Taxonomic status of Bambusaspis miliaris : B. robusta, and B. pseudomiliaris (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Asterolecaniidae)

Based on an assessment of 50 morphological characters from 110 specimens of Bambusaspis miliaris (BoisduvalI869), B. robusta (Green 1908), andB. pseudomiliaris (Green 1922) from different geographic regions around the world, we conclude that these specimens represent the same species. Therefore, the taxa B. robusta and B. pseudomiliaris are considered junior subjective synonyms of B. miliaris

Reduced O diffusion through Be doped Pt electrodes

Using first principles electronic structure calculations we screen nine elements for their potential to retard oxygen diffusion through poly-crystalline Pt (p-Pt) films. We determine that O diffuses preferentially as interstitial along Pt grain boundaries (GBs). The calculated barriers are compatible with experimental estimates. We find that Be controls O diffusion through p-Pt. Beryllium segregates to Pt GBs at interstitial (i) and substitutional (s) sites. i-Be is slightly less mobile than O and it repels O, thus stuffing the GB. s-Be has a high diffusion barrier and it forms strong bonds to O, trapping O in the GB. Experiments confirm our theoretical predictions.Comment: 3 pages, 2 figure

Taxonomic Status of \u3ci\u3eBambusaspis miliaris\u3c/i\u3e, \u3ci\u3eB. robusta\u3c/i\u3e, and \u3ci\u3eB. pseudomiliaris\u3c/i\u3e (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Asterolecaniidae)

Based on an assessment of 50 morphological characters from 110 specimens of Bambusaspis miliaris (Boisduval 1869), B. robusta (Green 1908), and B. pseudomiliaris (Green 1922) from different geographic regions around the world, we conclude that these specimens represent the same species. Therefore, the taxa B. robusta and B. pseudomiliaris are considered junior subjective synonyms of B. miliaris

Taxonomic Status of \u3ci\u3eBambusaspis miliaris\u3c/i\u3e, \u3ci\u3eB. robusta\u3c/i\u3e, and \u3ci\u3eB. pseudomiliaris\u3c/i\u3e (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Asterolecaniidae)

Based on an assessment of 50 morphological characters from 110 specimens of Bambusaspis miliaris (Boisduval 1869), B. robusta (Green 1908), and B. pseudomiliaris (Green 1922) from different geographic regions around the world, we conclude that these specimens represent the same species. Therefore, the taxa B. robusta and B. pseudomiliaris are considered junior subjective synonyms of B. miliaris

Pimentas - muitos tipos, muitas opções.

bitstream/CPACT-2010/12305/1/pimenta-Barbieri.pdfPublicado nos sites: Cultivar, em 08/12/2009, Jornal Diário da Manhã, em 09/12/2009, Portal do Agronegócio, em 09/12/2009, Agronline, em 09/12/2009 e no Infobibos, em 11/12/2009

Pimentas - um tempero pra lá de antigo.

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Anisotropy of Growth of the Close-Packed Surfaces of Silver

The growth morphology of clean silver exhibits a profound anisotropy: The growing surface of Ag(111) is typically very rough while that of Ag(100) is smooth and flat. This serious and important difference is unexpected, not understood, and hitherto not observed for any other metal. Using density functional theory calculations of self-diffusion on flat and stepped Ag(100) we find, for example, that at flat regions a hopping mechanism is favored, while across step edges diffusion proceeds by an exchange process. The calculated microscopic parameters explain the experimentally reported growth properties.Comment: RevTeX, 4 pages, 3 figures in uufiles form, to appear in Phys. Rev. Let