Enquadramento dos corpos d'água em classes de uso como instrumento de gestão ambiental e de recursos hídricos: estudo aplicado na bacia do rio Corumbataí - SP

Pós-graduação em Geociências e Meio Ambiente - IGCE

Produção de embriões por fecundação in vitro e ativação partenogenética visando o isolamento de células tronco embrionárias felinas

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

Exigências de lisina e de metionina+cistina digestíveis para aves de corte da linhagem ISA Label em sistemas semi-confinado

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Metodologias para estimativa da dimensão fractal do crescimento de aglomerados urbanos: uma contribuição ao estudo da expansão urbana da região metropolitana de São Paulo entre 1905 e 2001

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Análise dos riscos físicos e ergonômicos em roçadora transversal motorizada

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Energia na Agricultura) - FCA

Fecundidade e fertilidade do camarão-da-Amazônia, Macrobrachium amazonicum (Heller, 1862) (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) em dois ambientes estuarinos do estado do Pará

O Macrobrachium amazonicum é o camarão de água doce com ampla exploração pesqueira na região amazônica, em virtude da abundância e boa aceitação no mercado consumidor. O objetivo deste estudo foi caracterizar a fecundidade e fertilidade de M. amazonicum em dois ambientes estuarinos no Estado do Pará. De forma que foram realizadas coletas mensais no período de setembro de 2008 a agosto de 2009, nos município de Vigia e Belém na Ilha de Mosqueiro, as fêmeas foram até o Laboratório de Ecologia Aquática e Aqüicultura Tropical - LECAT no campus da Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia – UFRA, em Belém. Para a determinação da fecundidade foram colecionadas mensalmente em média 30 fêmeas ovígeras de cada ponto de coleta, os ovos aderidos aos pleópodes foram retirados, utilizando hipoclorito de sódio como 2% de cloro ativo e estocado em álcool 70%. A fecundidade individual foi determinada a partir da contagem total dos ovos. Para a determinação do volume dos ovos foram selecionados de cada local de coleta, aleatoriamente, 50% do número total de fêmeas ovígeras destinadas a fecundidade, seguindo dois grupos: ovos pigmentados e não-pigmentados. Para determinar a fertilidade, as fêmeas ovígeras de M. amazonicum foram estocadas individualmente em aquários de vidro de 2L. Após a eclosão, as larvas foram sifonadas e contadas. Para todas as fêmeas foi aferido o peso de cada exemplar e avaliada sua biometria com o auxílio de um paquímetro de precisão. As fêmeas de M. amazonicum oriundas do Município de Vigia tiveram comprimento absoluto entre 4,8 e 9,3 cm e peso entre 2,21 e 11,81g, com fecundidade absoluta entre 38 e 5.749 ovos (2.296 ± 1.288 ovos). Para as fêmeas de Belém, provenientes da ilha de Mosqueiro, o comprimento variou entre 3,71 e 8,14 cm, o peso entre 1,27 e 11,2g, com fecundidade absoluta variando de 123 e 7.571, com média de 1.448 ± 990 ovos. O volume de ovos para as fêmeas obtidas no Município de Vigia, referente aos ovos não-pigmentados, apresentou volume médio de 141,37mm³, enquanto que para ovos pigmentados o volume foi de 116,13mm³. As fêmeas provenientes da Ilha de Mosqueiro, com ovos não-pigmentados apresentaram volume médio de 118,97mm³ e ovos pigmentados o volume médio calculado foi de 144,61mm³. A análise da fertilidade para as fêmeas do município de Vigia apresentou comprimento entre 5,41 e 9,72 cm e peso entre 2,51 e 9,60g, a fertilidade absoluta foi 14 e 4.430 larvas, com média de 1.152 ± 822 larvas por fêmea. As da ilha de Mosqueiro apresentaram comprimento entre 3,53 e 7,67 cm e peso entre 1,12 e 8,77 g com fertilidade absoluta entre 7 e 4.121 e média de 755 ± 871 larvas por fêmea. Os valores referentes a fertilidade e fecundidade para os município de Vigia e Belém - Ilha de Mosqueiro indicam que há proporcionalidade entre as variáveis de comprimento e peso. Apesar de apresentar fecundidade e fertilidade menor que os valores reprodutivos apresentados para outras espécies de interesse comercial, os valores aqui mostrados evidenciam que nestes dois locais a espécie podem fornecer matrizes potenciais para aquicultura.

