Hot Brownian carriers in the Langevin picture: Application to a simple model for the Gunn effect in GaAs

We consider a charged Brownian gas under the influence of external, static and uniform electric and magnetic fields, immersed in a uniform bath temperature. We obtain the solution for the associated Langevin equation, and thereafter the evolution of the nonequilibrium temperature towards a nonequilibrium (hot) steady state. We apply our results to a simple yet relevant Brownian model for carrier transport in GaAs. We obtain a negative differential conductivity regime (Gunn effect) and discuss and compare our results with the experimental results. © 2013.

Jornalismo e cultura de consumo: uma análise da Revista Rolling Stone - Brasil

Pós-graduação em Comunicação - FAAC

Fabricação e caracterização metalográfica e mecânica de tiras de ligas metálicas fundidas e tixolaminadas no estado semi-sólido de diferentes intervalos de solidificação

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

What is BRT? Rolling out the Metrobús in Buenos Aires, Argentina

This issue of the FAL bulletin describes the Metrobús line which recently started operating in Buenos Aires and provides a preliminary analysis of its performance.

Caracterização de materiais utilizados na fabricação de cilindros de laminação submetidos ao desgaste abrasivo

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Provocações brasileiras: a imprensa contracultural made in Brazil : coluna Underground (1969-1971), Flor do mal (1971) & a Rolling Stone brasileira (1972-1973)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Subchronic effects of fluoxetine on conditioned suppression produced by a hot air blast

Conditioned suppression is an animal model of anxiety disorders that has been broadly used to investigate the behavioral effects of different drugs. However, various methodological variables (e.g., the type of aversive stimulus) that supposedly interfere with the acquisition of conditioned suppression may also contribute to conflicting results among the studied drugs. Additionally, few studies have sought to investigate the effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The present study investigated the effect of subchronic 5-day administration of 5 mg/kg fluoxetine in the retention of conditioned suppression produced by a hot air blast (HAB). The subjects were 12 albino Wistar rats distributed into an Experimental Group (EG) and Control Group (CG). After sessions were conducted to pair two stimuli, a sound and HAB, fluoxetine (EG) or saline (CG) was administered. Twentyfour hours after the last injection, a test session was conducted. The results showed no difference between groups. Fluoxetine (5 mg/kg) did not exert anxiolytic effects in this model of conditioned suppression produced by a HAB. Keywords: conditioned suppression; fluoxetine; subchronic; hot air blast.

Composição química e efeitos antinociceptivo e antiinflamatório em roedores do óleo essencial de Peperomia serpens (Sw) Loud

A Peperomia serpens (Piperaceae) é uma liana herbácea e epifíta popularmente chamada de “carrapatinho’’. Esta planta cresce na Floresta Amazônica de maneira selvagem em diferentes árvores. As folhas são usadas na medicina tradicional brasileira para dor, inflamação e asma. Neste estudo investigaram-se os efeitos do óleo essencial de P.serpens (OEPs) em roedores através de testes para dor e inflamação. A atividade antinociceptiva foi avaliada usando-se modelos nociceptivos químicos (ácido acético e formalina) e térmicos (placa quente) em camundongos, enquanto a atividade antiinflamatória foi avaliada por testes de edema de pata induzidos por carragenina (Cg) e dextrana em ratos, edema de orelha induzido por óleo de cróton, bem como migração celular, rolamento, e adesão induzida por Cg em camundongos. Além disso, a análise fitoquímica do OEPs foi realizada. A composição química do OEPs foi analisada por cromatografia gasosa acoplada a espectrometria de massa. 25 constituintes, representando 89,51% do total do óleo, foram identificados. (E)-Nerolidol (38.0%), ledol (27.1%), α-humulene (11.5%), (E)-caryophyllene (4.0%) and α-eudesmol (2.7%) foram encontrados como principais constituintes. O pré-tratamento oral com o OEPs (62,5- 500mg/kg) reduziu de maneira significante o número de contorções, com um valor de DE50 de 188,8mg/kg que foi ulitizado em todos os testes. Não houve efeito no teste da placa quente mas reduziu o tempo de lambida em ambas as fases do teste de formalina, efeito que não foi significativamente alterado pela naloxona (0,4 mg/kg). OEPs impediu o desenvolvimento do edema induzido por Cg e dextrana em ratos. Em camundongos, o OEPs inibiu o edema induzido por óleo de cróton bem como a migração de leucócitos e neutrófilos, e rolamento e adesão. Estes resultados sugerem que o OEPs possui atividade antinociceptiva periférica sem interação com receptores opióides e atividade antiinflamatória em diferentes modelos de inflamação aguda.

The rolling ball problem on the plane revisited

By a sequence of rollings without slipping or twisting along segments of a straight line of the plane, a spherical ball of unit radius has to be transferred from an initial state to an arbitrary final state taking into account the orientation of the ball. We provide a new proof that with at most 3 moves, we can go from a given initial state to an arbitrary final state. The first proof of this result is due to Hammersley ( 1983). His proof is more algebraic than ours which is more geometric. We also showed that generically no one of the three moves, in any elimination of the spin discrepancy, may have length equal to an integral multiple of 2 pi.

