Fenda cervical mediana

A fenda mediana congênita do pescoço é anomalia rara da parte ventral do pescoço. Em torno de 100 casos foram relatados na literatura, sendo o primeiro caso descrito por Bailey em 1924. Este defeito é relatado em associa��ão com fenda mediana do lábio inferior, fenda da mandíbula e da língua, e hipoplasia de outras estruturas cervicais medianas. Acredita-se que seja uma malforma��ão originada dos dois primeiros arcos branquiais. O tratamento da lesão consiste na excisão vertical da lesão e repara��ão do defeito resultante. A maioria dos autores recomenda evitar a repara��ão simples da lesão, preferindo a fechamento com a utiliza��ão de zetaplastia múltiplas, com o intuito de evitar fibrose e retra��ão local. Neste artigo relatamos dois casos dessa anomalia e realizamos revisão bibliográfica.

Estudos epidemiológicos entre grupos indígenas de Rondônia: IV. Inquérito sorológico para rotavírus entre os Suruí e Karitiána

São apresentados os dados de um inquérito soro epidemiológico para anticorpos anti-rotavírus conduzido entre os Suruí e Karitiána, dois grupos indígenas de Rondônia, Brasil. Os resultados indicam que as porcentagens de soropositividade são elevadas (67,8% para os Suruí e 77,4% para os Karitiána, através da técnica ELISA, e 45,5% para os Suruí e 56,7% para os Karitiána, através de imunofluoresc��ncia indireta). Testes de qui-quadrado indicam não haver associa��ão estatisticamente significante entre grupo e positividade sorológica. São discutidos os resultados à luz de outros estudos conduzidos com grupos indígenas brasileiros.

Diversidade de briófitos e altera��ões climáticas nos A��ores: olhar para o futuro para delinear o presente

Jornadas "Ciência nos A��ores – que futuro? Tema Ciências Naturais e Ambiente", Ponta Delgada, 7-8 de Junho de 2013.

A new frontier in biodiversity inventory: a proposal for estimators of phylogenetic and functional diversity

Copyright © 2014 The Authors. Methods in Ecology and Evolution © 2014 British Ecological Society.

Mould and yeast identification in archival settings: preliminary results on the use of traditional methods and molecular biology options in Portuguese archives

This project was developed to fully assess the indoor air quality in archives and libraries from a fungal flora point of view. It uses classical methodologies such as traditional culture media – for the viable fungi – and modern molecular biology protocols, especially relevant to assess the non-viable fraction of the biological contaminants. Denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) has emerged as an alternative to denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and has already been applied to the study of a few bacterial communities. We propose the application of DHPLC to the study of fungal colonization on paper-based archive materials. This technology allows for the identification of each component of a mixture of fungi based on their genetic variation. In a highly complex mixture of microbial DNA this method can be used simply to study the population dynamics, and it also allows for sample fraction collection, which can, in many cases, be immediately sequenced, circumventing the need for cloning. Some examples of the methodological application are shown. Also applied is fragment length analysis for the study of mixed Candida samples. Both of these methods can later be applied in various fields, such as clinical and sand sample analysis. So far, the environmental analyses have been extremely useful to determine potentially pathogenic/toxinogenic fungi such as Stachybotrys sp., Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigatus, and Fusarium sp. This work will hopefully lead to more accurate evaluation of environmental conditions for both human health and the preservation of documents.

O percurso escolar de adolescentes com síndrome de asperger

Disserta��ão apresentada à Escola Superior de Educação de Lisboa Para obtenção de grau de mestre em Ciências da Educação, Especialidade em Educação Especial – Problemas de Cognição e Multideficiência

Leveduras isoladas de produtos frutícolas: Capacidade fermentativa e estudos sobre a H+-ATPase da membrana plasmática

Disserta��ão apresentada para obtenção do Grau de Doutor em Biologia(especialidade Microbiologia), pela Universidade Nova de Lisboa,Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Influence of the Sodium/Proton replacement on the structural, morphological and photocatalytic properties of titanate nanotubes

Titanate nanotubes (TNT) with different sodium contents have been synthesised using a hydrothermal approach and a swift and highly controllable post-washing processes. The influence of the sodium/proton replacement on the structural and morphological characteristics of the prepared materials was analysed. Different optical behaviour was observed depending on the Na+/H+ samples’ content. A band gap energy of 3.27±0.03 eV was estimated for the material with higher sodium content while a value of 2.81±0.02 eV was inferred for the most protonated material, which therefore exhibits an absorption edge in the near visible region. The point of zero charge of the materials was determined and the influence of the sodium content on the adsorption of both cationic and anionic organic dyes was studied. The photocatalytic performance of the TNT samples was evaluated in the rhodamine 6G degradation process. Best photodegradation results were obtained when using the most protonated material as catalyst, although this material has shown the lowest R6G adsorption capability.

