Fauna de flebotomíneos (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) em terra firme e planície fluvial na área de influência do gasoduto Coari-Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil

Este trabalho teve como objetivo realizar um levantamento preliminar da entomofauna de flebotomíneos nas áreas de influência do gasoduto Coari-Manaus (AM). As coletas foram realizadas no período de 4 a 8 de agosto (2003), em cinco dos sete municípios da área de influência do gasoduto, utilizando-se de armadilhas de luz do tipo CDC. Foram capturados 205 indivíduos, distribuídos em 25 espécies, pertencentes a oito subgêneros (151 - 73,7%) e quatro grupos (54 - 26,3%). A espécie Lutzomyia umbratilis foi a mais numerosa encontrando-se 21,0% (43) do total coletado. Nestas coletas foi registrada pela primeira vez no Amazonas e segunda no Brasil a espécie Lutzomyia preclara, coletada nos municípios de Caapiranga e Manacapuru.

Measurements of the Total and Differential Higgs Boson Production Cross Sections Combining the H→γγ and H→ZZ∗→4ℓ Decay Channels at s√=8 TeV with the ATLAS Detector

Measurements of the total and differential cross sections of Higgs boson production are performed using 20.3 fb−1 of pp collisions produced by the Large Hadron Collider at a center-of-mass energy of s√=8 TeV and recorded by the ATLAS detector. Cross sections are obtained from measured H→γγ and H→ZZ∗→4ℓ event yields, which are combined accounting for detector efficiencies, fiducial acceptances and branching fractions. Differential cross sections are reported as a function of Higgs boson transverse momentum, Higgs boson rapidity, number of jets in the event, and transverse momentum of the leading jet. The total production cross section is determined to be σpp→H=33.0±5.3(stat)±1.6(sys)pb. The measurements are compared to state-of-the-art predictions.

Measurements of the top quark branching ratios into channels with leptons and quarks with the ATLAS detector

A measurement of the inclusive cross section for top quark pair production in pp collisions using events with an isolated lepton (muon or electron) and a τ lepton decaying to hadrons (τhad) is reported. Measurements of the branching ratios of top quark decays into leptons and jets using events with tt¯ (top antitop) pairs are also reported. Events were recorded with the ATLAS detector at the LHC in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV. The collected data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 4.6 fb−1. The inclusive cross section measured using events with an isolated lepton and a τhad is σtt¯=183±9(stat.)±23(syst.)±3(lumi.)pb. The measured top quark branching ratios agree with the Standard Model predictions within the measurement uncertainties of a few percent.

Searches for Higgs boson pair production in the hh→bbττ,γγWW∗,γγbb,bbbb channels with the ATLAS detector

Searches for both resonant and non-resonant Higgs boson pair production are performed in the hh→bbττ,γγWW∗ final states using 20.3 fb−1 of pp collision data at a center-of-mass energy of 8 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. No evidence of their production is observed and 95% confidence level upper limits on the production cross sections are set. These results are then combined with the published results of the hh→γγbb,bbbb analyses. An upper limit of 0.69 (0.47) pb on the non-resonant Standard Model like hh production is observed (expected), corresponding to 70 (48) times of the SM gg→hh cross section. For production via narrow resonances, cross section limits of hh production from a heavy Higgs boson decay are set as a function of the heavy Higgs boson mass. The observed (expected) limits range from 2.1 (1.1) pb at 260 GeV to 0.011 (0.018) pb at 1000 GeV. These results are interpreted in the context of two simplified scenarios of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model.

Efecto de la forestación con pináceas sobre la biodiversidad y el funcionamiento de sistemas fluviales serranos en pastizales de altura. Pine afforestation effects on ecosystem functioning and biodiversity in mountain pastureland fluvial systems.

Las acciones antrópicas han alterado los ecosistemas a escala global mediante cambios en la estructura y función de los sistemas terrestres y acuáticos. En este sentido, la deforestación de bosques ripariales impacta fuertemente sobre los sistemas lóticos como así también el proceso inverso, la conversión de pasturas naturales a bosques debido a forestaciones extensivas. Las nacientes de los arroyos de la provincia de Córdoba se ubican en pastizales dominados por gramíneas, muchos de los cuales han sido reemplazados por plantaciones de coníferas, con potenciales efectos sobre la estructura y el funcionamiento de los cursos de agua. En consecuencia, la evaluación de los efectos de esta actividad forestal sobre los arroyos es esencial para la implementación de adecuadas estrategias de manejo y conservación del recurso acuático. El objetivo de este proyecto es evaluar los efectos de la forestación con pináceas sobre la estructura y el funcionamiento de sistemas fluviales en pastizales de altura de las sierras de Córdoba. Se pretende analizar la dinámica de la biota acuática en arroyos de pastizales y en arroyos forestados. Se cuantificarán productores primarios y materia orgánica particulada y se medirán procesos ecológicos como la producción primaria y descomposición de materia orgánica gruesa. Se espera que la forestación con pináceas altere el ciclo de los nutrientes, disminuya el caudal y cambie el balance de temperatura al incrementar la sombra y el ingreso de materia orgánica particulada gruesa. En consecuencia, y debido a los cambios abióticos contrastantes generados por la implantación de pinos, podrían detectarse alteraciones drásticas en el ecosistema. Se seleccionarán seis arroyos de la subcuenca del arroyo Santa Rosa (Subcuenca Ctalamochita). Tres arroyos discurren en pastizales naturales y tres en áreas forestadas con pináceas. Se tomarán muestras de invertebrados y materia orgánica en el bentos en aguas altas y aguas bajas y se registrarán parámetros físico-químicos. Se colectarán muestras de perifiton para análisis de especies, biomasa y clorofila. Se realizarán experimentos de campo para medir la tasa de degradación de la materia orgánica y la producción primaria. La detección del grado de alteración de los sistemas naturales es el punto de partida para la implementación de apropiadas estragias de manejo del recurso. Entre los indicadores que permitirán verificar el efecto de las forestaciones estan los cambios en la biodiversidad, en la tasa de degradación de materia orgánica y en la producción primaria, como así también en la dinámica de los nutrientes y en los ciclos de caudales. Esta propuesta pretende generar lazos de interrelación entre distintos sectores para la implementación efectiva de planes de conservación y restauración y propiciar las relaciones necesarias para el logro de objetivos que beneficien a la sociedad como un todo.

