Evasive Maneuvers in Space Debris Environment and Technological Parameters

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Cytogenetical characterization of six orb-weaver species and review of cytogenetical data for Araneidae

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Phoretic behaviour of attacobius attarum (Roewer, 1935) (Araneae: Corinnidae: Corinninae) dispersion not associated with predation?

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

Bromeliads as biodiversity amplifiers and habitat segregation of spider communities in a Neotropical rainforest

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

Probiotic caprine Coalho cheese naturally enriched in conjugated linoleic acid as a vehicle for Lactobacillus acidophilus and beneficial fatty acids

To obtain a probiotic caprine Coalho cheese naturally enriched in conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), goats' diet was supplemented with soybean oil to produce CLA-enhanced milk, and Lactobacillus acidophilus La5 was incorporated into cheeses. CLA concentration and probiotic viability were evaluated during 60 days. Four pilot-scale cheese-making trials were manufactured, in triplicates. Cheeses T1 and T2 were produced with control milk, and T3 and T4 with CLA-enhanced milk. L. acidophilus was added to cheeses T2 and T4 during processing. The CLA content (isomer C18:2 cis-9, trans-11) in T3 and T4 was 246% to 291% higher than in T1 and T2 (P < 0.01). Populations of L. acidophilus were around 7.5 log cfu g(-1) in T2 and T4 during the study, and the highest CLA content in T4 did not influence the probiotic viability (P > 0.01). The CLA-enriched probiotic caprine Coalho cheese obtained is proposed as a vehicle for beneficial microorganisms and fatty acids. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Mating behaviour, nympho-imaginal development and description of a new Mesabolivar species (Araneae: Pholcidae) from the Brazilian dry forest

A new species of Mesabolivar is described from Brazilian forests: Mesabolivar delclaroi. The mating behaviour, postembryonic development, number of egg sacs and eggs, birth rate, number of instars, developmental time until adulthood, sex ratio and size of cephalothorax (per instar) were recorded. The sexual behaviour was described and categorized into four steps: courtship, pre-copulation, copulation and post-copulation. After hatching, individuals presented five instars until maturity. The mean number of eggs (42 +/- 16.6) and live births (31.5 +/- 3.4) of the first egg sac were significantly greater than that of a second one (23.8 +/- 3.8, and 19.25 +/- 3.9, respectively). The developmental time from birth to adulthood (130.8 +/- 9.6 days) did not differ significantly between egg sacs produced (128.61 +/- 11.1). The size of the cephalothorax did not differ among adults or between sexes. The sex ratio revealed a shift in favour of females (4: 3).

Redescription of five Amazonian species of Ctenus Walckenaer (Araneae, Ctenidae, Cteninae)

Five species of Ctenus from the Amazon basin are redescribed: C. delesserti (Caporiacco, 1947), C. falconensis Schenkel, 1953, C. nigritus F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897, C. serratipes F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 and C. sigma (Schenkel, 1953). Three new synonymies are proposed: Ctenus fulvipes Caporiacco, 1947, C. itatiayaeformis Caporiacco, 1955 and C. scenicus Caporiacco, 1947 with C. serratipes. The female of Ctenus nigritus is described for the first time. The distributional ranges of Ctenus nigritus and C. serratipes are extended. We also present distributional maps of the five redescribed species.

Catanduba, a new Theraphosinae spider genus from Central Brazil (Araneae, Theraphosidae)

A new genus, Catanduba, is proposed and supported on the cladistic analysis with the following synapomorphies: embolus tapering abruptly from half of the length, embolus tooth associated with PIK and a triangular basal nodule on male metatarsus I. Homoeomma simoni and Plesiopelma flavohirtum are transferred to Catanduba and five new species are described: C. tuskae, C. araguaia, C. piauiensis, C. canabrava and C. peruacu. The species occur mainly in central Brazil, in Cerrado areas, with some species also occurring in Atlantic forest (C. tuskae sp. n.) and Caatinga (C. piauiensis sp. n. and C. peruacu sp. n.).

What drives the seasonality of photosynthesis across the Amazon basin? A cross-site analysis of eddy flux tower measurements from the Brasil flux network

We investigated the seasonal patterns of Amazonian forest photosynthetic activity, and the effects thereon of variations in climate and land-use, by integrating data from a network of ground-based eddy flux towers in Brazil established as part of the ‘Large-Scale Biosphere Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia’ project. We found that degree of water limitation, as indicated by the seasonality of the ratio of sensible to latent heat flux (Bowen ratio) predicts seasonal patterns of photosynthesis. In equatorial Amazonian forests (5◦ N–5◦ S), water limitation is absent, and photosynthetic fluxes (or gross ecosystem productivity, GEP) exhibit high or increasing levels of photosynthetic activity as the dry season progresses, likely a consequence of allocation to growth of new leaves. In contrast, forests along the southern flank of the Amazon, pastures converted from forest, and mixed forest-grass savanna, exhibit dry-season declines in GEP, consistent with increasing degrees of water limitation. Although previous work showed tropical ecosystem evapotranspiration (ET) is driven by incoming radiation, GEP observations reported here surprisingly show no or negative relationships with photosynthetically active radiation (PAR). Instead, GEP fluxes largely followed the phenology of canopy photosynthetic capacity (Pc), with only deviations from this primary pattern driven by variations in PAR. Estimates of leaf flush at three

