(Z)-N-(2-Iodophenyl)-4-nitrobenzimidoyl cyanide

In the title molecule, C14H8IN3O2, the cyanide group is anti to the iodide substituent of the adjacent benzene ring. The central segment is essentially planar (r.m.s deviation = 0.0341 A ° ) and it is twisted away from the iodide- and nitro-substituted benzene rings by 69.02 (9) and 15.83 (16), respectively. In the crystal, molecules are linked by weak C—H N interactions, leading to C(8) chains along [010]

INCIDÊNCIA DA INTELIGÊNCIA EMOCIONAL A PARTIR DAS LINGUAGENS ARTÍSTICAS NAS PRÁTICAS PEDAGÓGICAS DA ESCOLA

This article was prepared as one of the topics of the research project “Impact of Emotional Intelligence starting from artistic languages in the pedagogical practices at the school”. It is intended to present some of the reflections of the work team issued in the course of the research process, concerning the inclusion of emotional intelligence and artistic languages in pedagogical and life experiences of teachers from the Capital District. It becomes our challenge to think about the theoretical approaches regarding the relationships: emotion-cognition, emotional intelligence-school, school-art-emotion, artistic languages-school, as well as about the role they play in the production of new knowledge and the methodological entries that are being generated in educational research to understand these processes.We are aware that artistic languages and emotional intelligence, when they are viewed through a pedagogical approach, may well constitute scenarios of recognition and transformation not only for pedagogical practices, but even for the human being who learns, teaches and lives daily the encounter with knowledge.El presente artículo se elabora en el marco del proyecto de investigación “Incidencia de la inteligencia emocional a partir de los lenguajes artísticos en las prácticas pedagógicas en la escuela”1. Se pretende plantear algunas de las reflexiones del equipo de trabajo alrededor del proceso investigativo en torno a la inclusión de la inteligencia emocional y los lenguajes artísticos en experiencias pedagógicas y de vida de maestros y maestras del Distrito Capital.Pensar en los discursos teóricos que circulan en torno a las relaciones: emociones-cognición; inteligencia emocional-escuela; escuela-arte-emoción; lenguajes artísticos-escuela; y el papel que juegan en la configuración de nuevos saberes en la escuela y las entradas metodológicas que se están generando desde la investigación educativa para comprender estos procesos, se convierte en nuestra apuesta.Reconocemos que los lenguajes artísticos y la Inteligencia emocional leídos en clave pedagógica se constituyen en escenarios de reconocimiento y transformación no sólo de las prácticas pedagógicas, sino del ser humano que aprende, enseña y vive diariamente el encuentro con el saber.Este artigo foi elaborado no âmbito do projeto de pesquisa “Incidência da Inteligência Emocional a partir das linguagens artísticas nas práticas pedagógicas da escola.” Destina-se a apresentar algumas reflexões da equipe do trabalho, em torno ao processo de investigação sobre a inclusão da inteligência emocional e as linguagens artísticas nas experiências pedagógicas e de vida dos professores e professoras do Distrito Capital.Pensar nos discursos teóricos que circulam em torno das relações: emoções-cognição, inteligência emocional-escola, escola-arte-emoção, linguagens artísticas-escola, bem como o rol que desempenham na configuração de novos saberes na escola e as entradas metodológicas que estão sendo geradas a partir da pesquisa pedagógica para compreender estes processos, torna-se o nosso desafio. Reconhecemos que as linguagens artísticas e a inteligência emocional lidas em chave pedagógica, representam cenários de reconhecimento e transformação, não apenas das práticas pedagógicas, mas também do ser humano que aprende, ensina e vive diariamente o encontro com o conhecimento

Synthesis and Characterization of Magnesium Hydroxide Nanoparticles via Hydrothermal Method

The interest in the nanostructured magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2) is rapidly growing due to the fact that its physical and chemical properties makes it appropriate for multiple applications. So far, it has been used in medicine, industry, or more recently, in the conservation of cultural heritage. The current research is based on the synthesis and the characterization of functional and nanocrystalline Mg(OH)2 with different particle sizes, morphologies and high purity. The synthesis was carried out via the hydrothermal method using hydrazine hydrate as a precipitator. Moreover, due to it is essential to study the behaviour of this type of nanoparticles under factors as the time of exposition, the relative humidity and CO2 concentration, they were exposed to controlled atmosphere at high relative humidity (75%RH). The carbonation process was also studied, identifying the different magnesium carbonate polymorphs.The physical and chemical property of synthesizedMg(OH)2 nanoparticles have been characterized by X Ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), High resolution Transmission electron Microscopy (HR-TEM), thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The results showed the successful use of this synthesis route to obtain Mg(OH)2 nanostructured with important properties for the preservation of the stone heritage and promising CO2 adsorption properties

