[EN] The management of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae), the worst threat for palm trees worldwide, consists in several preventive and curative techniques, but because of its low efficacy the insect still causes major economic and landscape losses. In order to define aspects that have facilitated its rapid dispersal and contribute to improving its management, the effects of vision and flight, which influence the mobility of R. ferrugineus, have been analysed. The chromatic preference of R. ferrugineus has been studied by analysing their captures in coloured bucket traps. Black traps capture the highest number of insects compared with the other colours studied, both when they contain olfactory attractants, as when these compounds are not used, demonstrating that colour by itself is a crucial attraction factor. Moreover, the spectral reflectance of studied colours and of some P. canariensis tissues has been analysed. The wavelength spectrum of black shows great similarity to that of fibres of P. canariensis, so this may be the reason why R. ferrugineus prefers this colour. Regarding sex ratio of the insect in traps, female captures are significantly greater in those baited with olfactory attractants. However, a higher number of female captures does not always occur when these compounds are not used. On the other hand, the study of sex ratio in natural populations of the insect demonstrates that the proportion is one female per male. Therefore, the greater number of captures of females in commercial traps is due exclusively to their greater attraction towards the olfactory attractants used. Another of the analysed aspects has been the flight potential of R. ferrugineus under laboratory conditions. In order to know more about the mobility of this insect, different parameters have been studied using a computer-monitored flight mill. The selected parameters used to define the R. ferrugineus flight potential have been the number of flights, total distance flown, longest single flight, flight duration, and average and maximum speed. Moreover, the influence of sex, body size, and age of the adults on the aforementioned parameters has been examined. R. ferrugineus sex does not have a significant effect on the compared flight parameters. The body size in females is significantly greater, but this does not influence their flight potential. A higher percentage of flight is observed for adults with an age range of 8-23 days old, compared to the 1-7 day old adults. However, age does not significantly influence their flight potential. By analysing the longest single flight undertaken by each adult, up to 63% of the insects can be classified as short-distance flyers (<500m), 27.3% as medium-distance flyers (500-5000m), and >9% as long-distance flyers (>5000m). Finally, the flight behaviour and dispersal of R. ferrugineus have been analysed under field conditions using the mark-release-recapture method. This test focused on detecting the influence of different factors, such as sex, temperature, relative humidity, and solar radiation, in the take-off and dispersal of the adult insects. Take-off probability of R. ferrugineus adults is significantly greater in males Moreover, this probability increases when temperature and solar radiation rise. Concerning the insect dispersal by flying, the number of recaptures is influenced by temperature, increasing significantly when this factor increases. Likewise, dispersal distances also increase significantly as temperatures rise. The insect tends to fly distances <500m (77.1% of recaptured adults), following the same tendency observed in studies performed using the flight mill. However, R. ferrugineus is able to travel up to 7km, being recorded under laboratory conditions a potential flight up to 20km. To conclude, dispersal time of the adults is very short (more than 90% of the adults were recaptured during the first 7 days), being significantly lower when relative humidity increases. / [ES] El manejo de Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae), una de las peores amenazas para las palmeras en el mundo, se lleva a cabo mediante la aplicación de diversas técnicas de prevención y control, pero debido a la baja eficacia de éstas la plaga continúa causando importantes pérdidas económicas y paisajísticas. Para definir los aspectos que han intervenido en su dispersión y contribuir a mejorar su manejo, se ha analizado el efecto de la visión y el vuelo en la movilidad de los adultos