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FERTILIDADE E ADUBAÇÃO: Características agronômicas e absorção de boro em diferentes genótipos de girassol. Produção de girassol em resposta à utilização de boro e a adubação nitrogenada de cobertura. Produção de girassol em resposta à utilização de fontes e doses de nitrogênio. FISIOLOGIA VEGETAL: Avaliação da qualidade fisiológica de sementes de girassol submetidas a diferentes formas de armazenamento. Matéria seca e área foliar de girassol em diferentes arranjos espaciais de plantas. Efeito da época de semeadura na massa dos grãos de híbridos de girassol na região do recôncavo da Bahia. Fenologia de híbridos de girassol em diferentes épocas de semeadura no recôncavo sul da Bahia. 8. Germinação e vigor de sementes de girassol. Uso de biorregulador vegetal em hibridos de girassol cultivados sobre plantio direto. Crescimento do sistema radicular de plantas de girassol submetidas ao stimulate ®. Métodos para determinar a variação da área foliar em genótipos de girassol. FITOSSANIDADE: Inibição in vitro de Sclerotinia sclerotiorum com uso de extratos de plantas do cerrado. Reação de genótipos de girassol à mancha de alternaria (Alternaria helianthi) em condições de campo, nas safras 2011/2012 e 2012/2013. Reação de genótipos de girassol à podridão branca (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) em condições de campo, em 2012 e 2013. Progresso de Sclerotinia sclerotiorum no girassol em diferentes espaçamentos de entre linha e controle químico. Sclerotinia sclerotiorum na cultura do girassol em épocas distintas de semeadura associado a diferentes fungicidas. Produtividade de grãos de girassol sobre área com infestação e sem infestação de Sclerotinia sclerotiorum de diferentes cultivares. MANEJO CULTURAL: Correlação de diâmetro de capítulo e produção de aquênios de oito cultivares de girassol. Desenvolvimento de onze cultivares de girassol em São Gonçalo dos Campos ? Bahia. Produção de grão e óleo de girassol no semiárido, semeado fora da época de Zoneamento agroclimático. Produção de grãos e oléo de girassol no semiárido baiano. Relação entre resistência do solo a penetração e o crescimento de planta de girassol sob sistema plantio direto. Características agronômicas de genótipos de girassol. Produtividade de genótipos de girassol. O girassol como opção em sistemas de integração lavoura-pecuária. Crescimento de cultivares de girassol (Helianthus annuus L.). MELHORAMENTO GENÉTICO: Avaliação de genótipos de girassol na safrinha/2012 em Maringá-PR. Comportamento de genótipos de girassol em mato grosso, na safra de 2011. Avaliação do desempenho agronômico de genótipos de girassol no município de Campo Verde - MT, na safra de 2012. Avaliação temporal de genótipos de girassol no cerrado do distrito federal em safrinha. Características agronômicas de genótipos de girassol em Guarapuava-pr. Comportamento de genótipos de girassol em fazenda Rio Grande-PR. Competição de cultivares de girassol no agreste central de Pernambuco. Desempenho agronômico de genótipos de girassol em cultivo de safra, no município de Espírito Santo do Pinhal-SP. Desempenho de genótipos de girassol nos municípios de Teresina, São João do Piauí e Uruçuí, PI:ano agrícola 2011/2012. Avaliação de genótipos de girassol em Paragominas ? PA ? ensaio final de primeiro ano. Avaliação de genótipos de girassol em paragominas ? pa, ensaio final de segundo ano. Desempenho de cultivares de girassol de ensaio final de primeiro ano no nordeste brasileiro: ano 2012. Desempenho de cultivares de girassol de ensaio final de segundo ano no nordeste brasileiro: ano 2012. Óleo e co-produtos40. Efeito ambiental no perfil de ácidos graxos no óleo de girassol. Ingredientes alimentícios de proteína de sementes de girassol. Valores nutricionais de genótipos de girassol. Valores nutricionais de sementes de girassol. OUTRAS ÁREAS: Diagnóstico de publicações científicas sobre girassol disponíveis na biblioteca. SciELO DE 2009 A 2013.Editado por Regina Maria Villas Bôas de Campos Leite, Adilson de Oliveira Junior, Aluísio Brigido Borba Filho. RNPG

Accurate spectroscopy of Sr atoms

We report the frequency measurement with an accuracy in the 100 kHz range of several optical transitions of atomic Sr : $^1S_0- ^3P_1$ at 689 nm, $^3P_1- ^3S_1$ at 688 nm and $^3P_0- ^3S_1$ at 679 nm. Measurements are performed with a frequency chain based on a femtosecond laser referenced to primary frequency standards. They allowed the indirect determination with a 70 kHz uncertainty of the frequency of the doubly forbidden 5s^2^1S_0- 5s5p^3P_0 transition of $^{87}$Sr at 698 nm and in a second step its direct observation. Frequency measurements are performed for $^{88}$Sr and $^{87}$Sr, allowing the determination of $^3P_0$, $^3P_1$ and $^3S_1$ isotope shifts, as well as the $^3S_1$ hyperfine constants.Comment: 12 pages, 16 figure

