45 research outputs found
Symmetry Nonrestoration in a Resummed Renormalized Theory at High Temperature
We reinvestigate the interesting phenomenon of symmetry nonrestoration at
high temperature in the multifield O(N_1) X O(N_2) model. We apply modified
self-consistent resummation (MSCR) in order to obtain the scalar dressed masses
and find in what circumstances a resummed multifield theory which has symmetry
(non)restoration can be renormalized. It is shown that, aside from the
consistency of the MSCR method, the basic ingredient that guarantees the
renormalization of a multifield model within a resummation approach is the T^2
mass behavior of field theory at high temperature.Comment: 14 pages, 1 ps figure, revtex, Phys. Rev. D versio
Nonequilibrium pion dynamics near the critical point in a constituent quark model
We study static and dynamical critical phenomena of chiral symmetry breaking
in a two-flavor Nambu--Jona-Lasinio constituent quark model. We obtain the
low-energy effective action for scalar and pseudoscalar degrees of freedom to
lowest order in quark loops and to quadratic order in the meson fluctuations
around the mean field. The \emph{static} limit of critical phenomena is shown
to be described by a Ginzburg-Landau effective action including \emph{spatial}
gradients. Hence \emph{static} critical phenomena is described by the
universality class of the O(4) Heisenberg ferromagnet. \emph{Dynamical}
critical phenomena is studied by obtaining the equations of motion for pion
fluctuations. We find that for the are stable long-wavelength pion
excitations with dispersion relation described by isolated
pion poles. The residue of the pion pole vanishes near as and long-wavelength fluctuations are damped out by Landau
damping on a time scale , reflecting
\emph{critical slowing down} of pion fluctuations near the critical point. At
the critical point, the pion propagator features mass shell logarithmic
divergences which we conjecture to be the harbinger of a (large) dynamical
anomalous dimension. We find that while the \emph{classical spinodal} line
coincides with that of the Ginzburg-Landau theory, the growth rate of
long-wavelength spinodal fluctuations has a richer wavelength dependence as a
consequence of Landau damping. We argue that Landau damping prevents a
\emph{local} low energy effective action in terms of a derivative expansion in
real time.Comment: 22 pages 5 figures. to appear in Nucl. Phys.
O papel da gamificação no desenvolvimento das habilidades cognitivas e na aprendizagem de estudantes autistas: revisão sistemática da literatura
Os desafios no processo de aprendizagem de crianças e jovens autistas têm incentivado a busca por práticas educacionais gamificadas para esses indivíduos. Assim, o objetivo dessa Revisão Sistemática da Literatura foi investigar o papel da gamificação na aprendizagem e no estímulo da capacidade cognitiva de estudantes com Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA). Para isso, analisamos diversas abordagens na literatura acerca de práticas de jogos no contexto educacional com foco no autismo. Vários estudos relatam o uso da gamificação em favor da aprendizagem de estudantes com TEA
Survival and prognostic factors in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma
This study aimed to evaluate sociodemographic and clinical factors influencing overall survival (OS) in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Medical charts of 547 patients with OSCC from a public hospital in northeastern Brazil seen between 1999 and 2013 were evaluated. Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method. The influence of age, sex, ethnicity, clinical stage, anatomical location, type of treatment, and comorbidities on the patients? prognosis was evaluated. Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to identify independent prognostic factors. The 5-year OS was 39%. Multivariate analysis showed that age < 40 years (HR = 2.20; 95%CI: 1.02-4.72) and a single treatment modality (HR = 1.91; 95%CI: 1.37-2.67) were associated with a poor prognosis, while early clinical stage resulted in better outcomes (HR = 0.38; 95%CI: 0.25-0.58). OSCC patients in advanced clinical stages, diagnosed at a younger age, and submitted to a single therapeutic modality have a poorer prognosis
Prevalência do consumo de drogas lícitas e ilícitas no complexo presidiário de Recife- PE / Prevalence of licit and illicit drug use in the Recife-PE prison complex
A organização do Estado com o sistema carcerário é notícia constante nos meios de comunicação. O consumo de drogas entre os detentos e a violência existente no âmbito prisional estão entre os principais desafios encontrados. Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo mapear o consumo de drogas no maior Complexo Prisional em população do Brasil, situado em Recife- PE. Foi realizado estudo analítico transversal, com uma amostra calculada de 756 pessoas privadas de liberdade, previamente aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa através do Parecer nº 2.159.052. Um questionário sobre dados sociodemográficos e consumo de drogas foi aplicado por um anotador previamente treinado. Na análise estatística foram realizados testes específicos para comparação de proporção nos níveis de fatores qualitativos. Observou-se que 49,1% da amostra consumia drogas ilícitas com predominância do uso da maconha, sendo verificados valores significativos da prevalência desse consumo entre os mais jovens, casados e que fazem uso concomitante de tabaco e bebida alcóolica. Os achados obtidos evidenciaram a necessidade de implementar programas de atenção como forma de erradicar o consumo de drogas entre os detentos. Programas de segurança para bloquear o tráfico de drogas dentro das prisões poderão trazer uma modificação na conduta da população carcerária
Erratum to: 36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1186/s13054-016-1208-6.]