Frustrated order on extrinsic geometries

We study, analytically and theoretically, defects in a nematically-ordered surface that couple to the extrinsic geometry of a surface. Though the intrinsic geometry tends to confine topological defects to regions of large Gaussian curvature, extrinsic couplings tend to orient the nematic in the local direction of maximum or minimum bending. This additional frustration is unavoidable and most important on surfaces of negative Gaussian curvature, where it leads to a complex ground state thermodynamics. We show, in contradistinction to the well-known effects of intrinsic geometry, that extrinsic curvature expels disclinations from the region of maximum curvature above a critical coupling threshold. On catenoids lacking an "inside-outside" symmetry, defects are expelled altogether.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure

Análisis espacial y ambiental de lecherías infectadas con Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis en Antioquia (Colombia)

The present study aimed to describe the spatial distribution of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) in dairy herds, and to detail environmental variables taken as reference of the physical background of the study area, specifically those related to MAP-qPCR positive herds located in six municipalities of the Northern region of the Province of Antioquia (Colombia), based on environmental sampling and qPCR analysis. The study herds (n = 386) were located in 63 different districts from six municipalities. Participant herds were visited once between June and October (2016) to collect an environmental sample, and identification of MAP was achieved using a duplex quantitative real-time PCR method. Rainfall trends, day and nighttime surface temperature, and vegetation cover index were taken as environmental references of the physical background of the study area. In addition, distribution maps of MAP-qPCR positive and negative herds, as well as maps of temperature variations and vegetation cover, were constructed. As results, there was an increase in MAP-positive herds in the North-West, South, and Southeast of the study area. An overall high rainfall regime was found and day- and nighttime surface temperatures showed important variations during sampling months. No evidence of management of the vegetation cover was found, in both pastures and areas with native vegetation, except for a conservancy area. In conclusion, the general environmental conditions, where the detection of MAP-positive herds is most likely to happen, were reported herein, considering approaches using the same (or a very approximate) sample collection and handling, and molecular detection method.El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo describir la distribución espacial de Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis (MAP) en hatos lecheros, y detallar variables ambientales tomadas como referencia de los antecedentes físicos del área de estudio, específicamente aquellas relacionadas con los hatos positivos por MAP-qPCR, ubicados en seis municipios de la región norte de la Provincia de Antioquia (Colombia), de acuerdo con el muestreo ambiental y análisis por qPCR. Los hatos del estudio (n = 386) se ubicaron en 63 distritos diferentes de seis municipios. Los hatos participantes fueron visitados una vez entre junio y octubre (2016) para recolectar una muestra ambiental, y la identificación de MAP se logró utilizando un método de PCR cuantitativa dúplex en tiempo real. Las tendencias de lluvia, la temperatura de la superficie diurna y nocturna, y el índice de cobertura vegetal se tomaron como referencias ambientales del entorno físico del área de estudio. Además, se construyeron mapas de distribución de hatos positivos y negativos a MAP-qPCR, así como mapas de variaciones de temperatura y cobertura vegetal. Como resultado, hubo un aumento en los hatos positivos para MAP en el noroeste, sur y sudeste del área de estudio. Se encontró un régimen general de alta precipitación y las temperaturas superficiales diurnas y nocturnas mostraron variaciones importantes durante los meses de muestreo. No se encontró evidencia de manejo de la cubierta vegetal, tanto en pastizales como en áreas con vegetación nativa, excepto en un área de conservación. En conclusión, se reportan las condiciones Recibido: mmmm_AAAA / Aceptado: mmmm_AAAA 11ambientales generales, donde es más probable que ocurra la detección de hatos positivospara MAP, considerando enfoques que utilizan el mismo método de recolección (o uno muyaproximado), el manejo de muestras y el método de detección molecular

Spatial and environmental analysis of Mycobacterium avium infected dairies in Antioquía (Colombia)

