Sonographic Monitoring During Distraction Osteogenesis

Distraction osteogenesis is a method of bone healing and regeneration widely used to correct bone malformations, shortenings, and other bone defects. Despite its benefits, it is a long-duration therapy with considerable physical and psychological morbidity. Treatment optimization is fundamental and monitoring techniques are being studied. This chapter discusses monitoring methods with a focus on ultrasound evaluation of distraction osteogenesis

Teste hiposmótico e sua relação com outros métodos de avaliação da integridade da membrana espermática do carneiro

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Produção espermática e perímetro escrotal de carneiros da raça Lacaune, no Rio Grande do Sul

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The rarest of the rare: rediscovery and status of the critically endangered Belem Curassow, Crax fasciolata pinima (Pelzeln, 1870)

The Belem Curassow (Crax fasciolata pinima) is one of the most endangered birds in South America, without sightings of birds in the wild for 40 years. This subspecies is nationally and internationally classified as critically endangered and close to extinction, suffering from poaching and deforestation in its range. Here we present new records of free-living individuals made on three indigenous lands in Pará and Maranhão states: in part of Terra Indígena Mãe Maria, Bom Jesus do Tocantins, Pará; in locations within the Reserva Biológica do Gurupi/Terra Indígena Alto Turiaçu, Centro Novo do Maranhão, Maranhão; and around the Terra Indígena Rio Pindaré, Alto Alegre do Pindaré, Maranhão. We also provide recommendations to protect this bird via a dedicated conservation program which includes finding new individuals in non-sampled areas (north of BR-222), estimating population size, enhancing taxonomic and natural history knowledge, capturing wild animals in order to start urgent ex situ conservation programs, and developing environmental awareness programs with the local and indigenous populations

Whole body magnetic resonance imagingin juvenile dermatomyositis. A longitudinal study

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Neuroparacoccidioidomycosis (npcm): Magnetic Resonance Imaging (mri) Findings.

To describe the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) patterns of the central nervous system (CNS) involvement by neuroparacoccidioidomycosis (NPCM). Between January 1999 and March 2011, a review of MRI data analysis from 8 cases of NPCM was performed. The following MRI characteristics were examined by an experienced neuroradiologist: topography of lesions, aspects on T1- and T2-weighted images (WI), contrast enhancement, diffusion and spectroscopy. All patients had evidence of paracoccidioidomycosis infection outside the nervous system. Regarding CNS involvement, five patients had only supratentorial lesions; three had infra- and supratentorial ones. Meningeal extension occurred in three patients. The lesions were predominantly hyperintense on T1WI. At T2WI, a hypointense component was present in five cases as well as a perilesional abnormal white matter. A ring-enhancement pattern was seen in five cases. Spectroscopy was performed in three patients and showed an increased lipid peak in all of them. In one case, there was also an increased choline peak. NPCM is rare, and MRI may help its differentiation from other inflammatory lesions. However, the presence of active infection outside CNS and some imaging characteristics should point to this diagnosis.175181-

Produção espermática e perímetro escrotal de carneiros da raça Lacaune, no Rio Grande do Sul

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Teste hiposmótico e sua relação com outros métodos de avaliação da integridade da membrana espermática do carneiro

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Perfil eletroforético das proteínas do plasma seminal e sua relação com a fertilidade de reprodutores eqüinos

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