Desiccated alimentary vegetable substances : reports of two boards of navy officers, convened by order of William A. Graham, at the U.S. Navy yard, New York, in Nov. 1851, and at Washington City, in May, 1852 ... /

"To examine certain desiccated alimentary vegetable substances, prepared, after the process of M. Masson ... and, after the process of Dr. J.N. Gannal ... the conserve of milk, prepared by M. de Lignac ... and also the preserved potato of D. and H. Edwards and Co."

Experimental essays on medical and philosophical subjects : particularly, I. On the fermentation of alimentary mixtures, and digestion of the food. II. On the nature and properties of fixed air. III. On the respective powers, and manner of acting, of the different kinds of antiseptics. IV. On the scurvy ; with a proposal for trying new methods to prevent or cure the same, at sea. V. On the dissolvent power of quick-lime ; and a further investigation of the properties of fixed air /

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A view of the structure, functions, and disorders of the stomach and alimentary organs of the human body : with physiological observations and remarks upon the qualities and effects of food and fermented liquors /

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The nematodes parasitic in the alimentary tract of cattle, sheep, and other ruminants.

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The action of anthelmintics on parasites located outside of the alimentary canal /

"September 25, 1912."

Pathological and practical observations on diseases of the alimentary canal, oesephagus, stomach, caecum and intestines.

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Acute bovine laminitis: A new induction model using alimentary oligofructose overload

Twelve dairy heifers were used to examine the clinical response of an alimentary oligofructose overload. Six animals were divided into 3 subgroups, and each was given a bolus dose of 13, 17, or 21 g/kg of oligofructose orally. The control group (n = 6) was sham-treated with tap water. Signs of lameness, cardiovascular function, and gastrointestinal function were monitored every 6 h during development of rumen acidosis. The heifers were euthanized 48 and 72 h after administration of oligofructose. All animals given oligofructose developed depression, anorexia, and diarrhea 9 to 39 h after receiving oligofructose. By 33 to 45 h after treatment, the feces returned to normal consistency and the heifers began eating again. Animals given oligofructose developed transient fever, severe metabolic acidosis, and moderate dehydration, which were alleviated by supportive therapy. Four of 6 animals given oligofructose displayed clinical signs of laminitis starting 39 to 45 h after receiving oligofructose and lasting until euthanasia. The lameness was obvious, but could easily be overlooked by the untrained eye, because the heifers continued to stand and walk, and did not interrupt their eating behavior. No positive pain reactions or lameness were seen in control animals. Based on these results, we conclude that an alimentary oligofructose overload is able to induce signs of acute laminitis in cattle. This model offers a new method, which can be used in further investigation of the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of bovine laminitis.

Modelo de resposta gradual para testes com penalização para itens dicotômicos

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Estatística, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Estatística, 2015.

Comunidades Escolares de Aprendizagem Gulbenkian XXI: exercício metodológico exploratório de análise e estrutura hierárquica de itens e composição sociodemográfica dos perfis de resposta

: No presente artigo, pretendemos, num primeiro momento, evidenciar a importância das práticas colaborativas e participadas na elaboração de instrumentos de avaliação das aprendizagens e da sua aplicação em ambientes virtuais, permitindo, por um lado, acompanhar o desempenho dos alunos em tempo real e, por outro, decorrente da sua transversalidade, induzir processos de autorregulação colaborativa entre professores e microrredes de escolas. A análise da dificuldade e da discriminação dos itens da prova e das suas interações com recurso ao diagrama de dispersão permitiu projetar as características e qualidade das questões da prova diagnóstica, revelando-se a componente de Português com maior equilíbrio na conjugação dificuldade-discriminação. O recurso ao algoritmo Exhaustive CHAID para além de permitir apurar que a pontuação global média obtida pelos 133 alunos que realizaram a prova foi de 68,42% e verificar a existência de alguma heterogeneidade dos resultados (Cv=26,5%), permitiu especialmente evidenciar a estrutura hierárquica das respostas e identificar os fluxos sequenciais em termos de resposta certa ou errada na produção da pontuação global. Por outro lado, a análise das sequências estruturais associadas aos nós de maior contraste conduziu ainda ao destaque de seis nós, organizados em torno dos pares de nós (28, 14), (25,18) e (27,24). O primeiro dos pares (28, 14), é também o par de maior contraste e o nó 28, com maior concentração de respostas certas, o nó com maior peso amostral, representando com os seus 32 casos quase um quarto dos alunos que realizaram a PGD_K3 (24,1%); ao contrário, o nó 14 com apenas 7 casos e representando 5,3% da amostra geral, registou uma pontuação global na prova de 34,2%. Por último, a análise da estrutura composicional dos perfis em torno de algumas variáveis contextuais sociodemográficas foi reveladora de uma estrutura de desempenho académico na prova que parece continuar mais permeável e refém de fatores contextuais exógenos do que propriamente das dinâmicas internas escolares.

