'Gloriosa': crisphead tropicalized cultivar

'Gloriosa' é uma cultivar de alface (Lactuca sativa L.) americana tropicalizada e resistente a Thielaviopsis basicola. Foi selecionada a partir de variantes da cultivar Lucy Brown, pelo método genealógico. Progênies S1 a S6 foram selecionadas para resistência a T. basicola, características hortícolas, tolerância ao pendoamento precoce e adaptação ao cultivo de verão. Apresenta ciclo precoce de 40 a 50 dias pós-transplante, pendoamento lento, cabeças grandes e três camadas de folhas externas. Possui tolerância a Xanthomonas campestris pv. vitians e suporta o cultivo nos períodos de elevadas temperaturas e pluviosidade. Trata-se da primeira cultivar de alface americana tropicalizada no Brasil.'Gloriosa' is a tropicalized crisphead lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) resistant to Thielaviopsis basicola. It was derived by selection from cv. Lucy Brown variants by pedigree method. Progenies S1 to S6 were selected for T. basicola resistance, desirable horticulture traits, slowbolting and adaptation for Brazilian summer crop. It presents a precocious cycle within 40 to 50 days of being planted, slowbolting, large head and three layers of frame levels. It is tolerant to Xanthomonas campestris pv. vitians and is able to be grown under high temperature and rainy summer in southern of Brazil. It is the first crisphead lettuce type developed for tropical regions of Brazil

Herança da reação à Leveillula taurica (Lev.) Arn. em Capsicum annuum L.

O uso de fungicidas no controle do oídio do pimentão tem se mostrado ineficaz, sendo a resistência genética a melhor alternativa. As fontes de resistência identificadas em Capsicum annuum L. são raras e não satisfatórias. O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar a herança da reação de C. annuum ao oídio. Três progenitores resistentes e homozigóticos, HV-12, Chilli e #124 e três suscetíveis, 609, 442 e 428 foram usados na obtenção de sete híbridos e respectivas gerações F2: HV-12 × 609, 442 × HV-12, 428 × HV-12, Chilli × 609, #124 × 609, Chilli × HV-12 e #124 × HV-12. A epidemia de oídio ocorreu de maneira natural a partir de inóculo mantido em plantas de pimentão suscetíveis. As avaliações das reações ao oídio foram feitas na fase de frutificação, através de uma escala de notas de 1 (resistente) a 5 (altamente suscetível). O delineamento experimental utilizado foi inteiramente casualizado. Foram estimados, os números de locos, ação gênica, coeficiente de herdabilidade, ganho de seleção esperado e o progresso observado em F3 e possíveis relações de alelismo entre os genes que governam a resistência. O cruzamento HV-12 × 609 foi o único em que a reação de resistência mostrou ausência de dominância. Nos demais cruzamentos detectaram-se efeitos dominantes e epistáticos. A herança foi caracterizada sendo governada por no mínimo quatro pares de genes. As herdabilidades e ganhos de seleção estimados foram altos. O mecanismo de resistência dos progenitores resistentes #124, Chilli e HV-12 mostraram diferenças de expressão e natureza genética.The use of fungicides to control powdery mildew in sweet pepper has been ineffective and genetic resistance is the best alternative. Resistance sources identified in Capsicum annuum L. are rare and unsatisfactory. The purpose of this work was to study the inheritance of C. annuum reaction to powdery mildew. Three homozygous powdery mildew resistant parents, HV-12, Chilli and #124 and three susceptible lines, 609, 442 and 428 were used to obtain seven F1's and respectively their generations F2: HV-12 x 609, 442 × HV-12, 428 × HV-12, Chilli × 609, #124 × 609, Chilli × HV-12 and #124 × HV-12. The powdery epidemic was natural using inoculum from highly sporulating susceptible pepper host. Powdery mildew host reaction evaluations were carried out during the fruit production using a rating system based on disease severity scales varying from 1 (resistant) to 5 (highly susceptible). The experimental design was completely randomized. The following genetic parameters were estimated: locus numbers, gene action, heritability coefficient, expected selection gain and observed progress in F3 generation, and possibly allelic relationship among resistance genes of different resistance sources. The HV-12×609 cross was the only one that showed absence of dominance. Other genetically analyzed crossings showed dominant and epistatic effects. Resistance was characterized as being due to at least four pairs of genes. The heritability and selection gains estimates were high. The resistance mechanisms of #124, Chilli and HV-12 showed differences in their expression

Herança da reação ao oídio em pimenta (Capsicum chinense, Jacq.)

