973 resultados para PJ7765.M3 A6 1884
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Esta dissertação procura desvendar como o crescimento da cidade de Belém, ao longo do século XIX, provocou ou ampliou problemas já existentes, entre os quais o da saúde pública, destacando-se o desencadeamento de frequentes epidemias de varíola. Em termos de temporalidade o destaque foi dado à segunda metade do século XIX, quando foi intenso o debate acerca da necessidade de modernizar a cidade, sendo que o projeto modernizador em questão foi fortemente marcado pelos preceitos excludentes da Ciência da Higiene. Assim, o foco da pesquisa foi o período entre 1884 e 1904, marcado pela eclosão de três epidemias de varíola, em Belém. O objetivo principal do trabalho foi demonstrar as razões da intolerância popular às profilaxias e práticas terapêuticas encaminhadas pelo poder público, principalmente a política de isolamento baseada no discurso higienista e, também, a vacina. A experiência desenvolvida pela população de Belém com essas profilaxias oficias, ao longo do século XIX, foi bastante negativa, propiciando a conduta aversiva desta.
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Analisaremos nesta pesquisa as linhas do naturalismo proposto por Marques de Carvalho no romance O Pagé, que veio à público como folhetim pelo periódico A República em janeiro de 1887, tendo por subtítulo a expressão “romance naturalista.” Que naturalismo era esse? Quem era Marques de Carvalho antes da publicação de seu mais conhecido romance Hortência? Com esses questionamentos, seguiremos a trilha do intelectual por trás dos periódicos onde atuou como redator, assim como, os debates e conflitos em que se envolveu. Adentraremos o campo literário paraense do final do Oitocentos, para, a partir das disputas em seu interior, enxergarmos as forças de legitimação de um modo de pensar. Nesse caso, a visão de mundo de Marques de Carvalho.
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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
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The second species in the genus Chlamydoconcha is described. Chlamydoconcha avalvis new species, occurs off the coast of Rio de Janeiro coast, in southeastern Brazil. The new species has very reduced valves acid a mantle surrounding the entire body, two features of the genus. The outer surface of the mantle lacks papillae except for a single cite located close to the excurrent siphon. These are distinctive characters of Chlamydoconcha orcutti Dall, 1884, from the eastern Pacific coast of North America, the single other known species of the genus. Some of the more interesting anatomical characters of the new species are: posterior pair of retractor muscles Of foot free front valves, absence of adductor muscles, gastric style sac totally separated from intestine, and the presence of a single (excurrent) siphon.
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The present study describes different preimaginal stages of Trypoxylon rogenhoferi examined by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and compares the results with observations on closely related species. Some notes on the nesting habits of this species, including their spider prey, nest parasites, and development time are provided. In short, T. rogenhoferi proved quite similar to the previous report on T. albitarse although SEM images are rarely presented in such descriptions. In fact the present study emphasized the importance of SEM images to describe fine morphological details that can be useful characters for taxonomic and phylogenetic studies. Images of some earlier development stages (first and second larval instar and egg) are presented for the first time, and compared with the few available data from other hymenopterans.
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A microorganism was isolated which could grow on unusually high concentrations of the toxic pollutant 4-chlorophenol. Taxonomic studies showed that the microorganism constituted a novel species within the genus Arthrobacter and it was named Arthrobacter chlorophenolicus A6. A. chlorophenolicus A6 was chromosomally tagged with either the gfp gene, encoding the green fluorescent protein (GFP), or the luc gene, encoding firefly luciferase. When the tagged cells were inoculated into 4-chlorophenol contaminated soil they could completely remove 175 µg/g 4-chlorophenol within 10 days, whereas no loss of 4-chlorophenol was observed in the uninoculated control microcosms. During these experiments the gfp and luc marker genes allowed monitoring of cell number and metabolic status. When A. chlorophenolicus A6 was grown on mixtures of phenolic compounds, the strain exhibited a preference for 4-nitrophenol over 4-chlorophenol, which in turn was preferred over phenol. Analysis of growth and degradation data indicated that the same enzyme system was used for removal of 4-chlorophenol and 4-nitrophenol. However, degradation of unbstituted phenol appeared to be mediated by another or an additional enzyme system. The luc-tagged A. chlorophenolicus A6 gave valuable information about growth, substrate depletion and toxicity of the phenolic compounds in substrate mixtures. The 4-chlorophenol degradation pathway in A. chlorophenolicus A6 was elucidated. The metabolic intermediate subject to ring cleavage was found to be hydroxyquinol and two different pathway branches led from 4-chlorophenol to hydroxyquinol. A gene cluster involved in 4-chlorophenol degradation was cloned from A. chlorophenolicus A6. The cluster contained two functional hydroxyquinol 1,2-dioxygenase genes and a number of other open reading frames presumed to encode enzymes involved in 4-chlorophenol catabolism. Analysis of the DNA sequence suggested that the gene cluster had partly been assembled by horizontal gene transfer. In summary, 4-chlorophenol degradation by A. chlorophenolicus A6 was studied from a number of angles. This organism has several interesting and useful traits such as the ability to degrade high concentrations of 4-chlorophenol and other phenols alone and in mixtures, an unusual and effective 4-chlorophenol degradation pathway and demonstrated ability to remove 4-chlorophenol from contaminated soil.