Contributions of the old urban homegardens for food production and consumption in Rio Claro, Southeastern Brazil

Urban homegardens are green areas of households within the city limits and they have the potential to provide families with a cheap alternative for diet improvement, and to complement the income of the families who sell cultivated products. This research analyzes the contributions of old urban homegardens on food consumption and household economy. Data related to homegardens composition were collected by interviews and by collecting cultivated plants. Diets were assessed through a retrospective method (last 24 hours food recall) and administered every two months, during a year, to include seasonal variations. The diet of the sampled population was found to be dependent on certain foods, indicating a narrow food niche (Levins index = 25.9; Levins standardized index = 0.23). Variations in interviewees' diet are related to the consumption of fruits and vegetables, which are partly supplied by homegardens. Spices and teas consumed were obtained from homegardens, revealing its importance in food consumption and health. Among the 98 species found in homegardens, only 38% appeared in the interviewees' diet, indicating an under-exploitation of these homegardens. Our study found that the main role of homegardens is to supply variation in the diet, contributing to the consumption of different types of products.

Infrared LED irradiation photobiomodulation of oxidative stress in human dental pulp cells

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

Identidade das Ciências Humanas e métricas de avaliação: qualis periódicos e classificação de livros

This article aims to discuss the evaluation metrics adopted by Capes in the evaluation process of national graduate programs in the field of the Human Sciences, especially with respect to the classifications of scientific journals and books.

Supressão de plantas daninhas utilizando plantas de cobertura do solo

This study aimed to evaluate soil cover and the suppressive effect on weeds by different cover crops at different seed densities. The experiments were set up in Votuporanga, state of Sao Paulo, Brazil and in Selviria, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, in March 2008, after conventional tillage. The experimental design was a randomized complete block with four replications, using the following cover crops at different seed densities per hectare: Sorghum bicolor: 6, 7 and 8 kg ha(-1), Pennisetum americanum, 10, 15 and 20 kg ha(-1), Sorghum sudanense, 12, 15 and 18 kg ha(-1), hybrid of Sorghum bicolor with Sorghum sudanense: 8, 9 and 10 kg ha(-1), Urochloa ruziziensis: 8, 12 and 16 kg ha(-1). A control treatment with spontaneous vegetation was used. Soybean was sown after the management of cover crops. Dry matter and weed density were evaluated at cutting/harvesting of cover crops. In Votuporanga, another assessment of weed plants was made at 35 days after soybean had been sown. The ground cover provided by cover crops was assessed at the time of desiccation and flowering of soybeans. It was concluded that U. ruziziensis and S. sudanense reduced weed infestations by more than 90% and kept ground cover above 80% by the time of flowering of soybean.

Avaliação do gasto energético de repouso em pacientes com sepse associada ou não à lesão renal aguda

Pós-graduação em Fisiopatologia em Clínica Médica - FMB

Genetic diversity of the Brazilian Creole cattle Pe-duro assessed by microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA

The objective of this study was to describe the genetic diversity and structure of the largest Pe-duro population by assessing variation at ten autosomal microsatellite (STR) loci and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences. The mean expected heterozygosity was 0.755, the mean observed heterozygosity was 0.600 and significant inbreeding coefficient (Fis) and deviations from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in most of analyzed loci demonstrate the impact of inbreeding and homozygosis on this population. A more in-depth genetic analysis could be achieved by expanding the STR list. The analysis of mtDNA provided evidence of ancestral African taurine haplotypes in Pe-duro and excluded maternal Zebuine introgression. In this report, the main Pe-duro population is genetically portrayed by sampling approximately 40% of it. As this herd represents the core of the Pe-duro conservation program, these findings are of outstanding value for the management and preservation of this Brazilian 'native' cattle breed.