Analysis of the discrepancies between the vertical reference frames of Argentina and Brazil

The vertical reference frames for Argentina and Brazil present discrepancies due to their different datums and realizations. Thus, since 2008, we have started a series of activities with the aim of unifying the Argentine and Brazilian national vertical networks (NVNs). To achieve this goal, we have connected the two NVNs at three border points by using the geodetic levelling approach. Additionally, the gravity field approach was also applied, based on a suitable representation of the geoid by considering the Earth GravitationalModel (EGM2008) in its full resolution. In this regard, 1266 co-located Global Positioning System (GPS) and levelling benchmarks regularly distributed over Argentina (612) and Brazil (654) were considered. The geodetic levelling approach shows an offset value of 54 cm, which implies that the Argentine vertical reference frame is above that of the Brazilian vertical reference frame. However, the result of the gravimetric approach shows an offset of 57 cm, which implies a difference of approximately 3 cm between both methods. Hence, since Brazil and Argentina represent a significant part of South America, the solution to the datum problem between both countries could point towards a common vertical reference frame for the Atlantic side.Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestale

Ultrahigh-energy neutrino follow-up of Gravitational Wave events GW150914 and GW151226 with the Pierre Auger Observatory

On September 14, 2015 the Advanced LIGO detectors observed their first gravitational-wave (GW) transient GW150914. This was followed by a second GW event observed on December 26, 2015. Both events were inferred to have arisen from the merger of black holes in binary systems. Such a system may emit neutrinos if there are magnetic fields and disk debris remaining from the formation of the two black holes. With the surface detector array of the Pierre Auger Observatory we can search for neutrinos with energy above 100 PeV from point-like sources across the sky with equatorial declination from about -65 deg. to +60 deg., and in particular from a fraction of the 90% confidence-level (CL) inferred positions in the sky of GW150914 and GW151226. A targeted search for highly-inclined extensive air showers, produced either by interactions of downward-going neutrinos of all flavors in the atmosphere or by the decays of tau leptons originating from tau-neutrino interactions in the Earth's crust (Earth-skimming neutrinos), yielded no candidates in the Auger data collected within $\pm 500$ s around or 1 day after the coordinated universal time (UTC) of GW150914 and GW151226, as well as in the same search periods relative to the UTC time of the GW candidate event LVT151012. From the non-observation we constrain the amount of energy radiated in ultrahigh-energy neutrinos from such remarkable events.Comment: Published version. Added journal reference and DOI. Added Report Numbe

Study of the neutron-rich region in the vicinity of 208Pb via multinucleon transfer reactions

The multinucleon transfer reaction mechanism was employed to populate isotopes around the doubly- magic 208 Pb nucleus. We used an unstable 94 Rb beam on 208 Pb targets of different thickness. Transfer channels were studied via the fragment-γ and γ-γ coincidences, by using MINIBALL γ spectrometer coupled to a particle detector. Gamma transitions associated to the different Pb isotopes, populated by the neutron transfers, are discussed in terms of excitation energy and spin. Fragment angular distributions were extracted, andcompared with the reaction model

Prognostic value of non-invasive scores based on liver stiffness measurement, spleen diameter and platelets in HIV-infected patients

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: People living with HIV (PLWH) are at high risk for advanced chronic liver disease and related adverse outcomes. We aimed to validate the prognostic value of non-invasive scores based on liver stiffness measurement (LSM) and on markers of portal hypertension (PH), namely platelets and spleen diameter, in PLWH. METHODS: We combined data from eight international cohorts of PLWH with available non-invasive scores, including LSM and the composite biomarkers liver stiffness-spleen size-to-platelet ratio score (LSPS), LSM-to-Platelet ratio (LPR) and PH risk score. Incidence and predictors of all-cause mortality, any liver-related event and classical hepatic decompensation were determined by survival analysis, controlling for competing risks for the latter two. Non-invasive scores were assessed and compared using area under the receiver operating curve (AUROC). RESULTS: We included 1695 PLWH (66.8% coinfected with hepatitis C virus). During a median follow-up of 4.7 (interquartile range 2.8-7.7) years, the incidence rates of any liver-related event, all-cause mortality and hepatic decompensation were 13.7 per 1000 persons-year (PY) (95% confidence interval [CI], 11.4-16.3), 13.8 per 1000 PY (95% CI, 11.6-16.4) and 9.9 per 1000 PY (95% CI, 8.1-12.2), respectively. The AUROC of LSM was similar to that of the composite biomarkers, ranging between 0.83 and 0.86 for any liver-related event, 0.79-0.85 for all-cause mortality and 0.87-0.88 for classical hepatic decompensation. All individual non-invasive scores remained independent predictors of clinical outcomes in multivariable analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Non-invasive scores based on LSM, spleen diameter and platelets predict clinical outcomes in PLWH. Composite biomarkers do not achieve higher prognostic performance compared to LSM alone

