Métodos de estimativa da evapotranspiração de referência para a região de Sete Lagoas, MG.

CONBEA 2012

Comparação dos dados de temperatura do ar obtidos em estação meteorológica convencional e automática na região do Submédio São Francisco.

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Avaliação de um circuito eletrônico para medição da condutividade elétrica de soluções nutritivas.

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Truly unentangled photon pairs without spectral filtering

We demonstrate that an integrated silicon microring resonator is capable of efficiently producing photon pairs that are completely unentangled; such pairs are a key component of heralded single photon sources. A dual-channel interferometric coupling scheme can be used to independently tune the quality factors associated with the pump and signal and idler modes, yielding a biphoton wavefunction with Schmidt number arbitrarily close to unity. This will permit the generation of heralded single photon states with unit purity.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure

A transient homotypic interaction model for the influenza A virus NS1 protein effector domain

Influenza A virus NS1 protein is a multifunctional virulence factor consisting of an RNA binding domain (RBD), a short linker, an effector domain (ED), and a C-terminal 'tail'. Although poorly understood, NS1 multimerization may autoregulate its actions. While RBD dimerization seems functionally conserved, two possible apo ED dimers have been proposed (helix-helix and strand-strand). Here, we analyze all available RBD, ED, and full-length NS1 structures, including four novel crystal structures obtained using EDs from divergent human and avian viruses, as well as two forms of a monomeric ED mutant. The data reveal the helix-helix interface as the only strictly conserved ED homodimeric contact. Furthermore, a mutant NS1 unable to form the helix-helix dimer is compromised in its ability to bind dsRNA efficiently, implying that ED multimerization influences RBD activity. Our bioinformatical work also suggests that the helix-helix interface is variable and transient, thereby allowing two ED monomers to twist relative to one another and possibly separate. In this regard, we found a mAb that recognizes NS1 via a residue completely buried within the ED helix-helix interface, and which may help highlight potential different conformational populations of NS1 (putatively termed 'helix-closed' and 'helix-open') in virus-infected cells. 'Helix-closed' conformations appear to enhance dsRNA binding, and 'helix-open' conformations allow otherwise inaccessible interactions with host factors. Our data support a new model of NS1 regulation in which the RBD remains dimeric throughout infection, while the ED switches between several quaternary states in order to expand its functional space. Such a concept may be applicable to other small multifunctional proteins

Avaliação de circuito eletrônico para medição de temperatura em instalações agrícolas por meio da porta paralela de um computador

Os sistemas de aquisição de dados de temperatura disponíveis comercialmente apresentam alto custo e grande complexidade operacional para a sua utilização em instalações agrícolas climatizadas. Este trabalho teve por objetivos propor, calibrar e validar um circuito eletrônico de baixo custo para a aquisição de dados de temperatura com base na freqüência de oscilação da tensão elétrica (0 a 5 V). O sensor empregado no circuito foi um termistor com resistência ômica de 10 k a 25 oC e coeficiente de temperatura negativo. O circuito eletrônico, conectado a um computador via porta paralela, foi calibrado por comparação com um termômetro- padrão de mercúrio em vidro. Após as medições, análises de regressão foram realizadas com os dados experimentais, gerando-se equações que relacionam freqüência com resistência e resistência com temperatura. Os coeficientes de determinação demonstraram excelentes correlações entre as variáveis (R 2 > 0,9999). Posteriormente, foram realizadas comparações entre as medições obtidas com o circuito eletrônico e dois sistemas convencionais de aquisição de dados. Os resultados demonstraram que o circuito proposto é capaz de medir com exatidão e precisão a temperatura na faixa de 10 a 40 oC.The temperature data acquisition systems available commercially present high costs and operational complexity to be applied in environment controlled agricultural buildings. The objective of this work was to propose, calibrate and validate a low cost electronic circuit for measuring temperature based on the frequency of an alternating voltage (0 to 5 V). The sensor connected to the circuit was a thermistor with resistance of 10 k at 25 oC and negative temperature coefficient. The electronic circuit was connected to a computer using the parallel port and calibration was performed by comparing the thermistor to a standard liquid-in-glass thermometer. Regression analyses were performed on experimental data to obtain equations relating the frequency variation to resistance and resistance to temperature. The coefficients of determination showed excellent correlation among the variables (R 2 > 0.9999). Comparisons of the measurements obtained with the electronic circuit and two conventional data acquisition systems were carried out. The results demonstrated that the proposed circuit is capable to measure temperatures from 10 to 40 oC with precision and accuracy

Alterations on the evapotranspiration of sugarcane cultivars under distinct salinity levels applied in the fertigation

The aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of distinct levels of salinity on the evapotranspiration of the RB867515, RB855453, RB92579 and RB928064 sugarcane cultivars. The evapotranspiration was monitored during daytime period under meteorological conditions influenced, mainly by cloud variations. The salinity values were established by addition of 0, 50, 100 and 150 mM of Sodium Chloride (NaCl) to the nutrient solution, which was applied by fertigation, in such way that the electrical conductivity (EC) of the leached solution was near 3, 6, 10 and 13 dS m -1 , respectively. The increase of the NaCl concentration in the nutrient solution affected, significantly and in a linear manner, the evapotranspiration of all sugarcane cultivars, such that the days with low cloud provided the highest evapotranspiration values and the greater reduction among salinity levels. Analysis of the evapotranspiration accumulated during the daytime period showed that there were no significant differences among sugarcane cultivars and that, under the highest atmospheric water demand, the evapotranspiration decreased 48.5 g plant -1 EC -1 . This value represents the average reduction of 5.1% EC -1 when compared to the treatment without NaCl, considering data of all cultivars