Footwear modifies foot and ankle kinematics during stance phase of walking gait

Footwear is designed to reduce injury and enhance performance. However, the effect footwear has on foot and ankle kinematics currently remains unknown. Acknowledging the need for improved understanding, the aim of this study was to describe the effect footwear has on the kinematics of a multi segment foot during stance phase of walking gait.

An early feeding practices intervention for obesity prevention

Objective - Report long term outcomes of the NOURISH randomized controlled trial (RCT) that evaluated a universal intervention commencing in infancy to provide anticipatory guidance to first-time mothers on ‘protective’ complementary feeding practices which were hypothesized to reduce childhood obesity risk. Subjects and Methods - The NOURISH RCT enrolled 698 mothers (mean age 30.1 years, SD=5.3) with healthy term infants (51% female). Mothers were randomly allocated to usual care or to attend two 6-session, 12-week group education modules. Outcomes were assessed five times: baseline (infants 4.3 months); 6 months after module 1 (infants 14 months); 6 months after module 2 (infants 2 years) and at 3.5 and 5 years of age. Maternal feeding practices were self-reported using validated questionnaires. BMI Z-score was calculated from measured child height and weight. Linear Mixed Models evaluated intervention (group) effect across time. Results - Retention at 5 years of age was 61%. Across ages 2-5 years, intervention mothers reported less frequent use of non-responsive feeding practices on 6/9 scales. At 5 years they also reported more appropriate responses to food refusal on 7/12 items (Ps ≤.05). No statistically significant group effect was noted for anthropometric outcomes (BMI Z-score: P=.06), or the prevalence of overweight/obesity (control 13.3% vs. intervention 11.4%, P=.66). Conclusions - Anticipatory guidance on complementary feeding resulted in first-time mothers reporting increased use of protective feeding practices. These intervention effects were sustained up to five years of age and were paralleled by a non-significant trend for lower child BMI Z-scores at all post-intervention assessment points.

Fomento de la ganadería en Nicaragua a través de las cooperativas

El presente trabajo se efectuó con el objeto de hacer un estudio de la situación general de la ganadería en Nicaragua y tratar de determinar las posibilidades de éxito que puede tener la formación de cooperativas ganaderas en el desarrollo agropecuario del país. Entre los mas importantes aspectos considerados dentro de este estudio se encuentran, la situación actual de la ganadería en Nicaragua, que en aumento durante 12 años (1952-1963), indica baja multiplicación ganadera; se encontró que animales de 3 a 4 años de edad y 376 kilos de peso dan un rendimiento en canal del 52% (169 kls.) también se determino un rendimiento promedio nacional de leche de 2.4 litros por vaca ordeñada diario. En cuanto a las zonas ganaderas se encontró que la zona del pacifico concentra una serie de características económicas y técnicas que la sitúan ventajosamente respecto a las otras zonas, cuenta con el 31% de la población ganadera del País. Aquí hay que considerar que dentro de esta zona se incluyo la cuenca lechera, que en cuanto a producción de leche es la mas eficiente y cuenta con el 14% de la población ganadera del país. La zona Central concentra el porcentaje mas alto de ganado 32% de la población ganadera del país y es la zona mas abundante en pastos. La zona Norte con el 15% de la población ganadera del país ha sido predominante ganadera pero no ha alcanzado un nivel optimo de desarrollo pecuario. La zona del Atlántico con el 8% de la población ganadera del país, ha permanecido prácticamente estancada. En cuanto a los recursos con que cuenta el país para el desarrollo de la ganadería se encontró que los mas abundantes son los naturales estando limitados los económicos, técnicos y humanos. Se determino que el desarrollo ganadero esta afectado por problemas de alimentación, problemas de enfermedades y problemas de manejo. Acerca de las posibilidades de éxito que puede tener la aplicación del sistema cooperativo se encontró que este sistema ha sido aplicado con éxito al desarrollo pecuario en países como: Costa Rica, Cuba, Argentina, Uruguay, Brasil, Perú, El Salvador, Haití, Honduras, etc., Así como también prometedores antecedentes como la Organización de Cooperativas Agrícolas en el Departamento de Masaya por el Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería a través del Servicio de Consulta y Capacitación Agropecuaria. Se concluyo que la situación actual de la ganadería indica, que existen bajos rendimientos en los sectores de la producción pecuaria y una escasa multiplicación ganadera, y que una aplicación racional del sistema cooperativo puede contribuir al fomento de la ganadería en Nicaragua. Se recomienda, planificar el desarrollo del sector pecuario de acuerdo con los planes nacionales de desarrollo y con la realidad del sector pecuario. Iniciar la aplicaron del sistema cooperativo en base a la ejecución de proyectos pilotos en zonas donde sea mas factibles su éxito siguiendo el siguiente proceso: 1). Formación de organizaciones pre cooperativas. 2). Campañas intensivas de educación cooperativa. 3). Organización de cooperativas. 4). Federación de cooperativas ganaderas.

