Fecundidad de la Anchoveta (Cetengraulis mysticetus) en el Golfo de Panamá

Investiga sobre la fecundidad de la anchoveta, su producción total anual de huevos, tiempo del desove y delimitación de las áreas de desove en el Golfo de Panamá. Proporciona métodos para realizar estas actividades, los materiales a utilizar y entre otros aspectos.

No use for waist-for-height ratio in addition to body mass index to identify children with elevated blood pressure.

Abstract Background. In children, waist-for-height ratio (WHtR) has been proposed to identify subjects at higher risk of cardiovascular diseases. The utility of WHtR to identify children with elevated blood pressure (BP) is unclear. Design. Cross-sectional population-based study of schoolchildren. Methods. Weight, height, waist circumference and BP were measured in all sixth-grade schoolchildren of the canton de Vaud (Switzerland) in 2005/06. WHtR was computed as waist [cm]/height [cm]. Elevated BP was defined according to sex-, age- and height-specific US reference data. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) statistic was computed to compare the ability of body mass index (BMI) z-score and WHtR, alone or in combination, to identify children with elevated BP. Results. 5207 children participated (76% response) [2621 boys, 2586 girls; mean (± SD) age, 12.3 ± 0.5 years; range: 10.1-14.9]. The prevalence of elevated BP was 11%. Mean WHtR was 0.44 ± 0.05 (range: 0.29- 0.77) and 11% had high WHtR (> 0.5). BMI z-score and WHtR were strongly correlated (Spearman correlation coefficient r = 0.76). Both indices were positively associated with elevated BP. AUCs for elevated BP was relatively low for BMI z-score (0.62) or for WHtR (0.62), and was not substantially improved when both indices were considered together (0.63). Conclusions. The ability of BMI z-score or WHtR to identify children aged 10-14 with elevated BP was weak. Adding WHtR did not confer additional discriminative power to BMI alone. These findings do not support the measurement of WHtR in addition to BMI to identify children with elevated BP.

Intervalo hídrico ótimo no monitoramento da compactação e da qualidade física de um latossolo vermelho cultivado com soja

A qualidade física do solo é essencial ao crescimento das plantas e à sustentabilidade dos sistemas agrícolas. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a eficiência do intervalo hídrico ótimo (IHO) no monitoramento da compactação e qualidade física do solo para soja em cultivo de sequeiro e irrigado. O experimento foi realizado em Latossolo Vermelho eutroférrico (21 ° 14 ' 53 " S; 48 ° 17 ' 20 " W; 540 m de altitude). O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado em esquema fatorial 6 x 2, com quatro repetições. Os tratamentos de compactação foram: T1 = sem compactação; T2 = 1 passada de trator de 4 t; T3 = 1; T4 = 2; T5 = 4; e T6 = 6 passadas de um trator de 11 t, no mesmo local. Foi semeada a soja (Glycine max (L.) Merrill), cultivar IAC Foscarim 31. Foram coletadas amostras indeformadas de solo nas camadas de 3-6, 8-11, 15-18 e 22-25 cm, para determinação dos atributos físicos. Na colheita, foi avaliada a produtividade de soja em microparcela de 3,37 m². No cultivo de soja sequeiro e irrigado, a produtividade diminui a partir da resistência à penetração (RP) de 1,30 e 1,64 MPa e da densidade do solo (Ds) de 1,26 e 1,29 kg dm-3, com perdas de 19,15 e 11,71 % no maior nível de compactação (RP = 2,84 MPa; Ds = 1,45 kg dm-3), respectivamente. O IHO foi reduzido pela RP até atingir a Dsc(IHO = 0) de 1,33 e 1,38 kg dm-3, no cultivo de soja sequeiro e irrigado. O IHO é adequado no monitoramento da compactação e da qualidade física do solo para soja, quando sua aplicação é realizada com base no valor de resistência à penetração limitante e no valor de densidade crítica do solo (IHO = 0). A soja em cultivo irrigado tolera maior compactação.

GLUT2 is a high affinity glucosamine transporter.

When expressed in Xenopus oocytes, GLUT1, 2 and 4 transport glucosamine with V(max) values that are three- to four-fold lower than for glucose. The K(m)s for glucosamine and glucose of GLUT1 and GLUT4 were similar. In contrast, GLUT2 had a much higher apparent affinity for glucosamine than for glucose (K(m)=0.8+/-0.1 mM vs. approximately 17-20 mM). Glucosamine transport by GLUT2 was confirmed in mammalian cells and, using hepatocytes from control or GLUT2-null mice, HgCl(2)-inhibitable glucosamine uptake by liver was shown to be exclusively through GLUT2. These data have implications for glucosamine effects on impaired glucose metabolism and for structure-function studies of transporter sugar binding sites.

Efeito de pré-cultivos sobre o potencial de inóculo de fungos micorrízicos arbusculares e produção da mandioca

Avaliou-se o efeito de pré-cultivos com adubos verdes sobre o potencial de inóculo de fungos micorrízicos arbusculares e produção de mandioca (Manihot esculenta, Crantz). O experimento foi conduzido no campo experimental da Embrapa-Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Agrobiologia (CNPAB), em solo Podzólico Vermelho-Amarelo, localizado no Município de Seropédica, RJ, em parcelas experimentais de 30 m², dispostas em delineamento de blocos casualizados com quatro repetições. Os pré-cultivos constaram de Canavalia ensiformis, Mucuna aterrima, Crotalaria juncea, Cajanus cajan e Sorghum bicolor (BR 005) e o tratamento-controle (solo mantido sem plantas). Após um período de 82 dias de crescimento, sobre as mesmas parcelas cultivou-se mandioca, por oito meses. A produtividade de raízes de mandioca variou de 12,76 a 17,20 t ha-1, porém não foi detectada diferença estatística entre os tratamentos. Foram identificadas 16 espécies de fungos micorrízicos arbusculares e foi constatado que o número de esporos de algumas espécies sofreu alteração da sua freqüência de ocorrência com os cultivos. O pré-cultivo com sorgo aumentou o número de propágulos infectivos em relação ao controle, demonstrando que o uso de espécies de plantas com capacidade para elevar o potencial de inóculo pode ser um bom caminho alternativo para resolver o problema de produção de inóculo para culturas micotróficas em campo.

