Decomposição e liberação de macronutrientes da palhada de milho e braquiária, sob integração lavoura-pecuária no cerrado baiano

O conhecimento da dinâmica de decomposição e liberação de nutrientes em sistemas de produção é de grande importância para o manejo da fertilidade do solo e para a economia de recursos. Dessa forma, foi conduzido um experimento em solo de Cerrado do oeste baiano com o objetivo de estudar a decomposição e liberação de macronutrientes da palhada de milho mais Brachiaria ruziziensis , sob sistema de integração lavoura-pecuária (ILP). As avaliações foram realizadas por meio de litterbags coletadas aos 0, 15, 40, 110, 170 e 220 dias após a dessecação da palhada, que ocorreu em outubro de 2008. A matéria seca total inicial foi de aproximadamente 6,6 Mg ha-1, com meia-vida de 115 dias. A liberação de nutrientes desse volume de palhada, com o respectivo percentual em relação à quantidade total de nutrientes acumulada na planta, até o final das avaliações foi de 29,3 (62 %); 7,8 (80 %); 42,2 (94 %); 48,6 (74 %); 17,0 (81 %); e 7,7 (79 %) kg ha-1 de N, P, K, Ca, Mg e S, respectivamente. Esses resultados auxiliam o manejo da adubação das culturas e se traduz em economia de recursos. Como exemplo e transformando-se as quantidades de nutrientes liberadas até os 110 dias, período de certa coincidência com o florescimento da cultura sucessora principal, pelos três principais macronutrientes (N, P e K) em quantidade de adubos, ter-se-ia uma economia de R$ 243,00 ha-1.

Coherent stochastic resonance

We consider Brownian motion on a line terminated by two trapping points. A bias term in the form of a telegraph signal is applied to this system. It is shown that the first two moments of survival time exhibit a minimum at the same resonant frequency.

Continuous-time random-walk model for financial distributions

We apply the formalism of the continuous-time random walk to the study of financial data. The entire distribution of prices can be obtained once two auxiliary densities are known. These are the probability densities for the pausing time between successive jumps and the corresponding probability density for the magnitude of a jump. We have applied the formalism to data on the U.S. dollardeutsche mark future exchange, finding good agreement between theory and the observed data.

Solutions of the telegrapher's equation in the presence of traps

Several problems in the theory of photon migration in a turbid medium suggest the utility of calculating solutions of the telegrapher¿s equation in the presence of traps. This paper contains two such solutions for the one-dimensional problem, the first being for a semi-infinite line terminated by a trap, and the second being for a finite line terminated by two traps. Because solutions to the telegrapher¿s equation represent an interpolation between wavelike and diffusive phenomena, they will exhibit discontinuities even in the presence of traps.

Occupancy of a single site by many random walkers

We consider an infinite number of noninteracting lattice random walkers with the goal of determining statistical properties of the time, out of a total time T, that a single site has been occupied by n random walkers. Initially the random walkers are assumed uniformly distributed on the lattice except for the target site at the origin, which is unoccupied. The random-walk model is taken to be a continuous-time random walk and the pausing-time density at the target site is allowed to differ from the pausing-time density at other sites. We calculate the dependence of the mean time of occupancy by n random walkers as a function of n and the observation time T. We also find the variance for the cumulative time during which the site is unoccupied. The large-T behavior of the variance differs according as the random walk is transient or recurrent. It is shown that the variance is proportional to T at large T in three or more dimensions, it is proportional to T3/2 in one dimension and to TlnT in two dimensions.

Solution to telegrapher's equation in the presence of reflecting and partly reflecting broundaries

We show that the reflecting boundary condition for a one-dimensional telegraphers equation is the same as that for the diffusion equation, in contrast to what is found for the absorbing boundary condition. The radiation boundary condition is found to have a quite complicated form. We also obtain exact solutions of the telegraphers equation in the presence of these boundaries.

Telegrapher's equation with variable propagation speeds

All derivations of the one-dimensional telegraphers equation, based on the persistent random walk model, assume a constant speed of signal propagation. We generalize here the model to allow for a variable propagation speed and study several limiting cases in detail. We also show the connections of this model with anomalous diffusion behavior and with inertial dichotomous processes.

Reply to "Comment on 'Solutions of the telegrapher's equation in the presence of traps'"

This reply adds a number of details to remarks by Foong and Kanno [preceding Comment, Phys. Rev. A 46, 5296 (1992)] on our paper [Phys. Rev. A 45, 2222 (1992)] regarding the discontinuities observed in the curves generated in that paper.

Statistics of depth probed by cw measurement of photons in a turbid medium

Photon migration in a turbid medium has been modeled in many different ways. The motivation for such modeling is based on technology that can be used to probe potentially diagnostic optical properties of biological tissue. Surprisingly, one of the more effective models is also one of the simplest. It is based on statistical properties of a nearest-neighbor lattice random walk. Here we develop a theory allowing one to calculate the number of visits by a photon to a given depth, if it is eventually detected at an absorbing surface. This mimics cw measurements made on biological tissue and is directed towards characterizing the depth reached by photons injected at the surface. Our development of the theory uses formalism based on the theory of a continuous-time random walk (CTRW). Formally exact results are given in the Fourier-Laplace domain, which, in turn, are used to generate approximations for parameters of physical interest.

