Controle de plantas daninhas pelos herbcidas metribuzin e isoxaflutole em soqueiras de cana-de-açucar, na ausência e presença de palha

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Ação do extrato de alecrim e fontes de óleo na qualidade de filés de tilápia do Nilo

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Esfenóitas do monumento natural das árvores fossilizadas do Tocantins, Bacia do Parnaíba (Permiano, Brasil)

Pós-graduação em Geologia Regional - IGCE

Resistência e bioacumulação de arsênio na cianobactéria Phormidium sp

A contaminação ambiental por arsênio vem aumentando nos últimos anos, seja através de fontes naturais ou antropogênicas, o que pode ocasionar uma maior exposição do homem a este composto tóxico. Vários estudos vêm analisando o potencial de espécies cianobacterianas como possíveis biorremediadoras na busca de soluções para diminuir os impactos causados por este metaloide. A cianobactéria filamentosa Phormidium sp. se destaca por apresentar mecanismos bem desenvolvidos de adaptação às diversas condições ambientais. O presente estudo objetivou analisar o perfil de resistência da Phormidium sp. em diferentes concentrações de arsenato de sódio. A cianobactéria foi inoculada em tubos contendo 4 mL de meio BG-11 líquido e diferentes concentrações de arsenato (5, 10, 30, 50, 100, 130, 150, 200 e 250 mM) e sem a presença do metaloide (controle) e cultivadas durante 20 dias a 25ºC, sem agitação e com fotoperíodo de 12/12 horas de luz/escuro. A toxicidade do arsenato para Phormidium sp. foi caracterizada pela inibição do crescimento, sendo este determinado pela concentração de clorofila a. Todas as condições foram realizadas em triplicatas. A determinação do arsênio total presente nas amostras foi obtida através da técnica de espectrometria de emissão óptica com plasma induzido, do Instituto Evandro Chagas. A resistência de Phormidium sp. ao arsenato foi observada em até 50 mM do composto (p>0,05). À partir de 100 mM de arsenato foi observada inibição do crescimento cianobacteriano (p<0,05). As análises da dosagem de arsênio total no meio de cultura mostram que, durante os primeiros dias de experimento, a concentração de arsênio no meio de cultura foi reduzido, seguido de um aumento gradativo na concentração deste metaloide. Provavelmente, esta cianobacteria pode acumular o arsênio e posteriormente excretar este metaloide para o meio extracelular. Os resultados obtidos indicam a capacidade que a cianobactéria Phormidium sp. possui de crescer em meio contendo altas concentrações de arsênio. No entanto, outras análises se tornam fundamental para elucidar as vias metabólicas envolvidas durante o processo de resistência a este metaloide.

Ocorrência de raças de Bremia lactucae no Estado de São Paulo no triênio 2008 - 2010, e desenvolvimento de linhagens de alface crespa resistentes

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Protocolos de superovulação em veado-catingueiro (Mazama gouazoubira)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Indução a espermiação do mandi-pintado, Pimelodus britskii no período reprodutivo (Teleostei: Pimelodidae)

Pós-graduação em Aquicultura - FCAV

Aplicação de extratos de algas marinhas em cafeeiro sob deficiência hídrica e estresse salino

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Irrigação e Drenagem) - FCA

Efeito do manejo pré-abate de bovinos no bem–estar e qualidade da carcaça

Pós-graduação em Zootecnia - FCAV

Soil application of Meliaceae derivatives: effect on carbon and nitrogen dynamics in the soil-plant system

The effect of soil incorporation of 7 Meliaceae derivatives (6 commercial neem cakes and leaves of Melia azedarach L.) on C and N dynamics and on nutrient availability to micropropagated GF677 rootstock was investigated. In a first laboratory incubation experiment the derivatives showed different N mineralization dynamics, generally well predicted by their C:N ratio and only partly by their initial N concentration. All derivatives increased microbial biomass C, thus representing a source of C for the soil microbial population. Soil addition of all neem cakes (8 g kg-1) and melia leaves (16 g kg-1) had a positive effect on plant growth and increased root N uptake and leaf green colour of micropropagated plants of GF677. In addition, the neem cakes characterized by higher nutrient concentration increased P and K concentration in shoot and leaves 68 days after the amendment. In another experiment, soil incorporation of 15N labeled melia leaves (16 g kg-1) had no effect on the total amount of plant N, however the percentage of melia derived-N of treated plants ranged between 0.8% and 34% during the experiment. At the end of the growing season, about 7% of N added as melia leaves was recovered in plant, while 70% of it was still present in soil. Real C mineralization and the priming effect induced by the addition of the derivatives were quantified by a natural 13C abundance method. The real C mineralization of the derivatives ranged between 22% and 40% of added-C. All the derivatives studied induced a positive priming effect and, 144 days after the amendment, the amount of C primed corresponded to 26% of added-C, for all the derivatives. Despite this substantial priming effect, the C balance of the soil, 144 days after the amendment, always resulted positive.

Dynamic characterisation of four nine-story large-panel R.C. buildings in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan): A comparison between experimental ambient vibration analysis and numerical finite element modeling

With the outlook of improving seismic vulnerability assessment for the city of Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), the global dynamic behaviour of four nine-storey r.c. large-panel buildings in elastic regime is studied. The four buildings were built during the Soviet era within a serial production system. Since they all belong to the same series, they have very similar geometries both in plan and in height. Firstly, ambient vibration measurements are performed in the four buildings. The data analysis composed of discrete Fourier transform, modal analysis (frequency domain decomposition) and deconvolution interferometry, yields the modal characteristics and an estimate of the linear impulse response function for the structures of the four buildings. Then, finite element models are set up for all four buildings and the results of the numerical modal analysis are compared with the experimental ones. The numerical models are finally calibrated considering the first three global modes and their results match the experimental ones with an error of less then 20%.

Musical Training Induces Functional Plasticity in Human Hippocampus

Training can change the functional and structural organization of the brain, and animal models demonstrate that the hippocampus formation is particularly susceptible to training-related neuroplasticity. In humans, however, direct evidence for functional plasticity of the adult hippocampus induced by training is still missing. Here, we used musicians' brains as a model to test for plastic capabilities of the adult human hippocampus. By using functional magnetic resonance imaging optimized for the investigation of auditory processing, we examined brain responses induced by temporal novelty in otherwise isochronous sound patterns in musicians and musical laypersons, since the hippocampus has been suggested previously to be crucially involved in various forms of novelty detection. In the first cross-sectional experiment, we identified enhanced neural responses to temporal novelty in the anterior left hippocampus of professional musicians, pointing to expertise-related differences in hippocampal processing. In the second experiment, we evaluated neural responses to acoustic temporal novelty in a longitudinal approach to disentangle training-related changes from predispositional factors. For this purpose, we examined an independent sample of music academy students before and after two semesters of intensive aural skills training. After this training period, hippocampal responses to temporal novelty in sounds were enhanced in musical students, and statistical interaction analysis of brain activity changes over time suggests training rather than predisposition effects. Thus, our results provide direct evidence for functional changes of the adult hippocampus in humans related to musical training.