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Registres manuscrits de copies de lettres. - Les intitulés sont repris des pièces de titre de chaque volume. - N° 1 : Livre N° 5/1 (23 d'archives) : Copie de lettres. Commencé le 6 janvier 1840 / Terminé le 15 novembre 1844 (277 p., avec registre). - N° 2 : Livre N° 5/2 (25 d'archives) : Copie de lettres. Commencé le 15 novembre 1844 / Terminé le 21 septembre 1848, suivi du répertoire alphabétique des correspondants (332 p., [22] f.. - N° 3 : Livre N° 5/3 : Copie de lettres. Commencé le 24 octobre 1848 / Terminé le 28 novembre 1851, suivi du répertoire alphabétique des correspondants (344 p.), [24] f.. - N° 4 : Lettres / 28 novembre 1851 - 10 septembre 1855 ([251] f.). - N° 5 : Lettres / 10 septembre 1855 - 13 janvier 1859 (suivi du répertoire alphabétique des correspondants) (451 p.), [18] f.. - N° 6 : Lettres / 13 janvier 1859 / 26 decembre 1859 (suivi du répertoire alphabétique des correspondants), 448 p. , [20] f.

Copies de lettres

Registres manuscrits de copies de lettres. - Les intitulés sont repris des pièces de titre de chaque volume. - N° 1 : Livre N° 5/1 (23 d'archives) : Copie de lettres. Commencé le 6 janvier 1840 / Terminé le 15 novembre 1844 (277 p., avec registre). - N° 2 : Livre N° 5/2 (25 d'archives) : Copie de lettres. Commencé le 15 novembre 1844 / Terminé le 21 septembre 1848, suivi du répertoire alphabétique des correspondants (332 p., [22] f.. - N° 3 : Livre N° 5/3 : Copie de lettres. Commencé le 24 octobre 1848 / Terminé le 28 novembre 1851, suivi du répertoire alphabétique des correspondants (344 p.), [24] f.. - N° 4 : Lettres / 28 novembre 1851 - 10 septembre 1855 ([251] f.). - N° 5 : Lettres / 10 septembre 1855 - 13 janvier 1859 (suivi du répertoire alphabétique des correspondants) (451 p.), [18] f.. - N° 6 : Lettres / 13 janvier 1859 / 26 decembre 1859 (suivi du répertoire alphabétique des correspondants), 448 p. , [20] f.

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Registres manuscrits de copies de lettres. - Les intitulés sont repris des pièces de titre de chaque volume. - N° 1 : Livre N° 5/1 (23 d'archives) : Copie de lettres. Commencé le 6 janvier 1840 / Terminé le 15 novembre 1844 (277 p., avec registre). - N° 2 : Livre N° 5/2 (25 d'archives) : Copie de lettres. Commencé le 15 novembre 1844 / Terminé le 21 septembre 1848, suivi du répertoire alphabétique des correspondants (332 p., [22] f.. - N° 3 : Livre N° 5/3 : Copie de lettres. Commencé le 24 octobre 1848 / Terminé le 28 novembre 1851, suivi du répertoire alphabétique des correspondants (344 p.), [24] f.. - N° 4 : Lettres / 28 novembre 1851 - 10 septembre 1855 ([251] f.). - N° 5 : Lettres / 10 septembre 1855 - 13 janvier 1859 (suivi du répertoire alphabétique des correspondants) (451 p.), [18] f.. - N° 6 : Lettres / 13 janvier 1859 / 26 decembre 1859 (suivi du répertoire alphabétique des correspondants), 448 p. , [20] f.

Cardiac raptor deletion impairs adaptive hypertrophy, alters metabolic gene expression and causes heart failure in mice

Background: Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), a central regulator of cell growth, is found in two structurally and functionally distinct multiprotein complexes called mTOR complex (mTORC)1 and mTORC2. The specific roles of each of these branches of mTOR signaling have not been dissected in the adult heart. In the present study, we aimed to bring new insights into the function of cardiac mTORC1-mediated signaling in physiological as well as pathological situations.Methods: We generated mice homozygous for loxP-flanked raptor and positive for the tamoxifen-inducible Cre recombinase (MerCreMer) under control of the ^5;- myosin heavy chain promoter. The raptor gene encodes an essential component of mTORC1. Gene ablation was induced at the age of 10-12 weeks, and two weeks later the raptor cardiac-knockout (raptor-cKO) mice started voluntary cagewheel exercise or were subjected to transverse aortic constriction (TAC) to induce pressure overload.Results: In sedentary raptor-cKO mice, ejection fractions gradually decreased, resulting in significantly reduced values at 38 days (P < 0.001). Raptor-cKO mice started to die during the fifth week after the last tamoxifen injection. At that time, the mortality rate was 36% in sedentary (n = 11) and 64% in exercising (n = 14) mice. TAC-induced pressure overload resulted in severe cardiac dysfunction already at earlier timepoints. Thus, at 7-9 days after surgery, ejection fraction and fractional shortening values were 22.3% vs 43.5% and 10.2% vs 21.5% in raptor-cKO vs wild-type mice, respectively. This was accompanied by significant reductions of ventricular wall and septal thickness as well as an increase in left ventricular internal diameter. Moreover, ventricular weight to tibial length ratios were increased in wild-type, but not in the raptor-cKO TAC mice. Together, this shows that raptor-cKO mice rapidly developed dilated cardiomyopathy without going through a phase of adaptive hypertrophy. Expression of ANP and β-MHC was induced in all raptor-cKO mice irrespective of the cardiac load conditions. Consistent with reduced mTORC1 activity, phosphorylation of ribosomal S6 kinase and 4E-BP1 was blunted, indicating reduced protein synthesis. Moreover, expression of multiple genes involved in the regulation of energy metabolism was altered, and followed by a shift from fatty acid to glucose oxidation.Conclusion: Our study suggests that mTORC1 coordinates protein and energy metabolic pathways in the heart. Moreover, we demonstrate that raptor is essential for the cardiac adaptation to increased workload and importantly, also for normal physiological cardiac function.

Parâmetros de produção de leite de búfala fermentado por Lactobacillus casei

O leite de búfala foi fermentado por Lactobacillus casei, com diferentes concentrações de açúcar e tempos de fermentação, e estocado durante 30 dias a 5 e 10&deg;C. Avaliaram-se a acidez, o pH e a viabilidade de L. casei nos diferentes tratamentos. O leite fermentado por 18 horas não apresentou os parâmetros requeridos para o produto, enquanto os fermentados por 22 e 24 horas apresentaram acidez e pH adequados. O tempo e a temperatura de estocagem influenciaram esses parâmetros. A viabilidade de L. casei inicial foi maior que 9 log UFC mL-1 e a final, maior que 8 log UFC mL-1, com influência da acidez.

Estimation of a maximum Lu diffusion rate in a natural eclogite garnet

Lutetium zoning in garnet within eclogites from the Zermatt-Saas Fee zone, Western Alps, reveal sharp, exponentially decreasing central peaks. They can be used to constrain maximum Lu volume diffusion in garnets. A prograde garnet growth temperature interval of 450-600 A degrees C has been estimated based on pseudosection calculations and garnet-clinopyroxene thermometry. The maximum pre-exponential diffusion coefficient which fits the measured central peak is in the order of D-0= 5.7*10(-6) m(2)/s, taking an estimated activation energy of 270 kJ/mol based on diffusion experiments for other rare earth elements in garnet. This corresponds to a maximum diffusion rate of D (600 A degrees C) = 4.0*10(-22) m(2)/s. The diffusion estimate of Lu can be used to estimate the minimum closure temperature, T-c, for Sm-Nd and Lu-Hf age data that have been obtained in eclogites of the Western Alps, postulating, based on a literature review, that D (Hf) < D (Nd) < D (Sm) a parts per thousand currency sign D (Lu). T-c calculations, using the Dodson equation, yielded minimum closure temperatures of about 630 A degrees C, assuming a rapid initial exhumation rate of 50A degrees/m.y., and an average crystal size of garnets (r = 1 mm). This suggests that Sm/Nd and Lu/Hf isochron age differences in eclogites from the Western Alps, where peak temperatures did rarely exceed 600 A degrees C must be interpreted in terms of prograde metamorphism.

Scale Effects in Hydraulic Model Tests of Rock Protected Structures, HR-119, 1970

A laboratory investigation was undertaken to determine the limiting model Reynolds number above which the scour behavior of rock protected structures can be reproduced in hydraulic models scaled according to the Froude criterion. A submerged jet was passed over an initially full scour pocket containing uniform glass spheres and the rate of scour was measured as a function of time. The dimensions of the scour pocket and jet and the particle diameters were varied as needed to maintain strict geometric similarity. For each of two different Froude numbers the Reynolds number was varied over a wide range. The normalized scour rate was found to be practically independent of the Reynolds number, R, (based on the jet velocity and particle diameter) at values of R above about 2.5 x 10^3, and to decrease with Rat smaller values. A grid placed in the jet was found to have a very strong effect on the scour rate. In an attempt to explain the effect of R on the scour behavior, turbulent pressure and velocity fluctuations were measured in air flows and water flows, respectively, over rigid scour pockets having the same geometry as those formed in the scour experiments. The normalized spectra of the fluctuations were found to be nearly independent of R, but the flow pattern was found to be very sensitive to the inlet condition, the jet deflecting upward or downward in a not wholly explainable manner. This indicates that scour behavior can be modeled only if the approach flow is also accurately modeled.

