase by 100 times, although the
number of parameter points for $f_{11} =10^{-1}$ is considerably less.
Therefore, the event rates may be large enough for observation if the
Yukawa couplings $f_{1j}$ are of order $O(10^{-1})$.

As we have mentioned above, pair production cross sections for leptoquarks
have been calculated with NLO accuracy \cite{pair} and the
cross sections at 13 TeV LHC for 1 TeV $\eta$ or $\delta$ bosons is
of order $O(10)$ fb. The final state consists of two leptons and two jets,
among which the corresponding lepton and jet will form an invariant-mass
peak.
On the other hand, the $\eta$ or $\delta$ bosons can also be singly
produced with the subprocess $g q \to \eta \ell$ \cite{singly},
followed by the decay of $\eta$ into
a lepton and a quark. The amplitude for the production involves
a strong coupling and a Yukawa coupling ($f_{ij}$ for $\eta$ but $g_{ij}$
for $\delta$). Nevertheless, since the sizes of $f_{ij}$ and $g_{ij}$ are
very small because of the small neutrino mass, the production cross
section for single $\eta$ or $\delta$ is very suppressed.  We shall
not further consider this production mechanism.

\begin{table}[t!]
\caption{\small \label{e-mu-tau}
Event rates for the $e^\pm \mu^\mp$, $e^\pm \tau^\mp$, or
$\mu^\pm \tau^\mp$ final states with exchange of the $\eta$ boson in
the subprocess $d\bar d \to e^- e^+$
at the 13 TeV LHC with 300 fb$^{-1}$ luminosity.
}
\medskip
\begin{ruledtabular}
\begin{tabular}{lccc}
 Inputs & $e^\pm \mu^\mp$ &  $e^\pm \tau^\mp$ & $\mu^\pm \tau^\mp$ \\
 $f_{11}=10^{-2}$, $f_{12}=f_{13}=10^{-1}$, $m_{\eta}=1$ TeV
 & $0.057$  & $5.7$ & $0.057$
\end{tabular}
\end{ruledtabular}
\end{table}

\section{Conclusions}
We have proposed a simple extension of the SM with two leptoquark-like
scalar bosons $\eta$ and $\Delta$, which couple to all three generations
of fermions.  It can explain the neutrino masses and oscillations data,
and the most importantly explain the anomalies observed  in
$b \to s \ell^+ \ell^-$ including the lepton-universality violation and
angular distributions, and is at the same time consistent with all the
LFVs, FCNCs, Drell-Yan production, and collider searches.

We offer a few more comments as follows.
\begin{enumerate}
\item The contributions of $\eta$ and $\Delta$ to the muon $g-2$ are
negligible compared to the experimental uncertainties.

\item The contributions of the $\eta_{2/3}$ to the Drell-Yan process,
proportional to $|f_{11}|^4$ ($|f_{12}|^4$) for $e^+ e^- \; (\mu^+ \mu^-)$
final state, will show up as an enhancement in the large invariant-mass
region.

\item The most interesting collider signature for the $\eta$ or $\delta$
boson is the lepton-flavor violating production such as
$e^\pm \mu^\mp$, $e^\pm \tau^\mp$, and $\mu^\pm \tau^\mp$, which are
proportional to $|f_{11} f_{12}|^2$, $|f_{11} f_{13}|^2$, and
$|f_{12} f_{13}|^2$, respectively. The event rates
may be large enough for observation if the
Yukawa couplings $f_{1j}$ are of order $O(10^{-1})$.

\item The direct search limits on $\eta$ or $\delta$ bosons, just like
leptoquarks, are currently stronger than the indirect bounds from the
Drell-Yan process that we obtained in Eqs.~(\ref{eta-limit}) and
(\ref{delta-limit}).

\end{enumerate}

\section*{Acknowledgments}
This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology
of Taiwan under Grants No. MOST-105-2112-M-007-028-MY3.

\begin{appendix}

\section{New particle contributions to vacuum polarization diagram}
Here we summarize the contributions to $\Pi_{\pm}(q^2)$, $\Pi_{33}(q^2)$, $\Pi_{3Q}(q^2)$ and  $\Pi_{QQ}(q^2)$ in Eq.~(\ref{eq:piZ}) and (\ref{eq:piW}) from new particles in our model.

