Produtividade e rendimento de sementes de pinhão-manso submetido à irrigação e adubação com OMM-Tech Response of Jatropha Curcas L. crop to irrigation and fertilization with OMM-Tech

Com o objetivo de avaliar os efeitos da irrigação e aplicação do fertilizante Organo-Minerais-Marinhos + Biotech® (OMM-Tech) na produtividade e rendimento do pinhão-manso, um experimento foi instalado em Lavras - MG. O delineamento estatístico utilizado foi o de blocos casualizados, com parcelas subdivididas, contendo três repetições. As parcelas receberam tratamentos constituídos por três formas de aplicação do fertilizante OMM-Tech, ou seja: T1 = Testemunha (Sem OMM-Tech); T2 = via solo (120 kg ha-1 de OMM-Tech na forma de pó); T3 = via foliar (OMM-Tech na forma líquida e na concentração de 5%); e T4 = via solo + foliar (60 kg ha-1 de OMM-Tech na forma de pó + OMM-Tech na forma líquida, na concentração de 2,5%). As sub-parcelas receberam os tratamentos de manejo de água, ou seja, com e sem irrigação. O sistema de irrigação utilizado foi o gotejamento, com emissores espaçados a cada 0,50 m. Para avaliar a resposta da cultura, utilizaram-se dados de produtividade e rendimento de sementes referentes ao primeiro ano de produção. Os tratamentos aplicados produziram efeitos significativos sobre o rendimento e a produtividade da cultura. As plantas irrigadas e adubadas com OMM-Tech pó, via solo, na dose de 120 kg ha-1, foram as que apresentaram o melhor resultado.<br>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of irrigation and application of Organo-Minerals-Marine+Biotech (OMM-Tech) in yield and production efficiency of the Jatropha curcas. The experiment was conducted in an experimental area located in Federal University of Lavras, Brazil. A randomized block design with subdivided parcels and three replications was used. The parcels were submitted to different OMM-Tech fertilizer application methods: T1= control (no OMM-Tech); T2 = soil application (120 kg ha-1 of OMM-Tech in a powder form); T3 = leaf application (OMM-Tech in a liquid form with a 5% concentration); T4 = soil + leaf application (60 kg ha-1 of OMM-Tech as powder + OMM-Tech in liquid form with a 2.5% concentration). The sub-plots received two different water management treatments: with and without irrigation. A drip irrigation system with emitters spaced by 0.50 m was used. It was evaluated productivity and production efficiency of seeds in the first yield year. The plants irrigated and fertilized with 120 kg ha-1 of OMM-Tech solid in soil showed better productivity

Produtividade e rendimento de sementes de pinhão-manso submetido à irrigação e adubação com OMM-Tech Response of Jatropha Curcas L. crop to irrigation and fertilization with OMM-Tech

Com o objetivo de avaliar os efeitos da irrigação e aplicação do fertilizante Organo-Minerais-Marinhos + Biotech® (OMM-Tech) na produtividade e rendimento do pinhão-manso, um experimento foi instalado em Lavras - MG. O delineamento estatístico utilizado foi o de blocos casualizados, com parcelas subdivididas, contendo três repetições. As parcelas receberam tratamentos constituídos por três formas de aplicação do fertilizante OMM-Tech, ou seja: T1 = Testemunha (Sem OMM-Tech); T2 = via solo (120 kg ha-1 de OMM-Tech na forma de pó); T3 = via foliar (OMM-Tech na forma líquida e na concentração de 5%); e T4 = via solo + foliar (60 kg ha-1 de OMM-Tech na forma de pó + OMM-Tech na forma líquida, na concentração de 2,5%). As sub-parcelas receberam os tratamentos de manejo de água, ou seja, com e sem irrigação. O sistema de irrigação utilizado foi o gotejamento, com emissores espaçados a cada 0,50 m. Para avaliar a resposta da cultura, utilizaram-se dados de produtividade e rendimento de sementes referentes ao primeiro ano de produção. Os tratamentos aplicados produziram efeitos significativos sobre o rendimento e a produtividade da cultura. As plantas irrigadas e adubadas com OMM-Tech pó, via solo, na dose de 120 kg ha-1, foram as que apresentaram o melhor resultado.<br>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of irrigation and application of Organo-Minerals-Marine+Biotech (OMM-Tech) in yield and production efficiency of the Jatropha curcas. The experiment was conducted in an experimental area located in Federal University of Lavras, Brazil. A randomized block design with subdivided parcels and three replications was used. The parcels were submitted to different OMM-Tech fertilizer application methods: T1= control (no OMM-Tech); T2 = soil application (120 kg ha-1 of OMM-Tech in a powder form); T3 = leaf application (OMM-Tech in a liquid form with a 5% concentration); T4 = soil + leaf application (60 kg ha-1 of OMM-Tech as powder + OMM-Tech in liquid form with a 2.5% concentration). The sub-plots received two different water management treatments: with and without irrigation. A drip irrigation system with emitters spaced by 0.50 m was used. It was evaluated productivity and production efficiency of seeds in the first yield year. The plants irrigated and fertilized with 120 kg ha-1 of OMM-Tech solid in soil showed better productivity

