Aspectos biológicos dos estágios imaturos de Ceraeochrysa everes (Banks) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)

Para o estabelecimento de um programa de controle biológico, o conhecimento de alguns aspectos biológicos e de comportamento dos inimigos naturais é de extrema importância. Os aspectos biológicos do desenvolvimento larval e pupal do predador Ceraeochrysa everes (Banks) foram estudados. Larvas oriundas de adultos da geração F1 foram mantidas em laboratório a 25 ± 21°C, 70 ± 10 % UR e fotofase 14 horas, sendo alimentadas com ovos de Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier). A duração e viabilidade do período embrionário, estágios imaturos de desenvolvimento e o período de ovo a adulto foram avaliados. O período embrionário foi em média de 5,0 dias, enquanto que as durações médias para o primeiro, segundo e terceiro instares foram de 5,1 ± 0,03; 4,3 ± 0,05 e 4,5 ± 0,05 dias, respectivamente, com viabilidade superior a 90 %. Os estágios larval, pré-pupal e pupal apresentaram duração média de 13,9 ± 0,07; 5,7 ± 0,07 e 9,6 ± 0,12 dias, respectivamente. A duração do ciclo biológico foi de 34 ± 0,11 dias em média. Ovos de S. cerelella não foram adequados para a manutenção de C. everes em laboratório, por interferir no desenvolvimento do predador.A knowledge of the behavior and biological aspects of natural enemies is extremely important for the establishment of biological control programs. Biological aspects of the larvae, pre-pupae and pupae of the predator Ceraeochrysa everes (Banks) were studied. Larvae of the adult F1 generation were reared in the laboratory (25 ± 2°C, 65 ± 10 % RH and 14h photophase) on eggs of the Angoumois grain moth Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier). The duration and viability of the embryonic period, development of the immature stages and egg-adult period were evaluated. The mean embryonic period was 5.0 days, while the mean durations of the first, second and third instars were: 5.1 ± 0.03; 4.3 ± 0.05 and 4.5 ± 0.05 days, respectively, with viability exceeding 90%. Duration of the larval, pre-pupal and pupal stages averaged 13.9 ± 0.07; 5.7 ± 0.07 and 9.6 ± 0.12 days, respectively. Duration of the biological cycle was 34 ± 0.11 days on average. S. cerealella eggs were not suitable for rearing C. everes under laboratory conditions because they affected predator development

Reinforced dowel type connections: mechanical behaviour under cyclic tests

Dowel type joints are widely used in timber structures given their ease of construction and ability to dissipate energy when subjected to cyclic loading. The behaviour of these connections under cyclic loading depends on good detailing at the design phase, which is developed to guarantee ductile failure modes and avoid wood splitting through careful consideration of the dowel-to-edge and dowel-to-end distances. This conference paper presents the cyclic response of a dowel type connection that is reinforced with self-tapping screws (STS). The experimental campaign included unreinforced joints, with inadequate and adequate end distances as defined per Eurocode 5, and joints with self-tapping screws fastened perpendicular to the dowels to avoid premature splitting. To reduce the number of variables of the experimental design, dowel slenderness and position of the reinforcements were kept throughout the testing programme. Moreover, the laboratory tests only considered specimens loaded in the parallel-to-grain direction. The influence of timber species was evaluated by using specimens from Pinus pinaster and Pinus sylvestris. Laboratory testing results highlight the ability of dowel-type joints to withstand large displacement reversals without rupture. The reinforcement scheme proposed in this work achieved ductility values consistent with the Eurocode's Ductility Class High structures.This work was financed by FEDER funds through the Competitivity and Internationalization Operational Programme COMPETE, Portugal 2020, and by national funds through FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology within the scope of the Timquake project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-032031. Gratitude is extended towards Rothoblass, Portilame, and AOF for materials supplied

INFORMAÇÕES RELATIVAS AOS BENS CULTURAIS ACAUTELADOS PELO IPHAN E IBRAM: análise e reflexões sob o ponto de vista da gestão da informação

