[6 phot. par C. Moulinet du lancement d'un ballon dirigeable à la Varenne-Saint-Hilaire, extraites de l'Aérophile du 18 févr. 1897, don du prince Roland Bonaparte]

Donateur : Bonaparte, Roland (1858-1924)

Floods of July 19-25, 1999, in the Wapsipinicon and Cedar River Basins, Northeast Iowa, HR-140

Severe flooding occurred during July 19-25, 1999, in the Wapsipinicon and Cedar River Basins following two thunderstorms over northeast Iowa. During July 18-19, as much as 6 inches ofrainfall was centered over Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Mitchell, and Worth Counties. During July 20-21, a second storm occurred in which an additional rainfall of as much as 8 inches was centered over Chickasaw and Floyd Counties. The cumulative effect of the storms produced floods with new maximum peak discharges at the following streamflow-gaging stations: Wapsipinicon River near Tripoli, 19,400 cubic feet per second; Cedar River at Charles City, 31,200 cubic feet per second (recurrence interval about 90 years); Cedar River at Janesville, 42,200 cubic feet per second (recurrence interval about 80 years); and Flood Creek near Powersville, 19,000 cubic feet per second. Profiles of flood elevations for the July 1999 flood are presented in this report for selected reaches along the Wapsipinicon, Cedar, and Shell Rock Rivers and along Flood Creek. Information about the river basins, rain storms, and flooding are presented along with information on temporary bench marks and reference points in the Wapsipinicon and Cedar River Basins.

Níveis de proteína bruta e de energia metabolizável para frangas de postura semipesadas de 1 a 18 semanas de idade

The aim of this experiment was to evaluate the performance of commercial layers between 1 and 18 weeks of age submitted to different crude protein (CP) and metabolizable energy (ME) levels. The trial was carried out at the poultry sector of the Department of Animal Science, of the Centro de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidade Federal of Paraiba, Areia-PB, Brazil. Four hundred and thirty-two Lohmann Brown chicks were used at 3 days of age according to a completely randomized design in a 3 x 3 factorial scheme, with three CP levels and three ME levels. In the first phase (1-6 wk), the birds were fed with diets containing three levels of CP: 21, 22 or 23% CP and three levels of ME: 2,900, 3,000 and 3,100 kcal/kg diet. In the second phase (7-12 wk) and in the third phases (13-18 wk), CP levels of feeding were 18, 19 or 20%, and 16, 17 or 18%, respectively, and three ME levels being 2,700, 2,800 or 2,900 kcal ME/kg diet in these two phases. It was not found interaction between CP and ME levels. Based on the results obtained one recommends for the phases from 1 to 6, 7 to 12 and 13 to 18 weeks of age the levels of 21 % of CP and 2900 kcal of ME/kg diets, 20% of CP and 2700 kcal of ME/kg diets and 16% of CP and 2700 kcal of ME/kg diets respectively.

Estudio acústico y electroacústico de la sala 18 de Kinépolis (Madrid)

