Uranium deposition in bones of wistar rats associated with skeleton development

Sixty female Wistar rats were submitted to a daily intake of ration doped with uranium from weaning to adulthood. Uranium in bone was quantified by the SSNTD (solid state nuclear track detection) technique, and bone mineral density (BMD) analysis performed. Uranium concentration as a function of age exhibited a sharp rise during the first week of the experiment and a drastic drop of 70% in the following weeks. Data interpretation indicates that uranium mimics calcium. Results from BMD suggest that radiation emitted by the incorporated Uranium could induce death of bone cells. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

Metaheurística particle swarm utilizada para alocação ótima de bancos de capacitores em sistemas de distribuição radial

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Cobertura da cultura da soja e deposição de insiticida aplicado com e sem adjuvante e diferentes equipamentos e volumes de calda

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Estudo das características de tamanho de gotas de bicos de pulverização de energia centrífuga e hidráulica na cultura do algodoeiro

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Hidrocarbonetos policíclicos aromáticos (HPAs) em solo: validação de método e avaliação da influência da queima de cana-de -açúcar na região de Araraquara

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Avaliação da ponta de diamante CVC (Chemical Vapor Deposition) associada ao aparelho de ultra-som

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Estudo de composições vítreas no sistema ternário Ga-Ge-Te para o armazenamento de dados

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Efeito da implantação iônica por imersão em plasmas sobre a bioatividade de titânio

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

Desenvolvimento e otimização de materiais nanocristalinos para células solares sensibilizadas

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Influence of spray mixture volume and flight height on herbicide deposition in aerial applications on pastures

The objective of the present study was to analyze the influence of spray mixture volume and flight height on herbicide deposition in aerial applications on pastures. The experimental plots were arranged in a pasture area in the district of Porto Esperidião (Mato Grosso, Brazil). In all of the treatments, the applications contained the herbicides aminopyralid and fluroxypyr (Dominum) at the dose of 2.5 L c.p. ha-1, including the adjuvant mineral oil (Joint Oil) at the dose of 1.0 L and a tracer to determine the deposition by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) (rhodamine at a concentration of 0.6%). The experiment consisted of nine treatments that comprised the combinations of three spray volumes (20, 30 and 50 L ha-1) and three flight heights (10, 30 and 40 m). The results showed that, on average, there was a tendency for larger deposits for the smallest flight heights, with a significant difference between the heights of 10 and 40 m. There was no significant difference among the deposits obtained with the different spray mixture volumes.

Determination of reactivity rates of silicate particle-size fractions

The efficiency of sources used for soil acidity correction depends on reactivity rate (RR) and neutralization power (NP), indicated by effective calcium carbonate (ECC). Few studies establish relative efficiency of reactivity (RER) for silicate particle-size fractions, therefore, the RER applied for lime are used. This study aimed to evaluate the reactivity of silicate materials affected by particle size throughout incubation periods in comparison to lime, and to calculate the RER for silicate particle-size fractions. Six correction sources were evaluated: three slags from distinct origins, dolomitic and calcitic lime separated into four particle-size fractions (2, 0.84, 0.30 and <0.30-mm sieves), and wollastonite, as an additional treatment. The treatments were applied to three soils with different texture classes. The dose of neutralizing material (calcium and magnesium oxides) was applied at equal quantities, and the only variation was the particle-size material. After a 90-day incubation period, the RER was calculated for each particle-size fraction, as well as the RR and ECC of each source. The neutralization of soil acidity of the same particle-size fraction for different sources showed distinct solubility and a distinct reaction between silicates and lime. The RER for slag were higher than the limits established by Brazilian legislation, indicating that the method used for limes should not be used for the slags studied here.

Particle swarm optimization aplicada ao planejamento da expansão de sistemas de transmissão

Pós-graduação em Engenharia Elétrica - FEIS

Desenvolvimento de software utilizando a técnica sph (smoothed particle hydrodynamics) na geração de ondas de submersão

Pós-graduação em Engenharia Elétrica - FEIS

Jet and underlying event properties as a function of charged-particle multiplicity in proton-proton collisions at root s=7 TeV

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Influence of the network modifier on the characteristics of MSnO3 (M=Sr and,Ca) thin films synthesized by chemical solution deposition

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