Topological Dilatonic Supergravity Theories

We present a central extension of the $(m,n)$ super-Poincar\'e algebra in two dimensions. Besides the usual Poincar\'e generators and the $(m,n)$ supersymmetry generators we have $(m,n)$ Grassmann generators, a bosonic internal symmetry generator and a central charge. We then build up the topological gauge theory associated to this algebra. We can solve the classical field equations for the fields which do not belong to the supergravity multiplet and to a Lagrange multiplier multiplet. The resulting topological supergravity theory turns out to be non-local in the fermionic sector.Comment: 11 pages, plain TeX, IFUSP-P/112

Coleta de material para diagnóstico das doenças infecciosas que interferem com a reprodução de bovinos.

O diagnóstico de problemas reprodutivos de bovinos é uma tarefa árdua e muitas das vezes sem o resultado esperado, em função do grande número de fatores ambientais, de manejo, nutricionais e infeciosos envolvidos. A avaliação dos parâmetros nutricionais, ambientais e de manejo são muito importantes para se diferenciar problemas de causa infecciosa daqueles advindos de deficiências nutricionais ou de falhas no manejo geral ou reprodutivo dos animais. A melhora no diagnóstico de doenças infecciosas e um maior número de informações mais precisas e rápidas para o produtor e para o técnico podem ser conseguidos com emprego de alguns cuidados relativos a coleta e envio de material aos testes requisitados devem ser observados com atenção.bitstream/item/37514/1/CT45.pd

Brucelose bovina no Pantanal Sul-Matogrossense: dados preliminares.

Com o objetivo de levantar a freqüência preliminar de bovinos de corte não vacinados do Pantanal, foram visitados, no período de 1994 a 1996, 16 rebanhos e 309 animais, sorteados dentre as fazendas cadastradas na Embrapa Pantanal. A freqüência foi estimada com base no número de animais que apresentavam resultados positivos em ambos os testes (AAT e soroaglutinação lenta/2 mercaptoetanol (2ME)) Os resultados do testes diagnósticos confirmatórios foram positivos, negativos ou inconclusivos e classificou-se como positiva a propriedade que apresentou pelo menos um animal positivo no teste confirmatório (2ME); negativa, quando todas os animais apresentaram-se negativos nos testes sorológicos e inconclusiva, quando existiram resultados sorológicos negativos e inconclusivo em pelo menos um dos animais.bitstream/CPAC/28669/1/COT58.pd

Investigation of ultra-high sensitivity klystron cavity transducers for broadband resonant-mass gravitational wave detectors

Since the Stanford pioneering work of Paik in the 1970s, cryogenic resonant-mass gravitational wave detectors have used resonant transducers, which have the effect of increasing both the detector sensitivity and bandwidth. Now nanotechnology is opening new possibilities towards the construction of ultra-high sensitivity klystron cavity transducers. It might be feasible to construct TeraHz/micron parametric transducers in a near future. They would be so sensitive that there would be no need for multimode resonant transducers. The resonant-antenna would act as a broadband detector for gravitational waves. A spherical antenna, such as Schenberg or Mini-Grail, could add to this quality the advantage of wave position and polarity determination. Here we propose an extreme geometry for a re-entrant klystron cavity (df/dg ∼ 1018 Hz/m, where f stands for the microwave pump frequency and g for variations in the cavity gap), obtaining a frequency response for the strain sensitivity of the Schenberg gravitational wave detector such that its bandwidth increases from 50 Hz (using the so-called resonant mode coupling) to ∼4000 Hz when operating @ 20 mK, and, when compared to LIGO experimental curve, shows a competitive band of about 2000 Hz. We also study some of the technological complications that can be foreseen to design such a resonant cavity. © 2008 IOP Publishing Ltd

Comparing species detection success between molecular markers in DNA metabarcoding of coastal macroinvertebrates

DNA metabarcoding has great potential to improve marine biomonitoring programs by providing a rapid and accurate assessment of species composition in zoobenthic communities. However, some methodological improvements are still required, especially regarding failed detections, primers efficiency and incompleteness of databases. Here we assessed the efficiency of two different marker loci (COI and 18S) and three primer pairs in marine species detection through DNA metabarcoding of the macrozoobenthic communities colonizing three types of artificial substrates (slate, PVC and granite), sampled between 3 and 15 months of deployment. To accurately compare detection success between markers, we also compared the representativeness of the detected species in public databases and revised the reliability of the taxonomic assignments. Globally, we recorded extensive complementarity in the species detected by each marker, with 69% of the species exclusively detected by either 18S or COI. Individually, each of the three primer pairs recovered, at most, 52% of all species detected on the samples, showing also different abilities to amplify specific taxonomic groups. Most of the detected species have reliable reference sequences in their respective databases (82% for COI and 72% for 18S), meaning that when a species was detected by one marker and not by the other, it was most likely due to faulty amplification, and not by lack of matching sequences in the database. Overall, results showed the impact of marker and primer applied on species detection ability and indicated that, currently, if only a single marker or primer pair is employed in marine zoobenthos metabarcoding, a fair portion of the diversity may be overlooked.project ATLANTIDA – Platform for the monitoring of the North Atlantic Ocean and tools for the sustainable exploitation of the marine resources, with the reference NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000040, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), through Programa Operacional Regional do Norte (NORTE 2020). BRL benefitted from an FCT fellowship PD/BD/127994/2016. The authors would like to thank Sofia Duarte (University of Minho) for the availability and support during practical stages of the research

Physical properties of single-crystalline fibers of the colossal-magnetoresistance manganite La0.7Ca0.3MnO3

We have grown high-quality single crystals of the colossal-magnetoresistance (CMR) material La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 by using the laser heated pedestal growth (LHPG) method. Samples were grown as fibers of different diameters, and with lengths of the order of centimeters. Their composition and structure were verified through X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microcopy with EDX (Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis) and by Rietveld analysis. The quality of the crystalline fibers was confirmed by Laue and EBSD (Electron Backscatter Diffraction) patterns. Rocking curves performed along the fiber axis revealed a half-height width of 0.073 degrees. The CMR behavior was confirmed by electrical resistivity and magnetization measurements as a function of temperature.Comment: 11 pages (including 3 figures); to appear in Appl. Phys. Let