Seed dispersal by the lek-forming white-bearded manakin (Manacus manacus, Pipridae) in the Brazilian Atlantic forest

The movement patterns of males, females and juveniles of lekking species often differ due to differences in the commitment to lek activities, which may lead to differences in the spatial distribution and dispersal distances of seeds they eat. By sampling seeds in three lek and non-lek areas of the white-bearded manakin (Manacus manacus), we tested whether this lekking species increased the abundance and species richness of seeds in lek areas and, at a finer scale, in 21 displaying courts within lek areas. Combining data on seed defecation or regurgitation rates by free-ranging individuals, the number of seeds in droppings or regurgitations of mist-netted birds, and the distances travelled by birds equipped with radio-transmitters, we estimated the potential spatial distribution of seeds generated by six resident males and six females or juveniles during the morning peak of lek activity and when lek activity decreased in the afternoon. There was no difference in the species richness (46 and 44 morphospecies, respectively) and abundance of seeds (15.4 ± 7.3 seeds and 14.0 ± 1.1 seeds, respectively) between lek and non-lek areas. Within leks both parameters increased in courts (45 spp., 17.6 ± 14 seeds) compared with non-court sites (22 spp., 1.9 ± 1.8 seeds), likely as a consequence of the longer time spent by resident males in perches in or near display courts. Distances moved by juveniles and females per 60-min period (183 ± 272 m) were greater than resident males (42.6 ± 22.0 m) in the mornings, while the opposite happened in the afternoons (55.2 ± 40.7 m and 157 ± 105 m, respectively). We conclude that the spatial aggregation of seeds in lek areas of M. manacus occurs at the court level, and the spatial distribution of deposited seeds varies with manakin lekking status and the daily period of foraging. © Cambridge University Press 2013.

A interface da urgência em saúde bucal no SUS: o caso de um Pronto Socorro, no município de São Paulo, 2006

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Participação dos receptores purinérgicos do núcleo do trato solitário no controle da ingestão hidro-mineral

Pós-graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas - FOAR

Enteroparasitoses em indivíduos HIV/aids: aspectos epidemiológicos, nutricionais e imunológicos

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Avaliação da qualidade de vida, força muscular respiratória e distância percorrida no teste de caminhada de seis minutos em pacientes com hipertensão arterial pulmonar sob tratamento farmacológico específico

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Consumo de drogas: uma comparação entre dois levantamentos com estudantes da rede pública de ensino na cidade de Assis, São Paulo, em 2000 e 2010

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Busca de substâncias bioativas em fungos associados com a espécie Michelia champaca L. (Magnoliaceae)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Avaliação da acurácia do teste imunoenzimático e de sua contribuição no seguimento de pacientes com paracoccidioidomicose em tratamento e no diagnóstico de doença reativada

Pós-graduação em Doenças Tropicais - FMB

A lei seca cumpriu sua meta em reduzir acidentes relacionados à ingestão excessiva de álcool?

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the Brazilian Driving Dry Law reached its goal after the three years following its enactment. METHODS: We onnducted a retrospective study of patients with craniofacial fractures who underwent surgery at a university hospital in two periods: before the Law (2005 to 2008) and after the Law (2008 to 2011). RESULTS: 265 patients (220 men and 45 women) were operated on during this period, 149 (56%) before and 116 (44%) after the Law, which indicates a reduction in the number of traumatisms (p=0.04). The age range between 19 and 40 years predominated in both periods. The main causes of traumas were car accidents, physical aggression and falls. Alcohol abuse was identified in 15.4% patients before and 19% patients after the enactment. The jaw and the maxillo-zygomatic complex were the most affected bones. CONCLUSION: The drop in the number of polytraumatized patients operated on at this institution in the three years following the Driving Dry Law was 22%, which is below the expected and desired percentage. These results must be compared to those of different services offering the same attendance type in order to compile data and enlarge statistics. The low index of reduction in the number of traumatisms and the report of alcohol abuse by several patients at the moment of trauma, even after the law, evidence the need of adopting stricter measures to control and punish violators.

