65 research outputs found

    Pré-melhoramento de populações de imbuia.

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    A imbuia (Ocotea porosa) é uma espécie em extinção da Floresta Ombrófila Mista, cuja madeira possui alto valor econômico. O objetivo deste trabalho foi efetuar a seleção genética precoce individual por meio do programa Selegen REML/BLUP em germoplasma oriundo das populações de Colombo, PR, Canoinhas e Caçador, SC. Os resultados mostraram que, de um total de 4.888 genótipos, 1.182 genótipos selecionados (42,9 %) eram de Colombo, 1.004 (36,4 %) de Canoinhas e 572 (20,7 %) de Caçador, num total de 2.758 genótipos selecionados. As estimativas dos componentes de variância obtidas para altura de mudas mostraram que a variância genética aditiva dentro de procedências (Va=6,62) é maior que a variância entre procedências (Vproc.=1,33), indicando a possibilidade de predominância de alogamia nas populações estudadas. A herdabilidade individual no sentido restrito no bloco (h2 a), ou seja, dos efeitos aditivos, foi de 0,29 ± 04. O coeficiente de variação genético individual (Cvgi %) foi de 18,72 %. A classificação dos 50 melhores genótipos mostrou ganho de 5,66 cm a 8,72 cm, com estimativa de médias da geração seguinte variando de 19,04 cm a 22,45 cm (de 41,19 % a 63,46 % de superioridade). A procedência Colombo contribuiu com 56 % dos 50 melhores genótipos, Canoinhas com 40 % e Caçador com apenas 4 %.Nota Científica

    Neutron activation analysis and X-ray Rayleigh and Raman scattering of hair and nail clippings as noninvasive bioindicators for Cu liver status in Labrador Retrievers

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    The heritability of chronic hepatitis in the Labrador Retriever is studied with the aim of identifying the related gene mutation. Identification of cases and controls is largely based on instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) Cu determination in liver biopsies. The burden for these companion animals may be reduced if nail clippings and hair (fur) could serve as a noninvasive indicator for the hepatic Cu concentrations. No correlation was found between hepatic Cu concentrations and Cu concentrations in hair and nail samples. However, hair and nail samples were also analyzed by X-ray tube excitation, taking advantage of the X-ray Compton, Rayleigh, and Raman scattering which reflects the organic components such as the type of melanin. Principal component analysis provided first indications that some differentiation between healthy and sick dogs could indeed be obtained from hair and nail analysis

    A Semi-deterministic Wear Model Considering the Effect of Zinc Dialkyl Dithiophosphate Tribofilm

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    Tribochemistry plays a very important role in the behaviour of systems in tribologically loaded contacts under boundary lubrication conditions. Previous works have mainly reported contact mechanics simulations for capturing the boundary lubrication regime, but the real mechanism in which tribofilms reduce wear is still unclear. In this paper, the wear prediction capabilities of a recently published mechanochemical simulation approach (Ghanbarzadeh et al. in Tribol Int, 2014) are tested. The wear model, which involves a time- and spatially dependent coefficient of wear, was tested for two additive concentrations and three temperatures at different times, and the predictions are validated against experimental results. The experiments were conducted using a mini-traction machine in a sliding/rolling condition, and the spacer layer interferometry method was used to measure the tribofilm thickness. Wear measurements have been taken using a white-light interferometry. Good agreement is seen between simulation and experiment in terms of tribofilm thickness and wear depth predictions
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