Occupational exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation of outdoor workers in France

Question: Outdoor occupational exposure could be associated with important cumulative and intense exposure to ultraviolet (UV) solar radiation. Such exposure would increase risk of skin cancer. However, little information exists on jobs associated with intense UV exposure. The objective of this study was to characterise occupational UV exposure in a representative sample in France. Methods: A population-based survey was conducted in May-June 2012 through computer-assisted telephonic interviews in population 25 to 69 years of age. Individual UV irradiation was computed with declared time and place of residence matched to UV records from satellite measurement (Eurosun project). We analysed factors influencing exposure to UV (annual average and seasonal peak). Results: A total of 1442 individuals declared having an occupational exposure to UV which represents 18% of population aged 25 to 69 years. Outdoor workers were more frequently men (58%), aged 40-54 (43%), with a phototype III or IV (69%). Occupations associated with highest UV exposure were: construction workers (annual daily average 62.8 Joules/m2), gardeners (62.6), farmers (52.8), culture/art/social sciences workers (52.0) and transport workers/mail carriers (49.5). The maximum of UVA exposure was found for occupation with a strong seasonality of exposure: culture, art or social sciences works (98.1 Joules/m2), construction works (97.2), gardening (96.7) and farming (95.0). Significant factors associated with high occupational UV exposure were gender (men vs. women: 53.6 vs. 42.6), phototype (IV vs. I: 51.9 vs. 45.5) and taking lunch outdoors (always vs. never: 59.8 vs. 48.6). Conclusion: Our study showed that some occupations were associated with particularly intense UV exposure such as farmers, gardeners, construction workers. Other unexpected occupations were also associated with high UV exposure such as transport workers, mail carriers and culture/art/social sciences workers.

High-magnification vascular imaging to reject false-positive sites in situ during Hexvix® fluorescence cystoscopy

Fluorescence imaging for detection of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer is based on the selective production and accumulation of fluorescing porphyrins-mainly, protoporphyrin IX-in cancerous tissues after the instillation of Hexvix®. Although the sensitivity of this procedure is very good, its specificity is somewhat limited due to fluorescence false-positive sites. Consequently, magnification cystoscopy has been investigated in order to discriminate false from true fluorescence positive findings. Both white-light and fluorescence modes are possible with the magnification cystoscope, allowing observation of the bladder wall with magnification ranging between 30× for standard observation and 650×. The optical zooming setup allows adjusting the magnification continuously in situ. In the high-magnification (HM) regime, the smallest diameter of the field of view is 600 microns and the resolution is 2.5 microns when in contact with the bladder wall. With this cystoscope, we characterized the superficial vascularization of the fluorescing sites in order to discriminate cancerous from noncancerous tissues. This procedure allowed us to establish a classification based on observed vascular patterns. Seventy-two patients subject to Hexvix® fluorescence cystoscopy were included in the study. Comparison of HM cystoscopy classification with histopathology results confirmed 32/33 (97%) cancerous biopsies and rejected 17/20 (85%) noncancerous lesions.

Risk factors of sunburns from occupational sun exposure in outdoor workers

Question: Outdoor workers can be exposed to intense ultraviolet (UV) solar radiation likely to results to sunburns. As sunburn is an important risk factor for skin cancer, in particular melanoma, we investigated the causes of occupational sunburns (OS) in French outdoor workers. Methods: A population-based survey was conducted in May-June 2012 through computer-assisted telephonic interviews in population 25 to 69 years of age. History of sunburn from occupational exposure within the year preceding interview was collected. We analysed the risk of OS in multivariate logistic regression. Results: Out of 1442 individuals who declared having an occupational exposure to solar UV radiation, 403 (27.9%) reported a sunburn from occupational exposure in the year preceding the interview. Sunburns were more frequent in women (30% vs. 26.4% in men although not significant p = 0.14), in younger workers (p = 0.0099), in sensitive phototype (40% in phototype I/II vs. 23% in phototype III/IV, p < 0.001) and in workers taking lunch outdoor (p = 0.0355). Some occupations were more associated with OS (more than 30%): health occupations, managing, research/engineering, construction workers and culture/art/social sciences workers. In multivariate analysis, risk factors for OS are phototype (I vs. IV, OR = 4.30 95% CI [2.65-6.98]), sunburn during leisure time (OR = 3.46 95% CI [2.62-4.59]), seasonality of exposure (seasonal vs. constant exposure OR = 1.36 95% CI [1.02-1.81] and annual UVA exposure (OR for 10J/m² daily average increment 1.08 95% CI [1.02-1.14]). In multivariate analysis the type of occupation was not associated with increased OS. Conclusion: Sunburns from occupation was also observed in non sensitive population, phototype IV, which shows that outdoor workers are potentially exposed to intense UV radiations. This study suggests that prevention should target UV sensitive outdoor workers as well as those cumulating intense UV exposure.