International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortiu (INICC) report, data summary of 43 countries for 2007-2012. Device-associated module

We report the results of an International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) surveillance study from January 2007-December 2012 in 503 intensive care units (ICUs) in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. During the 6-year study using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) U.S. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) definitions for device-associated health care–associated infection (DA-HAI), we collected prospective data from 605,310 patients hospitalized in the INICC's ICUs for an aggregate of 3,338,396 days. Although device utilization in the INICC's ICUs was similar to that reported from ICUs in the U.S. in the CDC's NHSN, rates of device-associated nosocomial infection were higher in the ICUs of the INICC hospitals: the pooled rate of central line–associated bloodstream infection in the INICC's ICUs, 4.9 per 1,000 central line days, is nearly 5-fold higher than the 0.9 per 1,000 central line days reported from comparable U.S. ICUs. The overall rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia was also higher (16.8 vs 1.1 per 1,000 ventilator days) as was the rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (5.5 vs 1.3 per 1,000 catheter days). Frequencies of resistance of Pseudomonas isolates to amikacin (42.8% vs 10%) and imipenem (42.4% vs 26.1%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates to ceftazidime (71.2% vs 28.8%) and imipenem (19.6% vs 12.8%) were also higher in the INICC's ICUs compared with the ICUs of the CDC's NHSN

Impact of COVID-19 on Cardiovascular Testing in the United States Versus the Rest of the World

Objectives: This study sought to quantify and compare the decline in volumes of cardiovascular procedures between the United States and non-U.S. institutions during the early phase of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the care of many non-COVID-19 illnesses. Reductions in diagnostic cardiovascular testing around the world have led to concerns over the implications of reduced testing for cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Methods: Data were submitted to the INCAPS-COVID (International Atomic Energy Agency Non-Invasive Cardiology Protocols Study of COVID-19), a multinational registry comprising 909 institutions in 108 countries (including 155 facilities in 40 U.S. states), assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on volumes of diagnostic cardiovascular procedures. Data were obtained for April 2020 and compared with volumes of baseline procedures from March 2019. We compared laboratory characteristics, practices, and procedure volumes between U.S. and non-U.S. facilities and between U.S. geographic regions and identified factors associated with volume reduction in the United States. Results: Reductions in the volumes of procedures in the United States were similar to those in non-U.S. facilities (68% vs. 63%, respectively; p = 0.237), although U.S. facilities reported greater reductions in invasive coronary angiography (69% vs. 53%, respectively; p &lt; 0.001). Significantly more U.S. facilities reported increased use of telehealth and patient screening measures than non-U.S. facilities, such as temperature checks, symptom screenings, and COVID-19 testing. Reductions in volumes of procedures differed between U.S. regions, with larger declines observed in the Northeast (76%) and Midwest (74%) than in the South (62%) and West (44%). Prevalence of COVID-19, staff redeployments, outpatient centers, and urban centers were associated with greater reductions in volume in U.S. facilities in a multivariable analysis. Conclusions: We observed marked reductions in U.S. cardiovascular testing in the early phase of the pandemic and significant variability between U.S. regions. The association between reductions of volumes and COVID-19 prevalence in the United States highlighted the need for proactive efforts to maintain access to cardiovascular testing in areas most affected by outbreaks of COVID-19 infection