Cestrum kunthii Francey

Sierra de la Candelaria.Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentin

Affine arithmetic-based methodology for energy hub operation-scheduling in the presence of data uncertainty

In this study, the role of self-validated computing for solving the energy hub-scheduling problem in the presence of multiple and heterogeneous sources of data uncertainties is explored and a new solution paradigm based on affine arithmetic is conceptualised. The benefits deriving from the application of this methodology are analysed in details, and several numerical results are presented and discussed

Physalis subilsiana J.M.Toledo

2 km N de Palmar Grande (38 km S de Villa Montes)publishedVersio

Bayesian spatio-temporal model with INLA for dengue fever risk prediction in Costa Rica

Due to the rapid geographic spread of the Aedes mosquito and the increase in dengue incidence, dengue fever has been an increasing concern for public health authorities in tropical and subtropical countries worldwide. Significant challenges such as climate change, the burden on health systems, and the rise of insecticide resistance highlight the need to introduce new and cost-effective tools for developing public health interventions. Various and locally adapted statistical methods for developing climate-based early warning systems have increasingly been an area of interest and research worldwide. Costa Rica, a country with micro-climates and endemic circulation of the dengue virus (DENV) since 1993, provides ideal conditions for developing projection models with the potential to help guide public health efforts and interventions to control and monitor future dengue outbreaks

Surface alignment of ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals

none8The success of nematic liquid crystals in displays and optical applications is due to the combination of their optical uniaxiality, fluidity, elasticity, responsiveness to electric fields and controllable coupling of the molecular orientation at the interface with solid surfaces. The discovery of a polar nematic phase opens new possibilities for liquid crystal-based applications, but also requires a new study of how this phase couples with surfaces. Here we explore the surface alignment of the ferroelectric nematic phase by testing different rubbed and unrubbed substrates that differ in coupling strength and anchoring orientation and find a variety of behaviors - in terms of nematic orientation, topological defects and electric field response - that are specific to the ferroelectric nematic phase and can be understood as a consequence of the polar symmetry breaking. In particular, we show that by using rubbed polymer surfaces it is easy to produce cells with a planar polar preferential alignment and that cell electrostatics (e.g.grounding the electrodes) has a remarkable effect on the overall homogeneity of the ferroelectric ordering.openCaimi F.; Nava G.; Barboza R.; Clark N.A.; Korblova E.; Walba D.M.; Bellini T.; Lucchetti L.Caimi, F.; Nava, G.; Barboza, R.; Clark, N. A.; Korblova, E.; Walba, D. M.; Bellini, T.; Lucchetti, L

Eriolarynx iochromoides (Hunz.) Hunz

Sierra de Aconquija, al cruzar río Potrero, por ruta nacional 65publishedVersio

Isolation of a New Mexican Strain of Bacillus subtilis with Antifungal and Antibacterial Activities

Although several strains of B. subtilis with antifungal activity have been isolated worldwide, to date there are no published reports regarding the isolation of a native B. subtilis strain from strawberry plants in Mexico. A native bacterium (Bacillus subtilis 21) demonstrated in vitro antagonistic activity against different plant pathogenic fungi. Under greenhouse conditions, it was shown that plants infected with Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium verticillioides and treated with B. subtilis 21 produced augment in the number of leaves per plant and an increment in the length of healthy leaves in comparison with untreated plants. In addition, B. subtilis 21 showed activity against pathogenic bacteria. Secreted proteins by B. subtilis 21 were studied, detecting the presence of proteases and bacteriocin-like inhibitor substances that could be implicated in its antagonistic activity. Chitinases and zwittermicin production could not be detected. Then, B. subtilis 21 could potentially be used to control phytopathogenic fungi that infect strawberry plants

Um conjunto de planilhas eletrônicas para identificação e quantificação de constituintes de óleos essencias.

The identification of essential oils constituents has been made easier and faster by the use of automatic software search engines that compare the experimental mass spectra and calculate the retention indices with those in commercial databases. However, these search engines and databases are very expensive. Electronic sheets have been assembled in a set of linked sheets, so that after some data is inserted, linear retention indices, relative response factors, normalization, area correction and absolute quantitation are calculated automatically. The set has been applied to the analysis of essential oils and volatiles in laboratory routine and substantial reduction in time-consuming and error-prone repetitive work were observed. One specific example for the analysis of an essential oil is provided. The designed electronic sheets can be a costless alternative to commercial software for data handling and identification.Nota Técnica. A set of electronic sheets for the identification and quantification of constituents of essential oils