Las finanzas públicas provinciales: situación actual y perspectivas

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Estudo da variabilidade genética de populações de Aedes aegypti (Diptera,Culicidae), resistente e suscetíveis a inseticidas

Pós-graduação em Genética - IBILCE

Tecnologia de aplicação de produtos fitossanitários na cultura da uva na região do Vale do São Francisco

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Produção Vegetal) - FCAV

O projeto de formação continuada de alfabetizadores do programa São Luís te quero lendo e escrevendo: pressupostos teóricos, práticas pedagógicas e contradições

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Fisiologia e metabolismo da Videira cv. Syrah no submédio do vale do São Francisco sob três estratégias de irrigação

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Caracterização da escrita no ciberespaço: convergências e divergências em salas de bate-papo brasileiras

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Antennas for the detection of radio emission pulses from cosmic-ray induced air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Observatory is exploring the potential of the radio detection technique to study extensive air showers induced by ultra-high energy cosmic rays. The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) addresses both technological and scientific aspects of the radio technique. A first phase of AERA has been operating since September 2010 with detector stations observing radio signals at frequencies between 30 and 80 MHz. In this paper we present comparative studies to identify and optimize the antenna design for the final configuration of AERA consisting of 160 individual radio detector stations. The transient nature of the air shower signal requires a detailed description of the antenna sensor. As the ultra-wideband reception of pulses is not widely discussed in antenna literature, we review the relevant antenna characteristics and enhance theoretical considerations towards the impulse response of antennas including polarization effects and multiple signal reflections. On the basis of the vector effective length we study the transient response characteristics of three candidate antennas in the time domain. Observing the variation of the continuous galactic background intensity we rank the antennas with respect to the noise level added to the galactic signal.

A search for point sources of EeV neutrons

A thorough search of the sky exposed at the Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory reveals no statistically significant excess of events in any small solid angle that would be indicative of a flux of neutral particles from a discrete source. The search covers from -90 degrees to +15 degrees in declination using four different energy ranges above 1 EeV (10(18) eV). The method used in this search is more sensitive to neutrons than to photons. The upper limit on a neutron flux is derived for a dense grid of directions for each of the four energy ranges. These results constrain scenarios for the production of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays in the Galaxy.

LARGE-SCALE DISTRIBUTION OF ARRIVAL DIRECTIONS OF COSMIC RAYS DETECTED ABOVE 10(18) eV AT THE PIERRE AUGER OBSERVATORY

A thorough search for large-scale anisotropies in the distribution of arrival directions of cosmic rays detected above 10(18) eV at the Pierre Auger Observatory is presented. This search is performed as a function of both declination and right ascension in several energy ranges above 10(18) eV, and reported in terms of dipolar and quadrupolar coefficients. Within the systematic uncertainties, no significant deviation from isotropy is revealed. Assuming that any cosmic-ray anisotropy is dominated by dipole and quadrupole moments in this energy range, upper limits on their amplitudes are derived. These upper limits allow us to test the origin of cosmic rays above 10(18) eV from stationary Galactic sources densely distributed in the Galactic disk and predominantly emitting light particles in all directions.

Measurement of the proton-air cross section at root s=57 TeV with the Pierre Auger Observatory

We report a measurement of the proton-air cross section for particle production at the center-of-mass energy per nucleon of 57 TeV. This is derived from the distribution of the depths of shower maxima observed with the Pierre Auger Observatory: systematic uncertainties are studied in detail. Analyzing the tail of the distribution of the shower maxima, a proton-air cross section of [505 +/- 22(stat)(-36)(+28)(syst)] mb is found.

Studio di flussi granulari secchi riprodotti in laboratorio a media scala: Elaborazione di un modello applicabile a casi naturali.

Questa tesi di laurea si riferisce allo studio cinematico e morfologico di flussi granulari composti di materiale vulcanico naturale tramite la strumentazione sperimentale GRANFLOW-sim presso il Dipartimento di Scienze Geologiche dell’Università Autonoma di San Luis Potosì in Messico. E’ stato adottato un approccio sperimentale finalizzato a riprodurre le condizioni fisico-meccaniche di flussi granulari secchi in piccola scala riconducibili a differenti ambienti deposizionali naturali e artificiali. La strumentazione è composta da una canaletta di alimentazione ad inclinazione fissa di 40° ed un piano di deposizione a inclinazioni variabile da 0° a 20° al fine di simulare diverse condizioni deposizionali. Specifici sensori in posizione fissa sullo strumento hanno consentito di raccogliere dati cinematici del flusso e morfologici del deposito corrispondente, rielaborati in profili di velocità e modelli morfologici digitali per ognuno degli esperimenti effettuati. E’ stata osservata una tripartizione del fronte del flusso granulare caratterizzata da i) clasti balistici isolati, ii) un fronte disperso costituito da clasti saltellanti che precede l’arrivo del iii) fronte compatto del flusso costituito dalla parte principale del materiale trasportato. La normalizzazione dei dati cinematici e morfologici ha reso possibile l’elaborazione di relazioni empiriche per lunghezza e larghezza del deposito e velocità massima del flusso in funzione di variabili condizioni di slope-ratio (rapporto tra l’inclinazione del piano di deposizione e della canaletta) e ΔH (differenza di quota tra l’area sorgente del flusso ed il fronte compatto del deposito). Queste relazioni sono state confrontate con i valori ottenuti da Zanchetta et al. (2004) per i flussi granulari naturali nell’area di Sarno, unico caso di studio reale confrontabile con le condizioni sperimentali adottate in questa tesi. Tale confronto ha mostrato una buona corrispondenza tra dati sperimentali e situazione reale nei casi in cui l’effetto di canalizzazione dei flussi granulari era trascurabile. Ciò evidenzia la possibilità di calibrare la strumentazione GRANFLOW-sim al fine di incorporare la valutazione dell’effetto di canalizzazione, ampliando il raggio di utilizzo delle relazioni empiriche ad un numero maggiore di casi di studio di flussi granulari naturali.