Unión de Cooperativas Agropecuarias de El Sauce, UCASA R.L.

El presente informe tiene como objetivo presentar las actividades realizadas durante el período de pasantía, la que fue realizada en la Unión de Cooperativas Agropecuarias de El Sauce, UCASA R.L, para el proyecto “Desarrollo de la Cadena de Valor Apícola en nueve Municipios de los Departamentos de León y Chinandega (PICV APÍCOLA )” en distintas áreas de la organización. La pasantía tuvo una duración de seis meses, Enero - Julio de 2014, en este período se desarrollaron actividades tales como atención al cliente, apoyo en registro contable, revisión de tarjetas kardex, acopio de miel, preparación de informe de egresos e ingresos, y apoyo a la responsable de caja y auxiliar contable. En el cumplimiento del plan de pasantía se realizó un análisis de la problemática encontrada en las áreas de trabajo, dando solución a la misma, en base a los conocimientos adquiridos por la pasante en el estudio de la carrera Licenciatura en Agronegocios. La realización de todas estas actividades contribuyó a la ampliación de los conocimientos y al desarrollo de capacidades adquiridas para enfrentar el campo laboral.

Reply to van Oven: Suggestions and caveats for naming mtDNA haplogroup

The authors thank all subjects for their participation and Mr. Wen-Zhi Wang for helpful assistance with the data analysis. This study was supported in part by grants (30725044) from the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Relationship between species diversity and ecotope diversity

The relationship between species diversity and ecotope diversity has long been debated. But these debates seem meaningless because most of them were based on different definitions. In this paper, diversity has two components: richness based on the total number and evenness based on the relative abundance. Species diversity is distinguished into individual-counting diversity and biomass-based diversity. Ecotope diversity is divided into individual ecotope-counting diversity and ecotope-area based diversity. Under this definition, we make a comprehensive investigation into Dongzhi tableland of Loess Plateau by cooperating with local technicians. We find that individual-counting diversity is significantly correlated with biomass-based diversity in grassland ecosystems; individual ecotope-counting diversity and ecotope-area based diversity have a significant correlation. Therefore, it is unnecessary to divide species diversity into individual-counting diversity and biomass-based diversity in grassland ecosystems and to distinguish ecotope diversity into individual ecotope-counting and ecotope-area based diversity for the issues that have no special requirement for accuracy. But the analyses of the investigation data demonstrate that species diversity has no significant correlation with ecotope diversity.

The effect of stress on egg quality in farmed Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua L.)

Dissertação de mestrado, Aquacultura, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, 2011

A Semi-Parametric Factor Model for Interest Rates.

Understanding the dynamics of interest rates and the term structure has important implications for issues as diverse as real economic activity, monetary policy, pricing of interest rate derivative securities and public debt financing. Our paper follows a longstanding tradition of using factor models of interest rates but proposes a semi-parametric procedure to model interest rates.

Apical negative pressure irrigation versus conventional irrigation plus triantibiotic intracanal dressing on root canal disinfection in dog teeth

Objective. The aim of this study was to compare in vivo the efficacy of 2 root canal disinfection techniques (apical negative pressure irrigation versus apical positive pressure irrigation plus triantibiotic intracanal dressing) in immature dog teeth with apical periodontitis. Study design. Two groups of root canals with pulp necrosis and apical periodontitis were evaluated according to the disinfection technique: group 1: apical negative pressure irrigation (EndoVac system); and group 2: apical positive pressure irrigation (conventional irrigation) plus triantibiotic intracanal dressing. The first sample (S1) was collected after lesions were radiographically visible, and the second sample (S2) was collected after apical negative pressure irrigation (group 1) or conventional irrigation/triantibiotic dressing (group 2). All samples were seeded in a culture medium for anaerobic bacteria. Colony-forming unit counts were analyzed statistically by the Mann-Whitney test (alpha = .05). Results. Microorganisms were present in 100% of canals of both groups in S1. In S2, microorganisms were absent in 88.6% of group 1`s canals and 78.28% of group 2`s canals. There was no significant difference between the groups in either S1 (P = .0963) or S2 (P = .0566). There was significant (P < .05) bacterial reduction from S1 to S2 in both groups. Conclusion. In immature teeth with apical periodontitis, use of the EndoVac system can be considered to be a promising disinfection protocol, because it provided similar bacterial reduction to that of apical positive pressure irrigation (conventional irrigation) plus intracanal dressing with the triantibiotic paste, and the use of intracanal antibiotics might not be necessary. (Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2010;109:e42-e46)

Direct pulp capping with a self-etching adhesive system: Histopathologic evaluation in dogs` teeth

