Transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy impact on health-related quality of life

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Holonomy Transformation in the FRW Metric

In this work we investigate loop variables in Friedman-Robertson-Walker spacetime. We analyze the parallel transport of vectors and spinors in several paths in this spacetime in order to classify its global properties. The band holonomy invariance is analysed in this background.Comment: 8 page

Detection of Exotic Massive Hadrons in Ultra High Energy Cosmic Ray Telescopes

We investigate the detection of exotic massive strongly interacting hadrons (uhecrons) in ultra high energy cosmic ray telescopes. The conclusion is that experiments such as the Pierre Auger Observatory have the potential to detect these particles. It is shown that uhecron showers have clear distinctive features when compared to proton and nuclear showers. The simulation of uhecron air showers, and its detection and reconstruction by fluorescence telescopes is described. We determine basic cuts in observables that will separate uhecrons from the cosmic ray bulk, assuming this is composed by protons. If these are composed by heavier nucleus the separation will be much improved. We also discuss photon induced showers. The complementarity between uhecron detection in accelerator experiments is discussed.Comment: 9 page 9 figure

Volatilização de amônia de adubos nitrogenados aplicados no feijoeiro irrigado cultivado no sistema plantio direto.

Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar as perdas de N por volatilização de NH3, com a aplicação de diferentes fontes nitrogenadas no feijoeiro cultivado em sistema plantio direto no inverno

Psoriasis treatment with biologics: beyond tumor necrosis factor α inihibitors – The present and the future

A psoríase é uma doença inflamatória crónica multissistémica, mediada por células T, com elevado grau de morbilidade. A investigação na área da psoríase tem sido intensa, resultando num conhecimento mais porme- norizado da sua patogenia, e consequente desenvolvimento de novas terapêuticas biológicas. Esta revisão focará o presente e o futuro dos agentes biológicos moduladores de citoquinas que não pertencem à classe dos inibidores do factor de necrose tumoral-α (TNF-α)