The Time-Series Properties on Housing Prices: A Case Study of the Southern California Market

We examine the time-series relationship between housing prices in eight Southern California metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). First, we perform cointegration tests of the housing price indexes for the MSAs, finding seven cointegrating vectors. Thus, the evidence suggests that one common trend links the housing prices in these eight MSAs, a purchasing power parity finding for the housing prices in Southern California. Second, we perform temporal Granger causality tests revealing intertwined temporal relationships. The Santa Anna MSA leads the pack in temporally causing housing prices in six of the other seven MSAs, excluding only the San Luis Obispo MSA. The Oxnard MSA experienced the largest number of temporal effects from other MSAs, six of the seven, excluding only Los Angeles. The Santa Barbara MSA proved the most isolated in that it temporally caused housing prices in only two other MSAs (Los Angels and Oxnard) and housing prices in the Santa Anna MSA temporally caused prices in Santa Barbara. Third, we calculate out-of-sample forecasts in each MSA, using various vector autoregressive (VAR) and vector error-correction (VEC) models, as well as Bayesian, spatial, and causality versions of these models with various priors. Different specifications provide superior forecasts in the different MSAs. Finally, we consider the ability of theses time-series models to provide accurate out-of-sample predictions of turning points in housing prices that occurred in 2006:Q4. Recursive forecasts, where the sample is updated each quarter, provide reasonably good forecasts of turning points.

Efecto de un nuevo xanthanólido sesquiterpeno sobre la activación de mastocitos inducida por neurópeptidos pro-inflamatorios

Los mastocitos son células del tejido conectivo que participan en la génesis y modulación de las respuestas inflamatorias celulares. En trabajos previos hemos demostrado que xanthatina (xanthanólido sesquiterpeno aislado de Xanthium cavanillesii Schouw) inhibe la activación de mastocitos inducida por secretagogos experimentales. Sin embargo, se desconoce su efecto sobre la activación de mastocitos inducida por estímulos fisiopatológicos. Estos estímulos incluyen, entre otros, los neuropéptidos pro-inflamatorios sustancia P y neurotensina, responsables de una de las principales vías de inflamación neurogénica. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue estudiar el efecto de xanthatina sobre la activación de mastocitos inducida por sustancia P y neurotensina. Mastocitos peritoneales de rata se incubaron con: 1) PBS (basal); 2) sustancia P (100 Fm); 3) neurotensina (50 Fm); 4) xanthatina (8-320 Fm)+sustancia P; 5) xanthatina (8-320 Fm)+neurotensina. La viabilidad de los mastocitos se evaluó con azul tripán. En las soluciones de incubación se cuantificó serotonina liberada (marcador de activación). En las células se cuantificó serotonina remanente (no liberada) y se analizó la morfología celular por microscopía óptica y electrónica de transmisión. Tratamiento estadístico: ANOVA-1 y Tukey-Kramer. La incubación de mastocitos con xanthatina inhibió (P<0,01), en forma dosisdependiente, la liberación de serotonina inducida por sustancia P y neurotensina, sin modificar la viabilidad celular. Los mastocitos tratados con neuropéptidos mostraron características morfológicas de degranulación, mientras que la morfología de los mastocitos tratados con xanthatina+neuropéptido fue semejante a los basales. En conclusión, xanthatina inhibe la activación de mastocitos inducida por sustancia P y por neurotensina. Este sesquiterpeno podría representar una nueva alternativa en el tratamiento de las inflamaciones neurogénicas.

Educación inclusiva y formación docente : nuevas alfabetizaciones

Fil: Giordano, María Francisca. Universidad Nacional de San Luis

I Encuentro Nacional de Pensamiento Latinoamericano

Fil: Jalif de Bertranou, Clara Alicia. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras