Statistical models of mixtures with a biaxial nematic phase

We consider a simple Maier-Saupe statistical model with the inclusion of disorder degrees of freedom to mimic the phase diagram of a mixture of rod-like and disc-like molecules. A quenched distribution of shapes leads to the existence of a stable biaxial nematic phase, in qualitative agreement with experimental findings for some ternary lyotropic liquid mixtures. An annealed distribution, however, which is more adequate to liquid mixtures, precludes the stability of this biaxial phase. We then use a two-temperature formalism, and assume a separation of relaxation times, to show that a partial degree of annealing is already sufficient to stabilize a biaxial nematic structure.Comment: 11 pages, 2 figure

Efeito do tipo de alojamento, da inseminação artificial e do genótipo sobre características produtivas em matrizes de frangos de corte.

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Teores foliares de nutrientes e produtividade de cultivares de feijão-caupi em cultivo solteiro e consorciado.

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Effect of pH of H2O2 solutions on the morphology and wear resistance of human dental enamel: an AFM study

Abstract in proceedings of the Fourth International Congress of CiiEM: Health, Well-Being and Ageing in the 21st Century, held at Egas Moniz’ University Campus in Monte de Caparica, Almada, from 3–5 June 2019.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Objective indicators of pasture degradation from spectral mixed model analysis of landsat imagery.

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White-matter microstructural changes in episodic menstrual migraine compared with hormonal controls

Question: Do patients with episodic menstrual migraine exhibit white-matter microstructural changes? Methods: 14 women with episodic menstrual migraine (35±8yrs) were assessed during interictal phase together with 11 healthy women (29±10yrs) during a matching phase of their menstrual cycle (post-ovulation). 2D-EPI multi-shell DWI data were acquired on a 3T Siemens Vida (64-ch coil) and preprocessed using DESIGNER [1]. Diffusion tensor / kurtosis imaging (DTI/DKI) parameter maps were estimated and skeletonised [2] and histogram-metrics were computed for each subject: median, peak height, width, and value. Results: Voxelwise statistical analysis [3] revealed multiple whitematter regions with lower MD and AD in patients, with no differences in FA and RD. Interestingly, migraineurs showed increased MK, AK and RK. Moreover, significant groups differences (Mann- Whitney test with Bonferroni correction) were found in histogram-metrics MD peak value, AD median and peak height and AK median. Median AK was positively associated (Spearman correlation) with disease duration but not with attack frequency and pain intensity. Conclusion: Our findings extended previous reports of whitematter microstructural changes in migraineurs across multiple brain regions [4, 5]. DKI histogram-metrics showed potential as disease biomarkers.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Caracterização física e físico-química de frutos de diferentes genótipos de bacurizeiro (Platonia insignis Mart.).

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a qualidade de frutos de diferentes genótipos de bacurizeiro provenientes do Estado do Piauí, região Meio Norte do Brasil. Frutos maduros foram colhidos de 17 genótipos diretamente do solo, conduzidos à Embrapa Meio Norte, Teresina - PI, onde foram realizadas análises físicas de peso total, comprimento, diâmetro, rendimento de polpa e número de sementes. A polpa foi extraída de cada genótipo, dividida em três lotes iguais, onde cada lote representou uma repetição, foi acondicionada em sacos plásticos, homogeneizada, congelada a - 20 °C e transportada via terrestre, sob refrigeração, para o Laboratório de Fisiologia e Tecnologia Pós-colheita da Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical, em Fortaleza - CE, onde foram realizadas as análises físico-químicas de sólidos solúveis, acidez, pH e relação SST/ATT. O delineamento utilizado foi inteiramente casualizado (DIC) pelo teste de Tukey a 5%, quando foi constatada a significância pelo teste F. Os genótipos apresentaram diferenças significativas (p < 0,05) para todas as análises realizadas. Para o consumo in natura, destacaram-se as matrizes M6, M14, M22 e M23, por apresentarem características de um bom rendimento de polpa e teores de SST e relação SST/ATT superiores às demais matrizes. Em relação ao rendimento industrial, os maiores foram observados para as matrizes M5, M14 e M21, considerando-se as características de percentagem de polpa e SST superiores à média desse estudo