Análisis de los procesos de innovación en las organizaciones de servicio: sectores comercio, salud y educación

La creciente importancia del sector servicios en la economía se refleja en términos del empleo, la participación en el producto interno bruto y el impacto en la calidad de vida de los habitantes. De la misma forma crece el interés por entender los procesos de innovación en las organizaciones de servicio. En este sentido, el objeto de este trabajo doctoral es desarrollar un modelo de análisis de los procesos de innovación en las organizaciones de servicio y verificar su aplicabilidad en los sectores comercio, educación y salud en Venezuela. Basado en las premisas de innovación propuesta para el ámbito de la red de valor centrada en el servicio, el modelo propuesto agrega las fases “liderar” y “co-operar” al modelo de innovación TEMAGUIDE (COTEC, 1999). El modelo ampliado de siete fases plantea un índice general y cinco índices específicos para medir el desarrollo de los procesos de innovación general, interna, externa, de actividades, de frecuencia según el tipo de innovación, y de uso de sistemas, técnicas y herramientas. Basado en el modelo se define una nueva trayectoria de innovación denominada “orientada a la red de valor centrada en el servicio” y un modo de innovación definido como cooperación general. La investigación es de tipo descriptivo con diseño no experimental transversal, basado en una extensa revisión teórica. El trabajo de campo se realizó a través de una encuesta que obtuvo respuesta de treinta (30) organizaciones. Los resultados de la prueba beta muestran la aplicabilidad, funcionalidad, uso y utilidad del instrumento utilizado. Los resultados sectoriales muestran un nivel de desarrollo de los procesos de innovación medio-bajo para el sector comercio, seguido por los sectores salud y educación. Las fases del proceso de innovación más desarrolladas son “co-operar” y “liderar”, mientras las menos desarrolladas son “focalizar” e “implantar”. Cuando se analizan los índices de innovación, se observa la relación entre el uso de sistemas, técnicas y herramientas, y el grado de desarrollo del proceso de innovación. Igualmente se observa que en la medida que los procesos internos de innovación son más desarrollados, mayor es la actividad de innovación externa, en cooperación con clientes, suplidores, y en menor medida con universidades y centros de investigación. La aplicación del modelo en conjunto con la técnica de análisis de conglomerado permitió determinar el grupo de organizaciones líderes y definir sus prácticas de innovación. Este grupo arrojó un nivel medio-alto de desarrollo, destacándose en la fase de “co-operar”, presenta una trayectoria de innovación denominada “orientada a la red de valor centrada en el servicio” y un modo de cooperación general. El modelo presentado permite a los gerentes definir áreas de mejora de su proceso de innovación y establecer un adecuado balance en el desarrollo de las actividades internas y externas, así como en el uso adecuado de herramientas y técnicas de innovación.

Compendio de algunas historias de España, donde se tratan muchas antiguedades dignas de memoria, y especialmente se da noticia de la antigua familia de los Girones, y de otros muchos linajes... / por el doctor Geronymo Gudiel

Port. con grab. xil.: "Antonio D. Arfe", que representa el esc. de D. Pedro Girón

Compendio de algunas historias de España : donde se tratan muchas antiguedades dignas de memoria y especialmente se da noticia de la antigua familia de los Girones y de otros muchos linajes ... / por el doctor Geronymo Gudiel

Port. con grab. xil.: "Antonio D. Arfe", que representa el esc. de D. Pedro Girón

Service innovation: Inward and outward related activities and cooperation mode

Knowledge of how customers co-create value, the way that suppliers and providers co-produce services, and how research and development centers and universities transfer technologies is becoming increasingly important to scholars' understanding of service innovation. This paper presents an analysis of the relationship between inward and outward innovation activities in service organizations and their modes of innovation, using network innovation premises and an extended innovation model. Empirical data from retail, health and education sector service organizations show the existence of a relationship between the degree of development of the inward innovation process and the degree of development of outward innovation activities. The majority of service organizations have innovation processes with an orientation toward customers and suppliers rather than other service network members, and leading service organizations follow a path that the literature defines as oriented toward the service value network. Findings lead to implications of how innovation managers could develop their internal innovation capacity to balance inward and outward activities properly.

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