Insinööri Torsten Carlander-Reuterfelt 12/9 1973

Kirje 12.9.1973

Variação sazonal da abundância de Ecballocystis pulvinata Bohlin em um riacho da região centro-sul do estado do Paraná

Seasonal variation of abundance of Ecballocystis pulvinata Bohlin in a stream of central-southern region of Parana State. The temporal dynamics of E. pulvinata and its relation to abiotic variables were evaluated monthly during January to December 2007 in a stream located in the central-southern part of Parana State (25 degrees 11'16 '' S - 51 degrees 021'25 '' W). The abundance of the population in terms of percentage cover was obtained by means of the quadrat technique and the following stream water variables were measured: current velocity, irradiance, depth, substrate type, temperature, oxygen saturation, conductivity, pH and turbidity. The abundance of E. pulvinata was considered high (X = 26.7%), with more development (22-46%) during autumn/winter. The low values (0-0.08) of niche width and the few associations with environmental variables shows that the population evaluated is a generalist with regards to the environment in which it occurs. Factors most strictly related were the water flow and the particle size of the substrate, which positively correlated to the seasonal pattern of the population investigated.

Ecballocystis pulvinata Bohlin (Hormotilaceae, Chlorophyta): morfologia externa e ocorrência em ambientes lóticos da região Sudeste do Brasil

O gênero Ecballocystis foi proposto por Bohlin, em 1897, a partir da descrição da espécie Ecballocystis pulvinata coletada no Brasil (Rio Grande do Sul). O gênero é considerado de rara ocorrência no mundo. No Brasil, E. pulvinata tem sido citada com maior frequência. Diversos espécimes de E. pulvinata provenientes de diferentes riachos foram avaliados taxonomicamente por meio de estudos morfométricos e verificou-se a ocorrência desta espécie em relação a algumas variáveis ambientais. Considerável amplitude morfológica foi constada nas populações avaliadas, provavelmente relacionada às variações do ambiente. A característica que mais variou foi o número de cloroplastos, sugerindo que este atributo não seja um caráter taxonômico confiável. A presença de E. pulvinata em riachos de leito rochoso e correnteza rápida (38,5-75,0 cm s-1), mostra que, provavelmente, este tipo de hábitat seja o mais adequado ao seu desenvolvimento.

Torsten Ralf, Rollenbild, Hüftbild, in: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin

Signatur des Originals: S 36/F05889

Torsten Ralf als Walther von Stolzing, Rollenbild, Hüftbild, in: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Signatur des Originals: S 36/F05891

Torsten Ralf als Tannhäuser, Rollenbild, Brustbild, in: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg

Signatur des Originals: S 36/F11057

Regulation of photosynthetic pigments in micro-algae by multiple environmental factors: a dynamic balance hypothesis

Environmental effects on the concentration of photosynthetic pigments in micro-algae can be explained by dynamics of photosystem synthesis and deactivation. A model that couples photosystem losses to the relative cellular rates of energy harvesting (light absorption) and assimilation predicts optimal concentrations of light-harvesting pigments and balanced energy flow under environmental conditions that affect light availability and metabolic rates. Effects of light intensity, nutrient supply and temperature on growth rate and pigment levels were similar to general patterns observed across diverse micro-algal taxa. Results imply that dynamic behaviour associated with photophysical stress, and independent of gene regulation, might constitute one mechanism for photo-acclimation of photosynthesis.

Myocardial Viability and Survival in Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction

BACKGROUND The assessment of myocardial viability has been used to identify patients with coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction in whom coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) will provide a survival benefit. However, the efficacy of this approach is uncertain. METHODS In a substudy of patients with coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction who were enrolled in a randomized trial of medical therapy with or without CABG, we used single-photon-emission computed tomography (SPECT), dobutamine echocardiography, or both to assess myocardial viability on the basis of pre-specified thresholds. RESULTS Among the 1212 patients enrolled in the randomized trial, 601 underwent assessment of myocardial viability. Of these patients, we randomly assigned 298 to receive medical therapy plus CABG and 303 to receive medical therapy alone. A total of 178 of 487 patients with viable myocardium (37%) and 58 of 114 patients without viable myocardium (51%) died (hazard ratio for death among patients with viable myocardium, 0.64; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.48 to 0.86; P = 0.003). However, after adjustment for other baseline variables, this association with mortality was not significant (P = 0.21). There was no significant interaction between viability status and treatment assignment with respect to mortality (P = 0.53). CONCLUSIONS The presence of viable myocardium was associated with a greater likelihood of survival in patients with coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction, but this relationship was not significant after adjustment for other baseline variables. The assessment of myocardial viability did not identify patients with a differential survival benefit from CABG, as compared with medical therapy alone.

Integration pattern of HIV-1 based lentiviral vector carrying recombinant coagulation factor VIII in Sk-Hep and 293T cells

293T and Sk-Hep-1 cells were transduced with a replication-defective self-inactivating HIV-1 derived vector carrying FVIII cDNA. The genomic DNA was sequenced to reveal LTR/human genome junctions and integration sites. One hundred and thirty-two sequences matched human sequences, with an identity of at least 98%. The integration sites in 293T-FVIIIDB and in Sk-Hep-FVIIIDB cells were preferentially located in gene regions. The integrations in both cell lines were distant from the CpG islands and from the transcription start sites. A comparison between the two cell lines showed that the lentiviral-transduced DNA had the same preferred regions in the two different cell lines.