de R. ferrugineus. Se ha estudiado la preferencia cromática mediante el análisis de sus capturas en trampas cubo coloreadas. Las trampas negras capturan el mayor nº de insectos en comparación con el resto de colores estudiados, tanto cuando contienen atrayentes olfativos como cuando no los contienen, demostrando que el color por sí mismo es un factor importante de atracción. Además, se ha analizado el espectro de longitud de onda de los colores estudiados y de diversos tejidos de P. canariensis. El espectro del color negro muestra gran similitud con el de las fibras de P. canariensis, es por esto por lo que R. ferrugineus podría presentar esta preferencia. En relación a la proporción de sexos en trampas que contienen atrayentes olfativos, las capturas de hembras son significativamente más elevadas. En cambio, sin éstos no siempre se produce un mayor nº de capturas de este sexo. Por otro lado, el estudio de la proporción de sexos en poblaciones naturales muestra una ratio de una hembra por macho. Por tanto, las mayores capturas de hembras en trampas se deben a una mayor atracción de éstas hacia los atrayentes olfativos. Otro aspecto estudiado ha sido el potencial de vuelo de R. ferrugineus bajo condiciones de laboratorio. Con la finalidad de conocer la movilidad de este insecto se han analizado diversos parámetros mediante la utilización de un molinillo de vuelo computerizado. Los parámetros estudiados han sido: nº vuelos, distancia total volada, vuelo más largo, duración del vuelo y velocidades media y máxima. Además, se ha analizado como influye el sexo, el tamaño del cuerpo y la edad de los adultos en dichos parámetros de vuelo. El sexo de R. ferrugineus no muestra un efecto significativo sobre los parámetros de vuelo comparados. El tamaño del cuerpo de las hembras es significativamente mayor, pero no influye estadísticamente en su potencial de vuelo. En adultos con edades de entre 8-23 días se observa un mayor porcentaje de vuelo que en aquellos con 1-7 días de edad. En cambio, la edad no influye significativamente sobre su potencial de vuelo. Al analizar el vuelo más largo, obtenemos que >63% de los insectos se clasifican como voladores de corta distancia (<500m), el 27.3% de media distancia (500-5000m), y >9% de larga distancia (>5000m). Finalmente, se ha analizado en campo el comportamiento de vuelo y dispersión de R. ferrugineus mediante la técnica de marcaje-suelta-recaptura. Este ensayo ha permitido estudiar la influencia del sexo, la temperatura (Tª), la humedad relativa y la radiación solar, en el despegue y dispersión de los adultos. La probabilidad de despegue de R. ferrugineus es significativamente mayor en machos. Además, esta probabilidad se incrementa cuando la Tª y la radiación solar aumentan. Respecto a la dispersión del insecto mediante el vuelo, el nº de recapturas se ve influenciado por la Tª, aumentando significativamente cuando ésta se incrementa. De la misma manera, las distancias de dispersión también se incrementan significativamente a media que lo hace la Tª. El insecto tiende a volar distancias <500m (77.1% de los adultos recapturados), siguiendo la misma tendencia observada en laboratorio. No obstante, R. ferrugineus es capaz de recorrer hasta 7km, llegando a registrarse vuelos potenciales en laboratorio de hasta 20km. Por último, el tiempo de dispersión de los adultos es muy corto (>90% se recapturaron en los 7 primeros días), reduciéndose / [CAT] El maneig de Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae), una de les pitjors amenaces per a les palmeres en tot el món, es porta a terme mitjançant l'aplicació de diverses tècniques de prevenció i control, però degut a la baixa eficàcia d'aquestes l'insecte continua causant importants pèrdues econòmiques i paisatgístiques. Per a definir els aspectes que han intervingut en la seua dispersió i contribuir a la millora del seu maneig, s'ha analitzat l'efecte que tenen la visió i el vol en la mobilitat dels adults de R. ferrugineus. S'ha estudiat la preferència cromàtica mitjançant l'anàlisi de les seues captures en trampes poal acolorides. Les trampes negres capturen el major nombre d'insectes en comparació amb la resta de colors estudiats, tant quan contenen atraients olfactius com quan no els contenen, demostrant que el color per ell mateix és un factor important d'atracció. A més, s'ha analitzat l'espectre de longitud d'ona dels colors estudiats i de diversos teixits de P. canariensis. L'espectre del color negre mostra gran similitud amb el de les