\noindent
{\bf Contributions to $\Pi_{\pm}(q^2)$ } \\
The one loop contributions from three-point gauge interaction are denoted by $\Pi_\pm^{XY}(q^2)$ where $X$ and $Y$ indicate the particles inside the loop.
They are summarized as follows;
\begin{align}
& \Pi_{\pm}^{A_1(B_1) \delta_{4/3}} (q^2) = \frac{2}{(4\pi)^2} s_{\alpha_1}^2(c_{\alpha_1}^2) G(q^2, m_{A_1(B_1)}^2, m_\delta^2), \\
& \Pi_{\pm}^{B_1 \delta_{4/3}} (q^2) = \frac{2}{(4\pi)^2} c_{\alpha_1}^2 G(q^2, m_{B_1}^2, m_\delta^2), \\
& \Pi_{\pm}^{A_1A_2} (q^2) = \frac{2}{(4\pi)^2} \left( s_{\alpha_1} s_{\alpha_2} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} c_{\alpha_1} c_{\alpha_2} \right)^2 G(q^2, m_{A_1}^2, m_{A_2}^2), \\
& \Pi_{\pm}^{B_1B_2} (q^2) = \frac{2}{(4\pi)^2} \left( c_{\alpha_1} c_{\alpha_2} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} s_{\alpha_1} s_{\alpha_2} \right)^2 G(q^2, m_{B_1}^2, m_{B_2}^2),  \\
& \Pi_{\pm}^{A_1B_2} (q^2) = \frac{2}{(4\pi)^2} \left( s_{\alpha_1} c_{\alpha_2} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} c_{\alpha_1} s_{\alpha_2} \right)^2 G(q^2, m_{A_1}^2, m_{B_2}^2), \\
& \Pi_{\pm}^{B_1A_2} (q^2) = \frac{2}{(4\pi)^2} \left( c_{\alpha_1} s_{\alpha_2} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} s_{\alpha_1} c_{\alpha_2} \right)^2 G(q^2, m_{B_1}^2, m_{A_2}^2),
\end{align}
where
\begin{align}
&  G(q^2, m_P^2, m_Q^2) =  \int dx dy \delta (1-x-y) \Delta_{PQ} [\Upsilon+1 - \ln \Delta_{PQ}], \nonumber \\
 & \Delta_{PQ} = -q^2 x(1-x) + x m_{P}^2 + y m_{Q}^2, \quad \Upsilon = \frac{2}{\epsilon} - \gamma - \ln (4 \pi).
\end{align}
The one loop contributions from four-point gauge interaction are denoted by $\Pi_\pm^{X}(q^2)$ where $X$ indicates the particle inside the loop.
They are summarized as follows;
\begin{align}
& \Pi_\pm^{A_{1}}(q^2) = - \frac{1}{2 (4\pi)^2} (4 s_{\alpha_{1}}^2+ c_{\alpha_{1}}^2) H(m_{A_{1}}^2), \\
& \Pi_\pm^{A_{2}}(q^2) = - \frac{1}{2 (4\pi)^2} (2 s_{\alpha_{2}}^2+ c_{\alpha_{2}}^2) H(m_{A_{2}}^2), \\
& \Pi_\pm^{B_{1}}(q^2) = - \frac{1}{2 (4\pi)^2} (4 c_{\alpha_{1}}^2+ s_{\alpha_{1}}^2) H(m_{B_{1}}^2), \\
& \Pi_\pm^{B_{2}}(q^2) = - \frac{1}{2 (4\pi)^2} (2 c_{\alpha_{2}}^2+ s_{\alpha_{2}}^2) H(m_{B_{2}}^2), \\
& \Pi_\pm^{\delta_{4/3}}(q^2) = - \frac{1}{(4\pi)^2} H(m_{\delta}^2),
\end{align}
where
\begin{equation}
H(m_P^2) = m_P^2 [\Upsilon + 1 - \ln m_P^2].
\end{equation}

\noindent
{\bf Contributions to $\Pi_{33}(q^2)$, $\Pi_{3Q}(q^2)$ and $\Pi_{QQ}(q^2)$ } \\
The one loop contributions from three-point gauge interaction are denoted by $\Pi_{33,3Q,QQ}^{XY}(q^2)$ where $X$ and $Y$ indicate particles inside the loop.
They are summarized as follows;
\begin{align}
& \Pi_{[33,3Q,QQ]}^{A_1 A_1} = \frac{2}{(4\pi)^2} \left[ \frac{1}{4} c_{\alpha_1}^4, \frac{1}{6} c_{\alpha_1}^2, \frac{1}{9} \right] G(q^2, m_{A_1}^2, m_{A_1}^2), \\
& \Pi_{[33,3Q,QQ]}^{B_1 B_1} = \frac{2}{(4\pi)^2} \left[ \frac{1}{4} s_{\alpha_1}^4, \frac{1}{6} s_{\alpha_1}^2, \frac{1}{9} \right] G(q^2, m_{B_1}^2, m_{B_1}^2), \\
& \Pi_{[33,3Q,QQ]}^{A_1 B_1} = \frac{2}{(4\pi)^2} \left[ \frac{1}{4} s_{\alpha_1}^2 c_{\alpha_1}^2, 0, 0 \right] G(q^2, m_{A_1}^2, m_{B_1}^2)  \\
& \Pi_{[33,3Q,QQ]}^{A_2 A_2} = \frac{2}{(4\pi)^2} \left[  s_{\alpha_2}^4 - s_{\alpha_2}^2 c_{\alpha_2}^2 + \frac{1}{4} c_{\alpha_2}^4, \frac{2}{3} s_{\alpha_2}^4 - s_{\alpha_2}^2 c_{\alpha_2}^2 + \frac{1}{3} c_{\alpha_2}^4, \frac{4}{9} (s_{\alpha_2}^2 - c_{\alpha_2}^2)^2 \right] G(q^2, m_{A_2}^2, m_{A_2}^2), \\
& \Pi_{[33,3Q,QQ]}^{B_2 B_2} = \frac{2}{(4\pi)^2} \left[  c_{\alpha_2}^4 - s_{\alpha_2}^2 c_{\alpha_2}^2 + \frac{1}{4} s_{\alpha_2}^4, \frac{2}{3} c_{\alpha_2}^4 - s_{\alpha_2}^2 c_{\alpha_2}^2 + \frac{1}{3} s_{\alpha_2}^4, \frac{4}{9} (s_{\alpha_2}^2 - c_{\alpha_2}^2)^2 \right] G(q^2, m_{B_2}^2, m_{B_2}^2), \\
& \Pi_{[33,3Q,QQ]}^{A_2 B_2} = \frac{2}{(4\pi)^2}  s_{\alpha_2}^2 c_{\alpha_2}^2 \left[  \frac{9}{4} , 3, 4 \right] G(q^2, m_{A_2}^2, m_{B_2}^2), \\
& \Pi_{[33,3Q,QQ]}^{\delta_{4/3} \delta_{4/3}} = \frac{2}{(4\pi)^2} \left[ 1, \frac{4}{3}, \frac{16}{9} \right] G(q^2, m_{\delta}^2, m_{\delta}^2).
\end{align}
The one loop contributions from four-point gauge interaction are denoted by $\Pi_{33,3Q,QQ}^{X}(q^2)$ where $X$ indicates the particle inside the loop.
They are summarized as follows;
\begin{align}
& \Pi_{[33,3Q,QQ]}^{A_1} = - \frac{2}{(4\pi)^2} \left[s_{\alpha_1}^2 + \frac{1}{4} c_{\alpha_1}^2, \frac{2}{3} s_{\alpha_1}^2+\frac{1}{6} c_{\alpha_1}^2, \frac{4}{9} s_{\alpha_1}^2 + \frac{1}{9} c_{\alpha_1}^2 \right] H( m_{A_1}^2), \\
& \Pi_{[33,3Q,QQ]}^{B_1} = - \frac{2}{(4\pi)^2} \left[c_{\alpha_1}^2 + \frac{1}{4} s_{\alpha_1}^2, \frac{2}{3} c_{\alpha_1}^2+\frac{1}{6} s_{\alpha_1}^2, \frac{4}{9} c_{\alpha_1}^2 + \frac{1}{9} s_{\alpha_1}^2 \right] H( m_{B_1}^2), \\
& \Pi_{[33,3Q,QQ]}^{A_2} = - \frac{2}{(4\pi)^2} \left[ \frac{1}{4} c_{\alpha_2}^2, \frac{1}{3} c_{\alpha_2}^2, \frac{1}{9} s_{\alpha_2}^2 + \frac{4}{9} c_{\alpha_2}^2 \right] H( m_{A_2}^2), \\
& \Pi_{[33,3Q,QQ]}^{B_2} = - \frac{2}{(4\pi)^2} \left[ \frac{1}{4} s_{\alpha_2}^2, \frac{1}{3} s_{\alpha_2}^2, \frac{1}{9} c_{\alpha_2}^2 + \frac{4}{9} s_{\alpha_2}^2 \right] H( m_{B_2}^2), \\
& \Pi_{[33,3Q,QQ]}^{\delta_{4/3}} = - \frac{2}{(4\pi)^2} \left[ 1, \frac{4}{3} , \frac{16}{9} \right] H( m_{\delta}^2).
\end{align}

