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Current-driven vortex domain wall dynamics by micromagnetic simulations
Current-driven vortex wall dynamics is studied by means of a two-dimensional
analytical model and micromagnetic simulation. By constructing a trial function
for the vortex wall in the magnetic wire, we analytically solve for domain wall
velocity and deformation in the presence of the current-induced spin torque. A
critical current for the domain wall transformation from the vortex wall to the
transverse wall is calculated. A comparison between the field- and
current-driven wall dynamics is carried out. Micromagnetic simulations are
performed to verify our analytical results.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figure
Leverage web analytics for real time website browsing recommendations
Trabalho apresentado no 5th World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (WorldCIST’17), 11-13 de abril 2017, Porto Santo, Madeira PortugalAs a websites’ structure grow it is paramount to accommodate the
alignment of user needs and experience with the overall websites’ purposes.
Toward this requirement, the proposed website navigation recommendation
system suggests to users, pages that might be of her interest based on past
successful navigation patterns of overall site’s usage. Most of existing
recommendation systems adopts traditionally one of the web mining branches.
We take a different stance, on web mining usage, and alternatively considered
the real time enactment of web analytic tools supported analysis given their
current maturity and affordances. On this basis we provide a model, its
implementation and evaluation for navigation based recommendations
generation and delivery. The developed prototype adopted a SaaS orientation
to promote the underlying functionalities integration within any website.
Preliminary evaluation’s results seem to favor the validation of the present
contribution rational.N/
A modified vimentin histological score helps recognize pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma in small biopsy samples
Background: As pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinomas (PSCs) are life-threatening tumors, an improvement in their recognition in small-sized tumor samples is clinically warranted. Materials and Methods: Preoperative biopsy samples and paired surgical specimens from 20 pleomorphic carcinomas, two pulmonary blastomas and one carcinosarcoma (training set) were studied for vimentin immunohistochemistry. A modified vimentin histologic score (M-VHS) was devised by multiplying three independently assessed parameters, i.e. the percentage of positive cells (from 0 to 5+, by quintiles), the intensity of immunostaining (low=1 vs. strong=2) and the distribution pattern within the cytoplasm (partial=1 vs. diffuse=2), so ranging from 0 to 20. Forty-eight consecutive and independent cases of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), including two additional cases of PSC, were used as control groups (validation set). Results: No differences in M-VHS were found between biopsies and surgical specimens of PSC, thus confirming the occurrence of stable epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) and hence the specific diagnosis of PSC. All types of PSC shared the same M-VHS. The M-VHS of 46 conventional NSCLC was by far lower (p<0.0001), whereas two additional cases of PSC showed the same results as the training set. Poorly differentiated NSCLC with marked pleomorphism but not stable EMT did not exhibit significantly increased M-VHS values. Conclusion: M-VHS helped in morphological analysis to render more definite diagnoses on small biopsies of PSC
Empirically Driven Use Case Metamodel Evolution
Metamodel evolution is rarely driven by empirical evidences of metamodel
drawbacks. In this paper, the evolution of the use case metamodel used
by the publicly available requirements management tool REM is presented. This
evolution has been driven by the analysis of empirical data obtained during the
assessment of several metrics–based verification heuristics for use cases developed
by some of the authors and previously presented in other international fora.
The empirical analysis has made evident that some common defects found in
use cases developed by software engineering students were caused not only by
their lack of experience but also by the expressive limitations imposed by the underlying
use case metamodel used in REM. Once these limitations were clearly
identified, a number of evolutionary changes were proposed to the REM use case
metamodel in order to increase use case quality, i.e. to avoid those situations in
which the metamodel were the cause of defects in use case specifications.Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología TIC 2003-02737-C02-0
Anotação Genômica de Bradyrhizobium japonicum estirpes CPAC 15 e CPAC 7: Resultados parciais e sua importância para a cultura de soja.
O solo é um importante complexo onde encontram-se nutrientes essenciais para as plantas. A maioria das plantas necessita de grandes quantidades de nitrogênio, todavia, este em geral se encontra de forma pouco assimilável no solo. Contudo, existem bactérias que são capazes de fixar o nitrogênio atmosférico (N2), disponibilizando-o para as plantas através de uma relação simbiõtica. Dentre estes, destaca-se a espécie Bradyrhizobium japonicum, com as estirpes CPAC 15 (=SEMIA 5079) e CPAC 7 (=SEMIA 5080), as quais são amplamente utilizadas como inoculantes para a cultura da soja (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) no Brasil. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo realizar a anotação manual do genoma de ambas as estirpes. Para isso, as sequências obtidas foram submetidas à anotação e à montagem utilizando o software ?System for Automated Bacterial Integrated Annotation? (SABIA), que integra vários programas de domínio público. Foram definidas as coding sequences (CDSs), que foram classificadas como hipotéticas, hipotéticas conservadas, válidas e não válidas. Os resultados mostraram elevada similaridade entre ambas as estirpes, com pequena diferença na quantidade de CDSs relacionadas ao transporte transmembrana e replicação em reparo, as quais estavam em maior quantidade na estirpe CPAC 15, provavelmente devido ao seu destaque como maior competitividade. Cerca de 50% do genoma apresentou CDSs classificadas como hipotéticas, sendo então necessários mais estudos para determinar a função desses genes.Fertbio
Carbono orgânico e atributos microbiológicos em solo agrícola com diferentes níveis de produtividade de soja em sistema de plantio direto.
