183 resultados para Quebras estruturais


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Pós-graduação em Engenharia Elétrica - FEIS

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We investigated the effects of swimming training (ST) on femoral mechanical and structural properties in ovariectomized female rats. Female Wistar rats [age = 20 weeks; body weight (BW) = 271,42 +/- 17,6 g] were subjected to ovariectomy (OVX) or laparotomy (SHAM) and allocated to one of the following groups: swimming OVX (SO, n=12), control OVX (CO, n=12), swimming SHAM (SS, n=12) and control SHAM (CS, n=12). Fifteen days after surgery SO and SS groups were subjected to a ST (60 min/day, 5 days/week, overload of 3% of BW) for 10 weeks. Alkalin phosfatase was reduced in OVX as compared to SHAM (18,87 pg/mL vs. 53,93 pg/mL, respectively), but not altered by ST. Animals SHAM showed more cancellous bone than OVX (255,50 +/- 38,27 vs 288,75 +/- 39,63 points, respectively). Exercised animals exhibited more cancellous bone than controls (292,00 +/- 33,54 vs 251,54 +/- 38,99 points, respectively) in this region and in the grater trochanter (281,50 +/- 34,42 vs 237,23 +/- 53,03 points; respectively). Bone mineral density and cortical bone in the femur midshaft were not altered either by OVX or ST. The maximum force and thoughness of the femoral neck and midshaft were not affected either by OVX or ST. It was concluded that ST benefits cancellous bone mass in the femoral proximal region (i.e. femoral neck and greater trochanter), independently of ovariectomy, which did not reflect in improved mechanical properties either in the femoral neck or midshaft.

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Pós-graduação em Ginecologia, Obstetrícia e Mastologia - FMB

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

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Pós-graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia de Materiais - FC

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A agricultura convencional hoje vigente mostra- se ao longo dos anos como uma forma degradante á saúde do meio ambiente. Diversos tipos de impactos negativos são criados através dela. A agroecologia e os sistemas agroflorestais podem ser alternativas viáveis á inversão deste quadro, pois aliam técnicas de manejo agrícola com conceitos ecológicos, visando à otimização da produção que, com um manejo adequado, pode gerar impacto ambiental positivo. Este estudo teve como objetivo a avaliação das diferenças estruturais e de diversidade da comunidade arbórea de um sistema agroflorestal em comparação a um fragmento de floresta estacional semidecidual, para que os parâmetros fitossociológicos avaliados e este entendimento ecológico funcionem como indicadores pertinentes à avaliação de tais sistemas e possam auxiliar no manejo de sistemas agroflorestais já existentes e na implantação de futuros sistemas agroflorestais mais produtivos. Os critérios utilizados para a obtenção dos resultados indicaram diferenças significativas na estrutura e diversidade da comunidade arbórea entre o sistema agroflorestal e o fragmento florestal. Apesar de serem próximos geograficamente, os dois sistemas possuem índices de estrutura e diversidade diferenciados. Com base nos dados e em observações de campo, o sistema agroflorestal aporta espécies arbóreas provindas ou não do fragmento florestal adjacente, e isto pode comprovar a eficiência dos sistemas agroflorestais como estratégia para recuperação de áreas degradadas. Avaliando-se o quadro presente é proposto neste trabalho como manejo futuro neste sistema agroflorestal, o aperfeiçoamento do manejo da cultura do café e a produção de mudas de espécies nativas provenientes do fragmento de floresta através de um viveiro, para posterior implantação no sistema agroflorestal

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Snakes from Bothrops genus are responsible for more than 90% of the ophidian accidents in Brazil. One of the main complications from this kind of accident is muscular necrosis, which is related to the action of phospholipases A2 and metalloproteases, two groups of enzymes found in the venom of these animals. Although this complication cannot be solved by serum therapy administration, a great number of studies have been performed with the attempt to know the pharmacological sites of these toxins aiming, in the future, the development of complementary treatments to serum therapy. This work proposes structural studies of bothropic phospholipases A2 (PLA2s) in the presence of ions relevant to their activity, using the X-ray crystallography technique. Recently, it was demonstrated ions, as manganese, calcium and others, interfere in the biological activity of the PLA2s. Particularly, Lys49-PLA2s in the presence of manganese ions have miotoxicity reduced. Asp49-PLA2s show catalytic activity dependent of calcium, although structural studies with a miotoxic Asp49-PLA2, BthTX-II, suggest a possible catalytic mechanism independent of calcium. Therefore, co-crystallization of BthTX-II in the presence of calcium ions and of PrTX-I in the presence of manganese ions were performed. Comparative structural studies among obtained results and others already published in the literature were performed aiming a better understanding of the structure-function relationship of these toxins. The BthTX-II with the presence of calcium do not show this ion in the loop of coordination of calcium, presence necessary to develop the catalyses. After comparison of this model with the native one, only one distortion was found, but no apparent relationship with the residues responsible for its activity. In the PrTX-I structure, regions candidates of manganese ions were also found... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

