The ρ\rho parameter at three loops and elliptic integrals

We describe the analytic calculation of the master integrals required to compute the two-mass three-loop corrections to the $\rho$ parameter. In particular, we present the calculation of the master integrals for which the corresponding differential equations do not factorize to first order. The homogeneous solutions to these differential equations are obtained in terms of hypergeometric functions at rational argument. These hypergeometric functions can further be mapped to complete elliptic integrals, and the inhomogeneous solutions are expressed in terms of a new class of integrals of combined iterative non-iterative nature.Comment: 14 pages Latex, 7 figures, to appear in the Proceedings of "Loops and Legs in Quantum Field Theory - LL 2018", 29 April - 4 May 2018, Po

Monolithic integration of Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR) devices onto standard processed CMOS dies

Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR) based technology is nowadays the preferred option for low magnetic fields sensing in disciplines such as biotechnology or microelectronics. Their compatibility with standard CMOS processes is currently investigated as a key point for the development of novel applications, requiring compact electronic readout. In this paper, such compatibility has been experimentally studied with two particular non-dedicated CMOS standards: 0.35 μm from AMS (Austria MicroSystems) and 2.5 μm from CNM (Centre Nacional de Microelectrònica, Barcelona) as representative examples. GMR test devices have been designed and fabricated onto processed chips from both technologies. In order to evaluate so obtained devices, an extended characterization has been carried out including DC magnetic measurements and noise analysis. Moreover, a 2D-FEM (Finite Element Method) model, including the dependence of the GMR device resistance with the magnetic field, has been also developed and simulated. Its potential use as electric current sensors at the integrated circuit level has also been demonstrated

Spectroscopic ages and metallicities of stellar populations: validation of full spectrum fitting

Fitting whole spectra at intermediate spectral resolution (R = 1000 -- 3000), to derive physical properties of stellar populations, appears as an optimized alternative to methods based on spectrophotometric indices: it uses all the redundant information contained in the signal. This paper addresses the validation of the method and it investigates the quality of the population models together with the reliability of the fitting procedures. We are using two algorithms: STECKMAP, a non-parametric regularized program and NBURSTS a parametric non-linear minimization. We compare three spectral synthesis models for single stellar populations: Pegase-HR, Galaxev (BC03) and Vazdekis/Miles, and we analyse spectra of Galactic clusters whose populations are known from studies of color-magnitude diagrams (CMD) and spectroscopy of individual stars. We find that: (1) The quality of the models critically depends on the stellar library they use. Pegase-HR and Vazdekis/Miles are consistent, while the comparison between Pegase-HR and BC03 shows some systematics reflecting the limitations of the stellar library (STELIB) used to generate the latter models; (2) The two fitting programs are consistent; (3) For globular clusters and M67 spectra, the method restitutes metallicities in agreement with spectroscopy of stars within 0.14 dex; (4) The spectroscopic ages are very sensitive to the presence of a blue horizontal branch (BHB) or of blue stragglers. A BHB morphology results in a young SSP-equivalent age. Fitting a free amount of blue stars in addition to the SSP model to mimic the BHB improves and stabilizes the fit and restores ages in agreement with CMDs studies. This method is potentially able to disentangle age or BHB effects in extragalactic clusters.Comment: accepted in MNRAS; Full version available at http://www-obs.univ-lyon1.fr/labo/perso/prugniel/mina/koleva.pd

Effect of ozone treatment in wheat quality of whole grain wheat flour.

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Verification of Magnitude and Phase Responses in Fixed-Point Digital Filters

In the digital signal processing (DSP) area, one of the most important tasks is digital filter design. Currently, this procedure is performed with the aid of computational tools, which generally assume filter coefficients represented with floating-point arithmetic. Nonetheless, during the implementation phase, which is often done in digital signal processors or field programmable gate arrays, the representation of the obtained coefficients can be carried out through integer or fixed-point arithmetic, which often results in unexpected behavior or even unstable filters. The present work addresses this issue and proposes a verification methodology based on the digital-system verifier (DSVerifier), with the goal of checking fixed-point digital filters w.r.t. implementation aspects. In particular, DSVerifier checks whether the number of bits used in coefficient representation will result in a filter with the same features specified during the design phase. Experimental results show that errors regarding frequency response and overflow are likely to be identified with the proposed methodology, which thus improves overall system's reliability

Doses e formas de aplicação da adubação potássica na rotação soja, milheto e algodão em sistema plantio direto.

Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a eficiência da adubação potássica, com relação às doses, modos (sulco, a lanço e parcelada) e épocas de aplicação (pré-semeadura, semeadura e cobertura), na sucessão de culturas soja-milheto-algodoeiro, cultivadas em sistema plantio direto, em Latossolo Vermelho, no município de Turvelândia, Goiás (17o51?S, 50o18?W). O delineamento experimental adotado foi o de blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições, em esquema fatorial. A fonte de potássio utilizada nas adubações foi o cloreto de potássio. Na soja, os tratamentos utilizados foram doses de K2O (0 kg ha-1, 30 kg ha-1, 60 kg ha-1 e 180 kg ha-1), aplicadas em pré-semeadura (a lanço) e na semeadura (no sulco), com e sem cobertura. Na cultura do algodoeiro, os tratamentos foram doses de K2O (0 kg ha-1, 60 kg ha-1, 120 kg ha-1 e 240 kg ha-1), aplicadas em pré-semeadura (a lanço) e na semeadura (no sulco), com 0, 1 ou 2 coberturas. A adubação em pré-semeadura foi realizada no milheto. Não houve efeito da adubação potássica sobre a produtividade da cultura da soja. O milheto, como cobertura do solo, aproveitou, mais eficientemente, a dose de 60 kg ha-1 de K2O, aplicada na cultura da soja. Para a cultura do algodoeiro, a maior eficiência agronômica foi obtida com dose de 146 kg ha-1 de K2O, em pré-semeadura. Os resultados indicaram, também, que houve efeito positivo da adubação potássica sobre a qualidade da fibra do algodão

Modeling nitrous oxide emissions in grass and grass-legume pastures in the western Brazilian Amazon.

Mineral nitrogen (N) dynamics in soil and the exchange of N gaseous in the interface soil-atmosphere are intimately associated with animal manure in pastures. According to soil inorganic-N pools and the site studied, forest or pasture, and pastures age the soil inorganic-N pools of ammonium and nitrate can be similar in the forest or ammonium dominated in the pasture. Also annual average net nitrification rates at soil surface in forest can be higher than in pasture suggesting a higher potential for nitrate-N losses either through leaching or gaseous emissions from intact forests compared with established pastures (NEILL et al., 1995).Coordenação: Roberto Giolo de Almeida

Blackbody temperature of 200+ stellar flares observed with the CoRoT satellite

We estimated blackbody temperature for 209 flares observed at 69 F-K stars, significantly increasing the number of flare temperature determinations. We used the Blue and Red channels obtained by the 27 cm telescope of the CoRoT satellite at high cadence and long duration. The wavelength limits of the channels were estimated using spectra from the Pickles library for the spectral type and luminosity class of each star, provided by the Exodat Database. The temperatures were obtained from the flare energy Blue-to-Red ratio, using the flare equivalent duration and stellar flux in both channels. The expected value of the analyzed flares is equal to 6,400 K with a standard deviation of 2,800 K, where the mean stellar spectral type, weighted by the number of flares in each spectral subclass, is equal to G6. Contrary to our results, a stellar white-light flare is often assumed to emit as a blackbody with a temperature of 9,000 K or 10,000 K. Our estimates agree, however, with values obtained for solar flares. The GAIA G-band transmissivity is comparable to that of the CoRoT White channel, which allows us to calibrate the flares to the Gaia photometric system. The energy in the G band of the analyzed flares varies between $10^{32}$ and $10^{37}$ erg and the flare area ranges from 30$\mu$sh to 3 sh (solar hemisphere). The energy release per area in a flare is proportional to $T_{\rm flare}^{2.6}$, at least up to 10,000 K.Comment: Accepted Astronomical Journa

Análise econômica de lâminas de água e doses de nitrogênio, para cultura de milho, utilizando o modelo ceres-maize.

Para a simulacao dos dados necessarios nas analises do presente trabalho, utilizou-se o modelo CERES-MAIZE, que esta inserido no pacote DSSAT 3.0. Nas simulacoes, realizadas para o municipio de Janauba - MG, utilizou-se o cultivar de milho BR-201, desenvolvido na EMBRAPA Milho e Sorgo, que ocupa entre 5 a 7% da area de plantio da cultura no Brasil. Foram simulados os dados de produtividade do cultivar BR-201, em tres epocas de plantio (15.05, 15.10 e 15.11), com ou sem irrigacao, com as seguintes laminas d'agua 4,8,12,16,20,24,30 e 36mm, aplicadas em um turno de rega de 7 dias. As laminas de agua foram combinadas com as seguintes doses de nitrogenio 0, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 e 210 kg/ha 4. Os dados foram simulados utilizando-se dados climaticos de 18 anos, de 1977 a 1995. Verifica-se que o plantio de maio proporcionou maior retorno economico, indicando grande potencialidade do modelo para estudos de analise de producao. Recomendam-se simulacoes com outros cultivares mais adaptados ao plantio irrigado