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Oscillations in an offshore blowing wind
We suggest that, in situations where the wind is blowing from land to sea, the wind experiences some sort of inertial oscillations. This is shown by using a simplified version of the equations in the atmospheric boundary layer. In order to confirm that this effect can be present in a typical climate and weather prediction model, we have used the one-column version of the ECMWF global model. The
model was used in a “Lagrangian” framework, being advected at constant speed from land to sea. Inertial oscillations, in the wind at 10 metres above the surface, are produced by this simulation. This confirms the initial conjecture. Considering the mean wind speed, the time required by the surface boundary layer to adapt to the new (from land to sea) situation is of the order of a few hours
G\"odel-type Spacetimes in Induced Matter Gravity Theory
A five-dimensional (5D) generalized G\"odel-type manifolds are examined in
the light of the equivalence problem techniques, as formulated by Cartan. The
necessary and sufficient conditions for local homogeneity of these 5D manifolds
are derived. The local equivalence of these homogeneous Riemannian manifolds is
studied. It is found that they are characterized by three essential parameters
, and : identical triads correspond to
locally equivalent 5D manifolds. An irreducible set of isometrically
nonequivalent 5D locally homogeneous Riemannian generalized G\"odel-type
metrics are exhibited. A classification of these manifolds based on the
essential parameters is presented, and the Killing vector fields as well as the
corresponding Lie algebra of each class are determined. It is shown that the
generalized G\"odel-type 5D manifolds admit maximal group of isometry
with , or depending on the essential parameters ,
and . The breakdown of causality in all these classes of homogeneous
G\"odel-type manifolds are also examined. It is found that in three out of the
six irreducible classes the causality can be violated. The unique generalized
G\"odel-type solution of the induced matter (IM) field equations is found. The
question as to whether the induced matter version of general relativity is an
effective therapy for these type of causal anomalies of general relativity is
also discussed in connection with a recent article by Romero, Tavakol and
Zalaletdinov.Comment: 19 pages, Latex, no figures. To Appear in J.Math.Phys.(1999
Disc Clearing of Young Stellar Objects: Evidence for Fast Inside-out Dispersal
The time-scale over which and the modality by which young stellar objects
(YSOs) disperse their circumstellar discs dramatically influences the eventual
formation and evolution of planetary systems. By means of extensive radiative
transfer (RT) modelling, we have developed a new set of diagnostic diagrams in
the infrared colour-colour plane (K-[24] vs. K-[8]), to aid with the
classification of the evolutionary stage of YSOs from photometric observations.
Our diagrams allow the differentiation of sources with unevolved (primordial)
discs from those evolving according to different clearing scenarios (e.g.
homologous depletion vs. inside-out dispersal), as well as from sources that
have already lost their disc. Classification of over 1500 sources in 15 nearby
star-forming regions reveals that approximately 39 % of the sources lie in the
primordial disc region, whereas between 31 % and 32 % disperse from the
inside-out and up to 22 % of the sources have already lost their disc. Less
than 2 % of the objects in our sample lie in the homogeneous draining regime.
Time-scales for the transition phase are estimated to be typically a few 10^5
years independent of stellar mass. Therefore, regardless of spectral type, we
conclude that currently available infrared photometric surveys point to fast
(of order 10 % of the global disc lifetime) inside-out clearing as the
preferred mode of disc dispersal.Comment: 31 pages, 21 figures, 6 tables, accepted for publication in MNRA
Diagnosing numerical Cherenkov instabilities in relativistic plasma simulations based on general meshes
Numerical Cherenkov radiation (NCR) or instability is a detrimental effect
frequently found in electromagnetic particle-in-cell (EM-PIC) simulations
involving relativistic plasma beams. NCR is caused by spurious coupling between
electromagnetic-field modes and multiple beam resonances. This coupling may
result from the slow down of poorly-resolved waves due to numerical (grid)
dispersion and from aliasing mechanisms. NCR has been studied in the past for
finite-difference-based EM-PIC algorithms on regular (structured) meshes with
rectangular elements. In this work, we extend the analysis of NCR to
finite-element-based EM-PIC algorithms implemented on unstructured meshes. The
influence of different mesh element shapes and mesh layouts on NCR is studied.
Analytic predictions are compared against results from finite-element-based
EM-PIC simulations of relativistic plasma beams on various mesh types.Comment: 31 pages, 20 figure
Multiplicação de sequóia (Sequoia sempervirens L.) em meio de cultura esterelizado com hipoclorito de sódio.
O objetivo desta pesquisa foi comparar a eficiência deste protocolo com o protocolo convencional, que utiliza a autoclavagem como método de esterilização, bem como analisar o comportamento de plantas de sequóia em meio de cultura esterilizado com hipoclorito de sódio.Suplemento. Edição dos Resumos do XVI Congresso Brasileiro de Floricultura e Plantas Ornamentais; III Congresso Brasileiro de Cultura de Tecidos e Plantas; I Simpósio de Plantas Ornamentais Nativas, Goiânia, set. 2007
Parâmetros físicos e químicos da laranja pera na região de Manaus, AM.
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Biosurfactants – potential and applications
Biosurfactants are molecules that exhibit pronounced surface and emulsifying activities, produced by a
variety of microorganisms. A host of interesting features of biosurfactants, such as higher
biodegradability, lower toxicity, and effectiveness at extremes of temperature, pH and salinity; have
led to a wide range of potential applications in the fields of oil recovery, environmental bioremediation,
food processing and medicine. In spite of the immense potential of biosurfactants, their use still
remains limited, possibly due to their high production and extraction costs, low yields in production
processes and lack of information on their toxicity towards human systems [1]. The use and potential
commercial application of biosurfactants in the medical field has increased during the past decade [2].
Their antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral activities make them relevant molecules for applications in
combating many diseases and as therapeutic agents. In addition their role as anti-adhesive agents
against several pathogens indicates their utility as suitable anti-adhesive coating agents for medical
insertional materials leading to a reduction of a large number of hospital infections without the use of
synthetic drugs and chemicals. The most promising alternative to turn its production competitive for
industrial applications is the knowledge of the genes involved in their biosynthesis. Identification and
isolation of those genes will allow enhanced production. Furthermore, modification of those genes by
genetic engineering will result in the production of novel biosurfactants with specific novel properties.
Medicinal and therapeutic perspectives of biosurfactants applications and future research plans will be
presented
Fast volumetric registration method for tumor follow-up in pulmonary CT exams
An oncological patient may go through several tomographic acquisitions during a period of time, needing an appropriate registration. We propose an automatic volumetric intrapatient registration method for tumor follow-up in pulmonary CT exams. The performance of our method is evaluated and compared with other registration methods based on optimization techniques. We also compared the metrics behavior to inspect which metric is more sensitive to changes due to the presence of lung tumors
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