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O presente estudo investigou aspectos estruturais (florística e fitossociologia) e ecológicos (síndromes de dispersão e classes sucessionais) de um hectare de Floresta Ombrófila Densa Submontana, localizada no Núcleo Picinguaba, município de Ubatuba, São Paulo, com objetivo de analisar a similaridade da área com outros levantamentos sob mesma fisionomia e avaliar o estágio sucessional da mata para o trecho considerado. A área estudada (Parcela C) compõe uma das parcelas amostrais do Projeto Temático “Composição florística, estrutura e funcionamento da Floresta Ombrófila Densa dos Núcleos Picinguaba e Santa Virgínia do Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar” do Programa BIOTA-FAPESP. O levantamento compreendeu todos os indivíduos arbóreos com DAP ≥ 4,8 totalizando 1.246 indivíduos. Foram encontradas 131 espécies distribuídas em 38 famílias. O índice de diversidade de Shannon foi de H’= 3, 981 nat.ind.-1 e o índice de equitabilidade de Pielou foi de J’ = 0,815. A família Myrtaceae se destacou com a maior riqueza de espécies (36), seguida de Fabaceae (12) e Rubiaceae (11) que registrou, ainda, a maior quantidade de indivíduos, com 225 plantas. O maior valor de importância foi anotado para Euterpe edulis (6,95%) abrangendo 9,95% do total de indivíduos registrados. As espécies, subseqüentes, mais abundantes foram Mollinedia schottiana (7,54%), Coussarea meridionalis (5,86%), Bathysa mendoncaei (5,54%) e Guapira opposita (2,80%). A área apresentou elevada dominância de espécies zoocóricas (86% das espécies classificadas) e não pioneiras (74%), indicando um estágio avançado de sucessão da área analisada. Os padrões estruturais e ecológicos encontrados para a comunidade investigada apóiam os conceitos de alta diversidade florística e sugerem intrínsecas relações entre planta e animais em Florestas Atlânticas

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This research presents a study of structural complexes formed between the bothropstoxin BthTX-I and PrTX-I and phospholipase A2 (PLA2s) inhibitor 12- methoxy-4-methyl-voachalotine (MMV) of Tabernamontana catharinensis and rosmarinic acid (Cv-RA) of Rosmarinus officinalis. For both were used cocrystallization experiments with the toxins and inhibitors. In the future, the experimental three-dimensional structures of these complexes will be obtained through the technique of crystallography. Simultaneously, construction occurred in silico of inhibitors Cv-RA and MMV and attempts of docking between these binders and protein structures. These theoretical data provide important information regarding the nature of interactions between inhibitors, toxins and structural changes induced by the protein molecule inhibitors. Therefore, the acquisition of this information has great value to identification, characterization and development (drug design) of compounds with great potential for biotechnology and drug use. Considering further and more relevant aplications, these compounds could be used to control symptoms in many cases of ophidic poisoning and also in combating of pathological processes (degenerative inflammatory diseases and auto-immune diseases, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, among others) whose causes are related to molecules belonging to the same groups of proteins which are classified bothropstoxin that were studied in this project

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In civil engineering, a structure is the whole sustainment of a construction and, thus, it is important that it remains intact throughout its lifetime. An engineering construction must last for decades without losing its functionality. However its purpose may be altered and several times the original structure does not meet the new needs of use. Still, in new buildings, the functionality is altered due to possible flaws in execution and the structure, invariably does not reach the desired solicitation needs. In cases like this, the commonly adopted solutions are, basically, the demolishment followed by the reconstruction of the desired mold or the structural reinforcement. This second option, for long years, has not been put to practice due to certain factors such as the high costs for its implantation, use of inadequate reinforcement execution techniques, and the culture of people involved in the area regarding its use and, in this case, the option would always be the reconstruction. Thoughtout the years, some techniques were developed to allow the execution of structural reinforcements with low costs and in efficient ways. An interesting, fast, efficient and economical technique is the structural reinforcement through metal sheets put together with epoxy resin that can be applied in beams, slabs and pillars. In the present work the different behavior of beams reinforced with this technique. Steel is a very recommended material for these reinforcements due to its characteristics related to traction, compression and the effectiveness of the technique related to its cost. For the attachment the epoxy resin is recommended, since it allows the joining of two materials, in this case, steel and concrete. The efficiency of this union is so considerably high that it rarely produces any flaws in adherence and, normally, when it happens it is due to problems in the execution process, not in the union of materials

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The electronic, structural properties and elastic constants of the wurtzite phase of zinc oxide, ZnO, was investigated using computer simulation at Density Functional Theory level, with B3LYP hybrid functional and Hartree-Fock methodology. The electronic properties as well the band energy was investigated through the analysis of the band structures and density of states (DOS), and the mechanical properties was studied through the calculus of the elastic constants C11, C33, C44, C12 e C13. The results are in good agreement with experimental data found in the literature and in accordance with results obtained by another theoretical methodology