Hadronic resonance production in d+Au collisions at root S(NN) = 200 GeV measured at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider

We present the first measurements of the rho(770)(0),K(*)(892),Delta(1232)(++),Sigma(1385), and Lambda(1520) resonances in d+Au collisions at s(NN)=200 GeV, reconstructed via their hadronic decay channels using the STAR detector (the solenoidal tracker at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider). The masses and widths of these resonances are studied as a function of transverse momentum p(T). We observe that the resonance spectra follow a generalized scaling law with the transverse mass m(T). The < p(T)> of resonances in minimum bias collisions are compared with the < p(T)> of pi,K, and p. The rho(0)/pi(-),K(*)/K(-),Delta(++)/p,Sigma(1385)/Lambda, and Lambda(1520)/Lambda ratios in d+Au collisions are compared with the measurements in minimum bias p+p interactions, where we observe that both measurements are comparable. The nuclear modification factors (R(dAu)) of the rho(0),K(*), and Sigma(*) scale with the number of binary collisions (N(bin)) for p(T)> 1.2 GeV/c.

Pion femtoscopy in p plus p collisions at root s=200 GeV

The STAR Collaboration at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider has measured two-pion correlation functions from p + p collisions at root s = 200 GeV. Spatial scales are extracted via a femtoscopic analysis of the correlations, though this analysis is complicated by the presence of strong nonfemtoscopic effects. Our results are put into the context of the world data set of femtoscopy in hadron-hadron collisions. We present the first direct comparison of femtoscopy in p + p and heavy ion collisions, under identical analysis and detector conditions.

A comparison of the clinical anesthetic efficacy of 4% articaine and 0.5% bupivacaine (both with 1 : 200,000 epinephrine) for lower third molar removal

Objective: This study compared the clinical efficacy of 4% articaine (A200) and 0.5% bupivacaine (B200), both with 1: 200,000 epinephrine, for lower third molar removal. Study design: Fifty patients underwent removal of symmetrically positioned lower third molars, in 2 separate appointments, under local anesthesia either with A200 or B200, in a double-blind, randomized, and crossover manner. Time to onset, duration of postoperative analgesia, duration of anesthetic action on soft tissues, intraoperative bleeding, and hemodynamic parameters were evaluated. Results: A statistically significant difference between the time to onset of A200 (1.66 +/- 0.13 minutes) and B200 (2.51 +/- 0.21 minutes) was found (P < .05). There was no statistically significant difference in the duration of analgesia, whether the patient was subjected to osteotomy or not, regardless of the local anesthetic used (3 to 4 hours; P < .05). However, when patients received B200 they experienced a statistically significant longer period of anesthesia on the soft tissues as compared with when they had received A200 (around 5 hours and 4 hours, respectively, P < .05). The surgeon`s rating of intraoperative bleeding was considered very close to minimal for both anesthetics. In the surgeries with osteotomy, the comparison between A200 and B200 showed statistically significant differences in the diastolic (64 mm Hg and 68 mm Hg, respectively, P = .001) and mean arterial pressure (86 mm Hg and 89 mm Hg, respectively, P = .031) when data from all the surgical phases were pooled. Additionally, the mouth opening at the suture removal was statistically different for A200 and B200 solutions (91.90% +/- 3.00% and 88.57% +/- 2.38% of the preoperative measure, respectively) when surgeries required bone removal (P < .05). Conclusions: In comparison with 0.5% bupivacaine, 4% articaine (both with 1: 200,000 epinephrine) provided a shorter time to onset and comparable hemostasis and postoperative pain control with a shorter duration of soft tissue anesthesia in lower third molar removal.