\end{appendix}

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Q: Lots of "Query End" states in MySQL, all connections used in a matter of minutes This morning I noticed that our MySQL server load was going sky high. Max should be 8 but it hit over 100 at one point. When I checked the process list I found loads of update queries (simple ones, incrementing a "hitcounter") that were in query end state. We couldn't kill them (well, we could, but they remained in the killed state indefinitely) and our site ground to a halt.
We had loads of problems restarting the service and had to forcibly kill some processes. When we did we were able to get MySQLd to come back up but the processes started to build up again immediately. As far as we're aware, no configuration had been changed at this point.
So, we changed innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit from 2 to 1 (note that we need ACID compliance) in the hope that this would resolve the problem, and set the connections in PHP/PDO to be persistent. This seemed to work for an hour or so, and then the connections started to run out again.
Fortunately, I set a slave server up a couple of months ago and was able to promote it and it's taking up the slack for now, but I need to understand why this has happened and how to stop it, since the slave server is significantly underpowered compared to the master, so I need to switch back soon.
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Help! :)

A: We've been having a very similar problem, where the mysql processlist showed that almost all of our connections were stuck in the "query end" state. Our problem was also related to replication and writing the binlog.
We changed the sync_binlog variable from 1 to 0, which means that instead of flushing binlog changes to disk on each commit, it allows the operating system to decide when to fsync() to the binlog. That entirely resolved the "query end" problem for us.
According to this post from Mats Kindahl, writing to the binlog won't be as much of a problem in the 5.6 release of MySQL.

A: I'll answer my own question here. I checked the partition sizes with a simple df command and there I could see that /var was 100% full. I found an archive that someone had left that was 10GB in size. Deleted that, started MySQL, ran a PURGE LOGS BEFORE '2012-10-01 00:00:00' query to clear out a load of space and reduced the /var/lib/mysql directory size from 346GB to 169GB. Changed back to master and everything is running great again.
From this I've learnt that our log files get VERY large, VERY quickly. So I'll be establishing a maintenance routine to not only keep the log files down, but also to alert me when we're nearing a full partition.
I hope that's some use to someone in the future who stumbles across this with the same problem. Check your drive space! :)

A: In my case, it was indicative of maxing out the I/O on disk. I had already reduced fsyncs to a minimum, so it wasn't that. Another symptoms is "log*.tokulog*" files start accumulating because the system can't catch up all the writes.

A: I had met this problem in my production use case . I was using replace into select in the table for archival and it has 10 lakhs records init . I interrupted the query in the middle and it went to killed state  .
i had set the innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit to 1 as well as sync_binlog=1 and it completely recovered in my case . And i have triggered my archival script again without any issues .

