On the effective action of the vacuum photon splitting in Lorentz-violating QED

We consider one-loop radiative corrections from Lorentz- and CPT- violating extended QED to address the specific problem of finding explicitly an effective action describing amplitude of photon triple splitting. We show that it is not possible to find a nonzero photon triple splitting effective action, at least by using the derivative expansion method (at zero external momenta), up to leading order in the Lorentz- and CPT- violating parameter.Comment: 4 pages, version to appear in EP

Valor nutritivo do mata-pasto (Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby) em diferentes idades.

O mata-pasto (Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby), leguminosa de larga ocorrência natural no Nordeste, apesar de não apreciada pelos ruminantes quando verde, é muito consumida quando naturalmente seca. Apresenta, portanto, a possibilidade de ser usada como feno, para diminuir a carência alimentar da época seca. Este trabalho teve como objetivo a determinação dos percentuais de proteína bruta (PB), fibra bruta (FB), extrato etéreo IEE), cálcio (Ca) e fósforo (P), na planta inteira, caule e folhas do mata-pasto, em diferentes idades. Coletaram-se, mensalmente, dos 30 aos 180 dias de idade, cinco amostras de 0,5 x 0,5 m para a análise da planta inteira e outras cinco para caules e folhas. A PB diminuiu com a idade das plantas, sendo maior nas folhas (11,75% - 28,63%) e menor nos caules (2,44% - 22,46%). A FB foi maior nos caules (29,50% - 48,50%) do que nas folhas (8,28% - 10,52%), aumentando com a idade. O EE pouco variou em relação às partes da planta, como tambem com a idade (2,91% - 3,34% nas folhas e 0,83% - 1,04% nos caules). O P decresceu com a idade, sendo de 0,16% - 0,28% nas folhas e 0,11% - 0,20% nos caules. O Ca foi também mais alto nas folhas (1,33% - 3,07%), onde aumentou com a idade, enquanto decresceu nos caules e na planta inteira. Todas as variáveis tiveram, na planta inteira, valores intermediários entre os observados nas folhas e nos caules. O mata-pasto é uma planta nutricionalmente adequada, com seu corte para fenação por volta de 120 dias.bitstream/item/35799/1/BP33.pd

Hepatic Hydrothorax: Indwelling Catheter-Related Acinetobacter Radioresistens Infection

Hepatic hydrothorax, a rare and debilitating complication of cirrhosis, carries high morbidity and mortality. First-line treatment consists of dietary sodium restriction and diuretic therapy. Some patients, mainly those who are refractory to medical management, will require invasive pleural drainage. The authors report the case of a 76-year-old man in a late cirrhotic stage of alcoholic chronic liver disease, presenting with recurrent right-sided hepatic hydrothorax, portal hypertension, hepatosplenomegaly and thrombocytopaenia. After recurrent admissions and complications, the potential for adjusting diuretic therapy was limited. After unsuccessful talc pleurodesis, an indwelling tunnelled pleural catheter was placed with effective symptomatic control. One month later, the patient was readmitted with empyema due to Acinetobacter radioresistens Despite optimised medical and surgical treatment, the patient died 4 weeks later.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Weil's Disease in a Young Homeless Man Living in Lisbon

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide distribution caused by infection with Leptospira genus bacteria, a pathogenic spirochaete. We present the case of a 29-year-old man admitted to our hospital with fever and multiorgan failure. He provided poor information about his symptoms. No recent travel or occupational history was reported and his clinical presentation did not suggest any infectious foci. His relatives later disclosed that he had been homeless for 3 weeks in the context of behavioural changes, obtaining foodstuff from waste containers and water from rain puddles. In the setting of this epidemiology, his presentation of fever, jaundice, acute renal injury and thrombocytopaenia suggested leptospirosis. Prompt empirical antimicrobial coverage was started, alongside organ support therapy. The diagnosis was later confirmed through microscopical and molecular methods. The patient made a full recovery. Leptospirosis should be considered early in the diagnostic work-up of any patient with acute febrile illness with multiorgan system involvement, with the identification of risk factors being essential to treat early in development of the disease.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio