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    A fine grained heuristic to capture web navigation patterns

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    In previous work we have proposed a statistical model to capture the user behaviour when browsing the web. The user navigation information obtained from web logs is modelled as a hypertext probabilistic grammar (HPG) which is within the class of regular probabilistic grammars. The set of highest probability strings generated by the grammar corresponds to the user preferred navigation trails. We have previously conducted experiments with a Breadth-First Search algorithm (BFS) to perform the exhaustive computation of all the strings with probability above a specified cut-point, which we call the rules. Although the algorithm’s running time varies linearly with the number of grammar states, it has the drawbacks of returning a large number of rules when the cut-point is small and a small set of very short rules when the cut-point is high. In this work, we present a new heuristic that implements an iterative deepening search wherein the set of rules is incrementally augmented by first exploring trails with high probability. A stopping parameter is provided which measures the distance between the current rule-set and its corresponding maximal set obtained by the BFS algorithm. When the stopping parameter takes the value zero the heuristic corresponds to the BFS algorithm and as the parameter takes values closer to one the number of rules obtained decreases accordingly. Experiments were conducted with both real and synthetic data and the results show that for a given cut-point the number of rules induced increases smoothly with the decrease of the stopping criterion. Therefore, by setting the value of the stopping criterion the analyst can determine the number and quality of rules to be induced; the quality of a rule is measured by both its length and probability

    Alterations in brain connectivity due to plasticity and synaptic delay

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    Brain plasticity refers to brain's ability to change neuronal connections, as a result of environmental stimuli, new experiences, or damage. In this work, we study the effects of the synaptic delay on both the coupling strengths and synchronisation in a neuronal network with synaptic plasticity. We build a network of Hodgkin-Huxley neurons, where the plasticity is given by the Hebbian rules. We verify that without time delay the excitatory synapses became stronger from the high frequency to low frequency neurons and the inhibitory synapses increases in the opposite way, when the delay is increased the network presents a non-trivial topology. Regarding the synchronisation, only for small values of the synaptic delay this phenomenon is observed

    Eficácia de Beauveria bassiana para o controle de Hedypathes betulinus em erva-mate, Ilex paraguariensis.

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    O controle das pragas da erva-mate, dentre as quais a broca-da-erva-mate, Hedypathes betulinus, é limitado principalmente a técnicas silviculturais e catação manual, pois não é permitida a aplicação de agroquímicos nessa cultura. A fim de contribuir com informações para o controle biológico de H. betulinus, o presente trabalho teve por objetivos determinar a eficácia e o número de aplicações anuais do micoinseticida à base do fungo entomopatogênico Beauveria bassiana para o controle dessa praga. Os experimentos foram conduzidos em uma área de erva-mate em monocultura, no município de Campo Alegre, SC, Brasil. O formulado foi pulverizado no tronco e na base das árvores, de acordo com um cronograma de duas ou três aplicações, em diferentes meses do ano. Constatou-se a eficácia com a utilização do formulado, sendo que os dados de captura das áreas tratadas diferiram estatisticamente da testemunha e do tratamento com catação manual. Contudo, não houve diferença estatística entre os tratamentos com duas e três aplicações, sendo capturados, respectivamente, 18,4% e 17,7% dos insetos marcados. Assim, apenas duas pulverizações com B. bassiana realizadas nos meses de novembro e fevereiro são eficientes para o controle de H. betulinus e manutenção do inóculo na área de erva-mate em monocultur

    An infrared diagnostic for magnetism in hot stars

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    Magnetospheric observational proxies are used for indirect detection of magnetic fields in hot stars in the X-ray, UV, optical, and radio wavelength ranges. To determine the viability of infrared (IR) hydrogen recombination lines as a magnetic diagnostic for these stars, we have obtained low-resolution (R~1200), near-IR spectra of the known magnetic B2V stars HR 5907 and HR 7355, taken with the Ohio State Infrared Imager/Spectrometer (OSIRIS) attached to the 4.1m Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) Telescope. Both stars show definite variable emission features in IR hydrogen lines of the Brackett series, with similar properties as those found in optical spectra, including the derived location of the detected magnetospheric plasma. These features also have the added advantage of a lowered contribution of stellar flux at these wavelengths, making circumstellar material more easily detectable. IR diagnostics will be useful for the future study of magnetic hot stars, to detect and analyze lower-density environments, and to detect magnetic candidates in areas obscured from UV and optical observations, increasing the number of known magnetic stars to determine basic formation properties and investigate the origin of their magnetic fields.Comment: 4 pages, accepted for publication in A&

    LIQUID METAL FLOW CONTROL BY DC ELECTROMAGNETIC PUMPS

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    The cooling system of high-density thermal power requires fluids of high thermal conductivity, such as liquid metals. Electromagnetic pumps can be used to liquid metal fluid flow control in cooling circuits. The operation of electromagnetic pumps used to flow control is based on Lorentz force. This force can be achieved by magnetic field and electric current interaction, controlled by external independent power supplies. This work presents the electromagnetic pump operational principles, the IEAv development scheme and the BEMC-1 simulation code. The theoretical results of BEMC-1simulation are compared to electromagnetic pump operation experimental data, validating the BEMC-1 code. This code is used to evaluate the DC electromagnetic pump performance applied to Mercury flow control and others liquid metal such as Sodium, Lead and Bismuth, used in nuclear fast reactors