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On Ash Wednesday, several Episcopalian priests from the San Diego, CA area went onto local street corners, putting ashes onto the heads of pedestrians. According to the article I read, this event was created so people who were too busy to go to church could participate in this rite. Some even stuck their heads out of car windows while waiting at the red light to have the service done! They advertised the event on a large sandwich board stationed on the sidewalk, with a prominent LGBT rainbow flag attached to it.
On my Facebook account, I shared the news story. I explained that I knew it was Ash Wednesday, but I had never heard of religious leaders applying ashes to random people's foreheads. (It might not be the same, but would they do this with baptism? With communion?) On my Facebook page, I questioned the whole affair and added that I wasn't sure why the rainbow flag was displayed, especially since there were no other flags. If the priests were catering to others besides homosexuals, perhaps a U.S. or Christian flag would have been good to add in. Or, since this area of town has a large homosexual population, was this rainbow flag intended to show that the ashes were only meant for homosexuals and no one else? If there was such a thing as a "straight flag" and it was displayed by itself, what would the reaction have been? Would the priests have been called "homophobes"? To me, the whole affair was very confusing.
I'm just not sure why these priests who call themselves "Christian" want to participate in what is, for them at least, a religious rite with a group of people who may or may not call themselves Christian and who are proudly sexually immoral. Paul explained in 1 Corinthians 5:11 that "you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat." These are tough words, but Paul was serious about what he was saying.
Letters to the seven churches are listed in Revelation chapters two and three. The first letter is addressed to the church of Ephesus. After the church is initially criticized, Jesus gives some positive words in verse 6: "But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate." (The Nicolaitans are also referred to in the next letter to Pergamum.) What were those practices? The Nicolaitans were well known for practicing spiritual liberty that they felt gave them the ability to practice idolatry and immorality. And according to these words, Jesus hates idolatry and immorality.
But wait, doesn't' Jesus love all people? There is no doubt that God does have a love for all humankind, a general benevolence that allows the rain to fall on both the just and the unjust. But He hates worship and practices that don't give honor to Him. In this 21st century that has become filled with political correctness, Christians who have a zeal to share truth with the unsaved are told to pipe down and mind their own business. We must be careful, we are told, because we just don't want others to be offended. It might make them feel bad about themselves.
I disagree with this way of thinking. While we do what we do with gentleness and respect (1 Peter 3:16), it behooves us to share the honest truth with everyone. I believe that homosexuality and Mormonism are not unforgiveable sins, but I believe that homosexuality can be equated with immorality and Mormonism with idolatry. It is possible to let others know, from a biblical point of view, that these ways are not God's ways, while at the same time not resort to ad hominem (against the man) attacks. I don't hate Mormons or homosexuals, but I certainly don't agree with their practices.
Indeed, we all fall short of God's expectations; every person comes to the throne of grace imperfect and in need of forgiveness. However, when we arrive to the point where we say that "I want no part of making that call in judging people, that is God's job, not ours," the gospel becomes the Biggest Loser. Will we become like those Christians in Nazi Germany who decided to bite their lips and just go with the flow as people were sent to concentration camps? Or because Mormons are such a moral people, will we be satisfied in letting them go to hell because, quite frankly, we don't want to experience what Walter Martin called "Rockaboatis"?
We are commanded to be ambassadors of light and point to truth in a loving way. Jesus commanded it! And the example can be seen throughout the New Testament. Christian, let's not be intimidated, even when people don't want us to stand for truth.
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Eric, I can't imagine that any true Christian would disagree with the sentiments you've expressed but I'm afraid that live & let live has become the motto of the (present) day. Perhaps it should be changed to read the same as the James Bond film, live & let die, for that is exactly what we do if we fail to speak out against anything that is or leads to sin & ultimately, if not corrected, to death.
I realise that what's been said will come across as arrogant to those who have no beliefs & I'm equally sure they will say that it's an attempt to control peoples lives, not so, I for one have no interest in controlling anyone. I simply happen to believe that the truth as I understand it should be available to anyone who wishes to hear it, & depending on the situation, by those who would rather not hear. By the way, I find it hard enough to control my own life without trying to control the lives of others & as for those who say we are being judgemental, you have rightly said that scripture tells us to be so.
People who say this reject what the Bible says, and that means they either are not saved themselves because the god they say acts this way is modeled upon themselves since thats how they claim to be, or they are new believers who have not yet read the Bible. The Bible says this.
Mat 7:21	Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Either scripture is true and not everyone will enter heaven, or these people are right and God will allow everyone to enter. If they are right, then the Bible is wrong and cannot be trusted. So then we must ask, what group is correct and has the truth and how can we know?
This post was an excellent rebuttal, Eric.
Thanks again for encouraging the rest of us to speak God's truth with boldness, not just grace. One without the other is an incomplete message of love.
In today's world we are told that being ambivalent or tolerant towards certain life styles and behavior isn't acceptable. The requirement is now that we embrace and celebrate "differences". If we don't join in the celebration we are said to be intolerant, nasty and all around bad people. I refuse to wear other peoples' buttons, ribbons, bracelets or fly their flags if I don't agree with their "cause". There just going to have to accept my ambivalence and the fact that I'll be polite but not invested in their deal.
So was the ash Wednesday event "effective"? I don't know because I don't know what the point really was. It's just a man-made rite anyway. Growing up Catholic, I had plenty of ashes placed on my forward and marched over to church every Wednesday afternoon in Lent to participate in the Stations of the Cross. I remember the Stations as being a very sobering affair drawing the participants to reflect seriously on what Jesus endured for us. I remember it as a ritual that called us to Christ in repentance of our sins and a challenge to live as He indented us to live. The message wasn't a sort of "I'm OK, You're OK" proclamation. We're not "OK". Not in the least! But we can be made "OK" through faith in Jesus and the acceptance of what He did for us on the cross. Repentance is apart of the equation.
That's the message that needs to be proclaimed.
So here's the problem with Mormons.
They get the part about repenting of their sins and living a righteous life-style. In fact it's one of their major selling points; devotion, piety and right living. For some it becomes a great point of pride.
What do they need to repent of? They need to repent of their rejection of God and His Son Jesus Christ. It needs to be clearly pointed out to them that the God they acknowledge and the Jesus they speak about isn't the God or Jesus of the Bible.
Mormons live in a smoke screen of religion that while looking good on the outside is a religion that is void of the Spirit and the creation of a man. If pointing this out to them is interpreted as "persecution" then I plead guilty as charged. I must admit their rejection of God and blasphemy of Jesus angers me to no end.
It is a challenge to realize that the Mormon people have been deceived by those calling themselves prophets who are not prophets at all. Remembering this is helpful in moderating our approach.