fibres de P. canariensis, és per açò pel que R. ferrugineus podria presentar aquesta preferència. En relació a la proporció de sexes a les trampes que contenen atraients olfactius, les captures de femelles són significativament més elevades. En canvi, sense aquests no sempre es produeix un major nombre de captures d'aquest sexe. Per altra banda, l'estudi de la proporció de sexes en poblacions naturals demostra que la ràtio és d'una femella per mascle. Per tant, les majors captures de femelles en trampes es deuen a una major atracció d'aquestes cap als atraients olfactius utilitzats. Altre aspecte estudiat ha sigut el potencial de vol de R. ferrugineus sota condicions de laboratori. Amb la finalitat de conèixer la mobilitat d'aquest insecte s'han analitzat diversos paràmetres mitjançant la utilització d'un molinet de vol computeritzat. Els paràmetres estudiats han sigut: nombre de vols, distància total volada, vol més llarg, duració del vol i velocitats mitjana i màxima dels vols. A més, s'ha analitzat com influeixen el sexe, el tamany del cos i l'edat dels adults en dits paràmetres de vol. El sexe de R. ferrugineus no mostra un efecte significatiu sobre els paràmetres de vol comparats. El tamany del cos de les femelles és significativament major, però no influeix estadísticament en el seu potencial de vol. En adults amb edats d'entre 8-23 dies s'observa un major percentatge de vol que en aquells amb 1-7 dies d'edat. En canvi, l'edat no influeix significativament sobre el seu potencial de vol. En analitzar el vol més llarg, obtenim que més del 63% dels insectes es classifiquen com voladors de curta distància (<500m), el 27.3% de mitja distància (500-5000m), i >9% de llarga distància (>5000m). Finalment, s'ha analitzat en camp el comportament de vol i dispersió de R. ferrugineus mitjançant la tècnica de marcatge-solta-recaptura. Aquest assaig ha permès estudiar la influència del sexe, la temperatura, la humitat relativa i la radiació solar, en l'enlairament i dispersió dels adults. La probabilitat d'enlairament de R. ferrugineus és significativament major en mascles A més, aquesta probabilitat s'incrementa quan la temperatura i la radiació solar augmenten. Respecte a la dispersió de l'insecte mitjançant el vol, el nombre de recaptures es veu influenciat per la temperatura, augmentant significativament quan aquesta s'incrementa. De la mateixa manera, les distàncies de dispersió també s'incrementen significativament a mesura que ho fa la temperatura. L'insecte tendeix a volar distàncies <500m (77.1% dels adults recapturats), seguint la mateixa tendència observada en laboratori. No obstant, R. ferrugineus és capaç de recórrer fins a 7km, arribant-se a registrar vols potencials en laboratori de fins a 20km. Per últim, el temps de dispersió dels adults és molt curt (>90% es recapturaren en els 7 primers die / Ávalos Masó, JA. (2015). Factors influencing the mobility of Red Palm Weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) adults [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/59394 / TESIS

Pour les futures applications en télécommunications 5G, des substrats à base de silicium présentant une faible perte de signal et une excellente linéarité sont nécessaires. Parmi les solutions envisagées, la technologie RF-SOI est la plus avancée. Son empilement contient une couche de Haute Résistivité (HR), riche en pièges pour les porteurs de charges, composée de silicium polycristallin (poly-Si) de haute pureté déposée sur l’oxyde natif d'un substrat HR (HR-Si). Ce système présente certaines limitations provenant essentiellement de l'interface HR-Si/SiO2 et de sa stabilité thermique, mais également de la résistivité insuffisante de la couche riche en pièges. L'objectif principal de cette thèse était d'explorer des approches innovantes pour résoudre ces difficultés tout en restant compatible avec la technologie silicium. Afin d’atteindre ces objectifs, du carbone a été ajouté dans le système au cours des différentes étapes d'élaboration: i) remplacement de la couche interfaciale de SiO2 par une couche mince de 3C-SiC et ii) ajout de carbone pendant le dépôt de poly-Si.En utilisant la technique de dépôt chimique en phase vapeur à pression atmosphérique, des couches HR de poly-Si à l'état de l'art ont été déposée sur oxyde natif avec une épaisseur pouvant aller jusqu'à quelques dizaines de µm. Les résultats ont montré que la résistivité de la couche de poly-Si n'était pas directement dépendante de la taille moyenne des grains. Le remplacement de l'oxyde interfacial par une couche mince de mono- ou de poly-SiC, ainsi que l'adaptation des conditions de croissance ont permis d'atteindre des propriétés équivalentes à l'état de l'art des couches HR de poly-Si. Cet empilement a l'avantage d'être plus stable thermiquement en évitant la dissolution de la couche interfaciale. Cependant, ces améliorations sont accompagnées d’une chute de la résistivité à l’interface attribuée à la conductivité importante du matériau SiC. Par ailleurs, les propriétés de la couche HR et sa stabilité thermique peuvent être améliorées en dopant le poly-Si avec du Carbone, si une concentration adéquate de cette impureté est utilisée. L'insertion périodique de couches minces de SiC dans le poly-Si conduit à la stabilité thermique la plus élevée et à une augmentation de la résistivité moyenne de la couche. Néanmoins, des diminutions périodiques de la résistivité sont observées à chaque insertion de SiC / For future 5G telecommunication applications, Si-based substrates with low signal loss and excellent linearity are required. Among the envisaged solutions, RF-SOI is the most advanced. Its stack contains a High Resistivity (HR) Trap-Rich (TR) layer composed of high purity polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) deposited on thin SiO2 native oxide of a HR-Si substrate (HR-Si). Some limitations of such system come from the HR-Si/SiO2 interface and its thermal stability, while increasing the resistivity of the TR-layer is also suited. The main objective of this thesis was to explore innovative approaches for solving these difficulties while staying Si-compatible. Towards this end, carbon was added in the system at different elaboration stages by i) replacing the SiO2 interfacial layer by 3C-SiC and by ii) C-engineering of the poly-Si layer during deposition.Using Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition technique, state-of-the-art poly-Si TR-layers were grown on native oxide with thickness up to few tens of µm. It was found that the resistivity of the poly-Si was not directly dependent on the average grain size. Replacing the interfacial oxide by a thin mono- or poly-SiC layer and adapting the growth process allowed reaching equivalent properties of the poly-Si with the benefit of superior thermal stability by avoiding the interfacial layer dissolution. But it is accompanied by the presence of a resistivity drop at the interface due to the conductivity of the SiC material. By doping the poly-Si with C, both the TR-layer properties and thermal stability can be improved when adequate concentration of this impurity is used. Periodic insertion of thin SiC layers inside the poly-Si led to the highest thermal stability and an increase of the layer mean resistivity while periodic resistivity reductions were observed at each SiC insertion

This thesis is mapping current situation in the area of consumer lending, shows main reasons and impacts of overindebtedness and also its connetion to consumer lending. The target is to suggest appropriate regulation to lower the rate of overindebtedness, that exists in this area due to the absence of regulation in the area of consumer lending in Czech republic. Suggested regulation insures higher consumer protection and compact rules for all the partcipants on the consumer lending market. It also collects complex information about clients and their debt ratio. It has advantages for all participants.

While the spin trapping properties of thiols have been investigated through EPR analysis and kinetics studies, few groups have studied these properties using strictly computational methods. In particular, α-lipoic acid (ALA) and its reduced form, dihydrolipoic acid (DHLA), one of the strongest endogenously produced antioxidants, show potential for being effective, naturally occurring spin traps for the trapping of reactive oxygen species. This research covers electronic structure calculations of ALA, DHLA, and their corresponding hydroxyl radical spin adducts, performed at the cc-pVDZ/B3LYP/DFT level of theory. The effects on DHLA introduced by other radicals such as ·OOH, ·OCH3, and ·OOCH3 are reported. Explicit solvation was carried out using open-source molecular packing software and was studied using MOPAC PM6 semi-empirical geometry optimizations. Complete Basis Set (CBS) limit extrapolations were performed using cc-pVXZ (X = D, T, Q) Dunning basis sets under the DFT/B3LYP level of theory, and results are compared to the literature.