LB11058, a new cephalosporin with high penicillin-binding protein 2a affinity and activity in experimental endocarditis due to homogeneously methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

LB11058 is a new synthetic cephalosporin with good affinity for staphylococcal penicillin-binding protein 2a (PBP2a). LB11058 was tested in vitro and in rats with experimental aortic endocarditis against three methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains, one penicillinase-negative strain (strain COL), and two penicillinase-producing strains (COL-Bla+ and P8-Hom). The MICs of LB11058 for the organisms were 1 mg/liter. The MICs of vancomycin and ceftriaxone were 1 and >/=64 mg/liter, respectively. In population analysis profiles, none of the MRSA strains grew at >/=2 mg of LB11058/liter. Rats with endocarditis were treated for 5 days. LB11058 was highly bound to serum proteins in rats (>/=98%). However, binding was saturable above a threshold of 250 mg/liter. Therefore, continuous concentrations of 250 mg/liter in serum were infused to ensure a free fraction (>/=5 mg/liter) above the drug's MIC for the entire infusion period. Control treatments included simulation of human serum kinetics produced by intravenous vancomycin (1 g twice daily, free drug concentration above MIC, >/=90% of infusion period) or ceftriaxone (2 g/24 h, free drug concentrations above the MIC, 0% of infusion period). LB11058 successfully treated 10 of 10 (100%) and 13 of 14 (93%) of rats infected with COL-Bla+ and P8-Hom, respectively. This was comparable to vancomycin (sterilization of 8 of 12 [66%] and 6 of 8 [75%] rats, respectively). Ceftriaxone was inactive. Low concentrations of LB11058 (5 and 10 mg/liter, continuously infused) in serum were ineffective, as predicted by the pharmacodynamic parameters. At appropriate doses, LB11058 was highly effective both in vitro and in vivo. This finding supports the development of this beta-lactam with high PBP2a affinity for the treatment of MRSA infections.

Cultivo de coco 'Anão Verde' irrigado com águas salinas

O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar a viabilidade de utilização de águas de elevada salinidade na irrigação do coqueiro (Cocos nucifera L.) cv. Anão Verde, em fase inicial de produção, com 3,5 anos de cultivo. O experimento foi conduzido em blocos inteiramente casualizados, com quatro tratamentos, representados pelos níveis de salinidade da água de irrigação (condutividade elétrica - CEa = 0,1, 5,0, 10,0 e 15,0 dS m-1 a 25ºC) e cinco repetições. Constatou-se tendência de aumento do número de flores femininas por inflorescência, com o uso de águas salinas. A irrigação com águas de CEa>5,0 dS m-1 provocou redução no peso médio e no número de frutos colhidos, em relação ao controle (CEa = 0,1 dS m-1), a partir da 11ª e 14ª colheita, respectivamente. Condutividade elétrica da água de irrigação de 10 dS m-1 é o limite para se obter produção aceitável de frutos de coqueiro 'Anão Verde', nesse estádio fenológico.

Human fetal bone cells in delivery systems for bone engineering.

The aim of this study was to culture human fetal bone cells (dedicated cell banks of fetal bone derived from 14 week gestation femurs) within both hyaluronic acid gel and collagen foam, to compare the biocompatibility of both matrices as potential delivery systems for bone engineering and particularly for oral application. Fetal bone cell banks were prepared from one organ donation and cells were cultured for up to 4 weeks within hyaluronic acid (Mesolis(®)) and collagen foams (TissueFleece(®)). Cell survival and differentiation were assessed by cell proliferation assays and histology of frozen sections stained with Giemsa, von Kossa and ALP at 1, 2 and 4 weeks of culture. Within both materials, fetal bone cells could proliferate in three-dimensional structure at ∼70% capacity compared to monolayer culture. In addition, these cells were positive for ALP and von Kossa staining, indicating cellular differentiation and matrix production. Collagen foam provides a better structure for fetal bone cell delivery if cavity filling is necessary and hydrogels would permit an injectable technique for difficult to treat areas. In all, there was high biocompatibility, cellular differentiation and matrix deposition seen in both matrices by fetal bone cells, allowing for easy cell delivery for bone stimulation in vivo. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Frações de Trichilia pallens com atividade inseticida sobre Tuta absoluta