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Millenium Birding in Los Angeles by Martin Byhower
If you only have a limited time to spend in Los Angeles, either on a business stop-over or perhaps a short family vacation, Martin reveals a great local park that can yield many southern California specialties. Martin leads privately guided tours and his contact information is at the bottom of this article.
When I first started birding, nearly 2 decades ago, it was exciting but frustrating. Every bird was a potential "lifer", but I hadn't acquired the skills or knowledge to trust myself with my ID's, or even figure out to which page I should turn in my Field Guides: the first edition National Geographic, the old hardcover Peterson and the old Golden Guide (does that date me or WHAT?) I would investigate every song or call, not realizing how many times I was chasing YET ANOTHER yellow-rumped warbler or house finch. Being a stubborn male, I figured I had to figure it out on my own.
Then I met the likes of the local pro's, guys like Jess Morton, Eric Brooks, Mark Kincheloe, Mitch Heindel, Dave Moody. I started religiously attending the walks at the South Coast Botanic Garden and went on Mark and Eric's trips. I discovered that there was a whole world of habitats, all within a few hours of the South Bay, each with its own unique assemblage of species.
For ten years, I explored Southern California, gradually expanding my range to hot spots like Southeast Arizona, Texas, Florida. Then I started leading my own group trips, first locally, then out of State, and then to the tropics.
And now I have come full circle. Give me a free morning to pick where I want to bird, and it will be Bolsa Chica in Orange County or Ken Malloy/Harbor Regional Park in Harbor City/Wilmington. KMHRP is now one of the first stops when I do a privately guided tour for folks from out of state or abroad.
Why KMHRP? Well, Mitch Heindel's exhaustively researched bird list for the park now exceeds 340 species. Have you tried to spot 340 species in CA? You have to work at it! And all in an area of about a half square mile!
Granted, that is a list which includes many records from a period in which Harbor Park contained more and better-preserved habitat. But it still has a willow/riparian forest and freshwater lake that are regionally unique, as well as a seasonal freshwater wetland and some remnant sage-scrub and exotic/ornamental sections, each of which attracts a unique assemblage of birds. The park always was and remains a magnet for exciting vagrant species as well as resident and wintering birds. It is possible to see 100 species in a day, if you are working the Christmas count at the Park, for example. Typically, 4500 individual birds are counted at the park on that day.
Serious birders from out of state love the Park, because I can show them everything from the common southern California specialties, like Anna's and Allen's hummingbirds, Spotted doves, California towhees, Townsend's warblers and the island subspecies of orange-crowned warbler, to the species that are becoming endangered regionally, like Tricolored blackbirds and Least Bitterns. KMHRP is still the best place in the county to see the latter. At least 12 reed-nesting species produce at least 1000 young each year along the lake margin. Endangered Least Terns bring their young to teach their young to fish in the early summer.
In winter, the park hosts a good variety of ducks, egrets, and other wintering and resident water birds. It is a fairly reliable spot for tough to find species like Thayer's, glaucous-winged and mew gulls. Flocks of sparrows and wintering warblers, vireos, tanagers, and orioles, who normally migrate out of the area, often turn up as interesting surprises. Right now there are Snow, Ross's and Canada geese (all non-feral, ie, legitimately "countable", at the Park.) A Wood Duck showed up last week, and there is a hooded merganser in the Wilmington drain. Grebes (Clark's western and pied-billed), belted kingfishers, terns, raptors (Peregrine falcons, Merlins, White-tailed Kites, Cooper's and sharp-shinned hawks) are all pretty regular visitors. A bald eagle flew over the park in November.
In the spring and fall the park attracts a good assortment of migrants. The good news is that, with the exciting restoration projects that are planned and ongoing at the park, things will only get better. Due to the efforts of this Audubon Chapter and the KMHRP Citizen Advisory Board, a new cooperative spirit is developing between the City of LA Rec. and Parks, Audubon, Harbor College, local elected officials, and other influential agencies, local schools, and the community at large. KMHRP is now on the map, and although breeding Clapper Rails and Yellow-billed Cuckoos may be a thing of the past, the new millennium offers truly exciting birding opportunities at the park.
I have been leading the free, PV/South Bay Audubon second-Sunday walks at the park for several years now. Participants and I have made many delightful new acquaintances with fellow birders. There is always something interesting to see, whether it is a treed raccoon, great egrets nearly dueling to the death, a once-in-a-lifetime vagrant or a newly restored bluff with coastal sage scrub flourishing on it.
There is something tremendously rewarding about witnessing an ecosystem in the process of healing and recovery. The return of birds and other wildlife species is one of the best indicators of success in that process. I invite you to come join me and enjoy watching nature in the process of recovery. Meet at 8 AM at the lot near Anaheim and Vermont in Harbor City. And remember, as Mitch Heindel says it best, "Think globally, bird locally."
Martin Byhower, Redondo Beach, CA
Director, BIRDING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Private guiding, & more
Email: mbinrbc@aol.com
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University of Virginia Darden School of Business
To secure their place as one of the country's top business schools, the Darden School of Business sought to redesign and rebuild their web properties in Drupal 8. Partnering closely with peer agency Viget on design, Savas Labs consulted throughout the design process and engineered the new Drupal 8 site.
The Darden School of Business is the graduate business school at UVA, offering MBA, Ph.D., and Executive Education programs. Darden seeks to understand the world's expectations of responsible business and business leadership. In constant pursuit of teaching students how to adapt in an ever-changing world, Darden is committed to cutting-edge curriculum and connection with students, thought-leaders, and the world.
Using design provided by Viget, we realized this was an opportunity for us to implement Drupal 8 paragraph modules that make the site more manageable for Darden's team and content more consumable for visitors while still upholding the integrity of Darden's vision. The new site translates the vision of UVA Darden—highlighting Darden's mission, programs, and differentiators—in a way that effectively engages students, prospective students, faculty, thought leaders and the general public.
At the onset of this project, we set out to provide Darden with a slick, efficient, and user-friendly content management interface with custom entities and a responsive user experience. Collaborating with Viget on front end code, we integrated with Drupal 8 by taking static templates and using Twig—Drupal's templating language— to create a workflow to empower Darden's content team to easily update the site experience.
Both average site sessions and email submissions have increased since the launch of the ultra-performant, new site experience. The new Drupal 8 site allows content managers to easily author and publish content. Students, prospective students, faculty, recruiters, global leaders and alumni alike engage with a website that reflects the mission and vision of Darden:to be unparalleled in preparation for business leadership and career success.
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Premium UK tourist attractions and airport taxi Reading To Heathrow transfer services? The London Eye is the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel. Climb aboard one of the 32 capsules for a breathtaking experience and unforgettable views of some of London's most famous landmarks. Book ahead to skip the queues. Take a tour with one of the Yeoman Warders around the Tower of London, one of the world's most famous buildings. Discover its 900-year history as a royal palace, prison and place of execution, arsenal, jewel house and zoo! Gaze up at the White Tower, tiptoe through a medieval king's bedchamber and marvel at the Crown Jewels.
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These smaller spaces can be ideal to stop and catch your breath as you travel around London, take a phone call or eat the lunch you grabbed on the go. They may not enough grass to kick a football in, but they will likely have a nice quiet bench underneath a shady tree. You will often see office workers out enjoying these space on their lunch breaks. Some of the biggest and best "nonroyal" spaces in London are owned and maintained by local councils, through local resident council taxes. These include picture-perfect Victoria Park, which is a wonderful space to enjoy, should you find yourself northeast of the city, rather than in the west where you will find the Royal Parks. Victoria Park maintains a lovely village feeling, especially around the Grove Road north entrance. If you're visiting on a Sunday, the nearby Hemmingway pub does a lovely Sunday roast.
Are you about to fly into the Heathrow airport? The Heathrow airport is huge. Read on to learn how to navigate it. Over 70 million passengers make their way through London's Heathrow Airport every year. That makes Heathrow Europe's busiest airport by a significant margin. And with the announcement of the third-runway, it's soon to become to the world's biggest airport. If you've only ever flown in smaller airports, this can be terrifying to get your head around. It's easy to get lost in such a huge airport. You don't want to find yourself in the wrong terminal with only a few minutes to go before your flight takes off. But, all you need is our guide to the top 10 tips for navigating your way around Heathrow Airport. Read below for your journey through Heathrow! Discover extra info at Reading To Heathrow.
Hailed as the anti-theme-park, Bewilderwood offers an unplugged experience full of fantasy and adventure. Explore treehouses, zip-wires, rickety bridges and meet some of the mystical creatures who inhabit the woods. Parents are encouraged to find their inner child and get stuck into the adventure too! Located just a 30 minute drive from Glasgow, Loch Lomond Centre offers visitors the chance to see some rare birds of prey in an up-close and personal setting. There are 35 species of birds and plenty of opportunities to meet them and enjoy a hands-on educational experience.
Airport Transfers Berkshire – Whenever we talk about airport transfer services Heathrow Airport transfer online services are considered to be one of the best. We have a extraordinary fleet of vehicles and very helpful drivers who will help you to have a secured and relaxed travel after a long flight. We always keep a track of the status of flight so that we serve you accordingly.
Displaying one of the most comprehensive collections of paintings in the world, the National Gallery is London's second-most visited museum. The collections, which present an almost complete cross-section of European painting from 1260 until 1920, are especially strong in the Dutch Masters and the Italian Schools of the 15th and 16th centuries. In the Italian galleries, look for works by Fra Angelico, Giotto, Bellini, Botticelli, Correggio, Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese, and especially for Leonardo da Vinci's Madonna and Child with St. Anne and John the Baptist, Raphael's The Crucifixion, and The Entombment by Michelangelo. In the German and Dutch galleries are works by Dürer, van Dyck, Frans Hals, Vermeer, and Rembrandt. Among artists from the 18th century through 1920, standout works are by Hogarth, Reynolds, Sargent, Gainsborough, Constable, and Turner. French works include those by Ingres, Delacroix, Daumier, Monet (including The Water-Lily Pond), Manet, Degas, Renoir, and Cezanne.
The Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland is a geological marvel. The dramatic coastal feature, made up of 40,000 basalt stone columns, has attracted visitors for centuries, but it became Northern Ireland's first and only UNESCO World Heritage Site in the 1980s and now also boasts a great visitor centre thanks to the National Trust. There are no museum ropes holding you back here. Wander over the shiny stones, sit on the Wishing Chair – a natural throne polished by thousands of bottoms – look out for rock formations the Camel and the Giant's Boot and learn about the famous legend. The result of volcanic eruptions over 60 million years ago or the remains of a pathway built by a giant? You decide. Find even more details on here.


