The role of agriculture and food consumption in tropical conservation

A growing human population, shifting human dietary habits, and climate change are negatively affecting global ecosystems on a massive scale. Expanding agricultural areas to feed a growing population drives extensive habitat loss, and climate change compounds stresses on both food security and ecosystems. Understanding the negative effects of human diet and climate change on agricultural and natural ecosystems provides a context within which potential technological and behavioral solutions can be proposed to help maximize conservation. The purpose of this research was to (1) examine the potential effects of climate change on the suitability of areas for commercial banana plantations in Latin America in the 2050s and how shifts in growing areas could affect protected areas; (2) test the ability of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to map productivity of banana plantations as a potential tool for increasing yields and decreasing future plantation expansions; (3) project the effects on biodiversity of increasing rates of animal product consumption in developing megadiverse countries; and (4) estimate the capacity of global pasture biomass production and Fischer-Tropsch hydrocarbon synthesis (IGCC-FT) processing to meet electricity, gasoline and diesel needs. The results indicate that (1) the overall extent of areas suitable for conventional banana cultivation is predicted to decrease by 19% by 2050 because of a hotter and drier climate, but all current banana exporting countries are predicted to maintain some suitable areas with no effects on protected areas; (2) Spatial patterns of NDVI and ENDVI were significantly positively correlated with several metrics of fruit yield and quality, indicating that UAV systems can be used in banana plantations to map spatial patterns of fruit yield; (3) Livestock production is the single largest driver of habitat loss, and both livestock and feedstock production are increasing in developing biodiverse tropical countries. Reducing global animal product consumption should therefore be at the forefront of strategies aimed at reducing biodiversity loss; (4) Removing livestock from global pasture lands and instead utilizing the biomass production could produce enough energy to meet 100% of the electricity, gasoline, and diesel needs of over 40 countries with extensive grassland ecosystems, primarily in tropical developing countries.^

Avaliação do processo de construção e da aplicabilidade de material educativo para a prevenção de ISTs/HIV/AIDS, realizado de forma participativa entre usuárias e profissionais do Serviço de Saúde Comunitária/Grupo Hospitalar Conceição : Porto Alegre/RS, no período de 2000 a 2003

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Helminthological screening of free-ranging grey brocket deer Mazama gouazoubira Fischer, 1817 (Cervidae: Odocoileini) from Brazilian Pantanal wetlands, with considerations on Pygarginema verrucosa (Molin, 1860) Kadenatzii, 1948 (Spirocercidae: Ascaropsinae)

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Desafios Para A Implementação Do Processo De Projeto Colaborativo: Análise Do Fator Humano

The ineffectiveness of current design processes has been well studied and has resulted in widespread calls for the evolution and development of new management processes. Perhaps one problem is that with the advent of BIM we are moving from one stage to another without necessarily having resolved all the issues. CAD design technology, if well handled, could have significantly raised the level of quality and efficiency of current processes, but in practice this was not fully realized. Therefore, technology alone can´t solve all the problems and the advent of BIM could result in a similar bottleneck. For a precise definition of the problem to be solved we should start by understanding what are the main current bottlenecks that have yet to be overcome by either new technologies or management processes, and the impact of human behavior related issues despite the advent of new technologies. The fragmented and dispersed nature of the AEC sector and the huge number of small organizations that comprise it would probably be a major limiting factor. Several authors have addressed this issue and more recently IDDS has been defined as the highest level of achievement. However, what is written on IDDS shows an extremely ideal situation on a state to be achieved; it shows a holistic utopian proposition with the intent to create the research agenda to move towards that state. Key to IDDS is the framing of a new management model which should address the problems associated with key aspects: technology, processes, policies and people. One of the primary areas to be further studied is the process of collaborative work and understanding, together with the development of proposals to overcome the many cultural barriers that currently exist and impede the advance of new management methods. The purpose of this paper is to define and delimit problems to be solved so that it is possible to implement a new management model for a collaborative design process.

Fischer rats consume 20% ethanol in a long-term intermittent-access two-bottle-choice paradigm

The 20% ethanol intermittent-access (IAE) two-bottle-choice drinking procedure has been shown to produce high voluntary ethanol consumption in a number of rat strains. For this study, we applied this procedure to male Fischer (F344) rats, a strain previously reported to exhibit low levels of ethanol consumption. We also subjected these animals to a two-week ethanoldeprivation- period to see if they would exhibit an alcohol deprivation effect (ADE) signified by a transient increase in alcohol consumption following deprivation. Our data show a separation between high and low consuming animals within this strain, with high-consumers exhibiting an escalation in consumption. In contrast, Fischer rats did not show a significant separation between high and low consumers or any significant escalation in consumption, using the 20% ethanol continuous-access two-bottle-choice drinking protocol. Following the two-week deprivation period, animals in the high (but not the low) IAE group exhibited the transient increase in ethanol consumption and preference typically associated with an ADE. Together, the data suggest that the intermittent access protocol is a useful protocol for increasing ethanol consumption.

