Propagação de Dovyalis sp. pelo processo de mergulhia aérea

Com objetivo de avaliar a capacidade de propagação vegetativa de Dovyalis sp. pelo método da alporquia, realizou-se o presente trabalho. Foram utilizados ramos com cerca de 50 centímetros, os quais receberam os tratamentos: 0; 1.000; 3.000; 5.000 e 7.000 mg/kg de ácido indolbutírico (AIB) diluídos em lanolina, em duas épocas do ano: outono e primavera. No outono, considerou-se como subparcelas as localizações dos alporques por toda a planta, analisando-as como alporques da parte superior e inferior da copa e das faces norte e sul da planta. Na primavera, por insuficiência de ramos, apenas foram consideradas as doses com AIB. Nas épocas estudadas, o outono foi a que demonstrou maior percentagem de enraizamento e número de raízes (93,93 e 10,26 %, respectivamente). Obteve-se que o enraizamento independe da posição do ramo na planta, para esta época. O maior comprimento de raízes foi obtido na primavera.

Mobilidade do boro em plantas de abacaxi

Para confirmar a mobilidade do boro em abacaxizeiro, cultivaram-se doze mudas da cultivar 'Pérola' em solução nutritiva completa, contendo 1 µmol L-1 de B, em delineamento inteiramente casualizado. Após 45 dias, coletaram-se quatro plantas (T0) e, nas oito plantas restantes, aplicou-se, por 3 dias consecutivos, uma solução de H3BO3 a 10 mmol L-1, pincelando-se ambas as faces da folha basal número sete (7). A partir do início da aplicação foliar, foi suspenso o fornecimento de B na solução nutritiva. Um dia após a terceira aplicação foliar, coletaram-se quatro plantas (T1) e, 60 dias após esta, coletaram-se as últimas quatro plantas (T2). As plantas foram fracionadas em diferentes partes nas quais o teor de B total foi determinado pelo método da azometina-H. Em T0, o maior teor de B observado foi na raiz; no T1, na folha pincelada e na raiz e, no T2, na folha pincelada. O conteúdo de B acompanhou a variação da massa seca das porções da planta, sendo que, no T2, o maior conteúdo de B e massa seca foram observados nas folhas novas formadas entre o T1 e o T2. O boro contido nessas folhas (29,8% do boro total da planta) proveio das folhas mais velhas (FMed, FTrat e FBas), cujo conteúdo diminuiu significativamente, confirmando a mobilidade do boro em plantas de abacaxi 'Pérola'.

Quantificação da área e do teor de clorofilas em folhas de plantas jovens de videira 'Cabernet Sauvignon' mediante métodos não destrutivos

Este trabalho foi conduzido visando a desenvolver métodos não destrutivos para estimar a área foliar e o conteúdo de clorofilas em folhas de plantas jovens de videira 'Cabernet Sauvignon'. Para a estimativa da área foliar, foram tomadas medidas de comprimento da nervura principal e das duas maiores nervuras secundárias em folhas representando uma grande amplitude de áreas foliares, seguindo-se da leitura em um integrador de área foliar. Para a quantificação de clorofilas, folhas com tonalidades variando de verde-amareladas (folha clorótica) a verde-escuras foram avaliadas individualmente com um medidor de clorofila (Minolta SPAD-502) e um colorímetro (Minolta CR-400, no espaço de cores L, C e hº), nas faces abaxial (inferior) e adaxial (superior), seguido de quantificações destrutivas de clorofilas a, b e totais. A quantificação do comprimento da nervura principal proporcionou boa estimativa da área foliar, sendo que a soma do comprimento das duas nervuras secundárias, bem como do somatório destes comprimentos com o comprimento da nervura principal, resultou em aumento muito pequeno na capacidade de estimativa da área foliar. Os valores das leituras do medidor de clorofila e da relação hº/(LxC) do colorímetro, avaliados em ambas as faces das folhas, aumentaram com o incremento nos teores de clorofilas. Os modelos ajustados entre os teores de clorofilas e as leituras do medidor de clorofila e da relação hº/(LxC) do colorímetro apresentaram valores de R² similares. Todavia, a medição da relação hº/(LxC) do colorímetro, feita na face adaxial da folha, mostrou melhor estimativa do teor de clorofila, expresso em unidade de área (µg.cm-2 de folha).

