The Brazilian Seismographic Integrated Systems (BRASIS): Infrastructure and data management

In geophysics and seismology, raw data need to be processed to generate useful information that can be turned into knowledge by researchers. The number of sensors that are acquiring raw data is increasing rapidly. Without good data management systems, more time can be spent in querying and preparing datasets for analyses than in acquiring raw data. Also, a lot of good quality data acquired at great effort can be lost forever if they are not correctly stored. Local and international cooperation will probably be reduced, and a lot of data will never become scientific knowledge. For this reason, the Seismological Laboratory of the Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of São Paulo (IAG-USP) has concentrated fully on its data management system. This report describes the efforts of the IAG-USP to set up a seismology data management system to facilitate local and international cooperation. © 2011 by the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia. All rights reserved.

Telemática: un nuevo escenario para el transporte automotor

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The involvement of anti-inflammatory protein, Annexin A1, in ocular toxoplasmosis

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of the protein annexin A1 (ANXA1), a potent endogenous regulator of the inflammatory process, in ocular toxoplasmosis. Methods: C57BL/6 female mice were infected using intravitreal injections of either 10 6 tachyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii (RH strain; T. gondii) or PBS only (control groups). After 24, 48, and 72 h, animals were sacrificed and their eyes were harvested for histopathological, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural immunocytochemical analysis of ANXA1. Human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells (ARPE-19) were infected in vitro with T. gondii and collected after 60, 120, 240 min, and 24 h. Results: Compared with non-infected eyes, an intense inflammatory response was observed in the anterior (24 h after infection) and posterior segments (72 h after infection) of the infected eye, characterized by neutrophil infiltration and by the presence of tachyzoites and their consequent destruction along with disorganization of normal retina architecture and RPE vacuolization. T. gondii infection was associated with a significant increase of ANXA1 expression in the neutrophils at 24, 48, and 72 h, and in the RPE at 48 and 72 h. In vitro studies confirmed an upregulation of ANXA1 levels in RPE cells, after 60 and 120 min of infection with T. gondii. Conclusions: The positive modulation of endogenous ANXA1 in the inflammatory and RPE cells during T. gondii infection suggests that this protein may serve as a therapeutic target in ocular toxoplasmosis. © 2012 Molecular Vision.

Influence of TNF-α blockers on the oral prevalence of opportunistic microorganisms in ankylosing spondylitis patients

Objectives: To compare the oral prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Candida spp., staphylococci, enterobacteriaceae, and pseudomonas spp.from ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients receiving conventional and anti-TNF-α therapy. Methods: The study included 70 AS patients, diagnosed according to the modified New York criteria (1984). The volunteers were divided into 2 groups: a biological group (AS BioG) (n=35) (on anti-TNF-α therapy) and a conventional group (AS ConvG) (n=35). The control group (ContG) (n=70) was made up of healthy individuals matched for age, gender, and oral conditions. After clinical examination, oral rinse samples were collected and plated in specific culture media. The number of colony-forming units per milliliter (cfu/ml) was obtained, and isolates were identified using the API system. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests were performed according to the NCCLS guidelines. Prevalence and counts of microorganisms were statistically compared between the 3 groups, using the Mann-Whitney and Chi-square tests. Significance level was set at 5%. Results: In both the AS BioG and the AS ConvG, staphylococci counts were higher than that in the ContG (p<0.0001). Candida albicans and staphylococcus epidermidis were the most commonly found species in all the groups. Serratia marcescens and klebsiella oxytoca were more prevalent in the AS BioG and the AS ConvG, respectively. Two Candida isolates (2.8%) from the AS BioG and 5 (10.8%) from the AS ConvG were resistant to amphotericin B and 5-fluorocytosine. A low percentage of staphylococci isolates was resistant to amoxicillin, ciprofloxacin, and doxycycline. Conclusion: Higher counts of staphylococci were observed in both AS groups, regardless of the current therapy, age, sex, and oral conditions. Anti-TNF-α therapy could not be correlated with increased counts of microorganisms. © Copyright CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY 2012.

Wound healing of dehiscence defects following different root conditioning modalities: An experimental study in dogs

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the periodontal healing pattern of dehiscence-type defects following different chemical root conditioning modalities. Materials and methods: Buccal osseous dehiscence defects were created on six teeth of seven dogs. After dental plaque accumulation, defects were treated with sterile saline solution (control group) or one chemical conditioning modality: citric acid (CA group), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA group), tetracycline (TTC group), citric acid + tetracycline (CA + TTC group), or tetracycline + citric acid (TTC + CA group). After 3 months of healing, clinical parameters were evaluated, and the animals were killed. Histological sections were processed, and a computer-assisted histometric analysis was used to evaluate the formation of new cementum, new bone, and epithelial apical migration. Results: All treatments yielded significant improvements in terms of probing depth decrease and clinical attachment level gain compared to baseline values; however, without significant differences among the groups (p > 0.05; one-way ANOVA). The highest amount of new cementum was noted in the EDTA group (3.72 ± 0.83 mm, 77.6 %), while the lowest amount of new bone was observed in the TTC group (0.7 ± 0.94 mm, 14.3 %). However, no statistically significant differences could be observed among the groups regarding epithelial apical migration, new cementum, and alveolar bone formation (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Chemical root surface conditioning did not promote any significant improvement in periodontal healing pattern of dehiscence-type defects in dogs. Clinical Relevance: Chemical root surface conditioning after surgical debridement did not promote positive or negative effects on periodontal healing pattern of dehiscence-type defects. © 2012 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Stagnant effective thermal conductivity of agro-industrial residues for solid-state fermentation