El objetivo de este proyecto se materializa en el diseño acústico y electroacústico de las salas de cine con número 18, 19, 20 y 21 del centro de cines Kinépolis situado en la Ciudad de la Imagen. Dichas salas son idénticas por lo que con el estudio y análisis de una se podrán extrapolar los resultados a las demás, por tanto a partir de ahora se realizará el diseño acústico y electroacústico centrado en la sala 18. Así pues se procederá a certificar que dicha sala cumple la norma THX. En dicho recinto se habrán aplicando con anterioridad diferentes técnicas de acondicionamiento sonoro (insonorización mediante el uso de materiales tanto absorbentes como reflectantes, arquitectura de la sala ), así como todos los acondicionamientos propios de un espacio de uso público cumpliendo las consiguientes normativas de seguridad. Se analizará la sala en su estado de partida mediante medidas acústicas in-situ tanto del tiempo de reverberación como del ruido de fondo, así como medidas espaciales con un medidor de alta precisión (láser); para posteriormente realizar las simulaciones en el programa EASE 4.01 de manera que la simulación sea lo más fidedigna posible. Estas medidas se realizarán de acuerdo a lo especificado en la norma UNE-EN ISO 3382. Cuando el comportamiento acústico del modelado de la sala sea el mismo que el de la sala real (respondan con el mismo Tiempo de Reverberación), mediante la introducción de los materiales adecuados y del ruido de fondo; se procederá al diseño electroacústico del equipo necesario para implementar el sistema de sonido multicanal Dolby (R). En el estudio electroacústico se distribuirán los diferentes altavoces que correctamente insertados ajustados sus niveles y retardos cubrirán con su señal uniformemente la sala cumpliendo los requisitos de la norma Dolby (R). Y finalmente una vez propuesto el sistema electroacústico y comprobado su correcto funcionamiento y por tanto el cumplimiento de la norma THX se propondrán mejoras en el sistema. Hay que señalar que aunque las recomendaciones THX son conocidas como norma THX no es una norma como tal, sino un conjunto de recomendaciones, que aconsejan utilizar una norma u otra para cada requisito. De ahora en adelante se referirá en este documento como norma THX. Se recuerda una vez más que dado que las salas son idénticas, y que las medidas realizadas en cada una de ellas son similares, se procederá en adelante al estudio de la sala única sala, la sala 18, siendo todos los estudios, análisis, comentarios y conclusiones aplicables a las otras 3 salas. Abstract The aim of this Project is the acoustic and electroacoustic design of the projection rooms 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st of the theater kinépolis, which is located at “Ciudad de la imagen”. These rooms are equal so with the studing and analazing of one of them , the results can be extrapolted from this one to the others, therefore as from now the and electroacoustic design will focus on the 18th room. As result the room will be certified that it comply with the standard THX. The starting point of the room will be analized such on-spot acoustical measures as the reverberation time and the noise level, in the same way the spatial measurements will be make with a precise laser meter, in order to perform simulations with the data obtained with the EASE 4.01 program. These mesurements should be made in accordance with the standard UNE-EN ISO 3382. Once the acoustical behavior of the simulated room became the same as the real room (the same reverberation times), through the configuration of the suitable materials and the background noise, previously measured, the electroacoustic design of the equipment necessary to develop the multichannel sound system Dolby (R) will be completed. In the electroacoustic design the sound power level and the dealys of the speakers and its amplifiers will be configurated till amplifiers provide an uniform coverage over the entire room in compliance with the Dolby (R) standard. Finally, once an electroacoustic system will be proposed and checked it works correctly in compliance with the THX standard, posible improvements will be identified. Abstract. Acoustic and electroacoustic study of the 18th room of the movie theater Kinépolis (Madrid) It must however be pointed out that although the THX standard is known as a standard it is actually a set of recommended practices made by Lucasfilm Ltd, anyway, from now on we will call it THX standard.

Efeito da taxa e da origem dos glúcidos sobre a glicémia e os balanços energético e azotadodo da truta Arco-íris, produzida a 8º C e 18º C

Dissertação de mest. em Aquacultura, Unidade de Ciências e Tecnologias dos Recursos Aquáticos, Univ. do Algarve, 1999

Biological activities of lignoids from Amazon Myristicaceae species: Virola michelii, V. mollissima, V. pavonis and Iryanthera juruensis

This work revisits the fruits of Iryanthera juruensis and Virola pavonis and the leaves from V. michelii, as well as describing a study of the fruits of V. mollissima. In I. juruensis aryltetraline neolignan (1) and tetrahydrofuran neolignan (2), were found while from V. pavonis neolignans of benzofuran type (6-9), the tetrahydrofuran type (2, 11-13, 17) and the biphenyl type (10), in addition to diastereoisomers of the 8.O.4'-oxyneolignan type (14 and 15) and others were isolated. The V. mollissima accumulates the aryltetralone neolignan 4 and its seco derivative (5). The lignoids 1 and 2 obtained from I. juruensis arils possess antileishmanial activity against the promastigote form of Leishmania amazonensis.

Diffraction gratings fabricated in DLC thin films

This work presents the fabrication of two-dimensional diffraction gratings in diamond-like carbon (DLC) thin films, with applications in computer-generated holography and micro optics. In order to achieve high diffraction efficiency and to have a very simple manufacturing process, the device is designed to modulate only the phase of an incoming coherent monochromatic laser beam (632.8 nm, HeNe laser). This modulation is obtained by implementing a binary microrelief in the DLC film, responsible for generating a localized optical path difference of half a wavelength. This microrelief is obtained by anisotropic reactive ion etching of the DLC surface in an oxygen based plasma. The DLC layer was grown by reactive magnetron sputtering, using a methane-based plasma chemistry. AFM measurements show a low-level surface roughness of less than 1% of the operation wavelength, and optical characterization shows a good quality of the reconstructed diffraction patterns. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.