A espécie de pimenta C. chinense tem sido considerada uma das mais importantes fontes de resistência ao oídio, porém a herança dessa resistência ainda é desconhecida. O objetivo deste trabalho foi obter informações sobre a herança dessa reação. Dois progenitores resistentes, Pimenta Cheiro 1 e PI 152225 e dois moderadamente suscetíveis, Pimenta Doce IH-1761 e Pimenta Índio, foram utilizados na obtenção de três híbridos e respectivas gerações F2: Pimenta Doce IH-1761 × Pimenta Cheiro 1, Pimenta Índio ´ PI 152225 e Pimenta Doce IH-1761 × PI 152225. A epidemia de oídio ocorreu de maneira natural a partir de inóculo mantido em plantas de pimentão suscetíveis. As avaliações das reações ao oídio foram feitas na fase de frutificação, através de uma escala de notas de 1 (resistente) a 5 (altamente suscetível). O delineamento experimental utilizado foi inteiramente casualizado. Foram estimados: tipo de ação gênica, coeficiente de herdabilidade e ganho de seleção esperado em F3.. A segregação transgressiva em F2 indicou que a herança é oligogênica e o tipo de ação gênica envolveu os componentes aditivos, dominantes e epistáticos. Os efeitos de dominância e epistasia detectadas nos cruzamentos se mostraram negativos para a suscetibilidade. Os valores de herdabilidade e ganho de seleção foram moderados, sendo de 35,5% e 1,7% para o cruzamento Pimenta Doce IH-1761 ;´; Pimenta Cheiro 1, de 50,4% e 3,5% para Pimenta Índio ;´; PI 152225 e de 49,0% e 2,7% para Pimenta Doce IH 1761 ;´; PI 152225. Os resultados sobre ação gênica favorecem programas de melhoramento visando variedades híbridas.The pepper species C. chinense has been considered one of the most important resistance sources to powdery mildew Capsicum spp. However, the inheritance in this species was unknown. The purpose of this work was to study its reaction inheritance. Two powdery mildew resistant parents, 'Pimenta Cheiro' 1 and PI 152225 and two moderately susceptible ones, 'Pimenta Doce' IH-1761 and 'Pimenta Índio', were used to obtain three F1 and their respective F2 generations: 'Pimenta Doce' IH-1761 ;´; 'Pimenta Cheiro' 1, 'Pimenta Índio' ;´; PI 152225 and 'Pimenta Doce' IH-1761 ;´; PI 152225. The powdery mildew epidemy was natural using inoculum from a highly-sporulating susceptible pepper host. Powdery mildew host reaction evaluations were carried out during the fruiting stage using a rating system based on disease severity scales varying from 1 (resistant) to 5 (highly susceptible). The experimental design was completely randomized. The following genetic parameters were estimated: gene action, heritability coefficient and expected selection gain in the F3 generation. The transgressive segregation in F2 indicated oligogenic inheritance. Results show the presence of additive, dominant, and epistatic gene action. The dominant and epistatic effects detected in crosses presented negative values, tending towards susceptibility. The heritability and selection gain estimates were moderate, with values of 35.5% and 1.7% for 'Pimenta Doce' IH 1761 ;´; 'Pimenta Cheiro' 1, from 50.4% to 3.5% for 'Pimenta Índio' ;´; PI 152225, and 49% and 2.7% for the 'Pimenta Doce' IH 1761 ;´; PI 152225 crosses, respectively. These gene action results are favorable for breeding programs and exploration of hybrids

