613 research outputs found

    Standard Model Extension with Flipped Generations

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    An extension of the Standard Model is presented that leads to the possible existence of new gauge bosons with masses in the range of a few TeV. Due to the fact that their couplings to Standard Model fermions are strongly suppressed, it is possible for them to be hidden from current searches. The model contains additional generations of fermions with quantum numbers resembling those of the Standard Model fermion generations but with a twist: their charge assignments are such that their electric charges and chiralities are flipped with respect to those of their corresponding Standard Model counterparts. This feature provides a way to obtain potential dark matter candidates and the interesting possibility for a Lepton number conserving dimension-five operator for Dirac neutrino masses. The model implications associated to electroweak precision parameters, flavor changing neutral currents, and diphoton rate contributions are briefly discussed. The general assumptions of this set up are also used to sketch a couple of variants of the model with peculiar features that could motivate further study.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables. Discussion on W' boson and RH neutrinos extended, references added, typos corrected, title changed. Matches published version in PL

    Designing Flaps for Closure of a Variety of Skin Defects

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    In this article, I am presenting a variety of working models for closure of skin defects of different shapes along with their corresponding indications and mode of use. These working models can be enlarged or reduced in size using a regular copying machine in order to evaluate the best possibilities related to the position of the incision. The great advantage of this method is that the geometric results are always predictable. Furthermore, this method will improve the survival of the flaps and the cosmetic results. In summary, the surgeon can use a variety of skin incisions taking advantage of the minimal tension lines of the skin and also taking into consideration the anatomical characteristics of the region involved. In this article, I have used the minimal tension lines of the skin, because they are easy to demonstrate by simple measures, such as pinching of the skin in different directions. In addition, the surgeon can assess the mobility and the elasticity of the skin on an individual basis

    Diagnostic Scores in Acute Appendicitis

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    Diagnostic scores should be part of the initial evaluation of patients suspected of acute appendicitis. This approach could be very helpful in order to make an early diagnosis and to stratify the cases for observation, further investigation, or surgical intervention

    Clinical Approach in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis

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    Abdominal pain is the most common reason for consultation in the emergency department, and most of the times, its cause is an episode of acute appendicitis. However, the misdiagnosis rate of acute appendicitis is high due to the unusual presentation of the symptoms. Therefore, the clinician has to be very alert in order to establish a correct diagnosis

    Esperante: The New Esperanto Language

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    Esperanto was designed as an international language but, it is not the case because its vocabulary is based on European languages that are unfamiliar to most of the world population. In this respect, we should look on recent statistics where the top native speakers in the world are the Chinese (11.92%), Spanish (5.99%) and English (4.92%) [1].  It is important to note that the Chinese use the Mandarin language that is not a language but a set of dialects that they use as a common language.

    Intrinsic non-magnetic ϕ0\phi_0 Josephson junctions in twisted bilayer graphene

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    Recent experiments have demonstrated the possibility to design highly controllable junctions on magic angle twisted bilayer graphene, enabling the test of its superconducting transport properties. We show that the presence of chiral pairing in such devices manifests in the appearance of an anomalous Josephson effect (ϕ0\phi_0 behavior) even in the case of symmetric junctions and without requiring any magnetic materials or fields. Such behavior arises from the combination of chiral pairing and nontrivial topology of the twisted bilayer graphene band structure that can effectively break inversion symmetry. Moreover, we show that the ϕ0\phi_0 effect could be experimentally enhanced and controlled by electrostatic tuning of the junction transmission properties

    Transport and spectral properties of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene junctions based on local orbital models

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    The electronic properties of junctions defined electrostatically on twisted bilayer graphene can be addressed theoretically using lattice models. Recent works have introduced minimal local orbital models to describe twisted bilayer graphene at the magic angle (MATBLG) with different degrees of approximation and accounting for fragile topology. Based on these models and using Green's function techniques we analyze in this work the spectral and transport properties for MATBLG defined along different types of edges. To this end we first study the effect of symmetry breaking perturbations on the bulk bands, identifying their topological character. In a second step we obtain results for the local spectral densities at open boundaries and for two terminal transport on a three region junction where one could control independently the central and lateral regions doping level. Due to the large moiré length we observe that the hybridization of chiral edge states on these junctions gives rise to a signature in the longitudinal transport and to asymmetries in the local densities of states. We further show that these properties are extremely sensitive to the orientation of the junctions along the moiré lattic