Este trabalho teve o objetivo de identificar frações de extratos aquosos e orgânicos da meliácea Trichilia pallens, com atividade inseticida sobre a traça-do-tomateiro Tuta absoluta (Meyrick). Extratos aquosos liofilizados (EAL) a 3% de folhas e ramos de T. pallens foram ressuspendidos em água e aplicados sobre folíolos de tomateiro infestados com lagartas recém-eclodidas. Com base na mortalidade aos 5 e 10 dias após a infestação (dai), os EAL de folhas foram mais eficientes que os de ramos. Numa segunda etapa, foram obtidos, por maceração, extratos de folhas a 1%, em hexano (HEX), diclorometano (DIC) e metanol (MET) como descrito anteriormente, tendo-se incluído acetona e água como controles. Entre os extratos, o DIC foi o mais promissor como fonte de substâncias com atividade inseticida sobre lagartas de T. absoluta. Na seqüência, por meio de partição líquido-líquido do extrato DIC de folhas, obtiveram-se as frações em HEX, MET, acetato de etila (AET), n-butanol (NBU) e aquosa (AQ). Destas frações, a AQ a 0,1% do extrato em DIC foi considerada a mais promissora como fonte de substâncias com atividade inseticida sobre T. absoluta.

CT radiation dose in children: a survey to establish age-based diagnostic reference levels in Switzerland

This work aimed at assessing the doses delivered in Switzerland to paediatric patients during computed tomography (CT) examinations of the brain, chest and abdomen, and at establishing diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for various age groups. Forms were sent to the ten centres performing CT on children, addressing the demographics, the indication and the scanning parameters: number of series, kilovoltage, tube current, rotation time, reconstruction slice thickness and pitch, volume CT dose index (CTDI(vol)) and dose length product (DLP). Per age group, the proposed DRLs for brain, chest and abdomen are, respectively, in terms of CTDI(vol): 20, 30, 40, 60 mGy; 5, 8, 10, 12 mGy; 7, 9, 13, 16 mGy; and in terms of DLP: 270, 420, 560, 1,000 mGy cm; 110, 200, 220, 460 mGy cm; 130, 300, 380, 500 mGy cm. An optimisation process should be initiated to reduce the spread in dose recorded in this study. A major element of this process should be the use of DRLs.

Potássio lixiviado da palha de aveia-preta e milheto após a dessecação química

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a lixiviação de K da palha de aveia-preta (Avena strigosa) e de milheto (Pennisetum glaucum), utilizando-se chuva simulada em diferentes períodos após a dessecação química. As plantas foram cultivadas em vasos, e aos 50 dias da emergência foram manejadas com herbicida e submetidas à chuva simulada de 5 e 10 mm, aos 3, 6, 9, 12 e 15 dias após a dessecação (DAD). A quantidade de K lixiviado das palhas, considerando uma quantidade de palha equivalente a 8,0 t ha-1 de matéria seca, aumentou à medida que o estado de senescência das plantas evoluiu após a dessecação. Com a aplicação de 10 mm de chuva aos 15 DAD, a palha de aveia-preta disponibilizou, aproximadamente, 11,1 kg ha-1 de K. A água da chuva extrai maior quantidade de K da palha de aveia-preta em relação à palha de milheto, tanto com a lâmina de 5 mm como de 10 mm, e essas diferenças são maiores de acordo com o estado avançado de desidratação do material vegetal.

Aceitabilidade de bebidas preparadas a partir de diferentes extratos hidrossolúveis de soja

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a aceitabiliade de bebidas obtidas de extrato de soja em pó, produzido a partir de cultivar desprovida de enzimas lipoxigenases, e de dois extratos em pó comerciais. Duas bebidas do extrato da cultivar desprovida de lipoxigenases foram preparadas pela diluição em água mineral a 5 e 10%. Os extratos comerciais foram diluídos a 10%. Duzentos consumidores das cidades do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, e Londrina, PR, avaliaram a aceitação das bebidas, pela escala hedônica de sete pontos; a consistência e doçura por meio da escala do ideal de sete pontos; e a intenção de compra pela escala de três pontos. A bebida do extrato de soja da cultivar desprovida de lipoxigenases preparada a 10% obteve as maiores notas de aceitação (4,2 a 4,5), apresentou consistência próxima do valor ideal (4) e recebeu a maior porcentagem de repostas "sim" para a intenção de compras, enquanto as demais apresentaram notas inferiores nos atributos avaliados.

Mapeamento semidetalhado do uso da terra do Bioma Cerrado

O objetivo deste trabalho foi mapear o uso da terra do Bioma Cerrado na escala de 1:250.000. As seguintes classes de uso da terra foram consideradas: culturas agrícolas, pastagens cultivadas, reflorestamentos, áreas urbanas e áreas de mineração. A metodologia envolveu a segmentação de imagens do satélite Landsat, a classificação visual dos segmentos e a análise da exatidão global do mapa final. Aproximadamente 39,5% do Cerrado apresentaram algum tipo de uso de terra. Pastagens cultivadas e culturas agrícolas foram as classes predominantes, com 26,5 e 10,5%, respectivamente.