Killing vectors and anisotropy

We consider an action that can generate fluids with three unequal stresses for metrics with a spacelike Killing vector. The parameters in the action are directly related to the stress anisotropies. The field equations following from the action are applied to an anisotropic cosmological expansion and an extension of the Gott-Hiscock cosmic string

Phantom Accretion by Black Holes and the Generalized Second Law of Thermodynamics

The accretion of a phantom fluid with non-zero chemical potential by black holes is discussed with basis on the Generalized Second Law of thermodynamics. For phantom fluids with positive temperature and negative chemical potential we demonstrate that the accretion process is possible, and that the condition guaranteeing the positiveness of the phantom fluid entropy coincides with the one required by Generalized Second Law. In particular, this result provides a complementary confirmation that cosmological phantom fluids do not need to have negative temperatures

85% efficiency for cw frequency doubling from 1.08 to 0.54 μm

Conversion efficiency of 85% has been achieved in cw second-harmonic generation from 1.08 to 0.54 μm with a potassium titanyl phosphate crystal inside an external ring cavity. An absolute comparison between the experimental data and a simple theory is made and shows good agreement

Production cross-sections and momentum distributions of fragments from neutron-deficient 36Ar at 1.05 A.GeV

We have measured production cross sections and longitudinal momentum distributions of fragments from neutron-deficient 36Ar at 1.05 A.GeV. The production cross-sections show excellent agreement with the predictions of the semiempirical formula EPAX. We have compared these results, involving extremly neutron deficient nuclei, with model calculations to extract informa tion about the response of these models close to the driplines. The longitudinal momentum distributions have also been extracted and are compared with the Goldhaber and Morrissey systematics.Comment: 16 pages, 6 figure

Some addition formulae for Abelian functions for elliptic and hyperelliptic curves of cyclotomic type

We discuss a family of multi-term addition formulae for Weierstrass functions on specialized curves of genus one and two with many automorphisms. In the genus one case we find new addition formulae for the equianharmonic and lemniscate cases, and in genus two we find some new addition formulae for a number of curves, including the Burnside curve.Comment: 19 pages. We have extended the Introduction, corrected some typos and tidied up some proofs, and inserted extra material on genus 3 curve

A Herschel Study of 24 micron-Selected AGNs and Their Host Galaxies

We present a sample of 290 24-micron-selected active galactic nuclei (AGNs) mostly at z ~ 0.3 -- 2.5, within 5.2 square degrees distributed as 25' X 25' fields around each of 30 galaxy clusters in the Local Cluster Substructure Survey (LoCuSS). The sample is nearly complete to 1 mJy at 24 microns, and has a rich multi-wavelength set of ancillary data; 162 are detected by Herschel. We use spectral templates for AGNs, stellar populations, and infrared emission by star forming galaxies to decompose the spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of these AGNs and their host galaxies, and estimate their star formation rates (SFRs), AGN luminosities, and host galaxy stellar masses. The set of templates is relatively simple: a standard Type-1 quasar template; another for the photospheric output of the stellar population; and a far infrared star-forming template. For the Type-2 AGN SEDs, we substitute templates including internal obscuration, and some Type-1 objects require a warm component (T > 50 K). The individually Herschel- detected Type-1 AGNs and a subset of 17 Type-2 ones typically have luminosities > 10^{45} ergs/s, and supermassive black holes of ~ 3 X 10^8 Msun emitting at ~ 10% of the Eddington rate. We find them in about twice the numbers of AGN identified in SDSS data in the same fields, i.e., they represent typical high luminosity AGN, not an infrared-selected minority. These AGNs and their host galaxies are studied further in an accompanying paper

A view from the watershed

International audiencePapers by H. L. Penman, H. C. Pereira, J. E. Nash and M. Nixon presented at a one-day Symposium to mark the opening of the Institute of Hydrology's new building in 1973 and reprinted from Institute of Hydrology Report No. 20

Efeito de agentes geleificantes alternativos no meio de cultura no cultivo in vitro de abacaxizeiro e bananeira.

Com este trabalho, objetivou-se avaliar a ação do ágar e sua substituição parcial e total pelo amido de mandioca na composição de meios de cultura de bananeira e abacaxizeiro. Gemas axilares de abacaxizeiro, cvs. Rio Branco e Quinari foram estabelecidas e avaliadas por quatro subcultivos quanto à multiplicação em meio de MS, suplementado com 2 mg.L-1 de BAP e 0,25 mg.L-1 de ANA, e os seguintes tratamentos: M1: ágar (5 g.L-1), M2: ágar (2,5 g.L-1) + fécula de mandioca (60 g.L-1), M3: fécula de mandioca (60 g.L-1), e M4: ágar (2,5 g.L-1) + fécula de mandioca (30 g.L-1). Num segundo experimento, por três subcultivos sucessivos brotações de bananeira da cv. Grand Naine foram avaliadas quanto à multiplicação em meio de cultura composto por: MM1: ágar (6 g.L-1) ; MM2: ágar (3 g.L-1) + fécula de mandioca (30 g.L-1); MM3: fécula de mandioca (60 g.L-1) e; MM4: meio de consistência líquida estacionário.Estes meios foram suplementados com 0, 2, 4 e 6 mg.L-1 de BAP. Para o abacaxizeiro, verificou-se quea substituição total do ágar pela fécula proporcionou resultados similares aos obtidos com o tratamento com ágar. Na combinação ágar + fécula os resultados foram inferiores aos obtidos com os solidificantes usados isoladamente. Para a bananeira, o uso isolado ou combinado da fécula com ágar não proporcionou melhora nas taxas de multiplicação. Os melhores resultados foram obtidos em meio com ágar e 2 mg.L-1 de BAP. O cultivo em meio líquido apresentou o menor índice de multiplicação

Impact of Combined Exercise on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Patients' State of Health

AIM: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a 10-week combined training programme (aerobic and strength exercise) compared to an aerobic training programme, and respiratory physiotherapy on COPD patients' health. METHODS: Fifty subjects with moderate to severe COPD were randomly assigned to two groups. Combined group (CG, n=25) who underwent combined training, and aerobic group (AG, n=25) who underwent aerobic training. These were compared with fifty COPD subjects who underwent respiratory physiotherapy, breathing control and bronchial clearance techniques (RP group, n = 50). We evaluated health state through two questionnaires, St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) and SF-36, at the beginning and at the end of the programme. RESULTS: The CG group showed differences (p<0.0001) in modification rates in state of health compared to the AG and RP groups in the activity (64 ± 9%, 19 ± 7%, 1 ± 15%) , impact (35 ± 5%, 20 ± 18%, 1 ± 14%) and total (41 ± 9%, 26 ± 17%, 1 ± 15%) domains assessed by the SGRQ, and the physical function (109 ± 74%, 22 ± 12%, 0.1 ± 18%), physical role (52 ± 36%, 11 ± 15%, 1.3 ± 21%) and vitality (83 ± 39%, 14 ± 38%) domains assessed by SF-36. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that combined training in subjects with COPD appears to be a more effective method, with better clinical changes, and improvements in health state perception