Penile Microbiota and Female Partner Bacterial Vaginosis in Rakai, Uganda

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common vaginal bacterial imbalance associated with risk for HIV and poor gynecologic and obstetric outcomes. Male circumcision reduces BV-associated bacteria on the penis and decreases BV in female partners, but the link between penile microbiota and female partner BV is not well understood. We tested the hypothesis that having a female partner with BV increases BV-associated bacteria in uncircumcised men. We characterized penile microbiota composition and density (i.e., the quantity of bacteria per swab) by broad-coverage 16S rRNA gene-based sequencing and quantitative PCR (qPCR) in 165 uncircumcised men from Rakai, Uganda. Associations between penile community state types (CSTs) and female partner’s Nugent score were assessed. We found seven distinct penile CSTs of increasing density (CST1 to 7). CST1 to 3 and CST4 to 7 were the two major CST groups. CST4 to 7 had higher prevalence and abundance of BV-associated bacteria, such as Mobiluncus and Dialister, than CST1 to 3. Men with CST4 to 7 were significantly more likely to have a female partner with a high Nugent score (P = 0.03). Men with two or more extramarital partners were significantly more likely to have CST4 to 7 than men with only marital partners (CST4 to 7 prevalence ratio, 1.84; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.16 to 2.92). Female partner Nugent BV is significantly associated with penile microbiota. Our data support the exchange of BV-associated bacteria through intercourse, which may explain BV recurrence and persistence. IMPORTANCE Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is sexually associated but not considered a sexually transmitted disease. Our findings suggest that the uncircumcised penis is an important niche for BV-associated genital anaerobes. In addition, we found a link between extramarital sexual relationships and BV-associated bacteria in men, which parallels earlier findings of the association between sexual activity and BV in women. This suggests the sexual transmissibility of BV-associated bacteria. Reducing bacterial exchange by barrier methods and managing carriage of BV-associated bacteria in men may decrease BV persistence and recurrence in women

Confronting system barriers for ST- elevation MI in low and middle income countries with a focus on India

© 2017 Our previous research found seven specific factors that cause system delays in ST-elevation Myocardial infarction management in developing countries. These delays, in conjunction with a lack of organized STEMI systems of care, result in inefficient processes to treat AMI in developing countries. In our present opinion paper, we have specifically explored the three most pertinent causes that afflict the seven specific factors responsible for system delays. In doing so, we incorporated a unique strategy of global STEMI expertise. With this methodology, the recommendations were provided by expert Indian cardiologist and final guidelines were drafted after comprehensive discussions by the entire group of submitting authors. We expect these recommendations to be utilitarian in improving STEMI care in developing countries

Near-threshold production of omega mesons in the pn -> d omega reaction

The first measurement of the p n -> d omega total cross section has been achieved at mean excess energies of Q = 28 and 57 MeV by using a deuterium cluster-jet target. The momentum of the fast deuteron was measured in the ANKE spectrometer at COSY-Juelich and that of the slow "spectator" proton p(sp) from the p d -> p(sp) d omega reaction in a silicon telescope placed close to the target. The cross sections lie above those measured for p p -> p p omega but seem to be below theoretical predictions.Comment: 7 pages, 8 figures; second approach to describe the background has been added; results changed insignificantly, EPJ in pres

Outcomes in patients with severe COVID-19 disease treated with tocilizumab: a case-controlled study

© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Association of Physicians. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: [email protected]. BACKGROUND: COVID-19 is an ongoing threat to society. Patients who develop the most severe forms of the disease have high mortality. The interleukin-6 inhibitor tocilizumab has the potential to improve outcomes in these patients by preventing the development of cytokine release storm. AIMS: To evaluate the outcomes of patients with severe COVID-19 disease treated with the interleukin-6 inhibitor tocilizumab. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective, case-control, single-center study in patients with severe to critical COVID-19 disease treated with tocilizumab. Disease severity was defined based on the amount of oxygen supplementation required. The primary endpoint was the overall mortality. Secondary endpoints were mortality in non-intubated patients and mortality in intubated patients. RESULTS: A total of 193 patients were included in the study. Ninety-six patients received tocilizumab, while 97 served as the control group. The mean age was 60 years. Patients over 65 years represented 43% of the population. More patients in the tocilizumab group reported fever, cough and shortness of breath (83%, 80% and 96% vs. 73%, 69% and 71%, respectively). There was a non-statistically significant lower mortality in the treatment group (52% vs. 62.1%, P = 0.09). When excluding intubated patients, there was statistically significant lower mortality in patients treated with tocilizumab (6% vs. 27%, P = 0.024). Bacteremia was more common in the control group (24% vs. 13%, P = 0.43), while fungemia was similar for both (3% vs. 4%, P = 0.72). CONCLUSION: Our study showed a non-statistically significant lower mortality in patients with severe to critical COVID-19 disease who received tocilizumab. When intubated patients were excluded, the use of tocilizumab was associated with lower mortality

Lettera scritta da Livorno ad un amico a Firenze per ragguagliarlo della festa della cuccagna / ?N.N.?

Lettera scritta da Livorno ad un amico a Firenze per ragguagliarlo della festa della cuccagna / ?N.N.? In Lucca : per Domenico Ciuffetti, 1732 8 p. ; 4° Le iniziali dell'autore si ricavano a p. 8 Segn.: A4 Capilett. e fregi silogr