    Elaboración de un plan de evacuación y emergencia del edificio rectorado de una universidad pública en la ciudad de Guayaquil

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    La elaboración de un plan de evacuación y emergencia del edificio rectorado de una universidad pública ubicada en la ciudad de Guayaquil, tuvo el objetivo principal de especificar los riesgos y vulnerabilidades que se encuentran dentro del edificio, cumpliendo con las normas de protección de los trabajadores para disminuir y prevenir todo tipo de riesgo generado dentro de la institución, cumpliendo con los requerimientos impartidos por las leyes de la República del Ecuador, con el objetivo de cumplir con los requisitos legales, previniendo sanciones de agentes reguladores. Para este proyecto se tuvo presente lo dispuesto en el Servicio Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos y Emergencias, de igual forma el Decreto Ejecutivo 2393.The preparation of an evacuation and emergency plan for the rectory building of a public university located in the city of Guayaquil had the main objective of specifying the risks and vulnerabilities that are inside the building, complying with worker protection standards to reduce and prevent all types of risk generated within the institution, complying with the requirements imparted by the laws of the Republic of Ecuador, with the objective of complying with legal requirements, preventing sanctions from regulatory agents. For this project, the provisions of the National Service for Risk and Emergency Management, as well as Executive Decree 2393

    Relación entre las prácticas de control y la presencia de arroz voluntario (ORIZA SATIVA L.) En el Valle de Sébaco, en el segundo semestre 2016

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    Los arroces voluntarios, y más específicamente el arroz rojo constituyen un problema importante en la producción de arroz en Nicaragua. Sus semillas no son consumidas por la población nicaragüense y ocasiona una serie de problemas en el manejo y la productividad del cultivo. Entre ellas están, contaminación de los lotes, ocasionando depreciación de la tierra, contaminación de los granos, lo cual se traduce en pérdidas de calidad de grano, también incrementa los costos de producción, por las múltiples labores de control que son necesarias para reducirlo de los campos. Es por ello que durante la época de invierno del 2016, se realizó la investigación sobre las prácticas de control y la presencia de arroz voluntario o arroz rojo (Oriza Sativa L.) en el Valle de Sébaco, con una población de 10 productores arroceros y una muestra de dos productores de las comunidades las Conchitas y Paso Real. La mayor afectación de arroz rojo se encontró en la finca del señor Víctor Valdivia con porcentaje de 61-80 plantas que pertenece a un grado 4, con una descripción abundante número, según escala de Alemán (1991), en comparación a la finca del señor Gerardo Dávila con una incidencia de grado 3 con un porcentaje de 41-60 plantas, con una descripción de poco frecuente. La práctica para el control de arroz rojo más usada por los productores es la combinación de varias prácticas como: el control cultural-químico y control cultura- mecánico cada una de ella con un 30% y la de menor uso con el 10% la práctica cultural-biotecnológico. La característica altura tuvo una mayor medida en la finca del señor Dávila con 20.12 cm de alto y en la finca del señor Valdivia 14.10 cm de altura. Todas las plantas encontradas en ambas fincas presentaron color de tallo rojo oscuro. Palabras claves: arroz, voluntarios, depreciación, calidad, prácticas, presenci

