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The shrews of the Sorer araneus group have undergone a spectacular chromosome evolution. The karyotype of Sorer granarius is generally considered ancestral to those of Sorer coronatus and S. araneus. However, a sequence of 777 base pairs of the cytochrome b gene of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) produces a quite different picture: S. granarius is closely related to the populations of S. araneus from the Pyrenees and from the northwestern Alps, whereas S. coronatus and S. araneus from Italy and the southern Alps represent two well-separated lineages. It is suggested that mtDNA and chromosomal evolution are in this case largely independant processes. Whereas mtDNA haplotypes are closely linked to the geographical history of the populations, chromosomal mutations were probably transmitted from one population to another. Available data suggest that the impressive chromosome polymorphism of this group is quite a recent phenomenon.

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BACKGROUND: Intraabdominal adipose tissue (IAAT) is the body fat depot most strongly related to disease risk. Weight reduction is advocated for overweight people to reduce total body fat and IAAT, although little is known about the effect of weight loss on abdominal fat distribution in different races. OBJECTIVE: We compared the effects of diet-induced weight loss on changes in abdominal fat distribution in white and black women. DESIGN: We studied 23 white and 23 black women, similar in age and body composition, in the overweight state [mean body mass index (BMI; in kg/m(2)): 28.8] and the normal-weight state (mean BMI: 24.0) and 38 never-overweight control women (mean BMI: 23.4). We measured total body fat by using a 4-compartment model, trunk fat by using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, and cross-sectional areas of IAAT (at the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae) and subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue (SAAT) by using computed tomography. RESULTS: Weight loss was similar in white and black women (13.1 and 12.6 kg, respectively), as were losses of total fat, trunk fat, and waist circumference. However, white women lost more IAAT (P < 0.001) and less SAAT (P < 0.03) than did black women. Fat patterns regressed toward those of their respective control groups. Changes in waist circumference correlated with changes in IAAT in white women (r = 0.54, P < 0.05) but not in black women (r = 0.19, NS). CONCLUSIONS: Despite comparable decreases in total and trunk fat, white women lost more IAAT and less SAAT than did black women. Waist circumference was not a suitable surrogate marker for tracking changes in the visceral fat compartment in black women.

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Discussion on improving the power of genome-wide association studies to identify candidate variants and genes is generally centered on issues of maximizing sample size; less attention is given to the role of phenotype definition and ascertainment. The authors used genome-wide data from patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) to assess whether differences in type of population (622 seroconverters vs. 636 seroprevalent subjects) or the number of measurements available for defining the phenotype resulted in differences in the effect sizes of associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms and the phenotype, HIV-1 viral load at set point. The effect estimate for the top 100 single nucleotide polymorphisms was 0.092 (95% confidence interval: 0.074, 0.110) log(10) viral load (log(10) copies of HIV-1 per mL of blood) greater in seroconverters than in seroprevalent subjects. The difference was even larger when the authors focused on chromosome 6 variants (0.153 log(10) viral load) or on variants that achieved genome-wide significance (0.232 log(10) viral load). The estimates of the genetic effects tended to be slightly larger when more viral load measurements were available, particularly among seroconverters and for variants that achieved genome-wide significance. Differences in phenotype definition and ascertainment may affect the estimated magnitude of genetic effects and should be considered in optimizing power for discovering new associations.

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Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the feasibility of using physiological parameters for water deficit tolerance, as an auxiliary method for selection of upland rice genotypes. Two experiments - with or without water deficit - were carried out in Porangatu, in the state of Goiás, Brazil; the water deficit experiment received about half of irrigation that was applied to the well-watered experiment. Four genotypes with different tolerance levels to water stress were evaluated. The UPLRI 7, B6144F-MR-6-0-0, and IR80312-6-B-3-2-B genotypes, under water stress conditions, during the day, showed lower stomatal diffusive resistance, higher leaf water potential, and lower leaf temperature than the control. These genotypes showed the highest grain yields under water stress conditions, which were 534, 601, and 636 kg ha-1, respectively, and did not differ significantly among them. They also showed lower drought susceptibility index than the other genotypes. 'BRS Soberana' (susceptible control) was totally unproductive under drought conditions. Leaf temperature is a easy-read parameter correlated to plant-water status, viable for selecting rice genotypes for water deficit tolerance.