Atributos microbiológicos e bioquímicos do solo são geralmente negligenciados ao se relacionar a fertilidade do solo e a produtividade das culturas, em que o carbono orgânico (C) apresenta papel chave. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar alguns bioindicadores de qualidade de solo e relacioná-los com o teor de C do solo em áreas de produção comercial com diferentes níveis de produtividade de soja sob sistema de plantio direto. Amostras compostas de solo foram obtidas na profundidade 0-10 cm, em 6 áreas agrícolas em Ponta Grossa, PR. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de correlação de Pearson e regressão múltipla. A regressão múltipla mostrou que a produtividade é influenciada principalmente pelo teor de C orgânico no solo, e a correlação simples de Pearson mostrou-se significativa entre o C orgânico e a biomassa microbiana de carbono (BMC), biomassa microbiana de nitrogênio (BMN), capacidade de troca de cátions (CTC) e atividades enzimáticas. Conclui-se que há uma relação entre a produtividade de grãos de soja e a atividade microbiana no solo, em que o C orgânico apresenta papel chave.Fertbio
Relações entre atributos microbiológicos e bioquímicos do solo com a produtividade de soja em sistema de plantio direto.
O sistema de plantio direto (SPD) permite maior conservação do solo e da água, melhoria da fertilidade do solo e da atividade biológica, garantindo maior sustentabilidade ao sistema de produção. O objetivo desse trabalho foi identificar atributos microbiológicos e bioquímicos do solo que auxiliem a explicar níveis de produtividade de soja cultivada sob SPD, por meio de métodos multivariados. As amostragens foram realizadas em janeiro e setembro de 2011 em Ponta Grossa, PR, em áreas de cultivo comercial de grãos. Foram coletadas 4 amostras compostas de solo, na profundidade 0-10 cm, em 6 áreas agrícolas com histórico de diferentes níveis de produtividades de grãos. Foram avaliadas a respiração basal (RB), biomassa microbiana de carbono (BMC) e nitrogênio (BMN), atividade das enzimas desidrogenase, celulase, glutaminase e fosfatase ácida. Calculou-se o quociente metabólico (qCO2) pela razão entre RB e BMC. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de componentes principais (ACP) e análise canônica discriminante (ACD). Na ACP, os bioindicadores avaliados foram relacionados principalmente às áreas de alta produtividade de grãos. A ACD evidenciou a capacidade da BMC e da atividade enzimática em discriminar as áreas de acordo com os níveis de produtividade. Conclui-se que os bioindicadores BMC e atividade das enzimas celulase, glutaminase e fosfatase ácida, podem ser usados para auxiliar a explicar níveis de produtividade de soja em áreas de produção agrícola comercial.Fertbio
Steady State of microemulsions in shear flow
Steady-state properties of microemulsions in shear flow are studied in the
context of a Ginzburg-Landau free-energy approach. Explicit expressions are
given for the structure factor and the time correlation function at the one
loop level of approximation. Our results predict a four-peak pattern for the
structure factor, implying the simultaneous presence of interfaces aligned with
two different orientations.
Due to the peculiar interface structure a non-monotonous relaxation of the
time correlator is also found.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Mechanisms for slow strengthening in granular materials
Several mechanisms cause a granular material to strengthen over time at low
applied stress. The strength is determined from the maximum frictional force
F_max experienced by a shearing plate in contact with wet or dry granular
material after the layer has been at rest for a waiting time \tau. The layer
strength increases roughly logarithmically with \tau -only- if a shear stress
is applied during the waiting time. The mechanisms of strengthening are
investigated by sensitive displacement measurements and by imaging of particle
motion in the shear zone. Granular matter can strengthen due to a slow shift in
the particle arrangement under shear stress. Humidity also leads to
strengthening, but is found not to be its sole cause. In addition to these time
dependent effects, the static friction coefficient can also be increased by
compaction of the granular material under some circumstances, and by cycling of
the applied shear stress.Comment: 21 pages, 11 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.
Domain wall propagation in Permalloy nanowires with a thickness gradient
The domain wall nucleation and motion processes in Permalloy nanowires with a
thickness gradient along the nanowire axis have been studied. Nanowires with
widths, w = 250 nm to 3 um and a base thickness of t = 10 nm were fabricated by
electron-beam lithography. The magnetization hysteresis loops measured on
individual nanowires are compared to corresponding nanowires without a
thickness gradient. The Hc vs. t/w curves of wires with and without a thickness
gradient are discussed and compared to micromagnetic simulations. We find a
metastability regime at values of w, where a transformation from transverse to
vortex domain wall type is expected
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