Lack of support for the association between facial shape and aggression: a reappraisal based on a worldwide population genetics perspective

Antisocial and criminal behaviors are multifactorial traits whose interpretation relies on multiple disciplines. Since these interpretations may have social, moral and legal implications, a constant review of the evidence is necessary before any scientific claim is considered as truth. A recent study proposed that men with wider faces relative to facial height (fWHR) are more likely to develop unethical behaviour mediated by a psychological sense of power. This research was based on reports suggesting that sexual dimorphism and selection would be responsible for a correlation between fWHR and aggression. Here we show that 4,960 individuals from 94 modern human populations belonging to a vast array of genetic and cultural contexts do not display significant amounts of fWHR sexual dimorphism. Further analyses using populations with associated ethnographical records as well as samples of male prisoners of the Mexico City Federal Penitentiary condemned by crimes of variable level of inter-personal aggression (homicide, robbery, and minor faults) did not show significant evidence, suggesting that populations/individuals with higher levels of bellicosity, aggressive behaviour, or power-mediated behaviour display greater fWHR. Finally, a regression analysis of fWHR on individual"s fitness showed no significant correlation between this facial trait and reproductive success. Overall, our results suggest that facial attributes are poor predictors of aggressive behaviour, or at least, that sexual selection was weak enough to leave a signal on patterns of between- and within-sex and population facial variation.

World temperate fruit production: characteristics and challenges

In the last 30 years world population has increased 70% but per capita global fruit consumption is only 20% higher. Even though tropical and temperate fruit have similar contributions to the 50 kg/person/year of US consumption of fresh fruit, in the last 30 years this has been slightly greater for temperate fruit. Within fruit consumption, the largest expansion has been for organic fruit which increased more than 50% in the 2002-2006 period. The largest expansion of area planted in the 1996-2006 has been for kiwi (29%) and blueberries (20%), while apples (-24%) and sour cherries (-13%) have had the largest reductions. Nearly 50% of the total global volume of fruit is produced by 5 countries: China, USA, Brazil, Italy and Spain. The main producer (China) accounts for 23% of the total. While the main exporters are Spain, USA and Italy, the main importers are Germany, Russia and UK. Demands for the industry have evolved towards quality, food safety and traceability. The industry faces higher productions costs (labor, energy, agrichemicals). The retailers are moving towards consolidation while the customers are changing preferences (food for health). In this context there is greater pressure on growers, processors and retailers. Emerging issues are labor supply, climate change, water availability and sustainability. Recent developments in precision agriculture, molecular biology, phenomics, crop modelling and post harvest physiology should increase yields and quality, and reduce costs for temperate fruit production around the world.

Mekanisoidun hitsauksen käyttö ydinvoimalaitoksella

Diplomityössä päätavoitteena oli selvittää kuinka mekanisointia voitaisiin hyödyntää Fortum Power & Heat Oy:n Loviisan voimalaitoksen hitsauksissa. Työn osatavoitteisiin kuului mm. tutkia saadaanko mekanisoinnin käytön seurauksena parannettua laatua pienennettyä säteilyannoksia tai kustannuksia. Käytännön esimerkkinä oli pääkiertopumpun pesän tiivistepinnan korjaushitsaus. Teoriaosuus käsittelee nykyaikaisia hitsausmenetelmiä sekä hitsauksen mekanisoinnista ja automatisoinnista saatavia etuja. Käytännön osuudessa käytiin läpi Loviisan voimalaitoksen mekanisoidun hitsauksen historia ja hitsauksen nykytila ja tulevaisuus. Tulevaisuuden tarkastelussa kartoitettiin kohteita missä mekanisoinnin käytöstä saataisiin hyötyä ja mietittiin miten kyseinen kohteen mekanisointi voitaisiin toteuttaa. Tarkastelujen perusteella Loviisan voimalaitokselta löytyi kolme kohdetta, jossa hitsauksen mekanisointi olisi järkevä toteuttaa tavoitteiden puitteissa. Mekanisoitavissa olevat kohteet olivat putkiston hitsaus, suurien säiliöiden vuorauksien hitsaus ja suurien tiivistepintojen pinnoitushitsaus. Pääkiertopumpun pesän tiivistepinnan hitsaukselle löydettiin kolme laitteistovaihtoehtoa, joiden pohjalta lopullinen päätös voidaan tehdä.

