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Use of dialkyldithiocarbamato complexes of bismuth(III) for the preparation of nano- and microsized Bi2S3 particles and the X-ray crystal structures of [Bi{S2CN(CH3)(C6H13)}(3)] and [Bi{S2CN(CH3)(C6H13)}(3)(C12H8N2)]
A range of bismuth(III) dithiocarbamato complexes were prepared and characterized. The
X-ray crystal structures of the compounds [Bi{S2CN(CH3)(C6H13)}3] (1) and [Bi{S2CN(CH3)-
(C6H13)}3(C12H8N2)] (2) are reported. The preparation of Bi2S3 particulates using a wet
chemical method and involving the thermalysis of Bi(III) dialkyldithiocarbamato complexes
is described. The influence of several experimental parameters on the optical and
morphological properties of the Bi2S3 powders was investigated. Nanosized Bi2S3 colloids
were obtained having long-term stability and showing a blue shift on the optical band edge;
the presence of particles exhibiting quantum size effects is discussed. Morphological welldefined Bi2S3 particles were obtained in which the fiber-type morphology is prevalent.FCT - POCTI/1999/CTM/ 3545
Spin Josephson effect in ferromagnet/ferromagnet tunnel junctions
We consider the tunnel spin current between two ferromagnetic metals from a
perspective similar to the one used in superconductor/superconductor tunnel
junctions. We use fundamental arguments to derive a Josephson-like spin tunnel
current . Here the phases are
associated with the planar contribution to the magnetization,
. The crucial step in our
analysis is the fact that the -component of the spin is canonically
conjugate to the phase of the planar contribution: . This is
analogous to the commutation relation in superconductors, where
is the phase associated to the superconducting order parameter and
is the Cooper pair number operator. We briefly discuss the experimental
consequences of our theoretical analysis.Comment: LaTex, seven pages, no figures; version to appear in Europhys. Lett.;
in order to make room for a more extended microscopic analysis, the
phenomenological discussion contained in v2 was remove
The superconducting phase transition and gauge dependence
The gauge dependence of the renormalization group functions of the
Ginzburg-Landau model is investigated. The analysis is done by means of the
Ward-Takahashi identities. After defining the local superconducting order
parameter, it is shown that its exponent is in fact gauge independent.
This happens because in the Landau gauge is the only gauge having a
physical meaning, a property not shared by the four-dimensional model where any
gauge choice is possible. The analysis is done in both the context of the
-expansion and in the fixed dimension approach. It is pointed out the
differences that arise in both of these approaches concerning the gauge
dependence.Comment: RevTex, 3 pages, no figures; accepted for publication in PRB; this
paper is a short version of cond-mat/990527
Genetic and spatial structure of natural populations of Ziziphus joazeiro Mart.: strategy for seed collecting.
Interference and complementarity for two-photon hybrid entangled states
In this work we generate two-photon hybrid entangled states (HES), where the
polarization of one photon is entangled with the transverse spatial degree of
freedom of the second photon. The photon pair is created by parametric
down-conversion in a polarization-entangled state. A birefringent double-slit
couples the polarization and spatial degrees of freedom of these photons and
finally, suitable spatial and polarization projections generate the HES. We
investigate some interesting aspects of the two-photon hybrid interference, and
present this study in the context of the complementarity relation that exists
between the visibilities of the one- and two-photon interference patterns.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figures. Accepted in Physical Review
Permanent Junctional Reciprocating Tachycardia: an Incessant Tachycardia in Children
A taquicardia juncional recíproca permanente
é uma forma de taquicardia supraventricular
de reentrada pouco comum, embora constitua a
causa mais frequente de taquicardia incessante em crianças. O seu carácter permanente causa disfunção ventricular esquerda e miocardiopatia dilatada e é de difícil controlo terapêutico.
Objectivo: Rever as características clínicas
mais significativas desta arritmia, a sua
evolução e as opções terapêuticas actuais.
Métodos: estudo retrospectivo, analisando a
forma de apresentação e evolução, com
particular relevo para a resposta à terapêutica farmacológica e alternativas terapêuticas.
