Assistance in poverty alleviation through improved aquatic resources management in Asia-Pacific: DLF/NACA-STREAM/FAO National Workshop on livelihoods approaches and analysis. Vientiane, Lao PDR, 8-12 Mar. 2004

This is the report of the “DLF/NACA-STREAM/FAO National Workshop on Livelihoods Approaches and Analysis” that was conducted in Vientiane, Lao PDR from 8-12 March 2004. The purpose of the workshop was to develop and document mechanisms for training in livelihoods approaches and analysis, and to build national capacity to conduct livelihoods analysis. The workshop in Vientiane was the first STREAM event in Lao PDR, with colleagues coming to participate from Vientiane and many provinces throughout the country. The workshop in Vientiane was the third in a series, the first of which was held in Iloilo City, Philippines, in November 2003 and the second in Ranchi, India, in February, 2004. Subsequent workshops will take place in other countries in the region, including Myanmar and Yunnan, China. (Pdf contains 59 pages).

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Orçamento de 2013 : contingenciamento de despesas do Executivo : Decreto nº 8.021 (29/05) : Portaria MP 207 (31/05)

Seguem-se observações preliminares sobre o contingenciamento de 2013, baseadas na 1ª Avaliação de receitas e despesas, anunciada somente em 22 de maio por conta da sanção tardia do orçamento; nos limites de pagamento e de movimentação e empenho das dotações do Executivo do Decreto 8.021/13, de 29 de maio, e da Portaria Ministério do Planejamento 207, de 31 de maio, assim como nas previsões constantes da proposta e da Lei aprovada.

Cruise report 61-S-8 rockfish

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Considerações sobre os relatórios : avaliação de receitas e despesas do 4º bimestre : cumprimento de metas do 2º quadrimestre de 2013 : Decreto nº 8.111/2013 (30 de setembro)

Consultoria de Orçamento e Fiscalização Financeira. Núcleo de Assuntos Econômico-Fiscais

Cruise Report 62-S-8 - Crab

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Cruise Report 63-S-8 - Crab

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Seasonal, horizontal, and vertical distribution of phytoplankton chlorophyll a in the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf Ecosystem

The broad scale features in the horizontal, vertical, and seasonal distribution of phytoplankton chlorophyll a on the northeast U.S. continental shelf are described based on 57,088 measurements made during 78 oceanographic surveys from 1977 through 1988. Highest mean water column chlorophyll concentration (Chlw,) is usually observed in nearshore areas adjacent to the mouths of the estuaries in the Middle Atlantic Bight (MAB), over the shallow water on Georges Bank, and a small area sampled along the southeast edge of Nantucket Shoals. Lowest Chlw «0.125 ug l-1) is usually restricted to the most seaward stations sampled along the shelf-break and the central deep waters in the Gulf of Maine. There is at least a twofold seasonal variation in phytoplankton biomass in all areas, with highest phytoplankton concentrations (m3) and highest integrated standing stocks (m2) occurring during the winter-spring (WS) bloom, and the lowest during summer, when vertical density stratification is maximal. In most regions, a secondary phytoplankton biomass pulse is evident during convective destratification in fall, usually in October. Fall bloom in some areas of Georges Bank approaches the magnitude of the WS-bloom, but Georges Bank and Middle Atlantic Bight fall blooms are clearly subordinate to WS-blooms. Measurements of chlorophyll in two size-fractions of the phytoplankton, netplankton (>20 um) and nanoplankton «20 um), revealed that the smaller nanoplankton are responsible for most of the phytoplankton biomass on the northeast U.S. shelf. Netplankton tend to be more abundant in nearshore areas of the MAB and shallow water on Georges Bank, where chlorophyll a is usually high; nanoplankton dominate deeper water at the shelf-break and deep water in the Gulf of Maine, where Chlw is usually low. As a general rule, the percent of phytoplankton in the netplankton size-fraction increases with increasing depth below surface and decreases proceeding offshore. There are distinct seasonal and regional patterns in the vertical distribution of chlorophyll a and percent netplankton, as revealed in composite vertical profiles of chlorophyll a constructed for 11 layers of the water column. Subsurface chlorophyll a maxima are ubiquitous during summer in stratified water. Chlorophyll a in the subsurface maximum layer is generally 2-8 times the concentration in the overlying and underlying water and approaches 50 to 75% of the levels observed in surface water during WS-bloom. The distribution of the ratio of the subsurface maximum chlorophyll a to surface chlorophyll a (SSR) during summer parallels the shelfwide pattern for stability, indexed as the difference in density (sigma-t) between 40 m and surface (stability 40. The weakest stability and lowest SSR's are found in shallow tidally-mixed water on Georges Bank; the greatest stability and highest SSR's (8-12:1) are along the mid and outer MAB shelf, over the winter residual water known as the "cold band." On Georges Bank, the distribution of SSR and the stability40 are roughly congruent with the pattern for maximum surface tidal current velocity, with values above 50 cms-1 defining SSR's less than 2:1 and the well-mixed area. Physical factors (bathymetry, vertical mixing by strong tidal currents, and seasonal and regional differences in the intensity and duration of vertical stratification) appear to explain much of the variability in phytoplankton chlorophyll a throughout this ecosystem. (PDF file contains 126 pages.)