Fluxos de radiação solar global em vinhedos de altitude de São Joaquim-SC

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar e quantificar a partição de energia solar em cultivos de videira (Vitis vinifera L.) em São Joaquim-SC. Consideraram-se três diferentes posicionamentos dos sensores de radiação solar global: voltados para leste, oeste e no topo do dossel. Observou-se que, em plantas de videira conduzidas em espaldeira e posicionadas no sentido norte-sul, o ciclo diurno de radiação solar global apresentou características diferentes entre as faces leste e oeste do dossel, tanto em relação à disponibilidade, quanto à intensidade de radiação. Verificou-se que é em torno das 10 h que ocorre a maior disponibilidade de radiação solar na face leste (363W.m-2) e na face oeste ocorre próximo das 16 h (290W.m-2). A máxima disponibilidade de radiação solar global no topo do dossel é registrada próximo das 13 h (612W.m-2). Cerca de 30% a 40% da radiação solar global incidente está disponível nas faces leste e oeste do dossel, com valor superior para a face o leste. Na região de estudo, observou-se maior disponibilidade de radiação solar global nos meses de novembro e dezembro, período que correspondeu ao maior crescimento dos ramos da videira.

International Expansion, Diversification and Regulated Firm Nonmarket Strategy

Previous studies have shown that regulated firms diversify for reasons that are different than for unregulated firms. We explore some of these differences by providing a theoretical model that starts by considering the firm-regulator relationship as an incomplete information issue, in which a regulated incumbent has knowledge that the regulator does not have, but the firm cannot convey hard information about this knowledge. The incumbent faces both market and nonmarket competition from a new entrant. In that context, we show that when the firm faces tough nonmarket competition domestically, going abroad can create a mechanism that makes information transmission to the regulator more credible. International expansion can thus be a way to solve domestic nonmarket issues in addition to being a catalyst for growth.

