Evaluación del efecto de inclusión de harina de piscidium de Marango (Moringa oleífera) en la elaboración de bloques multinutricionales en ovinos en desarrollo en la finca Santa Rosa, Managua

El objetivo del trabajo fue evaluar la inclusión harina de piscidium de Marango ( Moringa oleifera) en bloques multinutricionales (BMN) y su efecto sobre los parámetros productivos (Peso final (PF) , conversión alimento (CAL), Ganancia media diaria (GMD), consumo(CA) en ovino de desarrollo. Se utilizaron 18 ovinos con pesos de 12.14 kg ( ± ) y edad de 4 - 5 m , Se utilizó un diseño completamente al azar (DCA), con seis repeticiones y tres tratamiento s. Los tratamientos evaluados T1: BMN con 25% de piscidium de Marango + forraje , T2: BMN + 35% de piscidium de Marango+ forraje T3: forraje fresco. Se utilizó el PROC ANDEVA de un GLM utilizando el Software Minitab ® ver 16.4 . , las diferencias de medias se les aplico la prueba de Tukey . Los resultados obtenidos demostraron diferencias (p<0.005) para consumo de bloques , El consumo de forraje fue similar para T3 y T2, pero ambos difieren de T1 (p<0.05) . Para consumo total de Materia seca T3 difiere de T2 y T1 (p<0.05) . La GMD, PF fue similar (p>0.05) entre T1 y T2, pero difieren (p<0.05) de T3 . La CA nos refleja que el T1 fue el más eficiente seguido de T2 y T3. Desde el punto de vista financiero T1 fue superior a T2 y T3. En resumen la inclusión de harina de piscidium como componente de BMN mejora el consumo, GMD, CA y PF, siendo el nivel de inclusión del 25% el más eficiente, Piscidium de Moringa es un recurso local de bajo costo que puede ser utilizado en la alimentación de ovinos

‘Neptune’ between ‘Hesperus’ and ‘Vulcan’: On descriptive names and non-existence

[EN]This work will focus on some aspects of descriptive names. The New Theory of Reference, in line with Kripke, takes descriptive names to be proper names. I will argue in this paper that descriptive names and certain theory in reference to them, even when it disagrees with the New Theory of Reference, can shed light on our understanding of (some) non-existence statements. I define the concept of descriptive name for hypothesised object (DNHO). My thesis being that DNHOs are, as I will specify, descriptions: a proposition expressed by the utterance ‘n is F’, where ‘n’ is a DNHO, is not singular at all; it is a descriptive proposition. To sum up, concerning proper names, the truth lies closer to the New Theory of Reference, but descriptivism is not altogether false. As for DNHOs descriptivism is, in some cases, the right fit.

Plano Nacional de Educação 2014-2024 : pendências legais para o cumprimento de suas metas

O presente estudo técnico tem a finalidade de apontar as pendências legais, no que concerne à necessária edição de normas ordenadoras e regulamentadoras, decorrentes do advento da Lei nº 13.005, de 25 de junho de 2014, que aprova o Plano Nacional de Educação – PNE para o decênio 2014-2024, a fim de que seja viabilizada a plena execução de suas metas.

As metas do Plano Nacional de Educação e o Plano Plurianual - 2016-2019

Busca a correlação entre as metas e iniciativas estabelecidas na proposta de Plano Plurianual PPA 2016-2019, nos termos do PL nº 06/2015-CN e o cumprimento das metas e estratégias estabelecidas no Plano Nacional de Educação (PNE), aprovado pela Lei nº 13.005, de 2014.

Monte Carlo Simulation Of Thermal Fluctuations Below The Onset Of Rayleigh-Benard Convection

The density fluctuations below the onset of convection in the Rayleigh-Benard problem are studied with the direct simulation Monte Carlo method. The particle simulation results clearly show the connection between the static correlation functions of fluctuations below the critical Rayleigh number and the flow patterns above the onset of convection for small Knudsen number flows (Kn=0.01 and Kn=0.005). Furthermore, the physical nature for no convection in the Rayleigh-Benard problem under large Knudsen number conditions (Kn>0.028) is explained based on the dynamics of fluctuations.

