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    On the formation and physical properties of the Intra-Cluster Light in hierarchical galaxy formation models

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    We study the formation of the Intra-Cluster Light (ICL) using a semi-analytic model of galaxy formation, coupled to merger trees extracted from N-body simulations of groups and clusters. We assume that the ICL forms by (1) stellar stripping of satellite galaxies and (2) relaxation processes that take place during galaxy mergers. The fraction of ICL in groups and clusters predicted by our models ranges between 10 and 40 per cent, with a large halo-to-halo scatter and no halo mass dependence. We note, however, that our predicted ICL fractions depend on the resolution: for a set of simulations with particle mass one order of magnitude larger than that adopted in the high resolution runs used in our study, we find that the predicted ICL fractions are ~30-40 per cent larger than those found in the high resolution runs. On cluster scale, large part of the scatter is due to a range of dynamical histories, while on smaller scale it is driven by individual accretion events and stripping of very massive satellites, M1010.5MM_{*} \gtrsim 10^{10.5} M_{\odot}, that we find to be the major contributors to the ICL. The ICL in our models forms very late (below z1z\sim 1), and a fraction varying between 5 and 25 per cent of it has been accreted during the hierarchical growth of haloes. In agreement with recent observational measurements, we find the ICL to be made of stars covering a relatively large range of metallicity, with the bulk of them being sub-solar.Comment: Accepted for Publication in MNRAS, 19 pages, 13 figures, 1 tabl

    Progresso tecnologico e desenvolvimento da agricultura brasileira.

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    Trabalho baseado no artigo " A modernizacao da agricultura brasileira", livro: Brandao, A.S. Os principais problemas da agricultura brasileira: analise e sugestões, 1987

    Participação popular na elaboração de políticas públicas de desenvolvimento local: análise de práticas no município de Serrinha/RN.

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    Este artigo apresenta os resultados de uma pesquisa sobre as práticas participativas no município de Serrinha/RN entre os anos de 1997 e 2004, demonstrando qual foi o processo utilizado para realizar estas práticas em um momento e local considerados modelo. A análise foi desenvolvida através de um modelo de pesquisa com base na literatura relativa ao processo ideal para aplicação de uma política pública participativa. Verificou-se que houve um real interesse em implantar um processo de desenvolvimento local no município, mas ele não foi totalmente eficaz. Apesar disso, foi possível constatar um considerável avanço na consciência política da população, especialmente no meio rural, e a perenidade da organização social em torno de projetos de geração de emprego e renda. Apresentam-se propostas de como políticas de desenvolvimento podem ser conduzidas de forma participativa e com base em benefícios locais

    Alocação de recursos e rentabilidade das pesquisas originadas do Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Soja.

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    Desenvolvimento da soja no Brasil; Beneficios gerados pela pesquisa no CNPSo; Propriedades da pesquisa e principais tecnologias geradas.bitstream/item/23241/1/Doc26.pd

    Gas and Dust Emission from the Nuclear Region of the Circinus Galaxy

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    Simultaneous modeling of the line and continuum emission from the nuclear region of the Circinus galaxy is presented. Composite models which include the combined effect of shocks and photoionization from the active center and from the circumnuclear star forming region are considered. The effects of dust reradiation, bremsstrahlung from the gas and synchrotron radiation are treated consistently. The proposed model accounts for two important observational features. First, the high obscuration of Circinus central source is produced by high velocity and dense clouds with characteristic high dust-to-gas ratios. Their large velocities, up to 1500 km\s, place them very close to the active center. Second, the derived size of the line emitting region is well in agreement with the observed limits for the coronal and narrow line region of Circinus.Comment: 36 pages, LaTex (including 4 Tables and 9 figures), removed from Abstract To appear in "The Astrophysical Journal
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