Genetic diversity among progenies of Crambe abyssinica Hochst for seed traits

Crambe is an important biofuel crop and its oil has unique traits such as high erucic acid content which can be used as industrial lubricant, corrosion inhibitor as well as ingredient in synthetic rubber manufacturing. Genetic diversity among 70 progenies of Crambe abyssinica Hochst selected from a population of FMS Brilhante cultivar was quantified by multivariate analysis for traits related to germination, thousand grain weight and oil content. There were significant differences among progenies for all traits studied. Estimation of genetic variance and heritability coefficients showed that the variability found in the progeny is more genetic than environmental which enables genetic gains with selection. Heritability coefficient varied from 68 to 79%, except for oil content and number of dead seedlings. Simple correlation analysis showed that germination and vigor were positively correlated, and thousand grain weight and oil content were not correlated with any of the seed traits. Based on multivariate analysis, the progenies could be grouped into 26 clusters. Clusters 1, 2 and 3 had the highest number of progeny with 7, 8 and 6 lineages, respectively. Clusters 21-26 had higher dissimilarity within the cluster with one in each progeny. The trait that most contributed to the cluster was the germination (36.2%) and less contributed was the number of seedlings killed (1.1%). The progenies indicate genetic diversity for seed traits and the selection of superior progenies is possible considering the studied traits. © 2013.

Combining anisotropic diffusion, transport equation and texture synthesis for inpainting textured images

In this work we propose a new image inpainting technique that combines texture synthesis, anisotropic diffusion, transport equation and a new sampling mechanism designed to alleviate the computational burden of the inpainting process. Given an image to be inpainted, anisotropic diffusion is initially applied to generate a cartoon image. A block-based inpainting approach is then applied so that to combine the cartoon image and a measure based on transport equation that dictates the priority on which pixels are filled. A sampling region is then defined dynamically so as to hold the propagation of the edges towards image structures while avoiding unnecessary searches during the completion process. Finally, a cartoon-based metric is computed to measure likeness between target and candidate blocks. Experimental results and comparisons against existing techniques attest the good performance and flexibility of our technique when dealing with real and synthetic images. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Avaliação da capacitação de quimioprevenção de Eugenia jambolana em linhagem de hepatocarcinoma celular (HepG2 e Hepa 1c1c7)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Avaliação dos níveis de citocinas e HLA-G solúvel em linhagens celulares tumorais de colo uterino tratadas com alcalóides de Pterogyne nitens

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Qualidade do sombreamento natural de três espécies arbóreas visando ao conforto térmico animal

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Perda de matéria seca em grãos de milho submetidos a sistemas de secagem natural e artificial

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

Segurança clínica e eficácia terapêutica de uma nova formulação ectoparasiticida em bovinos natural e experimentalmente infestados

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Strengthening value chains as an industrial policy instrument. Methodology and experience of ECLAC in Central America

Foreword by Alicia Bárcena.

Macauba palm (acrocomia aculeata) cake from biodiesel processing: an efficient and low cost substrate for the adsorption of dyes

The potential of natural and heat-treated Macauba palm cake as adsorbent for the removal of Methylene Blue (MB) and Congo Red (CR) from solution has been investigated. Equilibrium adsorption was attained in <7 h and the process was favored at pH 5.0 for MB and pH 6.5 for CR with an adsorbent (g):adsorbate (mL) ratio of 1:200 and an initial concentration of adsorbate of 25 mg L−1. The maximum adsorption capacities of the natural and heat-treated materials were, respectively, 25.80 and 32.30 mg g−1 for MB, and 32.00 and 20.30 mg g−1 for CR. The isotherm model proposed by Sips represented most adequately the adsorption of MB and CR. The adsorptions of the dyes were best described in terms of a pseudo second-order reaction. Thermodynamic parameters such as ΔHo, ΔSo and ΔGo were calculated. The adsorption process was found to be endothermic and spontaneous. Macauba palm cake is adequate for the removal of waste dye from industrial effluents by virtue of its abundance, low cost and efficiency of adsorption.

Características e cronologia do parto induzido com cloprostenol ou d-cloprostenol em associação a carbetocina em cabras saanen

Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária - FMVZ

Caracterização socio-econômica e tecnológica dos heveicultores vinculados à APROBON no noroeste paulista

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Avaliação da atividade antimutagênica de alguns produtos naturais de origem animal por meio de ensaios com células HepG2

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Bactérias produtoras de biossurfactantes: isolamento, produção, caracterização e comportamento num sistema modelo

Pós-graduação em Engenharia e Ciência de Alimentos - IBILCE

Qualidade do café natural e despolpado em diferentes condições de secagem e tempos de armazenamento

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Produtividade e eficiência biológica de Agaricus blazei (Murril) Heinnemann, em diferentes condições de cultivo

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)