Synthesis and magnetic properties of Ni-doped zinc oxide powders

Polycrystalline Zn1-xNixO diluted magnetic semiconductors have been successfully synthesized by an auto-combustion method. X-ray diffraction measurements indicated that the 5 at% Ni-cloped ZnO had the pure wurtzite structure. Refinements of cell parameters from powder diffraction data revealed that the cell parameters of Zn0.95Ni0.05O were a little bit larger than ZnO. Transmission electron microscopy observation showed that the as-synthesized powders were of the size similar to 60 nm. Magnetic investigations showed that the nanocystalline Zn0.95Ni0.05O possessed room temperature ferromagnetisin with the saturation magnetic moment of 0.1 emu/g (0.29 mu(B)/Ni2+). (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Surface mucous as a source of genomic DNA from Atlantic billfishes (Istiophoridae) and swordfish (Xiphiidae)

Procedures for sampling genomic DNA from live billfishes involve manual restraint and tissue excision that can be difficult to carry out and may produce stresses that affect fish survival. We examined the collection of surface mucous as a less invasive alternative method for sourcing genomic DNA by comparing it to autologous muscle tissue samples from Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans), white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus), sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus), and swordfish (Xiphias gladius). Purified DNA from mucous was comparable to muscle and was suitable for conventional polymerase chain reaction, random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis, and mitochondrial and nuclear locus sequencing. The nondestructive and less invasive characteristics of surface mucous collection may promote increased survival of released specimens and may be advantageous for other marine fish genetic studies, particularly those involving large live specimens destined for release.

Estimating consumption rates of juvenile sandbar sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus) in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, using a bioenergetics model*

Using a bioenergetics model, we estimated daily ration and seasonal prey consumption rates for six age classes of juvenile sandbar sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus) in the lower Chesapeake Bay summer nursery area. The model, incorporating habitat and species-specific data on growth rates, metabolic rate, diet composition, water temperature (range 16.8−27.9°C), and population structure, predicted mean daily rations between 2.17 ±0.03 (age-0) and 1.30 ±0.02 (age-5) % body mass/day. These daily rations are higher than earlier predictions for sandbar sharks but are comparable to those for ecologically similar shark species. The total nursery population of sandbar sharks was predicted to consume ~124,000 kg of prey during their 4.5 month stay in the Chesapeake Bay nursery. The predicted consumption rates support the conclusion that juvenile sandbar sharks exert a lesser top-down effect on the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem than do teleost piscivores and hu

Socioeconomic status, parental support, motivation and self-confidence in youth competitive sport

World Conference on Psychology and Sociology 2012

El comportamiento estatal en los Juegos Olímpicos durante la Guerra Fría y Posguerra Fria: Una análisis desde el realismo neoclásico de Relaciones Internacionales.

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Acidentes de motocicleta em Paranavaí-PR: uma análise para o Sistema Único de Saúde e para o DPVAT

O presente trabalho visa caracterizar os acidentes com envolvimento de motocicletas no perímetro urbano de Paranavaí-PR, em 2007, e estimar o impacto econômico das internações advindas destes, na perspectiva do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) e para o Seguro obrigatório que cobre danos pessoais causados por veículos automotores de via terrestre (DPVAT). Trata-se de um estudo transversal, retrospectivo, que se baseia em buscas e análises das bases de dados do Serviço integrado de atendimento ao trauma e emergência (SIATE), do DPVAT e do Sistema de informações sobre internações do SUS (SIH-SUS), com vias a análise das variáveis: gênero, idade, tipo de acidente, condição da vítima no acidente, mês da ocorrência, gravidade, frequência de internação hospitalar, custo, componentes de custo, óbitos e tempo médio de permanência no SUS. A busca ocorreu, primeiramente, no sistema do SIATE para conhecer todos os acidentados com envolvimento de motocicletas no perímetro urbano de Paranavaí, no ano de 2007. De posse desses nomes, as buscas seguintes ocorreram no sistema interno do DPVAT e no SIH-SUS. O profissional do SIATE, no momento da abordagem da ocorrência julga a gravidade da vítima conforme códigos, sendo 1 para ferimentos leves, 2 para graves sem risco à vida, 3, graves com risco à vida e 4, os óbitos. A população estudada constou de 655 vítimas (440 homens e 215 mulheres), com média de idade de 29,5 anos, sendo que 598 (91,3%) saíram lesionadas e 11 (1,7%) vieram a óbito. O condutor de motocicleta foi o mais acometido e o tipo de acidente mais comum aconteceu entre um automóvel e uma motocicleta. Com relação à frequência da internação hospitalar (pelo SUS, DPVAT ou ambos), foi, em média, de 27% (177 de 655). Do total de vítimas internadas verificou-se que 106 tiveram cobertura do DPVAT, 58 do SUS e 13 de ambos. As internações pelo DPVAT geraram um custo total de R$ 191.423,43, custo médio de R$ 1.608,60 por internação. Com relação aos custos das internações do SUS, os referidos acidentes geraram o pagamento de R$ 42.342,20, perfazendo a média de R$ 450,44 por AIH e de R$ 596,37 por paciente. O custo médio da internação dos acidentes de trânsito com envolvimento de motocicletas foi de R$ 1.321,00, sendo que para o código 1 foi de R$ 885,00, para o código 2 de R$ 1.377,00 e para o código 3 de R$ 2.034,00. Portanto, foi possível caracterizar os acidentes e chegar a estimativas de quanto se gasta com as internações advindas destes, além disso, este é um indicativo claro da necessidade de adotar políticas públicas que priorizem a aplicação dos recursos financeiros e humanos na redução dos acidentes e da sua gravidade.

Concentrations of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB’s), Chlorinated Pesticides, and Heavy Metals and Other Elements in Tissues of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, from Cook Inlet

Tissues from Cook Inlet beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, that were collected as part of the Alaska Marine Mammal Tissue Archival Project were analyzed for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s), chlorinated pesticides, and heavy metals and other elements. Concentrations of total PCB’s (ΣPCB’s), total DDT (ΣDDT), chlordane compounds, hexachlorobenzene (HCB), dieldrin, mirex, toxaphene, and hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) measured in Cook Inlet beluga blubber were compared with those reported for belugas from two Arctic Alaska locations (Point Hope and Point Lay), Greenland, Arctic Canada, and the highly contaminated stock from the St. Lawrence estuary in eastern Canada. The Arctic and Cook Inlet belugas had much lower concentrations (ΣPCB’s and ΣDDT were an order of magnitude lower) than those found in animals from the St. Lawrence estuary. The Cook Inlet belugas had the lowest concentrations of all (ΣPCB’s aver-aged 1.49 ± 0.70 and 0.79 ± 0.56 mg/kg wet mass, and ΣDDT averaged 1.35 ± 0.73 and 0.59 ± 0.45 mg/kg in males and females, respectively). Concentrations in the blubber of the Cook Inlet males were significantly lower than those found in the males of the Arctic Alaska belugas (ΣPCB’s and ΣDDT were about half). The lower levels in the Cook Inlet animals might be due to differences in contaminant sources, food web differences, or different age distributions among the animals sampled. Cook Inlet males had higher mean and median concentrations than did females, a result attributable to the transfer of these compounds from mother to calf during pregnancy and during lactation. Liver concentrations of cadmium and mercury were lower in the Cook Inlet belugas (most cadmium values were <1 mg/kg and mercury values were 0.704–11.42 mg/kg wet mass), but copper levels were significantly higher in the Cook Inlet animals (3.97–123.8 mg/kg wet mass) than in Arctic Alaska animals and similar to those reported for belugas from Hudson Bay. Although total mercury levels were the lowest in the Cook Inlet population, methylmercury concentrations were similar among all three groups of the Alaska animals examined (0.34–2.11 mg/kg wet mass). As has been reported for the Point Hope and Point Lay belugas, hepatic concentrations of silver were re