Desempenho agronômico do lodo de esgoto como fonte de nitrogênio em bananeiras

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Prevalence and geographical distribution of Toxoplasma gondii in dogs in the urban area of Botucatu, SP, Brazil

Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii, and can infect a wide variety of animals including humans. Domestic animals can be an important sentinel population for infection in the community. Occurrence of T. gondii infection was assessed in dogs in the urban area of Botucatu city, SP, Brazil. In the sample, 10% rate for error estimate, 95% confidence interval, and 5% significance level were established. Serum samples were collected from dogs during a rabies vaccination campaign, and were processed using modified agglutination test (MAT). Blood samples were collected from 670 dogs, with homogeneous distribution in five regions in the urban area, representing 3.74% of 17,910 animals vaccinated. In this sample, 17.3% (116/670) dogs (68 – 58.6% female and 48 – 41.4% male) were positive for T. gondii infection (p<0.03). Regarding age of the infected dogs 4.6% (4/88) were younger and 95.4% (84/88) were older than one year (p<0.01); the age of 28 positive animals were undetermined. The serum titers of anti-T. gondii antibodies were: 16 (69.8%; 81/116), 64 (13.8%; 16/116), 256 (15.5%; 18/116), and 1024 (0.9%; 1/116). Prevalence was distributed among the North 14.2% (19/134), South 18.0% (31/172), East 15.7% (19/121), West 21.6% (27/125), and Central 16.9% (20/118) regions of the municipality (p=0.5). In all these regions, females and dogs aged more than one year showed a higher occurrence of T. gondii infection (p<0.05).

Produção semissólida de metarhizium anisopliae e beauveria bassiana em diferentes substratos e efeito da radiação ultravioleta e da temperatura sobre propágulos desses entomopatógenos

The present study was aimed to evaluate different (semi-solid) media for the production of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana propagules, and to evaluate the tolerance of these propagules to ultraviolet radiation and temperature. The experiments were performed at the Biological Control Laboratory of the Instituto Biológico at Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. For both fungi, 6 repetitions were performed for each of the 17 treatments: corn starch, full rice, parboiled rice, type-1 rice, type-2 rice, oat flakes, canjiquinha [grits], wheat flour, raw cassava flour, yellow corn flour, special wheat flour, corn flour, corn in grains, cassava starch, soy in grains, crushed wheat, and turf. The viability analysis was done in plastic plates containing BDA. For the bioassays involving exposure to ultraviolet light and temperature, BDA was also used for viability analysis, and each treatment was exposed to the UV radiation for 0, 25 and 50 seconds, the temperature exposure being at 20, 25, 30 and 35º C. Using a Potter tower, 2 mL of fungus suspension from each treatment was inoculated to the Diatraea saccharalis caterpillars. Regarding the sporulation, the largest concentrations of M. anisopliae and B. bassiana were found for the treatments with parboiled rice, type-1 rice, type-2 rice, yellow corn flour, corn flour and crushed wheat. The viability of all treatments was superior to 94.00%. Also, the longer the duration of the exposition to the UV, the smaller the number of fertile conidia. At 35o C, a significant loss of conidia viability was observed, and all the treatments presented some level of virulence.

Cimentos bioativos injetáveis funcionalizados com peptídeo osteogênico para reparação óssea

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

O Ensino de História, Cultura Africana e Afro-Brasileira, na perspectiva da Lei Nº 10.639/2003: análise de políticas públicas na EE. Prof. Hélio Palermo, cidade de Franca SP

Pós-graduação em Planejamento e Análise de Políticas Públicas - FCHS

Estudos estruturais de complexos entre fosfolipases A2 homólogas isoladas do veneno de Bothrops moojeni e inibidores da atividade miotóxica

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Teorias semiclássica e efetiva da gravitação

Pós-graduação em Física - IFT

Medida de superespaço no formalismo de espinores puros da supercorda

We present the pure spinor formalism of the superstring. We systematically study the prescription for tree level amplitudes in this formalism. We discuss briefly the superstring in Ad'S IND 5' x 'S POT 5'

Eletrodinâmica de ordem superior em (2+1)D

Pós-graduação em Física - IFT

Sínteses e caracterizações de materiais microporosos com estrutura cristalográfica mista e suas aplicações como catalisadores em reações de conversão de biomassa em produtos de química fina

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Membranas de biocelulose como substrato para o crescimento de nanofios de ZnO: síntese e aplicação