Extrinsic Purinergic Regulation of Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells: Implications for CNS Development and Repair

There has been tremendous progress in understanding neural stem cell (NSC) biology, with genetic and cell biological methods identifying sequential gene expression and molecular interactions guiding NSC specification into distinct neuronal and glial populations during development. Data has emerged on the possible exploitation of NSC-based strategies to repair adult diseased brain. However, despite increased information on lineage specific transcription factors, cell-cycle regulators and epigenetic factors involved in the fate and plasticity of NSCs, understanding of extracellular cues driving the behavior of embryonic and adult NSCs is still very limited. Knowledge of factors regulating brain development is crucial in understanding the pathogenetic mechanisms of brain dysfunction. Since injury-activated repair mechanisms in adult brain often recapitulate ontogenetic events, the identification of these players will also reveal novel regenerative strategies. Here, we highlight the purinergic system as a key emerging player in the endogenous control of NSCs. Purinergic signalling molecules (ATP, UTP and adenosine) act with growth factors in regulating the synchronized proliferation, migration, differentiation and death of NSCs during brain and spinal cord development. At early stages of development, transient and time-specific release of ATP is critical for initiating eye formation; once anatomical CNS structures are defined, purinergic molecules participate in calcium-dependent neuron-glia communication controlling NSC behaviour. When development is complete, some purinergic mechanisms are silenced, but can be re-activated in adult brain after injury, suggesting a role in regeneration and self-repair. Targeting the purinergic system to develop new strategies for neurodevelopmental disorders and neurodegenerative diseases will be also discussed.

SEARCH FOR POINT-LIKE SOURCES OF ULTRA-HIGH ENERGY NEUTRINOS AT THE PIERRE AUGER OBSERVATORY AND IMPROVED LIMIT ON THE DIFFUSE FLUX OF TAU NEUTRINOS

The surface detector array of the Pierre Auger Observatory can detect neutrinos with energy E-nu between 10(17) eV and 10(20) eV from point-like sources across the sky south of +55 degrees and north of -65 degrees declinations. A search has been performed for highly inclined extensive air showers produced by the interaction of neutrinos of all flavors in the atmosphere (downward-going neutrinos), and by the decay of tau leptons originating from tau neutrino interactions in Earth's crust (Earth-skimming neutrinos). No candidate neutrinos have been found in data up to 2010 May 31. This corresponds to an equivalent exposure of similar to 3.5 years of a full surface detector array for the Earth-skimming channel and similar to 2 years for the downward-going channel. An improved upper limit on the diffuse flux of tau neutrinos has been derived. Upper limits on the neutrino flux from point-like sources have been derived as a function of the source declination. Assuming a differential neutrino flux k(PS) . E-nu(-2). from a point-like source, 90% confidence level upper limits for k(PS) at the level of approximate to 5x10(-7) and 2.5x10(-6) GeV cm(-2) s(-1) have been obtained over a broad range of declinations from the searches for Earth-skimming and downward-going neutrinos, respectively.

Preparação de vidros e vitrocerâmicas de óxidos de metais pesados contendo prata: propriedades ópticas, estruturais e eletroquímicas

Silver containing heavy metal oxide glasses and glass ceramics of the system WO3-SbPO4-PbO-AgCl with different AgCl contents have been prepared and their thermal, structural and optical properties characterized. Glass ceramics containing metallic silver nanoparticles have been prepared by annealing glass samples at temperatures above the glass transition and analyzed by transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis. The presence of the metallic clusters has been also confirmed by the observation of a surface plasmon resonimce band in the visible range. Cyclic voltammetric measurements indicated the presence of metallic silver into the glasses, even before to perform the thermal treatment.