Perturbations to observed ambient neutral densities due to presence of an Orbiting Geophysical Observatory

Perturbations in density of ions and neutral particles in upper atmosphere due to OG

Observation of the dielectric-waveguide mode of light propagation in p-n junctions

Theoretical considerations of the propagation of electromagnetic energy near a p-n junction (1) show that the “sandwich” formed by having a depletion layer bounded by the p and n regions can act as a dielectric waveguide. (1,2

Doenças do girassol.

Mancha de Alternaria - Alternaria spp.; Podridao branca - Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary; Mildio - Plasmopara halstedii (Farl.) Berl. & de Toni; Ferrugem - Puccinia helianthi Schw.; Bolha branca - Albugo tragopogi (Pers.) Schroet; Oidio - Erysiphe cichoracearum DC; Mancha cinzenta da haste - Phomopsis helianthi Munth. - Cvet. et al.; Mancha preta da haste - Phoma oleracea var. helianthi tuberosi Sacc.; Outras podridoes radiculares e murchas - Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc., Macrophomina phaseolina (Tass.) Goid e Verticillium dahliae Klebahn; Podridao cinza do capitulo - Botrytis cinerea Pers. ex Fr.; Mancha bacteriana e crestamento bacteriano - Pseudomonas syringae pv. helianthi (Kawamura) Dye, Wilkie et Young; Pseudomonas cichorii (Swingle) Stapp; Podridao da medula da haste - Erwinia sp.; Mosaico comum do girassol - virus do mosaico do picao ("sunflower mosaic virus"); Controle de doencas.bitstream/item/40506/1/Doencas-do-girassol.pd

Water activity in lamellar stacks of lipid bilayers: "Hydration forces" revisited

Water activity and its relationship with interactions stabilising lamellar stacks of mixed lipid bilayers in their fluid state are investigated by means of osmotic pressure measurements coupled with small-angle x-ray scattering. The (electrically-neutral) bilayers are composed of a mixture in various proportions of lecithin, a zwitterionic phospholipid, and Simulsol, a non-ionic cosurfactant with an ethoxylated polar head. For highly dehydrated samples the osmotic pressure profile always exhibits the "classical" exponential decay as hydration increases but, depending on Simulsol to lecithin ratio, it becomes either of the "bound" or "unbound" types for more water-swollen systems. A simple thermodynamic model is used for interpreting the results without resorting to the celebrated but elusive "hydration forces"Comment: 24 pages, 12 figures. Accepted for publication in The European Physical Journal

Bounds on the electromagnetic interactions of excited spin-3/2 leptons

We discuss possible deviations from QED produced by a virtual excited spin-3/2 lepton in the reaction $e^+e^- \longrightarrow 2\gamma$. Data recorded by the OPAL Collaboration at a c.m. energy $\sqrt{s} = 183 GeV$ are used to establish bounds on the nonstandard-lepton mass and coupling strengths.Comment: Latex, 5 pages, 7 ps figures. To be published in Phys. Rev.

Solos do município de Olho D'água do Casado - Estado de Alagoas.

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Solos do Município de Mata Grande - Estado de Alagoas.

O presente trabalho refere-se a uma sinopse de levantamento de reconhecimento de média intensidade de solos, que constitui parte do Projeto de Zoneamento Agroecológico do Estado de Alagoas, tendo como menores células territoriais os municípios. A principal finalidade é identificar as diversas unidades de solos existentes na área e suas características morfológicas, físicas e químicas, assim como a distribuição e extensão geográfica das mesmas.bitstream/item/79361/1/circtec39-2007-solos-mata-grande.pd