Thermal Effects on Photon-Induced Quantum Transport

We theoretically investigate laser induced quantum transport in a two-level quantum dot attached to electric contacts. Our approach, based on nonequilibrium Green function technique, allows to include thermal effects on the photon-induced quantum transport and excitonic coherent dynamics. By solving a set of coupled integrodifferential equations, involving correlation and propagator functions, we obtain the photocurrent and the dot occupations as a function of time. The characteristic coherent Rabi oscillations are found in both occupations and photocurrent, with two distinct sources of decoherence: incoherent tunneling and thermal fluctuations. In particular, for increasing temperature the dot becomes more thermally occupied which shrinks the amplitude of the Rabi oscillations, due to Pauli blockade. Finally, due to the interplay between photon and thermal induced electron populations, the photocurrent can switch sign as time evolves and its stationary value can be maximized by tunning the laser intensity.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure

The burden of cardiovascular disease associated with PM2.5 exposure in the Portuguese population

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Higher order effects in the 16O(d,p)17O^{16}O(d,p)^{17}O and 16O(d,n)17F^{16}O(d,n)^{17}F transfer reactions

Full Coupled Channels Calculations were performed for the $^{16}O(d,n)^{17}F$ and $^{16}O(d,p)^{17}O$ transfer reactions at several deuteron incident energies from $E_{lab}=2.29$ MeV up to 3.27 MeV. A strong polarization effect between the entrance channel and the transfer channels $^{16}O(d,n)^{17}F(1/2^{+},0.495)$ and $^{16}O(d,p)^{17}O(1/2^{+},0.87)$ was observed. This polarization effect had to be taken into account in order to obtain realistic spectroscopic factors from these reactions.Comment: 15 papes, 13 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.

Efeitos salinos no crescimento e desenvolvimento do arroz: alterações fisiológicas.

Com o objetivo de avaliar os efeitos do NaCl sobre o desenvolvimento vegetativo de plantas de arroz (Oryza sativa L.) (cultivar IAC 25, um experimento foi conduzido em casa de vegetação no Centro de Ciências Agrárias da Universidade Federal do Ceará, em Fortaleza, CE. Sob os potenciais osmóticos de 0,0, -0,4, -0,8 e -1,2 MPa de NaCl, foram avaliados o peso da matéria seca da parte aérea e da raiz, o peso da matéria seca total, a relação raiz/parte aérea, o volume e o comprimento das raízes, o número de perfilhos por planta e transpiração/ planta/dia. O aumento da concentração salina provocou reduções significativas no peso da matéria seca da parte aérea. O comprimento e o volume das raízes foram reduzidos significativamente com o aumento do teor de NaCl na solução nutritiva. O número de perfilhos/planta, mesmo sendo uma característica genética, sofreu redução significativa com o aumento da concentração de NaCl. O aumento do nível salino reduziu o volume de água transpirado, principalmente nos tratamentos com potenciais osmóticos de -0,4 MPa. A salinização do meio de cultivo provocou envelhecimento precoce nas plantas de arroz

Aluminum and Sulphate Removal by a Highly Al-Resistant Dissimilatory Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria Community

A highly Al-resistant dissimilatory sulphatereducing bacteria community was isolated from sludge of the wetland of Urgeiriça mine (community W). This community showed excellent sulphate removal at the presence of Al3+. After 27 days of incubation, 73,86 and 81% of sulphate was removed in the presence of 0.48, 0.90 and 1.30 mM of Al3+, respectively. Moreover,Al3+ was simultaneously removed: 55,85 and 78% of metal was removed in the presence of 0.48, 0.90 and 1.30 mM of Al3+, respectively. The dissociation of aluminiumlactate soluble complexes due to lactate consumption by dissimilatory sulphate-reducing bacteria can be responsible for aluminum removal, which probably precipitates as insoluble aluminium hydroxide. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene showed that this community was mainly composed by bacteria closely related to Desulfovibrio desulfuricans. However, bacteria affiliated to Proteus and Ralstonia were also present in the community

Estimativa da divergência genética entre genótipos de feijão-caupi a partir de análises multivariadas.

Objetivou-se, neste trabalho, estimar a divergência genética entre genótipos de feijão-caupi por meio de técnicas multivariadas