AUTHOR’S ERRATUM

AUTHOR’S ERRATUM Dear Editor, I would like to publish the following errata to correct the paper titled: “Solubility of Thiamine in Pure and Mixed Solvents in Function of Temperature” by L. C. P. Borges, A. H. R. Rezende, A. C. Granato, and R. F. Pires published in Chem. Biochem. Eng. Q. 29 (1) (2015) 19–23 – issue dedicated to CHISA 2014. On page 22, in the section ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, the following text: “This work was granted financial support from CNPQ (Proc. 485171/2013-9).” should be replaced with: “This work was granted financial support from CNPQ (Proc. 485171/2013-9), FAPEMIG (APQ-01638-13) and UFTM.” Prof. Dr. Ricardo Francisco Pires email: [email protected] Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro Institute of Technological and Exact Sciences – ICTE Chemical Engineering Department Avenue Doutor Randolfo Borges Junior, 1250 – Univerdecidade, Uberaba – MG Postal Address: 38064-200 Tel. +55(34) 3331-300

Five-Dimensional QED, Muon Pair Production and Correction to the Coulomb Potential

We consider QED in five dimensions in a configuration where matter is localized on a 3-brane while foton propagates in the bulk. The idea is to investigate the effects of the Kaluza-Klein modes of the photon in the relativistic regime, but in low energy, and in the nonrelativistic regime. In the relativistic regime, we calculate the cross section for the reaction $e^+ + e^- \to \mu^+ + \mu^-$. We compare our theoretical result with a precise measurement of this cross section at $\sqrt{s}=57.77$ GeV. As result, we extract a lower bound on the size of the extra dimension. In the nonrelativistic regime, we derive the contribution for the Coulomb potential due to the whole tower of the Kaluza-Klein excited modes of the photon. We use the modified potential to calculate the Rutherford scattering differential cross section.Comment: minor changes, three new refs. added, to appear in IJMP

An efficient numerical integration algorithm for the single mode compressible Leonov model – Complas XI

In this contribution, an algorithm for numerical integration of the Leonov elastoviscoplastic model is proposed. The operator split methodology and the Newton-Raphson method are used to derive the state update algorithm and obtain the numerical solution of the discretized evolution equations. Particular effort is devoted to the reduction of the number of required residual equations in order to have a more efficient numerical implementation. The consistent tangent module is expressed in a closed form as a result of the exact linearization of the discretized evolution equations. The performance of the algorithm is validated through comparison with existing experimental data

Smoking Cessation Interventions for COPD: A Review of the Literature

The aim of this systematic review is to establish the most effective stop smoking intervention approach for smokers with COPD. The search strategy included the electronic databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, AMED, PsycINFO, DARE, Cochrane Library, and CINAHL, between January 2006 and January 2010. References of the included studies were also screened for additional papers, and further hand searches were conducted. The selection criteria included randomized controlled trials or quasi-randomized controlled trials with at least one subject group diagnosed with COPD. Two independent reviewers reviewed the included studies, using a quality assessment form developed from the selection criteria. Divergence of quality assessment scores was resolved by the 2 reviewers agreeing on a score. The 4 studies selected indicate that psychosocial interventions combined with pharmacotherapy are effective in smoking cessation at 12 months post-intervention, although the effect is not statistically significant, due to small sample size and heterogeneity between the studies (odds ratio 2.35, 95% CI 0.25–21.74,). However, despite this medium effect size, due to a lack of universal use of pharmacotherapies in most of the studies, it makes a definitive comparison of efficacy difficult to determine. This review also shows the effectiveness of psychosocial treatment for people with or without COPD symptoms at 12 months, although the effect of disease severity is not clear. This review also highlights the difficulty of maintaining attendance at community-based locations, compared to acute or research settings

Surface properties of extracts from cork black condensate

The insulation corkboard production generates black condensate (BC), a paste-like solid waste. It is hydrophobic and has the potential to be used as protective coating. To evaluate this potential, coatings were prepared from BC extracts and their surface behavior was evaluated by contact angle (CA) measurements. The CA dynamics were recorded as a function of time; advancing CAs were also registered; the approaches were applied according to Fowkes, Owens- Wendt-Rabel-Kaelble (OWRK), and Van Oss to determine the surface energy (SE) for each coating. Depending on the liquid probe, three phenomena were observed: water evaporation, diiodomethane diffusion into the coating, and rearrangement of the chemical groups on the coating surface, when glycerol was dropped onto the surface. Based on the results from the CA dynamics, the applicability of the coatings against hydrophobic environments was limited owing to its affinity to apolar compounds. The results show that the coating prepared by the toluene BC extract was the best coating. The key data were: water CA of 99.38, total SE (between 37.4 mN m-1 and 40.1 mN m-1), SE polar component (0.1 mN m-1), and the acidic and basic characters were negligible. It can be concluded that the BC extracts have potential for coatings.R.P. acknowledges a post-doc research grant BPD/39333/2007 from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). We gratefully acknowledge Amorim Isolamentos S.A. for the supply of black condensate

The speed of sound and isentropic compressibility of liquid difluoromethane (HFC32) fromT=(248 to 343) K and pressures up to 65 MPa

This work reports experimental data on the speed of sound in liquid difluoromethane ŽHFC32, or R32. from T s Ž248 to 343. K and pressures up to 65 MPa. The results were obtained using a newly-built apparatus, calibrated with toluene over the whole experimental region, and show good agreement with two available data sets. The uncertainties are "0.01 K in the temperature, "0.025 MPa in the pressure up to 35 MPa, and "0.2 MPa above this value. The final uncertainty on the speed of sound is estimated to be "0.2 per cent. The data were fitted using a simple analytical equation and the results are discussed. The isentropic compressibility was calculated over the Ž p, T. surface where the reported speed of sound values and the corresponding literature densities overlap.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Universal three-body recombination and Efimov resonances in an ultracold Li-Cs mixture

We study Efimov resonances via three-body loss in an ultracold two-component gas of fermionic $^6$Li and bosonic $^{133}$Cs atoms close to a Feshbach resonance at 843~G, extending results reported previously [Pires \textit{et al.}, Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 250404 (2014)] to temperatures around 120~nK. The experimental scheme for reaching lower temperatures is based upon compensating the gravity-induced spatial separation of the mass-imbalanced gases with bichromatic optical dipole traps. We observe the first and second excited Li-Cs-Cs Efimov resonance in the magnetic field dependence of the three-body event rate constant, in good agreement with the universal zero-range theory at finite temperature [Petrov and Werner, Phys. Rev. A 92, 022704 (2015)]. Deviations are found for the Efimov ground state, and the inelasticity parameter $\eta$ is found to be significantly larger than those for single-species systems

The speed of sound, and derived thermodynamic properties of liquid trifluoromethane (HFC23) fromT=(258 to 303)K at pressures up to 65MPa

This work reports experimental data of the speed of sound in liquid trifluoromethane (HFC23, or R23) from T = (258 to 303) K at pressures up to 65 MPa, measured with a pulse-echo method adapted from Papadakis(1) and Guedes et al.(2) The results are fitted to a rational approximant and compared with literature data.(3) Derived thermodynamic properties such as the isentropic compressibility κs, the isothermal compressibility κT , the cubic expansion coefficient αp, and the specific heat capacity at constant pressure cp are calculated by combining the present experimental data with the density values published by other authors.(4–11) The estimated properties are compared, where possible, with literature data.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio