Differentiation of deer species of the genus Mazama by track morphometry

We analyzed morphometric variables of tracks of the five species in the genus Mazama known from Brazil to determine if footprint morphometry can distinguish these species. Tracks from adult M. americana, M. bororo, M. gouazoubira, M. nemorivaga and M. nana maintained at the Deer Research and Conservation Center (NUPECCE) were recorded on a carpet of fine wet sand. Discriminant analysis was successful (99.28%) at classifying the Amazon Rainforest species M. americana and M. nemorivaga whereas for the Atlantic Forest species it was not possible. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) analysis showed longer and wider tracks of M. americana in comparison with other Mazama species, probably due to its larger body size. We do not recommend species identification based on the morphometry of tracks, except for the Amazonian species when imprints have been formed under similar conditions.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP

S3OS2: a Visible Spectroscopic Survey of around 800 Asteroids

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S3OS2: a Visible Spectroscopic Survey of around 800 Asteroids

International audienc

S3OS2: a Visible Spectroscopic Survey of around 800 Asteroids

International audienc

Psicanálise, dispositivos e contextos clínicos: narrativas e elaborações em torno das experiências de estágio em psicologia

The purpose of this article is to present reports about the psychoanalytic experience of curricular internships of psychology in the most diverse contexts and fields. The question that guides the stories refers to the possibility of psychoanalysis operating in spaces and institutions different from the traditional clinic. In this proposal, the actions are discussed in an institution psychosocial, a clinical school with services of psychology and a hospital. Each author offered to share the challenges and theoretical extracts from their curricular internship to transmit knowledge and produce new experiences in psychoanalysis. The curricular internship is an essential element of curriculum training, being a possibility to reinvent psychoanalysis.Cet article vise à présenter des récits sur l’expérience de l’écoute psychanalytique de d’étapes spécifiques de la psychologie dans les contextes et les domaines de stage les plus divers. La question qui guide les récits se réfère à la possibilité d’une psychanalyse opérant dans des espaces et des institutions différents de la clinique traditionnelle. Dans cette proposition, les actions sont discutées dans un centre de soins psychosociaux, une école clinique et un servisse de psychologie et un hôpital. Chaque auteur a proposé de partager les défis et les extraits théoriques de leurs stages pour transmettre des connaissances et produire de nouvelles expériences de psychanalyse. Le stage est un élément essentiel de la formation curriculaire, étant une possibillité de réinventer la psychanalyse.Este trabalho pretende apontar, através do diálogo entre o Direito e a Psicanálise, um possível caminho a ser percorrido pelos operadores do direito de família a fim de desenvolver uma escuta e um olhar diferenciados sobre os conflitos familiares judicializados. Procura-se fazer uma breve exposição da atuação judicial e de fenômenos nocivos à saúde mental das crianças e dos adolescentes envolvidos, como é o caso da alienação parental e da parentalização

The importance of protected areas for conservation of bare-faced curassow (Crax fasciolata spix, 1825) (Galliformes: Cracidae) in the São Paulo State, Brazil