How environmental sounds become meaningful

The term "sound object" describes an auditory experience that is associated with an acoustic event produced by a sound source. In natural settings, a sound produced by a living being or an object provides information about the identity and the location of the sound source. Sound's identity is orocessed alono the ventral "What" pathway which consists of regions within the superior and middle temporal cortices as well as the inferior frontal gyrus. This work concerns the creation of individual auditory object representations in narrow semantic categories and their plasticity using electrical imaging. Discrimination of sounds from broad category has been shown to occur along a temporal hierarchy and in different brain regions along the ventral "What" pathway. However, sounds belonging to the same semantic category, such as faces or voices, were shown to be discriminated in specific brain areas and are thought to represent a special class of stimuli. I have investigated how cortical representations of a narrow category, here birdsongs, is modulated by training novices to recognized songs of individual bird species. Dynamic analysis of distributed source estimations revealed differential sound object representations within the auditory ventral "What" pathway as a function of the level of expertise newly acquired. Correct recognition of trained items induces a sharpening within a left-lateralized semantic network starting around 200ms, whereas untrained items' processing occurs later in lower-level and memory-related regions. With another category of sounds belonging to the same category, here heartbeats, I investigated the cortical representations of correct and incorrect recognition of sounds. Source estimations revealed differential representations partially overlapping with regions involved in the semantic network that is activated when participants became experts in the task. Incorrect recognition also induces a higher activation when compared to correct recognition in regions processing lower-level features. The discrimination of heartbeat sounds is a difficult task and requires a continuous listening. I investigated whether the repetition effects are modulated by participants' behavioral performance. Dynamic source estimations revealed repetition suppression in areas located outside of the semantic network. Therefore, individual environmental sounds become meaningful with training. Their representations mainly involve a left-lateralized network of brain regions that are tuned with expertise, as well as other brain areas, not related to semantic processing, and occurring in early stages of semantic processing. -- Le terme objet sonore" décrit une expérience auditive associée à un événement acoustique produit par une source sonore. Dans l'environnement, un son produit par un être vivant ou un objet fournit des informations concernant l'identité et la localisation de la source sonore. Les informations concernant l'identité d'un son sont traitée le long de la voie ventrale di "Quoi". Cette voie est composée de regions situées dans le cortex temporal et frontal. L'objet de ce travail est d'étudier quels sont les neuro-mecanismes impliqués dans la représentation de nouveaux objets sonores appartenant à une meme catégorie sémantique ainsi que les phénomènes de plasticité à l'aide de l'imagerie électrique. Il a été montré que la discrimination de sons appartenant à différentes catégories sémantiques survient dans différentes aires situées le long la voie «Quoi» et suit une hiérarchie temporelle II a également été montré que la discrimination de sons appartenant à la même catégorie sémantique tels que les visages ou les voix, survient dans des aires spécifiques et représenteraient des stimuli particuliers. J'ai étudié comment les représentations corticales de sons appartenant à une même catégorie sémantique, dans ce cas des chants d'oiseaux, sont modifiées suite à un entraînement Pour ce faire, des sujets novices ont été entraînés à reconnaître des chants d'oiseaux spécifiques L'analyse des estimations des sources neuronales au cours du temps a montré que les representations des objets sonores activent de manière différente des régions situées le long de la vo,e ventrale en fonction du niveau d'expertise acquis grâce à l'entraînement. La reconnaissance des chants pour lesquels les sujets ont été entraînés implique un réseau sémantique principalement situé dans l'hémisphère gauche activé autour de 200ms. Au contraire, la reconnaissance des chants pour lesquels les sujets n'ont pas été entraînés survient plus tardivement dans des régions de plus bas niveau. J'ai ensuite étudié les mécanismes impliqués dans la reconnaissance et non reconnaissance de sons appartenant à une autre catégorie, .es battements de coeur. L'analyse des sources neuronales a montre que certaines régions du réseau sémantique lié à l'expertise acquise sont recrutées de maniere différente en fonction de la reconnaissance ou non reconnaissance du son La non reconnaissance des sons recrute des régions de plus bas niveau. La discrimination des bruits cardiaques est une tâche difficile et nécessite une écoute continue du son. J'ai étudié l'influence des réponses comportementales sur les effets de répétitions. L'analyse des sources neuronales a montré que la reconnaissance ou non reconnaissance des sons induisent des effets de repétition différents dans des régions situées en dehors des aires du réseau sémantique. Ainsi, les sons acquièrent un sens grâce à l'entraînement. Leur représentation corticale implique principalement un réseau d'aires cérébrales situé dans l'hémisphère gauche, dont l'activité est optimisée avec l'acquisition d'un certain niveau d'expertise, ainsi que d'autres régions qui ne sont pas liée au traitement de l'information sémantique. L'activité de ce réseau sémantique survient plus rapidemement que la prédiction par le modèle de la hiérarchie temporelle.

Prosessilähtöisen laadunhallintajärjestelmän sopeuttaminen perinteiseen linjaorganisaatioon.

