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    Rossby waves in rapidly rotating Bose-Einstein condensates

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    We predict and describe a new collective mode in rotating Bose-Einstein condensates, which is very similar to the Rossby waves in geophysics. In the regime of fast rotation, the Coriolis force dominates the dynamics and acts as a restoring force for acoustic-drift waves along the condensate. We derive a nonlinear equation that includes the effects of both the zero-point pressure and the anharmonicity of the trap. It is shown that such waves have negative phase speed, propagating in the opposite sense of the rotation. We discuss different equilibrium configurations and compare with those resulting from the Thomas-Fermi approximation.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures (submitted to PRL

    Avaliação do capim-marandu sob déficit hídrico em casa de vegetação, no período de estabelecimento.

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    O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o perfilhamento e a produção de biomassa do capim-marandu no período de estabelecimento, sob influência do déficit hídrico. Realizou-se o experimento em casa-de-vegetação na Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste, sob delineamento em blocos completos casualizados com arranjo fatorial 3x3+1. Os tratamentos referiram-se à suspensão da irrigação em diferentes épocas do estabelecimento (semeadura, germinação e perfilhamento primário) até que o solo apresentasse teor de água equivalente a 75, 50 e 25% da capacidade de armazenamento de água disponível no solo (CAD), além da testemunha que não sofreu restrição hídrica. As avaliações de número de perfilhos surgidos por vaso foram realizadas semanalmente, por cinco semanas, a partir do início do perfilhamento. Uma coleta de biomassa foi realizada aproximadamente 30 dias após o término do último tratamento, período em que o solo foi mantido próximo a capacidade de campo. O perfilhamento e a produção de biomassa do capim-marandu são reduzidos quando o déficit hídrico é suficiente para que o teor de água no solo atinja 25%CAD, durante a fase de estabelecimento, independente da época em que ocorra a escassez hídrica

    Evaluation of Microencapsulation of The UFV-AREG1 Bacteriophage in Alginate-Ca Microcapsules using Microfluidic Devices

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    The indiscriminate use of antibiotics and the emergence of resistant microorganisms have become a major challenge for the food industry. The purpose of this work was to microencapsulate the bacteriophage UFV-AREG1 in a calcium alginate matrix using microfluidic devices and to study the viability and efficiency of retention. The microcapsules were added to gel of propylene glycol for use as an antimicrobial in the food industry. The technique showed the number of the phage encapsulation, yielding drops with an average 100-250 μ\mum of diameter, 82.1 ±\pm 2% retention efficiency and stability in the gel matrix for 21 days. The gel added to the microencapsulated phage showed efficiency (not detectable on the surface) in reducing bacterial contamination on the surface at a similar level to antimicrobial chemicals (alcohol 70%). Therefore, it was possible to microencapsulate bacteriophages in alginate-Ca and apply the microcapsules in gels for use as sanitizers in the food industry.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figure

    Photon-graviton pair conversion

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    We consider the conversion of gravitons and photons as a four-wave mixing process. A nonlinear coupled systems of equations involving two gravitons and two photons is obtained, and the energy exchange between the different degrees of freedom is found. The scattering amplitudes are obtained, from which a crossection for incoherent processes can be found. An analytical example is given, and applications to the early Universe are discussed.Comment: 5 pages, slightly modified as compared to v1, to appear in Class. Quantum Grav. as a Letter to the Edito
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