Variação no estoque de carbono do solo na mudança do uso da terra para cana-de-açúcar em Mococa, SP, Brasil.

A mudança na cobertura e uso da terra (MUT) gerada pela expansão da cana-de-açúcar implica em relevantes alterações nos ciclos biogeoquímicos, incluindo os estoques de carbono (C) do solo, além das emissões de gases de efeito estufa (GEE). Objetivou-se, com este estudo, determinar as variações do estoque de C do solo na expansão (MUT) da cana-de-açúcar sobre áreas de pastagem e cultura anual na região de Mococa (SP), Brasil. O experimento foi conduzido em parcelas subdivididas com cinco repetições e sob delineamento inteiramente casualizado. Os tratamentos principais são em pares amostrais próximos, sendo o primeiro representado pelo uso da terra anterior à conversão e o segundo referente à cultura da cana-de-açúcar após a MUT. Os tratamentos secundários foram quatro profundidades de solo (0-10, 10-20, 20-60, 60-100 cm). A área de mata nativa apresentou o maior estoque de C no solo (228,6 Mg C ha-1), sendo muito superior comparado aos demais agrossistemas: pastagem, cana-pasto, cultura anual e cana-anual. Observa-se que a conversão de pastagem para cana-de-açúcar resultou em diferença significativa nos estoques de C do solo, de 102,3 para 76,3 Mg C ha-1 (25,4%) durante 8 anos. Em contrapartida, a variação dos estoques de C devido à conversão de cultura anual para cana-de-açúcar foi não significativa, variando de 116,2 para 121,2 Mg C ha-1 ao longo de 7 anos. Estes resultados indicam como a expansão da cana-de-açúcar impacta nesse importante aspecto e aponta para rotas de maior sustentabilidade do etanol de cana considerando-se a MUT.

A VULNERABILIDADE ESPACIAL CLIMÀTICA NA CIDADE DE AQUIDAUANA –MS/BRASIL

O crescimento desordenado e acelerado das cidades associado a concentração populacional e suporte de planejamento frágil, conflitos institucionais e tecnológicos, tem provocado uma diversidade de transformações no ambiente urbano. A cidade representa um meio adaptado às necessidades específicas dos agentes sociais que modelam este espaço, porque o meio está organizado para permitir sua reprodução, criando assim condições específicas de padrões de uso do solo urbano evidenciando desastres naturais quando associado aos aspectos geoecológicos do sítio e ao processo de ocupação e transformação do espaço aliado à situação socioeconômica da população. A cidade de Aquidauana é banhada pelo rio de mesmo nome e deu início ao processo de expansão urbana às suas margens, sendo estas ocupadas até os dias atuais por parte da população. Este fator provocou significativas modificações na paisagem natural evidenciando muitos dos problemas socioambientais na atualidade, como as enchentes e inundações. Para alcançar os objetivos dessa temática foram realizados trabalhos cartográficos com auxílio do software de desenho Auto CAD, levantamento de dados e análise dos elementos climáticos na área de estudo, coleta de dados sobre os atendimentos às inundações realizados pelo Corpo de Bombeiros Militar de Mato Grosso do Sul/1º Subgrupamento de Bombeiros de Aquidauana, e concatenação de notícias da imprensa escrita local, representada pelo Jornal “O Pantaneiro”, sobre os eventos climáticos extremos ocorridos em Aquidauana-MS, além de visitas a campo nos locais sujeitos a inundações durante o período chuvoso. Os resultados desta pesquisa apontam que o aumento das inundações está relacionado ao acelerado processo de urbanização aliado à ineficácia do planejamento urbano. Os fatores que contribuem para aumentar a ocorrência de inundações destacam-se as impermeabilizações do solo, a ocupação desordenada das margens do rio, o aumento do nível do rio Aquidauana, o sistema de drenagem deficitário. Sugere-se para amenizar a ocorrência das inundações, mapeamento dos espaços atingidos na área urbana e investimentos em planejamento urbano.

Caracterização da variação do CO2 atmosférico em sistema ILPF no leste da Amazônia.

