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Pion and Vector Meson Form Factors in the Kuperstein-Sonnenschein holographic model
We study phenomenological aspects of the holographic model of chiral symmetry
breaking recently introduced by Kuperstein and Sonnenschein (KS). As a first
step, we calculate the spectrum of vector and axial-vector mesons in the KS
model. We numerically compute various coupling constants of the mesons and
pions. Our analysis indicates that vector meson dominance is realized in this
model. The pion, vector meson and axial-vector meson form factors are obtained
and studied in detail. We find good agreement with QCD results. In particular,
the pion form factor closely matches available experimental data.Comment: v1: 27 pages, 9 figures, 4 tables; v2: minor changes, added more
general discussion of vector meson dominance; v3: minor changes and
additions, version accepted for publication in JHE
Scalar and vector mesons of flavor chiral symmetry breaking in the Klebanov-Strassler background
Recently, Dymarsky, Kuperstein and Sonnenschein constructed an embedding of
flavor D7- and anti-D7-branes in the Klebanov-Strassler geometry that breaks
the supersymmetry of the background, yet is stable. In this article, we study
in detail the spectrum of vector mesons in this new model of flavor chiral
symmetry breaking and commence an analytical analysis of the scalar mesons in
this setup.Comment: v1: 35 pages, 5 figures, 4 tables, includes self-contained review of
DKS construction; v2: corrected signs in eqs. (2.22) and (2.23), improved
discussion of scalar mesons in section 3.2; v3: major revision of the results
on scalar mesons, version submitted to JHEP; v4: version accepted by JHE
Endothelial glycocalyx shedding and vascular permeability in severely injured trauma patients
Qualidade sanitária e fisiológica de sementes de abóbora variedade menina Brasileira.
O trabalho teve como objetivos avaliar e correlacionar a qualidade sanitária e fisiológica de sementes de abóbora, variedade Menina Brasileira (Cucurbita moschata.). Foram avaliados dois lotes de sementes de abóbora produzidas no sistema agroecológico e quatro no sistema convencional, com e sem tratamento químico. Os lotes foram submetidos aos testes de sanidade, seguindo a metodologia do “Blotter test”, com congelamento, germinação e vigor (primeira contagem, índice de velocidade de germinação, envelhecimento acelerado e emergência de plântulas). Os resultados indicaram a separação dos lotes de diferentes origens a partir da qualidade sanitária e fisiológica, onde as maiores incidências de fungos foram observadas nos lotes agroecológicos e o maior potencial fisiológico foi observado nos lotes de origem convencional não tratados. Foram encontrados os fungos Fusarium oxysporum, Alternaria alternata, Cladosporium cucumerinum, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium digitatum, Rhizopus stolonifer e Phoma terrestris. A qualidade sanitária não interferiu na qualidade fisiológica das sementes de abóbora, variedade Menina Brasileira
Genômica e proteômica de Anaplasma marginale: contribuições para o controle da riquétsia.
A anaplasmose bovina é causada pela riquétsia intra-eritrocítica Anaplasma marginale, responsável por importantes prejuízos econômicos, por causa da alta morbidade e mortalidade em rebanhos bovinos suscetíveis. A vacinação tem sido uma forma econômica e eficiente de controlar a enfermidade. No entanto, os métodos de imunização tradicionais apresentam efeitos adversos em algumas categorias de animais. Nas últimas décadas, os estudos sobre imunização contra Anaplasma concentraram-se nas proteínas de superfície MSP1a, 1b, 2, 3, 4 e 5. No entanto, até o momento, os resultados foram pouco promissores, apontando a necessidade de ampliar o conhecimento sobre o rol das proteínas de membrana da riquétsia e das relações estruturais entre elas. Nesse contexto, os estudos do genoma e do proteoma da riquétsia têm contribuído com essa finalidade. Pela análise genômica, 14 genes para novas proteínas de membrana externa foram identificados (omp 1-14), dentre os quais, omp2, 3 e 6 não são transcritos. Esses genes ostraram-se altamente conservados entre isolados da riquétsia. As proteínas OMP4, 7, 10 e 14 foram reconhecidas por soros de bovinos imunizados com membrana de A. marginale, mostrando potencial para desenvolvimento de imunógenos. Além disso, mediante análise proteômica, foi possível detectar novas proteínas de membrana, negligenciadas pela anotação genômica. Dentre elas estão AM097 - conjugal transfer protein, AM956 - PepA citosol amino peptidase, AM254 - fator de elongação Tu e quatro proteínas de função desconhecida: AM127, 197, 387 e 854, as quais também foram reconhecidas por soros de bovinos imunizados com membrana de A. marginale.bitstream/CNPGC-2009-09/12410/1/DOC161.pd
Expanding the knowledge about Leishmania species in wild mammals and dogs in the Brazilian savannah
Background: Wild, synanthropic and domestic mammals act as hosts and/or reservoirs of several Leishmania spp. Studies on possible reservoirs of Leishmania in different areas are fundamental to understand host-parasite interactions and develop strategies for the surveillance and control of leishmaniasis. In the present study, we evaluated the Leishmania spp. occurrence in mammals in two conservation units and their surroundings in Brasília, Federal District (FD), Brazil. Methods: Small mammals were captured in Brasília National Park (BNP) and Contagem Biological Reserve (CBR) and