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Stockton's Wing for 40th O'Carolan Festival
Following the critical success of their reunion tour to celebrate forty years of Stocktons Wing the band will continue to perform throughout 2018 and beyond. In October 2017 the band were the proud recipients of a prestigious civic reception presented by the Clare County Council at their headquarters in Ennis. It was a momentous occasion and the memory is cherished by band members and their families.
A new song written by Mike Hanrahan "We Had it all" was released in May 2018, the first Stocktons Wing release for many years and plans are in place to record a new CD before the end of the year. Meanwhile a series of shows have been added around Ireland for the coming months.
The line up includes: Mike Hanrahan (vocals & guitar), Paul Roche (flute & tin whistle), Tommy Hayes (percussion, bodhran, spoons), Tara Breen (fiddle), Karol Lynch on (banjo & mandolin) and Paul McSherry (guitar).
Stockton's Wing began their career in Ennis sometime in 1977 with Kieran Hanrahan on banjo, mandolin and harmonica, Paul Roche on Flute and whistle, Maurice Lennon on fiddle, Tommy Hayes on Bodhran, spoons and bones and Tony Callinan on guitar and vocals. The name Stockton's Wing came from a Bruce Springsteen song, "Backstreets" from the a "Born
to Run". " Slow dancing on a moonlit street at Stockton's Wing, where desperate lovers park to meet the last of the Duke Street Kings."
The band signed a deal with Tara records after winning the Trad section of a music contestin Limerick. A group called U2 won the rock section.
Stockton's Wing first album, produced by Clareman PJ Curtis received rave reviews from national and international press. Singer/songwriter Mike Hanrahan replaced Tony Callinan in 1979. Mike had spent the previous few years with singer Maura O'Connell in Tumbleweed. In 1980 Stocktons Wing released their second album on Tara "Take a Chance". The album featured some original music and marked the arrival of a progressive, creative and original force into the world of Irish music. Following the success of the album, they toured extensively, creating a storm of enthusiasm at major Folk Festivals across Europe.
In 1982, the Band released their third album "Light in the Western Sky" - a highly polished album, which represented a significant shift in their musical direction, focusing more on the band's creative original material. The album featured two hit singles, written by Mike Hanrahan, "Beautiful Affair" and "Walk Away." It also featured a haunting composition "The
Golden Stud", a combination of Aboriginal and Irish music. The album was produced by PJ Curtis. It is regarded by many as one of the great innovative recordings in Irish music.
They signed to an American agency and toured extensively throughout the states playing theatres and major music festivals. After listening to the band, a critic for the New York Times wrote: "they were eclectic, electric, passionate, personal, innovative and powerful." In 1985, a live album "Stockton's Wing Live-Take One" was recorded in Galway and Dublin.
Produced by Bill Whelan and it certainly captured that 'eclectic, electric' sound. Tours of America, Canada, Europe and Australia kept the band away from recording studios until the autumn of 1986 when they recorded their fifth album "Full Flight". The album contained no less than four hit singles "Why Wait Until Tomorrow", "Avondale", "New Clare Revival" and "So many Miles". Their sixth album, " Celtic Roots Revival" produced by Steve Cooney received critical acclaim in America where the group continued to headline major music festivals.
In the summer of 1988 they shared the stage for both nights with Michael Jackson in Cork. The following year they made a guest appearance with Sammy Davis Jnr. in Dublin as part of his world tour with Frank Sinatra and Liza Minnelli. In 1990 Stockton's Wing went on location to take part in the Noel Pearson/Jim Sheridan film production of the John B. Keane play "The Field" which featured Oscar nominee Richard Harris and John Hurt. Beautiful Affair was voted into the top 75 songs in the history of RTE radio, and Today FM voted the song no 7 in a top 20 all time poll of Irish songs.
In November 2003 Stockton's Wing held their first reunion concert in their hometown of Ennis, Co. Clare, which was a huge success with over 1200 people packed into the West County Hotel. In the words of the band's producer PJ Curtis "what an extraordinary, amazing, mind-blowing concert the Wing delivered last night. I'm still spinning from it. It was TRIUMPHANT! No other word for it. Such an incredible turn out… and the music and the vibe, Ronnie Drew too who was pure magic as usual, made it a NIGTH TO REMEMBER!!! It rates as one of the top gigs of the decade for me…"
Following their sell-out concert in 2016, Stocktons Wing return to St. Ronan's Hall in Keadue on Sunday, 5 th August, 2018 at 9.00p.m. Tickets available online from the festival website or by ringing 087 2559269.