Incidência de escherichia coli enterotoxigênica (ETEC), rotavirus e Clostridium perfringens de casos de diarréia em crianças, na região de Campinas, SP, Brasil

Foi realizada uma pesquisa na região de Campinas, SP, Brasil, sobre a presença de Escherichia coli enterotoxigênica (ETEC), rotavírus e Clostridium perfringens enterotoxigênico em fezes diarréicas de crianças com até 2 anos de idade. Dos 132 espécimens fecais examinados quanto à presença de ETEC 27 (20,45%) foram positivos. Destes foram isoladas 41 amostras de ETEC, das quais 40 produziram apenas a enterotoxina termolábil (LT) detectada pelo teste de imuno hemólise radial modifi cado. Entre as 183 amostras de fezes examinadas para rotavírus, 29 (15,84%) foram positivas pelas técnicas de eletroforese em gel de poliacrilamida (PAGE) e ensaio imunoenzimático (EIE), sendo que destas, 15 (51,7% ) foram provenientes de materiais coletados nos meses de inverno. Todas as amostras pertenciam ao grupo A e, através da técnica de PAGE, pode-se observar que o tipo eletroforético mais freqüente (9 amostras) foi designado Ib, IIc, Illb, IVa, de acordo com a classificação por nós adotada. Apenas 113 amostras de fezes foram examinadas para a presença de C. perfringens enterotoxigênico. Para a detec��ão da enterotoxina nos sobrenadantes das culturas foram utilizadas as técnicas de hemaglutina��ão passiva reversa e inocula��ão intravenosa em camundongos, sendo encontradas 12 (10,61%) amostras entero-toxigênicas. Diante destes resultados é chamada a atenção sobre o valor apenas relativo de uma coprocultura convencional para fins de diagnóstico, ressaltando-se a importância da cria��ão de métodos simplificados que favoreçam a detec��ão e identificação dos grupos de agentes enteropatogênicos estudados na presente pesquisa.

Doença de Chagas aguda: vias de transmissão, aspectos clínicos e resposta à terapêutica espec��fica em casos diagnosticados em um centro urbano

Relata-se o quadro clínico de 27 pacientes com doença de Chagas aguda, acompanhados no ambulatório da Clínica de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias do Hospital das Clínicas da FM-USP no período de 1974 a 1987. As vias de transmissão envolvidas foram: vetorial em 7 casos, transfusional em 9, transplante de rim e/ou transfusional em 4, acidental em 1, via oral em 3, provável aleitamento materno em 1, congênita ou aleitamento materno em 1, congênita ou transfusional em 1. Pacientes com infec��ão por via vetorial eram procedentes da Bahia e Minas Gerais, tendo 6 apresentado a doença de 1974 a 1980 e um em 1987. Já os pacientes infectados por via transfusional adquiriram a doença na Grande São Paulo, 7 deles após 1983. O quadro clínico foi oligossintomático ou assintomático em 4 pacientes, sendo 3 deles imunodeprimidos por doença de base ou por medicamentos. Em outros 2 pacientes imunodeprimidos ocorreu miocardite grave com insuficiência cardíaca congestiva. O quadro clínico foi também mais grave em 5 de 6 crianças menores de dois anos de idade, qualquer que fosse a via de transmissão. A avalia��ão de 16 pacientes tratados na fase aguda com benzonidazol (4-10mg/kg/dia) por 30 a 60 dias mostrou falha terapêutica em 4/16 (25,0%), possível sucesso terapêutico em 9/16 (56,2%), sendo inconclusivos os resultados em 3/16 (18,8%). A rea��ão de LMC foi concordante com o xenodiagóstico em 18 e 22 casos (agudos e na fase crônica inicial), e se negativou mais precocemente que as RSC. No seguimento pós-terapêutico, observou-se aparecimento de doença linfoproliferativa em um paciente com anemia aplástica e que recebia corticosteróide 6 anos após o emprego de benzonidazol.