dogs were sampled in residential areas in their vicinity. Skin and blood samples were evaluated by PCR using different molecular markers (D7 24Sα rRNA and rDNA ITS1). Leishmania species were identified by sequencing of PCR products. Dog blood samples were subjected to the rapid immunochromatographic test (DPP) for detection of anti-Leishmania infantum antibodies. Results: 179 wild mammals were studied and 20.1% had Leishmania DNA successfully detected in at least one sample. Six mammal species were considered infected: Clyomys laticeps, Necromys lasiurus, Nectomys rattus, Rhipidomys macrurus, Didelphis albiventris and Gracilinanus agilis. No significant difference, comparing the proportion of individuals with Leishmania spp., was observed between the sampled areas and wild mammal species. Most of the positive samples were collected from the rodent N. lasiurus, infected by L. amazonensis or L. braziliensis. Moreover, infections by Trypanosoma spp. were detected in N. lasiurus and G. agilis. All 19 dog samples were positive by DPP; however, only three (15.8%) were confirmed by PCR assays. DNA sequences of ITS1 dog amplicons showed 100% identity with L. infantum sequence. Conclusions: The results suggest the participation of six species of wild mammals in the enzootic transmission of Leishmania spp. in FD. This is the first report of L. amazonensis in N. lasiurus
BF Integrase Genes of HIV-1 Circulating in São Paulo, Brazil, with a Recurrent Recombination Region
Although some studies have shown diversity in HIV integrase (IN) genes, none has focused particularly on the gene evolving in epidemics in the context of recombination. The IN gene in 157 HIV-1 integrase inhibitor-naïve patients from the São Paulo State, Brazil, were sequenced tallying 128 of subtype B (23 of which were found in non-B genomes), 17 of subtype F (8 of which were found in recombinant genomes), 11 integrases were BF recombinants, and 1 from subtype C. Crucially, we found that 4 BF recombinant viruses shared a recurrent recombination breakpoint region between positions 4900 and 4924 (relative to the HXB2) that includes 2 gRNA loops, where the RT may stutter. Since these recombinants had independent phylogenetic origin, we argue that these results suggest a possible recombination hotspot not observed so far in BF CRF in particular, or in any other HIV-1 CRF in general. Additionally, 40% of the drug-naïve and 45% of the drug-treated patients had at least 1 raltegravir (RAL) or elvitegravir (EVG) resistance-associated amino acid change, but no major resistance mutations were found, in line with other studies. Importantly, V151I was the most common minor resistance mutation among B, F, and BF IN genes. Most codon sites of the IN genes had higher rates of synonymous substitutions (dS) indicative of a strong negative selection. Nevertheless, several codon sites mainly in the subtype B were found under positive selection. Consequently, we observed a higher genetic diversity in the B portions of the mosaics, possibly due to the more recent introduction of subtype F on top of an ongoing subtype B epidemics and a fast spread of subtype F alleles among the B population
Charge separation relative to the reaction plane in Pb-Pb collisions at TeV
Measurements of charge dependent azimuthal correlations with the ALICE
detector at the LHC are reported for Pb-Pb collisions at TeV. Two- and three-particle charge-dependent azimuthal correlations in
the pseudo-rapidity range are presented as a function of the
collision centrality, particle separation in pseudo-rapidity, and transverse
momentum. A clear signal compatible with a charge-dependent separation relative
to the reaction plane is observed, which shows little or no collision energy
dependence when compared to measurements at RHIC energies. This provides a new
insight for understanding the nature of the charge dependent azimuthal
correlations observed at RHIC and LHC energies.Comment: 12 pages, 3 captioned figures, authors from page 2 to 6, published
version, figures at http://aliceinfo.cern.ch/ArtSubmission/node/286
Multiplicity dependence of jet-like two-particle correlations in p-Pb collisions at = 5.02 TeV
Two-particle angular correlations between unidentified charged trigger and
associated particles are measured by the ALICE detector in p-Pb collisions at a
nucleon-nucleon centre-of-mass energy of 5.02 TeV. The transverse-momentum
range 0.7 5.0 GeV/ is examined,
to include correlations induced by jets originating from low
momen\-tum-transfer scatterings (minijets). The correlations expressed as
associated yield per trigger particle are obtained in the pseudorapidity range
. The near-side long-range pseudorapidity correlations observed in
high-multiplicity p-Pb collisions are subtracted from both near-side
short-range and away-side correlations in order to remove the non-jet-like
components. The yields in the jet-like peaks are found to be invariant with
event multiplicity with the exception of events with low multiplicity. This
invariance is consistent with the particles being produced via the incoherent
fragmentation of multiple parton--parton scatterings, while the yield related
to the previously observed ridge structures is not jet-related. The number of
uncorrelated sources of particle production is found to increase linearly with
multiplicity, suggesting no saturation of the number of multi-parton
interactions even in the highest multiplicity p-Pb collisions. Further, the
number scales in the intermediate multiplicity region with the number of binary
nucleon-nucleon collisions estimated with a Glauber Monte-Carlo simulation.Comment: 23 pages, 6 captioned figures, 1 table, authors from page 17,
published version, figures at
http://aliceinfo.cern.ch/ArtSubmission/node/161
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