A investigação analisou os dados e informações disponibilizados nos sites do Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional-Iphan e do Instituto Brasileiro de Museus-Ibram, questionando se possibilitam a participação da sociedade no combate ao trafico ilícito de bens culturais. A pesquisa se apoiou em teorias relativas à eficácia da gestão da informação nas organizações. Os dados relativos aos bens culturais desaparecidos foram analisados para detecção de falhas em sua coleta. Comprovou-se a insuficiência de critérios técnicos na apresentação das informações, não propiciando a formulação de ações estratégicas, e impedindo a sociedade de participar de forma ativa no combate ao trafico ilícito de bens culturai

Fragility analysis of a mass-timber frame structure with ring-doweled moment-resisting connections

© WCTE 2018 Committee. The nonlinear behaviour of connections between structural elements is critical to the performance of mass-timber structures under seismic loads. However, limited work has been developed in nonlinear modelling and fragility assessment of mass-timber structures. To improve the accuracy of this approach, in particular when considering structures with ring-doweled moment-resisting connections, a nonlinear modelling approach and fragility assessment are proposed and a prototype example of a three-story building is analysed herein as a case study. For the case study, connections and members were designed following the prescriptions in Eurocode 5 and Eurocode 8, considering a high ductility structure. The mechanical properties of the structure are modelled as random variables to evaluate the impact of uncertainty on the prediction of the structural performance, in particular, on the probability of occurrence of ductile and brittle failure modes. The structure is studied under both nonlinear static analysis and multi-record incremental dynamic analysis. From these, fragility curves for different damage levels are computed and a q-factor is proposed. Results indicate that the requirements of Eurocode 5 and Eurocode 8 are sufficient to guarantee adequate performance for this type of structure, albeit these may be overconservative. Moreover, it is shown that uncertainties in material properties have a significant impact on the collapse capacity of these structures.This work had financial support of the Portuguese Science Foundation (FCT), through PhD grant PD/BD/113679/2015 included in InfraRisk-PhD program. The results regarding the numerical model for the connections were developed during a Short-term Scientific Mission (STSM) within scope of COST Action FP1101: Assessment, Reinforcement and Monitoring of Timber Structures. Thus, the insightful discussions with Professor Roberto Tomasi and Doctor Andrea Polastri are gratefully acknowledged. The first author would also like to acknowledge the support of Oregon State University during the period in which he was a visiting Ph.D. student, at this institutio