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INTRODUCTION: To assess the impact of duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) on baseline and 18-month follow-up characteristics controlling for relevant confounders in an epidemiological first-episode psychosis (FEP) cohort. METHOD: The Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) in Australia admitted 786 FEP patients from January 1998 to December 2000. Data were collected from medical files using a standardized questionnaire. Data from 636 patients were analyzed. RESULTS: Median DUP was 8.7 weeks. Longer DUP was associated with worse premorbid functioning (p<0.001), higher rate of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (p<0.001), and younger age at onset of psychosis (p=0.004). Longer DUP was not associated with baseline variables but with a lower rate of remission of positive symptoms (p<0.001) and employment/occupation (p<0.001), a higher rate of persistent substance use (p=0.015), worse illness severity (p<0.001) and global functioning (p<0.001) at follow-up after controlling for relevant confounders, explaining approximately 5% of variance of remission of positive symptoms (p<0.001) in the total sample and 3% in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders excluding bipolar I disorder (p=0.002). Outcome was significantly worse when DUP exceeded 1-3 months. CONCLUSION: Avoiding pitfalls of non-epidemiological studies, DUP appears to be a modest independent predictor of prognosis in the medium-term. Results support the need for assertive early detection strategies.

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El present treball proposa l’addició d’un 10% de sal al pinso d’engreix d’11 vedells de la raça Parda de Montaña, com a sistema per limitar-ne el consum sense haver de fer ús de mà d’obra complementària ni de sistemes mecanitzats que en controlin la quantitat de consum. Aquest % de sal, pretén aconseguir una reducció en la palatabilitat del pinso de consum dels animals, aconseguint així uns menors valors d’ingestió de concentrat per un major consum de farratge. Aquesta relació quantitativa té com a objectiu, aconseguir la introducció d’aquests animals en el marc de la producció ecològica, que estableix una ràtio de consum de farratge vs concentrat de 60 : 40. El grup d’11 vedells, prèviament esmentat, és comparat amb una altre grup, també d’11 vedells i de la mateixa raça i edat, que són alimentats amb el mateix fenc d’alfals, però amb pinso convencional i no amb el complementat amb sal

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La realització d’aquest projecte pretén crear una metodologia de treball didàctica per tal de que els alumnes que estiguin cursant els estudis d’enginyeria tècnica agrícola i enginyeria agrònoma tinguin el material docent necessari per realitzar un anàlisis crític i resolució de casos pràctics. L’objectiu principal d’aquest projecte és l’estructuració i anàlisi de dades sobre la gestió tècnica i econòmica de les explotacions porcines aplicades a l’estudi de casos per crear un model d’aprenentatge didàctic. S’elaboraràn els casos en format virtual (web) per tal de que l’alumne pugui tenir un espai d’autoformació, i disposi de tot el material necessari i complementari per arribar a realitzar un anàlisi de la gestió tècnica i econòmica d’una explotació porcina.

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Avui en dia, les explotacions porcines solen cobrir les necessitats de calefacció a l’hivern però no les de refrigeració. El principal problema de la refrigeració es que en les instal·lacions convencionals les reduccions de temperatura son bastant limitades. La energia geotèrmica permet ajustar-se millor a les necessitats òptimes dels animals i baixar a temperatures que no es podrien aconseguir amb el sistema convencional. En aquest sentit, i en països com Espanya, on les temperatures a l'estiu són elevades, la geotèrmia podria ser una solució de futur, a causa del clima i de l'evolució d'aquest (escalfament global del planeta). L'objectiu del projecte és estudiar la viabilitat tècnica i econòmica d'una instal·lació d'energia geotèrmica per la climatització d'una explotació porcina. Començarem per una presentació de l'energia geotèrmica. Seguidament, explicarem quines són les necessitats dels animals així com les característiques d'una explotació concreta i real. Després, explicarem i calcularem les necessitats de climatització i, en base als resultats obtinguts, dissenyarem dues instal·lacions de climatització geotèrmica: El cas 1 en el que dissenyarem les instal·lacions per aconseguir temperatures interiors de 28-28-25˚C a l'estiu i de 20-20-15˚C a l'hivern en les naus de cubrició-gestació-maternitat. El cas 2 en el que dissenyarem les instal·lacions per aconseguir temperatures a l'estiu menors a les anteriorment exposades. Les temperatures interiors que es volen aconseguir a l'estiu són de 25-25-22˚C en les naus de cubrició-gestació-maternitat. Finalment, farem un estudi econòmic per valorar la viabilitat d'unes instal·lacions d'aquestes característiques.