Evidence for charge orbital and spin stripe order in an overdoped manganite

We present diffraction data on a single-layered manganite La(0.42)Sr(1.58)MnO4 with hole doping (x>0.5). Overdoped La(0.42)Sr(1.58)MnO4 exhibits a complex ordering of charges, orbitals and spins. Single crystal neutron diffraction experiments reveal three incommensurate and one commensurate order parameters to be tightly coupled. The position and the shape of the distinct superstructure scattering points to a stripe arrangement in which ferromagnetic zigzag chains are disrupted by additional Mn4+ stripes

The possibilities and dangers in using malachite green in pisciculture.[Translation from: Informatsionnyi Byulleten Biologiya Vnutrennikh Vod No.3 17-21, 1969.]

For many years a dye has been used in the practise of pisciculture and pond management, which is known by the name of malachite green, and is used to combat fungus on fish, fish eggs and external animal parasites on fish. The authors describe the problem of the application of malachite green in pisciculture and undertake special, complementary research

Rotational levels in quantum dots

Low energy spectra of isotropic quantum dots are calculated in the regime of low electron densities where Coulomb interaction causes strong correlations. The earlier developed pocket state method is generalized to allow for continuous rotations. Detailed predictions are made for dots of shallow confinements and small particle numbers, including the occurance of spin blockades in transport.Comment: RevTeX, 10 pages, 2 figure

Infection Prevention and the Protective Effects of Unidirectional Displacement Flow Ventilation in the Turbulent Spaces of the Operating Room

Background: Unidirectional displacement flow (UDF) ventilation systems in operating rooms are characterized by a uniformity of velocity 80% and protect patients and operating room personnel against exposure to hazardous substances. However, the air below the surgical lights and in the surrounding zone is turbulent, which impairs the ventilation system’s effect. Aim: We first used the recovery time (RT) as specified in International Organization for Standardization 14644 to determine the particle reduction capacity in the turbulent spaces of an operating room with a UDF system. Methods: The uniformity of velocity was analyzed by comfort-level probe grid measurements in the protected area below a hemispherical closed-shaped and a semi-open column-shaped surgical light (tilt angles: 0/15/30) and in the surrounding zone of a research operating room. Thereafter, RTs were calculated. Results: At a supply air volume of 10,500 m3/h, the velocity, reported as average uniformity+standard deviation, was uniform in the protected area without lights (95.8% + 1.7%), but locally turbulent below the hemispherical closedshaped (69.3% + 14.6%), the semi-open column-shaped light (66.9% + 10.9%), and in the surrounding zone (51.5%+17.6%). The RTs ranged between 1.1 and 1.7 min below the lights and 3.5+0.28 min in the surrounding zone and depended exponentially on the volume flow rate. Conclusions: Compared to an RT of 20 min as required for operating rooms with mixed dilution flow, particles here were eliminated 12–18 times more quickly from below the surgical lights and 5.7 times from the surrounding zone. Thus, the effect of the lights was negligible and the UDF’s retained its strong protective effect

A Method to Polarize Stored Antiprotons to a High Degree

Polarized antiprotons can be produced in a storage ring by spin--dependent interaction in a purely electron--polarized hydrogen gas target. The polarizing process is based on spin transfer from the polarized electrons of the target atoms to the orbiting antiprotons. After spin filtering for about two beam lifetimes at energies $T\approx 40-170$ MeV using a dedicated large acceptance ring, the antiproton beam polarization would reach $P=0.2-0.4$. Polarized antiprotons would open new and unique research opportunities for spin--physics experiments in $\bar{p}p$ interactions

Qualidade da uva 'Cabernet Sauvignon' submetida ao raleio de cachos no sistema de condução latada.

A concorrência no mercado tem estimulado as vinícolas a melhorar o manejo das vinhas e, consequentemente, a qualidade das uvas. Dentre essas práticas está o raleio de cachos. No entanto, não existem critérios para indicar o nível de raleio adequado. Para verificar o efeito desta prática, foi conduzido um experimento em Bento Gonçalves, RS, durante os anos agrícolas de 2004/2005, 2005/2006 e 2006/2007, em videiras de 8-10 anos de idade, da cultivar Cabernet Sauvignon, enxertadas sobre Paulsen 1103, plantadas em espaçamento de 1,5 x 3 m e submetidas à poda mista, no sistema de condução latada. O raleio foi feito no início da maturação (50% de mudança de cor da baga), e os critérios utilizados para definir o número de classes de raleio testadas em cada safra foram o número máximo disponível de gemas brotadas e cachos/planta. Sendo assim, na safra 2004/2005 foram deixados 5, 10, 20 e 30 cachos por planta, em 2005/2006, 15, 25, 40, 60 e 80 cachos por planta e, em 2006/2007, 15, 25, 40 e 60 cachos por planta. Foi utilizado o delineamento em blocos casualizados, com cinco repetições de seis plantas (unidade experimental). Os dados foram analisados através de contrastes ortogonais polinomiais. Os efeitos do raleio de cachos foram mais intensos no primeiro ano (2004/2005), quando ocorreu restrição hídrica. Nesse ano, a redução do número de cachos por planta aumentou significativamente a massa fresca de bagas e de cachos e aumentou o pH e °Brix do mosto. Com a redução de até 83,3% no número de cachos/planta (redução de 30 para 5 cachos/planta), houve aumento de apenas 3,4% nos valores de °Brix. No ano seguinte (2005/2006), não houve efeito do raleio sobre os atributos físico-químicos da uva. No terceiro ano (2006/2007) ocorreu aumento do °Brix para o tratamento de 40 cachos por planta e os menores valores de pH e de massa fresca de cachos foram observados no maior e menor níveis de raleio (15 e 60 cachos/planta). Todos os atributos avaliados foram fortemente influenciados pelo ano agrícola, tendo o raleio de cachos pouco efeito sobre a qualidade da uva para o sistema de condução latada nas condições da Serra Gaúcha