Doentes: Grupo de 5 doentes com o diagnóstico
de taquicardia juncional recíproca permanente.
Resultados: As crianças estudadas tinham
idades compreendidas entre os 14 dias e os 12
anos. Três encontravam-se assintomáticas. O
primeiro ecocardiograma demonstrou dilatação
do ventrículo esquerdo e diminuição da fracção de encurtamento em uma das crianças. A terapêutica farmacológica foi inicialmente
eficaz em todos os casos. Ao longo do
seguimento (0,2-4,5 anos) a arritmia tornou-se refractária em um dos casos, pelo que se
procedeu a ablação da via anómala por
radiofrequência.
Conclusões: A taquicardia juncional recíproca
permanente tem diversas formas de
apresentação. A terapêutica farmacológica é
recomendada, mas tem carácter transitório. A
ablação por radiofrequência é o tratamento
definitivo, estando condicionada pela idade dos doentes
Sotalol in the Treatment of Fetal Tachyarrhythmia
A taquicardia fetal é uma situação rara, que,
quando mantida coloca em risco a vida do
feto. O modo de tratamento não é consensual,
existindo várias modalidades farmacológicas.
O objectivo deste estudo foi avaliar a eficácia e segurança do sotalol no tratamento de taquicardias fetais.
Material e métodos: Estudo retrospectivo, com
base nos registos de consulta e entrevista às
mães dos fetos com taquicardia supraventricular, referenciados ao Serviço de
Cardiologia Pediátrica do Hospital de Santa
Marta, durante um período de dez anos.
Resultados: Foram diagnosticados oito fetos
com taquicardia supraventricular, dos quais
seis foram tratados com sotalol. A idade
média de gestação na apresentação foi de 30
semanas. Nenhum feto apresentava cardiopatia estrutural, em dois verificou-se hidropisia fetal e outro apresentou hidrocefalia. A taquicardia era supraventricular em todos, sendo em dois por flutter auricular. Em todos os casos, excepto um, houve conversão a ritmo sinusal, não se registando efeitos secundários nas mães nem mortalidade fetal. No período neonatal em três crianças foram registados episódios de taquicardia supraventricular paroxística.
Conclusão: O sotalol mostrou-se seguro e
eficaz no tratamento das taquicardias fetais,
mas, dada a pequenez da amostra, outros
estudos mais alargados são necessários para
se tirarem conclusões válidas
Fertilidade de cabras Saanen, quando submetidas à inseminação artificial e à sincronização do estro com reutilização do dispositivo interno de liberação controlada de progesterona (CIDR).
Magnetic monopoles and superinsulation in Josephson junction arrays
Electric-magnetic duality or S-duality, extending the symmetry of Maxwell's
equations by including the symmetry between Noether electric charges and
topological magnetic monopoles, is one of the most fundamental concepts of
modern physics. In two-dimensional systems harboring Cooper pairs, S-duality
manifests in the emergence of superinsulation, a state dual to
superconductivity, which exhibits an infinite resistance at finite
temperatures. The mechanism behind this infinite resistance is the linear
charge confinement by a magnetic monopole plasma. This plasma constricts
electric field lines connecting the charge-anti-charge pairs into electric
strings, in analogy to quarks within hadrons. Yet the origin of the monopole
plasma remains an open question. Here we consider a two-dimensional Josephson
junction array (JJA) and reveal that the magnetic monopole plasma arises as
quantum instantons, thus establishing the underlying mechanism of
superinsulation as two-dimensional quantum tunneling events. We calculate the
string tension and the dimension of an electric pion determining the minimal
size of a system capable of hosting superinsulation. Our findings pave the way
for study of fundamental S-duality in desktop experiments on JJA and
superconducting films.Comment: 10 pages, 1 figur
Effect of different treatments on swine carcasses surface contamination with Salmonella Typhimurium
Salmonella is worldwide related to the most cases of food poisoning in humans. The meat contamination may occur from direct or indirect sources during the slaughter and pork processing
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