Es geht um die Verbesserung verschiedener Infektions- und Transfektionsprotokolle zur in vitro Arbeit mit Cryptosporidium parvum in der Zellkultur. Des weiteren wurden Mausdarmorganoide ohne Hilfe eines Mikroinjektors mit C. parvum Sporozoiten infiziert. Außerdem wurde ein Protein (Trap-C1) von C. parvum welches ein putativer Virulenzfaktor ist, molekularbiologisch untersucht.

This doctoral thesis is focused on the analysis of transport characteristics of submicron and micron transistors MOSFET. The assumption is a constant gradient of concentration, which leads to the fact that the diffusion current density is independent of the distance from the source. Active energy was determined from temperature dependence. The proposed physical model made it possible to determine the value of access resistance between drain and source their temperature dependence. Based on the assumption that the divergence of the gradient of the current density in the channel is zero. IV characteristics of the transistor MOSFET are derived and conducted experimental monitoring current channel depending on the collector voltage for the series of samples with different channel lengths in a wide temperature range from 10 to 350 K. Information on the concentration of charge transport in the channel and the position of the Fermi level at the point of active trap, which is the source of RTS noise, is obtained from the analysis of the transport characteristics. Determining the concentration of charge transport and the position of the Fermi level is important because these variables determine the intensity of quantum transitions and their values are not the same throughout the length of the channel. It was experimentally proved from the analysis of the characteristics of RTS noise that concentration at the local channel decreases with increasing current at a constant voltage on the gate and a variable voltage at the collector. Further, the position of active traps of RTS noise was intended and it was found that this is located near the collector. Active trap is located at the point where the Fermi level coincides with energy level of the traps.

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Using ion-trapping techniques, selected laboratory experiments on ion-molecule reactions of astrophysical interest have been performed. For the first time a carbon beam source has been integrated into an ion trapping machine for studying collisions between ions and neutral carbon atoms and molecules. Results are presented for the interaction of D3+ ions stored in a ring-electrode trap (RET), with a beam of hot neutral carbon molecules, Cn (n = 1, 2, 3). The measured reaction rate coefficients are up to a factor two smaller than values presently used in astrophysical models. In order to complete our knowledge about the ion chemistry involving three carbon atoms, detailed investigations of reactions of C3+, C3H+ and C3H3+ with H2 and HD have been performed between 15 K and room temperature. These studies have been performed in a second apparatus, a variable-temperature 22-pole trap machine (VT-22PT). Results include reactive collisions, deuteration and radiative association. It is discussed in connection with the increase in lifetime of the C3+ + H2 collision complexes with falling temperature, what could be responsible for producing more C3H+ at 15 K. Tunneling is excluded. In C3+ + HD collisions an isotope effect has been detected, the C3D+ product ions being slightly more abundant than C3H+. Comparison of the reaction of C3H+ primary ions with HD and H2 gas revealed that the deuterated molecules are significantly more reactive. The process of radiative association of C3H+ and for the first time of C3+ with hydrogen molecules has been observed. An analysis of the data shows that radiative association becomes slower, if the neutral reactant is deuterated. Finally, the theoretical prediction from ab initio calculations that C3H3+ does not exchange an H for a D in collisions with HD, has been proven in an ion trap experiment. Careful analysis of all competing processes allows the conclusion that the rate coefficient is smaller than 4x10-16 cm3s-1 at 15 K. / Unter