Objective. This study evaluated histopathologically the response of pulp and periradicular tissues after pulp capping with an all-in-one self-etching adhesive system in dogs` teeth. Study design. Forty teeth of 4 dogs were assigned to 3 groups according to the pulp capping material: G1 (n = 20): self-etching adhesive system; G2 (n = 10): Ca(OH)(2); G3 (n = 10): zinc oxide-eugenol. The animals were killed 7 and 70 days after pulp capping. The pieces containing the pulp-capped teeth were removed and processed for histologic analysis. Results. At 7 days, no dentin bridge formation was observed; G1 and G3 exhibited inflammatory pulpal alterations, whereas G2 presented only mild inflammatory infiltrate in the pulp tissue adjacent to the capping material, the remainder being intact. At 70 days, no specimen in G1 or G3 presented dentin bridge formation. The remaining pulp tissue exhibited severe inflammatory alterations and areas of necrosis. In G2, all specimens showed dentin bridge formation and absence of inflammation and mineralized tissue resorption. No bacteria were identified using Brown and Brenn staining techniques in all 3 groups at any observation period. Conclusion. According to the conditions of this study, direct pulp capping with the self-etching adhesive system did not allow pulp tissue repair and failed histopathologically in 100% of the cases. (Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2009; 108: e34-e40)

Panel cointegration tests of the Fisher hypothesis

Recent empirical studies suggest that the Fisher hypothesis, stating that inflation and nominal interest rates should cointegrate with a unit parameter on inflation, does not hold, a finding at odds with many theoretical models. This paper argues that these results can be explained in part by the low power inherent in univariate cointegration tests and that the use of panel data should generate more powerful tests. In doing so, we propose two new panel cointegration tests, which are shown by simulation to be more powerful than other existing tests. Applying these tests to a panel of monthly data covering the period 1980:1 to 1999:12 on 14 OECD countries, we find evidence supportive of the Fisher hypothesis.

Macroeconomia do Brasil pós-1994

O Modelo Macroeconômico Brasileiro tem como Características: Abertura Financeira, uma Estratégia de Crescimento Baseada em Poupança Externa, um Câmbio Sobrevalorizado, Déficit em Conta Corrente, um Alto Nível de Endividamento Externo, uma Taxa Básica (Selic) de Juros Elevada, uma Inflação Baixa, Porém, Inercial, uma Política Fiscal Frouxa, Poupança Pública Negativa, Alto Nível de Endividamento do Estado, Baixas Expectativas de Lucros, Salários Estagnados, uma Taxa de Poupança Doméstica Deprimida, Baixo Nível de Investimento, Alta Taxa de Desemprego e uma Renda Per Capita Próxima da Estagnação. a Economia Brasileira Atingiu uma Estabilização de Preços em 1994 Mas, Não, uma Estabilização Macroeconômica, na Medida em que não se Conseguiu um Equilíbrio Intertemporal e Termos Fiscais e nas Contas Externas. o Crescimento Só Voltará se as Autoridades Reconhecerem que a Economia do País Está Presa Numa Armadilha Dupla que Envolve a Taxa de Juros e o Câmbio e Decidirem Inverter o Processo Perverso da Equação Macroeconômica Escorada em Altas Taxas de Juros e Num Câmbio Sobrevalorizado. Entretanto, as Ortodoxias Internacional e Doméstica que Determinam a Política Macroeconômica no País, Continuam a se Valer da Macroeconomia Convencional para Tentar Compreender Problemas não Convencionais E, Assim, são Incapazes de Atingir a Tão Desejada Estabilidade Macroeconômica.

Direct pulp capping with a self-etching adhesive system: Histopathologic evaluation in dogs' teeth

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Calcifications in a clear cell mucoepidermoid carcinoma: a case report with histological and immunohistochemical findings

The aim of this study was to report an unusual case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) in a 39-year-old woman. The tumor showed a prominent population of clear and intermediate basal cells. Clear cells rarely predominate over other cell types. Such cases are called clear cell variant of MEC. The case also revealed a variable amount of calcified material in the tumor mass. Calcifications are rare in clear cell MEC. These structures were periodic acid- Schiff positive and diastase resistant, excluding glycogen origin. Immunohistochemistry was performed, and the epidermoid component was positive for cytokeratin (CK) 7, CK13, CK14, and CK19. The mucous and clear cells presented mild staining for CK7. Cytokeratins 7, 13, and 19 stained luminal cells, and intermediate cells exhibited positivity for CK7, CK14, and vimentin. The origin of the calcifications is speculated to be the result of dystrophic calcification of the amorphous eosinophilic material secreted by intermediate basal cells.

Análise do desempenho de um gerador elétrico de pequeno porte acionado a motor de combustão a quatro tempos

Pós-graduação em Engenharia Mecânica - FEG