Transformação genética do sorgo utilizando o bombardeamento de partículas.

2005

Obtenção de milho tolerante a virose do mosaico pela tecnologia do RNAi.

2008

Fungos mineralizadores de fitato isolados da risosfera de milho.

2008

Transformação genética de embriões zigóticos da linhagem de milho tropical L3 mediada por Agrobacterium Tumefaciens.

2009

Milho Bt: teoria e prática da produção de plantas transgênicas resistentes a insetos-praga.

A biotecnologia moderna está gerando um grande número de genes passíveis de serem utilizados para a melhoria genética do milho, e as técnicas de transformação genética de plantas poderão ser empregadas para alterar a funcionalidade in vivo destes genes via complementação, superexpressão ou silenciamento. Progressos expressivos foram conseguidos no desenvolvimento da tecnologia de transformação genética de milho na última década. A transformação genética do milho, considerada por algum tempo problemática, tornou-se, atualmente, um procedimento de rotina para vários genótipos na maioria dos laboratórios públicos e privados trabalhando com esta cultura. Nesta Circular Técnica, serão abordados aspectos da produção e utilização em campo do milho Bt, englobando desde as pesquisas iniciais para o isolamento e caracterização dos genes cry, sua transferência para cultivares de milho via biobalística ou Agrobacterium, sua integração em programas de melhoramento clássico assistido por marcadores moleculares e utilização destas novas cultivares em campo.

Tecnologias para a produção de alfafa no Rio Grande do Sul.

2008

Estimativa do número de inserções de transgenes em milho por PCR quantitativo (qPCR).

2011

Avaliação do projeto minibibliotecas no Semiárido do Nordeste e no Vale do Jequitinhonha, MG: uma pesquisa-ação.

Introdução; As minibibliotecas no contexto da leitura e do aprendizado; Metodologia; Análise e discussão dos dados.

Traça europeia dos cachos da videira Lobesia botrana: uma praga em expansão nas Américas.

Este Comunicado Técnico tem como objetivo apresentar informações sobre a bioecologia da espécie Lobesia botrana, orientando produtores e técnicos a adotar medidas com o objetivo de evitar a entrada de L. botrana no Brasil.

Piscicultores e demais agentes da cadeia produtiva discutem os custos de produção de peixes redondos em viveiro escavado em Pimenta Bueno, Rondônia.

Visa levantar dados de custo de produção da aquicultura, a fim de subsidiar a criação de políticas públicas para o setor e auxiliar os produtores no gerenciamento de seus empreendimentos aquícolas.

O mercado da tilápia - 4º trimestre de 2015.

Comportamento do mercado de varejo nacional. Evolução dos preços. A abertura do mercado brasileiro à tilápia chinesa. O setor externo.

Ototoxicity evaluation in medulloblastoma patients treated with involved field boost using intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT): a retrospective review

Background: Ototoxicity is a known side effect of combined radiation therapy and cisplatin chemotherapy for the treatment of medulloblastoma. the delivery of an involved field boost by intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) may reduce the dose to the inner ear when compared with conventional radiotherapy. the dose of cisplatin may also affect the risk of ototoxicity. A retrospective study was performed to evaluate the impact of involved field boost using IMRT and cisplatin dose on the rate of ototoxicity.Methods: Data from 41 medulloblastoma patients treated with IMRT were collected. Overall and disease-free survival rates were calculated by Kaplan-Meier method Hearing function was graded according to toxicity criteria of Pediatric Oncology Group (POG). Doses to inner ear and total cisplatin dose were correlated with hearing function by univariate and multivariate data analysis.Results: After a mean follow-up of 44 months (range: 14 to 72 months), 37 patients remained alive, with two recurrences, both in spine with CSF involvement, resulting in a disease free-survival and overall survival of 85.2% and 90.2%, respectively. Seven patients (17%) experienced POG Grade 3 or 4 toxicity. Cisplatin dose was a significant factor for hearing loss in univariate analysis (p < 0.03). in multivariate analysis, median dose to inner ear was significantly associated with hearing loss (p < 0.01). POG grade 3 and 4 toxicity were uncommon with median doses to the inner ear bellow 42 Gy (p < 0.05) and total cisplatin dose of less than 375 mg/m(2) (p < 0.01).Conclusions: IMRT leads to a low rate of severe ototoxicity. Median radiation dose to auditory apparatus should be kept below 42 Gy. Cisplatin doses should not exceed 375 mg/m(2).