Impacto del ejercicio físico sobre la calidad de vida en las personas que padecen cardiopatía isquémica

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Fishing gear survey of Kainji Lake, northern Nigeria, 1996

A survey was carried out in September 1996 alongside the annual frame survey of Kainji Lake, Nigeria. As in the previous surveys, there were 6 main fishing gear types in use on the lake, which included gill nets, drift nets, beach seines, cast nets, longlines (baited and foul hooking) acid fishing traps. A total of 813 canoes were sampled. The canoe lengths were similar to the previous gear surveys. Altogether 466 gill nets were measured. They had an average length of 149 m, and were mostly bottom set. Of the gill nets measured 68% had a mesh size below 3 inches the minimum mesh size allowable according to the Niger and Kebbi State Fisheries Edict, 1996. Of concern was the large increase in the number of 1 inch meshed nets recorded on the lake. Drift nets had a mean length of 74 m. A total of 88% of all drift nets measured had a mesh size below 2.5 inches, the minimum mesh size stipulated in the State Edict. A total number of 102 beach seines were sampled with a mean length of 110 m, the mesh size in use on the lake remained as 0.1 inches under the Edict beach seines are banned from fishing in Kainji Lake. The decline in the lengths of the beach seines (and therefore catch rates) recorded since l995 was encouraging in the light of the destructive nature of these nets. A total of 30 cast nets were sampled, they had a mean diameter of 9.8 and a mean mesh size of 1.9 inches. All the nets had a hanging ratio of 0.5. Of the cast nets measured 40% had a mesh size below the minimum size of 2 inches recommended by the State Fisheries Edicts. Of concern was the continued rise in the number of gill nets with mesh sizes less than 2 inches. There were 2 types of longlines in operation on the lake. The baited and the foul hooking longlines. They were mostly bottom set and the hook size nos. 12-14 (Kirby sea hook) were predominant. Two types of fishing traps were identified, one was covered with a mesh of thin cane, one with netting material. The fishing traps had a mean height of 0.8 m and a mean width at the vase of 0.53 m. The mean mesh size used was 0.86 inches. Citharinus was reported as the most targeted of all fish species on the lake. Synodontis membranaceous was also targeted by most gears especially the smaller meshed nets. Labeo and Tilapia were low on the list of targeted species but their incidence remains high in the catches. (PDF contains 27 pages)

Effect of locally available spices on the organoleptic and storage periods of Heterotis niloticus

Investigation were carried out on the effect of some locally available species in the enhancement of the organoleptic quality and the storage periods of smoked Heterotis niloticus using Pprosopis africana as common smoke sources. Samples of fresh H. niloticus were bought, cut into chunks while extract juice from pepper, ginger rhizomes, garlic, onion bulb were used as sources of spices. Samples of fish were divided randomly into five (5) batches dipped into spice extract juices for 10 minutes drained and smoked with common firewood. Treatment without spice extract juice served as control. Each batch of fish was smoked for 7 hours on a drum-made smoking kiln products were individually packaged in polythene bag stored at room temperature and used for sensory evaluation and microbial analysis. Results of the sensory evaluation indicated that there was significant difference (P<0.005) for taste, appearance, colour and overall acceptance for the treatments. Ginger juice extract had the best overall acceptance. Similarly there was significant difference (P>0.05) in the microbial analysis. The garlic juice extract had the longest storage period with minimum total plate and mould count after 8 weeks

Evaluation of the body burdens of heavy metals in five commercially important fishes from different locations in Kainji Lake