Ferrocene in conjugation with a Fischer carbene: Synthesis, NLO, and electrochemical behavior of a novel organometallic push-pull system

Using an iterative sequence of Wittig olefination, reduction, oxidation, and condensation of an active methylene group to carbonyl, it was possible to prepare a series of organometallic push-pull molecules [(CO)(5)M=C(OCH3)(-CH=CH-)(n)(C5H4)Fe(C5H5), M = W, Cr, n = 1-4] in which ferrocene is the donor element and a Fisher carbene moeity is the acceptor group. The molecular first hyperpolarizability beta was determined by hyper-Rayleigh scattering experiments. The beta values ranged from 110 x 10(-30) to 2420 x 10(-30) esu in acetonitrile, and they are among the highest reported for organometallic molecules so far. Electrochemical measurements are consistent with the push-pull nature of these compounds.

Hedwig Fischer with Tutti and Hilla Portraits Groups

Handwritten dedication: Fuer Paula und Richard Beer-Hofmann in gedanken und die Schoenen Tage von Jaakobs Traum

Hedwig Fischer with Tutti and Hilla Portraits Groups

Handwritten dedication: Fuer Paula und Richard Beer-Hofmann in gedanken und die Schoenen Tage von Jaakobs Traum

A CONVENIENT MODIFICATION OF THE FISCHER INDOLE SYNTHESIS WITH A SOLID ACID

A new one-pot version of the titled reaction involves heating a mixture of a carbonyl compound, a phenylhydrazine, and the cation exchange resin Amberlite IR 120 in refluxing ethanol. A variety of enolizable aldehydes, and ketones and several substituted phenylhydrazines could thus be converted to the corresponding indoles in excellent yields (70-88%). Reaction times were typically 6-10 h, with the resin being then filtered off and the product isolated after minimal workup.

A atuação da esquerda no processo constituinte : 1986-1988

Descreve os mecanismos de produção do texto constitucional com uma análise ampla do processo político brasileiro na conjuntura de crise e superação da ditadura militar, processo no qual se inseriram os trabalhos da Constituinte de 1986-1988. Focaliza a dinâmica interna da Constituinte, tratando de aspectos variados como o regimento da Constituinte, a formação de suas comissões, a ação dos blocos parlamentares, a diversidade de comportamento dos partidosde acordo com o tipo de questão em jogo, sem tirar os olhos dos determinantes políticos mais gerais que a condicionavam - o fato de se tratar de um Congresso Constituinte, e não de uma Constituinte exclusiva e soberana, a pressão dos militares, da grande imprensa e do movimento popular.

O processo legislativo, o orçamento público e a Casa Legislativa

Reúne artigos sobre o processo legislativo e seus impactos na democracia, sobre o orçamento e políticas públicas e sobre assuntos pertinentes à Casa Legislativa, abrangendo os aspectos da gestão estratégica, da informação legislativa e da participação da Câmara dos Deputados em ações de sustentabilidade, tendo como foco o programa de coleta seletiva.

A lei complementar e o seu processo de elaboração na Câmara dos Deputados

Estudo da teoria referente à lei complementar. Discussão sobre a elaboração da lei complementar. Análise de dados na tramitação dos projetos de lei complementar na Câmara dos Deputados. Pesquisa sobre a ocorrência de dois turnos de discussão e votação nos projetos de lei complementar transformados em norma jurídica a partir de 1989.

Em busca de uma participação mais efetiva do Congresso no processo de elaboração orçamentária

Aborda aspectos relacionados à pressão exercida pelos parlamentares federais para a inclusão de novas dotações na lei orçamentária anual (LOA), sem que seja realizada uma análise das políticas públicas propostas, de forma a priorizar aquelas que julgarem mais relevantes.

Recursos no processo penal

Consultoria Legislativa - Área II - Direito Civil e Processual Civil, Direito Penal e Processual Penal, de Família, do Autor, de Sucessões, Internacional Privado.

O atual processo de escolha dos membros dos tribunais superiores e a possibilidade de esses tribunais serem compostos apenas por integrantes da magistratura

Consultoria Legislativa - Área I - Direito Constitucional, Eleitoral, Municipal, Direito Administrativo, Processo Legislativo e Poder Judiciário.