Animated virtual agents to cue user attention: comparison of static and dynamic deictic cues on gaze and touch responses

This paper describes an experiment developed to study the performance of virtual agent animated cues within digital interfaces. Increasingly, agents are used in virtual environments as part of the branding process and to guide user interaction. However, the level of agent detail required to establish and enhance efficient allocation of attention remains unclear. Although complex agent motion is now possible, it is costly to implement and so should only be routinely implemented if a clear benefit can be shown. Pevious methods of assessing the effect of gaze-cueing as a solution to scene complexity have relied principally on two-dimensional static scenes and manual peripheral inputs. Two experiments were run to address the question of agent cues on human-computer interfaces. Both experiments measured the efficiency of agent cues analyzing participant responses either by gaze or by touch respectively. In the first experiment, an eye-movement recorder was used to directly assess the immediate overt allocation of attention by capturing the participant’s eyefixations following presentation of a cueing stimulus. We found that a fully animated agent could speed up user interaction with the interface. When user attention was directed using a fully animated agent cue, users responded 35% faster when compared with stepped 2-image agent cues, and 42% faster when compared with a static 1-image cue. The second experiment recorded participant responses on a touch screen using same agent cues. Analysis of touch inputs confirmed the results of gaze-experiment, where fully animated agent made shortest time response with a slight decrease on the time difference comparisons. Responses to fully animated agent were 17% and 20% faster when compared with 2-image and 1-image cue severally. These results inform techniques aimed at engaging users’ attention in complex scenes such as computer games and digital transactions within public or social interaction contexts by demonstrating the benefits of dynamic gaze and head cueing directly on the users’ eye movements and touch responses.

Bacteremic pneumonia before and after withdrawal of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine from a public vaccination program in Spain: a case-control study

The objective of this study is to compare the incidence and epidemiology of bacteremic community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the setting of changes in 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) coverage. In the region of Madrid, universal immunization with the PCV13 started in May 2010. In July 2012, public funding ceased. Vaccination coverage decreased from >95% to 82% in 2013 and to 67% in 2014. We performed a multicenter surveillance and case-control study from 2009-2014. Cases were hospitalized children with bacteremic CAP. Controls were children selected 1:1 from next-admitted with negative blood cultures and typical, presumed bacterial CAP. Annual incidence of bacteremic CAP declined from 7.9/100 000 children (95% CI 5.1-11.1) in 2009 to 2.1/100 000 children (95% CI 1.1-4.1) in 2012. In 2014, 2 years after PCV13 was withdrawn from the universal vaccination program, the incidence of bacteremic CAP increased to 5.4/100 000 children (95% CI 3.5-8.4). We enrolled 113 cases and 113 controls. Streptococcus pneumoniae caused most of bloodstream infections (78%). Empyema was associated with bacteremia (P = .003, OR 3.6; 95% CI 1.4-8.9). Simple parapneumonic effusion was not associated with bacteremia. Incomplete PCV immunization was not a risk factor for bacteremic pneumonia.

An assessment of the ability of the stay-green phenotype in Lolium species to provide an improved protein supply for ruminants

Kingston-Smith, A. H., Bollard, A. L., Humphreys, M. O,, Theodorou, M. K. (2002). An assessment of the ability of the stay-green phenotype in Lolium species to provide an improved protein supply for ruminants. Annals of Botany, 89(6), 731-740. Sponsorship: BBSRC/MAFF/Milk Development Council/Meat and Livestock Commission/Industry. RAE2008