The level and distribution of some heavy metals viz Cadmium, Lead, Copper Zinc, and Cobalt in five commercially important fishes, water and sediments at three different locations in Kainj Lake were determined using standard methods. The results show that the ranges of heavy metals mu g/g in fishes in Dam site Laotian are: Cd (0.05~c0.01-20~c01), (Pb(ND-1.12 plus or minus )1), Cu (0.81~c25-2.93~c06), Zn (20.89 arrow right .15-36.78~c2.97), Co(0.08~c01-0.27~c02); in cover Dam, the ranges are Cd (0.04~c02-0.16~c0.2), Pb (nd-02~c01), Cu(0.75~c05-2.61~c13), Zn(15.70~c1.55-32.23~c2.70), Co(0.04~c02-0.25~c0.01) and in Yuna they are Cd (0.05~c01-0.14~c02), Pb (nd-0.32~c01), Cu (0.23~c07-2.70~c05), Zn(15.50 plus or minus `.35-25.62~c2.47), Co(0.07~c02-23~c0.01). The metals concentration (mg/l) in the water sample from Dam site, cover dam and Yuna respectively are Cd(0.007~c001,. 004~c001 and 0.005~001), Pb(013~c001, ND and ND), Cu(.055~c008.030~c007, 05 plus or minus .010), Zn(0.13~c01, 0.060 plus or minus .0055) and Co (.026 plus or minus .022 plus or minus .004, .024 plus or minus .004), while the metals concentration ( mu g/g) in sediments sample from Dam site, cover dam and Yuna are respectively Cd(.05 plus or minus .01, .02 plus or minus .01), Pb(16.00~c1.00, ND and 9.33~c1.01), Cu(24.00~c1.34, 4.26 plus or minus .91 and 11.08~c1.32), Zn(42.00~c1.00, 35~c10 and 38.00 plus or minus .45), Co(15.00~c1.17, 8.69~c1.21 and 10.91~c44). The concentrations of the tested heavy metals are within the acceptable standards of WHO (1987a)

The Equation of State and Petrogenesis of Komatiite

(1) Equation of State of Komatiite

The equation of state (EOS) of a molten komatiite (27 wt% MgO) was detennined in the 5 to 36 GPa pressure range via shock wave compression from 1550°C and 0 bar. Shock wave velocity, U_S, and particle velocity, U_P, in km/s follow the linear relationship U_S = 3.13(±0.03) + 1.47(±0.03) U_P. Based on a calculated density at 1550°C, 0 bar of 2.745±0.005 glee, this U_S-U_P relationship gives the isentropic bulk modulus K_S = 27.0 ± 0.6 GPa, and its first and second isentropic pressure derivatives, K'_S = 4.9 ± 0.1 and K"_S = -0.109 ± 0.003 GPa^-1.

The calculated liquidus compression curve agrees within error with the static compression results of Agee and Walker [1988a] to 6 GPa. We detennine that olivine (FO₉₄) will be neutrally buoyant in komatiitic melt of the composition we studied near 8.2 GPa. Clinopyroxene would also be neutrally buoyant near this pressure. Liquidus garnet-majorite may be less dense than this komatiitic liquid in the 20-24 GPa interval, however pyropic-garnet and perovskite phases are denser than this komatiitic liquid in their respective liquidus pressure intervals to 36 GPa. Liquidus perovskite may be neutrally buoyant near 70 GPa.

At 40 GPa, the density of shock-compressed molten komatiite would be approximately equal to the calculated density of an equivalent mixture of dense solid oxide components. This observation supports the model of Rigden et al. [1989] for compressibilities of liquid oxide components. Using their theoretical EOS for liquid forsterite and fayalite, we calculate the densities of a spectrum of melts from basaltic through peridotitic that are related to the experimentally studied komatiitic liquid by addition or subtraction of olivine. At low pressure, olivine fractionation lowers the density of basic magmas, but above 14 GPa this trend is reversed. All of these basic to ultrabasic liquids are predicted to have similar densities at 14 GPa, and this density is approximately equal to the bulk (PREM) mantle. This suggests that melts derived from a peridotitic mantle may be inhibited from ascending from depths greater than 400 km.

The EOS of ultrabasic magmas was used to model adiabatic melting in a peridotitic mantle. If komatiites are formed by >15% partial melting of a peridotitic mantle, then komatiites generated by adiabatic melting come from source regions in the lower transition zone (≈500-670 km) or the lower mantle (>670 km). The great depth of incipient melting implied by this model, and the melt density constraint mentioned above, suggest that komatiitic volcanism may be gravitationally hindered. Although komatiitic magmas are thought to separate from their coexisting crystals at a temperature =200°C greater than that for modern MORBs, their ultimate sources are predicted to be diapirs that, if adiabatically decompressed from initially solid mantle, were more than 700°C hotter than the sources of MORBs and derived from great depth.

