On the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn sum rule for the deuteron

The Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn sum rule is evaluated for the deuteron by explicit integration up to 550 MeV including contributions from the photodisintegration channel and from coherent and incoherent single pion production as well. The photodisintegration channel converges fast enough in this energy range and gives a large negative contribution, essentially from the $^1S_0$ resonant state near threshold. Its absolute value is about the same size as the sum of proton and neutron GDH values. It is only partially cancelled by the single pion production contribution. But the incoherent channel has not reached convergence at 550 MeV.Comment: 6 pages latex including 3 postscript figures, talk at the 15th Int. Conf. on Few-Body Problems in Physics, Groningen, Netherlands, 22-26 July 1997. To be published in Nucl. Phys.

Asymptomatic Deep Venous Thrombosis is Associated with a Low Risk of Post-thrombotic Syndrome

AbstractPost-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a well-recognized condition that develops after symptomatic deep venous thrombosis, but the clinical significance and late complications of asymptomatic deep venous thrombosis (ADVT) are unclear.ObjectiveTo determine whether ADVT following minor surgery affects venous function and contributes to the later development of PTS.Patients/methodsThe study included 83 patients operated on for Achilles tendon rupture; 38 patients with postoperative ADVT and 45 patients without (control group). The follow-up examinations five years after the operation comprised computerised strain-gauge plethysmography, colour duplex ultrasonography, clinical scoring of venous disease, and quality of life (QOL).ResultsVillalta scores, CEAP classification and QOL did not differ between groups. PTS (=Villalta score≥5) was found in three ADVT patients (8%) and in two controls (4%). Ultrasonography revealed post-thrombotic changes in 55% of ADVT patients and in none of the controls. Deep venous reflux occurred in 22 ADVT patients and in three controls (P<0.001). There was no difference between groups in plethysmographic variables, demonstrating that the ultrasonographic abnormalities were of negligible haemodynamic significance.ConclusionsPTS is not a common sequel to ADVT after minor surgery. Although more than 50% of patients with ADVT developed post-thrombotic changes according to ultrasound, these changes did not result in haemodynamically significant venous dysfunction

Avaliação da severidade da murcha de fusário em tomateiro em diferentes níveis de água no solo por meio do teor de clorollila das folhas.

O objetivo deste experimento foi avaliar a severidade da murcha de fusário em 4 diferentes niveis de água no solo por meio do teor de clorofila das folhas.Resumo 820-1

Avaliação da severidade da murcha de fusário em tomateiro em diferentes níveis de água no solo por meio da temperatura na superficie foliar.

O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar o efeito do manejo de água de irrigação por meio de diferentes níveis de água no solo sobre o desenvolvimento temporal da murcha de fusário em tomateiro.Resumo 849-1

Elastic pp Scattering at LHC Energies

We consider the first LHC data for elastic pp scattering in the framework of Regge theory with multiple Pomeron exchanges. The simplest eikonal approach allows one to describe differential elastic cross sections at LHC, as well as pp and $\bar{p}p$ scattering at lower collider energies, on a reasonable level.Comment: 11 pages, 5 figures, and 1 tabl