El fantástico mundo de Guillermo Brown.

Estudio sobre la serie de relatos de Richmal Crompton, que tienen como protagonista a Guillermo Brown, analizando la personalidad de todos los personajes de la saga desde el punto de vista psicológico y social.

Entrevista con Reginald Brown, catedr??tico de la Universidad de Leeds (Inglaterra)

Transcripci??n de la entrevista con el Catedr??tico de la Universidad de Leeds de Inglaterra, Mr. Reginald Brown, en la que da detalles sobre la Instituci??n, sobre su relaci??n con el Krausismo, el sistema educativo ingl??s, las materias de ense??anza impartidas y los medios de ense??anza con los que contaba dicha Universidad.

Internal structure of chlorosomes from brown-colored Chlorobium species and the role of carotenoids in their assembly

Chlorosomes are the main light harvesting complexes of green photosynthetic bacteria. Recently, a lamellar model was proposed for the arrangement of pigment aggregates in Chlorobium tepidum chlorosomes, which contain bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) c as the main pigment. Here we demonstrate that the lamellar organization is also found in chlorosomes from two brown-colored species (Chl. phaeovibrioides and Chl. phaeobacteroides) containing BChl e as the main pigment. This suggests that the lamellar model is universal among green sulfur bacteria. In contrast to green-colored Chl. tepidum, chlorosomes from the brown-colored species often contain domains of lamellar aggregates that may help them to survive in extremely low light conditions. We suggest that carotenoids are localized between the lamellar planes and drive lamellar assembly by augmenting hydrophobic interactions. A model for chlorosome assembly, which accounts for the role of carotenoids and secondary BChl homologs, is presented

No museu com a turma do Charlie Brown

Consciente da importância dos museus enquanto espaço de reflexão. educação, encontro e lazer, a professora da turma de Charlie Brown organiza uma excursão ao Museu de Arte da cidade. Após a visita os alunos devem preparar, para efeito de avaliação, um relatório sobre o Museu. Charlie Brown está preocupado com a perspectiva de ter que elaborar o referido relatório e tirar nota 10 (dez) para não perder o ano. No dia marcado para a visita, dois ônibus realizam o transporte das crianças da escola até as proximidades do Museu. Ao sairem dos ônibus, as crianças são organizadas em fila. No entanto, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Isaura, Beth Pimentinha e Márcia distanciam-se do grupo excursionista e terminam entrando, por engano, num Supermercado, julgando que estavam no Museu. A visita de Charlie Brown ao supermercado transcorre com normalidade. As listagens de preço são percebidas como catálogos de exposição; a campanha de preços baixos é percebida como uma estratégia do Museu para superar suas dificuldades financeiras; as latas empilhadas de extrato de tomate são percebidas como esculturas populares; alguns pernis (ou coisa parecida) são percebidos como ossos de dinossauros. A pequena Márcia, apesar de todos os argumentos de Beth Pimentinha, insiste em dizer que o Museu se parece muito com uma mercearia. Ao saírem do Supermercado, que fica ao lado do Museu, Charlie Brown e seus amigos encontram o outro grupo excursionista, entram no ônibus e voltam para casa. Charlie Brown prepara o seu relatório e depois de entregá-lo à professora, descobre, em conversa com amigos que não foram ao supermercado, que ele não foi ao "verdadeiro" Museu. No dia marcado para a entrega das notas, Charlie Brown está tenso e angustiado. No entanto, ao receber o resultado o seu rosto se ilumina. Ele tirou 10 (dez) e não perdeu o ano. A professora ainda anotou em seu relatório o seguinte comentário: "Sua analogia foi brilhante. Comparar o Museu ao supermercado foi uma idéia genial".

Movements, activity patterns and home range of a female brown bear (Ursus arctos, L.) in the Rodopi Mountain Range, Greece

Movements and activity patterns of an adult radio-tagged female brown bear accompanied by her cubs were documented for the first time in Rodopi area (NE Greece) from August 2000 to July 2002. Average daily movements were 2.45 +/- 2.26 SD km, (range 0.15-8.5 km). The longest daily range could be related to human disturbance (hunting activity). The longest seasonal distance (211 km), during Summer 2001 coincided with the dissolution of the family. With cubs, the female was more active during daytime (73 % of all radio-readings) than when solitary (28 %). The female switched to a more crepuscular behaviour, after separation from the yearling (July 2001). According to pooled data from 924 activity - recording sessions, during the whole monitoring period, the female was almost twice as active during day time while rearing cubs (51 % active) than when solitary (23 %). The autumn and early winter home range size of the family was larger (280 km(2)) than after the separation from the cubs (59 km(2)). During the family group phase, home range size varied from 258 km(2) in autumn to 40 km(2) in winter (average denning period lasted 107 days : December 2000-March 2001). The bear hibernated in the Bulgarian part of the Rodopi Range during winters of 2001 and 2002.

