999 resultados para Cristais magnônicos e modos magnetostáticos
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OBJETIVO: O presente experimento visa a validar um protocolo de aquisição em 3D na tomografia por emissão de pósitrons, em substituição ao modo 2D, de forma a reduzir a dose de radiação nos pacientes, sem perda da qualidade de imagens. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Foram realizadas 27 simulações em equipamento Discovery ST, nos modos 2D com quatro minutos de aquisição e 3D com dois e quatro minutos. Utilizou-se um simulador do protocolo da National Electrical Manufacturers Association. No interior deste simulador estão inseridas seis esferas com diferentes diâmetros para a determinação da qualidade de imagem. As aquisições foram comparadas por três médicos nucleares, sem que eles identificassem o modo de aquisição. Cada observador atribuiu o valor igual a 1 quando alguma esfera não foi identificada ou valor 2 para esferas visíveis. RESULTADOS: A análise qualitativa pelo kappa generalizado demonstrou que a frequência de esferas visíveis foi maior no modo 3D com quatro minutos (85%) e a porcentagem de concordância também foi maior (88,9%), com kappa generalizado = 0,725 [0,507;0,942]. CONCLUSÃO: O modo 3D com quatro minutos de aquisição e com menores atividades de FDG-18F pode ser utilizado em pacientes com biótipo equivalente ao simulador, sem perda de qualidade de imagem.
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Synthetic methods used for the synthesis of the Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals (FLCs) will be considered with emphasis on the chiral synthesis methodologies and mesomorphic electrooptical properties.
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A simple method to obtain molecular Cartesian coordinates as a function of vibrational normal modes is presented in this work. The method does not require the definition of special matrices, like the F and G of Wilson, neither of group theory. The Eckart's conditions together with the diagonalization of kinetic and potential energy are the only required expressions. This makes the present approach appropriate to be used as a preliminary study for more advanced concepts concerning vibrational analysis. Examples are given for diatomic and triatomic molecules.
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Chirality deeply impacts the macroscopic properties on all scales of the universe from elemental particles through biological structures up to astronomic systems. Specifically, chiral liquid crystals give rise to self-organized macrostructures with unparalleled properties. Here we present easy experiments with a special class of chiral liquid crystals that show temperature-induced selective reflection of light (thermochromic effect). Understanding this thermochromic effect allows undergraduate students better realize important properties of super and supramolecular systems.
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The beta-lapachone is a product obtained from the Ipê Roxo tree [Tabebuia avellandae], which has proved its excellent antineoplasic potential acting through a particular mechanism of apoptosis against various cancer types. This study aims at determining the identity card of beta-lapachone by means of physico-chemical and pharmaco-technical characterization. A purifying process has been performed, as well as the isolation of a contaminant, its isomer alpha-lapachone. A stability study was also performed, determining the ideal storing conditions for beta-lapachone, essential for the ongoing pre-formulation studies for obtaining the different classic pharmaceutical forms and modified release systems.
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The present contribution describes some concepts of stereochemistry and chirality in molecules and crystals. This paper also reports on the development of a simple and fast experiment to prepare and recognize conglomerate and true racemate of tartaric acid produced by mechanic mixture of commercial enantiomers and recristalization. Optical activity and melting point of mixtures are also used in the analysis.
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The amounts of nicotinic acid, trigonelline, 5-CQA, caffeine, kahweol and cafestol in 38 commercial roasted coffees ranged from 0.02 to 0.04; 0.22 to 0.96; 0.14 to 1.20; 1.00 to 2.02; 0.10 to 0.80 and 0.25 to 0.55 g/100 g, respectively. Evaluation of color and content of thermo-labile compounds indicated similarity in roasting degree. Differences in the levels of diterpenes and caffeine, components less influenced by the roasting degree, could be mainly explained by the species used (arabica and robusta). Gourmet coffees showed high concentrations of diterpenes, trigonelline and 5-CQA and low levels of caffeine, indicating high proportion of arabica coffee.
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This work reports the growth of corundum crystals by the flux method. The main objective was the evaluation of versatility, effectiveness and real possibilities of the flux method to the synthesis and doping of monocrystals with impurities of particular interest. In this work the chosen impurities were i) Cr and ii) Fe and Ti, aiming the synthesis of rubies and sapphires, respectively. The crystals were grown by heating a mixture of Al2O3:Cr or Al2O3:Fe:Ti and flux (MoO3). The maximum crystal size obtained was 1.0 mm, all transparent, presenting well developed faces, bipiramidal hexagonal shape, and showing a typical red (ruby) and/or light blue (sapphire) color. EDX and XPD experiments were performed in order to characterize some of the synthesized crystals. All crystallized specimens presented the α-alumina atomic structure.
