COMPORTAMENTO DO NONI À SALINIDADE DA ÁGUA DE IRRIGAÇÃO EM SOLO COM BIOFERTILIZANTE BOVINO1.

O excesso de sais no solo e em águas utilizadas para irrigação podem provocar perdas significativas de crescimento e de produção em plantas cultivadas. Dentre algumas alternativas para redução dos efeitos negativos dos sais às plantas em áreas cultivadas, a utilização do biofertilizante fermentado vem sendo explorada no cultivo de hortaliças e frutíferas irrigadas com água salina. Nesse sentido, o trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o comportamento do noni à salinidade da água de irrigação em substrato sem e com biofertilizante bovino. Os tratamentos foram distribuídos em blocos ao acaso, com quatro repetições, utilizando o arranjo fatorial 5 x 2, correspondente a cinco níveis de condutividade elétrica da água de irrigação (0,5; 1,5; 3,0; 4,5; 6,0 dS m-1), em substratos com e sem biofertilizante bovino. Foram avaliados: altura de plantas, diâmetro do caule, número de folhas, área foliar, matéria seca da parte aérea e consumo hídrico. Todas as variáveis avaliadas foram influenciadas negativamente pelo incremento de sais na água de irrigação, mas sempre com menor intensidade nos tratamentos com biofertilizante bovino. O biofertilizante não elimina, mas atenua os efeitos negativos dos sais às plantas de noni.

Crise financeira: o caso japonês

This paper aims to analyze the experience of Japan after the collapse of speculative bubbles in assets and the banking crisis in the 1990s. An analysis about the effectiveness of fiscal and monetary policy is conducted and the measures taken with respect to the banking sector are also discussed in this paper. The Japanese financial crisis experience suggests that the nature, speed and order in which the government implements measures determine, in large part, the magnitude and cost of the crisis. Therefore, in hindsight, it can be said that the following tasks were necessary: 1) recapitalize the banking sector; 2) restore credit; and 3) reinvigorate the economic activity through appropriate fiscal measures.

Significados atribuídos por graduandos de enfermagem aos cuidados paliativos

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

Avanços na criopreservação do sêmen ovino I: diluidores e crioprotetores

The effectiveness of using frozen sheep semen in artificial insemination programs requires the development of extenders and freezing protocols that will increase pregnancy rate of inseminated females. This work aimed to survey the main extenders, additives and external and internal cryoprotectants that have been employed to improve the maintenance levels of sperm parameters after the freezing-thawing process. Better rates of post-thawing sheep sperm viability may be obtained with changes in the freezing extender composition, whether by the adjustment of its components or by introducing additives that inhibit the occurrence of sperm changes during the cryopreservation process. Thus, the possible changes proposed must take into consideration the intrinsic characteristics of ram semen and the individual variability among animals. It is important to emphasize that the sperm cryopreservation effectiveness requires that all process steps are conducted in an integrated manner, to maximize the fertility rate of frozen ram semen.

Estudo genético quantitativo da qualidade da carcaça e da carne e suas associações com as características de avaliação visual na raça Nelore

Pós-graduação em Genética e Melhoramento Animal - FCAV

The Association Between Cardiovascular Risk Factors and High Blood Pressure in Adolescents: A School-Based Study

Objective: Although previous studies have analyzed the association between cardiovascular risk factors and blood pressure in adolescents, few studies conducted in developing countries analyzed whether the aggregation of risk factors contributes to an increased risk of high blood pressure in adolescents. The objective of this study was to assess the association between cardiovascular risk factors (including general overweight, abdominal obesity, high consumption of foods rich in fats, and insufficient physical activity levels) and high blood pressure in adolescents.Methods: This study was carried out from 2007 to 2008 with 1021 adolescents (528 girls) from primary schools located in the city of Londrina- Brazil. Blood pressure was assessed using an oscillometric device. General overweight was obtained through body mass index, abdominal obesity was assessed using waist circumference, and the consumption of foods rich in fat and physical activity were assessed using a questionnaire. The sum of these risk factors was determined.Results: Adolescents with three or four aggregated risk factors were more likely to have higher values of systolic and diastolic blood pressure when compared with adolescents who did not have any cardiovascular risk factors (P = 0.001 for both). Logistic regression indicated that groups of adolescents with 2 (OR = 2.46 [1.11-5.42]; P = 0.026), 3 (OR = 4.97 [2.07-11.92]; P = 0.001) or 4 risk factors (OR = 6.79 [2.24-19.9]; P = 0.001) presented an increased likelihood of high blood pressure.Conclusions: The number of cardiovascular risk factors was found to be related to high blood pressure in adolescents. (C) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Genetic Variability and Geographical Diversity of the Main Chagas' Disease Vector Panstrongylus megistus (Hemiptera: Triatominae) in Brazil Based on Ribosomal DNA Intergenic Sequences

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Desempenho de novilhos Nelore confinados alimentados com óleo de linhaça in natura ou protegido

Pós-graduação em Zootecnia - FCAV

Óleo de linhaça na terminação de novilhos Nelore: qualidade da carne

Pós-graduação em Zootecnia - FCAV

Taxonomic studies of laelapid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) and their use in combination with entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae, Heterorhabditidae) to control Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Entomologia Agrícola) - FCAV

Hot spots, hot moments, and spatio-temporal controls on soil CO2 efflux in a water-limited ecosystem

Soil CO2 efflux is the primary source of CO2 emissions from terrestrial ecosystems to the atmosphere. The rates of this flux vary in time and space producing hot moments (sudden temporal high fluxes) and hot spots (spatially defined high fluxes), but these high reaction rates are rarely studied in conjunction with each other. We studied temporal and spatial variation of soil CO2 efflux in a water-limited Mediterranean ecosystem in Baja California, Mexico. Soil CO2 efflux increased 522% during a hot moment after rewetting of soils following dry summer months. Monthly precipitation was the primary driver of the seasonal trend of soil CO2 efflux (including the hot moment) and through changes in soil volumetric water content (VWC) it influenced the relationship between CO2 efflux and soil temperature. Geostatistical analyses showed that the spatial dependence of soil CO2 efflux changed between two contrasting seasons (dry and wet). During the dry season high soil VWC was associated with high soil CO2 efflux, and during the wet season the emergence of a hot spot of soil CO2 efflux was associated with higher root biomass and leaf area index. These results suggest that sampling designs should accommodate for changes in spatial dependence of measured variables. The spatio-temporal relationships identified in this study are arguably different from temperate ecosystems where the majority of soil CO2 efflux research has been done. This study provides evidence of the complexity of the mechanisms controlling the spatio-temporal variability of soil CO2 efflux in water-limited ecosystems. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Vigilância do vpirus da dengue e circulação dos sorotipos presentes em São José do Rio Preto entre 2011 e 2014

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Production of exopolysaccharide from rhizobia with potential biotechnological and bioremediation applications

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

Observation of the rare B-s(0)->mu(+)mu(-) decay from the combined analysis of CMS and LHCb data

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)