We considered the evolution of an initially molten mantle, i.e., a magma ocean. Our model considers the thermal structure of the magma ocean, density constraints on crystal segregation, and approximate phase relationships for a nominally chondritic mantle. Crystallization will begin at the core-mantle boundary. Perovskite buoyancy at > 70 GPa may lead to a compositionally stratified lower mantle with iron-enriched mangesiowiistite content increasing with depth. The upper mantle may be depleted in perovskite components. Olivine neutral buoyancy may lead to the formation of a dunite septum in the upper mantle, partitioning the ocean into upper and lower reservoirs, but this septum must be permeable.

(2) Viscosity Measurement with Shock Waves

We have examined in detail the analytical method for measuring shear viscosity from the decay of perturbations on a corrugated shock front The relevance of initial conditions, finite shock amplitude, bulk viscosity, and the sensitivity of the measurements to the shock boundary conditions are discussed. The validity of the viscous perturbation approach is examined by numerically solving the second-order Navier-Stokes equations. These numerical experiments indicate that shock instabilities may occur even when the Kontorovich-D'yakov stability criteria are satisfied. The experimental results for water at 15 GPa are discussed, and it is suggested that the large effective viscosity determined by this method may reflect the existence of ice VII on the Rayleigh path of the Hugoniot This interpretation reconciles the experimental results with estimates and measurements obtained by other means, and is consistent with the relationship of the Hugoniot with the phase diagram for water. Sound waves are generated at 4.8 MHz at in the water experiments at 15 GPa. The existence of anelastic absorption modes near this frequency would also lead to large effective viscosity estimates.

(3) Equation of State of Molybdenum at 1400°C

Shock compression data to 96 GPa for pure molybdenum, initially heated to 1400°C, are presented. Finite strain analysis of the data gives a bulk modulus at 1400°C, K'_S. of 244±2 GPa and its pressure derivative, K'_OS of 4. A fit of shock velocity to particle velocity gives the coefficients of U_S = C_O+S U_P to be C_O = 4.77±0.06 km/s and S = 1.43±0.05. From the zero pressure sound speed, C_O, a bulk modulus of 232±6 GPa is calculated that is consistent with extrapolation of ultrasonic elasticity measurements. The temperature derivative of the bulk modulus at zero pressure, θK_OSθT|_P, is approximately -0.012 GPa/K. A thermodynamic model is used to show that the thermodynamic Grüneisen parameter is proportional to the density and independent of temperature. The Mie-Grüneisen equation of state adequately describes the high temperature behavior of molybdenum under the present range of shock loading conditions.

Efeitos da associação da ovariectomia com uma dieta hiperlipídica sobre alterações no metabolismo lipídico, remodelamento e redistribuição do tecido adiposo e sobre os marcadores inflamatórios em camundongas C57BL/6

