Los Peligros Escondidos de las Playas: Parada Cardiorespiratória

Thermal shock is widely recognized by modern medicine. Its pathophysiological mechanisms are known, as are its possible consequences, but scientific reports in the literature about clinical cases with severe consequences are sparse. The authors present a case of cardiorespiratory arrest after prolonged sun exposure followed by a dive in the ocean. Other aetiological causes were ruled out, by exclusion, leading to the diagnosis of cardiorespiratory arrest caused by thermal shock. It is important to inform the public in general of the risks of negligent behaviour on the beach.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

First Report of Cladode Brown Spot in Cactus Prickly Pear Caused by Neofusicoccum batangarum in Brazil

Cactus prickly pear (Nopalea cochenilifera) cladodes showing brown spot symptoms were collected of 18 fields of the State of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil, from March to June 2014. The symptoms were prevalent in 100% of fields surveyed. Small pieces (4 to 5 mm) of necrotic tissues were surface sterilized for 1 min in 1.5% NaOCl, washed twice with sterile distilled water, and plated onto potato dextrose agar (PDA) amended with 0.5 g /liter streptomycin sulfate. Colonies morphologically similar to species of Botryosphaeriaceae were transferred to malt extract agar (MEA); five isolates (CMM 1424, CMM 1425, CMM 1426, CMM 1427, and CMM 1428) presented colonies forming concentric rings, and white mycelium becoming gray to gray-olivaceous after 5 days. Conidial characters were observed after growth on 2% water agar bearing sterilized pine needles for 3 weeks at 25°C under near-UV light. Conidiogenous cells holoblastic, hyaline, smooth, and cylindrical. Conidia were nonseptate, hyaline, smooth, fusoid to ovoid, thin-walled, 15.3 ± 1.4 × 5.4 ± 0.6 µm (n = 50), L/W ratio= 2.8, which are morphological and cultural characteristics typical of Neofusicoccum spp. (Phillips et al. 2013). DNA sequencing of part of the elongation factor 1-alpha (EF1-α) gene and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 rDNA) region were conducted to identify the species as described by (Marques et al. 2013). Sequences of the isolates were 99% similar to those of N. batangarum for EF1-α (GenBank Accession Nos. FJ900653 and FJ900654) and ITS (FJ900607 and FJ900608).Instituto de Patología VegetalFil: Conforto, Erica Cinthia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patología Vegetal; ArgentinaFil: Bernardi Lima, Nelson. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Fitopatología y Modelización Agrícola (UFyMA); ArgentinaFil: Bernardi Lima, Nelson. Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. Departamento de Agronomia; BrasilFil: Garcete-Gómez, José María. Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. Departamento de Agronomia; BrasilFil: Câmara, M. P. S. Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. Departamento de Agronomia; BrasilFil: Michereff, S. J. Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. Departamento de Agronomia; Brasi

Unveiling the bioactive potential of fresh fruit and vegetable waste in human health from a consumer perspective

Food supply disruption and shortage verified during the current pandemic events are a scenario that many anticipate for the near future. The impact of climate changes on food production, the continuous decrease in arable land, and the exponential growth of the human population are important drivers for this problem. In this context, adding value to food waste is an obvious strategy to mitigate food shortages, but there is a long way to go in this field. Globally, it is estimated that one-third of all food produced is lost. This is certainly due to many different factors, but the lack of awareness of the consumer about the nutritional value of certain foods parts, namely peels and seeds, is certainly among them. In this review, we will unveil the nutritional and bioactive value of the waste discarded from the most important fresh fruit and vegetables consumed worldwide as a strategy to decrease food waste. This will span the characterization of the bioactive composition of selected waste from fruits and vegetables, particularly their seeds and peels, and their possible uses, whether in our diet or recycled to other ends.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Species of Botryosphaeriaceae associated on mango in Brazil.

The aim of the present study was to assess diversity in the Botryosphaeriaceae on trees and fruit of mango (Mangifera indica L.) in a semi-arid region in northeastern Brazil in which most exported fruit in the country are produced

Comparative study of the whisky aroma profile based on headspace solid phase microextraction using different fibre coatings

A dynamic headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) and gas chromatography coupled to ion trap mass spectrometry (GC–ITMS) method was developed and applied for the qualitative determination of the volatile compounds present in commercial whisky samples which alcoholic content was previously adjusted to 13% (v/v). Headspace SPME experimental conditions, such as fibre coating, extraction temperature and extraction time, were optimized in order to improve the extraction process. Five different SPME fibres were used in this study, namely, poly(dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS),poly(acrylate)(PA),Carboxen-poly(dimethylsiloxane)(CAR/PDMS),Carbowax-divinylbenzene(CW/DVB)and Carboxen-poly(dimethylsiloxane)-divinylbenzene (CAR/PDMS/DVB). The best results were obtained using a 75 m CAR/PDMS fibre during headspace extraction at 40◦C with stirring at 750rpm for 60min, after saturating the samples with salt. The optimised methodology was then appliedtoinvestigatethevolatilecompositionprofileofthreeScotchwhiskysamples—BlackLabel,BallantinesandHighlandClan.Approximately seventy volatile compounds were identified in the these samples, pertaining at several chemical groups, mainly fatty acids ethyl esters, higher alcohols, fatty acids, carbonyl compounds, monoterpenols, C13 norisoprenoids and some volatile phenols. The ethyl esters form an essential group of aroma components in whisky, to which they confer a pleasant aroma, with “fruity” odours. Qualitatively, the isoamyl acetate, with “banana” aroma,wasthemostinteresting.Quantitatively,significantcomponentsareethylestersofcaprilic,capricandlauricacids.Thehighestconcentration of fatty acids, were observed for caprilic and capric acids. From the higher alcohols the fusel oils (3-methylbutan-1-ol and 2.phenyletanol) are the most important ones

Fungos associados ao declínio da videira no Nordeste do Brasil.

Suplemento. Edição dos Resumos do 44 Congresso Brasileiro de Fitopatologia, Bento Gonçalves, ago. 2011