    A PARAMETRIC STUDY AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF DC ELECTROMAGNETIC PUMPS WITH BEMC-1 CODE

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    Electromagnetic pumps are used to control liquid metal fluid flow in cooling loops. The principle of operation of an electromagnetic pump is based on Lorentz’s force. This is obtained by interaction of the magnetic field and the electrical current, imposed and adjusted by independent external electric power sources. In this work are presented the continuous current electromagnetic pumps, their basic equations and the BEMC-1 code, developed for design and performance evaluation of a DC electromagnetic pump. The main objective of this paper is a parametric study for magnetic induction, static pressure, fluid flow and performance evaluation of the pump. The theoretical results are compared with the experimental data to get adjust factors to be used in the BEMC-1 code. In this way the BEMC-1 code can be validated and used in the evaluations and projects of DC electromagnetic pumps

    Produtividade da cultura da abóbora em diferentes densidades de plantio no Vale do São Francisco.

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    A abóbora é amplamente cultivada e consumida no Brasil, em especial na região Nordeste. O espaçamento entre e dentro da linha são cruciais para o desenvolvimento e produção da cultura. Com o objetivo de avaliar diferentes espaçamentos de plantio na produtividade de acessos e cultivar de abóbora, instalou-se um experimento no período de maio a setembro de 2010, no campo experimental da Embrapa Semiárido em Petrolina-PE. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi de blocos ao acaso, em esquema fatorial 5x3, compreendendo quatro acessos selecionados do Banco Ativo de Germoplasma de Abóbora (Acessos: A422, A612, A620 e A627) e a cultivar Jacarezinho como testemunha, e três espaçamentos entre plantas (4x1; 4x2 e 4x3 m), com quatro repetições. Maior produtividade foi obtida pelo acesso A612 (17,3 t ha-1), seguido pelo acesso A422 (15,2 t ha-1) e, o pior desempenho foi obtido pela cultivar Jacarezinho (12,2 t ha-1), sem diferenciar dos demais acessos. Para espaçamento entre plantas observou-se que as maiores produtividades foram verificadas no menor espaçamento (4x1 m) com 18,2 t ha-1, e menores produtividades no espaçamento de 4x3 m (11,9 t ha-1). O acesso A612 sobressaiu-se com maior massa fresca (3,5 kg fruto-1), não se diferenciando estatisticamente do acesso A422, que alcançou 3,2 kg fruto-1. A cultivar Jacarezinho e o acesso A620, com respectivos 1,9 e 2,0 kg fruto-1 obtiveram os menores valores para massa fresca do fruto, assim como maior número de frutos por planta com 4,7 e 4,6 frutos plantas-1, respectivament

    Produção de mudas in vitro e indução floral de abacaxizeiro ornamental.

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    Integrated optical frequency comb for 5G NR Xhauls

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    : We experimentally demonstrate the use of optical frequency combs (OFCs), generated by a photonic integrated circuit (PIC), in a flexible optical distribution network based on fiber-optics and free-space optics (FSOs) links, aimed at the fifth generation of mobile network (5G) Xhauls. The Indium Phosphide (InP) monolithically integrated OFC is based on cascaded optical modulators and is broadly tunable in terms of operating wavelength and frequency spacing. Particularly, our approach relies on applying the PIC in a centralized radio access network (C-RAN) architecture, with the purpose of optically generating two low-phase noise mm-waves signals for simultaneously enabling a 12.5-km of single-mode fiber (SMF) fronthaul and a 12.5-km SMF midhaul, followed by a 10-m long FSO fronthaul link. Moreover, the demonstrator contemplates two 10-m reach 5G wireless access networks operating in the 26 GHz band, i.e. over the frequency range 2 (FR2) from the 5G NR standard. The proposed integrated OFC-based 5G system performance is in accordance to the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Release 15 requirements, achieving a total wireless throughput of 900 Mbit/s

    Heterogeneidade intervarietal em germoplasma de videira no Semiárido brasileiro.

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    Analisou-se, de 2004 a 2008, a heterogeneidade intervarietal de caracteres qualitativos relacionados ao cacho e à baga de 75 variedades da espécie Vitis vinifera, destinadas ao consumo in natura, que compõem o BAG de videiras da Embrapa Semiárido. Foram realizadas análises de agrupamento de descritores qualitativos multicategóricos por distribuição gráfica de frequência e índice de similaridade de Jaccard. Na distribuição gráfica de frequência para formato e compacidade do cacho, observou-se a formação de quatro classes, havendo concentração de variedades para as classes cilíndrica e cônica. Para a compacidade, 49% das cultivares apresentaram característica mediana. Quanto às bagas, observou-se maior variabilidade para coloração e formato. Na análise por UPGMA, verificou-se a formação de dois grupos. O primeiro composto por 44 variedades divididas em sete subgrupos, com predominância de uvas do tipo moscatel e coeficiente de similaridade de 25,8%. O segundo grupo, composto por 31 variedades, apresentou índice de similaridade de 31,8%. Pode-se inferir que a grande variabilidade observada para os caracteres estudados e a respectiva heterogeneidade pode ser utilizada tanto para a introdução de genótipos de interesse comercial já avaliados nas condições semiáridas, quanto para a obtenção de híbridos de pais comerciais com os acessos de interesse.bitstream/item/78859/1/BPD100.pd
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