Normal ordering and boundary conditions in open bosonic strings

Boundary conditions play a non trivial role in string theory. For instance the rich structure of D-branes is generated by choosing appropriate combinations of Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions. Furthermore, when an antisymmetric background is present at the string end-points (corresponding to mixed boundary conditions) space time becomes non-commutative there. We show here how to build up normal ordered products for bosonic string position operators that satisfy both equations of motion and open string boundary conditions at quantum level. We also calculate the equal time commutator of these normal ordered products in the presence of antisymmetric tensor background.Comment: 7 pages no figures, References adde

Oxidative stress specifically downregulates survivin to promote breast tumour formation.

BackgroundBreast cancer, a heterogeneous disease has been broadly classified into oestrogen receptor positive (ER+) or oestrogen receptor negative (ER-) tumour types. Each of these tumours is dependent on specific signalling pathways for their progression. While high levels of survivin, an anti-apoptotic protein, increases aggressive behaviour in ER- breast tumours, oxidative stress (OS) promotes the progression of ER+ breast tumours. Mechanisms and molecular targets by which OS promotes tumourigenesis remain poorly understood.ResultsDETA-NONOate, a nitric oxide (NO)-donor induces OS in breast cancer cell lines by early re-localisation and downregulation of cellular survivin. Using in vivo models of HMLE(HRAS) xenografts and E2-induced breast tumours in ACI rats, we demonstrate that high OS downregulates survivin during initiation of tumourigenesis. Overexpression of survivin in HMLE(HRAS) cells led to a significant delay in tumour initiation and tumour volume in nude mice. This inverse relationship between survivin and OS was also observed in ER+ human breast tumours. We also demonstrate an upregulation of NADPH oxidase-1 (NOX1) and its activating protein p67, which are novel markers of OS in E2-induced tumours in ACI rats and as well as in ER+ human breast tumours.ConclusionOur data, therefore, suggest that downregulation of survivin could be an important early event by which OS initiates breast tumour formation

Principais doenças e parasitas que ocorrem no rebanho ovino de Roraima.

Ovino. Consideracoes gerais. Aquisicao de animais. Instalacoes. Aprisco. Bebedouros. Pediluvio. Local de isolamento. Doencas infecto-contagiosas. Linfadenite caseosa. Pododermatite. Necrotica. Mamite. Ectima contagioso. Ceraconjuntivite. Ceratite. Tumores de olhos. Doencas parasitarias. Miiase. Helmintos gastrintestinais.bitstream/item/64864/1/CPAFRR-DOCUMENTOS-01-PRINCIPAIS-DOENCAS-E-PARASITAS-QUE-OCORREN-NO-REBANHO-OVINO-DE-RORAIMA-FL-11.pd

Alternatives in polymerization contraction stress management

Polymerization contraction stress of dental composites is often associated with marginal and interfacial failure of bonded restorations. The magnitude of the stress depends on the composite's composition (filler content and matrix composition) and its ability to flow before gelation, which is related to the cavity configuration and curing characteristics of the composite. This article reviews the variations found among studies regarding the contraction stress testing method, contraction stress values of current composites, and discusses the validity of contraction stress studies in relation to results from microleakage tests. The effect of lower curing rates and alternative curing routines on contraction stress values is also discussed, as well as the use of low elastic modulus liners. Moreover, studies with experimental Bis-GMA-based composites and recent developments in low-shrinkage monomers are described

Identificação taxonômica de três lepidópteros em cajueiro no Brasil.

Este trabalho objetiva relatar a identificacao taxonomica de tres especies de lepidopteros, pragas do cajueiro.bitstream/CNPAT-2010/5372/1/Ct-026.pd

Ocorrência e controle de alguns artrópodes associados ao abacaxizeiro no distrito irrigado de Jaguaribe-Apodi, Ceará.

Como objetivo de se conhecer as principais pragas do abacaxizeiro na regiao da chapada do Jaguaribe-Apodi, foram conduzidos levantamentos fitossanitarios quinzenais ... os levantamentos das pragas foram feiiotos atraves de visitas a area de cultivo ..bitstream/CNPAT-2010/5413/1/Ct-039.pd

Ocorrência de Plectrophoroides incertus Voss, 1990, em cajueiro (Anacardium occidentale L.)

No presente trabalho registra-se, pela primeira vez, a ocorrencia do curculionideo Plectrophoroides incertus Voss, 1990 (Coleoptera; Curculionidae), como inseto nocivo ao cajaueiro (anacardium occidentale L.). A constatacao ocorreu no Campo Experimental de Pacajus, da Embrapa Agroindustria Tropical, em Pacajus, Ceara, Brasil, onde o adulto foi observado atacando folhas da planata, alimentando-se dos tecidos internervurais. Apresenta-se tambem um resumo de descricao original da especie publicada em 1990 por Eduard Voss

Extended BRST invariance in topological Yang Mills theory revisited

Extended BRST invariance (BRST plus anti-BRST invariances) provides in principle a natural way of introducing the complete gauge fixing structure associated to a gauge field theory in the minimum representation of the algebra. However, as it happens in topological Yang Mills theory, not all gauge fixings can be obtained from a symmetrical extended BRST algebra, where antighosts belong to the same representation of the Lorentz group of the corresponding ghosts. We show here that, at non interacting level, a simple field redefinition makes it possible to start with an extended BRST algebra with symmetric ghost antighost spectrum and arrive at the gauge fixing action of topological Yang Mills theory.Comment: Interaction terms heve been included in all the calculations. Two references added. Version to be published in Phys. Rev. D. 7 pages, Latex, no figure