Submitted by Sandra Infurna ([email protected]) on 2019-02-05T15:08:25Z No. of bitstreams: 1 anpaulan_gomes_etal_IOC_2018.pdf: 4032651 bytes, checksum: c6c4a013b2af46714cefc1e6d508d0ab (MD5)Approved for entry into archive by Sandra Infurna ([email protected]) on 2019-02-05T15:16:45Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 anpaulan_gomes_etal_IOC_2018.pdf: 4032651 bytes, checksum: c6c4a013b2af46714cefc1e6d508d0ab (MD5)Made available in DSpace on 2019-02-05T15:16:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 anpaulan_gomes_etal_IOC_2018.pdf: 4032651 bytes, checksum: c6c4a013b2af46714cefc1e6d508d0ab (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Biologia e Parasitologia de Mamíferos Silvestres Reservatórios. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias. Departamento de Biologia Aplicada à Agropecuária. Laboratório de Ecologia de Mamíferos. Campus Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil / Universidade Estadual Paulista. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal. Campus São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil.Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias. Departamento de Biologia Aplicada à Agropecuária. Laboratório de Ecologia de Mamíferos. Campus Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil.Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias. Departamento de Biologia Aplicada à Agropecuária. Laboratório de Ecologia de Mamíferos. Campus Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil.Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias. Departamento de Biologia Aplicada à Agropecuária. Laboratório de Ecologia de Mamíferos. Campus Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Biologia e Parasitologia de Mamíferos Silvestres Reservatórios. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade Veiga de Almeida. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias. Departamento de Biologia Aplicada à Agropecuária. Laboratório de Ecologia de Mamíferos. Campus Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil / Universidade Estadual Paulista. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal. Campus São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil.The Bare-faced Curassow Crax fasciolata (Cracidae:Cracinae) is a vulnerable species that was classified as critically endangered by the São Paulo State -Brazil, in 2008. Specialists recommended “searches for areas where there may be a few remaining populations and protection of the last remaining semideciduous forest in the State”. Protected areas were investigated in the Cerrado and semideciduous forest in São Paulo State by camera trapping to evaluate the presence of the Bare-faced Curassow. Eight protected areas in Cerrado biome were investigated, but the Bare-faced Curassows was recorded only at Furnas do Bom Jesus State Park (2,069 ha), São Paulo State despite the large sampling effort in larger protected areas such as the Santa Bárbara Ecological Station (2,712 ha) and Jataí Ecological Station (9,074 ha); the largest protected area of Cerrado biome in São Paulo State. This record of C. fasciolata is important for the Conservation Action Plan for the Cracid family and shows the importance of monitoring biodiversity and conserving even relatively small remnants of native vegetation for the conservation of this species

Blood metabolomics uncovers inflammation-associated mitochondrial dysfunction as a potential mechanism underlying ACLF

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), which develops in patients with cirrhosis, is characterized by intense systemic inflammation and organ failure(s). Because systemic inflammation is energetically expensive, its metabolic costs may result in organ dysfunction/failure. Therefore, we aimed to analyze the blood metabolome in patients with cirrhosis, with and without ACLF. METHODS: We performed untargeted metabolomics using liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry in serum from 650 patients with AD (acute decompensation of cirrhosis, without ACLF), 181 with ACLF, 43 with compensated cirrhosis, and 29 healthy individuals. RESULTS: Of the 137 annotated metabolites identified, 100 were increased in patients with ACLF of any grade, relative to those with AD, and 38 comprised a distinctive blood metabolite fingerprint for ACLF. Among patients with ACLF, the intensity of the fingerprint increased across ACLF grades, and was similar in patients with kidney failure and in those without, indicating that the fingerprint reflected not only decreased kidney excretion but also altered cell metabolism. The higher the ACLF-associated fingerprint intensity, the higher the plasma levels of inflammatory markers, tumor necrosis factor α, soluble CD206, and soluble CD163. ACLF was characterized by intense proteolysis and lipolysis; amino acid catabolism; extra-mitochondrial glucose metabolism through glycolysis, pentose phosphate, and D-glucuronate pathways; depressed mitochondrial ATP-producing fatty acid β-oxidation; and extra-mitochondrial amino acid metabolism giving rise to metabotoxins. CONCLUSIONS: In ACLF, intense systemic inflammation is associated with blood metabolite accumulation and profound alterations in major metabolic pathways, in particular inhibition of mitochondrial energy production, which may contribute to the development of organ failures. LAY SUMMARY: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), which develops in patients with cirrhosis, is characterized by intense systemic inflammation and organ failure(s). Because systemic inflammation is energetically expensive, its metabolic costs may result in organ dysfunction/failure. We identified a 38-metabolite blood fingerprint specific for ACLF that revealed mitochondrial dysfunction in peripheral organs. This may contribute to organ failures.status: publishe

Blood metabolomics uncovers inflammation-associated mitochondrial dysfunction as a potential mechanism underlying ACLF (vol 72, pg 688, 2020)

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