The stagnant effective thermal conductivities (K0) of sugar cane bagasse (SCB), wheat bran (WB), orange pulp and peel (OPP) and their combination (weight proportion 1:2:2 SCB/OPP/WB) were obtained using the line heat source method. These solid materials were applied to pectinase production via solid-state fermentation. The moisture content ranged from 4 to 80% (w.b.). A conduction mechanism through the porous media was observed, along with conduction through a liquid film and contact thermal resistance between the samples and the probe. K0 was low for intermediate moisture contents and approached the molecular conductivity of water for high moisture contents. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Desigualdad económica y poder en México

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La cadena de distribución y la competitividad de las exportaciones latinoamericanas: la exportación de manzanas y peras del alto valle del río Negro, Argentina

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América Latina y el Caribe: dirección del comercio exterior de alimentos y productos agrícolas

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Comercio intrarregional y complementariedad en la industria del cobre en América Latina

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Tarificación diferenciada de residuos sólidos domiciliarios: el caso de la tarificación por unidad en Chile

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Resistência de genótipos de feijão-caupi Vigna unguiculata a Bemisia tabaci Biótipo B (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

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Tipologia do sistema de manejo de açaizais nativos praticado pelos ribeirinhos em Belém, estado do Pará

O açaizeiro (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) é um dos principais componentes da renda e do consumo de ribeirinhos do Município de Belém, Estado do Pará, que manejam o açaizal para a produção de frutos, tendo o palmito como subproduto. O objetivo deste trabalho foi o de identificar e caracterizar os diferentes tipos de manejo de açaizais nativos, praticados por estes ribeirinhos. A pesquisa foi realizada na Ilha de Paquetá e Ilha Grande, Município de Belém, onde foram analisados os diferentes tipos de manejo e as diferentes estratégias dos ribeirinhos, com vistas a contribuir com a implantação de propostas de manejo de açaizais nativos. Os estudos foram baseados na metodologia de diagnóstico de sistemas agrários, nos quais foram entrevistadas 22 famílias da Ilha Grande e 31 famílias de Paquetá, com auxílio de questionários elaborados com perguntas abertas e fechadas, abordando a família, a habitação, o patrimônio, a situação fundiária, a renda, o manejo de açaizal e a comercialização. Os resultados mostraram que o sistema de manejo de açaizal nativo passou por três fases: o extrativismo de coleta de açaí fruto destinado basicamente para o consumo; a extração de palmito para a comercialização e o açaí fruto basicamente para o consumo e o sistema atual de manejo, orientado para a produção de açaí fruto para a comercialização e consumo, atribuindo ao palmito um complemento da renda. Verificou-se que os ribeirinhos realizam, de acordo com suas estratégias, três tipos de manejo de açaizais: o intensivo, o moderado e o sem manejo. O manejo intensivo é aquele que está intensificando o uso da mão-de-obra no açaizal, vive basicamente do açaí fruto e obteve a melhor produtividade de frutos. O manejo moderado aplica menos mão-de-obra no açaizal e completa sua renda com outras fontes. O sem manejo faz apenas a colheita do açaí fruto e vive de atividade extralote.

Pausas preenchidas e domínios prosódicos: evidências para a validação do descritor fluência em um teste de proficiência oral em língua estrangeira

O presente trabalho configura um estudo sobre o emprego das pausas preenchidas eh (ɛ) e uh (ɘ) por brasileiros falantes de inglês como língua estrangeira em entrevistas do Teste de Profi ciência Oral em Língua Inglesa (TEPOLI). O estudo fundamenta-se sobre a teoria da Fonologia Prosódica de Nespor e Vogel (1986) e sobre os estudos de pausas preenchidas e o conceito de fluência de Moniz (2006), Merlo (2006) e Scarpa (1995). A investigação compõe-se de um olhar triplo: analisamos a escolha de eh e uh como sons preenchedores; investigamos os contextos prosódicos das pausas preenchidas; e examinamos a motivação cognitivo-discursiva para a inserção dessas pausas preenchidas. Os dados embasam uma reflexão sobre o conceito de fluência e oferecem maior poder descritivo à escala do teste, contribuindo, portanto, para seus estudos de validade e confiabilidade.

Aditivos alimentares na dieta de bovinos confinados

O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da inclusão do preparado de anticorpos policlonais (PAP) e/ou da monensina sódica (MON) sobre o desempenho, as características da carcaça, o perfil de ácidos graxos da carcaça (PAG) e a concentração de lipoproteínas sanguíneas (CLS) de bovinos confinados. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente ao acaso, em arranjo fatorial 2 x 2, com medidas repetidas no tempo, sendo os fatores a inclusão ou não de MON e PAP avaliados em dois períodos, em que 72 bovinos machos da raça Brangus, não castrados, foram alocados em 24 baias (três animais/baia), totalizando seis repetições por tratamento. Não foi observado efeito (P>0,05) da inclusão do PAP para nenhuma das varáveis de desempenho e características de carcaça. Contudo, foi observado efeito (P<0,05) da inclusão de MON, em que animais que receberam MON apresentaram maiores ganho de peso diário (1,666 vs. 1,552), ganho de peso total (179,95 vs. 167,68), peso vivo final (474,86 vs. 459,61), peso de carcaça quente (248,46 vs. 240,20), melhor conversão alimentar (5,57 vs. 5,79) e reduzido custo para ganhar um quilo de peso vivo (3,06 vs. 3,18). Ainda não foi observado efeito principal (P>0,05) dos aditivos para o PAG e a CLS. Assim, a inclusão do PAP não foi boa alternativa à substituição da MON. Por outro lado, a inclusão do PAP não afetou negativamente os itens estudados.