A menopausa está associada a algumas alterações metabólicas como a obesidade, dislipidemia e inflamação, entre outras anomalias presentes na síndrome metabólica humana. Uma dieta hiperlipídica ou high-fat (HF) associada à menopausa piora tais alterações, aumentando ainda mais o risco de doença cardiovascular. A hipótese de que uma dieta HF agrava as complicações relacionadas à ovariectomia foi testada. Foram avaliadas fêmeas C57BL/6 ovariectomizadas (OVX) ou com operação SHAM e alimentados com ração padrão ou Standard Chow (SC, 10% de gordura) ou uma dieta HF (60% de gordura) por 18 semanas. A eficiência alimentar (EA), massa corporal (MC), distribuição regional das massas de gordura e a morfometria dos adipócitos foram estudados. As análises de sangue (colesterol total, CT, triglicerídeos, TG, citocinas e adipocinas) foram realizadas. Camundongas OVX-HF apresentaram maior EA e maior MC do que os demais grupos (P<0,05). A gordura visceral (ovariana e retroperitoneal) e a gordura subcutânea (gordura inguinal) tiveram o mesmo padrão de distribuição entre os grupos SHAM-SC, SHAM-HF e OVX-SC, mas o grupo OVX-HF apresentou um padrão diferente de acúmulo de gordura - muito maior do que no rupo SHAM-SC. A associação da ovariectomia com a dieta HF aumentou significativamente o diâmetro dos adipócitos dos animais OVX-HF em comparação aos SHAM-HF (P<0,0001) e também agravou a elevação dos níveis de CT, TG e de leptina nas camundongas OVX-HF, em relação aos OVX-SC (P<0,0001). Os níveis de adiponectina foram maiores nas camundongas OVX-SC comparados com as das camundongas SHAM-SC e OVX-HF (P<0,001). A associação da ovariectomia com a dieta HF agravou o aumento dos níveis séricos de leptina em camundongas OVX-HF, em relação aos OVX-SC (P<0,005). TNF-alfa não foi diferente entre os grupos, mas a IL-6 foi significativamente maior nas camundongas OVX-HF comparados a ambos os grupos SHAM-HF e OVX-SC (P<0,0001). Concluindo, a ingestão de uma dieta hiperlipídica por camundongas ovariectomizadas, leva ao aumento do acúmulo e redistribuição inadequada de gordura, à piora dos níveis de citocinas e adipocinas, assim como à desordem metabólica, o que aumenta os fatores de risco para doenças cardiovasculares.

Nuclear hyperfine interactions in W^(182), W^(183), and Pt^(195) as studies by the Mossbauer effect

The Mössbauer technique has been used to study the nuclear hyperfine interactions and lifetimes in W¹⁸² (2⁺ state) and W¹⁸³ (3/2^- and 5/2^- states) with the following results: g(5/2^-)/g(2⁺) = 1.40 ± 0.04; g(3/2^- = -0.07 ± 0.07; Q(5/2^-)/Q(2⁺) = 0.94 ± 0.04; T_1/2(3/2^-) = 0.184 ± 0.005 nsec; T_1/2(5/2^-) >̰ 0.7 nsec. These quantities are discussed in terms of a rotation-particle interaction in W¹⁸³ due to Coriolis coupling. From the measured quantities and additional information on γ-ray transition intensities magnetic single-particle matrix elements are derived. It is inferred from these that the two effective g-factors, resulting from the Nilsson-model calculation of the single-particle matrix elements for the spin operators ŝ_z and ŝ₊, are not equal, consistent with a proposal of Bochnacki and Ogaza.

The internal magnetic fields at the tungsten nucleus were determined for substitutional solid solutions of tungsten in iron, cobalt, and nickel. With g(2⁺) = 0.24 the results are: |H_eff(W-Fe)| = 715 ± 10 kG; |H_eff(W-Co)| = 360 ± 10 kG; |H_eff(W-Ni)| = 90 ± 25 kG. The electric field gradients at the tungsten nucleus were determined for WS₂ and WO₃. With Q(2⁺) = -1.81b the results are: for WS₂, eq = -(1.86 ± 0.05) 10¹⁸ V/cm²; for WO₃, eq = (1.54 ± 0.04) 10¹⁸ V/cm² and ƞ = 0.63 ± 0.02.

The 5/2^- state of Pt¹⁹⁵ has also been studied with the Mössbauer technique, and the g-factor of this state has been determined to be -0.41 ± 0.03. The following magnetic fields at the Pt nucleus were found: in an Fe lattice, 1.19 ± 0.04 MG; in a Co lattice, 0.86 ± 0.03 MG; and in a Ni lattice, 0.36 ± 0.04 MG. Isomeric shifts have been detected in a number of compounds and alloys and have been interpreted to imply that the mean square radius of the Pt¹⁹⁵ nucleus in the first-excited state is smaller than in the ground state.

