Junior R. Silva, Luis H. Cunha Andrade, Sandro M. Lima, M. P. Hehlen, Michel L. Yannick Guyot, Antonio Medina Neto, Luis C. Malacarne, Mauro L. Baesso e Nelson G. Castelli Astrath

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS – Volume: 102; Issue: 14; Article Number: 141910; DOI: 10.1063/1.4801838

Laser-induced thermal and population lensing effects in solid-state optical refrigerator materials are quantitatively […]

Haroldo V. Ribeiro, Fernando J. Antonio, Luiz G. de Andrade Alves, Ervin K. Lenzi e Renio dos S. Mendes

EUROPHYSICS LETTERS – Volume: 104; Issue: 6; Pages: 69001; DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/104/69001

We report on a statistical analysis of the lightning activity rates in all Brazilian cities. We find out that the average of lightning activity rates exhibit a […]

M. S. Figueiredo, Fabio A. Santos, Keizo Yukimitu, João C. Silos Moraes, Junior R. Silva, Mauro L. Baesso, Luiz A. Oliveira Nunes, Luis H. da Cunha Andrade e Sandro M. Lima

OPTICAL MATERIALS – Volume: 35; Issue: 12; Pages: 2400-2404; DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2013.06.041

Erbium doped tellurite glasses (TeO2 + Li2O + TiO2) were prepared by conventional melt-quenching method to study the […]

Diego S. Fukano Viana, Ducinei Garcia, José A. Eiras, Maristela O. M. Dionysio de Souza, Sylvio D. de Souza, Diogo Z. Montanher, Luiz F. Cótica, Ivair A. dos Santos, Adelino de A. Coelho e Ricardo A. Mascarello Gotardo

SCRIPTA MATERIALIA – Volume: 69; Issue: 9; Pages: 670-673; DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2013.07.027

LuFe2O4 polycrystalline materials were processed by an innovative […]

Mirian Sousdaleff, Mauro L. Baesso, Antonio Medina Neto, Ana Cláudia Nogueira, Vanessa A. Marcolino e Graciette Matioli

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY – Volume: 61; Issue: 4; Pages: 955-965; DOI: 10.1021/jf304047g

Stability of potassium norbixinate and curcumin by microencapsulation with maltodextrin DE20 and freeze-drying was evaluated as a function of exposition to light, air, different pH, […]

Adailton T. da Silva, Maike A. Faustino dos Santos, Ervin K. Lenzi, Luiz R. Evangelista e Rafael S. Zola

MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS – Volume: 576; Issue: 1; Pages: 32-41; DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2013.789428

We investigate the director relaxation of a nematic liquid crystal cell by considering the molecular moment of inertia, surface viscosity and anchoring energies at […]

Junior R. Silva, Luis C. Malacarne, Mauro L. Baesso, Sandro M. Lima, Luis H. C. Andrade, Carlos Jacinto, M. P. Hehlen e Nelson G. Castelli Astrath

OPTICS LETTERS – Volume: 38; Issue: 4; Pages: 422-424; DOI: 10.1364/OL.38.000422

We report a theoretical model and experimental results for laser-induced lensing in solids. The model distinguishes and quantifies the contributions […]

Cristine E. A. Carneiro, Carla F. C. Machado, Ivan G. de Souza, Andrea Paesano Jr., Eduardo Di Mauro, Antonio Carlos S. da Costa, Cláudio M. D. de Souza, Henrique de Santana, Dimas A. M. Zaia

APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE – Volume: 86; Pages: 18-22; DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2013.09.016

Changes in the mineral characteristics of montmorillonite (Mt) resulting from exposure to […]

Edilaine M. Morato, Gutierrez R. Morais, Francielle Sato, Antonio Medina Neto, Terezinha I. E. Svidzinski, Mauro L. Baesso e Luzmarina Hernandes

PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY – Volume: 89; Issue: 5; Pages:1170-1175; DOI: 10.1111/php.12110

This study evaluated physical, chemical and morphological changes in lungs of mice infected with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. The animals were inoculated with 0.1 mL of fungal suspension […]

Haroldo V. Ribeiro, Renio S. Mendes, Ervin K. Lenzi, Marcelo del Castillo-Mussot e Luís A. N. Amaral

PLOS ONE – Volume: 8; Issue: 1; Article Number: e54165; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054165

The complexity of chess matches has attracted broad interest since its invention. This complexity and the availability of large number of recorded matches make chess an ideal model […]