295 research outputs found
First report on the diet of the common barn owl (<i>tyto alba</i>) from Ă‘eembucĂş Department, Paraguay
Se documentan los hábitos alimentarios de la Lechuza de Campanario (<i>Tyto alba</i>) en el sur de Paraguay, sobre la base de 35 egagrópilas recolectadas en la ciudad de Pilar, departamento Ñeembucú (26°52'S, 58°23'O). La dieta estuvo compuesta mayormente por roedores muroideos, con porcentajes menores de marsupiales, murciélagos y aves. Los sigmodontinos <i>Holochilus chacarius</i> y <i>Oligoryzomys sp</i>. representaron conjuntamente más del 59% de las presas consumidas. La amplitud de nicho trófico, estimada a partir del Índice de Levins, fue de 4.14. El promedio geométrico del peso de las presas consumidas fue de 81.24 g.We report the food habits of the Common Barn Owl (<i>Tyto alba</i>) in Pilar, Ñeembucú Department, Paraguay (26°52'S, 58°23'O). By inspecting 35 pellets we found 107 prey items. The diet consisted mainly of muroid rodents, with low frequencies of marsupials, bats, and birds. The sigmodontines <i>Holochilus chacarius</i> and <i>Oligoryzomys sp</i>. were the main prey species, accounting for more than 59% of the total prey items. Levins´s Index of food niche breadth was 4.14, and the geometric mean prey weight was 81.24 g
A Quantum Model of Feshbach Resonances
We consider a quantum model of two-channel scattering to describe the
mechanism of a Feshbach resonance. We perform a rigorous analysis in order to
count and localize the energy resonances in the perturbative regime, i.e., for
small inter-channel coupling, and in the non-perturbative one. We provide an
expansion of the effective scattering length near the resonances, via a
detailed study of an effective Lippmann-Schwinger equation with
energy-dependent potential.Comment: 29 pages, pdfLaTe
Early detection of cyanobacterial blooms and associated cyanotoxins using fast detection strategy
Fast detection of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins is achieved using a Fast Detection Strategy (FDS). Only 24 h are needed to unravel the presence of cyanobacteria and related cyanotoxins in water samples and in an organic matrix, such as bivalve extracts. FDS combines remote/proximal sensing techniques with analytical/ bioinformatics analyses. Sampling spots are chosen through multi-disciplinary, multi-scale, and multi-parametric monitoring in a three-dimensional physical space, including remote sensing. Microscopic observation and taxonomic analysis of the samples are performed in the laboratory setting, which allows for the identification of cyanobacterial species. Samples are then extracted with organic solvents and processed with LC-MS/MS. Data obtained by MS/MS are analyzed using a bioinformatic approach using the online platform Global Natural Products Social (GNPS) to create a network of molecules. These networks are analyzed to detect and identify toxins, comparing data of the fragmentation spectra obtained by mass spectrometry with the GNPS library. This allows for the detection of known toxins and unknown analogues that appear related in the same molecular network
Cholesterol derivatives make large part of the lipids from epidermal molts of the desert-adapted Gila monster lizard (Heloderma suspectum)
In order to understand the cutaneous water loss in the desert-adapted and venomous lizard Heloderma suspectum, the microscopic structure and lipid composition of epidermal molts have been examined using microscopic, spectroscopic and chemical analysis techniques. The molt is formed by a variably thick, superficial beta-layer, an extensive mesos-region and few alpha-cells in its lowermost layers. The beta-layer contains most corneous beta proteins while the mesos-region is much richer in lipids. The proteins in the mesos-region are more unstructured than those located in the beta-layer. Most interestingly, among other lipids, high contents of cholesteryl-β-glucoside and cholesteryl sulfate were detected, molecules absent or present in traces in other species of squamates. These cholesterol derivatives may be involved in the stabilization and compaction of the mesos-region, but present a limited permeability to water movements. The modest resistance to cutaneous water-loss of this species is compensated by adopting other physiological strategies to limit thermal damage and water transpiration as previous eco-physiological studies have indicated. The increase of steroid derivatives may also be implicated in the heat shock response, influencing the relative behavior in this desert-adapted lizard
Decay of a Bound State under a Time-Periodic Perturbation: a Toy Case
We study the time evolution of a three dimensional quantum particle,
initially in a bound state, under the action of a time-periodic zero range
interaction with ``strength'' (\alpha(t)). Under very weak generic conditions
on the Fourier coefficients of (\alpha(t)), we prove complete ionization as (t
\to \infty). We prove also that, under the same conditions, all the states of
the system are scattering states.Comment: LaTeX2e, 15 page
Fast Detection of Two Smenamide Family Members Using Molecular Networking.
Caribbean sponges of the genus Smenospongia are a prolific source of chlorinated secondary metabolites. The use of molecular networking as a powerful dereplication tool revealed in the metabolome of S. aurea two new members of the smenamide family, namely smenamide F (1) and G (2). The structure of smenamide F (1) and G (2) was determined by spectroscopic analysis (NMR, MS, ECD). The relative and the absolute configuration at C-13, C-15, and C-16 was determined on the basis of the conformational rigidity of a 1,3-disubstituted alkyl chain system (i.e., the C-12/C-18 segment of compound (1). Smenamide F (1) and G (2) were shown to exert a selective moderate antiproliferative activity against cancer cell lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231, while being inactive against MG-63
Wave equation with concentrated nonlinearities
In this paper we address the problem of wave dynamics in presence of
concentrated nonlinearities. Given a vector field on an open subset of
\CO^n and a discrete set Y\subset\RE^3 with elements, we define a
nonlinear operator on L^2(\RE^3) which coincides with the free
Laplacian when restricted to regular functions vanishing at , and which
reduces to the usual Laplacian with point interactions placed at when
is linear and is represented by an Hermitean matrix. We then consider the
nonlinear wave equation and study the
corresponding Cauchy problem, giving an existence and uniqueness result in the
case is Lipschitz. The solution of such a problem is explicitly expressed
in terms of the solutions of two Cauchy problem: one relative to a free wave
equation and the other relative to an inhomogeneous ordinary differential
equation with delay and principal part . Main properties of
the solution are given and, when is a singleton, the mechanism and details
of blow-up are studied.Comment: Revised version. To appear in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and
General, special issue on Singular Interactions in Quantum Mechanics:
Solvable Model
On the Asymptotic Dynamics of a Quantum System Composed by Heavy and Light Particles
We consider a non relativistic quantum system consisting of heavy and
light particles in dimension three, where each heavy particle interacts with
the light ones via a two-body potential . No interaction is assumed
among particles of the same kind. Choosing an initial state in a product form
and assuming sufficiently small we characterize the asymptotic
dynamics of the system in the limit of small mass ratio, with an explicit
control of the error. In the case K=1 the result is extended to arbitrary
. The proof relies on a perturbative analysis and exploits a
generalized version of the standard dispersive estimates for the
Schr\"{o}dinger group. Exploiting the asymptotic formula, it is also outlined
an application to the problem of the decoherence effect produced on a heavy
particle by the interaction with the light ones.Comment: 38 page
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