Contribuição da cidade de Botucatu - SP com nutrientes (fósforo e nitrogênio) na eutrofização da represa de Barra Bonita

As concentrações de nutrientes (fósforo e nitrogênio) na nascente, cidade e foz do ribeirão Lavapés/ Botucatu-SP foram avaliadas e comparadas com as do rio Capivara. O rio Capivara como o ribeirão Lavapés, possui nascente no alto da cuesta e desemboca suas águas na represa de Barra Bonita/ rio Tietê (Figura 1). O rio Capivara possui uma das nascentes próxima a uma do ribeirão Lavapés e, ambos possuem a foz próxima uma da outra na represa de Barra Bonita. O uso e tipo de solo nas margens de ambos cursos d´águas são bastante parecidos, o que implica em uma poluição rural semelhante, assim a grande diferença que afeta a qualidade da água, entre os dois cursos d´águas é a poluição urbana, na cidade de Botucatu (ribeirão Lavapés). Deste modo procurou-se avaliar a contribuição de nutrientes (fósforo e nitrogênio) do ribeirão Lavapés e rio Capivara na represa de Barra Bonita , e estimar a carga retida no lodo do ribeirão Lavapés e a despejada na represa em função dos lançamentos de esgotos sanitários no mesmo, na cidade de Botucatu. O trabalho foi realizado em um período de seca, sem alagamentos, o que permitiu medir as vazões próximas da foz e avaliar a carga diária, no período, de nutrientes lançados na represa. Foram avaliados também, oxigênio dissolvido, demanda química do oxigênio e condutividade Elétrica. Embora os resultados sejam estimativos e variáveis no tempo, podemos concluir que a poluição na cidade de Botucatu por esgoto sanitário além de inviabilizar o uso da água no seu percurso, e causar outros prejuízos, contribui para agravar a eutrofização na represa de Barra Bonita.

Oxigênio dissolvido (OD), demanda bioquímica de oxigênio (DBO) e demanda química de oxigênio (DQO) como parâmetros de poluição no ribeirão Lavapés/Botucatu - SP

Oxigênio dissolvido (OD), demanda bioquímica do oxigênio (DBO) e demanda química do oxigênio (DQO) foram utilizados como parâmetros para se avaliar o grau e capacidade de autodepuração do ribeirão Lavapés, que atravessa a cidade de Botucatu - SP. Avaliou-se o perfil de poluição orgânica e identificadas as zonas de autodepuração, e pontualmente foi realizado uma coleta de 24 horas, de hora em hora, onde foi possível correlacionar a poluição orgânica com as atividades domésticas. A DQO mostrou-se como a melhor técnica para avaliar o perfil de poluição orgânica, identificar as zonas de depuração, e para avaliar a poluição orgânica, neste curso d água. A relação DQO/DBO foi em média 3,4 caracterizando um esgoto biodegradável, indicando que praticamente não existe adição de efluentes industriais, permitindo assim estimar a DBO através da DQO. Nos trechos de água limpa, nascente e foz, em que a DQO estava abaixo de 5 mg L-1 O2, foram utilizados os valores de oxigênio consumido (método do permanganato), o que não invalidou a identificação das zonas de depuração. No entanto pesquisas para desenvolver o método de DQO (dicromato) para baixas concentrações, abaixo de 5 mg L-1 são necessárias para uma melhor avaliação da recuperação do curso d água.

Polishing of water treated by a biological process with heterogeneous photocatalysis

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

Identification of duplicated and stress-inducible Aox2b gene co-expressed with Aox1 in species of the Medicago genus reveals a regulation linked to gene rearrangement in leguminous genomes

