Adsorção de nitrato em solos de cerrado do Distrito Federal

Os objetivos deste trabalho foram verificar a adsorção de nitrato e identificar as propriedades do solo que mais influenciam este fenômeno, em um Latossolo Vermelho-Escuro, com 56% de argila, em Planaltina, DF. Em 1996 foram coletadas amostras de solo nas profundidades de 0-20, 20-40, 40-80, 80-100 cm, de um experimento com cinco anos de duração, em uma área de cerrado típico e em duas áreas cultivadas com soja e milho, onde o solo apresentava inversão de carga em profundidade. Também foram coletadas amostras em um solo sob cerradão, com carga elétrica líquida negativa em profundidade. A relação entre nitrato adsorvido e nitrato na solução foi descrita pela equação de Freundlich e as relações entre o nitrato adsorvido e algumas propriedades físico-químicas do solo foram estudadas por meio de regressões múltiplas. O nitrato adsorvido aumentou com a profundidade em todos os tratamentos. Esta adsorção foi maior nos solos sob cerrado e cerradão. O deltapH não afetou a adsorção de nitrato. A correlação entre nitrato adsorvido, matéria orgânica e sulfato extraível foi negativa. A adsorção de nitrato aumentou com a redução da matéria orgânica em profundidade e com a redução de sulfato extraível.

Abundance and diversity of soil mites of fragmented habitats in a biosphere reserve in Southern Nigeria

Soil samples were collected from the top 7.5 cm of soil in a Strict Natural Reserve (SNR), a surrounding buffer zone, a cassava farm and matured plantations of Gmelina, teak, and pine, so as to determine if plantation establishment and intensive cultivation affect the density and diversity of soil mites. Altogether, 41 taxonomic groups of mites were identified. The diversity and densities of mites in within the SNR, the buffer zone and the Gmelina were more than the diversity and densities in the cassava farm, teak and pine plantations. Each plantation had its own unique community structure which was different from the community structure in the SNR plot. The SNR plot and Gmelina were dominated by detritivorous cryptostigmatid mites unlike teak and pine which were dominated by predatory mesostigmatid and prostigmatid mites respectively. Low cryptostigmatid mite densities in the plantations and cassava farm were seen as a consequence of low fertility status of the soil, the evidence of which was revealed by soil pH and organic matter data.

Impacto de inseticidas sobre parasitóides da traça-das-crucíferas em repolho, no Distrito Federal

Este trabalho teve como objetivo identificar os parasitóides da Plutella xylostella(L.) presentes em áreas de cultivo do Distrito Federal, tratadas ou não com inseticidas, onde larvas do inseto foram coletadas. Foram identificados quatro parasitóides: Apantelessp. (Braconidae), Oomyzus sokolowiskii (Kurdjumov) (Eulophidae), Diadegmasp. (Ichneumonidae) e Actiasp. (Tachinidae). Onível de parasitismo nas áreas não tratadas com inseticidas variou de 5% a 94%, enquanto em áreas tratadas variou de 11% a 87%. A maior parte das larvas de traça-das-crucíferas foram encontradas nas cabeças de repolho ou na parte inferior das folhas da saia das plantas. Esta distribuição de larvas sobre as plantas deve permitir que estas escapem do contato com o inseticida, e, conseqüentemente, os parasitóides podem sobreviver nas plantas tratadas.

Severidade da mancha-de-alternária em cultivares de girassol na região do Cerrado do Distrito Federal

Avaliou-se a severidade da mancha-de-alternária (Alternaria helianthi) em cinco genótipos de girassol (Helianthus annuus L.), em duas densidades populacionais e duas épocas de semeadura. Os experimentos foram conduzidos no campo experimental da Embrapa-Centro de Pesquisa Agropecuária dos Cerrados, em Planaltina, DF, no ano agrícola de 1998/1999, num Latossolo areno-argiloso. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso, num esquema fatorial de 5 x 2, com três repetições. A porcentagem de plantas com sintomas da mancha foi estimada por meio de observações semanais, empregandose notas de 0 a 5 nos terços inferior, médio e superior da planta. A população de plantas não influenciou na incidência de alternária. Todas as cultivares estudadas foram suscetíveis à doença. As condições climáticas transcorridas em cada época de semeadura modificaram a severidade da doença.

Issue review : projected impact of elimination of the Federal Family Education Loan Program.

The federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ended the Federal Family Education Loan Program, or FFELP, and no new FFELP loans will be issued after June 30, 2010. The Iowa College Student Aid Commission received approximately 14 million dollars of its 14.7 million dollar fiscal year 2010 administrative budget from the various fees associated with the FFELP program and services. With the cessation of FFELP loans, the commission project's revenues will decline, as the currently existing FFELP loans are paid off, beginning with a 2.7 million dollar decline in fiscal year 2011. This issue review examines the prison system fiscal year 2010 budget, including receipts and expenditures, average annual costs, personnel and inmate assaults.

Issue review : school district cash reserve levy.

