Traversable Casimir Wormholes in D Dimensions

In this paper, we study Casimir wormholes in arbitrary spacetime dimensions D. Wormholes require negative energy, and therefore an exotic matter source. Since Casimir energy is negative, it has been speculated as a good candidate to source that objects a long time ago. However only very recently a full solution has been found by Garattini [1]. The author found an appropriate redshift function and proved that in four-dimensional spacetime, the Casimir energy can be a source of traversable wormholes. Soon later Alencar et al have shown, in [2], that this is not true in D = 3 and additional sources must be considered. In this paper, we show that Casimir energy can be a source of the Morris-Thorne wormhole for all spacetime dimensions with D > 3.Comment: 6 pages, 0 figure

Avaliação de sêmen congelado de bovinos. Provas lenta e rápida de termo-resistência: efeitos sobre a fertilidade.

O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar a eficiência de sêmen congelado, submetido as provas rápida e lenta de termo-resistência, sobre a fertilidade de fêmeas da espécie bovina

Repositório de acesso livre para agroecologia e agricultura orgânica do Brasil.

Resumo: Considerando que a literatura técnico-científica em Agroecologia e Agricultura Orgânica no Brasil é abundante, está dispersa e de difícil acesso, esse trabalho teve como objetivo criar e gerenciar um banco de dados da literatura no Brasil. Nesse sentido, há consenso na comunidade de especialistas e pesquisadores que estudam a informação, que a alternativa mais adequada e adotada em todo o mundo são os repositórios digitais de acesso aberto. Além de contemplarem os processos necessários para o gerenciamento da informação técnico-científica, os repositórios digitais de acesso aberto contribuem diretamente para a melhoria dos processos de comunicação na Ciência. Assim, o repositório escolhido para armazenar a literatura brasileira em Agroecologia e Agricultura Orgânica foi o Organic Eprints

Dual Spaces of Resonance In Thick p−p-Branes

In this work we consider $q-$form fields in a $p-$brane embedded in a $D=(p+2)$ space-time. The membrane is generated by a domain wall in a Randall-Sundrum-like scenario. We study conditions for localization of zero modes of these fields. The expression agrees and generalizes the one found for the zero, one, two and three-forms in a $3-$brane. By a generalization we mean that our expression is valid for any form in an arbitrary dimension with codimension one. We also point out that, even without the dilaton coupling, some form fields are localized in the membrane. The massive modes are considered and the resonances are calculated using a numerical method. We find that different spaces have identical resonance structures, which we call dual spaces of resonances(DSR).Comment: 15 page

A Transfer Matrix Method for Resonances in Randall-Sundrum Models

In this paper we discuss in detail a numerical method to study resonances in membranes generated by domain walls in Randall-Sundrum-like scenarios. It is based on similar works to understand the quantum mechanics of electrons subject to the potential barriers that exist in heterostructures in semiconductors. This method was used recently to study resonances of a three form field and lately generalized to arbitrary forms. We apply it to a lot of important models, namely those that contain the Gauge, Gravity and Spinor fields. In many cases we find a rich structure of resonances which depends on the parameters involved.Comment: 25 pages, 17 figure

Topology and Signature Changes in Braneworlds

It has been believed that topology and signature change of the universe can only happen accompanied by singularities, in classical, or instantons, in quantum, gravity. In this note, we point out however that in the braneworld context, such an event can be understood as a classical, smooth event. We supply some explicit examples of such cases, starting from the Dirac-Born-Infeld action. Topology change of the brane universe can be realised by allowing self-intersecting branes. Signature change in a braneworld is made possible in an everywhere Lorentzian bulk spacetime. In our examples, the boundary of the signature change is a curvature singularity from the brane point of view, but nevertheless that event can be described in a completely smooth manner from the bulk point of view.Comment: 26 pages, 8 figures, references and comments are added, minor revisions and a number of additional footnotes added, error corrected, minor corrections, to appear in Class. Quant. Gra

Leguminous lectins as tools for studying the role of sugar residues in leukocyte recruitment.

The natural physiological ligands for selectins are oligosaccharides found in glycoprotein or glycolipid molecules in cell membranes. In order to study the role of sugar residues in the in vivo lectin anti-inflammatory effect, we tested three leguminous lectins with different carbohydrate binding affinities in the peritonitis and paw oedema models induced by carrageenin in rats. L. sericeus lectin was more anti-inflammatory than D. virgata lectin, the effects being reversed by their specific binding sugars (N-acetylglucosamine and alpha-methylmannoside, respectively). However, V. macrocarpa, a galactose-specific lectin, was not anti-inflammatory. The proposed anti-inflammatory activity of lectins could be due to a blockage of neutrophil-selectin carbohydrate ligands. Thus, according to the present data, we suggest an important role for N-acetylglucosamine residue as the major ligand for selectins on rat neutrophil membranes