In flowering plants, alternative oxidase (Aox) is encoded by 3-5 genes distributed in 2 subfamilies (Aox1 and Aox2). In several species only Aox1 is reported as a stress-responsive gene, but in the leguminous Vigna unguiculata Aox2b is also induced by stress. In this work we investigated the Aox genes from two leguminous species of the Medicago genus (Medicago sativa and Medicago truncatula) which present one Aox1, one Aox2a and an Aox2b duplication (named here Aox2b1 and Aox2b2). Expression analyses by semi-quantitative RT-PCR in M. sativa revealed that Aox1, Aox2b1 and Aox2b2 transcripts increased during seed germination. Similar analyses in leaves and roots under different treatments (SA, PEG, H2O2 and cysteine) revealed that these genes are also induced by stress, but with peculiar spatio-temporal differences. Aox1 and Aox2b1 showed basal levels of expression under control conditions and were induced by stress in leaves and roots. Aox2b2 presented a dual behavior, i.e., it was expressed only under stress conditions in leaves, and showed basal expression levels in roots that were induced by stress. Moreover, Aox2a was expressed at higher levels in leaves and during seed germination than in roots and appeared to be not responsive to stress. The Aox expression profiles obtained from a M. truncatula microarray dataset also revealed a stress-induced co-expression of Aox1, Aox2b1 and Aox2b2 in leaves and roots. These results reinforce the stress-inducible co-expression of Aox1/Aox2b in some leguminous plants. Comparative genomic analysis indicates that this regulation is linked to Aox1/Aox2b proximity in the genome as a result of the gene rearrangement that occurred in some leguminous plants during evolution. The differential expression of Aox2b1/2b2 suggests that a second gene has been originated by recent gene duplication with neofunctionalization. © 2013 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

Escuela en áreas rurales modernas

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Análisis de una corriente de educación rural

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Interferência do parecoxibe sobre a função renal e lesão de rins submetidos ao estresse isquêmico: trabalho experimental em ratos com uso de NGAL como marcador da função renal

Pós-graduação em Anestesiologia - FMB

Parecoxib reduces renal injury in an ischemia/reperfusion model in rats

To evaluate the effect of parecoxib (an NSAID) on renal function by measuring plasma NGAL (serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin) levels in an induced-ischemia rat model. METHODS: Forty male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to one of four groups: Ischemia (I), Ischemia/parecoxib (IP), No-ischemia (NI), and No-ischemia/parecoxib (NIP). Body weight, mean arterial pressure, heart rate, body temperature, NGAL levels, and renal histology were compared across groups. RESULTS: The Ischemia (I) group, which did not receive parecoxib, showed the highest NGAL levels (p=0.001), while the IP group, which received the medication, had NGAL levels similar to those of the non-ischemic (NI and NIP) groups. CONCLUSION: Parecoxib resulted in renal protection in this experimental model.

Amorphous ZrF4-a molecular dynamics study

Using an effective two-body interaction potential, a molecular dynamics study of the structural properties of amorphous ZrF4 phase is presented. The effective pair potential includes steric repulsion, Coulomb interaction due to charge transfer, and charge-dipole interaction due to the large electronic polarizability of anions. The results for structural correlations, such as pair distribution functions, coordination numbers, and bond angle distributions are presented. Excellent agreement is obtained by comparing experimental X-ray diffraction and the simulated static X-ray structure factor. © 1993.

Proteomic analysis of the rare Uracoan rattlesnake Crotalus vegrandis venom: evidence of a broad arsenal of toxins

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

Coagulation-flocculation of TiO2 in suspension used in heterogeneous photocatalysis

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

Vivências anímicas e percepção subjetiva de qualidade de vida: perspectiva de servidores públicos nos âmbitos da saúde e da educação

This study was qualitative in nature and aimed to investigate the possible interference of spiritual experiences with the subjective perception of quality of life. The perspectives of civil servants in education and health services were compared. The study was developed through bibliographic and exploratory research, and the instrument used for data collection for the exploratory research was the WHOQOL-bref, which was applied in two stages: before and after experiences with spiritual activities. The purposive sample used in this study was composed of civil servants working in health and education administrative sectors of the Brazilian Unified Health System and a State University, respectively, with the intention of broadening the understanding about the perception of quality of life in civil servants from different sectors. The exploratory research of the study was carried out in three stages. The first was a two-phase data collection, before and after experiences with spiritual activities offered to civil servants who worked in the health care field, as well as the analysis of the results of this step. The second stage was the collection of data before and after experiences with spiritual activities offered to civil servants who worked in the administrative sector of education in a public university, besides the analysis of the results of this step. The third stage consisted of a comparison of the results obtained in the preceding two steps. The data resulting from the use of the research instrument for both samples were analyzed via Thematic Content Analysis. A questionnaire containing 26 questions based on four main themes was used. The first two questions were related to perceived quality of life and health satisfaction and they were not part of the specific domains. The other 24 questions were divided between the four themes: physical domain, psychological domain, domain of social relations, and environmental domain. The results...