Prognostic value of non-invasive scores based on liver stiffness measurement, spleen diameter and platelets in HIV-infected patients.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS People living with HIV (PLWH) are at high risk for advanced chronic liver disease and related adverse outcomes. We aimed to validate the prognostic value of non-invasive scores based on liver stiffness measurement (LSM) and on markers of portal hypertension (PH), namely platelets and spleen diameter, in PLWH. METHODS We combined data from eight international cohorts of PLWH with available non-invasive scores, including LSM and the composite biomarkers liver stiffness-spleen size-to-platelet ratio score (LSPS), LSM-to-Platelet ratio (LPR) and PH risk score. Incidence and predictors of all-cause mortality, any liver-related event and classical hepatic decompensation were determined by survival analysis, controlling for competing risks for the latter two. Non-invasive scores were assessed and compared using area under the receiver operating curve (AUROC). RESULTS We included 1695 PLWH (66.8% coinfected with hepatitis C virus). During a median follow-up of 4.7 (interquartile range 2.8-7.7) years, the incidence rates of any liver-related event, all-cause mortality and hepatic decompensation were 13.7 per 1000 persons-year (PY) (95% confidence interval [CI], 11.4-16.3), 13.8 per 1000 PY (95% CI, 11.6-16.4) and 9.9 per 1000 PY (95% CI, 8.1-12.2), respectively. The AUROC of LSM was similar to that of the composite biomarkers, ranging between 0.83 and 0.86 for any liver-related event, 0.79-0.85 for all-cause mortality and 0.87-0.88 for classical hepatic decompensation. All individual non-invasive scores remained independent predictors of clinical outcomes in multivariable analysis. CONCLUSIONS Non-invasive scores based on LSM, spleen diameter and platelets predict clinical outcomes in PLWH. Composite biomarkers do not achieve higher prognostic performance compared to LSM alone

Effects of APOE, APOB and LDLR variants on serum lipids and lack of association with xanthelasma in individuals from Southeastern Brazil

Xanthelasma might be a clinical manifestation of dyslipidemia, a recognized risk factor for coronary artery disease. We investigated the association of apolipoprotein E (APOE HhaI), apolipoprotein B (APOB XbaI and Ins/Del) and LDL receptor (LDLR AvaII and HincII) gene polymorphisms with lipid profiles in 100 Brazilians with xanthelasma and 100 controls. Allele frequencies were similar in both groups. APOE, APOB and LDLR genotypes were not correlated with differences in the serum lipid profile. In individuals with xanthelasma, the APOB D allele was associated with less chance of having increased LDL-cholesterol (O.R. = 0.16, CI95% = 0.03-0.94, p = 0.042). In the control group, the APOB X+ allele was associated with less chance of having both increased total cholesterol (O.R. = 0.16, CI95% = 0.03-0.78, p = 0.023) and increased LDL-cholesterol (O.R. = 0.10, CI95% = 0.02-0.60, p = 0.012). Moreover, there was a significantly higher frequency of control individuals (68%) with elevated serum triglyceride levels, compared to patients (48%, p = 0.008). On the other hand, triglyceride levels in controls also seemed to be influenced by all other gene polymorphisms studied, an effect that might be enhanced by environmental factors

Radiopurity control in the NEXT-100 double beta decay experiment: procedures and initial measurements

We have investigated the possibility of calibrating the PMTs of scintillation detectors, using the primary scintillation produced by X-rays to induce single photoelectron response of the PMT. The high-energy tail of this response, can be approximated to an exponential function, under some conditions. In these cases, it is possible to determine the average gain for each PMT biasing voltage from the inverse of the exponent of the exponential fit to the tail, which can be done even if the background and/or noise cover-up most of the distribution. We have compared our results with those obtained by the commonly used single electron response (SER) method, which uses a LED to induce a single photoelectron response of the PMT and determines the peak position of such response, relative to the pedestal peak (the electronic noise peak, which corresponds to 0 photoelectrons). The results of the exponential fit method agree with those obtained by the SER method when the average number of photoelectrons reaching the first dynode per light/scintillation pulse is around 1.0. The SER method has higher precision, while the exponential fit method has the advantage of being useful in situations where the PMT is already in situ, being difficult or even impossible to apply the SER method, e.g. in sealed scintillator/PMT devices