    Respuesta humoral en Leishmaniasis del Perú : Proteínas HSP70 y ribosomales P

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    En la presente tesis, se abordó el clonado de la hsp70 de L.(V.) peruviana y la caracterización de la respuesta humoral en pacientes con Leishmaniasis Tegumentaria Americana, la Enfermedad de Chagas y la enfermedad mixta Chagas/Leishmaniasis. Se determinó el tamaño del inserto de U4 en 1,6 Kpb. Se mostró que U4 presentaba un marco de lectura abierto de 525 pb. que codifican para los 174 aminoácidos C-terminales de la hsp70 de L.(V.) peruviana. U4 presenta una homología de 98% con Lbb1 (97% de identidad y 1% de cambios conservativos) y con RA1 un 87% (74% de identidad y 13% de cambios conservativos). Se determinó la organización genómica de los genes hsp70 por Southern-blot de ADN genómico de clones de L.(V.) peruviana y L.(V.) braziliensis. Se encontró 2 locus genómicos, uno de los cuales contenía un tandem de genes hsp70 para ambas especies de Leishmania sp. Los ADNc de U4 y Lbb1 se subclonaron pGEX1l T para caracterizar la respuesta humoral en Leishmaniasis Tegumentaria Americana, Enf. de Chagas y la Inf. mixta Chagas/Espundia por Ensayo de Placa de Lisis, Western-blot y ELISA. Los resultados obtenidos por las 3 técnicas indican que U4/Lbb1 se pueden usar en el diagnóstico de L. Mucocutánea (Espundia) y junto a JL7, permitiría un diagnóstico diferencial de la enfermedad mixta Chagas/Espundia. El clonado y la caracterización de la respuesta humoral de las proteínas ribosomales P2 de L.(V.) peruviana y L.(V.) braziliensis. El clonado de las proteínas ribosomales ácidas de tipo P2 de L.(V.) peruviana y L.(V.) braziliensis se realizó mediante rastreo de bibliotecas de expresión en l gt11 con sondas de las proteínas ribosomales P2a y P2b de L.(L.) infantum. En la biblioteca de expresión de L.(V.) peruviana se aisló un recombinante con cada sonda. El recombinante LbpP2a tenía un inserto de aprox. 900 pb., presentando un marco de lectura abierto de 327 pb. que codifican 108 aminoácidos, faltándole sólo los 3 primeros residuos N-terminales para estar completa. El recombinante LbpP2a presenta una homología de aminoácidos de 95% (89% de identidad y 6% de cambios conservativos) con la proteína homóloga de L.(L.) infantum, un 87% (74% de identidad y 13% de cambios conservativos) con la de T. cruzi y un 65% (44% de identidad y 21% de cambios conservativos) con la proteína P2 humana. El otro recombinante (LbpP2b ) aislado de la misma biblioteca continua un inserto de 271 pb., presentando un marco de lectura abierto de 144 pb. que codifican los 44 últimos aminoácidos C-terminales. Cuando se compara el recombinante LbpP2b con sus homólogas de otras especies de Trypanosomátidos, la más alta homología la presenta con la proteína ribosomal P2b de L.(L.) infantum con un 90% (81% de identidad y 9% de cambios conservativos), con la P2b de T. cruzi alcanza un 86% (78% de identidad y 8% de cambios conservativos), con la P2b de T. brucei un 78% (66% de identidad y 12% de cambios conservativos) y con la P2 humana un 73% (59% de identidad y 14% de cambios conservativos). En la biblioteca de expresión de L.(V.) braziliensis se aisló un recombinante (LbbP2b -like) con la sonda la P2a de L.(L.) infantum. Este recombinante contiene un inserto de aprox. 750 pb., presentando un marco de lectura abierto de 264 pb. que codifican los 87 aminoácidos C-terminales de una proteína ribosomal P2b atípica de L.(V.) braziliensis. La comparación de aminoácidos es mayor con el recombinante LbpP2b con un 72% (52% de identidad y 20% de cambios conservativos), un 69% con la de L.