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National Nuclear Energy Commission
Government•Rio de Janeiro, Brazil•
About: National Nuclear Energy Commission is a government organization based out in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Dosimetry & Laser. The organization has 3816 authors who have published 4694 publications receiving 59951 citations.
Topics: Dosimetry, Laser, Neutron, Corrosion, Monte Carlo method
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TL;DR: In this article, the use of polyurethane foam modified by 2-(2-benzothiazolylazo)-2- p -cresol (BTAC) as a sorbent in an on-line preconcentration system to determine cadmium trace levels by FAAS is proposed.
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19 Oct 2003
TL;DR: In this article, a commercial TlBr powder was used for growing crystals for detector applications, and this material was purified by the zone refining technique using inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS).
Abstract: Thallium bromide (TlBr) is a semiconductor compound with a high atomic number and a wide bandgap, being a very promising material to be used as room temperature radiation detectors. In this work, commercial TlBr powder was used for growing crystals for detector applications. To reduce impurities, this material was purified by the zone refining technique. Trace impurities at ppb/ppm level were analyzed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). The efficiency of the purification was evaluated through studies of the decrease impurities concentrations in the TlBr powder and in the purified materials. The crystal quality was verified by X-ray diffraction (XRD). To evaluate the crystal as a semiconductor detector, systematic measurements of the transmittance, resistivity, and the radiation response (/sup 241/Am, /sup 57/Co, /sup 125/I, and /sup 133/Ba) gamma rays were carried out.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the infra-red corrections to the results expected from an electron positron colliding beam experiment are determined with the help of the Bloch-Nordsieck theorem.
Abstract: The infra-red corrections to be applied to the results expected from an electron positron colliding beam experiment are determined with the help of the Bloch-Nordsieck theorem. Experiments are characterized by a resolution functionϱ(k) of a four-dimensional timelike energy-momentum vector, which represents the probability that a four-momentum lossk escapes detection. The results are applicable to a class of experiments in which the statistical error is matched to the error of the energy-momentum resolution. Various approximations which allow a rapid and accurate estimate of radiative corrections are discussed.
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TL;DR: This integrated approach using transplanted mussels showed satisfactory results, pointing out differences between sites, seasons, and critical areas, which could be related to land‐based contaminants' sources.
Abstract: This study aimed to provide the first biomonitoring integrating biomarkers and bioaccumulation data in Sao Paulo coast, Brazil and, for this purpose, a battery of biomarkers of defense mechanisms was analyzed and linked to contaminants' body burden in a weigh-of-evidence approach. The brown mussel Perna perna was selected to be transplanted from a farming area (Caraguatatuba) to four possibly polluted sites: Engenho D'Agua, DTCS (Dutos e Terminais do Centro-Oeste de Sao Paulo) oil terminal (Sao Sebastiao zone), Palmas Island, and Itaipu (It; Santos Bay zone). After 3 months of exposure in each season, mussels were recollected and the cytochrome P4501A (CYP1A)- and CYP3A-like activities, glutathione-S-transferase and antioxidants enzymes (catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione reductase) were analyzed in gills. The concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, linear alkylbenzenes, and nonessential metals (Cr, Cd, Pb, and Hg) in whole tissue were also analyzed and data were linked to biomarkers' responses by multivariate analysis (principal component analysis—factor analysis). A representation of estimated factor scores was performed to confirm the factor descriptions and to characterize the studied stations. Biomarkers exhibited most significant alterations all year long in mussels transplanted to It, located at Santos Bay zone, where bioaccumulation of organic and inorganic compounds was detected. This integrated approach using transplanted mussels showed satisfactory results, pointing out differences between sites, seasons, and critical areas, which could be related to land-based contaminants' sources. The influence of natural factors and other contaminants (e.g., pharmaceuticals) on biomarkers' responses are also discussed. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Environ Toxicol, 2012.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an application of the non-homogeneous Poisson point process to the study of the rates of occurrence of failures (ROCOF) when they are time dependent, and the times between failures are neither independent nor identically distributed.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Giorgio Parisi | 108 | 941 | 60746 |
Sergio Ferrara | 105 | 726 | 44507 |
Richard Wilson | 70 | 809 | 21477 |
Eliana B. Souto | 66 | 447 | 15706 |
Andrea Saltelli | 65 | 184 | 31540 |
Fausto Croce | 51 | 162 | 11753 |
Sílvia M. Rocha | 42 | 163 | 4934 |
Marcos Duarte | 41 | 122 | 5855 |
Luiz Gustavo Cançado | 41 | 106 | 13155 |
Ruggero Caminiti | 41 | 267 | 7296 |
Francesco Romanelli | 40 | 236 | 5756 |
Mario Molinaro | 39 | 111 | 5923 |
Giovanna Cenacchi | 38 | 217 | 4948 |
Claudio Pellegrini | 38 | 235 | 5885 |
Maria Manuela Silva | 37 | 324 | 5258 |