Työn tavoitteena oli perehtyä prosessilähtöisen laadunhallintajärjestelmän sopeuttamiseen perinteiseen linjaorganisaatioon. Kirjallisuuslähteitä apuna käyttäen perehdyttiin laadunhallintajärjestelmästandardien vaatimuksiin ja organisaatioiden erilaisiin johtamismalleihin. Prosessilähtöisen toimintamallin sopeuttamiseen linjaorganisaatioon liittyy olennaisesti esitutkimus, jonka avulla saadaan tietoa organisaation senhetkisestä tilasta. Tämä esitutkimus suoritettiin kohdeyrityksen henkilöstön keskuudessa eri tutkimusmenetelmiä käyttäen. Saaduista esitutkimuksen tuloksista yrityksen johto voi päättää toimenpiteistä, joilla edesautetaan uuden toimintamallin ja samalla yrityksen vision, strategioiden sekä arvojen saattamista käytännön toimintaan. Uusi prosessilähtöinen laadunhallintajärjestelmä, ISO 9001 -standardi, asettaa niin kyseisen laadunhallintajärjestelmän omaaville kuin sitä tavoittelevillekin yrityksille uudet vaatimukset. Pukkila Oy Ab:n lähtiessä täyttämään näitä vaatimuksia se on kokonaan nykyisestä poikkeavan toimintamallin edessä, joka edellyttää muutosta koko organisaatiolta. Prosessilähtöinen toimintamalli vaatii kokonaan nykyisen toimintamallin kyseenalaistamista, jolloin muutos kohdistuu myös nykyiseen yrityksen johtamisjärjestelmään. Laadunhallintajärjestelmä painottaa tässä toimintamallissa asiakaslähtöistä ajattelutapaa sekä toiminnallisella että teknillisellä puolella. Toimenpidesuosituksena yrityksen johdolle esitetään perehtymistä organisaation eri tasojen yhteiseen sosiaaliseen todellisuuteen sekä muuttamaan osastopohjainen johtamisjärjestelmä prosessilähtöistä toimintaa tukevaksi.

Caracterização anatômica e citométrica em biribazeiro (Rollinia mucosa [Jacq.])

O biribazeiro (Rollinia mucosa [Jacq.]) é uma frutífera nativa da América Central e América do Sul que se destaca das demais espécies do gênero por apresentar frutos grandes e comestíveis. Tendo em vista que pouco se conhece a respeito da anatomia da planta, tipo de reserva da semente, como também sobre o conteúdo de DNA de espécies da família anonáceas, este trabalho teve por objetivos caracterizar histoquimicamente as sementes e anatomicamente as plântulas, e determinar o conteúdo de DNA de biribazeiro. As plântulas foram obtidas de sementes coletadas na região Amazônica pela Embrapa Roraima e enviadas à Universidade Federal de Lavras. Os frutos foram despolpados, e suas sementes foram previamente lavadas e semeadas em bandejas de 48 células, contendo como substrato pó de serragem, permanecendo em câmara de germinação a 30ºC por 90 dias. Nas plantas obtidas, procedeu-se à análise histoquímica, à caracterização anatômica e à determinação do conteúdo de DNA. As principais conclusões deste trabalho foram que: (1) as sementes da Rollinia mucosa apresentam reserva principal lipídica; (2) as secções transversais da lâmina foliar indicam organização dorsiventral, do tipo hipoestomática com estômatos paracíticos e tricomas em ambas as faces da folha; (3) as folhas de biribazeiro apresentam, em média, 4,77 pg de DNA.

EMS mutagenesis in mature seed-derived rice calli as a new method for rapidly obtaining tilling mutant populations.

Background: TILLING (Targeting Induced Local Lesions IN Genomes) is a reverse genetic method that combines chemical mutagenesis with high-throughput genome-wide screening for point mutation detection in genes of interest. However, this mutation discovery approach faces a particular problem which is how to obtain a mutant population with a sufficiently high mutation density. Furthermore, plant mutagenesis protocols require two successive generations (M1, M2) for mutation fixation to occur before the analysis of the genotype can begin. Results: Here, we describe a new TILLING approach for rice based on ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) mutagenesis of mature seed-derived calli and direct screening of in vitro regenerated plants. A high mutagenesis rate was obtained (i.e. one mutation in every 451 Kb) when plants were screened for two senescence-related genes. Screening was carried out in 2400 individuals from a mutant population of 6912. Seven sense change mutations out of 15 point mutations were identified. Conclusions: This new strategy represents a significant advantage in terms of time-savings (i.e. more than eight months), greenhouse space and work during the generation of mutant plant populations. Furthermore, this effective chemical mutagenesis protocol ensures high mutagenesis rates thereby saving in waste removal costs and the total amount of mutagen needed thanks to the mutagenesis volume reduction.

