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Caracterização molecular dos parentais de uma nova cultivar de cupuaçuzeiro, utilizando marcadores microssatélites.
The Left-Right SU(3)(L)xSU(3)(R)xU(1)(X) Model with Light, keV and Heavy Neutrinos
We construct a full left-right model for the electroweak interactions based
on the gauge symmetry. The fermion
content of the model is such that anomaly cancellation restricts the number of
families to be a multiple of three. One of the most important features of the
model is the joint presence of three light active neutrinos, three additional
neutrinos at keV mass scale, and six heavy ones with masses
around\textbf{} GeV. They form a well-motivated part of the spectrum
in the sense they address challenging problems related to neutrino oscillation,
warm dark matter, and baryogenesis through leptogenesis.Comment: 11 pages. Small corrections and typos fixed. Accepted for publication
in PR
Diversidade genética de acessos de cupuaçuzeiro (Theobroma grandiflorum) utilizando marcadores microssatélites.
Possibilidades da produção integrada em hortaliças.
Edição de Resumos expandidos e palestras do 43 Congresso Brasileiro de Olericultura, Recife, jul. 2003
On the connection of Gamma-rays, Dark Matter and Higgs searches at LHC
Motivated by the upcoming Higgs analyzes we investigate the importance of the
complementarity of the Higgs boson chase on the low mass WIMP search in direct
detection experiments and the gamma-ray emission from the Galactic Center
measured by the Fermi-LAT telescope in the context of the . We obtain the relic abundance, thermal cross section,
the WIMP-nucleon cross section in the low mass regime and network them with the
branching ratios of the Higgs boson in the model. We conclude that the Higgs
boson search has a profound connection to the dark matter problem in our model,
in particular for the case that ( GeV) the BR(
WIMPs) . This scenario could explain this plateau of any mild
excess regarding the Higgs search as well as explain the gamma-ray emission
from the galactic center through the channel with a WIMP in the mass
range of 25-45 GeV, while still being consistent with the current limits from
XENON100 and CDMSII. However, if the recent modest excesses measured at LHC and
TEVATRON are confirmed and consistent with a standard model Higgs boson this
would imply that GeV, consequently ruling out any attempt to
explain the Fermi-LAT observations.Comment: 8 pages, 9 figure
Household water security through stored rainwater and consumer acceptability: a case study of the Anuradhapura District
Rainwater harvesting has increased in popularity in Sri Lanka over the past two decades due to the number of water supply projects funded by the government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The stored rainwater can provide accessible, reliable, timely and adequate supplies of water to households but there are uncertainties as to safety, in terms of water quality, and consumer acceptability. A study was, therefore, conducted in the Anuradhapura District, in the dry zone, to assess consumer acceptability of stored rainwater for household purposes and to conduct rainwater quality tests in a laboratory. The majority of households in Anuradhapura meet their drinking water requirements from protected wells (59.6 %). Prior to the project, people greatly preferred open wells as a source of domestic water, followed by tubewells, because they believed that water in open wells is of good quality and drinkable. However, stored rainwater has become the priority source now, especially through roof rainwater harvesting (RRWH), which is used during the dry periods. The study revealed that more than 85 % of households use stored rainwater for drinking although some have concerns over the quality and only drink it after boiling. The easy accessibility of water and the assurance by the project team that it is of good quality are the main reasons that people are willing to drink it. The acceptability of stored rainwater for consumption was very high in water-scarce areas and with the increasing distance to the nearest and alternative sources of good-quality water. Of those who felt that they had adequate water, 84 % of the sample households found it adequate in the wet season but only 21 % in the dry season. Water quality analysis revealed that the chemical and physical quality of stored rainwater is within the acceptable range with respect to Sri Lankan Standards, SLS: 614, for potable water quality (SLIS 1983). Other domestic water sources exceeded standards for electrical conductivity, total alkalinity, hardness, ammonium nitrogen, fluorides and total iron. However, stored rainwater was of lower biological quality than other domestic water sources.Length: pp.87-97Domestic waterWater securityWater harvestingWater qualityRural areasCase studies
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