Diante dos impactos causados pela atividade agropecuária moderna, o sistema de integração lavoura-pecuária-floresta (ILPF) apresenta uma alternativa viável para o desenvolvimento agrícola, pastoril e silvicultor de modo que os mesmos se complementem e diminuam os impactos sobre o uso do solo. A conversão para sistemas ILPF pode causar alterações na cobertura do solo, fazendo com que o mesmo atue como fonte ou sumidouro de dióxido de carbono (CO2) da atmosfera. Nesse contexto, estudos acerca das mudanças climáticas constataram que o CO2 armazenado na biosfera terrestre, ao ser perdido por emissões, aumenta a concentração de gases do efeito estufa na atmosfera (GEE), como o CO2, podendo causar alterações climáticas a nível global e de ecossistema. As medições da concentração do CO2 ([CO2]) atmosférico podem indicar a resposta dos fatores bióticos às forçantes atmosféricas. As medidas do perfil vertical da [CO2] foram obtidas durante o período de 15 a 16 de junho de 2016, em sistemas de ILPF com teca e mogno africano, no município de Terra Alta, PA. Durante o dia houve menos estratificação entre os níveis instalados no mogno africano em relação a teca. [CO2] diminuiu a partir de 08:40, atingindo os menores valores às 10:00 e 13:00. A maior [CO2] foi ao amanhecer (05:30 horas) tanto no mogno africano quanto na teca. Em ambos, os níveis próximos ao chão apresentaram as maiores [CO2].

O RITMO CLIMÁTICO E AS PERCEPÇÕES DO HOMEM URBANO E RURAL DO MUNICÍPIO DE RIO CLARO – SP

Com objetivo de verificar como o homem urbano e rural, do município de Rio Claro – SP, percebem as variações do tempo meteorológico, o ritmo climático e suas influências, o estudo estruturou-se através de duas abordagens, uma climatológica e outra da percepção. Na primeira, analisa a diversidade das situações atmosféricas sucedidas em um mês de inverno (julho de 2008) e um de verão (janeiro de 2009), utilizando-se a técnica de análise rítmica. Na segunda, observa a percepção climática dos munícipes com base em dados obtidos a partir da aplicação de oitenta formulários de entrevista. Verificou-se a percepção das características de sazonalidade do município e constatou-se, tanto na área urbana quanto na área rural, que tipos de tempo chuvosos e/ou frios são os mais previsíveis empiricamente, sendo a variação termo-higrométrica o principal fator observado através da atmosfera ou das alterações fisiológicas dos indivíduos.

Variação sazonal dos componentes de Annona cacans Warming composition.

Através de analise gravimétrica de alcaloides e cromatografia comparativa de extratos de caule e folha de Annona cacans Warming coletados em 4 diferentes estações do ano observou-se alteração acentuada no teor das diversas substancias isoladas deste vegetal. No inverno o teor de alcaloides básicos do caule cai a nível muito baixo, elevando-se ao máximo na primavera. Os alcaloides lactamícos e a oxoaporfina liriodenina estão presentes no verão e ausentes na primavera, quando o teor de alcaloides e o maior possível. Pode ser observado, também, diminuição do teor de estefarina, considerado precursor biossintético dos alcaloides asimilobina e michelalbina, quando estas ultimas aparecem. Salienta-se a importância do estudo fitoquímico em diversas épocas do ano, para evitar conclusões equivocadas a respeito da presença ou ausência de determinadas substâncias.

Sistema de classificação climática multicritérios geovitícola para o estado do Paraná.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi caracterizar o potencial climático do estado do Paraná para a vitivinicultura. A partir de séries de dados históricos foram gerados os índices climáticos vitícolas do Sistema CCM Geovitícola: Índice Heliotérmico (IH), Índice de Frio Noturno (IF) e Índice de Seca (IS) para os períodos de outubro a março e abril a setembro. As análises mostraram que os diferentes ambientes climáticos no estado do Paraná apresentam classes geovitícolas com potencial de produção de vinhos finos.

Variation of the anal resting pressure induced by postexpiratory apnea effort in patients with constipation

CONTEXT: Intestinal constipation - a common symptom among the general population - is more frequent in women. It may be secondary to an improper diet or organic or functional disturbances, such as dyskinesia of the pelvic floor. This is basically characterized by the absence of relaxation or paradoxical contraction of the pelvic floor and anal sphincter during evacuation. OBJECTIVE: To analyze, by manometric data, the anal pressure variation at rest, during evacuation effort by using the Valsalva maneuver and forced post-expiratory apnea in subjects with secondary constipation. METHODS: Twenty-one patients (19 females - 90.4%) with a mean age of 47.5 years old (23-72) were studied. The diagnosis was performed using anorectal manometry, with a catheter containing eight channels disposed at the axial axis, measuring the proximal (1) and distal (2) portions of the anal orifice. The elevation of the pressure values in relation to the resting with the evacuation effort was present in all patients. The Agachan score was used for clinical evaluation of constipation. The variables studied were: mean anal pressure of the anal orifice for 20 seconds at rest, the effort of evacuation using Valsalva maneuver and the effort of evacuation during apnea after forced expiration, as well as the area under the curve of the manometric tracing at moments Valsalva and apnea. RESULTS: The analysis of the mean values of the anal pressure variation at rest evidenced difference between proximal and distal channels (P = 0.007), independent of the moment and tendency to differ during moments Valsalva and apnea (P = 0.06). The mean of values of the area under the manometric tracing curve showed differences between moments Valsalva and apnea (P = 0.0008), either at the proximal portion or at the distal portion of the anal orifice. CONCLUSION: The effort of evacuation associated with postexpiratory apnea, when compared with the effort associated with the Valsalva maneuver, provides lower elevation of anal pressure at rest by the parameter area under the curve.