Officios e documentos dirigidos às Cortes Geraes extraordinarias e constituintes da Nação Portugueza, dois pela Junta Provisoria do Governo da Provincia das Alagoas com as datas de 6 de maio, e de 2 de junho deste anno ; e dois pela Junta Provisoria do Governo da Provincia do Grão Pará com as datas de 8 de junho, e 8 de julho do mesmo anno :estes officios, sendo presentes as Cortes em a Sessão de 17 de agosto, forão ouvidos com especial agrado

As províncias apresentaram ao Príncipe Regente ofícios e documentos que, remetidos para Lisboa e publicados a mando das Cortes, permitem também acompanhar o processo.

Oceanographic results during VERTEX particle interceptor trap experiment 17 August to 8 September 1980

This report presents oceanographic data supporting the detailed chemical studies in the VERTEX Particle Interceptor Trap (PIT) experiment off the central California coast. Prior to the deployment of the PITs, an oceanographic survey of the intended study area was made on R/V CAYUSE from 17 to 21 August 1980. During this cruise, twenty CTD stations (Fig. 1) were occupied in a grid centered about the PIT site selected earlier based on archival oceanographic data. During the second leg of the VERTEX experiment from 25 August to 3 September, CTO profiles were taken as time permitted. In addition, a short survey near the PITs was made on 2 September. The intent of the pre-deployment cruise was to obtain data characterizing the vertical and horizontal variability of physical and chemical properties and to map the geostrophic flow field. Toward this end, vertical profiles of salinity, temperature and dissolved oxygen were made using a Plessey 9040 CTOa profiler. Considerable effort was expended to make vertical beam attenuation profiles to

Decreto nº 8.456/2015 : Decreto de contingenciamento - 22/05/2015 - e sua repercussão sobre as emendas individuais da LOA 2015

Tem como objetivo apresentar os limites orçamentários e financeiros estabelecidos pelo Decreto nº 8.456/2015 e, especialmente, as implicações sobre as emendas parlamentares individuais, sujeitas ao regime do “orçamento impositivo” (classificadas, na lei orçamentária, sob o código de identificador de resultado primário RP6.

Análise do Anexo I do Decreto nº 8.456/2015 relativa às despesas da área temática IV – MCTI, MEC, MinC e ME

Analisa e detalha as ações orçamentárias das dotações iniciais constantes da Lei Orçamentária para 2015 – LOA 2015 dos órgãos integrantes da Área Temática IV (Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação – MCTI, Ministério da Educação – MEC, Ministério da Cultura – MinC e Ministério do Esporte – ME) que foram objeto de limitação de movimentação e empenho em face do Decreto nº 8.456, de 22 de maio de 2015.

Estatuto da criança e do adolescente : 25 anos : Lei n. 8.069, de 13 de julho de 1990, e legislação correlata

Há 25 anos, era promulgada a Lei nº 8.069, de 1990, que instituiu o Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente (ECA). A lei, inovadora em diversos aspectos, constitui importante marco jurídico, por criar mecanismos que possibilitam a efetivação dos direitos fundamentais de crianças e adolescentes conferidos pela Constituição Cidadã.

The Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Na(v)1.8 Is Expressed in Human Sperm

The role of Na+ fluxes through voltage-gated sodium channels in the regulation of sperm cell function remains poorly understood. Previously, we reported that several genes encoding voltage-gated Na+ channels were expressed in human testis and mature spermatozoa. In this study, we analyzed the presence and function of the TTX-resistant VGSC a subunit Na(v)1.8 in human capacitated sperm cells. Using an RT-PCR assay, we found that the mRNA of the gene SCN10A, that encode Na-v1.8, was abundantly and specifically expressed in human testis and ejaculated spermatozoa. The Na-v1.8 protein was detected in capacitated sperm cells using three different specific antibodies against this channel. Positive immunoreactivity was mainly located in the neck and the principal piece of the flagellum. The presence of Na-v1.8 in sperm cells was confirmed by Western blot. Functional studies demonstrated that the increases in progressive motility produced by veratridine, a voltage-gated sodium channel activator, were reduced in sperm cells preincubated with TTX (10 mu M), the Na-v1.8 antagonist A-803467, or a specific Na-v1.8 antibody. Veratridine elicited similar percentage increases in progressive motility in sperm cells maintained in Ca2+-containing or Ca2+-free solution and did not induce hyperactivation or the acrosome reaction. Veratridine caused a rise in sperm intracellular Na+, [Na+](i), and the sustained phase of the response was inhibited in the presence of A-803467. These results verify that the Na+ channel Na-v1.8 is present in human sperm cells and demonstrate that this channel participates in the regulation of sperm function.