Would you ever want to look identical to your pet cat? Now you can! A Japanese company recently announced a new line of custom-made masks that will make you look just like your cat. The masks are pretty realistic and if we're being honest, pretty weird as well.
Masayoshi Shindo Masaki Planning Office is the company behind the freaky masks. The brand of products is called "My Family", and they're just as big as your head. The Japanese company is very proud of their work even if most people find the masks freaky.
One cat owner certainly found the masks great. Rui the Bengal cat lives with his owner in Kyoto, Japan. The cat's pretty cute, but we must say that the mask is more than freaky.
If you want to get one, you need to decide on an image that resembles your pet's face, then send it to Masayoshi's planning office. Workshop91 is where the magic gets done. The staff there will first create a 3D model of the pic and deliver the mask to your doorstep.
Take a look at Masayoshi's website and you'll see that they make orangutan, rhino, and demon masks – not as realistic as the cat masks, but still pretty great for Halloween.


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New York State Integrated Pest Management Program
AuthorNew York State Integrated Pest Management Program (33)Rutz, Donald (6)Kaufman, Phillip (5)Peck, Daniel (4)Pitts, Charles (4)Carrie (3)Gangloff-Kaufmann, Jody (3)Grant, Jennifer A. (3)Koplinka-Loehr (3)Rossi, Frank (3)... View More
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Weeds and Your Lawn
Lamboy, Jana; Weston, Leslie; Rossi, Frank (New York State IPM Program, 2000)
IPM methods for managing weeds in lawns
Grapevine Powdery Mildew
Wilcox, Wayne F. (New York State IPM Program, 2003)
Powdery mildew (PM) is perhaps the most important fungal disease of grapevines worldwide. This disease is native to eastern North America, but gained notoriety when it was introduced into European vineyards in 1845, causing ...
Community IPM, for where you live, work, and play, 2000 - 2001: the Year in Review
New York State Integrated Pest Management Program (New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, 2001)
IPM—it's the sensible solution to pest problems, no matter what the setting. We invite you to read on to find out what we've done this past year, and we thank you for helping us provide the residents of New York State with ...
New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, the Year in Review: 2008-2009
New York State Integrated Pest Management Program (New York State IPM Program, 2009)
The Director's message, highlights of the year's projects and campaigns, and a financial report.
Evict and Exile Mice from your Home
Sharpe, Kathleen; Shulz, Jill; Koplinka-Loehr, Carrie (New York State IPM Program, 2000)
A brochure describing how to prevent mice and rats from entering and living in homes and other buildings.
Tipúlido europeo
Peck, Daniel (New York State IPM Program, 2006)
Dos especies de tipúlidos europeos fueron detectadas en el estado de New York en el 2004, constituyéndose en el primer reporte de estas especies exóticas en el este de los Estados Unidos. Aunque hay mucha similitud ...
Grape Cane Borer
Hesler, Stephen; Loeb, Gregory M.; Martinson, Timothy (New York State IPM Program, 2007)
The grape cane borer is a wood feeding beetle in the Bostrichidae family that is widely distributed across eastern North America and in Europe. Also known as the apple twig borer, adult beetles tunnel into live grape canes ...
Elements of IPM for Cauliflower in New York State
A checklist of IPM practices for cauliflower growers in New York State. Practitioners can use this document to track their IPM implementation and accrue points to assess their level of adoption of IPM practices.
The Director's message, highlights of the year's projects and campaigns, financial report, and Strategic Plan.
Lawn Care Without Pesticides: How to keep your grass healthy so that you can reduce or eliminate the need for lawn chemicals.
Rossi, Frank (New York State IPM Program, 2005)
How to use IPM methods to grow and maintain a lawn without pesticides.