Molecular diagnosis of Huntington disease in Brazilian patients

Huntington disease (HD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with autosomal dominant inheritance, characterized by choreiform movements and cognitive impairment. Onset of symptoms is around 40 years of age and progression to death occurs in approximately 10 to 15 years from the time of disease onset. HD is associated with an unstable CAG repeat expansion at the 5' and of the IT15 gene. We have genotyped the CAG repeat in the IT15 gene in 44 Brazilian individuals (42 patients and 2 unaffected family members) belonging to 34 unrelated families thought to segregate HD. We found one expanded CAG allele in 32 individuals (76%) belonging to 25 unrelated families. In these HD patients, expanded alleles varied from 43 to 73 CAG units and normal alleles varied from 18 to 26 CAGs. A significant negative correlation between age at onset of symptoms and size of the expanded CAG allele was found (r=0.6; p=0.0001); however, the size of the expanded CAG repeat could explain only about 40% of the variability in age at onset (r2=0.4). In addition, we genotyped 25 unrelated control individuals (total of 50 alleles) and found normal CAG repeats varying from 16 to 33 units. The percentage of heterozigocity of the normal allele in the control population was 88%. In conclusion, our results showed that not all patients with the HD phenotype carried the expansion at the IT15 gene. Furthermore, molecular diagnosis was possible in all individuals, since no alleles of intermediate size were found. Therefore, molecular confirmation of the clinical diagnosis in HD should be sought in all suspected patients, making it possible for adequate genetic counseling.

Tree structure and richness in an Atlantic Forest fragment: distance from anthropogenic and natural edges

Approximately 7.2% of the Atlantic rainforest remains in Brazil, with only 16% of this forest remaining in the State of Rio de Janeiro, all of it distributed in fragments. This forest fragmentation can produce biotic and abiotic differences between edges and the fragment interior. In this study, we compared the structure and richness of tree communities in three habitats - an anthropogenic edge (AE), a natural edge (NE) and the fragment interior (FI) - of a fragment of Atlantic forest in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (22°50'S and 42°28'W). One thousand and seventy-six trees with a diameter at breast height > 4.8 cm, belonging to 132 morphospecies and 39 families, were sampled in a total study area of 0.75 ha. NE had the greatest basal area and the trees in this habitat had the greatest diameter:height allometric coefficient, whereas AE had a lower richness and greater variation in the height of the first tree branch. Tree density, diameter, height and the proportion of standing dead trees did not differ among the habitats. There was marked heterogeneity among replicates within each habitat. These results indicate that the forest interior and the fragment edges (natural or anthropogenic) do not differ markedly considering the studied parameters. Other factors, such as the age from the edge, type of matrix and proximity of gaps, may play a more important role in plant community structure than the proximity from edges.

Amostragem e variabilidade espacial de atributos químicos do solo em área de vegetação natural em regeneração

The objectives of this work was to estimate the number of soil subsamples considering the classical statistics and geostatistics and determine the spatial variability of soil fertility attributes of an Ultisol, with clay texture, in an area of regenerating natural vegetation in Alegre - ES. Soil samples were collected in a depth of 0.0-0.2 m, at the crossing points of a regular grid, comprising a total of 64 points located at 10 m-intervals. The area presented low fertility soil. Considering a variation of 5% around the mean in the classic statistics, it is necessary a larger number of samples in relation to geostatistics. All the chemical attributes showed moderate to high spatial dependence, except for the effective cation exchange capacity (CECe), which showed pure nugget effect. The spherical semivariogram model gave the best fit to the data. Isoline maps allowed visualizing the differentiated spatial distribution of the contents of soil chemical attributes.