CONTROLE SOCIAL NA SAÚDE: A VISÃO DE REPRESENTANTES DE USUÁRIOS/AS DO SISTEMA

The social control of the Unified Health System (“SUS” in the brazilian acronym), exercised mainly through the Municipalities, State and National Health Councils, in addition to regular conferences within all state entities, is described as a result of public participation within the scope of public management. Its function is, through community action, to formulate strategies, to control and to evaluate health policies and system actions in implementing the right to health, as described in the Federal Constitution of 1988 and other laws. To this end, the general objective was to investigate the functionality of social control as an effective mechanism for public participation in the reality of the municipalities health councils of the 9th Health Region of Paraná. This is a qualitative case study, with theoretical reference based mainly on historical-dialectical materialism. The data were collected after approval by the Research Ethics Committee of the State University of Western Paraná, in the second half of 2022 and the first half of 2023, using a semi-structured questionnaire with objective and open questions as a data source. The results achieved showed that social control still finds it difficult to be an effective mechanism for popular participation in the management of the public health system, based on the vision of system users volunteers . Keywords: Social Control. Public Participation. Regionalization. Citizenship. Public policies.El control social del Sistema Único de Salud (SUS), ejercido principalmente a través de los Consejos Municipales, Estatales y Nacionales de Salud, además de las conferencias periódicas al interior de todas las entidades estatales, se describe como resultado de la participación popular en el ámbito de la gestión pública. Su función es, a través de la acción comunitaria, formular estrategias, controlar y evaluar las políticas de salud y las acciones del sistema en la implementación del derecho a la salud, tal como lo describe la Constitución Federal de 1988 y demás leyes. El objetivo general de la disertación fue investigar la funcionalidad del control social como mecanismo eficaz de participación popular en salud en la realidad de los consejos municipales de la 9ª Región de Salud del Paraná. Se trata de un estudio de caso cualitativo, con referente teórico basado principalmente en el materialismo histórico-dialéctico. Los datos fueron recolectados después de la aprobación del Comité de Ética en Investigación de la Universidad Estatal del Oeste de Paraná, en el segundo semestre de 2022 y el primer semestre de 2023, utilizando como fuente de datos un cuestionario semiestructurado con preguntas objetivas y abiertas. Los resultados alcanzados demostraron que el control social aún tiene dificultades para ser un mecanismo eficaz de participación popular en la gestión del sistema de salud, basado en la visión de los voluntarios y voluntarias del segmento de usuarios/as del sistema. Palabras clave: Control Social. Participación Popular. Regionalización. Ciudadanía. Políticas públicas.O controle social do Sistema Único de Saúde, exercido principalmente por meio dos Conselhos Municipais, Estaduais e Nacional de Saúde, além das conferências regulares no âmbito de todos os entes estatais, é descrito como decorrência da participação popular no âmbito da gestão pública. Sua função é, através da atuação da comunidade, formular estratégias, controlar e avaliar as políticas de saúde e as ações do sistema na efetivação do direito à saúde, como descrito na Constituição Federal de 1988 e demais leis pertinentes. Para tanto, foi definido como objetivo geral investigar a funcionalidade do controle social como efetivo mecanismo de participação popular na realidade dos conselhos municipais da 9ª Regional de Saúde do Paraná. Trata-se de um estudo de caso, de tipo qualitativo, com referencial teórico fundamentado principalmente no materialismo histórico-dialético. Os dados foram coletados após aprovação do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, no segundo semestre de 2022 e primeiro semestre de 2023, utilizando como fonte de dados um questionário semiestruturado com perguntas objetivas e abertas. Os resultados alcançados puderam evidenciar que o controle social ainda encontra dificuldades em ser um mecanismo eficaz de participação popular na gestão do SUS, baseado na visão dos/as voluntários/as do segmento de usuários/as do sistema.   Palavras-chave: Controle Social. Participação Popular. Regionalização. Cidadania. Políticas Públicas

Expansão das universidades no Brasil e o papel social das novíssimas instituições

This study analyzes the expansion process of Brazilian federal universities based on the REUNI program. Using an age range of institutions, the aim was to discover whether the expansion was insensitive to social rights, corroborating the initial criticisms or not. To this end, it used a quantitative approach with documentary research on data on demographic composition, budget (forecast and execution) and student assistance coverage, in addition to dropout rates. It was concluded that the universities created in REUNI have a more popular demographic composition, received and executed larger per capita budgets, have greater assistance coverage and those assisted drop out proportionally less.Este estudio analiza el proceso de expansión de las universidades federales brasileñas a partir del programa REUNI. Utilizando un rango de edad de las instituciones, se pretendía descubrir si la expansión fue insensible a los derechos sociales, corroborando o no las críticas iniciales. Para ello, utilizó un enfoque cuantitativo con investigación documental sobre datos de composición demográfica, presupuesto (previsión y ejecución) y cobertura de asistencia estudiantil, además de tasas de deserción. Se concluyó que las universidades creadas en REUNI tienen una composición demográfica más popular, recibieron y ejecutaron mayores presupuestos per cápita, tienen mayor cobertura asistencial y los asistidos desertan proporcionalmente menos.Este estudo analisa o processo de expansão das universidades federais brasileiras a partir do programa REUNI. Utilizando um recorte de idade das instituições, objetivou descobrir se a expansão foi insensível aos direitos sociais, corroborando ou não as críticas iniciais. Para tanto, utilizou de abordagem quantitativa com pesquisa documental sobre os dados de composição demográfica, orçamento (previsão e execução) e cobertura da assistência estudantil, além de índices de evasão. Concluiu-se que as universidades criadas no REUNI têm uma composição demográfica mais popular, receberam e executaram maiores orçamentos per capita, possuem coberturas de assistência maiores e os assistidos evadem proporcionalmente menos

Intangible assets impairment test issues : the case of a Brazilian telecommunications company

