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- Computing Different Modes on Cathodes of DC Glow and High-Pressure Arc Discharges: Time-Dependent Versus Stationary SolversPublication . Almeida, Pedro G. C; Benilov, Mikhail S.; Cunha, Mário D.; Gomes, José G. L.Complex behavior can appear in the modeling of gas discharges even in apparently simple steady-state situations. Time-dependent solvers may fail to deliver essential information in such cases. One of such cases considered in this work is the 1D DC discharge. The other case is represented by multiple multidimensional solutions existing in the theory of DC discharges and describing modes of current transfer with different patterns of spots on the cathodes. It is shown that, although some of the solutions, including those describing beautiful self organized patterns, can be computed by means of a time-dependent solver, in most examples results of time-dependent modeling are at best incomplete. In most examples, numerical stability of the time dependent solver was not equivalent to physical stability.
- Effects of nonthermal atmospheric-pressure plasma on Drosophila developmentPublication . Ferreira, Margarida I.; Gomes, José Gabriel Lira; Benilov, Mikhail S.; Khadem, MahnazNonthermal atmospheric-pressure plasma (NTAPP) is known to induce a wide range of responses at the cellular level. This study is concerned with the effects of NTAPP on a eukaryotic organism as a whole: Drosophila melanogaster. Exposure influenced the larval viability and caused an array of traits that can be classified into three major groups: (1) phenotypic anomalies in larvae (such as melanotic masses, melanized and broken trachea, incomplete shedding of the old cuticle during molting), morphological anomalies of pupae (small size, abnormal form, aberrant development, cryptocephalic forms), and developmental anomalies in adults (abnormal formation of wing, legs, and thorax); (2) larval behavior alteration (nonfeeding of first and second instar larvae, premature wandering, running away from food, immature pupae formation); and (3) excessive fat accumulation and lipid oxidation. The majority of the observed traits can be linked to molting and metamorphosis controlled by the endocrine system, in particular with the steroid hormone ecdysone. Results support the hypothesis that the interaction of NTAPP with the membranes of various organs can have a major role in the interruption of normal ecdysogenesis.