The sequence of a 200 kb portion of a Plasmodium vivax chromosome reveals a high degree of conservation with Plasmodium falciparum chromosome 3

Within a 199 866 base pair (bp) portion of a Plasmodium vivax chromosome we identified a conserved linkage group consisting of at least 41 genes homologous to Plasmodium falciparum genes located on chromosome 3. There were no P. vivax homologues of the P. falciparum cytoadherence-linked asexual genes clag 3.2, clag 3.1 and a var C pseudogene found on the P. vivax chromosome. Within the conserved linkage group, the gene order and structure are identical to those of P. falciparum chromosome 3. This conserved linkage group may extend to as many as 190 genes. The subtelomeric regions are different in size and the P. vivax segment contains genes for which no P. falciparum homologues have been identified to date. The size difference of at least 900 kb between the homologous P. vivax chromosome and P. falciparum chromosome 3 is presumably due to a translocation. There is substantial sequence divergence with a much higher guanine + cytosine (G + C) content in the DNA and a preference for amino acids using GC-rich codons in the deduced proteins of P. vivax. This structural conservation of homologous genes and their products combined with sequence divergence at the nucleotide level makes the P. vivax genome a powerful tool for comparative analyses of Plasmodium genomes. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

O mar territorial brasileiro de 200 milhas: estratégia e soberania, 1970-1982

O artigo procura analisar e identificar o conjunto de forças que contribuíram, decisivamente, no alargamento do mar territorial brasileiro para 200 milhas marítimas, em março de 1970. Procura, ainda, demonstrar a estratégia empreendida pela política externa brasileira, em defesa de seu mar territorial de 200 milhas, durante o período que compreende a extensão marítima, em 1970, até a conclusão dos trabalhos da III Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre o Direito do Mar, em 1982, avaliando a Conferência e seus resultados principais no âmbito dos interesses brasileiros.

Brasil: 200 anos de Estado; 200 anos de administração pública; 200 anos de reformas

A passagem dos 200 anos da transferência da corte portuguesa para o Brasil tem suscitado a realização de inúmeros eventos comemorativos, como seminários, palestras, exposições e a publicação de livros e artigos em jornais e revistas. Entretanto, poucos encontros, discussões e publicações em torno dos "200 anos" procuraram destacar a questão da constituição do Estado nacional e da formação da administração pública brasileira. Este artigo preenche uma pequena parte da lacuna deixada na comemoração do bicentenário da chegada da família real portuguesa ao Brasil. Oferece um rápido panorama da história das transformações por que tem passado a administração pública brasileira, destacando as mudanças planejadas, quer dizer, os esforços de reforma do aparelho de Estado. São enfatizadas as três grandes reformas que se sucederam a partir de meados dos anos 1930 do século passado, separadas entre si por intervalos de 30 anos - 1937, 1967 e 1995 (ou 1998, ano da promulgação da Emenda Constitucional no 19). Todo o percurso percorrido desde 1808 configura hoje uma tríplice efeméride - 200 anos de Estado nacional, 200 anos de administração pública e 200 anos de reformas institucionais e administrativas.

RRH: envenoming syndrome due to 200 stings from Africanized honeybees

Envenoming syndrome from Africanized bee stings is a toxic syndrome caused by the inoculation of large amounts of venom from multiple bee stings, generally more than five hundred. The incidence of severe toxicity from Africanized bee stings is rare but deadly. This report reveals that because of the small volume of distribution, having fewer stings does not exempt a patient from experiencing an unfavorable outcome, particularly in children, elderly people or underweight people.

Development of a new U 200 pultrusion die to produce GRP composite profiles using different thermosetting resins

In this work, a steel heated pultrusion die was designed, developed and manufactured to produce U200 glass fibre reinforced thermosetting matrix (GRP) profiles. The finite element analysis (FEA) was used to predict and optimise the developed die heating by using cylindrical electrical powered cartridges. To assess the new die performance it was mounted in the 120 kN pultrusion line of the Portuguese company Vidropol SA and used to produce continuously U200 profiles able to meet all requirements specified for the E23 grade accordingly to the European Standard EN 13706: 2002. After setting up the type, orientation and sequence of layers in laminate, orthophthalic, isophthalic and bisphenolic unsaturated polyester as well as vinylester resins were used to produce glass fibre reinforced U 200 composite profiles. An appropriated catalyst system was selected and the processing variables optimised for each case, namely, pultrusion pull-speed and die temperature. Finally, the produced U200 profiles were submitted to visual inspection, calcination and mechanical tests, namely, flexural, tensional and interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) tests, to assess their accomplishment with the EN 13706 requirements.