Low-Dimensional Hyperbolic Knowledge Graph Embeddings

Knowledge graph (KG) embeddings learn low-dimensional representations of entities and relations to predict missing facts. KGs often exhibit hierarchical and logical patterns which must be preserved in the embedding space. For hierarchical data, hyperbolic embedding methods have shown promise for high-fidelity and parsimonious representations. However, existing hyperbolic embedding methods do not account for the rich logical patterns in KGs. In this work, we introduce a class of hyperbolic KG embedding models that simultaneously capture hierarchical and logical patterns. Our approach combines hyperbolic reflections and rotations with attention to model complex relational patterns. Experimental results on standard KG benchmarks show that our method improves over previous Euclidean- and hyperbolic-based efforts by up to 6.1% in mean reciprocal rank (MRR) in low dimensions. Furthermore, we observe that different geometric transformations capture different types of relations while attention-based transformations generalize to multiple relations. In high dimensions, our approach yields new state-of-the-art MRRs of 49.6% on WN18RR and 57.7% on YAGO3-10

Salt-Enrichment Impact on Biomass Production in a Natural Population of Peatland Dwelling Arcellinida and Euglyphida (Testate Amoebae)

This is the final version. Available on open access from Springer Verlag via the DOI in this recordUnicellular free-living microbial eukaryotes of the order Arcellinida (Tubulinea; Amoebozoa) and Euglyphida (Cercozoa; SAR), commonly termed testate amoebae, colonise almost every freshwater ecosystem on Earth. Patterns in the distribution and productivity of these organisms are strongly linked to abiotic conditions—particularly moisture availability and temperature—however, the ecological impacts of changes in salinity remain poorly documented. Here, we examine how variable salt concentrations affect a natural community of Arcellinida and Euglyphida on a freshwater sub-Antarctic peatland. We principally report that deposition of wind-blown oceanic salt-spray aerosols onto the peatland surface corresponds to a strong reduction in biomass and to an alteration in the taxonomic composition of communities in favour of generalist taxa. Our results suggest novel applications of this response as a sensitive tool to monitor salinisation of coastal soils and to detect salinity changes within peatland palaeoclimate archives. Specifically, we suggest that these relationships could be used to reconstruct millennial scale variability in salt-spray deposition—a proxy for changes in wind-conditions—from sub-fossil communities of Arcellinida and Euglyphida preserved in exposed coastal peatlands.Natural Environment Research Council (NERC

CUIDADOS PALIATIVOS E COVID-19: PERCEPÇÃO DOS PROFISSIONAIS DE SAÚDE DE UNIDADE DE TERAPIA INTENSIVA

Objetivo: apreender as percepções dos profissionais de saúde que atuam em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva sobre os cuidados paliativos na assistência aos pacientes com Covid-19. Método: estudo descritivo-exploratório, qualitativo, realizado com profissionais que atuavam em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva de um hospital público. A coleta ocorreu em 2021, por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas. Os dados foram organizados e analisados mediante o software IRAMUTEQ®, considerando o referencial da Análise de Conteúdo. Resultados: participaram 10 profissionais. Dos discursos emergiram três categorias: Ainda falta muito conhecimento: barreira para a implementação dos cuidados paliativos; Cuidado paliativo não é decreto de morte!: percepção ampliada do conceito; Ajuda a manter a dignidade da pessoa: cuidados paliativos no contexto da pandemia da Covid-19. Considerações finais: no contexto da pandemia, os profissionais sentiram insegurança e despreparo para implementação de cuidados paliativos, especialmente em decorrência do conhecimento incipiente, embora o compreendesse como importante ferramenta para manter a dignidade humana. Descritores: Cuidados Paliativos. Equipe de Assistência ao Paciente. COVID-19. Unidades de Terapia Intensiva

Comparison of Virtual Nutri Plus® and Dietpro 5i® software systems for the assessment of nutrient intake before and after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

OBJECTIVES: The assessment of nutritional intake before and after bariatric surgery assists in identifying eating disorders, nutritional deficiencies and weight loss/maintenance. The 7-day record is the gold standard for such an assessment and is interpreted using specialized software. This study sought to compare the Virtual Nutri Plus® and Dietpro 5i® software systems in assessing nutrient intake in obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who underwent a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. METHODS: Nutritional intake was assessed in 10 obese women with type 2 diabetes mellitus before and 3 months after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. The 7-day record was used to assess food intake and then, the Virtual Nutri Plus® and Dietpro 5i® software systems were used to calculate calorie, macronutrient and micronutrient intake based on validated food chemical composition databases. Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT01251016. RESULTS: During the preoperative period, deficits in the ingestion of total fiber and 15 out of 22 estimated micronutrients were observed when using the Virtual Nutri Plus®, compared to deficiencies in total fiber and 4 micronutrients when using the Dietpro 5i®. During the postoperative period, both the Virtual Nutri Plus® and Dietpro 5i® systems detected deficits in the ingestion of total fiber, carbohydrates and 19 micronutrients, but only the Virtual Nutri Plus® detected deficits in complex B vitamins (except B12) and minerals. CONCLUSION: Virtual Nutri Plus® was more sensitive than Dietpro 5i® for the identification of deficits in nutrient intake in obese, type 2 diabetes mellitus patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Evaluation By Blue Native Polyacrylamide Electrophoresis Colorimetric Staining Of The Effects Of Physical Exercise On The Activities Of Mitochondrial Complexes In Rat Muscle.

