Dyon Spectrum in CHL Models

We propose a formula for the degeneracy of quarter BPS dyons in a class of CHL models. The formula uses a modular form of a subgroup of the genus two modular group Sp(2,Z). Our proposal is S-duality invariant and reproduces correctly the entropy of a dyonic black hole to first non-leading order for large values of the charges.Comment: LaTeX file, 38 pages, minor changes in section 3.3(v2), minor changes in introduction, appendix A and C(v3

Trading deforestation - Why the legality of forest-risk commodities is insufficient

This dataset refers to the summary of unprotected native vegetation and carbon stocks per municipality in Brazil. Unprotected means native vegetation areas and spatially-linked carbon stocks present at farms with surplus of legal reserves according to the Brazilian Forest Code.Additional funding sources: Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) (Grant QZA-21/0156) (C W). The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (Grant 7703.01) (C W). World Wildlife Fund Brazil (Science Program's and Public Policy's institutional budget) (M N F, R S T V, M M S E, G R L). Instituto de Manejo e Certificação Florestal e Agrícola (IMAFLORA) (Institutional Budget) (V G F). Universidade de São Paulo—USP (Institutional Budget) (G S). Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) (Institutional Budget) (R R)

Moduli flow and non-supersymmetric AdS attractors

We investigate the attractor mechanism in gauged supergravity in the presence of higher derivatives terms. In particular, we discuss the attractor behaviour of static black hole horizons in anti-de Sitter spacetime by using the effective potential approach as well as Sen's entropy function formalism. We use the holographic techniques to interpret the moduli flow as an RG flow towards the IR attractor horizon. We find that the holographic c-function obeys the expected properties and point out some subtleties in understanding attractors in AdS.Comment: 41 pages, 3 figures, JHEP style; V2: misprints corrected, expanded references; V3: few typo's fixed in section

Soil cover plants on water erosion control in the South of Minas Gerais

Water erosion is responsible for soil, water, carbon and nutrient losses, turning into the most important type of degradation of Brazilian soils. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of three cover plants under two tillage systems on water erosion control in an Argisol at south of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The cover plants utilized in the study were pigeon pea, jack bean and millet, under contour seeding and downslope tillage. Experimental plots of 4 x 12 m, with 9% slope, under natural rainfall were used for the quantification of losses of soil, water, nutrients, and organic matter. One experimental plot was kept without plant cover (reference). Higher erosivity was observed in December and January, although a great quantity of erosive rainfall was detected during the whole raining period. Contour seeding provided a greater reduction of water erosion than downslope tillage, as expected. The jack bean under contour seeding revealed the lowest values of soil, water, nutrients and organic matter losses