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Intermingled basins in coupled Lorenz systems
We consider a system of two identical linearly coupled Lorenz oscillators,
presenting synchro- nization of chaotic motion for a specified range of the
coupling strength. We verify the existence of global synchronization and
antisynchronization attractors with intermingled basins of attraction, such
that the basin of one attractor is riddled with holes belonging to the basin of
the other attractor and vice versa. We investigated this phenomenon by
verifying the fulfillment of the mathematical requirements for intermingled
basins, and also obtained scaling laws that characterize quantitatively the
riddling of both basins for this system
Chromatographic systems for desalting and separating kinins: Application to trypsin-treated human plasma
SP-Sephadex equilibrium chromatography of bradykinin and related peptides: Application to trypsin-treated human plasma
An analytical method is deseribed for the separation of bradykinin, Lys-bradykinin, and Met-Lys-bradykinin by equilibrium chromatography on SP-Sephadex C-25 eluted in 0.02 Tris-HCl buffer, pH 8.10, 0.12 NaCl. A second elution buffer, 0.02 Tris-HCl buffer, pH 7.70, 0.06 NaCl, serves as a second parameter for the identification of bradykinin and also separates the hormone from plasma bradykinin-potentiating peptides. Ten to one-hundred nanomoles of each peptide can be recovered in high yields, identified by elution position, and measured by bioassay with the isolated guinea pig ileum. The identification of bradykinin as the peptide released by trypsin acting on acid-denatured plasma is documented as an illustration of the method
Capacitação de técnicos extensionistas e produtores na produção intensiva de leite ? transferência de tecnologia (projeto balde cheio).
Alternativas inovadoras para otimizar a transferência de tecnologia para a agricultura familiar.
Editado por Flávio Augusto Portela Santos, José Carlos de Moura, Vidal Pedroso de Faria
Avaliação de métodos de purificação de celulose a partir do resÃduo da hidrólise enzimática do bagaço de cana-de-açúcar para a produção de nanowhiskers de celulose.
Obtenção de nanowhiskers de celulose a partir dos resÃduos da hidrólise enzimática do bagaço de cana-de-açúcar.
Mapeamento do locos de resistência à ferrugem asiática no genótipo PI 200526 (SHIRANUI).
Autoria: ARIAS, C. C. [i.e. A.]
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Virulence factors in vancomycin-resistant and vancomycin- susceptible Enterococcus faecalis from Brazil
Enterococci are members of commensal flora of animals and insects, but are also important opportunistic pathogens. Our objective was to observe if there was any difference of virulence in several groups of E. faecalis, mainly between vancomycin-resistant E. faecalis (VREFS) of colonization and infection. VREFS and vancomycin-sensitive E. faecalis from Brazil were screened for the presence of virulence factor genes. Phenotypic assays were used to assess in vitro expression, to understand the pathogenic potential of these isolates and to determine whether a correlation exists between virulence and antibiotic resistance. Different virulence profiles were found suggesting that the disseminating clone may have generated several variations. However, our study showed that one constellation of traits appeared most commonly: gelatinase, aggregation substance and esp (GEA). These factors are important because they have been implicated in cell aggregation and biofilm formation. Biofilm formation may promote the conjugation of plasmids harboring resistance and virulence genes, enhancing the probability of entry of new resistance genes into species. Curiously, the profile GEA was not exclusive to VREFS, it was the second most observed in VSEFS isolates from colonization and infection in hospitalized patients and also from rectal swabs of healthy volunteers. Such strains appear to represent the entry gateway to new resistance genes into E. faecalis and may contribute to the spreading of E. faecalis mainly in hospitals
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