Activity patterns of Kemp's ridley turtles, Lepidochelys kempii, in the coastal waters of the Cedar Keys, Florida

Radio and sonic telemetry were used to investigate the tidal orientation, rate of movement (ROM), and surfacing behavior of nine Kemp's ridley turtles, Lepidochelys kempii, tracked east of the Cedar Keys, Florida. The mean of mean turtle bearings on incoming (48 ± 49 0) and falling (232 ± 41 0) tides was significantly oriented to the mean directions of tidal flow (37±9°, P<0.0025, and 234±9 0, P<0.005, respectively). Turtles had a mean ROM of 0.44±0.33 km/h (range: 0.004-1.758 km/h), a mean surface duration of 18± 15 s (range: 1-88 s), and a mean submergence duration of 8.4± 6.4 min (range: 0.2-60.0 min). ROM was negatively correlated with surface and submergence durations and positively correlated with the number of surfacings. Furthermore, ROMs were higher and surface and submergence durations were shorter during the day. Daily activities of turtles were attributed to food acquisition and bioenergetics.

II Materialen Zientzia eta Teknologia Kongresua. Donostian, 2014 uztailak 3, 4

Egurra, sua; zura, mahaia; larrua, abarka; artila, galtzerdia; burnia, ardatza; altzairua, iltzea; buztina, teila; porlana, pareta; galipota, kaminoa… Materialak, tresnak. Zenbat aldiz aipatuak Euskal Herriko eguneroko berbeta, hizketa eta solasaldi arruntetan! Harria, herria, zioen Aresti poetak ere. Teknologiaren alorrari dagokionean, materialen gaia gehienbat metalurgiarekin lotu izan zen mundu osoan eta batik bat gure herrian. XX. mendearen hasieran garapen industrialak egundoko bultzada izan zuen, bereziki automobilgintzaren eta hegazkingintzaren hedapenarekin. Halaber, elektrizitatea arras zabaldu zelarik, etxetresnen kontzeptua bera ere aldatu egin zen. Horrela, tresna eta baliabide berriek gizartearen ohituren eta izaera beraren aldaketa sakonak erakarri zituzten. Baina, hori guztia material berriak sortu eta garatzeari zor zitzaion: polimeroak, metal eta zeramika berriak, estaldura sintetikoak, etab. ezinbestekoak bilakatu ziren. Orduan ikusi zen materialek arlo berezi bat merezi zutela zientziaren eremuan. Eta horrela, premiak eraginda, Fisika eta Kimika oinarrizko zientzietatik abiatua eta ingeniaritzaren gorpuzkera sendoaz hornituta, Materialen Zientzia sortu zen. Materialen Zientzia eta Teknologia euskaraz, beranduago etorriko zen. Askoz lehenagokoak dira “Pisia” eta “Kimia”, 1935 inguran Jauregi apaiz karmeldar aitzindariak idatzitako liburuak. Eta gero, iluntasunean bidexka ia ezinezkoak jorratuz, Elhuyar Taldea 1972an, Udako Euskal Unibertsitatea 1973an eta UZEI 1977an sortu ziren; euskara irakaskuntzara, unibertsitatera eta zientziara jalgi zedin. Hurrengo urtetan emaitzak gauzatzen hasiak ziren, bai eta Materialen Zientzia eta Teknologiaren arlo berrian ere. Izan ere, mugarria da, besteen artean, Nafarroako Unibertsitateko Donostiako Goi Mailako Injineru Eskolan 1979an Jon Nazabalek aurkeztu zuen “Zenbait mekanizapen errazeko altzairuren berotako erresistentzia mekanikoa eta duktibilitatea” doktoretzatesia. 1991ko uztailean, Udako Euskal Unibertsitateak “Materialen ezagutza teknika ezberdinen bitartez” topaketa antolatu zuen Iruñean, bertan 30en bat zientzialari euskaldun bildu ginelarik. Gaur egun, Euskal Herrian baditugu hainbat ingeniari, fisikari, kimikari eta biologo euskaldun, Materialen Zientzia eta Teknologia garatzen ari direnak, bai unibertsitate, bai zentro teknologiko eta enpresetan. Pertsona horien interesak, ikuspegiak eta lorpenak euskaraz azaltzeko antolatu zen 2012an Arrasaten Materialen Zientzia eta Teknologia I kongresua, ehunen bat pertsona bilduz. Orain dela bi urte hartutako konpromisoari helduz, eta harian haritik jarraituz, aurten Materialen Zientzia eta Teknologia II kongresua UPV/EHUko Polymat institutuak antolatu du. Aldez aurretik, mila esker dagoeneko parte hartzeko izena eman duten guztiei eta gure esker onenak erakunde laguntzaileei: Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Kutxa, CicNanogune eta Elhuyar. Zientziak eta euskarak elkartzen gaituzte. Eta bietan badago elkartze gune bat: kinka larrian daudela beti. Ez baitago zientziarik zientzialariaren zalantzarik gabe, ez eta euskara euskaldun bakoitzaren nahi pertsonalik barik. Antxon Santamaria, Batzorde Antolatzailearen izenean

