Asymptotically (anti) de Sitter Black Holes and Wormholes with a Self Interacting Scalar Field in Four Dimensions

The aim of this paper is to report on the existence of a wide variety of exact solutions, ranging from black holes to wormholes, when a conformally coupled scalar field with a self interacting potential containing a linear, a cubic and a quartic self interaction is taken as a source of the energy-momentum tensor, in the Einstein theory with a cosmological constant. Among all the solutions there are two particularly interesting. On the one hand, the spherically symmetric black holes when the cosmological constant is positive; they are shown to be everywhere regular, namely there is no singularity neither inside nor outside the event horizon. On the other hand, there are spherically symmetric and topological wormholes that connect two asymptotically (anti) de Sitter regions with a different value for the cosmological constant. The regular black holes and the wormholes are supported by everywhere regular scalar field configurations.Comment: Final versio

Early Permian marine carbonate sequences in Antofagasta, northern Chile

Se analizan las sucesiones carbonáticas de las formaciones Cerro El Árbol y Cerros de Cuevitas, en la Depresión central de Antofagasta, norte de Chile. Las mismas están caracterizadas por una asociación de invertebrados marinos compuesta, en general, por braquiópodos, bivalvos, gastrópodos, crinoideos y briozoos, siendo el braquiópodo Kochiproductus Dunbar el elemento dominante. La presencia de este género, de amplia distribución mundial en secuencias pérmicas, sería clave para encontrar la posible vinculación de esta región con las cuencas clásticas del centro oeste de Argentina. Si bien la fauna del norte de Chile presenta claras afinidades con aquellas de las cuencas de Bolivia y Perú, su composición no es exactamente equivalente, siendo además marcadamente menos diversa. El conocimiento taxonómico aquí alcanzado indica que esta fauna podría representar una asociación de mezcla, que combinaría los elementos típicamente tetianos que caracterizan a las cuencas del norte, con aquellos gondwánicos. En términos bioestratigráficos, esta asociación podría también ser considerada intermedia entre las faunas más antiguas del Carbonífero tardío-Pérmico temprano del centro oeste de Argentina y las más jóvenes del Pérmico de Bolivia y Perú.The carbonate successions of the Cerro El Árbol and Cerros de Cuevitas formations in the central region of Antofagasta are herein studied. These stratigraphic units are characterized by an invertebrate marine fossil assemblage integrated by brachiopods, bivalves, gastropods, crinoids and bryozoans, in which the brachiopod Kochiproductus Dunbar is the dominant component. This genus, widely known in the Permian sequences of the world, can be considered a key to understand the possible connection between northern Chile and the central western Argentinean basins. Although the fauna studied shows clear affinities with those from Bolivia and Perú, it is notably less diverse and its composition appears to be not exactly equivalent. The taxonomic knowledge reached, indicates that this fauna, particularly brachiopods and bivalves, would represent a mixed-assemblage. From a biostratigraphic perspective, the fauna of northern Chile could be considered intermediate between the oldest Late Carboniferous-Early Permian faunas of central western Argentinian basins and the younger ones from Bolivia and Perú.Fil: Cisterna, Gabriela Adriana. Universidad Nacional de la Rioja; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Sterren, Andrea Fabiana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra; ArgentinaFil: Niemeyer, Hans R.. Universidad catolica del Norte; Chil

BRACHIOPOD ASSEMBLAGES OF THE EURYDESMA FAUNA IN GLACIAL- DEGLACIAL SEQUENCES FROM ARGENTINA AND AUSTRALIA

The Eurydesma Fauna characterizes the Late Pennsylvanian-Permian glacial-postglacial sediments recorded in several Gondwanan basins during the Late Paleozoic Ice Age (LPIA). Brachiopods, as one the most significant components of this fauna, are herein analyzed along with the associated bivalves, in two key sections from western and eastern Gondwana (Bonete Formation in the Sauce Grande Basin, eastern Argentina, and the Wasp Head Formation in the southern Sydney Basin, eastern Australia). The preliminary quantitative analysis indicates a high compositional similarity in both regions but occupancy exhibits important differences: brachiopod-dominated faunas can be found in eastern Australia (Tomiopsis and Trigonotreta are the most frequent taxa), and bivalve-dominated faunas are characteristic in eastern Argentina, where the brachiopods are poorly represented with the genera Tivertonia and Tomiopsis. In this locality, the development of r-strategy taxa, such as the bivalve Eurydesma, during the end of a glacial episode would adversely affect brachiopods’ abundance. This is also consistent with previous studies that indicate that brachiopods already showed a decrease in importance in Pennsylvanian communities from Argentina. Relative abundances of brachiopods and bivalves in both localities may reflect differences in the regional environmental conditions but, unfortunately, eastern Argentina lacks younger records to compare the faunal turnover with that of the Australian sequences. Despite the ecological structural differences identified (i.e. brachiopod:bivalve ratio), the postglacial Eurydesma fauna flourished in western and eastern Gondwana and it is striking that two faunas located on the opposite margins of this paleocontinent show such high compositional similarity during the development of a global postglacial event. This is particularly significant considering that the type of the basins (i.e. restricted vs open basins), biological features, paleoenvironmental conditions directly related to glacial dynamics, and also the diachronism of the transgression, can be controlling the composition of this fauna