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Mobile app detects Covid-19 from the sound of someone's voice
Published Monday, September 5, 2022
Maastricht University scientists have developed a mobile phone application that can detect Covid-19 infections "more accurately than lateral flow tests".
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to detect Covid-19 infection in people's voices by means of a mobile phone app, according to research to be presented on Monday at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
One of the main symptoms of Covid-19 is inflammation in the upper respiratory tract and vocal cords, which usually leads to changes in the patient's voice. Therefore, University of Maastricht scientists decided to investigate whether these symptoms could be used as an accurate method for diagnosing the disease, particularly in low-income countries where PCR tests are expensive or difficult to distribute.
With an 89 per cent accuracy rate, the AI model was able to make Covid-19 diagnostics more accurately than rapid antigen tests, according to Wafaa Aljbawi, a researcher at the Institute of Data Science, Maastricht University.
"These promising results suggest that simple voice recordings and fine-tuned AI algorithms can potentially achieve high precision in determining which patients have Covid-19 infection," she said. "Such tests can be provided at no cost and are simple to interpret. Moreover, they enable remote, virtual testing and have a turnaround time of less than a minute. They could be used, for example, at the entry points for large gatherings, enabling rapid screening of the population."
In order to train the algorithm, Aljbawi and her team used data from the University of Cambridge's crowd-sourcing Covid-19 Sounds App, which contains 893 audio samples from 4,352 healthy and non-healthy participants, 308 of whom had tested positive for Covid-19.
The app they developed can be installed on the user's mobile phone. To make use of it, the participants report some basic information about demographics, medical history and smoking status, and then are asked to record some respiratory sounds. These include coughing three times, breathing deeply through their mouth three to five times, and reading a short sentence on the screen three times.
The researchers used a voice analysis technique called Mel-spectrogram analysis, which identifies different voice features such as loudness, power and variation over time, to do the diagnosis.
"In order to distinguish the voice of Covid-19 patients from those who did not have the disease, we built different artificial intelligence models and evaluated which one worked best at classifying the Covid-19 cases," said Aljbawi.
The model that best performed was one known as Long-Short Term Memory (LSTM). LSTM is based on neural networks, which mimic the way the human brain operates and recognises the underlying relationships in data. It works with sequences, which makes it suitable for modelling signals collected over time, such as from the voice, because of its ability to store data in its memory.
The app's overall accuracy was 89 per cent, the same as its ability to correctly detect positive cases (the true positive rate or 'sensitivity'). Its ability to correctly identify negative cases (the true negative rate or 'specificity') was 83 per cent.
In contrast, lateral flow tests have a sensitivity of 56 per cent, but a higher specificity rate of 99.5 per cent. This would mean that the tests misclassify infected people as Covid-19 negative more often than the scientists' AI.
"These results show a significant improvement in the accuracy of diagnosing Covid-19 compared to state-of-the-art tests such as the lateral flow test," said Aljbawi. "In other words, with the AI LSTM model, we could miss 11 out 100 cases who would go on to spread the infection, while the lateral flow test would miss 44 out of 100 cases."
The researchers stressed that their results need to be validated with large numbers. For this purpose, they have collected 53,449 audio samples from 36,116 participants, which they plan to use to improve and validate the accuracy of the model. They are also carrying out further analysis to understand which parameters in the voice are influencing the AI model.
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NYPD offers record $111,500 reward to crack cold-case cop killing
July 17, 2019 | 4:30pm
The NYPD wants to make sure this cop-killer gets caught – no matter how long it takes. The department is offering a record $111,500 reward for information leading to the...
More body parts found off Coney Island
July 14, 2019 | 12:39pm
NYPD scuba divers recovered partial bones from the water off Coney Island — two days after finding a lower leg in the same area, police sources said Sunday. The remains...
Cops to release footage of shooting that killed teen on California freeway
July 12, 2019 | 11:04am
Police in California will release bodycam footage from an officer who fatally shot a 17-year-old female driver after her speeding vehicle collided with the on-duty cop's SUV, department officials said....
Human leg, other body parts found in Coney Island: cops
A human leg was found Thursday in Coney Island — and cops believe there's even more remains stuck in a jetty next to the aquarium, according to police sources. "We...
Tourist claims she was raped, thrown from balcony at DR resort
July 10, 2019 | 9:05am
A Staten Island woman is claiming that she was raped and thrown from a second-story balcony during a nightmare stay at a Dominican Republic resort last month, according to a...
New video places Jussie Smollett, 'attackers' at scene of alleged hoax
July 2, 2019 | 5:58pm
The video first shows Smollett leaving his luxury Chicago building before he heads to the Subway sandwich shop.
David Ortiz's alleged shooter is a 'loving' person, was set up: family
"He's a very kind loving person so it's very hard to see him be framed like this," they told the station, speaking under the condition of anonymity.
LGBTQ student group receives homophobic threat over voicemail
July 1, 2019 | 12:48pm
An official at a Lower Manhattan organization that supports LGBTQ students received a homophobic voicemail during Pride Month, cops said Monday. The 32-year-old employee of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight...
Mom allegedly killed 12-year-old son she had tried to drown as a baby
July 1, 2019 | 9:28am
A California mom has been arrested for allegedly murdering her 12-year-old son — and critically injuring his brother — a decade after she was convicted of trying to drown him...
Cops announce 14th suspect arrested in David Ortiz shooting
June 30, 2019 | 9:15am
Dominican Republic police made another arrest this weekend over David Ortiz's shooting — the 14th since the former Red Sox slugger's mistaken-identity ambush, according to authorities. Junior Cesar La Hoz...
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