Experimental investigation of heat transfer characteristics from arrays of free impinging circular jets and hole channels

Free Tube Jet - Impingemenet - Heat Transfer - Arrary - Infrared Techuique - Hole Channels - Heat Transfer Uniformaty

Modulation of Ca 2+ dependent inactivation of Ca 2+ channels by intracellular signalling

Magdeburg, Univ., Fak. für Naturwiss., Diss., 2009

Channel estimation and ICI cancellation for adaptive OFDM systems in doubly selective channels

Magdeburg, Univ., Fak. für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, Diss., 2010

Assessment of the VoIP Transmission Quality over Digital Power Line Carrier Channels

This article is devoted to the research of VoIP transmission quality over Digital Power Line Carrier channels. Assessment of quality transmission is performed using E-model. Paper considers the possibility of joint using of Digital Power Line carrier equipment with different architecture in one network. As a result of the research, the rule for constructing of multi-segment Digital Power Line Carrier channels was formulated. This rule allows minimizing the transmission delay and saving frequency resources of high voltage Power Line Carrier range.

The Research of Increase of Channel Efficiency for IP Traffic Transmission over Digital Power Line Carrier Channels

This article is devoted to the research of channel efficiency for IP-traffic transmission over Digital Power Line Carrier channels. The application of serial WAN connections and header compression as methods to increase channel efficiency is considered. According to the results of the research an effective solution for network traffic transmission in DPLC networks was proposed.

Crosstalk between NMDAR antagonists and potassium channels in murine and human lymphocytes

Magdeburg, Univ., Fak. für Naturwiss., Diss., 2014

Two new serovars of Salmonella: S. Natal and S. potengi, isolated from fluvial water in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil

Two new serovars of Salmonella from estuary waters of potengi river in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, were isolated. They were named S. natal (9,12: z4, z24:-) and S. potengi (18;z: -). Both types belong to the subgenus I, or subspecies 1, thought they showed atypical behaviour (KCN +).

T-type Ca2+ channels, SK2 channels and SERCAs gate sleep-related oscillations in thalamic dendrites.

T-type Ca2+ channels (T channels) underlie rhythmic burst discharges during neuronal oscillations that are typical during sleep. However, the Ca2+-dependent effectors that are selectively regulated by T currents remain unknown. We found that, in dendrites of nucleus reticularis thalami (nRt), intracellular Ca2+ concentration increases were dominated by Ca2+ influx through T channels and shaped rhythmic bursting via competition between Ca2+-dependent small-conductance (SK)-type K+ channels and Ca2+ uptake pumps. Oscillatory bursting was initiated via selective activation of dendritically located SK2 channels, whereas Ca2+ sequestration by sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPases (SERCAs) and cumulative T channel inactivation dampened oscillations. Sk2-/- (also known as Kcnn2) mice lacked cellular oscillations, showed a greater than threefold reduction in low-frequency rhythms in the electroencephalogram of non-rapid-eye-movement sleep and had disrupted sleep. Thus, the interplay of T channels, SK2 channels and SERCAs in nRt dendrites comprises a specialized Ca2+ signaling triad to regulate oscillatory dynamics related to sleep.

Deadlock avoidance with virtual channels

High Performance Computing is a rapidly evolving area of computer science which attends to solve complicated computational problems with the combination of computational nodes connected through high speed networks. This work concentrates on the networks problems that appear in such networks and specially focuses on the Deadlock problem that can decrease the efficiency of the communication or even destroy the balance and paralyze the network. Goal of this work is the Deadlock avoidance with the use of virtual channels, in the switches of the network where the problem appears. The deadlock avoidance assures that will not be loss of data inside network, having as result the increased latency of the served packets, due to the extra calculation that the switches have to make to apply the policy.