Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 May 2009-31 July 2009

This article documents the addition of 512 microsatellite marker loci and nine pairs of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) sequencing primers to the Molecular Ecology Resources Database. Loci were developed for the following species: Alcippe morrisonia morrisonia, Bashania fangiana, Bashania fargesii, Chaetodon vagabundus, Colletes floralis, Coluber constrictor flaviventris, Coptotermes gestroi, Crotophaga major, Cyprinella lutrensis, Danaus plexippus, Fagus grandifolia, Falco tinnunculus, Fletcherimyia fletcheri, Hydrilla verticillata, Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus, Leavenworthia alabamica, Marmosops incanus, Miichthys miiuy, Nasua nasua, Noturus exilis, Odontesthes bonariensis, Quadrula fragosa, Pinctada maxima, Pseudaletia separata, Pseudoperonospora cubensis, Podocarpus elatus, Portunus trituberculatus, Rhagoletis cerasi, Rhinella schneideri, Sarracenia alata, Skeletonema marinoi, Sminthurus viridis, Syngnathus abaster, Uroteuthis (Photololigo) chinensis, Verticillium dahliae, Wasmannia auropunctata, and Zygochlamys patagonica. These loci were cross-tested on the following species: Chaetodon baronessa, Falco columbarius, Falco eleonorae, Falco naumanni, Falco peregrinus, Falco subbuteo, Didelphis aurita, Gracilinanus microtarsus, Marmosops paulensis, Monodelphis Americana, Odontesthes hatcheri, Podocarpus grayi, Podocarpus lawrencei, Podocarpus smithii, Portunus pelagicus, Syngnathus acus, Syngnathus typhle,Uroteuthis (Photololigo) edulis, Uroteuthis (Photololigo) duvauceli and Verticillium albo-atrum. This article also documents the addition of nine sequencing primer pairs and sixteen allele specific primers or probes for Oncorhynchus mykiss and Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; these primers and assays were cross-tested in both species.

Sensoriamento remoto e geoprocessamento aplicado ao estudo temporal do uso da terra e na comparação entre classificação não supervisionada e análise visual

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Energia na Agricultura) - FCA

Reprodutibilidade diagnóstica das imagens radiográficas panorâmicas convencional e digitalizada invertida na detecção do teto do canal da mandíbula e do forame mentual

Pós-graduação em Odontologia - FOAR

Um súdito capaz no Vale Amazônico (ou Landi, esse conhecido): um outro significado da descrição das plantas e animais do Grão-Pará

Elaborada em meio às intervenções da administração portuguesa no Vale Amazônico, a Descrição de várias Plantas, Frutas, Animais, Aves, Peixes, Cobras, raízes, e outras coisas semelhantes que se acham nesta Capitania do Grão Pará, de Antonio Landi, escrita entre os anos de 1772 e 1773, tem sido vista pela historiografia como resultante dos interesses da Coroa portuguesa. Este trabalho tem por objeto de estudo tal descrição, propondo uma compreensão distinta da comumente aceita, de que a Descrição das plantas e dos animais da capitania do Grão Pará surgiu como um desdobramento lógico das políticas metropolitanas. Sendo assim, não se trata de uma formulação sugerida ou determinada pela burocracia colonial, mas de um trabalho motivado a partir das demandas coloniais. Por outro lado, esta dissertação buscou compreender as intenções próprias da condição de colono do arquiteto italiano, evitando conceber sua produção como naturalista apenas como um reflexo do pensamento científico europeu. Antes, buscando entender essa atividade como relacionada ao contexto da dinâmica colonial local. Dessa forma, este estudo procura evidenciar que as práticas e contornos próprios da sociedade do Vale Amazônico foram determinantes para a elaboração do trabalho de História Natural de Antonio Landi.

A pintura de quadratura landiana em Belém do Pará

Na segunda metade do século XVIII, Belém viveu um momento de grande expansão econômica, o que se refletiu positivamente na arquitetura, quando foram construídos imponentes templos religiosos no atual centro histórico, dentre os quais a igreja de São João Batista. Esta pesquisa analisou tecnologicamente a pintura de quadratura realizada pelo arquiteto Antonio Landi no interior da igreja de São João Batista, em Belém do Pará, para identificar a tinta utilizada na rara pintura do século XVIII, uma vez que o quadraturista disse ter utilizado em seus trabalhos o pigmento extraído da Arrabidaea chica (H & B) Verlot, popularmente conhecida como carajiru; os processos de alteração sofridos por ela e, assim, obter subsídios para a sua conservação e restauração. O estudo foi realizado em etapas: na primeira, foi feita uma pesquisa histórica envolvendo a literatura sobre as tintas, pigmentos e corantes do período colonial amazônico, utilizados na arquitetura religiosa; sobre a contribuição das ordens religiosas na decoração dos templos; sobre a formação e as atividades de Landi em Belém, e sobre a técnica de pintura denominada de quadratura. Na mesma etapa foi realizado um mapeamento dos danos na pintura e medidos o padrão de cores, por colorimetria, e a temperatura da parede pintada, com câmera de infravermelho. A etapa seguinte foi a investigação laboratorial, que consistiu em analisar a tinta usada por Landi na pintura e o pigmento extraído do carajiru, em microscópio ótico, em microscópio eletrônico de varredura, em difratômetro de raios-X e em espectrômetro de infravermelho. Os resultados possibilitaram a identificação e comparação dos materiais utilizados na pintura de quadratura. E por último, realizou-se um ensaio com a tinta produzida a partir do pigmento extraído do carajiru. A pesquisa histórica contribuiu para o entendimento das tintas, pigmentos e corantes e técnicas de pintura e a interdisciplinaridade facilitou a condução dos procedimentos tecnológicos, permitindo a elaboração de diagnósticos que servem para estabelecer medidas de conservação preventiva e propostas de futuras intervenções de restauro.