Elaboração de itens de avaliação para jogos educacionais

O avanço tecnológico que vivenciamos na atualidade gerou um universo de possibilidades para o uso das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TIC) na educação, e é nesse contexto que surgem os serious games. Essa é uma terminologia que indica o uso de jogos como dispositivos educacionais desenvolvidos para aliar entretenimento ao processo ensino-aprendizagem. É necessário que o especialista em conteúdo e demais envolvidos na produção de games educacionais sejam fundamentados em aspectos técnico-pedagógicos, a fim de estabelecer uma parceria que resulte em recursos educacionais compatíveis com a proposta de ensino-aprendizagem. Levando isso em consideração, este livro tem o objetivo de orientar a elaboração de itens de avaliação destinados a jogos educacionais do tipo quiz, com base nas diretrizes da literatura especializada e critérios técnicos próprios da plataforma virtual.

Questionário de qualidade de vida na epilepsia: resultados preliminares

Seizures happen for brief periods of time, but the feelings of anxiety and helplessness, adaptation to the restrictions impose by the life-style and variety of other problems affect more the quality of life in epilepsy. This study proposes a protocol that regards the objectives of a quality of life assessment in health and is applied to a population that attends a university hospital. It contains 65 items and assesses the psychosocial performance, physical limitation, cognitive aspects, perception of control, self-concept, as well as perception of health and quality of life. The results of reliability and validity are discussed.

Modelos estatísticos indicadores de comportamentos associados a bem-estar térmico para matrizes pesadas

The study of female broiler breeders is of great importance for the country as poultry production is one of the largest export items, and Brazil is the second largest broiler meat exporter. Animal behavior is known as a response to the effect of several interaction factors among them the environment. In this way the internal housing environment is an element that gives hints regarding to the bird s thermal comfort. Female broiler breeder behavior, expresses in form of specific pattern the bird s health and welfare. This research had the objective of applying predictive statistical models through the use of simulation, presenting animal comfort scenarios facing distinct environmental conditions. The research was developed with data collected in a controlled environment using Hybro - PG® breeding submitted to distinct levels of temperature, three distinct types of standard ration and age. Descriptive and exploratory analysis were proceeded, and afterwards the modeling process using the Generalized Estimation Equation (GEE). The research allowed the development of the thermal comfort indicators by statistical model equations of predicting female broiler breeder behavior under distinct studied scenarios.

Profundidade de deposição de semente de milho na região dos Campos Gerais, Paraná

No Tillage system is fully incorporated to farming in the region of Campos Gerais, state of Paraná. Accuracy and precision in the planting process are items of great importance for the success of this system. In order to evaluate the planting process, thirty eight farms were selected as sites for analysis of the placement depth of seeds. The research area was 4 or 5 planting rows, evaluating 10 plantlets per row. The average seed depth was around 46 mm, and significant differences between rows were observed in 21 areas. The average coefficient of variation was around 20%, the statistical limit between medium and high. Analyses of other parameters show that those coefficients may represent different errors in the process. The planting process in Campos Gerais can be considered efficient regarding to the average seed depth. However, the analysis of variability implies de need of actions concerning to anthropic and machinery factors.