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Probing QCD dynamics in two-photon interactions at high energies
In this paper the two-photon interactions at high energies are investigated
considering different approaches for the QCD dynamics. In particular, we
calculate the total cross section in different theoretical
approches and present a comparison among the predictions of the BFKL dynamics
at leading and next-to-leading order with those from saturation physics. We
analyze the possibility that the future linear colliders could discriminate
between these different approaches.Comment: 14 pages, 2 figures. Version to be published in Journal of Physics G:
Nuclear and Particle Physic
Complex Network Tools to Understand the Behavior of Criminality in Urban Areas
Complex networks are nowadays employed in several applications. Modeling
urban street networks is one of them, and in particular to analyze criminal
aspects of a city. Several research groups have focused on such application,
but until now, there is a lack of a well-defined methodology for employing
complex networks in a whole crime analysis process, i.e. from data preparation
to a deep analysis of criminal communities. Furthermore, the "toolset"
available for those works is not complete enough, also lacking techniques to
maintain up-to-date, complete crime datasets and proper assessment measures. In
this sense, we propose a threefold methodology for employing complex networks
in the detection of highly criminal areas within a city. Our methodology
comprises three tasks: (i) Mapping of Urban Crimes; (ii) Criminal Community
Identification; and (iii) Crime Analysis. Moreover, it provides a proper set of
assessment measures for analyzing intrinsic criminality of communities,
especially when considering different crime types. We show our methodology by
applying it to a real crime dataset from the city of San Francisco - CA, USA.
The results confirm its effectiveness to identify and analyze high criminality
areas within a city. Hence, our contributions provide a basis for further
developments on complex networks applied to crime analysis.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figures, 14th International Conference on Information
Technology : New Generation
Minimal extended flavor groups, matter fields chiral representations, and the flavor question
We show the specific unusual features on chiral gauge anomalies cancellation
in the minimal, necessarily 3-3-1, and the largest
3-4-1 weak isospin chiral gauge semisimple group leptoquark-bilepton
extensions of the 3-2-1 conventional standard model of nuclear and
electromagnetic interactions. In such models a natural explanation for the
fundamental question of fermion generation replication arises from the
self-consistency of a local gauge quantum field theory, which constrains the
number of the
QFD fermion families to the QCD color charges.Comment: 10 pages. <[email protected]
Inertial forces in the Casimir effect with two moving plates
We combine linear response theory and dimensional regularization in order to
derive the dynamical Casimir force in the low frequency regime. We consider two
parallel plates moving along the normal direction in dimensional space. We
assume the free-space values for the mass of each plate to be known, and obtain
finite, separation-dependent mass corrections resulting from the combined
effect of the two plates. The global mass correction is proportional to the
static Casimir energy, in agreement with Einstein's law of equivalence between
mass and energy for stressed rigid bodies.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figure; title and abstract changed; to appear in Physical
Review
Degradation of all-inkjet-printed organic thin-film transistors with TIPS-pentacene under processes applied in textile manufacturing
Printed electronics represent an alternative solution for the manufacturing of low-temperature and large
area flexible electronics. The use of inkjet printing is showing major advantages when compared to other
established printing technologies such as, gravure, screen or offset printing, allowing the reduction of
manufacturing costs due to its efficient material usage and the direct-writing approach without
requirement of any masks. However, several technological restrictions for printed electronics can hinder
its application potential, e.g. the device stability under atmospheric or even more stringent conditions.
Here, we study the influence of specific mechanical, chemical, and temperature treatments usually
appearing in manufacturing processes for textiles on the electrical performance of all-inkjet-printed organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs). Therefore, OTFTs where manufactured with silver electrodes,
a UV curable dielectric, and 6,13-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl) pentance (TIPS-pentacene) as the active
semiconductor layer. All the layers were deposited using inkjet printing. After electrical characterization
of the printed OTFTs, a simple encapsulation method was applied followed by the degradation study
allowing a comparison of the electrical performance of treated and not treated OTFTs. Industrial
calendering, dyeing, washing and stentering were selected as typical textile processes and treatment
methods for the printed OTFTs. It is shown that the all-inkjet-printed OTFTs fabricated in this work are
functional after their submission to the textiles processes but with degradation in the electrical
performance, exhibiting higher degradation in the OTFTs with shorter channel lengths (L=10 μm).This work was supported by FEDER through the COMPETE Program and by the Portuguese
Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) in the framework of the Strategic Project PEST
C/FIS/UI607/2014 and the project PTDC/CTM-NAN/121038/2010. Enrico Sowade was financially
supported by the European Commission within the Framework FP7-ICT (grant agreement number
287682, project acronym TDK4PE). The authors also thank for the support by the project Matepro –
Optimizing Materials and Processes”, ref. NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000037”, co-funded by the
“Programa Operacional Regional do Norte” (ON.2 – O Novo Norte), under the “Quadro de Referência
Estratégico Nacional” (QREN), through the “Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional” (FEDER).