National and international regulatory agencies by issuing new standards have tried to bring the accounting recorded values near to economic values. Nevertheless, it is understood that the latter carry a deeper level of subjectivity, on the grounds that completely new values will be obtained by the adoption of different conditions. This study aims to perform a comparative analysis between two company valuation methods: the Discounted Cash Flow and the Residual Income Valuation while performing the impairment test. The study case uses the database prepared by a telecommunications company to its subsidiary in the Internet sector for the purpose of the impairment test assessment. Some points have been identified as deserving special attention in a company’s valuation assessment, namely the discount rate and the growth rate. The results show that: 1) a firm’s economic value is sensitive to the use of a sole growth rate to calculate the perpetuity, considering that any changes in the rate will alter the decision based on the test; 2) the setup of a discount rate as a parameter in a firm’s valuation assessment is a fundamental point for the write-off decision resulting from an impairment test

Fruit yield and water productivity of 'Prata Anã' banana under different planting densities and irrigation depths

O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar a produtividade de frutos e da água em bananeira 'Prata Anã', sob diferentes combinações de densidades de plantio e lâminas de irrigação no seu quarto ciclo de produção. O experimento foi delineado em blocos ao acaso, em arranjo de parcelas subdivididas, com quatro repetições, com os seguintes fatores: dois níveis de lâmina de irrigação (50 e 100% da evapotranspiração da cultura) nas parcelas e quatro níveis de densidade de plantio (1.666, 2.083, 2.666 e 3.333 plantas por hectare) nas subparcelas. Foram avaliadas a evapotranspiração e as características de produtividade da cultura. Foram observadas reduções na massa de pencas, no número de pencas e no número de frutos à medida que aumentou a densidade de plantio, bem como incrementos no rendimento de pencas e na produtividade hídrica e redução na pegada hídrica. É possível aumentar a produtividade da bananeira ao aumentar sua densidade de plantio e reduzir a lâmina de irrigação aplicada no seu quarto ciclo de produção.The objective of this work was to determine the fruit yield and water productivity of the 'Prata Anã' banana plant, under different combinations of planting densities and irrigation depths in its fourth production cycle. The experiment was designed in randomized complete blocks in a split-plot arrangement with four replicates, with the following factors: two levels of irrigation depth (50 and 100% crop evapotranspiration) in the plots and four levels of planting density (1,666, 2,083, 2,666, and 3,333 plants per hectare) in the subplots. Crop evapotranspiration and yield characteristics were evaluated. Reductions in the mass of hands, number of hands, and number of fruits were observed as planting density increased, as well as increments in the yield of hands and in water productivity and a reduction in water footprint. It is possible to increase the yield of the banana plant by increasing its planting density and reducing the irrigation depth applied in its fourth production cycle

Gomesin, a peptide produced by the spider Acanthoscurria gomesiana, is a potent anticryptococcal agent that acts in synergism with fluconazole

Gomesin is an 18-residue cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptide produced by hemocytes of the spider Acanthoscurria gomesiana. in the present study, the antifungal properties of gomesin against Cryptococcus neoformans, the etiologic agent of cryptococcosis, were evaluated. Gomesin bound to the cell surface of cryptococci, which resulted in cell death associated with membrane permeabilization. Antifungal concentrations of gomesin were not toxic for human brain cells. Supplementation of cryptococcal cultures with the peptide (1 mu M) caused a decrease in capsule expression and rendered fungal cells more susceptible to killing by human brain phagocytes. the possible use of gomesin in combination with fluconazole, a standard antifungal drug, was also evaluated. in association with fluconazole, gomesin concentrations with low antimicrobial activity (0.1-1 mu M) inhibited fungal growth and enhanced the antimicrobial activity of brain phagocytes. These results reveal the potential of gomesin to promote inhibition of cryptococcal growth directly or by enhancing the effectiveness of host defenses.Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Inst Microbiol Prof Paulo Goes, Dept Microbiol Geral, Lab Estudos Integrados Bioquim Microbiana, BR-21941590 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilUniv São Paulo, Inst Ciencias Biomed, Dept Parasitol, BR-05508 São Paulo, BrazilUniv Texas, Dept Biol Sci, El Paso, TX 79968 USAUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Biofis, São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Biofis, São Paulo, BrazilWeb of Scienc