Digital printing delivering value to the value network: CASE: STORA ENSO OYJ

Tutkielman tavoitteena oli tutkia, millaista arvoa digitaalinen painatusmenetelmä tuo yrityksen arvoverkostoon. Teoriaosassa tavoite oli rakentaa digitaalipainatuksen arvoverkostoa tutkien kirjallisuutta liittyen arvoketju- ja arvoverkostoajatteluun. Myös aiemmat tutkimukset ja kirjallisuus liittyen digitaalipainatukseen rakensivat osaltaan teoreettisen viitekehyksen muodostumista. Aiemmat tutkimukset digitaalisen painomenetelmän mahdollisuuksista ovat hyvin tekniikkapainotteisia, siksi tämä tutkimus liittyy enemmän kaupallisiin mahdollisuuksiin. Empiirinen osio tutkimuksesta tehtiin kvalitatiivisena case -tutkimuksena, johon sisältyi yksi alayksikkö. Eli tutkittiin yhtä casea, jossa oli kaksi osapuolta. Tutkielma liittyy kiinteästi Stora Enson ja Valion väliseen digipainatus-projektiin, joka käynnistettiin helmikuussa 2001. Tutkielman teemahaastatteluihin valittiin henkilöt tästä projektiryhmästä. Projektiryhmän mielipiteitä ja havaintoja hyödyntäen pyrittiin löytämään tukea ja eroavaisuuksia teoriaosan muodostamaan viitekehykseen ja informaatioon. Empiirinen osuus tuki teoriaosassa esittämiä väittämiä hyvin, mutta myös muutamia uusia havaintoja esiintyi. Tutkimusongelmaan löydettiin monia vastauksia: digitaalipainatus luo arvoa yrityksen jakeluketjuun vähentämällä varastoja ja nopeuttamalla toimituksia. Jäätelöpakkausten markkinointi on aivan uuden haasteen edessä, koska mahdollisuudet kasvavat digitaalipainatuksen myötä huomattavasti. Kartongin valmistajalle arvo tulee parempien tuotteiden kautta, joista saa myös paremman tuoton. Digitaalipainatuksen arvoverkostossa tulee tapahtumaan muutoksia jatkossa, eri osapuolten roolit saattavat muuttua radikaalisti. Kuka hoitaa painatusta ja miten?

Problems of the architecture design in the system integration

This thesis studies the problems and their reasons a software architect faces in his work. The purpose of the study is to search and identify potential factors causing problens in system integration and software engineering. Under a special interest are non-technical factors causing different kinds of problems. Thesis was executed by interviewing professionals that took part in e-commerce project in some corporation. Interviewed professionals consisted of architects from technical implementation projects, corporation's architect team leader, different kind of project managers and CRM manager. A specific theme list was used as an guidance of the interviews. Recorded interviews were transcribed and then classified using ATLAS.ti software. Basics of e-commerce, software engineering and system integration is described too. Differences between e-commerce and e-business as well as traditional business are represented as are basic types of e-commerce. Software's life span, general problems of software engineering and software design are covered concerning software engineering. In addition, general problems of the system integration and the special requirements set by e-commerce are described in the thesis. In the ending there is a part where the problems founded in study are described and some areas of software engineering where some development could be done so that same kind of problems could be avoided in the future.

Targeting cancer cell metabolism in pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is expected to become the second leading cause of cancer death by 2030. Current therapeutic options are limited, warranting an urgent need to explore innovative treatment strategies. Due to specific microenvironment constraints including an extensive desmoplastic stroma reaction, PDAC faces major metabolic challenges, principally hypoxia and nutrient deprivation. Their connection with oncogenic alterations such as KRAS mutations has brought metabolic reprogramming to the forefront of PDAC therapeutic research. The Warburg effect, glutamine addiction, and autophagy stand as the most important adaptive metabolic mechanisms of cancer cells themselves, however metabolic reprogramming is also an important feature of the tumor microenvironment, having a major impact on epigenetic reprogramming and tumor cell interactions with its complex stroma. We present a comprehensive overview of the main metabolic adaptations contributing to PDAC development and progression. A review of current and future therapies targeting this range of metabolic pathways is provided.