Hélder Castro thanks for the support of the FCT under the grant SFRH/BDE/33350/2008
Towards the construction of health workforce metrics for Latin America and the Caribbean
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>One of the components of the Health Observatory for Latin American and the Caribbean (HO-LAC) is the design and implementation of metrics for human resources for health. Under the HO-LAC initiative, researchers from nine countries in the region formed the Collaborative Community on Human Resources for Health in Latin America and the Caribbean to identify common metrics applicable to the field of human resources for health (HRH).</p> <p>Case description</p> <p>The case description comprises three stages: a) the origins of an initiative in which a non-governmental organization brings together researchers involved in HRH policy in LAC, b) a literature search to identify initiatives to develop methods and metrics to assess the HRH field in the region, and c) subsequent discussions held by the group of researchers regarding the possibilities of identifying an appropriate set of metrics and indicators to assess HRH throughout the region.</p> <p>Discussion and evaluation</p> <p>A total of 101 documents produced between 1985 and 2008 in the LAC region were identified. Thirty-three of the papers included a variety of measurements comprising counts, percentages, proportions, indicators, averages and metrics, but only 13 were able to fully describe the methods used to identify these metrics and indicators. Of the 33 articles with measurements, 47% addressed labor market issues, 25% were about working conditions, 23% were on HRH training and 5% addressed regulations. Based on these results, through iterative discussions, metrics were defined into three broad categories (training, labor market and working conditions) and available sources of information for their estimation were proposed. While only three of the countries have data on working conditions, all countries have sufficient data to measure at least one aspect of HRH training and the HRH labor market.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Information gleaned from HRH metrics makes it possible to carry out comparisons on a determined experience in space and time, in a given country and/or region. The results should then constitute evidence for policy formulation and HRH planning and programs, with improved health system performance ultimately contributing to improved population health. The results of this study are expected to guide decision making by incentivizing the construction of metrics that provide information about HRH problems in LAC countries.</p
Eficiência da fixação biológica.
A fixação biológica de nitrogênio é de grande importância para o melhoramento genético de leguminosas. Trabalhos anteriores mostram que a adubação nitrogenada pode ser dispensada com inoculação de Sinorhizobium meliloti. O objetivo deste trabalho foi testar o potencial de fixação biológica de nitrogênio, que pode ser influenciado pela estirpe de Sinorhizobium meliloti empregada, pela cultivar de alfafa avaliada e pela interação entre esses dois fatores
Molecular characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis strains to control Spodoptera eridania (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) population.
The main objective of this study was to characterize the toxicity and genetic divergence of 18 Bacillus thuringiensis strains in the biological control of Spodoptera eridania . Bacterial suspensions were added to the S. eridania diet. Half of the selected B. thuringiensis strains caused high mortality seven days after infection. The genetic divergence of B. thuringiensis strains was assessed based on Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus (ERIC) and Repetitive Extragenic Palindromic (REP) sequences, and five phylogenetic groups were formed. Despite their genetic diversity B. thuringiensis strains did not show any correlation between the collection sites and toxicity to larvae. Some B. thuringiensis strains are highly toxic to S. eridania, thus highlighting the potential of their endotoxins as biopesticides
Gestão de P&D na Embrapa Gado de Leite: compêndio 2015.
Este documento traz uma compilação da estrutura de gestão da P&D, das normas, documentos e orientações referentes aos trâmites de propostas e contratos. Conteúdo: Estrutura da gestão de pesquisa e desenvolvimento (P&D): Chefia-adjunta de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento; Comitê Técnico Interno (CTI); Núcleos Temáticos - 1 - Desenvolvimento socioecônomico da cadeia produtiva do leite, 2 - Saúde animal e qualidade do leite, 3 - Produção vegetal e pastagens, 4 - Produção e bem-estar animal; Núcleo de Apoio à Programação (NAP); Campos Experimentais; Setor de Gestão dos Laboratórios (SGL); Laboratórios da sede e seus responsáveis; Comissão Interna de Biossegurança (CIBio); Comissão de Ética no Uso de Animais (CEUA); Comitê Local de Propriedade Intelectual (CLPI); Comitê Local de Publicações (CLP); Sistema Embrapa de Gestão (SEG); Organização; Macroprogramas; Sistemas de gerenciamento; Glossário; Norma para tramitação de propostas na Embrapa Gado de Leite.bitstream/item/132294/1/DOC-183-completo.pd
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