Mortalidade por asma no município do Rio de Janeiro no período de 2000 2009: análise de causas múltiplas

O estudo das causas múltiplas de óbitos permite conhecer a extensão real das estatísticas de mortalidade, minimizando a subestimação dos dados de mortalidade por asma. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi avaliar a tendência das taxas de mortalidade por asma informada em qualquer linha ou parte do atestado médico da declaração de óbito, no município do Rio de Janeiro, no período de 2000-2009. Os dados foram obtidos no Sistema de Informações de Mortalidade (SIM), no período de 2000 a 2009, nas Declarações de Óbitos (DO) registradas com CID-10 J45 e J46, de residentes do município do Rio de Janeiro, com um ano ou mais de idade. Foram calculadas taxas de mortalidade padronizadas por idade, nas seguintes faixas etárias: 1-4 anos, 5-34 anos, 35-59 anos, 60 e mais anos, considerando-se asma como causa básica e como causas múltiplas, segundo gênero para cada ano do período. Para análise de dados foi utilizado a técnica de regressão linear. No período de 10 anos a asma foi causa básica em 67,2% dos óbitos que mencionaram asma. A subestimação da mortalidade por asma como causa básica, foi igual a 48,7%. A taxa de mortalidade padronizada por asma como causa básica declinou de 2000 a 2009 de 2,22 para 1,72/100.000 habitantes em 2009, (β= -0.06, p=0.017) e como causas múltiplas passou de 3,45 para 2,82/100.000 habitantes (β= -0.11, p=0.005). A análise segundo gênero evidenciou um declínio mais acentuado entre os homens, cuja taxa de mortalidade por asma como causa básica padronizada passou de 1,58/100.000 em 2000 para 0,59/100.000 em 2009 (β= -0.08, p=0.007); como causa múltipla a taxa diminuiu de 2,49/100.000 em 2000 para 1,11/100.000 em 2009 (β= -0.14, p<0.00001). Entre as mulheres a taxa de mortalidade passou de 2,79/100.000 em 2000 para 2,72/100.000 em 2009 como causa básica e de 4,29/100.000 em 2000 para 4,32/100.000 em 2009. A regressão linear segmentada, realizada em dois períodos, de 2000 a 2004 e 2004 a 2009, não foi estatisticamente significativa (2000 a 2004: β= -0,16, p=0,131 e 2004 a 2009: β= 0,04, p=0,630). Do total de óbitos nos quais a asma foi mencionada como causa múltipla 2,8% ocorreram na idade de 1 a 4 anos e 61% na faixa de 60 anos e mais. Quando a asma foi causa básica, as causas associadas mais frequentes foram as doenças do aparelho respiratório e nos óbitos em que foi classificada como causa associada destacaram-se como causas básicas as doenças do aparelho respiratório e circulatório. A magnitude das taxas de mortalidade por asma foi sempre maior nas mulheres comparado aos homens. A série histórica mostrou tendência ao declínio nas taxas de mortalidade, segundo causas básicas e múltiplas, com declínio entre os homens e estabilidade entre as mulheres. A mortalidade por asma foi subestimada quando considerada apenas como causa básica, o que poderia ser evitado com a utilização da metodologia de causas múltiplas nas estatísticas de mortalidade da asma.