Limits of the energy-momentum tensor in general relativity

A limiting diagram for the Segre classification of the energy-momentum tensor is obtained and discussed in connection with a Penrose specialization diagram for the Segre types. A generalization of the coordinate-free approach to limits of Paiva et al. to include non-vacuum space-times is made. Geroch's work on limits of space-times is also extended. The same argument also justifies part of the procedure for classification of a given spacetime using Cartan scalars.Comment: LaTeX, 21 page

Limits of space-times in five dimensions and their relation to the Segre Types

A limiting diagram for the Segre classification in 5-dimensional space-times is obtained, extending a recent work on limits of the energy-momentum tensor in general relativity. Some of Geroch's results on limits of space-times in general relativity are also extended to the context of five-dimensional Kaluza-Klein space-times.Comment: Late

Criação de ovinos deslanados em área de cerrado do Amapá.

Visando incentivar a ovinocultura no Amapá, a Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária - EMBRAPA, atraves da sua Unidade de Pesquisa de Ambito Territorial - UEPAT de Macapá, vem desenvolvendo no Campo Experimental do Cerrado, município de Macapá, experimento a fim de avaliar o comportamento produtivo e reprodutivo de ovinos deslanados da raça Santa Ines em pastagem de quicuio da Amazônia (Brachiaria humidicola).bitstream/item/64921/1/AP-1987-criacao-ovinos-deslanados-cerrado-amapa.pd

Consequences of the intracellular distribution of cyclic 3′,5′-nucleotides phosphodiesterases

The presence at the same location in the cell of the enzymatic systems responsible for the synthesis and degradation of a metabolite or signal, in particular cyclic 3',5' adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), ensures a more homogeneous distribution of this agent in the cell. In the case of the thyroid cAMP system, it was shown that diffusion is rather fast and therefore plays little role in the kinetics of cAMP action on the cell.SCOPUS: ar.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe

Charge-density waves in one-dimensional Hubbard superlattices

We study the formation of charge density waves (CDW's) in one-dimensional Hubbard superlattices, modeled by a repeated pattern of repulsive (U>0) and free (U=0) sites. By means of Lanczos diagonalizations for the ground state, we calculate the charge structure factor. Our results show that while the superlattice structure affects the modulation of the charge density waves, the periodicity can still be predicted through an effective density. We also show that, for a fixed repulsive layer thickness, the periodicity of the CDW is an oscillatory function of the free layer thickness.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure

A Prevenção Primária da Alergia Alimentar é Possível? – Caso Clínico

A alergia alimentar tem expressão e gravidade crescentes em idade pediátrica. Estando documentada maior incidência familiar, têm sido tentadas medidas de prevenção primária, cuja efi cácia permanece controversa. Descreve-se o caso de uma criança de alto risco que fez prevenção primária de alergia alimentar. Apresentou, no entanto, desde os 2 meses, eczema atópico e, aos 12 meses, reacção anafiláctica após ingestão acidental de peixe. Testes cutâneos por picada e IgE específicas positivos para diversos peixes e ovo. Apesar da evicção prescrita, aos 22 meses ocorreu nova reacção anafiláctica, no infantário, após inalação de vapores de peixe e, aos 42 meses, vómitos após ingestão acidental de alimento contendo ovo. A prevenção primária da alergia ao leite de vaca foi eficaz. Este caso salienta a complexidade da abordagem preventiva da alergia alimentar e destaca a necessidade do envolvimento da família e da escola na prevenção e na actuação rápida e eficaz na anafilaxia alimentar

Dispersion and re-aggregation phenomena in carbon nanotube polymer composites

The preparation of polymer nanocomposites is usually carried out in twin-screw extruders or internal batch mixers. Previous studies have extensively shown that the resulting filler dispersion is strongly dependent on the characteristics of the melt mixing equipment. It is also known that the dispersion level of nanofillers strongly affects the final nanocomposite properties. The present work focuses on the study of the dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNT) in polypropylene using a prototype mixer that develop high thermomechanical stress. The distribution and dispersion of the CNT was evaluated by optical and electron microscopy. The level of dispersion achieved was analysed, and the electrical resistivity of the composite, along the mixing cycles, was measured. The enhancement of the CNT dispersion along the mixing process correlated with a large decrease in electrical resistivity of the composite. A “percolation time”, defined as the time, or number of mixing cycles, required to achieve electrical conductivity, was measured, and correlated with mixing conditions. The composite formed was re-heated and reprocessed using the same mixing system. Re-agglomeration and loss of electrical conductivity was observed, and the final dispersion level varied with the mixing conditions imposed. Agglomerate size and electrical resistivity increased when reprocessing was performed at lower shear rate, as compared to the first processing cycle