4-Second Exercise Test: Reference Values for Ages 18–81 Years

Background: Physiological reflexes modulated primarily by the vagus nerve allow the heart to decelerate and accelerate rapidly after a deep inspiration followed by rapid movement of the limbs. This is the physiological and pharmacologically validated basis for the 4-s exercise test (4sET) used to assess the vagal modulation of cardiac chronotropism. Objective: To present reference data for 4sET in healthy adults. Methods: After applying strict clinical inclusion/exclusion criteria, 1,605 healthy adults (61% men) aged between 18 and 81 years subjected to 4sET were evaluated between 1994 and 2014. Using 4sET, the cardiac vagal index (CVI) was obtained by calculating the ratio between the duration of two RR intervals in the electrocardiogram: 1) after a 4-s rapid and deep breath and immediately before pedaling and 2) at the end of a rapid and resistance-free 4-s pedaling exercise. Results: CVI varied inversely with age (r = -0.33, p < 0.01), and the intercepts and slopes of the linear regressions between CVI and age were similar for men and women (p > 0.05). Considering the heteroscedasticity and the asymmetry of the distribution of the CVI values according to age, we chose to express the reference values in percentiles for eight age groups (years): 18–30, 31–40, 41–45, 46–50, 51–55, 56–60, 61–65, and 66+, obtaining progressively lower median CVI values ranging from 1.63 to 1.24. Conclusion: The availability of CVI percentiles for different age groups should promote the clinical use of 4sET, which is a simple and safe procedure for the evaluation of vagal modulation of cardiac chronotropism.

Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 under the command of Captain George S. Nares ... and the late Captain Frank Tourle Thomson, R.N.

Zoology v.18(text):pt.1=pt.40 (1886-1887)

Impuls und Transfer : literarische Feldbildungsprozesse in Magdeburg im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert

Magdeburg, Univ., Fak. für Geistes-, Sozial- und Erziehungswiss., Diss., 2007

Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 under the command of Captain George S. Nares ... and the late Captain Frank Tourle Thomson, R.N.

Zoology v.18:pt.2=pt.40 (1886-1887) [Text]

Estudos sobre a correção da acidez do solo causada pelo Al+3 trocável. I. Efeitos sobre o pH, Al+3 e H+ trocáveis em solos das séries Sertãozinho e Monte Olimpo e das unidades 2 e 18

Ê descrito um ensaio de incubação com a finalidade de estudar os efeitos da adição de CaCO3 sobre o pH e Al³+ e H+ trocáveis de 4 terras, servindo-se do método do Al³+ trocàvel para a determinação das doses de CaCO3. De um modo geral, se encontrou uma forte elevação nos índices pH das terras e redução nos teores de Al³+ e de H+ trocáveis das mesmas, à medida em que se aumentavam as quantidades de CaCO3 empregadas. A dose 1 de CaCO3, que correspondia à quantidade de cálcio estequiometricamente igual à de Al³+ trocável presente em cada terra, foi suficiente para elevar o pH de todas elas ao redor de 5,7. O teor de Al³+ trocável, contudo, em uma delas permaneceu acima do nível considerado não tóxico às plantas.

Novas pesquisas sobre as plantas hospedeiras do nematóide do cafeeiro, Meloidogyne exigua Goeldi, 1887

Foram realizadas provas para conhecer a reação de 54 culturas e 34 ervas más ao nematóide Meloidogyne exigua. Nenhuma planta se revelou sensível ao parasito, apresentando-se atacadas apenas as variedades de Coffea arabica e um híbrido de C. arabica e C. excelsa.

3D-Druck in der Anwendung : 3. Mitteldeutsches Forum 3D-Druck in der Anwendung, Hochschule Merseburg, 18. Mai 2016

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Desenvolvimento de Meloidogyne exigua Goeldi, 1887, em raízes de cafeeiros, em três ambientes

Com o objetivo de se obter informações sobre o desenvolvimento de Meloidogyne exigua Goeldi, 1887, em raízes de cafeeiro (Coffea arabica L.) cv. Mundo Novo, em três ambientes, plântulas no estágio do primeiro par de folhas verdadeiras foram transplantadas para copos plásticos com 25O ml de solo. Trinta dias depois, cada muda foi infestada com 600 larvas pré-parasitas e transferidas para as diversas condições de estudo: casa de vegetação, sala de temperatura constante e próximo de plantas adultas num cafezal. As raízes foram coletadas cada dois dias, coloridas e dissecadas, sendo os exemplares de M. exigua classificados de acordo com o estádio de desenvolvimento. Os resultados permitiram concluir que o desenvolvimento de M. exigua foi influenciado pela temperatura, e, que da penetração das larvas às fêmeas com ovos foram necessários, respectivamente, 25,3 dias à temperatura média de 25,8°C, 37,3 dias a 22,1°C e 38 dias a 22,4ºC, para a casa de vegetação, sala de temperatura constante e cafezal. A temperatura base estimada a partir dos resultados obtidos pelo método do coeficiente de variação foi 15°C. Foram necessárias, em média, 6580 unidades de calor, acima de 15°C, para M. exigua completar o seu desenvolvimento.

Report on excavations at Jemdet Nasr, Iraq / by Ernest Mackay; with preface by Stephen Langdon; 18 plates. Field Museum-Oxford University joint expedition. Berthold Laufer --, editor.

v.1:no.3(1931)

The painted turtles of the genus Chrysemys, by Sherman C. Bishop and F. J. W. Schmidt.

v.18:no.4(1931)

Aging and growth parameter from the Piaractus mesopotamicus (pacu) from the Cuiabá river, Mato Grosso, Brazil

This study has aims to determine the age and to estimate the growth parameters using scales of the species. Individuals of Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg, 1887) used in this study were captured in the commercial fishery conducted in the region, along the year 2006. The model selected to express the growth of the species was the von Bertalanffy Sl= Sl∞*[1-exp-k(t-to)]. To determine if scales are suitable for studying the growth of pacu, we analyzed the relation between standard length (Sl) and the radius of the scales through linear regression. The period of annuli formation was determined analyzing the variations in the marginal increment and evaluating the consistency of the readings through the analysis of the coefficient of variations (CVs) for the average standard lengths of each age (number of rings) observed in the scales. The relationship between Ls of the fish and the radius of the scales showed that scales can be used to study the age and growth of P. mesopotamicus (R= 0.79). CVs were always below 20%, demonstrating the consistency of the readings. Annuli formation occurred in February, probably related to trophic migration that occurs in this month in the region. Equations that represents the growth in length obtained for P. mesopotamicus are Sl=50.00*[1-exp-0.18(t-(-3.00)] for males and Sl=59.23*[1-exp-0.14(t-(-3.36)] for females. The growth parameters obtained in this study were lower compared to other studies previously conducted for the same species and can related to overexploitation that species is submitted by fishing in the region. These values show also that females of pacu attain greater asymptotic length than males that growth faster.

Contribuição ao Conhecimento do Gênero Sarcophagula Wulp, 1887 (Diptera-Sarcophagidae)

The present paper, a revision of the genus Sarcophagula Wulp, is based upon material from the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz and the American Museum of Natural History. Five species are considered two of wich are new ones.