A solubilidade de fosfatos naturais em solução de ácido cítrico a 2%, na proporção de 1:200

O fosforo (P2O5) de três amostras de fosfato tricálcico puro e o de farinha de ossos degelatinados apresentou-se totalmente solúvel em solução de acido cítrico a 2%, na proporção de 1 parte, em pêso, de material para 200 partes, em volume, de solução. Por outro lado, o P2O5 dos fosfatos naturais é apenas parcialmente solúvel em solução de acido cítrico a 2%, nas condições citadas. O número de equivalentes miligramas de hidrogênio existente em 200 ml de solução de acido cítrico a 2% e o dobro do necessário para a dissolução tanto de 1,0 grama de fosfato tricálcico como de 1,0 g de fluofosfato de calcio, componente mais importante das rochas fosfatadas. Uma vez que 200 ml de solução de acido cítrico a 2% não solubilizam todo o P2O5 das rochas fosfatadas, deve-se concluir que as suas características físico-químicas (composição química e rede cristalina do componente fosfático, porosidade, grau de finura, etc) diferem das apresentadas pelo fosfato tricálcico, além da possibilidade de ocorrência de outras substâncias (carbonatos), que as tornam menos solúveis. Como conse-qüência, apenas uma fração dos componentes fosfáticos das rochas fosfatadas apresenta um comportamento similar ao fosfato tricálcico, frente à solução de acido cítrico a 2%. Resulta, dessas considerações, a indicação da proporção de 1 grama de rocha fosfatada para 200 ml de solução de acido cítrico a 2% para extração do P2O5 e a interpretação do teor extraído como equivalente ao P2O5 contido no fosfato tricálcico (EFT)

Flora Costaricensis : Family #200, Acanthaceae by L.H. Durkee, Family #201, Plantaginaceae by William Burger.

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Estudi i implementació d'un arxivat de dades per a les plataformes SAP Enterprise 4.7 x 200 d'una gran empresa

En aquest projecte s'ha implementat un sistema de data archiving amb SAP-IXOS per a una empresa després que aquesta demanés consell a la nostra consultora per reduir espai en la base de dades, ja que només els quedava lliure un 14% de l'ocupació total, i d'aquesta forma millorar el rendiment del sistema. S'ha realitzat un estudi de la base de dades, ocupació en Mb i creixement mensual de les dades en les taules. S'han parametritzat objectes d'arxivat, creat i definits repositoris de contingut, fitxers lògics i s'han programat reports addicionals per arxivar les dades correctament. El resultat ha estat reduir la base de dades en un 22% sent posible l'entrada de noves dades obtenint una resposta més àgil del sistema.

Agustí Bartra: de Xabola a Crist de 200.000 braços. La recerca de la veu

El poeta Agustí Bartra va publicar la novel•la Xabola (Mèxic, 1943), la qual narra l'estada de quatre comapnys al camp de concentració francès d'Argelers. El 1958 un editor li'n demanà una traducció castellana, però Bartra optà per reescriure de dalt a baix la narració i en resultà la novel•la Cristo de 200.000 brazos, que es publicà en català el 1968 i, en una edicó definitiva, el 1974. El procés de revisió i de redacció (supressió de fragments, incoporació de textos, altereació de capítols, revisions estilístiques) que Bartra aplica al text són notables i permeten analitzar l'evolució literària de l'autor.

Healthcare Associated Infection Conference March 2006 Information (PDF 200 KB)

Healthcare Associated Infection Conference March 2006 Information