Blue native polyacrylamide electrophoresis (BN-PAGE) is a technique developed for the analysis of membrane complexes. Combined with histochemical staining, it permits the analysis and quantification of the activities of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation enzymes using whole muscle homogenates, without the need to isolate muscle mitochondria. Mitochondrial complex activities were measured by emerging gels in a solution containing all specific substrates for NADH dehydrogenase and cytochrome c oxidase enzymes (complexes I and IV, respectively) and the colored bands obtained were measured by optique densitometry. The objective of the present study was the application of BN-PAGE colorimetric staining for enzymatic characterization of mitochondrial complexes I and IV in rat muscles with different morphological and biochemical properties. We also investigated these activities at different times after acute exercise of rat soleus muscle. Although having fewer mitochondria than oxidative muscles, white gastrocnemius muscle presented a significantly higher activity (26.7 +/- 9.5) in terms of complex I/V ratio compared to the red gastrocnemius (3.8 +/- 0.65, P < 0.05) and soleus (9.8 +/- 0.9, P < 0.001) muscles. Furthermore, the complex IV/V ratio of white gastrocnemius muscle was always significantly higher when compared to the other muscles. Ninety-five minutes of exhaustive physical exercise induced a decrease in complex I/V and complex IV/V ratios after all resting times (0, 3 and 6 h) compared to control (P < 0.05), probably reflecting the oxidative damage due to increasing free radical production in mitochondria. These results demonstrate the possible and useful application of BN-PAGE-histochemical staining to physical exercise studies.37939-4

A natureza jurídica do penhor de conta bancária

A concessão de crédito e as relações jurídicas de garantia inerentes têm sofrido uma mutação constante nos últimos anos, destacando-se o papel – cada vez mais fundamental – dos direitos de créditos enquanto objeto de certas garantias que conferem um reforço qualitativo e quantitativo ao credor. Neste sentido, iremos analisar o penhor de conta bancária, uma vez que a sua natureza jurídica não se encontra consagrada de forma unânime, pelo que se impõe um estudo desta questão sob o ponto de vista dos direitos das garantias no panorama jurídico-civilístico português. Pretendemos, assim, demonstrar que é admissível, à luz do direito vigente, a integração dos direitos de crédito no conceito de coisa. Cumpre, no entanto, notar que apesar de o mecanismo satisfatório do credor consistir no débito da quantia em dívida na conta bancária, o penhor não se encontra ferido pela proibição comissória patente no art. 694.º, pelo que também por aqui se afere a idoneidade desta garantia. Assim, concluímos pela natureza real desta figura à luz do Direito Civil Português, mormente enquanto modalidade de penhor de direitos, previsto nos arts. 679.º e ss.Over the past few years, the granting of credit and related legal relationships have undergone a constant change, with emphasis on the increasingly role of credit claims as a stronger guarantee to the creditor. Therefor, we will analyze the bank account pledge, since its legal nature is not unanimous consecrated, so a study of this issue is required in order to define, based on the guarantees typified in the Portuguese legal civilistic landscape. In effect, we aim to demonstrate that it is allowed, in the light of civil law, to incorporate the credit claims in the concept of things. Nevertheless, it should be noted that although the creditor's satisfactory mechanism consists on debiting the amount owed to the bank account, the pledge is not affected by the obligatory prohibition, and for that this guarantee is lawful and admissible. For all this, we conclude that the bank account pledge is a guarantee with real nature, predicted in the Portuguese civil law, more specifically as a pledge of rights set forth in arts. 679 and following