The present study aimed to describe the spatial distribution of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) in dairy herds, and to detail environmental variables taken as refer- ence of the physical background of the study area, specifically those related to MAP-qPCR positive herds located in six municipalities of the northern region of the Province of Antioquia (Colombia), based on environmental sampling and qPCR analysis. The study herds (n = 386) were located in 63 different districts from six municipalities. Participant herds were visited once between June and October (2016) to collect an environmental sample, and iden- tification of MAP was achieved using a duplex quantitative real-time PCR method. Rainfall trends, day and nighttime surface temperature, and vegetation cover index were taken as environmental references of the physical background of the study area. In addition, distribution maps of MAP-qPCR positive and negative herds, as well as maps of temperature variations and vegetation cover, were constructed. As a result, there was an increase in MAP-positive herds in the North-West, South, and Southeast of the study area. An overall high rainfall regime was found and day- and nighttime surface temperatures showed important variations during sampling months. No evidence of management of the vegetation cover was found, in both pastures and areas with native vegetation, except for a conservancy area. In conclusion, the general environmental conditions, where the detection of MAP-positive herds is most likely to happen, were reported herein, considering approaches using the same (or a very ap- proximate) sample collection and handling, and molecular detection method

Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. eucalyptorum pv. nov. causing bacterial leaf blight on eucalypt in Brazil.

Bacterial leaf blight is a major disease of eucalypt, especially under nursery conditions. Different bacterial species have been associated with the disease in several countries, and despite its importance worldwide, it is not clear to date whether similar disease symptoms are caused by the same or by different etiological agents. In this study, 43 bacterial strains were isolated from blighted eucalypt leaves collected in different geographic areas of Brazil and inoculated onto a susceptible eucalypt clone. Polyphasic taxonomy, including morphological, physiological, biochemical, molecular, and pathogenicity tests showed that only certain strains of Xanthomonas axonopodis caused symptoms of the disease. Strains varied in their aggressiveness, but no correlation with geographic origin was observed. MLSA-based phylogenetic analysis using concatenated dnaK, fyuA, gyrB and rpoD gene sequences allocated the strains in a well-defined clade, corresponding to Rademarker?s group RG 9.6. Inoculation of nineteen plant species belonging to seven botanical families with representative strain LPF 602 showed it to be pathogenic only on Eucalyptus spp, and Corymbia spp. Based on distinct biochemical and pathogenic characteristics that differentiate the eucalypt strains from other pathovars of the X. axonopodis species, here we propose their allocation into the new pathovar X. axonopodis pv. eucalyptorum pv. nov

Pulse propagation in discrete excitatory networks of integrate-and-fire neurons

We study the propagation of solitary waves in a discrete excitatory network of integrate-and-fire neurons. We show the existence and the stability of a fast wave and a family of slow waves. Fast waves are similar to those already described in continuum networks. Stable slow waves have not been previously reported in purely excitatory networks and their propagation is particular to the discrete nature of the network. The robustness of our results is studied in the presence of noise

Power-gated MOS current mode logic (PG-MCML): a power aware DPA-resistant standard cell library

MOS Current Mode Logic (MCML) is one of the most promising logic style to counteract power analysis attacks. Unfortunately, the static power consumption of MCML standard cells is significantly higher compared to equivalent functions implemented using static CMOS logic. As a result, the use of such a logic style is very limited in portable devices. Paradoxically, these devices are the most sensitive to physical attacks, thus the ones which would benefit more from the adoption of MCML

An Investigation of the Ionic Conductivity and Species Crossover of Lithiated Nafion 117 in Nonaqueous Electrolytes

Nonaqueous redox flow batteries are a fast-growing area of research and development motivated by the need to develop low-cost energy storage systems. The identification of a highly conductive, yet selective membrane, is of paramount importance to enabling such a technology. Herein, we report the swelling behavior, ionic conductivity, and species crossover of lithiated Nafion 117 membranes immersed in three nonaqueous electrolytes (PC, PC : EC, and DMSO). Our results show that solvent volume fraction within the membrane has the greatest effect on both conductivity and crossover. An approximate linear relationship between diffusive crossover of neutral redox species (ferrocene) and the ionic conductivity of membrane was observed. As a secondary effect, the charge on redox species modifies crossover rates in accordance with Donnan exclusion. The selectivity of membrane is derived mathematically and compared to experimental results reported here. The relatively low selectivity for lithiated Nafion 117 in nonaqueous conditions suggests that new membranes are required for competitive nonaqueous redox flow batteries to be realized. Potential design rules are suggested for the future membrane engineering work.United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Basic Energy Sciences. Joint Center for Energy Storage Researc

