Publications by authors named "F S Vogel"
High-energy nuclear collisions create a quark-gluon plasma, whose initial condition and subsequent expansion vary from event to event, impacting the distribution of the eventwise average transverse momentum [P([p_{T}])]. Disentangling the contributions from fluctuations in the nuclear overlap size (geometrical component) and other sources at a fixed size (intrinsic component) remains a challenge. This problem is addressed by measuring the mean, variance, and skewness of P([p_{T}]) in ^{208}Pb+^{208}Pb and ^{129}Xe+^{129}Xe collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.
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- The study uses mobile in situ atmospheric concentration measurements to estimate methane emissions from urban waste treatment facilities in Southern Ontario, Canada, focusing on high-resolution improvements to existing methane inventories in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
- Over seven years, researchers collected extensive mobile survey data from multiple types of waste facilities, representing 77% of active landfills in Southern Ontario, revealing that emissions from closed landfills are significantly lower than previously estimated.
- The updated methane emissions data led to a 54% reduction in solid waste emissions estimates and a 35% overall decrease in anthropogenic methane emissions in the GTA, highlighting discrepancies between inventories and actual measured emissions.
Genotyping of human isolates from human toxoplasmosis outbreak: Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism and Sanger Sequencing.
Braz J Microbiol
November 2024
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by infection with Toxoplasma gondii, capable of infecting a wide range of hosts. The parasite exhibits a broad genetic diversity, necessitating genotypic characterization for genotype identification and associations with epidemiological information. Therefore, the Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) technique is used for characterization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDetection of DNA of Leishmania infantum in the brains of dogs without neurological signs in an endemic region for leishmaniasis in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Parasitol Res
November 2024
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- * A study examined 200 dogs in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, for the presence of Leishmania spp., using PCR techniques; 26.5% tested positive, all for L. infantum, with an average age of 5.08 years among the infected.
- * Clinical signs in infected dogs varied, with some showing symptoms like hepatomegaly and anemia; notable pathological findings included evidence of distemper and meningitis in certain cases.
Neuroscience education is challenged by rapidly evolving technology and the development of interdisciplinary approaches for brain research. The Human Brain Project (HBP) Education Programme aimed to address the need for interdisciplinary expertise in brain research by equipping a new generation of researchers with skills across neuroscience, medicine, and information technology. Over its ten year duration, the programme engaged over 1,300 experts and attracted more than 5,500 participants from various scientific disciplines in its blended learning curriculum, specialised schools and workshops, and events fostering dialogue among early-career researchers.
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