Investigação da poluição por metais tóxicos no córrego do Cintra

Cintra stream is the major receiver of treated effluent from sanitary, hospital and research laboratory sewage from the UNESP campus in Botucatu, Rubião Júnior District, São Paulo state; and it has shown evidence of diffuse contamination by metals along it. Analyses of the most toxic metals (Pb, Cu, Fe, Ni and Zn) were carried out by using an atomic absorption spectrometer AA-6.800 - Perkin Elmer, analyst 700. ANOVA followed by the Tukey test were used for data analyses at 5% significance level. The main objective of this study was to compare current data on metal levels with data from other studies, in the same area, and of the same nature, conducted before and after implementation of chemical residue management by the university in 2008. Also, it aimed at identifying and quantifying possible diffuse and punctual contamination. Sites S1 and S2 showed punctual contamination, while diffuse sources were observed between S4 and S5. The quality of water in the Cintra Stream improved after establishment of the program of laboratory chemical residue management in the Campus of UNESP.

Assoreamento de lago integrante da sub-baciado Córrego da Cascata, Botucatu, SP: implicações morfométricas

The watershed is considered a unit of territorial study, planning and land management, and is molded by the local geologic conditions and climate. Thus, this study aimed to assess the morphometric features of the subwatershed of Cascata Stream, in Botucatu (SP), and their implications for the siltation process in a lake. The assessment included indexes generated from data calculated by means of a digitalized cartographic basis georeferenced on the 1:10,000 scale using the software AutoCad map 2004. The software Quantum GIS 1.8 was also employed to generate the digital elevation model (DEM) and the map of declivities which led to the mean declivity (Dm) of the subwatershed. According to the indexes form factor (Kf), sinuosity (Is), circularity (Ic) and compacity coefficient (Kc), the subwatershed had elongated form, low propensity to floods and rapid flow. The draining density (Dd) and relief ratio (Rr) indicated more efficient mean drainage, favoring higher desiccation and mean erosive stage. The roughness coefficient (Cr) indicated that this subwatershed is suited to agriculture. The anthropic intervention at the watershed dividing line is the major factor for sediment carrying in the lake and compromises not only the landscape beauty, but also the aquatic life of this ecosystem.

La chiriguana, de Josefina Pelliza : un melodrama eclesiástico

Este artículo ofrece una lectura crítica de La Chiriguana (1877), novela de la escritora Josefina Pelliza de Sagasta (Entre Ríos, 1848-Buenos Aires, 1888), a la luz de las teorías sobre el melodrama desarrolladas por Peter Brooks, Ben Singer y Ann Kaplan. Se abre con una reflexión sobre posibles razones para explicar la casi completa exclusión de esta obra del actual canon literario argentino del siglo XIX. Luego, tras delinear sucintamente las características que definen al melodrama, el artículo distingue entre esta modalidad narrativa y un subgénero cercano: la novela sentimental, tomando como ejemplos paradigmáticos las dos novelas de Pelliza, La Chiriguana y Margarita. Asimismo, el presente artículo indaga en torno a la relación entre la novela propiamente dicha, su paratexto (prólogo) y el lugar de los literatos en la cultura argentina de aquellas décadas. Finalmente, a partir de algunas concepciones de José Pedro Barrán y de Carlos Monsiváis, se plantea en qué medida La Chiriguana puede pensarse como un texto bisagra entre una sensibilidad “bárbara" y aquella típica de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX, la sensibilidad “civilizada", propia de la era del disciplinamiento.