\u3ci\u3ePseudomonas syringae\u3c/i\u3e Hrp type III secretion system and effector proteins

Pseudomonas syringae is a member of an important group of Gram-negative bacterial pathogens of plants and animals that depend on a type III secretion system to inject virulence effector proteins into host cells. In P. syringae, hrpyhrc genes encode the Hrp (type III secretion) system, and avirulence (avr) and Hrpdependent outer protein (hop) genes encode effector proteins. The hrpyhrc genes of P. syringae pv syringae 61, P. syringae pv syringae B728a, and P. syringae pv tomato DC3000 are flanked by an exchangeable effector locus and a conserved effector locus in a tripartite mosaic Hrp pathogenicity island (Pai) that is linked to a tRNALeu gene found also in Pseudomonas aeruginosa but without linkage to Hrp system genes. Cosmid pHIR11 carries a portion of the strain 61 Hrp pathogenicity island that is sufficient to direct Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas fluorescens to inject HopPsyA into tobacco cells, thereby eliciting a hypersensitive response normally triggered only by plant pathogens. Large deletions in strain DC3000 revealed that the conserved effector locus is essential for pathogenicity but the exchangeable effector locus has only a minor role in growth in tomato. P. syringae secretes HopPsyA and AvrPto in culture in a Hrp-dependent manner at pH and temperature conditions associated with pathogenesis. AvrPto is also secreted by Yersinia enterocolitica. The secretion of AvrPto depends on the first 15 codons, which are also sufficient to direct the secretion of an Npt reporter from Y. enterocolitica, indicating that a universal targeting signal is recognized by the type III secretion systems of both plant and animal pathogens

The Passing of Risk of the Goods at the comparative Level: The Vienna Convention and Colombian Domestic Law. How does the Theory of the Passing of Risk Work in the Normative Systems presented?

La importancia de la comparación entre los tres sistemas reguladores de los riesgos en la tradición de las mercaderías (civil colombiano, comercial colombiano y comercial internacional) sirve no solo para establecer semejanzas y diferencias entre estos, sino que también puede resultar útil, por ejemplo, al momento de pactar la ley aplicable para un contrato internacional, pues cada uno cuenta con ventajas y desventajas, dependiendo del extremo de la relación jurídica. En otras palabras, el presente trabajo pretende ser un instrumento útil para la negociación de contratos internacionales a través de la exposición de las opciones que los comerciantes tienen a mano y las consecuencias que podría llegar a tener elegir una u otra norma. Lo anterior se integra con un breve repaso de la teoría de la transmisión de los riesgos de la cosa y su aplicación a los negocios jurídicos correspondientes. Por último, se presentan dos criterios que “inclinan la balanza” hacia la elección de un régimen comercial —nacional o internacional— como regulador de la transmisión de riesgos. El presente trabajo es el resultado final de una investigación realizada en clase de pregrado de Derecho Comercial Internacional.Legis S.A.The importance of the comparison between the three systems (civil, comercial and international) that regulate risk passing of goods is useful to establish the similarities and differences between them, as well as a point of reference when agreeing on the applicable law for an international sale of goods, as each system has advantages and disadvantages depending on the party relative to the contract. In other words, the present work could serve as a useful tool for the negotiation of international contracts through the layout of the available options that merchants have at hand and the consequences that could result from choosing one or other system. The latter is integrated through a brief review of the theory of the passing of risks of the goods and its application to the corresponding contracts. Finally, two criteria are presented that “tip the balance” towards the election of a commercial regime —national or international— as the regulator of risk passing. This paper is the final result of a research carried out in an under graduate class of International Commercial Law