Desenvolvimento e calibração de uma guia de onda para TDR.

A medicao da umidade do solo e crucial para pesquisa e manejo de irrigacao. Entre os metodos mais recentes de determinacao de umidade esta o da TDR ("time domain reflectometry") que se baseia na correlacao entre a propriedade dieletrica do solo e a sua umidade. A obtencao do perfil de umidade do solo requer a utilizaco de um grande numero de guias de onda, cujo custo ainda e elevado. Por outro lado, as curvas de calibracao relacionando umidade com constante dieletrica do solo foram desenvolvidas para solos de paises temperados. Os objetivos desse trabalho foram construir uma guia de onda com materiais facilmente encontrados no mercado nacional e calibra-la para solos tropicais. As curvas de calibracao para areia quartzosa e latossolo vermelho escuro sao distintas e diferentes dos modelos apresentados na literatura. A modificacao de um modelo matematico fisicamente embasado permitiu a geracao de curvas de calibracao com bom ajuste, porem independentes para cada tipo de solo

Resposta da videira BRS morena sob cobertura plástica a diferentes sistemas de alerta fitossanitário.

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o efeito do uso de diferentes sistemas de alerta fitossanitário para o controle do míldio na videira cv BRS Morena cultivada sob cobertura plástica impermeável.Resumo expandido

Endothelial Dysfunction In Cardiovascular And Endocrine-metabolic Diseases: An Update.

The endothelium plays a vital role in maintaining circulatory homeostasis by the release of relaxing and contracting factors. Any change in this balance may result in a process known as endothelial dysfunction that leads to impaired control of vascular tone and contributes to the pathogenesis of some cardiovascular and endocrine/metabolic diseases. Reduced endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability and increased production of thromboxane A2, prostaglandin H2 and superoxide anion in conductance and resistance arteries are commonly associated with endothelial dysfunction in hypertensive, diabetic and obese animals, resulting in reduced endothelium-dependent vasodilatation and in increased vasoconstrictor responses. In addition, recent studies have demonstrated the role of enhanced overactivation of β-adrenergic receptors inducing vascular cytokine production and endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) uncoupling that seem to be the mechanisms underlying endothelial dysfunction in hypertension, heart failure and in endocrine-metabolic disorders. However, some adaptive mechanisms can occur in the initial stages of hypertension, such as increased NO production by eNOS. The present review focuses on the role of NO bioavailability, eNOS uncoupling, cyclooxygenase-derived products and pro-inflammatory factors on the endothelial dysfunction that occurs in hypertension, sympathetic hyperactivity, diabetes mellitus, and obesity. These are cardiovascular and endocrine-metabolic diseases of high incidence and mortality around the world, especially in developing countries and endothelial dysfunction contributes to triggering, maintenance and worsening of these pathological situations.44920-3

Endothelial dysfunction in cardiovascular and endocrine-metabolic diseases: an update

The endothelium plays a vital role in maintaining circulatory homeostasis by the release of relaxing and contracting factors. Any change in this balance may result in a process known as endothelial dysfunction that leads to impaired control of vascular tone and contributes to the pathogenesis of some cardiovascular and endocrine/metabolic diseases. Reduced endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability and increased production of thromboxane A2, prostaglandin H2 and superoxide anion in conductance and resistance arteries are commonly associated with endothelial dysfunction in hypertensive, diabetic and obese animals, resulting in reduced endothelium-dependent vasodilatation and in increased vasoconstrictor responses. In addition, recent studies have demonstrated the role of enhanced overactivation of β-adrenergic receptors inducing vascular cytokine production and endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) uncoupling that seem to be the mechanisms underlying endothelial dysfunction in hypertension, heart failure and in endocrine-metabolic disorders. However, some adaptive mechanisms can occur in the initial stages of hypertension, such as increased NO production by eNOS. The present review focuses on the role of NO bioavailability, eNOS uncoupling, cyclooxygenase-derived products and pro-inflammatory factors on the endothelial dysfunction that occurs in hypertension, sympathetic hyperactivity, diabetes mellitus, and obesity. These are cardiovascular and endocrine-metabolic diseases of high incidence and mortality around the world, especially in developing countries and endothelial dysfunction contributes to triggering, maintenance and worsening of these pathological situations449920932CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO - CNPQFUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO - FAPESPsem informaçã

Perfil de pecuaristas da microrregião de São Joaquim no Planalto Catarinenese.

Introdução: A pecuária de corte é uma atividade tradicional que carece de informações sobre suas características. Conhecer a realidade é fundamental para balizar intervenções técnicas na busca da eficiência zootécnica, no cenário atual de aquecimento da cadeia produtiva. Objetivo: Diagnosticar os sistemas produtivos da pecuária de corte da microrregião de São Joaquim no Planalto Catarinens

Downy mildew warning systems for vineyards cultivated under plastic covering - influence on yield and quality

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