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Axis of quinary symmetry occur in molecular symmetry, as in the case of fullerenes, and in crystalline symmetry, in the quasicrystals. Minerals with pentagonal faces do not have this element of symmetry, as the pyrite (FeS2) which shows a ridge that is different from the other ones, in any face of the crystal. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate conceptual differences between pyritohedron and regular pentagonal dodecahedron symmetries, discussing students' difficulties to identify them. Also is proposed a didactic experiment with spatial models of the above-mentioned forms and the demonstration of its symmetries in clinographic projections.
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Arkit: 1 arkintunnukseton lehti, A4 B2.
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We describe a synthetic route consisting of five steps from aniline to obtain liquid crystal compounds derived from nitroazobenzene. Syntheses were performed during the second half of the semester in organic chemistry laboratory classes. Students characterized the liquid crystal phase by the standard melting point techniques, differential scanning calorimetry and polarized optical microscopy. These experiments allow undergraduate students to explore fundamentally important reactions in Organic Chemistry, as well as modern concepts in Chemistry such as self-assembly and self-organization, nanostructured materials and molecular electronics.
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Condensation reactions of glycerol with aldehydes and ketones were performed under thermal heating and microwave irradiation regimes. Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts were tested in both conditions. A silica sulfated (SiO2-SO3H) heterogeneous catalyst demonstrated the best performance relative to a selectivity of >95% in favor of 5-membered ketals. For acetals, preference in favor of 5-membered or 6-membered functional groups depends on the nature of the catalyst. Homogenous catalysts favor the more stable 6-membered acetals, whereas heterogeneous catalysts favor the less stable 5-membered acetals. However, the isomer ratios in the acetalization reaction are too low, and hence the reaction cannot be used in a synthetic plan for functional materials. Ketalization processes mediated by SiO2-SO3H show a high selectivity in favor of a 5-membered ring (1,3-dioxolane). The scope of condensation was tested with different ketones. A mechanism for heterogeneous catalysis related to the selectivity in the cyclization process is presented herein. Solketal, a commercial product, was also obtained by a condensation reaction of glycerol and propanone, and showed a high selectivity in favor of 1,3-dioxolane. It was transformed to potential allylic and chiral intermediates. A mesogenic core was connected to the organic framework of glycerol to produce a monomer liquid crystal material with a stable smectic-C mesophase.
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Esferas de poliestireno foram obtidas através da polimerização do estireno sem a presença de emulsificante. A suspensão foi caracterizada por Espalhamento de Luz e Microscopia Eletrônica de Transmissão apresentando monodispersidade com tamanho em torno de 463 nm. O método de deposição vertical foi utilizado para preparar filmes em substratos de vidro a partir da suspensão de esferas. Filmes de opalas de alta qualidade foram obtidos e caracterizados por Espectroscopia de Reflectância, Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura e Microscopia Óptica.
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O presente artigo se refere a uma parte integrante do projeto de pesquisa intitulado "A Cientificidade na Obra Marxiana de Maturidade" e pretende explicitar o estatuto categorial, determinativo, de dois dos principais conceitos que integram a crítica marxiana da economia política em sua versão madura: formas de ser e modos de produção. Tomados na linguagem corrente como praticamente sinônimos, as duas noções ganham no corpus científico-filosófico construído pela reflexão marxiana, cada qual, uma significação bastante precisa. Propomo-nos a esclarecer o conteúdo e a função teóricos cumpridos pelas duas categorias em questão, chamando a atenção para o problema da articulação categorial pensada que, em Marx, deve reproduzir, ou seja, traduzir e transpor o real na cabeça do homem. Procurar-se-á assim delimitar o efetivo sentido dos modos, histórico-sociais concretos, como modalidades de articulação de formas de ser efetivas da sociabilidade. Modos e formas de ser de entes, relações e processos sociais são momentos da determinação categorial da realidade societária. De um lado, tem-se a multiplicidade das efetivas formas de ser de relações, atividades e produtos. De outro lado, é a articulação que preside a vigência das ditas formas como existentes atualmente e parâmetro da sociabilidade como um todo.
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Os objetivos neste trabalho foram testar a homogeneidade, recalcular a média climatológica e determinar possíveis tendências e variabilidade interanual e interdecadal na série histórica secular mensal e sazonal de brilho solar, em Santa Maria - RS. Os dados de brilho solar foram obtidos na Estação Climatológica Principal (ECP) do Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (8o DISME), no período de 1912 a 2011. Foram usados os testes de Sequência, de Mann-Kendall e Pettitt para análise de homogeneidade e tendência, respectivamente. As séries históricas na escala mensal e sazonal são estacionárias e homogêneas, exceto para o mês de dezembro e para a estação de outono. Há variabilidade interanual e interdecadal nas séries, devido aos fenômenos El Niño-Oscilação Sul (ENOS) e da Oscilação Decadal do Pacífico (ODP), com sinal marcante da fase fria de ambos os fenômenos, que aumentam o brilho solar, principalmente nos meses de outubro e novembro (primavera).