El empresario centroamericano como actor económico y social

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¿Por qué los hombres son tan irresponsables?

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Tesis errada sobre la juventud de los años noventa

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Las relaciones entre descentralización y equidad

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Reorientación de la integración centroamericana

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El MERCOSUR y las nuevas circunstancias para su integración

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Vinculación industrial internacional y desarrollo exportador: el caso de Chile

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El pensamiento de Raúl Prebisch

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Prospects for the use of municipal tree pruning wastes in particleboard production

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the physical and mechanical properties of particleboard made with pruning wastes from Ipê (Tabebuia serratifolia) and Chapéu-de-Sol (Terminalia catappa) trees. Particleboards were prepared with both wood species, using all the material produced by grinding the pruning wastes. The particleboards had dimensions of 45×45 cm, a thickness of approximately 11.5 mm and an average density of 664 kg/m3. A urea-formaldehyde adhesive was used in the proportion of 12% of the dry particle mass. The particleboards were pressed at a temperature of 130 C for 10 mins. The physical and mechanical properties analyzed were density, moisture content, thickness swelling, percentage of lignin and cellulose, modulus of resilience, modulus of elasticity and tensile strength parallel to the grain, accordingly to the standards NBR 14810 and CS 236-66 (1968). The particleboards were considered to be of medium density. The particle size significantly affected the static bending strength and tensile strength parallel to the grain. Ipê presented better results, demonstrating a potential for the production and use of particleboard made from this species. © The Author(s) 2013.

Immunomodulatory/anti-inflammatory effects of Baccharis dracunculifolia leaves

A possible immunomodulatory/anti-inflammatory effect of Baccharis dracunculifolia (Bd) and its major compound - caffeic acid (Ca) - on cytokines production (IL-1b, IL-6 and IL-10) by murine macrophages was investigated. Cells were incubated with Bd and Ca, and the inhibitory concentrations were tested before or after macrophages challenge with LPS. Bd and Ca stimulated IL-1b and inhibited IL-6 and IL-10 production. In LPS-challenge protocols, Bd prevented LPS action either before or after LPS challenge, whereas Ca prevented LPS effects only after LPS addition. Bd modulatory action on cytokines production may be at least in part mediated by Ca, since it has been shown to inhibit the transcription factor NF-kB. Further studies are still needed to evaluate Bd efficacy in inflammatory diseases, in order to explore its antiinflammatory activity in vivo. © 2013 Taylor & Francis.

Rogadinae e Orgilinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) em cultura de café em Cravinhos, SP, Brasil

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Entomologia Agrícola) - FCAV

Corpo e consciência: Merleau-Ponty, crítico de Descartes

Pós-graduação em Filosofia - FFC

Estimativa da vulnerabilidade natural do aquífero livre no município de Rio Claro/SP

Pós-graduação em Geociências e Meio Ambiente - IGCE

Gestión urbana en ciudades intermedias: avances y perspectivas de la gestión urbana: el caso del municipio de la ciudad de Córdoba

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