New maritime transport scenarios. Part I: current context of maritime trade

This FAL Bulletin is part of a series on ports and maritime trade in the region. It is closely related to Issue No. 337 - Number 1 / 2015, which sets out the need for a new port governance in the region to address the new circumstances that have arisen in the maritime market. As such, and given the need for contextual information, this Bulletin is divided into two sections, the first devoted to the current status of world maritime trade (with special focus on container trade), and the second detailing the situation of the shipping industry.

Respostas hormonais e metabólicas durante sessão de exercício resistido

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Efeito do flushing sobre o desempenho reprodutivo de ovelhas Morada Nova e Santa Inês submetidas à inseminação artificial em tempo fixo

The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of flushing on the reproductive performance of Morada Nova (MN) and Santa Inês (SI) ewes submitted to fixed time artificial insemination (TAI). Twenty seven SI and 24 MN supplemented with concentrate (1% of live weight, on average), for 75 days during the breeding season. After 30 days of supplementation, ewes were synchronized with the aid of a hormonal protocol (HP) based on progesterone, eCG and cloprostenol. The estrus observation was conducted at 12, 24, 36 and 48 h after the end of HP with the aid of two ruffians. TAI was done 55 h after the end of HP. From 20 to 45 days after the beginning of the HP ewes were exposed to rams (natural breeding). The pregnancy diagnosis was evaluated 70 days after TAI. We analyzed the weight, body condition score, estrus rate, pregnancy rate and prolificacy testing the effects of race, week of supplementation and body condition score class. The weight and body conditions of ewes varied according to the week of supplementation, with higher values in the first two weeks following TAI. The estrus rate was 88.2% and 43.2% of the ewes showed estrus up to 24 hours of the end of the HP. The pregnancy rate per TAI was 31.3% and the pregnancy rate after natural breeding was 50.0%. It was observed that body condition score classes interfered in pregnancy rates. There was a higher percentage of multiple births by pregnancy by TAI than by natural breeding. It was concluded that the flushing resulted in weight gain and better body conditions ensuring the standardization of the herd for breeding season, which therefore improved reproductive performance. The HP used advanced the onset of estrus and increased prolificacy, but was inefficient in the synchronization of woolless sheep.

Reducing supplementation frequency for Nellore beef steers grazing tropical pastures

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

Bayesian inference for two-parameter gamma distribution assuming different noninformative priors

In this paper distinct prior distributions are derived in a Bayesian inference of the two-parameters Gamma distribution. Noniformative priors, such as Jeffreys, reference, MDIP, Tibshirani and an innovative prior based on the copula approach are investigated. We show that the maximal data information prior provides in an improper posterior density and that the different choices of the parameter of interest lead to different reference priors in this case. Based on the simulated data sets, the Bayesian estimates and credible intervals for the unknown parameters are computed and the performance of the prior distributions are evaluated. The Bayesian analysis is conducted using the Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods to generate samples from the posterior distributions under the above priors.

Physiological Parameters in Neonatal Lambs of the Bergamasca Breed

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

Does the Method of Caries Induction Influence the Bond Strength to Dentin of Primary Teeth?

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

Interferência psicológica em equipes que disputam campeonatos com mando de jogo: o caso do futsal/UNESP 09

Como a busca por vitórias se torna cada vez mais difícil no esporte coletivo, qualquer vantagem é vista como um diferencial em cada partida. Além da vantagem física e tática, que seriam os mais tradicionais, os treinadores buscam outros meios como vantagem psicológica ou jogar com o mando de campo, que para muitos não passa de ter a torcida a favor, mas para os jogadores e treinadores a torcida tem papel importante de incentivar e para os adversários os deixar nervosos, também não se esquecendo da vantagem de conhecer e treinar no local do jogo alem de poupar os atletas do desgaste de viagens. Este trabalho visa verificar como o mando de campo interfere nos atletas de futsal, alem de como as variadas torcidas influenciam os jogadores durante a partida e como os atletas vêem seus companheiros de time. Foi realizado uma pesquisa bibliográfica e de campo, pela técnica de questionário fechado, que possibilitou a compreensão do fato em estudo, ampliando nossa visão. No decorrer de nosso estudo constatamos que de maneira geral jogar em casa é fator determinante para o resultado final da partida, o que menos motiva os atletas é a possibilidade do juiz ser influenciado pela torcida local e que o grupo masculino é mais fácil de ser motivado do que o grupo feminino. Com os resultados obtidos o treinador passa a conhecer melhor seus jogadores, podendo assim, talvez, escalar o time melhor em momentos difíceis.

Effect of finishing and polishing on color stability of a nanofilled resin immersed in different media

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Estudo físico-químico da atividade fungicida de derivados anfifílicos de quitosana contra fungos do gênero Aspergillus : interação com modelos de membranas

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