Pós-graduação em Química - IQ

Propriedades estruturais e espectroscópicas de WO3 e WO3:Eu3+

Used as catalysts even in organic and inorganic molecules, as additives on catalysts, electrochromic films on smart windows the tungsten trioxide have been largely studied on the lasts decades, but there is just a few about it's luminescence. Using as precursors nitric acid and sodium tungstate the tungsten trioxide were been prepared thru wet process then treating on thermic and hydrothermal treatments. Where been evaluated the effects of methodology, nitric acid concentration, duration and temperature of treatments. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman scattering spectroscopy (RSS), Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy (PLS) and X-ray excited optical luminescence (XEOL). Hydrated phases of tungsten trioxide were obtained through hydrothermal treatments and the non-hydrated phases occur with thermic treatments. The acid concentration has the ability to determine the major phase formed as well the temperature determine the hydratation of the product. With lower temperatures dihydrate phase were preferable formed and with the rise of temperature, the water molecules were lost up to the fractionary hydratation and then the non-hydrated phase with higher temperatures depending on the atmosphere used on the thermal treatment. Doping the system with europium ions even substituting tungsten or in the interstices of the matrix were not been successful, as well the XEOL spectroscopy intensity were null and quite low for ultraviolet and visible excitation photoluminescence because of oxygen defect levels localized into the prohibited band.

Relação entre a composição de condicionadores capilares e a formação de cristais líquidos

O Brasil é o terceiro maior consumidor de cosméticos no mundo, representando a segunda colocação em produtos de higiene capilar. Tal colocação está relacionada aos nossos padrões de cuidados estéticos capilares, que muitas vezes, provocam agressões físicas e químicas, deixando os cabelos danificados e quebradiços. Os condicionadores capilares tornam-se uma ferramenta interessante, devido aos inúmeros benefícios protetores oferecidos às superfícies dos fios. A presença de tensoativos catiônicos e álcoois graxos de cadeia longa, unidos à temperatura de fusão dos materiais, velocidade de agitação imposta e resfriamento adequado do produto, podem ser os responsáveis pela formação de cristais líquidos. Tais estruturas conferem estabilidade, viscosidade, melhorias na aparência estética e sensorial do produto e, devido a estas qualidades estão ganhando espaço no mercado cosmético. Assim, o objetivo do trabalho foi desenvolver e formular condicionadores capilares variando-se as concentrações e/ou os tensoativos catiônicos e álcoois graxos, visando obter estruturas líquido-cristalinas associadas aos condicionadores, através da técnica de microscopia de luz polarizada (MLP), caracterização das estruturas pela técnica de espalhamento de raios-X a baixo ângulo (SAXS) e analise do perfil de textura (TPA) das formulações. Foram manipuladas 14 emulsões O/A, variando-se os álcoois graxos de cadeia longa (16 a 18C) e ceras auto emulsionantes catiônicas. Os resultados da MLP foram, em sua maioria, positivos para a presença de estruturas na forma de cruz de malta. A técnica de SAXS confirmou os sistemas sugeridos pela MLP caracterizando a estrutura líquida cristalina do tipo lamelar. A TPA inferiu que a alta estabilidade física apresentada por estas emulsões, e seu particular desempenho no deslizamento dos cabelos, pode estar relacionada à presença de tal organização estrutural nas formulações...

Impacto da redução do nível de tensão na iluminação residencial em uma rede inteligente

In this paper, we will present an overview of the smart grid defining the three main systems that compose it: smart infrastructure system, smart management system and smart protection system. We will conceptualize a functionality of smart management system, the conservative voltage reduction, citing its benefits and its history of application. And, finally, we'll cover a test in which we reduce the nominal voltages on incandescent bulbs, CFL and LED, in the context of residential lighting, and on LED and HPS, in the context of public lighting. The test aims to check whether the voltage reduction adversely affects sources of lighting by measuring the temperature manually with a thermal imaging camera FLIR and illuminance with a LUX meter. The set of power factor, total harmonic distortion, and input power values will be collected automatically through the power quality Analyzer Fluke 345 with a probe Fluke Hall Effect Current. For residential lighting, it was found that both CFL and LED had good performance with the smallest variations in illuminance. Between both, the LED source had the lowest harmonics and the lowest power consumption, on the other hand incandescent bulbs had a bad performance as expected. Public light sources also had a good performance and obtained power factors within the standards, as opposed to the CFL and LED residential sources. The data collected clearly shows the feasibility for nominal voltage reductions. Even with small reductions, there are possibilities of savings which can be passed on to the utilities and consumers

Preparação e caracterização de híbridos orgânico-inorgânicos à base de epoxí-silica

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)