(L.) infantum (49% de identidad y 20% de cambios conservativos), con la P2 humana un 64% (35% de identidad y 29% de cambios conservativos), con la T. brucei 58% (38% de identidad y 20% de cambios conservativos) y finalmente con la de T. cruzi un 53% (31% de identidad y 22% de cambios conservativos). Al analizar la respuesta humoral de pacientes con L. Mucocutánea contra los recombinantes LbpP2a y LbbP2b -like, se vió que el epítope inmunodominante no se localiza en el extremo C-terminal, mientras que en las proteínas ribosomales P de T. cruzi, se había determinado el extremo C-terminal como el epítope inmunodominante (péptido R-13). De otro lado, pacientes con la Enfermedad de Chagas no reaccionaban con las proteínas ribosomales de tipo P2 de Leishmania sp., indicando que inducen anticuerpos Leishmania-específicos y que no cros-reaccionan con las de T. Cruzi.I have performed the cloning of the hsp70 of Leishmania (Viannia) peruviana (recombinant U4) and characterization of the humoral inmune response in patients with American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (ATL), Chagas’ disease (CH) and the mixed infection Chagas/Leishmaniasis (CH/L) against this protein. The recombinant U4 has an insert of 1,6 Kbp., presenting an open reading frame (ORF) of 525 bp, coding for the last 174 aminoacids. The recombinant U4 presents a high degree of homology with the recombinant Lbb1 (C-terminal domain of the hsp70 of L.(V.) braziliensis) of 98% (97% identity and 1% non conservative substitutions) and with the recombinant RA1 (C-terminal domain of the hsp70 of T. cruzi) of 87% (74% identity and 13% non conservative substitutions). I found two hsp70 genomic loci in the genome of the related species L.(V.) peruviana and L.(V.) braziliensis as determined by Southern blot. One locus comprised the tandem repeat of the hsp70 genes, which present a repetitive unit of 3,7 Kbp. I have cloned the U4, Lbb1 and RA1 cDNAs in the expression vector pGEX1l T to characterize the humoral inmune response in ATL, CH and CH/L as measured by ELISA, Phage dot array immunoassay and Western blot. I found a high reactivity of Mococutaneous Leishmaniasis sera with the U4/Lbb1 recombinant proteins, whereas most of the Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Chagasic and non-related sera did not. I have also cloned the ribosomal P2-type proteins of L.(V.) peruviana (LbpP2a and LbpP2b ) and L.(V.) braziliensis (LbbP2b -like) by screening of the expression libraries with P2-type ribosomal proteins from L.(L.) infantum as probes. The recombinant LbpP2a has an insert of 900 bp. An ORF of 327 bp, codifying 108 aminoacids, lacking the three N-terminal residues to be a full length protein. This recombinant presents an homology of 95% (89% identity and 6% conservative substitution) with the homologous of L.(L.) infantum, 87% of homology (74% identity and 13% conservative substitutions) with the corresponding of T. cruzi and 65% of homology (44% identity and 25% conservative substitutions) with the human P2 protein. The recombinant LbpP2b has an insert of 271 bp, presenting on ORF of 144 bp, coding for the last 44 C-terminal aminoacids. It has an homology of 90% (81% identity and 9% conservative substitutions) with the corresponding of L.(L.) infantum, 86% of homology (78% identity and 8% conservative substitutions) with that of T. cruzi, 78% of homology (66% identity and 12% conservative substitutions) with the P2b protein of T. brucei and 73% of homology (59% identity and 14% conservative substitutions) with the human P2 protein. The LbbP2b -like protein has an insert of 750 bp, presenting an ORF of 264 bp. coding for the 87 C-terminal aminoacids. It has 72% of homology (52% identity and 20% conservative substitutions) with that of L.(V.) braziliensis, 69% (49% identity and 20% conservative substitutions) with that of L.(L.) infantum, 64% (35% identity and 29% conservative substitutions) with the human P2 protein, 58% (38% identity and 20% conservative substitutions) with the P2b of T. brucei and a 53% (31% identity and 22% conservative substitutions) with that of T. cruzi. In both Leishmania P2 proteins (LbpP2a and LbbP2b -like) evaluated, the most antigenic epitope was not located at the C-terminus, whereas in the T. cruzi P2 proteins the inmunodominant epitope was the last 13 C-terminal residues (R-13 peptide). Chagasic sera did not react with the ribosomal P2 proteins from Leishmania sp.Fil:Panebra Alvarado, Alfredo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina
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