Effects of straw and silicon soil amendments on some foliar and stem-base diseases in pot-grown winter wheat

Four foliar and two stem-base pathogens were inoculated onto wheat plants grown in different substrates in pot experiments. Soils from four different UK locations were each treated in three ways: (i) straw incorporated in the field at 10 t ha−1 several months previously; (ii) silicon fertilization at 100 mg L−1 during the experiment; and (iii) no amendments. A sand and vermiculite mix was used with and without silicon amendment. The silicon treatment increased plant silica concentrations in all experiments, but incorporating straw was not associated with raised plant silica concentrations. Blumeria graminis and Puccinia recondita were inoculated by shaking infected plants over the test plants, followed by suitable humid periods. The silicon treatment reduced powdery mildew (B. graminis) substantially in sand and vermiculite and in two of the soils, but there were no effects on the slight infection by brown rust (P. recondita). Phaeosphaeria nodorum and Mycosphaerella graminicola were inoculated as conidial suspensions. Leaf spot caused by P. nodorum was reduced in silicon-amended sand and vermiculite; soil was not tested. Symptoms of septoria leaf blotch caused by M. graminicola were reduced by silicon amendment in a severely infected sand and vermiculite experiment but not in soil or a slightly infected sand and vermiculite experiment. Oculimacula yallundae (eyespot) and Fusarium culmorum (brown foot rot) were inoculated as agar plugs on the stem base. Severity of O. yallundae was reduced by silicon amendment of two of the soils but not sand and vermiculite; brown foot rot symptoms caused by F. culmorum were unaffected by silicon amendment. The straw treatment reduced severity of powdery mildew but did not detectably affect the other pathogens. Both straw and silicon treatments appeared to increase plant resistance to all diseases only under high disease pressure.

Regional variation in the microhardness and mineralization of vertebrae from brown and rainbow trout

Regional variation in properties of vertebral bone from brown Salmo trutta and rainbow trout Oncorhychus mykiss were explored by using microhardness tests. Statistically-significant positive correlations were identified between the microhardness of bone and its mineral content. In both brown and rainbow trout, the vertebrae from the caudal region were harder than those of the trunk region. There was a significant difference between the species; microhardness of bone from vertebrae of rainbow trout was greater than those from brown trout.

Communicating eye gaze across a distance without rooting participants to the spot

Eye gaze is an important conversational resource that until now could only be supported across a distance if people were rooted to the spot. We introduce EyeCVE, the worldpsilas first tele-presence system that allows people in different physical locations to not only see what each other are doing but follow each otherpsilas eyes, even when walking about. Projected into each space are avatar representations of remote participants, that reproduce not only body, head and hand movements, but also those of the eyes. Spatial and temporal alignment of remote spaces allows the focus of gaze as well as activity and gesture to be used as a resource for non-verbal communication. The temporal challenge met was to reproduce eye movements quick enough and often enough to interpret their focus during a multi-way interaction, along with communicating other verbal and non-verbal language. The spatial challenge met was to maintain communicational eye gaze while allowing free movement of participants within a virtually shared common frame of reference. This paper reports on the technical and especially temporal characteristics of the system.

Thermogenic and metabolic consequences of thyroid hormone treatment in brown and white adipose tissue

Male rats were treated with triiodothyronine in the drinking water for 12 days. In vitro rates of isoprenaline stimulated lipolysis were significantly greater in brown but not white adipose tissue. Rates of [14C]glucose incorporation into triacylglycerols were significantly reduced in BAT (brown adipose tissue) and WAT (white adipose tissue) under basal and isoprenaline stimulated conditions. In a second experiment, hyperthyroid animals showed impaired weight gain, despite increased food intake during 19 days' treatment. Energy expenditure on days 5 and 12, and BAT core temperature differences (TBAT - TCORE) on day 19, were significantly greater than in control animals. Epididymal white fat pad weight was reduced and interscapular brown fat pad weight increased by triiodothyronine treatment.