Characterization of the [NiFe] Hydrogenase from the sulfate reducer Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough

The [NiFe] hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough was isolated from the cytoplasmic membranes and characterized by EPR spectroscopy. It has a total molecular mass of 98.7 kDa (subunits of 66.4 and 32.3 kDa), and contains 1 nickel and 12 Fe atoms per heterodimer. The catalytic activities for hydrogen consumption and production were determined to be 174 and 89 umol H2 min-1 mg -1, respectively. As isolated, under aerobic conditions, this hydrogenase exhibits EPR signals characteristic of the nickel centers in [NiFe] hydrogenases (Ni-A signal at gx,y,z=2.32, 2.23 and ~2.0 and Ni-B signal at gx,y,z=2.33, 2.16 and ~2.0) as well as an intense quasi-isotropic signal centered at g=2.02 due to the oxidized [3Fe-4S] center. The redox profile under hydrogen atmosphere is remarkably similar to that of other [NiFe] hydrogenases. The signals observed for the oxidized state disappear, first being substituted by the Ni-C type signal (gx,y,z=2.19, 2.14, ~2.01), which upon long incubation under hydrogen yields the split Ni-C signal due to interaction with the reduced [4Fe-4S] centers.

Aplastic crisis due to human parvovirus B19 infection in hereditary hemolytic anaemia

Specific anti-B19 IgM was demonstrated in sera from three children showing transient aplastic crisis. A two years-old boy living in Rio de Janeiro suffering from sickle-cell anaemia showed the crisis during August, 1990. Two siblings living in Santa Maria, RS, developed aplastic crisis during May, 1991, when they were also diagnosed for hereditary spherocytosis. For a third child from this same family, who first developed aplastic crisis no IgM anti-B19 was detected in her sera.

Large-area homogeneous periodic surface structures generated on the surface sputtered boron carbide thin films by femtosecond laser processing

Amorphous and crystalline sputtered boron carbide thin films have a very high hardness even surpassing that of bulk crystalline boron carbide (≈41 GPa). However, magnetron sputtered B-C films have high friction coefficients (C.o.F) which limit their industrial application. Nanopatterning of materials surfaces has been proposed as a solution to decrease the C.o.F. The contact area of the nanopatterned surfaces is decreased due to the nanometre size of the asperities which results in a significant reduction of adhesion and friction. In the present work, the surface of amorphous and polycrystalline B-C thin films deposited by magnetron sputtering was nanopatterned using infrared femtosecond laser radiation. Successive parallel laser tracks 10 μm apart were overlapped in order to obtain a processed area of about 3 mm2. Sinusoidal-like undulations with the same spatial period as the laser tracks were formed on the surface of the amorphous boron carbide films after laser processing. The undulations amplitude increases with increasing laser fluence. The formation of undulations with a 10 μm period was also observed on the surface of the crystalline boron carbide film processed with a pulse energy of 72 μJ. The amplitude of the undulations is about 10 times higher than in the amorphous films processed at the same pulse energy due to the higher roughness of the films and consequent increase in laser radiation absorption. LIPSS formation on the surface of the films was achieved for the three B-C films under study. However, LIPSS are formed under different circumstances. Processing of the amorphous films at low fluence (72 μJ) results in LIPSS formation only on localized spots on the film surface. LIPSS formation was also observed on the top of the undulations formed after laser processing with 78 μJ of the amorphous film deposited at 800 °C. Finally, large-area homogeneous LIPSS coverage of the boron carbide crystalline films surface was achieved within a large range of laser fluences although holes are also formed at higher laser fluences.

Viscosity measurements of compressed liquid dipropyl and dibutyl adipates

The paper reports viscosity measurements of compressed liquid dipropyl (DPA) and dibutyl (DBA) adipates obtained with two vibrating wire sensors developed in our group. The vibrating wire instruments were operated in the forced oscillation, or steady-state mode. The viscosity measurements of DPA were carried out in a range of pressures up to 18. MPa and temperatures from (303 to 333). K, and DBA up to 65. MPa and temperature from (303 to 373). K, covering a total range of viscosities from (1.3 to 8.3). mPa. s. The required density data of the liquid samples were obtained in our laboratory using an Anton Paar vibrating tube densimeter and were reported in a previous paper. The viscosity results were correlated with density, using a modified hard-spheres scheme. The root mean square deviation of the data from the correlation is less than (0.21 and 0.32)% and the maximum absolute relative deviations are within (0.43 and 0.81)%, for DPA and DBA respectively. No data for the viscosity of both adipates could be found in the literature. Independent viscosity measurements were also performed, at atmospheric pressure, using an Ubbelohde capillary in order to compare with the vibrating wire results. The expanded uncertainty of these results is estimated as ±1.5% at a 95% confidence level. The two data sets agree within the uncertainty of both methods. © 2015 Published by Elsevier B.V.