Harnack inequalities in sub-Riemannian settings

In the present thesis, we discuss the main notions of an axiomatic approach for an invariant Harnack inequality. This procedure, originated from techniques for fully nonlinear elliptic operators, has been developed by Di Fazio, Gutiérrez, and Lanconelli in the general settings of doubling Hölder quasi-metric spaces. The main tools of the approach are the so-called double ball property and critical density property: the validity of these properties implies an invariant Harnack inequality. We are mainly interested in the horizontally elliptic operators, i.e. some second order linear degenerate-elliptic operators which are elliptic with respect to the horizontal directions of a Carnot group. An invariant Harnack inequality of Krylov-Safonov type is still an open problem in this context. In the thesis we show how the double ball property is related to the solvability of a kind of exterior Dirichlet problem for these operators. More precisely, it is a consequence of the existence of some suitable interior barrier functions of Bouligand-type. By following these ideas, we prove the double ball property for a generic step two Carnot group. Regarding the critical density, we generalize to the setting of H-type groups some arguments by Gutiérrez and Tournier for the Heisenberg group. We recognize that the critical density holds true in these peculiar contexts by assuming a Cordes-Landis type condition for the coefficient matrix of the operator. By the axiomatic approach, we thus prove an invariant Harnack inequality in H-type groups which is uniform in the class of the coefficient matrices with prescribed bounds for the eigenvalues and satisfying such a Cordes-Landis condition.

Paediatric traffic accident and obstructive sleep apnoea by antrochoanal polyps: case report and literature review

Antrochoanal polyps are hyperplasias of the nasal mucosa, which have their origin in the maxillary sinus and extend through the nasal cavity and the choanae into the naso- and oropharynx. In children antrochoanal polyps represent one of the more frequent manifestations of paediatric nasal polyposis. Most studies on antrochoanal polyps in children report only on nasal obstruction, hyponasal speech and snoring, which are also encountered in the most common cause of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome; i.e. adenoid or tonsillar hyperplasia. Only very few studies report on additional health hazards by antrochoanal polyps ranging from obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome to swallowing disorders and cachexia. We present the case of an 8 year old girl with a bicycle accident caused by excessive daytime sleepiness and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome due to an extensive antrochoanal polyp. After a transnasal polypectomy and meatotomy type II the obstructive sleep apnoea and day time sleepiness resolved completely. Awareness of this additional health hazard is important and correct evaluation and timely diagnosis of a potential antrochoanal polyp is mandatory because minimally invasive rhinosurgery is highly curative in preventing further impending problems.

Long lasting phantosmia treated with venlafaxine

Qualitative olfactory disorders such as parosmia and phantosmia are not well investigated. In particular, the causes and treatment options for phantosmia are largely unknown. We report a case of long lasting phantosmia that disappeared under anti-depressive treatment, raising the question to what extent certain forms of qualitative olfactory disorders are an early symptom of depression.

Olfactory function improves following hemodialysis

Olfactory function has been shown to be affected in chronic kidney disease; however, studies are contradictory and little is known on the effects of dialysis. To resolve these issues we tested olfactory function in 24 healthy controls and in 28 patients with chronic kidney disease receiving hemodialysis (20 patients) or peritoneal dialysis (the other 8). As assays for olfactory function we measured smell identification, n-butanol and acetic acid thresholds, Kt/V urea, percentage reduced urea, and weights before and after dialysis. Olfactory function was also self-rated by the participants. Compared to healthy controls, predialysis olfactory function was moderately but significantly decreased in the two dialysis groups, with hemodialysis patients being more affected. Patients self-rated olfactory function similar to that of healthy controls, suggesting that patients are unaware of the olfactory decrease. Olfactory function was significantly improved by one hemodialysis session. Neither body mass index, total volume loss, nor any other dialysis parameter correlated with olfactory function or its restitution following hemodialysis. The observed pattern of improvement suggests underlying mixed peripheral and central mechanisms. Thus, olfactory dysfunction in patients with chronic kidney disease is readily reversible by hemodialysis.

[Dysfunction of the chemical senses smell and taste]

Dysfunction of the senses of taste and smell may strongly affect our lives. During the last years reliable techniques for the standardized investigation of the 2 senses have been introduced to clinical routine. These techniques are highly standardized and can be easily used, for example, for quality control before and after surgery. Although there are proven therapeutic approaches to taste or smell loss, by far not all patients can be helped. New ideas need to tested within rigorous double-blind studies. The regenerative capacity within the chemical senses provides a major basis for hopes on therapeutic success.

Patient adjustment to reduced olfactory function

To compare the importance of olfaction in daily life between patients with olfactory disorders and healthy normosmic individuals.

Gustatory dysfunction after mandibular zoster

Varicella zoster, limited to the mandibular nerve, is rare. Classical symptoms are pain, hypesthesia and vesicular eruption restricted to the third trigeminal segment (V3). Little is known on taste affection after mandibular nerve zoster. We report two cases of patients suffering from mandibular zoster associated with subjective taste disorder. In both cases, gustatory measures confirmed ipsilateral hemiageusia of the anterior two-thirds of the tongue. After 2 months, the symptoms regressed and psychophysical measures came back to normal values, whereas post-zoster neuralgia lasted for more than 1 year. Gustatory dysfunction is a possible symptom after mandibular nerve zoster. In contrast to post-zoster neuralgia, taste function seems to recover quickly.