Electron-impact excitation of W 44+ and W 45+

Plans to employ tungsten in the divertor region of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor require radiative and collisional data for modelling x-ray emissions of highly ionized stages of tungsten. In an earlier paper, we reported on the results of fully relativistic R -matrix calculations for W 46+ that included the effects of radiation damping on the resonance contributions. In this paper, we present the results of similar fully relativistic, radiatively damped R -matrix calculations for W 44+ and W 45+ . Radiation damping is found to be small for W 45+ , but is appreciable for many of the excitations from the ground and metastable levels of W 44+ . Rates from the present calculations will be combined with those from the calculations for W 46+ and employed for collisional-radiative modelling for these ions.

Unesp Ciência, 2013, ano 4, número 44

Revista elaborada pela Assessoria de Comunicação e Imprensa da Reitoria da UNESP

Prognostic value of sentinel node biopsy in 327 prospective melanoma patients from a single institution

AIM: To confirm the accuracy of sentinel node biopsy (SNB) procedure and its morbidity, and to investigate predictive factors for SN status and prognostic factors for disease-free survival (DFS) and disease-specific survival (DSS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between October 1997 and December 2004, 327 consecutive patients in one centre with clinically node-negative primary skin melanoma underwent an SNB by the triple technique, i.e. lymphoscintigraphy, blue-dye and gamma-probe. Multivariate logistic regression analyses as well as the Kaplan-Meier were performed. RESULTS: Twenty-three percent of the patients had at least one metastatic SN, which was significantly associated with Breslow thickness (p<0.001). The success rate of SNB was 99.1% and its morbidity was 7.6%. With a median follow-up of 33 months, the 5-year DFS/DSS were 43%/49% for patients with positive SN and 83.5%/87.4% for patients with negative SN, respectively. The false-negative rate of SNB was 8.6% and sensitivity 91.4%. On multivariate analysis, DFS was significantly worsened by Breslow thickness (RR=5.6, p<0.001), positive SN (RR=5.0, p<0.001) and male sex (RR=2.9, p=0.001). The presence of a metastatic SN (RR=8.4, p<0.001), male sex (RR=6.1, p<0.001), Breslow thickness (RR=3.2, p=0.013) and ulceration (RR=2.6, p=0.015) were significantly associated with a poorer DSS. CONCLUSION: SNB is a reliable procedure with high sensitivity (91.4%) and low morbidity. Breslow thickness was the only statistically significant parameter predictive of SN status. DFS was worsened in decreasing order by Breslow thickness, metastatic SN and male gender. Similarly DSS was significantly worsened by a metastatic SN, male gender, Breslow thickness and ulceration. These data reinforce the SN status as a powerful staging procedure

Investigación de crustáceos de profundidad en la zona de Pisco - Callao

Entre el 14 y 27 de diciembre del 2005, se efectuó el crucero de investigación de crustáceos de profundidad a bordo del BIC Imarpe VI. Se realizaron 14 lances entre 12°S y 15°S y en dos estratos de profundidad (A: 700-1000 m, B: 1000-1400 m). Las operaciones de pesca se realizaron durante el día. En los experimentos de captura fueron utilizados diferentes tipos de mallas, carnadas y color de la boca de entrada de la nasa. Se registraron 4 especies: Paralomis longipes, Lithodes wiracocha, Lithodes panamensis y Lopholithodes diomedeae, siendo la de mayor incidencia Paralomis longipes. Se capturaron un total de 327 ejemplares con 305 kg. Los mayores rendimientos se registraron en el estrato B en 14°S y se encontraron los mayores tamaños de P. longipes, sin embargo, Lithodes panamensis alcanzó mayores tamaños que P. longipes. La proporción sexual fue favorable a machos. Las hembras de P. longipes en su mayoría portaban huevos. Se observó y estimó la incidencia de parásitos rizocefalos, epibiontes y la frecuencia de muda.