When telegrapher's equation furnishes a better approximation to transport equation than the difussion approximation

It has been suggested that a solution to the transport equation which includes anisotropic scattering can be approximated by the solution to a telegrapher's equation [A.J. Ishimaru, Appl. Opt. 28, 2210 (1989)]. We show that in one dimension the telegrapher's equation furnishes an exact solution to the transport equation. In two dimensions, we show that, since the solution can become negative, the telegrapher's equation will not furnish a usable approximation. A comparison between simulated data in three dimensions indicates that the solution to the telegrapher's equation is a good approximation to that of the full transport equation at the times at which the diffusion equation furnishes an equally good approximation.

dKDM5/LID regulates H3K4me3 dynamics at the transcription-start site (TSS) of actively transcribed developmental genes

H3K4me3 is a histone modification that accumulates at the transcription-start site (TSS) of active genes and is known to be important for transcription activation. The way in which H3K4me3 is regulated at TSS and the actual molecular basis of its contribution to transcription remain largely unanswered. To address these questions, we have analyzed the contribution of dKDM5/LID, the main H3K4me3 demethylase in Drosophila, to the regulation of the pattern of H3K4me3. ChIP-seq results show that, at developmental genes, dKDM5/LID localizes at TSS and regulates H3K4me3. dKDM5/LID target genes are highly transcribed and enriched in active RNApol II and H3K36me3, suggesting a positive contribution to transcription. Expression-profiling show that, though weakly, dKDM5/LID target genes are significantly downregulated upon dKDM5/LID depletion. Furthermore, dKDM5/LID depletion results in decreased RNApol II occupancy, particularly by the promoter-proximal Pol lloser5 form. Our results also show that ASH2, an evolutionarily conserved factor that locates at TSS and is required for H3K4me3, binds and positively regulates dKDM5/LID target genes. However, dKDM5/LID and ASH2 do not bind simultaneously and recognize different chromatin states, enriched in H3K4me3 and not, respectively. These results indicate that, at developmental genes, dKDM5/LID and ASH2 coordinately regulate H3K4me3 at TSS and that this dynamic regulation contributes to transcription.

Making a Modern Highway: Transformation of Iowa Roadways in the Mid-Twentieth Century, 2014

The booklet tells the history of the construction of the Iowa Highway 376 Bridge within the context of significant modernization and expansion of the highway system in Iowa in the 1950s. Curvy, narrow highways were widened and straightened and narrow iron truss bridges were replaced with more modern concrete and steel structures, changing the landscape of rural Iowa. Bridge engineer Herbert A Arthur, who designed the Iowa Highway 376 Bridge, was a prolific bridge engineer in the 1950s. This booklet serves to inform the public of this significant aspect of Iowa transportation history.

Variabilidade espacial e temporal da produtividade de culturas sob sistema plantio direto

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a variabilidade espacial e temporal da produtividade de soja, milho e trigo, em uma lavoura comercial de 57 ha, não irrigada, manejada há mais de dez anos sob sistema plantio direto, em um Latossolo Vermelho distrófico típico, em Palmeira das Missões, RS. A coleta de dados de produtividade de seis cultivos, entre 2000 e 2005, foi realizada por colhedora equipada com monitor de produtividade. Análises estatísticas e geoestatísticas foram realizadas a fim de avaliar a variabilidade espacial e a presença de dependência espacial ao longo dos anos. A produtividade da soja, do milho e do trigo alcançada apresenta variabilidade com continuidade espacial, correlacionando-se entre si, ao longo dos anos. Em anos de deficit hídrico, verifica-se aumento da variabilidade espacial da produtividade. A cultura do milho é mais eficiente do que a da soja em detectar a variabilidade espacial da produtividade existente na lavoura.

Estratégias ótimas de irrigação do feijão‑caupi para produção de grãos verdes

O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar estratégias ótimas de irrigação do feijão‑caupi (Vigna unguiculata) para a produção de grãos verdes, com a água como fator limitante da produção e diferentes valores de preço do produto. O experimento foi conduzido na Embrapa Meio‑Norte, em Teresina, PI, entre setembro e novembro de 2009. Foram avaliadas cinco lâminas de irrigação, estabelecidas com base em frações da evapotranspiração de referência (25, 50, 75, 100 e 125% da ETo), e as cultivares BRS Guariba e BRS Paraguaçu de feijão‑caupi. Aplicou-se a irrigação por sistema de aspersão convencional fixo. Utilizou-se o delineamento experimental de blocos ao acaso, com quatro repetições e parcelas subdivididas (cultivares). As lâminas de irrigação entre 290 e 325 mm (108 e 130% da ETo) (BRS Paraguaçu) e entre 325 e 363 mm (130 e 153% da ETo) (BRS Guariba) maximizam a receita líquida na faixa de variação de preço do produto entre US$ 0,75 e 2,00 kg‑1, para a cultivar BRS Paraguaçu, e entre US$ 0,50 e 2,00 kg‑1, para a BRS Guariba. A cultivar BRS Guariba apresenta melhor desempenho econômico que a BRS Paraguaçu.