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Spectroscopy of Stardust from 200nm to 16µM (with a gap in the middle)
UV/Vis and IR spectroscopy are complementary, non-destructive techniques that can be used to identify the presence of a range of organic and inorganic, hydrated and anhydrous minerals within micron-sized grains. We look forward to applying these techniques to the Stardust materials
Solar type II radio bursts associated with CME expansions as shown by EUV waves
We investigate the physical conditions of the sources of two metric Type-II
bursts associated with CME expansions with the aim of verifying the
relationship between the shocks and the CMEs, comparing the heights of the
radio sources and the heights of the EUV waves associated with the CMEs. The
heights of the EUV waves associated with the events were determined in relation
to the wave fronts. The heights of the shocks were estimated by applying two
different density models to the frequencies of the Type-II emissions and
compared with the heights of the EUV waves. For the 13 June 2010 event, with
band-splitting, the shock speed was estimated from the frequency drifts of the
upper and lower branches of the harmonic lane, taking into account the H/F
frequency ratio fH/fF = 2. Exponential fits on the intensity maxima of the
branches revealed to be more consistent with the morphology of the spectrum of
this event. For the 6 June 2012 event, with no band-splitting and with a clear
fundamental lane on the spectrum, the shock speed was estimated directly from
the frequency drift of the fundamental emission, determined by linear fit on
the intensity maxima of the lane. For each event, the most appropriate density
model was adopted to estimate the physical parameters of the radio source. The
13 June 2010 event presented a shock speed of 664-719 km/s, consistent with the
average speed of the EUV wave fronts of 609 km/s. The 6 June 2012 event was
related to a shock of speed of 211-461 km/s, also consistent with the average
speed of the EUV wave fronts of 418 km/s. For both events, the heights of the
EUV wave revealed to be compatible with the heights of the radio source,
assuming a radial propagation of the shock.Comment: Accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysic
Scotin, a novel p53-inducible proapoptotic protein located in the ER and the nuclear membrane
p53 is a transcription factor that induces growth arrest or apoptosis in response to cellular stress. To identify new p53-inducible proapoptotic genes, we compared, by differential display, the expression of genes in spleen or thymus of normal and p53 nullizygote mice after γ-irradiation of whole animals. We report the identification and characterization of human and mouse Scotin homologues, a novel gene directly transactivated by p53. The Scotin protein is localized to the ER and the nuclear membrane. Scotin can induce apoptosis in a caspase-dependent manner. Inhibition of endogenous Scotin expression increases resistance to p53-dependent apoptosis induced by DNA damage, suggesting that Scotin plays a role in p53-dependent apoptosis. The discovery of Scotin brings to light a role of the ER in p53-dependent apoptosis
UV-Vis spectroscopy of stardust
NASA's Stardust mission flew through the coma of comet Wild 2 in January 2004, capturing dust grains as it did so. The grains were returned safely to Earth in January 2006, and are in the process of being distributed to investigators. As members of the Spectroscopy Preliminary Examination Team, we are preparing to analyse Stardust grains. Our contribution is to measure the spectrum of the grains between 200 nm (in the near ultraviolet) and 800 nm (near infrared). The purpose of the measurement is to provide an additional technique for characterizing the grains, one that is complementary to other spectroscopic techniques and one that produces results that can be matched directly with spectra acquired remotely (with telescope or spacecraft instrumentation). As part of the preparation for analysis of Stardust materials, we are producing a database of spectra from appropriate minerals, and are honing the technique through analysis of primitive meteorites
Doenças em plantas forrageiras.
O objetivo neste trabalho foi reunir informações atualizadas sobre as principais doenças que afetam as forrageiras tropicais, incluindo as medidas de manejo que podem ser utilizadas nos campos de pastagens ou de produção de sementes.bitstream/item/54746/1/Doencas-em-plantas-forrageiras-DOC187.pd
Aspectos citológicos e bioquímicos da interação entre Mycosphaerella fijiensis e Musa sp.
A bananeira é cultivada em todas as regiões tropicais do mundo, sendo a banana a fruta de maior produção e comercialização mundial. Entretanto, a cultura da banana enfrenta o ataque de diversos patógenos que contribuem para redução de sua produtividade, notadamente a sigatoka negra, causada pelo fungo Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet, estádio anamórfico Paracercospora fijiensis (Morelet) Deighton. Apresentando ampla distribuição geográfica, a sigatoka negra causa a morte precoce das folhas infectadas sendo responsável por perdas superiores a 50% da produção. Para se defenderem de doenças e pragas, as plantas estão equipadas com as defesas constitutivas, naturalmente presentes na planta, funcionando como barreiras físicas, tais como a cutícula e os tricomas, e barreiras químicas, incluindo os inibidores de proteases, fenóis, PR-Proteínas e enzimas do estresse oxidativo, e as defesas induzidas. Este trabalho relata as avaliações citológicas e bioquímicas decorrentes da interação entre o fungo M. fijiensis e Musa sp., demonstrando os índices de germinação e penetração de esporos e os níveis de atividades de enzimas ligadas ao mecanismo de defesa da bananeira
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