Influência da embalagem de polietileno de baixa densidade e da temperatura na conservação do repolho minimamente processado

This research studied the effect of low density polyethylene packaging and storage temperature on the preservation of fresh-cut (minimally processed) cabbage. The cabbages, previously cooled to a temperature of 10 ºC, were selected, washed, cut in four parts (with the central stalk removed), sanitized, cut in strips, rinsed, put in the centrifuge, weighed and stored in plastic packaging of low density polyethylene (70 µm), and then stored in cold chambers at temperatures of 1 and 10 ºC for 20 days. The following aspects were evaluated: carbon dioxide, oxygen and ethylene in the internal atmosphere of the package as well as, pH, titratable acidity, total soluble solids, vitamin C, loss of fresh mass and the total soluble solids/acidity in the fresh-cut cabbage ratio. The experimental design was entirely casual, with three repetitions. The analysis parameters, except for the vitamin C, loss of fresh mass and ethylene, presented significant variation between the temperatures and days of storage. The cabbage stored at a temperature of 1 ºC presented a shelf life of around 15 days, significantly higher than that stored at 10 ºC. At this temperature, on the 8th day of storage, the product was completely decayed, unfit for commercialization or consumption.

Indicadores de bem-estar baseados em reações comportamentais de matrizes pesadas

Knowing the importance that the poultry industry represents for the Brazilian economy, this work, searched to understand and to identify new welfare pointers inherent to the animal that contributed for the increase of the productive effectiveness, studying different behavior reactions in broiler breeders, in climatic chamber. The experiment was delineated as a Latin Square 3x3x3, where the variable: temperature of air, birds ration and birds age had been controlled. The birds of different ages had been lodged in distinct boxes. Observations of the behavior of the birds in two schedules of the day had been made, being one in the morning and the other one in the afternoon, during a period of 15 minutes each through video cameras, installed in the ceiling of the climatic chamber, having no interference of human being in the register of the data. It was verified the influence of the controlled variables in diverse observed behaviors where it was concluded that the presence of food resulted in bigger occurrences of aggressiveness reactions.

Rigidez do papelão ondulado: comparação entre resultados experimentais e os obtidos por cálculo analítico

Cardboard packing for horticultural products has as main function to protect them. The design of a cardboard packing request the knowledge of the bending stiffens which is depending on the modulus of elasticity. The objective of this work was to calculate the cardboard modulus of elasticity from data obtained in laboratory using physical characterization test, with different methods, and comparing the results with the values obtained experimentally. Ten samples of each cardboard selected for this study were tested in the paper fabrication direction and in its transverse direction. The papers liner and medium resistance to the traction, used to calculate the bending stiffness, was determined in a universal machine test. To obtaining of the bending stiffens the four points test was accomplished. Expressive variations among the methods from which the modulus of elasticity is obtained were observed and that influence the bending stiffness of the structure. The stiffness values obtained experimentally were always greater than the values obtained from analytical method. This difference can be attributed to two factors, the production processes that assurance a larger rigidity than the components separately and the addition of the adhesive layer that is not taken in consideration in the analytic calculations.

Avaliação de perdas invisíveis na colheita mecanizada em dois fluxos de massa de cana-de-açúcar

In this work the performance of a sugar cane chopped harvester was analysed when fed with two sugar cane mass flows, measuring the invisible losses, which are impossible to measure in the field, harvester sugar cane cleaning efficiency and air velocity on extractors exit. The trial was done under controlled conditions at Copersucar Technology Center in January 2000. The results showed that the flow of sugar cane through the harvester doesn't influence the magnitudes of total invisible losses and raw material cleaning efficiency. The mean air velocity on the primary extractors exit was 12.0 m s-1, and 9.2 m s-1 on the secondary extractor, with a coefficient of variation of 21%, indicating that the poor cleaning performance of the harvester could be related to air velocity difference inside the extractor. Analyzing the data collected in the trials, it was possible to conclude that invisible losses in sugar cane harvester were 10% and the cleaning efficiency was 87%.

Ambiência aérea em alojamento de frangos de corte: poeira e gases

Air quality in animal production environment has been refereed as an interesting point for studies in environmental control systems with the focus both to the animal health which live in total confinement, as to the workers. The objective of this research was to determine the variation on the aerial environmental quality in two types of broiler housing: conventional (Gc) and tunnel type (Gt). The total dust values in both houses offered adequate rearing conditions to the birds; however, regarding the inhale dust in the air was above the limits recommended for humans. Carbon monoxide concentration in the heating phase during the evaluated period was above the 10 ppm maximum recommended, and it was higher during the cold season in Gt house (30 ppm) when compared to the Gc house (18 ppm). Ammonia concentration peaks in the air were above the 20 ppm recommended from the 20th day of production in both houses and in daily average, for a period higher in Gt (4h30) when compared to Gt (2h45). Only traces of nitrate oxide and methane were found while carbonic dioxide gas concentration evaluated during daytime met the limits allowed for both birds and labor.