Hot turning of a difficult-to-machine steel (sae xev-f) aided by infrared radiation

A possible way for increasing the cutting tool life can be achieved by heating the workpiece in order to diminish the shear stress of material and thus decrease the machining forces. In this study, quartz electrical resistances were set around the workpiece for heating it during the turning. In the tests, heat-resistant austenitic alloy steel was used, hardenable by precipitation, mainly used in combustion engine exhaustion valves, among other special applications for industry. The results showed that in the hot machining the cutting tool life can be increased by 340% for the highest cutting speed tested and had a reduction of 205% on workpiece surface roughness, accompanied by a force decrease in relation to conventional turning. In addition, the chips formed in hot turning exhibited a stronger tendency to continuous chip formation indicating less energy spent in material removal process. Microhardness tests performed in the workpieces subsurface layers at 5 m depth revealed slightly higher values in the hot machining than in conventional, showing a tendency toward the formation of compressive residual stress into plastically deformed layer. The hot turning also showed better performance than machining using cutting fluid. Since it is possible to avoid the use of cutting fluid, this machining method can be considered better for the environment and for the human health.

Hot spots, hot moments, and spatio-temporal controls on soil CO2 efflux in a water-limited ecosystem

Soil CO2 efflux is the primary source of CO2 emissions from terrestrial ecosystems to the atmosphere. The rates of this flux vary in time and space producing hot moments (sudden temporal high fluxes) and hot spots (spatially defined high fluxes), but these high reaction rates are rarely studied in conjunction with each other. We studied temporal and spatial variation of soil CO2 efflux in a water-limited Mediterranean ecosystem in Baja California, Mexico. Soil CO2 efflux increased 522% during a hot moment after rewetting of soils following dry summer months. Monthly precipitation was the primary driver of the seasonal trend of soil CO2 efflux (including the hot moment) and through changes in soil volumetric water content (VWC) it influenced the relationship between CO2 efflux and soil temperature. Geostatistical analyses showed that the spatial dependence of soil CO2 efflux changed between two contrasting seasons (dry and wet). During the dry season high soil VWC was associated with high soil CO2 efflux, and during the wet season the emergence of a hot spot of soil CO2 efflux was associated with higher root biomass and leaf area index. These results suggest that sampling designs should accommodate for changes in spatial dependence of measured variables. The spatio-temporal relationships identified in this study are arguably different from temperate ecosystems where the majority of soil CO2 efflux research has been done. This study provides evidence of the complexity of the mechanisms controlling the spatio-temporal variability of soil CO2 efflux in water-limited ecosystems. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Diffusion of Lambda(c) in hot hadronic medium and its impact on Lambda(c)/D ratio

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Estudo das características térmicas e mecânicas de formulações de adesivos PSA HOT MELT contendo variações de borrachas SBC e resinas taquificantes

The properties of the hot melt adhesive pressure sensitive (HMPSA) using an elastomer as a base polymer a copolymer of styrene and butadiene (SBS) and variation of tackifiers resins such as hydrocarbon resins and hydrogenated hydrocarbon were investigated. The formulations were prepared by mixing process within shear. The adhesives prepared were evaluated in test Brookfield viscosity and softening point Ring and Ball to compare the formulations and the influence of variations in raw materials. Infrared analyzes were performed to detect the reactions between the inputs and investigate the chemical interactions of the same properties of the adhesive. In thermal analysis, the assay was performed thermogravimetry (TG) and diferencial exploratory calorimetry (DSC). Were investigated the parameters of the tensile test on each of the formulations. Finally, were analysed comparatively the basic formulations of adhesives with their respective raw materials

Rolling Stone Brasil: aspectos de interatividade

The purpose of the present dissertation is to show the interactivity connections featured in a cultural journalism magazine's website through direct observation of its presented structure. The website chosen as object of study is Rolling Stone Brasil, April 2010 being the point of reference for analysis. Methodological support for such study has been culled from theoretical works on the principles that are necessary for the development of sampling in the observed structure. For this, are employed of concepts and strategies predicated by authors in the field of communications with emphasis on digital means is aplicated. The research indicates that the tools adopted in the website's structure comprise a potential of interactivity between the parties involved in the communication chain, and that the content therein produced may be considered as direct content of a web journalism structure

Imprensa alternativa e contracultura: o jornal brasileiro Rolling Stone de 1972

The present monograph is a historical research of one of the brazilian newspapers in a journalistic heterogeneous effervescence, referring to the proliferation of vehicles on alternative libertarians of the 60/70. The project gives visibility to the Rolling Stone newspaper as the document that disproved their own relevancy in the viability of the music production and counterculture inspired by North America, developing the repercussion of the new behavior of young flower power in the country. The personality of those who were in the journalistic team, the production schema, editorial and proposed tariffs would be in total congruency with the countercultural movement