Short communication: Massive mortality in rabbits by maduramicin poisoning

[EN] A spontaneous outbreak of maduramicin intoxication in domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is reported. It is believed that maduramicin incorporated as a coccidiostat into poultry pellet fed to rabbits was the cause, as up to 2.01 ppm was found in the samples and cardiopulmonary clinical signs in most of the rabbits was the common pattern. Findings here were consistent with the classic indications observed in ionophore toxicosis in different species, but little is known about the toxicity of maduramicin in rabbits.This study was partially supported by grants from CIC (Provincial Scientific Research Council), and SENASA (Argentina).Martino, P.; Parrado, E.; Sanguinetti, R.; Espinoza, C.; Debenedetti, R.; Di Benedetto, N.; Cisterna, C.... (2009). Short communication: Massive mortality in rabbits by maduramicin poisoning. World Rabbit Science. 17(1):45-48. https://doi.org/10.4995/wrs.2009.670454817

Insights into Candida tropicalis nosocomial infections and virulence factors

Candida tropicalis is considered the first or the second non-Candida albicans Candida (NCAC) species most frequently isolated from candidosis, mainly in patients admitted in intensive care units (ICUs), especially with cancer, requiring prolonged catheterization, or receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics. The proportion of candiduria and candidemia caused by C. tropicalis varies widely with geographical area and patient group. Actually, in certain countries, C. tropicalis is more prevalent, even compared with C. albicans or other NCAC species. Although prophylactic treatments with fluconazole cause a decrease in the frequency of candidosis caused by C. tropicalis, it is increasingly showing a moderate level of fluconazole resistance. The propensity of C. tropicalis for dissemination and the high mortality associated with its infections might be strongly related to the potential of virulence factors exhibited by this species, such as adhesion to different host surfaces, biofilm formation, infection and dissemination, and enzymes secretion. Therefore, the aim of this review is to outline the present knowledge on all the above-mentioned C. tropicalis virulence traits.The authors acknowledge Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES), Brazil, for supporting Melyssa Negri (BEX 4642/06-6) and Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal, for supporting Sonia Silva (SFRH/BPD/71076/2010), and European Community fund FEDER, trough Program COMPETE under the Project FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-007025 (PTDC/AMB/68393/2006) is gratefully acknowledged

The Carboniferous-Permian boundary in the central western Argentinean basins: paleontological evidences

The central western Argentinean basins of Rio Blanco, Calingasta-Uspallata and western Paganzo, enclose the most complete marine successions used for examining the Carboniferous-Permian boundary in Gondwana. A detailed review of the key stratigraphical sections has allowed the identification of the latest Carboniferous assemblages; NBG, Interval megafloristic Zone and DM (Raistrickia densa-Convolutispora muriornata) Palynological Zone in the lower part, and the earliest Permian T-S (Tivertonia jachalensis-Streptorhynchus inaequiornatus) invertebrate Zone and FS (Pakhapites fusus-Vittatina subsaccata) Palynological Zone in the upper part. This diagnostic mega/microflora and marine invertebrate paleontological evidence provides a biostratigraphical framework for the definition of the Carboniferous-Permian boundary inside the basins of central western Argentina.</jats:p

Ryanodine receptor 1 (RYR1) mutations in two patients with tubular aggregate myopathy

Two likely causative mutations in the RYR1 gene were identified in two patients with myopathy with tubular aggregates, but no evidence of cores or core-like pathology on muscle biopsy. These patients were clinically evaluated and underwent routine laboratory investigations, electrophysiologic tests, muscle biopsy and muscle magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They reported stiffness of the muscles following sustained activity or cold exposure and had serum creatine kinase elevation. The identified RYR1 mutations (p.Thr2206Met or p.Gly2434Arg, in patient 1 and patient 2, respectively) were previously identified in individuals with malignant hyperthermia susceptibility and are reported as causative according to the European Malignant Hyperthermia Group rules. To our knowledge, these data represent the first identification of causative mutations in the RYR1 gene in patients with tubular aggregate myopathy and extend the spectrum of histological alterations caused by mutation in the RYR1 gene