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Máster Universitario International en Acuicultura. Trabajo realizado en el Museo Oceanográfico de Mónaco y presentado como requisito parcial para la obtención del Título de Máster Universitario Internacional en Acuicultura, otorgado por la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), el Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas (ICCM), y el Centro Internacional de Altos Estudios Agronómicos Mediterráneos de Zaragoza (CIHEAM)
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Il software Smart-M3, ereditato dal progetto europeo SOFIA, conclusosi nel 2011, permette di creare una piattaforma d'interoperabilità indipendente dal tipo di dispositivi e dal loro dominio di utilizzo e che miri a fornire un Web Semantico di informazioni condivisibili fra entità software e dispositivi, creando ambienti intelligenti e collegamenti tra il mondo reale e virtuale. Questo è un campo in continua ascesa grazie al progressivo e regolare sviluppo sia della tecnologia, nell'ambito della miniaturizzazione dei dispositivi, che delle potenzialità dei sistemi embedded. Questi sistemi permettono, tramite l'uso sempre maggiore di sensori e attuatori, l'elaborazione delle informazioni provenienti dall’esterno. È evidente, come un software di tale portata, possa avere una molteplicità di applicazioni, alcune delle quali, nell’ambito della Biomedica, può esprimersi nella telemedicina e nei sistemi e-Heath. Per e-Health si intende infatti l’utilizzo di strumenti basati sulle tecnologie dell'informazione e della comunicazione, per sostenere e promuovere la prevenzione, la diagnosi, il trattamento e il monitoraggio delle malattie e la gestione della salute e dello stile di vita. Obiettivo di questa tesi è fornire un set di dati che mirino ad ottimizzare e perfezionare i criteri nella scelta applicativa di tali strutture. Misureremo prestazioni e capacità di svolgere più o meno velocemente, precisamente ed accuratamente, un particolare compito per cui tale software è stato progettato. Ciò si costruisce sull’esecuzione di un benchmark su diverse implementazioni di Smart-M3 ed in particolare sul componente centrale denominato SIB (Semantic Information Broker).
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The annexins are a family of Ca(2+)- and phospholipid-binding proteins, which interact with membranes upon increase of [Ca(2+)](i) or during cytoplasmic acidification. The transient nature of the membrane binding of annexins complicates the study of their influence on intracellular processes. To address the function of annexins at the plasma membrane (PM), we fused fluorescent protein-tagged annexins A6, A1, and A2 with H- and K-Ras membrane anchors. Stable PM localization of membrane-anchored annexin A6 significantly decreased the store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE), but did not influence the rates of Ca(2+) extrusion. This attenuation was specific for annexin A6 because PM-anchored annexins A1 and A2 did not alter SOCE. Membrane association of annexin A6 was necessary for a measurable decrease of SOCE, because cytoplasmic annexin A6 had no effect on Ca(2+) entry as long as [Ca(2+)](i) was below the threshold of annexin A6-membrane translocation. However, when [Ca(2+)](i) reached the levels necessary for the Ca(2+)-dependent PM association of ectopically expressed wild-type annexin A6, SOCE was also inhibited. Conversely, knockdown of the endogenous annexin A6 in HEK293 cells resulted in an elevated Ca(2+) entry. Constitutive PM localization of annexin A6 caused a rearrangement and accumulation of F-actin at the PM, indicating a stabilized cortical cytoskeleton. Consistent with these findings, disruption of the actin cytoskeleton using latrunculin A abolished the inhibitory effect of PM-anchored annexin A6 on SOCE. In agreement with the inhibitory effect of annexin A6 on SOCE, constitutive PM localization of annexin A6 inhibited cell proliferation. Taken together, our results implicate annexin A6 in the actin-dependent regulation of Ca(2+) entry, with consequences for the rates of cell proliferation.