Verwendung von zwei Speicherapparaturen wurden ausgewählte, astrophysikalische wichtige Ionen-Molekülreaktionen untersucht. Durch die Kombination einer Kohlenstoffquelle mit einem Ionenspeicher, in dem so Reaktionen zwischen Ionen und Kohlenstoffmolekülen oder -atomen untersucht werden können, wurde Neuland betreten. Es werden Ergebnisse vorgestellt für die Reaktion von D3+ Ionen, die in einem Ringelektrodenspeicher gefangen sind, mit einem Strahl von heißen Cn (n = 1, 2, 3). Die gemessenen Ratenkoeffizienten sind nur halb so groß wie die Werte, die in astrophysikalischen Modellen verwendet werden. Um die Kenntnis über alle möglichen Reaktionen, bei denen drei C-Atome beteiligt sind, abzurunden, wurden zwischen 15 K und Zimmertemperatur die Reaktionen zwischen C3+, C3H+ und C3H3+ Ionen mit H2 und HD in vielen Details untersucht. Diese Experimente wurden in einer zweiten Apparatur durchgeführt, in der ein temperaturvariabler 22-Polspeicher das zentrale Element ist (VT-22PT). Berichtet werden Ergebnisse zu reaktiven Stößen, zur Deuterierung von Kohlenwasserstoffen und zur Strahlungsassoziation. In der Diskussion bleibt offen, was - in Verbindung mit der von 300 K zu 15 K zunehmenden Lebensdauer - der Grund dafür sein kann, daß die Bildung des exothermen Produkts C3H+ anwächst. Der Tunneleffekt scheidet aus. Bei der Reaktion C3+ + HD wurde ein Isotopeneffekt beobachtet, das C3D+ Produkt wird etwas häufiger gebildet als C3H+. Ein Vergleich der Reaktion zwischen C3H+ Ionen mit HD bzw. H2 zeigt, daß das deuterierte Molekül wesentlich reaktiver ist. Es wurden Ratenkoeffizienten für die Strahlungsassoziation von H2 Molekülen mit C3H+ und erstmals mit C3+ Ionen gemessen. Die Auswertung der Daten zeigt, dass der Prozeß langsamer abläuft, wenn der neutrale Stoßpartner deuteriert ist. Schließlich wurde experimentell die theoretische Vorhersage überprüft, dass C3H3+ keinen H-D Austausch mit HD eingeht. Eine sorgfältige Analyse aller konkurrierenden Prozesse ergab, dass bei 15 K der Raten koeffizient kleiner als 4x10-16 cm3s-1 ist.

A quartz multiatomizer with its inlet arm modified to serve as a trap (trap and atomizer device) was employed to trap the tin hydride and subsequently to volatilize collected analyte species with atomic absorption spectrometric detection. Generation, atomization and preconcetration conditions were optimized and analytical figures of merit of both on-line atomization as well as preconcentration modes were quantified. Preconcentration efficiency of 95 ± 5 % was found. The detection limits reached were 29 and 143 pg ml-1 Sn, respectively, for 120 second preconcentration period and on-line atomization mode without any preconcentration. The interference extent of other hydride forming elements (As, Se, Sb and Bi) on tin determination was found negligible in both modes of operation. The applicability of the developed preconcentration method was verified by Sn determination in a certified reference material as well as by analysis of real samples. Key words HG-AAS, multiatomizer (multiple microflame quartz tube atomizer), trap and atomizer device, tin determination, stannane, in atomizer trapping, interference study

We studied how distribution of nuclear-spin states of H+ 3 ions or H2 molecules influence rate coefficients of H+ 3 -electron recombination or reactions of H2 with N+ or H+ , with regard to kinetic and internal temperatures of the reactants. Experiments were carried out in plasma environment or in an ensemble of ions in an ion trap. Main diagnostic methods were the Langmuir probe diagnos- tics, laser absorption- and mass spectroscopy. The distribution of nuclear spin states (para and ortho) was varied using a specially constructed para-hydrogen generator. We performed pioneer measurements of the rate coefficients for the nuclear-spin-state-selective binary and ternary H+ 3 -electron recombination in thermalised plasma. We performed studies of N+ + para/ortho-H2 reaction with high accuracy and interpreted the results as dependent on fine structure states of N+ ions. We measured a temperature dependence of the rate coeffi- cients for radiative and ternary channels of H+ + para/ortho-H2 association. 1