10 research outputs found
Confirmation of the presence of Janicea antiguensis (Chace, 1972) (Decapoda: Barbouriidae) in northeastern and eastern Brazil
Alarm responses in the crayfish Orconectes virilis and Orconectes propinquus
Individuals of two species of crayfish ( Orconectes virilis and O. propinquus ) were tested in the laboratory for responses to chemicals released from physically damaged conspecifics. Individuals of O. propinquus did not show an alarm response to crushed conspecifics. Individuals of O. virilis responded to a water-borne substance released from crushed conspecifics by assuming an intermediate posture and ceasing movement. Similar alarm responses were shown by individuals of O. virilis to crushed congeneric individuals ( O. propinquus ), and these responses were not eliminated by either freeze-thawing the crayfish used to prepare the signal or by treating freshly crushed crayfish with the enzyme trypsin. Individuals of O. virilis showed strong feeding responses to solutions prepared from frozen fish flesh but showed a mixture of alarm and feeding responses to freshly killed fish. These results indicate that the alarm substance used by O. virilis is widespread.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/44886/1/10886_2005_Article_BF02059878.pd
Higgs Boson Studies at the Tevatron
We combine searches by the CDF and D0 Collaborations for the standard model Higgs boson with mass in the range 90--200 GeV produced in the gluon-gluon fusion, , , , and vector boson fusion processes, and decaying in the , , , , and modes. The data correspond to integrated luminosities of up to 10 fb and were collected at the Fermilab Tevatron in collisions at TeV. The searches are also interpreted in the context of fermiophobic and fourth generation models. We observe a significant excess of events in the mass range between 115 and 140 GeV/. The local significance corresponds to 3.0 standard deviations at GeV/, consistent with the mass of the Higgs boson observed at the LHC, and we expect a local significance of 1.9 standard deviations. We separately combine searches for , , , and . The observed signal strengths in all channels are consistent with the presence of a standard model Higgs boson with a mass of 125 GeV/
Allometric growth, sexual maturity and reproductive cycle of Aegla castro (Decapoda: Anomura: Aeglidae) from Itatinga, state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil
A Novel Approach to Ex Vivo Gene Therapy for Familial Hypercholesterolemia Using Human Amniotic Epithelial Cells as a Transgene Carrier.
APPLIED ISSUES Replacement of the native crayfish Astacus astacus by the introduced species Pacifastacus leniusculus in a Swedish lake: possible causes and mechanisms
Exotic species of freshwater decapod crustaceans in the state of São Paulo, Brazil: records and possible causes of their introduction
Evidence for a Particle Produced in Association with Weak Bosons and Decaying to a Bottom-Antibottom Quark Pair in Higgs Boson Searches at the Tevatron
We combine searches by the CDF and D0 Collaborations for the associated production of a Higgs boson with a W or Z boson and subsequent decay of the Higgs boson to a bottom-antibottom quark pair. The data, originating from Fermilab Tevatron p[bar over p] collisions at √s=1.96 TeV, correspond to integrated luminosities of up to 9.7 fb[superscript -1]. The searches are conducted for a Higgs boson with mass in the range 100–150 GeV/c[superscript 2]. We observe an excess of events in the data compared with the background predictions, which is most significant in the mass range between 120 and 135 GeV/c[superscript 2]. The largest local significance is 3.3 standard deviations, corresponding to a global significance of 3.1 standard deviations. We interpret this as evidence for the presence of a new particle consistent with the standard model Higgs boson, which is produced in association with a weak vector boson and decays to a bottom-antibottom quark pair