During the recent economic crisis, school district budgets have been impacted by state school aid funding shortfalls and state aid reductions due to across-the-board general fund reductions in fiscal year 2009 and fiscal year 2010. Additionally, in fiscal year 2011, the state school aid appropriation was capped and was 156.1 million dollars short of fully funding the state portion of the school aid formula. This issue review examines the impact that the reductions in state aid have had on school district cash reserve levies.

Current Population Reports Series P-26, Federal-State cooperative program for population estimates, July 1974

T his report presents population estimates for July 1, 1972 and provisional estimates for July 1, 1973, for counties and metropolitan areas prepared under the auspices of the Federal State Cooperative Program for Local Population Estimates. The objective of this program. is the development and publication of State - prepared estimates of the population of counties using uniform procedures largely standardized for data input and methodology. The methods used have been mutually agreed upon by the individual States and the Bureau of the Census on the basis of a test of methods against the 1970 census. For a more detailed description of the program.

Current Population Reports Series P-26, Federal-State cooperative program for population estimates, September 1975

This report presents population estimates for July 1, 1973 and provisional estimates for July 1, for counties and metropolitan areas prepared under the auspices of the Federal State Cooperative Program for Local Population Estimates. The objective of this program. is the development and publication of State - prepared estimates of the population of counties using uniform procedures largely standardized for data input and methodology. The methods used have been mutually agreed upon by the individual States and the Bureau of the Census on the basis of a test of methods against the 1970 census. For a more detailed description of the program.

Issue review : Federal Budget Control Act of 2011.

This issue review provides an overview and update on the sequester provision of the Federal Budget Control Act of 2011.

Issue review : impact of federal income tax changes on Iowa general fund revenue.

Iowa law allows taxpayers to deduct federal income taxes from income prior to calculating state income tax liability. Due to the federal tax deduction, changes to federal income taxes enacted by Congress directly and automatically impact Iowa's revenue stream. While this issue is present every year, the impact on the budget process has been more pronounced over the past three years as federal tax reductions enacted during the early 2000s were set to expire, were extended, and are now set to expire again. This issue review examines federal deductability and the related issue of federal conformity.

Microsatellite variations of Quercus aquifolioides populations at varying altitudes in the Wolong Natural Reserve of China

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Ant species distribution along a topographic gradient in a "terra-firme" forest reserve in Central Amazonia

In Amazonia, topographical variations in soil and forest structure within "terra-firme" ecosystems are important factors correlated with terrestrial invertebrates' distribution. The objective of this work was to assess the effects of soil clay content and slope on ant species distribution over a 25 km² grid covering the natural topographic continuum. Using three complementary sampling methods (sardine baits, pitfall traps and litter samples extracted in Winkler sacks), 300 subsamples of each method were taken in 30 plots distributed over a wet tropical forest in the Ducke Reserve (Manaus, AM, Brazil). An amount of 26,814 individuals from 11 subfamilies, 54 genera, 85 species and 152 morphospecies was recorded (Pheidole represented 37% of all morphospecies). The genus Eurhopalothrix was registered for the first time for the reserve. Species number was not correlated with slope or clay content, except for the species sampled from litter. However, the Principal Coordinate Analysis indicated that the main pattern of species composition from pitfall and litter samples was related to clay content. Almost half of the species were found only in valleys or only on plateaus, which suggests that most of them are habitat specialists. In Central Amazonia, soil texture is usually correlated with vegetation structure and moisture content, creating different microhabitats, which probably account for the observed differences in ant community structure.

Implementation of the Federal Highway Administration Final Rule on Work Zone Safety and Mobility, 2007

The Federal Highway Administration published the final rule updating 23 CFR 630 Subpart J in September 2004. The revised rule requires agencies using federal funding to address both safety and mobility in planning and construction of roadway improvements. The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) requested the assistance of the Center for Transportation and Research in developing guidance for a policy and procedures to comply with the final rule. This report describes an in-depth examination of current Iowa DOT project development processes for all types of improvements, including maintenance, as well as a detailed characterization of work zone impact considerations throughout project completion. To comply with both the letter and perceived intent of the final rule on safety and mobility, the report features a suggested work zone policy statement and suggested revisions in the Iowa DOT project development processes, including a definition of the key element: significant projects.

Comment diminuer son risque cardiovasculaire avec l'alimentation? Rôle des graisses consommées [Nutritional advice to help reduce the cardiovascular risk. Update of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health's recommendations on fat consumption].

The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health's (FOPH) updated its recommendations on fat consumption in 2013. The report recommends that maximum 10% of the daily caloric intake should come from saturated fatty acids, and the total fat intake should account for 20-35%. There is no limitation to dietary cholesterol consumption. Recent studies have shown that replacing consumption of saturated fatty acids by unsaturated fatty acids is more beneficial in terms of cardiovascular prevention than a low fat diet. The purpose of this article is to review the FOPH recommendations on dietary fat as well as the current evidence about their cardiovascular benefit, and to provide a translation of these scientific recommendations into clinical advice.