Estimativa do surto de crescimento puberal pela avaliação das vértebras cervicais em radiografias cefalométricas laterais

The aim of this research was to estimate the skeletal growth and development by observingradiographically the morphological changes of the first, second and third cervical vertebrae, according to the method proposed by Hassel &Farman32 (1995) in patients who were going through the outbreak of pubertal growth. The radiographic inspection of the cervical vertebrae was performed by means of cephalometric radiographs and the outbreak of pubertal growth was identified through the events of ossification of the hand and wrist. For that purpose, we selected thecephalometric radiographs and hand•wrist radiographs of 110 Brazilianleukoderms, male and female,with chronological age ranging from 8 to 14,6 years old for the girls and from 9,5 to 15,4 years old for the boys.The results showed that there was a statistically significant correlation between the maturation indicators of the cervical vertebrae and the patients who were going through the outbreak of pubertal growth. The conclusion was that the radiographic evalution of the changes of the cervical vertebrae, in the cephalometric radiographs, is an alternative parameter, which is reliable and practical in the skeletal evalution, and the it completes the range of information that must be obtained from the patient under orthodontic treatment and that it can, circumstantially, replace other methods of evalution

Cell adhesion and growth on surfaces modified by plasma and ion implantation

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

Molecular Evaluation of Developmental Competence of Oocytes Collected In Vivo from Buffalo and Bovine Heifers during Winter and Summer

Buffaloes and bovines are polyestrous and seasonal or annual livestock, respectively, that show reduced fertility during heat stress. To investigate whether reduced fertility is related to oocyte competence in both species, immature oocytes from buffalo and bovine heifers were collected during winter and summer and subjected to molecular analyses. In each season, heifers of both species had their follicular wave emergence synchronized with a standard protocol (Ferreira et al., 2011). Before being subjected to ovum pick up (OPU), cutaneous (CT; degrees C) and rectal (RT; degrees C) temperatures and respiratory rate (RR; breaths/min) were measured. Oocytes' RNA was extracted to evaluate the expression of target genes related to mtDNA replication/transcription (PPARGC1A, TFAM and MT-CO1), apoptosis (BAX and BCL2) and HS (HSP90AA1 and HSPA1AB). ACTB, HIST1H2AG and GAPDH were initially chosen as housekeeping genes. In buffaloes, CT (35.0 +/- 0.4 vs 23.8 +/- 0.5), RT (38.7 +/- 0.1 vs 38.0 +/- 0) and RR (21.3 +/- 1.2 vs 15.4 +/- 1.1) were higher during summer than winter. However, in bovine heifers, RT (38.7 +/- 0.1 vs 38.6 +/- 0.1) and RR (44.8 +/- 1.5 vs 40.6 +/- 1.5) were similar in both seasons, while CT (31.6 +/- 0.3 vs 30.2 +/- 0.3) was increased during summer. Reduced expression of ACTB, HIST1H2AG and GAPDH was evidenced during summer, disqualifying them as housekeeping genes. Similarly, the expression of all target genes was reduced during summer in oocytes of both species. In summary, physiological responses to heat stress seem to be more intense in buffalo than bovine heifers. However, in both species, negative effects of heat stress upon oocyte quality occur at the molecular level and affects genes related to several biological functions.

Prevalence and Serological Diagnosis of Relapse in Paracoccidioidomycosis Patients

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

Análise das propriedades psicométricas do Inventário de Aliança Terapêutica no tratamento fisioterápico de pacientes com dor lombar

Pós-graduação em Fisioterapia - FCT

Perfil de virulência e resistência aos antimicrobianos em Staphylococcus haemolyticus, S. warneri, S. lugdunensis e S. hominis

Estudar o perfil patogênico e de resistência aos antimicrobianos em amostras de Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus warneri, Staphylococcus lugdunensis e Staphylococcus hominis. Foram estudadas 65 amostras isoladas de pacientes do Hospital das Clínicas da FMB, Botucatu, sendo 23 S. haemolyticus, 23 S. hominis, 10 S. warneri e 9 S. lugdunensis. Foram pesquisados por PCR os genes responsáveis pela produção de biofilme (icaA, icaC, icaD), genes de enterotoxinas (sea, seb, sec, sed), Toxina 1 da Síndrome do Choque Tóxico (tst) e resistência à oxacilina (mecA). Das 65 amostras estudadas, 83% apresentaram ao menos um dos genes das toxinas pesquisadas, 87,7% um dos genes ica e 63,1% o gene mecA. O SCCmec foi tipado por PCR-Multiplex, sendo o tipo I o mais prevalente (34,1%). A heterorresistência à vancomicina foi pesquisada através da triagem em ágar BHI com 4 μg ml-1, encontrada em 36,9% das amostras, e com 6 μg ml-1 de vancomicina, encontrada em 15,4%. Todas as espécies estudadas foram altamente toxigênicas. A presença do SCCmec I apresentou relação com a heterorresistência à vancomicina. Ainda, S. hominis e S. haemolyticus se revelaram mais virulentos e resistentes, levando em conta os fatores de virulência, resistência à oxacilina e heterorresistência à vancomicina. A evidência e a necessidade de maior preocupação com as espécies S. hominis e S. haemolyticus ficou clara, o que ainda não havia sido relatado, bem como a relação entre a presença de SCCmec I e heterorresistência à vancomicina