Behavior of the collective rotor in wobbling motion

The behavior of the collective rotor in wobbling motion is investigated within the particle-rotor model for the nucleus $^{135}$Pr by transforming the wave functions from the $K$-representation to the $R$-representation. After reproducing the experimental energy spectra and wobbling frequencies, the evolution of the wobbling mode in $^{135}$Pr, from transverse at low spins to longitudinal at high spins, is illustrated by the distributions of the total angular momentum in the intrinsic reference frame (azimuthal plot). Finally, the coupling schemes of the angular momenta of the rotor and the high-$j$ particle for transverse and longitudinal wobbling are obtained from the analysis of the probability distributions of the rotor angular momentum ($R$-plots) and their projections onto the three principal axes ($K_R$-plots).Comment: 21 pages, 9 page

Modeling microbial dormancy in soils

Dormancy is a very effective trait of microorganisms in soil to cope with varying environmental conditions (e.g. substrate availability or moisture) that leads to a graded, switch-like microbial response to fluctuations in environmental parameters. Microbial dormancy strategies vary from rapid to delayed response to environmental change and the activation from dormant to active state is typically faster than the transition to dormant state (Blagodatskaya, E., & Kuzyakov, Y. 2013). Dormancy is typically represented in models by explicitly considering active and dormant biomass pools or by introducing a physiological state variable that describes the active fraction of the total biomass. Existing modeling approaches mainly differ in the description of the transformation process between active and dormant states and disregard the classification into active, potentially active and dormant microbial states. The growth rate, death rates and the transition rate from active to dormant state are represented by generic functions. The question arises of gauging the sensitivity of model predictions for the temporal evolution of active and dormant bacteria not only to perturbations in constants of proportionality (parameter sensitivity), but to perturbations in uncertain or assumed expressions (functional sensitivity). Instead of postulating a particular description, the functional form of the transition function can be tested by fitting a type of free-form function as a linear combination of shape functions to the experimental dataset used in Wang et al. 2014. Depending on the form of the transition function, we observe that simple SOM turnover models show qualitatively different dynamical behavior. We aim to generalize existing modeling approaches to account for diversity in dormancy strategies and to understand which strategies for transiting between dormant and active states are favoured under which environmental conditions

Calibration and evaluation of new irrigated rice cultivars in the SimulArroz model.

Given genetical coefficients need to be calibrated for the most important cultivars on the market, new cultivars must be added to models such as SimulArroz. Thus, the aim of this study was to calibrate and evaluate the SimulArroz model for two new irrigated rice cultivars. The experiments were conducted in the municipality of Goianira in Goiás state during four growing seasons (2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18) and in Rio Grande do Sul state in the municipalities of Alegrete (2015/16), Cachoeirinha (2015/ 16), Capão do Leão (2016/17, 2017/18), Santa Vitória do Palmar (2017/18) and Uruguaiana (2014/15, 2015/16). A randomized block design was used, with four replicates in Rio Grande do Sul and sowing plots in Goianira. The BRS Catiana and BRS Pampa cultivars were used and the Haun stage (HS), phenology, shoot dry matter biomass and yield were evaluated. The root mean square error (RMSE) for above-ground dry matter ranged from 51.7 to 577 g m -2, and for yield, the normalized root mean square error (NRMSE) ranged from 24 to 32% and 22 to 35% for the potential and high technological levels, respectively. The SimulArroz model was able to satisfactorily predict the growth, development, and yield of the BRS Catiana and BRS Pampa cultivars, increasing their area of application, including the tropical region of Brazil

Estimating the development of landrace and improved maize cultivars as a function of air temperature.

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Hyperthermotherapy in the Rice Emasculation Process.

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Static quadrupole moments of nuclear chiral doublet bands

The static quadrupole moments (SQMs) of nuclear chiral doublet bands are investigated for the first time taking the particle-hole configuration $\pi(1h_{11/2}) \otimes \nu(1h_{11/2})^{-1}$ with triaxial deformation parameters in the range $260^\circ \leq \gamma \leq 270^\circ$ as examples. The behavior of the SQM as a function of spin $I$ is illustrated by analyzing the components of the total angular momentum. It is found that in the region of chiral vibrations the SQMs of doublet bands are strongly varying with $I$, whereas in the region of static chirality the SQMs of doublet bands are almost constant. Hence, the measurement of SQMs provides a new criterion for distinguishing the modes of nuclear chirality. Moreover, in the high-spin region the SQMs can be approximated by an analytic formula with a proportionality to $\cos\gamma$ for both doublet bands. This provides a way to extract experimentally the triaxial deformation parameter $\gamma$ for chiral bands from the measured SQMs.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figure

Angular sensitivity of blowfly photoreceptors: intracellular measurements and wave-optical predictions

The angular sensitivity of blowfly photoreceptors was measured in detail at wavelengths λ = 355, 494 and 588 nm. The measured curves often showed numerous sidebands, indicating the importance of diffraction by the facet lens. The shape of the angular sensitivity profile is dependent on wavelength. The main peak of the angular sensitivities at the shorter wavelengths was flattened. This phenomenon as well as the overall shape of the main peak can be quantitatively described by a wave-optical theory using realistic values for the optical parameters of the lens-photoreceptor system. At a constant response level of 6 mV (almost dark adapted), the visual acuity of the peripheral cells R1-6 is at longer wavelengths mainly diffraction limited, while at shorter wavelengths the visual acuity is limited by the waveguide properties of the rhabdomere. Closure of the pupil narrows the angular sensitivity profile at the shorter wavelengths. This effect can be fully described by assuming that the intracellular pupil progressively absorbs light from the higher order modes. In light-adapted cells R1-6 the visual acuity is mainly diffraction limited at all wavelengths.